SNS, the leading provider of supply chain services in the Gulf and Middle-East, is pleased to announce the launch of its first annual supply chain conference, a yearly event addressing the current economical and environmental factors affecting the logistics industry and the challenges they present.

The first conference "Is Your Supply Chain Ready for the Economic Recovery" will be held at the Bristol Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon on the 9th of December 2009.

The conference will host a number of leading supply chain and logistics professionals in the Middle-East, sharing strategies, tactics and ideas on how to benefit from the economic up-turn . The event will a be a chance for attendees to participate in informal networking and discussions with fellow industry professionals, identify the best practices and strategies being applied to enhance companies' supply chains and discover ways to benefit from the economic up-turn from leading supply chain and logistics professionals. Attendees will also get introduced to leading supply chain services providers and be able to learn how technology across the supply chain can maximize company value .

Speakers at the 2009 conference include chief executive officers, senior executives and management who are involved at different levels of procurement, manufacturing and materials management, as well as people responsible for contracting, outsourcing, warehousing and logistics and other supply chain activities in the business enterprises.