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9:00 Opening remarks from the chair
9:15 RFID global update
• Why Asia is overtaking the USA and Europe to become world’s largest RFID market
• Impact of Chindia block (China-India) - understanding the powerful relationship being built between China and India
• Implications on the region and beyond as Chinese and Indian companies lead with RFID capabilities: RFID tagged products, systems, and business transformation capabilities
• Chindia will produce the world’s largest output of computer science and engineering talent. How will this impact a world facing skills challenges and continuous innovation
• Opportunities for Australia
Frank Dorrian
President
RFID Business Association (Asia Pacific)
9:45 INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE: Impact of RFID in manufacturing
• Driving tyre RFID to a single global harmonised standard
• The future “Internet of Things” and the present “Supply Chain Optimisation” each are entirely dependent on item level parts having unique serial identification (UII)
• Item level tagging is the most basic tool upon which other sensor and communication based tools depend
• Whether it is “Cloud Computing”, “Ubiquitous RF and Sensors”, “Internet of Things”, down to simple track and trace the need for three standard features are key: the solution must be a) legal, b) interoperable, and c) interchangeable. Anything less than all three is proprietary and a non-global solution
Dr Patrick King
Head Global Electronic Strategies
Michelin (USA)
10:30 Update from Meat & Livestock Australia – Australia’s largest RFID project (70m animals tagged)
• Why this RFID project has had a major impact on Australia’s GDP and export
• Changes within National Livestock Information System
• Understanding the business case
• International best practice and recognition
• Measuring the cost savings of RFID
• Using RFID to create a competitive advantage
Jo Quigley
Manager, National Livestock Information System
Meat & Livestock Australia
11:00 Morning tea/coffee
11:30 CASE STUDY: Sleep Easy: from bed manufacture to delivery
• Tagging and tracking every step of the supply chain
• Measuring the cost savings of RFID
• Using RFID to create a competitive advantage
• Top 5 tips for IT Managers considering deploying an RFID solution
John McDermott
Distribution Centre Development Manager
Pacific Brands
12:00 Working with the Australian RF regulatory agency
• Update on the 4 Watt UHF EPC/RFID initiative and its implementation
• EPC/RFID implementation strategies and learning’s from Australian EPC/RFID projects
• Setting up a multi-party multi-chain EPC /RFID supply chain platform
Praveen Kannan
Senior Advisor Business Information Systems
GS1
12:30 RFID technology update
• Hardware update - high frequency and active tagging
• Software update – discovery service
• Applications – authentication services
Alfio Grasso
Senior Consultant
GS1;
and Deputy Director
Auto-ID Lab
1:00 Lunch break and exhibition viewing
2:00 CASE STUDY: Australia Post: proof of delivery and quality control
• Monitoring and tracking for quality control
• Results and feedback
• Lessons learnt
• Advice for IT Managers considering deploying RFID in other industries
Alan Smith
Manager Systems, National Operations
Australia Post
2:30 RFID for asset tracking-Getting your assets to work smart and speak to you
• Case study-Malaysia’s largest utility company
• A Utility’s journey
• Business drivers and challenges
• Practising the best practises for RFID implementation
Ken Lee
Chief Technology Officer
CBS Technology (Malaysia)
3:00 CASE STUDY: Telstra Retail: wireless asset tracking in a retail environment
• Track & trace for high value items, including:
• Monitoring delivery times
• Reporting on location and condition of products
• Inventory management
• Delivered real-time supply chain visibility with up to 99% accuracy
• Calculating ROI
• Lessons learnt and feedback
Pascal Grant
GM, Wireless Asset Tracking & Supply Chain Solutions
Telstra Enterprise & Government
3:30 PANEL SESSION: Key considerations for implementing RFID in customer-driven services
• What are some of the frameworks to access whether RFID has viable financial benefits?
• How can RFID implementations bring transferable benefits to customers?
• How can complimentary business/authorities be persuaded to adopt RFID infrastructure for an end to end implementation?
4:15 Closing remarks by the Chairman
4:30 End of conference
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