| 09:00 - 09:15 | Chairman's welcome and introduction speaker: Mike Fairley, Director, Strategic Development, Tarsus Exhibitions & Publishing |
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| 09:15 - 09:45 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: EPCglobal - delivering value through global standards
- The role of standards in helping international retailers expand their business beyond their home markets
- Opportunities emerging from Central and Eastern Europe
- Is it possible to meet global brand requirements on a universal tag?
- What does Gen 2 tag bring to the industry?
speaker: Stephane Pique, European Director EPC/RFID, GS1 Europe |
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| 09:45 - 10:15 | CASE STUDY: Using smart labels in the supply chain to grow retail business
- How can RFID solve bottle-necks in the Dutch retailer Schuitema's operational processes?
- How can EPCglobal Gen 2 tags track the movement of fresh produce in the logistics chain
- The use of other smart label technology in reducing waste in the supply chain for fresh produce
speaker: Rene Bakker, Logistics Director, Schuitema |
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| 10:15 - 10:30 | Delegate Q&A
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| 10:30 - 11:15 | Networking coffee in the exhibition area
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| 11:15 - 11:45 | CASE STUDY: Track & trace: RFID in airline equipment
- Lower RFID cost from RFID suppliers
- Option: Data by the dollar from service providers, system integrators
- Users that can really integrate AIDC and IT with the business
speaker: Peter Melander, Consultant, Scandinavian Airlines |
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| 11:45 - 12:15 | CASE STUDY: Find out how effective RFID is in the global supply chain
- What are the tangible benefits to HP of implementing RFID on a global scale?
- Learn from the challenges they experienced and what advice they would give to others about to implement a global RFID programme
speaker: Greg Edds, Manager, HP Global Logistics, Hewlett Packard |
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| 12:15 - 12:45 | CASE STUDY: Safety in the NHS using RFID
- Improving the safety of drugs using RFID and smart labels
- Why using RFID can improve the authenticity of consumer drugs
- How can the use of intelligent labeling and packaging enable safe and secure tracking of medicines in the supply chain?
speaker: David Morgan, Consultant Otolaryngologist, National Patient Agency, Birmingham, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust |
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| 12:45 - 13:00 | Delegate Q&A
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| 13:00 - 14:15 | Lunch in the exhibition area
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| 14:15 - 15:00 | PANEL SESSION: Current and future developments in RFID and smart labels from the end-user perspective
- How do retailers and brand owners see the market for RFID and smart labels developing in the future?
speakers: Martin Swerdlow, CEO, Integrated Product Intelligence John Garrett, RFID Architect, Tesco Nigel Bagley, Head of Customer e-business, Unilever |
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| 15:00 - 15:30 | CASE STUDY: How Marks and Spencer is using RFID to improve customer service and business efficiency in clothing and food
- Stock visibility through RFID fully integrated into business systems
- Tray level tagging on foods to increase accuracy of deliveries
- Item level tagging of clothing to drive customer service and sales
speaker: David Albin, IT RFID Consultant, Marks & Spencer |
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| 15:30 - 16:00 | Networking coffee break in the exhibition area
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| 16:00 - 16:30 | CASE STUDY: The world's first item level tagged store
- Using RFID tagging to enable visibility in the supply chain for the book store
- How will the item level tagging initiative enrich customer service and increase sales?
- How can it enable improved efficiency, product availability and cost effectiveness?
- The role of RFID in enhancing the strength of the BGN brand
speaker: Jan Vink, IT Director, Boekhandels Groep Nederland (BGN) |
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| 16:30 - 17:00 | Providing secure, reliable, product traceability
- How to implement product serialization programs that include coding, verification & data management at the point of manufacture
- How to utilize multiple code formats and complement RFID, data matrix & bar codes
- Application case study that tracks product from manufacture to end customer using epc
speaker: Simon King, Director, Integrated Solutions Group, Domino Printing Services |
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| 17:00 - 17:30 | Using Smart-Labels to deliver tangible benefits to brands and consumers
- Examining the key markets for time monitor labels
- ROI and cost implications
- Adding value through replacement indictors
- Industry case studies
speaker: Reuben Isbitsky, Joint CEO, Timestrip |
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| 17:30 - 17:40 | Delegate Q&A
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| 17:40 | Cocktail reception sponsored by Timestrip
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