Recognised as one of the most motivating and dynamic of adventure-oriented lecturers in Australia today, Graeme Joy is a much sought after speaker. He was the first Australian to ski to the Geographical North Pole, recently the first Australian to trek solo and unsupported to the Magnetic North Pole - and the first to complete the double. His address combines the adventure and excitement of his exploits with an emphasis on the business principles that underlie any major project: preparation, goal setting, motivation, teamwork - all fundamental to the successful expedition or business venture. Let yourself be inspired and motivated in achieving your North Pole!

“Graeme showed how truly passionate he is about his experiences and his delivery of his speech on the night certainly impressed our group.  He helped our people put a lot of perspective around their day to day running of their own businesses and left them motivated that anyone can achieve their goals.”
National Australia Bank

• Surfacing of a new world order and the challenges this brings to businesses - Confronting an uncertain future
• Bravery and the Asian business - Implementing new technologies to your business
• Providing new applications to your customer for greater efficiency
• The issue of ROI and other concerns

• What can be learnt from the early deployments in the US and Europe and how to apply this to the Asian marketplace?
• What are the achievements to date and why is there a hesitation in roll-out in Asia?
• Why businesses in Asia need to act now to take advantage of the RFID benefits
• Forecasting the long term return from RFID in Asia - future activities and developments

• Assessment of RFID and its potential for each business
• A clear understanding of where the benefits are
• Clearing the initial technology & costs obstacles to RFID implementation
• Going beyond compliance and achieving real ROI from RFID

• Potential of RFID in the retail environment
• Enhancing in-store inventory management
• Streamlining operations and making shopping experiences better for its customer
• Evaluating J Crew’s RFID implementation

• Global Supply Chain with RFID
• GE Power Systems - RFID Material Management
• GE NBC Universal - Smart Asset Management
• GE Equipment Services - Veriwise GPS Trailer Tracking

Speed networking is an exciting, quick and non-pressurising way to meet fellow conference delegates and industry peers in one 45-minute session. These brief meetings are the starting point for conversation and networking throughout the conference. This is where long-lasting and profitable business relationships begin.

• Meet…move on…meet…move on…meet!
• Exchange business cards with fellow conference delegates and industry peers
• The best 45 minute networking session you’ve ever experienced

• Step-by-Step Guide to a "(un)Successful" RFID Pilot
• What RFID technology vendors won't tell you: Key learnings from NOL's RFID projects
• Doing it right the first time

• How RFID ensures the integrity of medical products at all stages of the supply-chain
• Rapid changes affecting Asia's healthcare sector
• How RFID-assisted solutions can enhance service quality and reduce risk to hospitals and patients

• Using RFID in casinos to improve visibility of player movement and enhance efficiency of business operations
• Employing RFID to prevent counterfeiting and employee theft
• New technology investments VS ROI

• Using RFID in warehousing and to improve visibility of goods movement and enhance efficiency of business operations
• Challenges faced during implementation
• Using the correct human and technological resources

• Process Reengineering with RFID
• Acceleration of processes with RFID
• Phased introduction of RFID in the supply chain

• An update since a year ago - how has Hong Kong Airport benefited from this pilot roll-out?
• Was RFID an enabler of increased security?
• Lessons to learn from

• Overview of Asia’s current RFID standards
• What are the standardization issues, drivers and road blocks to RFID deployment in Asia?
• Driving implementation of global standards
• Is Asia ready for a worldwide deployment of RFID?

• Strategic Roadmap to derive operation and cost benefits through next generation RFID deployment
• Insight to the greater RFID application potential  in increasing supply chain  efficiencies and cost savings
• Reviewing experience and lessons from manufacturing sector - Charting  best directions  and  avoiding  pitfalls

• Historical need for compliance focused RFID products
• Shifting focus from RFID compliance to data collection systems that employ RFID technology as an enabler to greater system ROI
• Key elements of evaluating ROI and total cost of ownership of an RFID-enabled data collection system through review of industry analyst insight and several end-user case studies

• Implementation of RFID to comply with high profile mandates in the short-term
• Efficient incorporation of RFID data to improve business processes
• The link between tag readers and the multitude of systems within businesses

• Detail of the RFID standards being adopted
• RFID mandates and requirements driving adoption
• The (missing) middleware standards

• RFID adoption drivers (standards, government regulations and mandates, etc.)
• Customer challenges and applications requirements
• Best practices and finding the business value (selecting the right partners to improve business processes  and drive ROI)

Roundtable 1: RFID and ROI
Harry P.Pappas
Founder, President & CEO
RFIDba, USA

Roundtable 2: Privacy & security in RFID
John Kendall
President & CEO, Chipco, Inc
Founder & President, EmbedTech Industries

Roundtable 3: Standards & interoperability issues in RFID
Frank Dorrian
Managing Director, RFIDba Asia Pacific
President, Wireless Solutions of Australia

Roundtable 4: Moving forward with RFID-Implementation issues
Stephane Pique
Co-founder & Senior Executive VP
RFIDba, Switzerland