The LP Podcast with Dr. Liudmila Prozorova

Episode 7 - For this Episode of The LP Podcast I interviewed Ian Heptinstall - who is course leader for the University of Birmingham’s Masters in Industrial Project Management programme. Ian specialises in capital and construction projects, with a particular interest in systems thinking and collaborative procurement. He is author of The Executive Guide to Breakthrough Project Management. In this Episode Ian shares his experience and knowledge about Project Procurement Management in construction industry, what is important in order to have healthy relationship with suppliers and which factors are important in Project Procurement Management.

Episode 6 - For this Episode of The LP Podcast I interviewed Prashant Dongre - who is Sales and Business Development professional in Oil Refining, Petrochemicals and Chemical Industries involving technologies, catalysts and process equipment. Prashant has recently published his book on B2B Sales called SALESFREAK. In his book, he shares his 20 years of Business to Business selling experience to help the readers skyrocket their sales in the next 6 months. And in this Episode Prashant shares some insides on his book as well as some tips how to increase the sales in Business-to-business market.

Episode 5 - For this Episode of The LP Podcast I interviewed Coach Colin Luthardt - who is a certified coach, strategic interventionist, the founder of Its Four Sides®, speaker and author of ‘Speaking the Language of Leadership’, executive trainer, a marketing and sales strategist with a career in different international management positions with large corporations. In this Episode Colin is sharing his passion in leadership, what are the key differences with management and what organizations should focus on to develop in the future. Interesting and though provoking conversation.

Episode 4 - For this Episode of The LP Podcast I interviewed Joost De Bakker  - Lloyds Register Regional Wells Manager for the Middle East and India. Joost has extensive experience in Wells and Upstream asset management, as well as Business Planning and Strategic Consultancy. In this Episode Joost is sharing his point of view on Digital Transformation in Oil & Gas industry, its maturity, obstructions and its future. Very interesting!

For this Episode of The LP Podcast I have interviewed Lalit Dhamija  - Global Procurement and Supply Chain Trainer. In this Episode Lalit shares his knowledge and 40 years experience in Supply Chain and Procurement of various goods in services in various industries, such as Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Banking, Aviation and Energy, his thoughts on how the entire Supply Chain is affected by the current situation and transportation restrictions, how organizations should handle the sudden change and his ideas on how the the Supply Chain model will look like in the future, digital technology implications and procurement professionals skills.

For this Episode of The LP Podcast I have interviewed Dr. Luciano Jannelli - Head Investment Strategy at ADCB and Adjunct Professor in Economics at NYU Abu Dhabi. At ADCB he leads the research team and is responsible for the macro-economic scenario analysis and global asset allocation. At NYU Abu Dhabi he teaches Financial Markets and Asset Allocation courses. In this Episode recorded 29 of April (time sensitive), we discussed the current economic situation, the crisis triggers, the role of COVID-19 in economic crisis, current investment climate, possible scenarios for recovery and what the “new norm” will look like. Interesting and engaging conversation.

Episode 1 - For this Episode of The LP Podcast I interviewed Salah Mostafa - Head of Legal in Novartis Middle East and Africa for innovative medicines. He is dual qualified lawyer in Egypt and in the UK and experienced working in emerging markets where the crisis occurs quite often. He shares knowledge and his own experience on how manage the crisis, aspect of dealing with stress and leading the team during difficult time, useful, interesting and engaging.