Procurecon Indirect West 2025
March 03 - 05, 2025
Day 1: Monday, September 16, 2019: (Practitioners-Only Morning) A New Strategy For A New Age
Monday, September 16, 2019
A New Strategy for A New Age
7:15 am - 8:15 am
Practitioners-Only Breakfast and Registration
8:15 am - 8:25 am
Welcome
8:25 am - 8:35 am
Chairman's Remarks
Michael Shaw -
Founder & Board Member,
American Council of Sourcing and Procurement Executives
8:35 am - 9:15 am
Keynote Panel: Procurement 2030 — What You Can Do Now To Prepare For Tomorrow’s Disruption
Tracy Joshua -
Vice President of Procurement, Indirect,
The Kellogg Company
Nancy Brooks -
VP, Procurement Commercial Office,
Best Buy
Steven Wu -
Vice President, Head of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement,
Northwestern Mutual
Michael Shaw -
Founder & Board Member,
American Council of Sourcing and Procurement Executives
The age in which RPA, AI, and other disruptive technology become the norm is fast approaching - but is your procurement function ready? With the increasing need to ensure you're keeping up with stakeholders who want tomorrow today, it’s vital that procurement develop a new strategy for a new age. In this panel, leading edge CPOs will discuss how you can catch up, keep up and avoid short-circuiting your spend.
•Which trends are worth the cost and risk?
•Creating a blueprint for digital transformation
•Developing a disruptive tech spend strategy that's right for your organization
•Building a circle of internal influencers to help build the case for digital transformation
•How emerging tech will change the sourcing teams of tomorrow - and the role of the CPO
Steven Wu
Vice President, Head of Strategic Sourcing and ProcurementNorthwestern Mutual
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Transit Time
9:20 am - 10:50 am
Deep Dive Workshops
These in-depth, interactive workshop sessions led by subject matter experts will guide you to actionable strategies you can use immediately use back in the office. Each group is limited to 40 participants to ensure personal interaction and practical takeaways.
CO-LED BY TWO PRACITIONERS EACH
9:20 am - 10:50 am Workshop 1: Power Negotiations — Teaming With Stakeholders As A Secret Weapon
Rebecca Steffen - Senior Director, Corporate, Employee & Professional Services, Visa Mark Raffan - Founder, Negotiations Ninja TrainingLearn from lively experiences how to evolve your negotiations from a lone-ranger, 1:1, or me vs. you approach to one of super-collaboration with the business. Tips, tricks, tools and techniques will be offered on how best to prepare your business to become a strong member of your negotiating team.
9:20 am - 10:50 am Workshop 2: Building A Procurement Team from The Ground-Up
Karen Webley - Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing, LinkedInIf you have a mature Strategic Sourcing Organization or are just beginning to build one, learn how to create maximum savings value for your organization:
• Creating a value statement for the CEO/CFO –selling the solution
• Gaining organizational acceptance--breaking down the maverick behavior
• Building the team—hiring true Sourcing professionals
• Training the organization of the philosophy of strategic sourcing and Sourcing levers
• Building and defining a global team—cultural challenges
• Defining savings methodology and gaining organizational acceptance The score of the game
• Purchasing tools and technology—where to start
• Data analysis and gathering
• Getting the message out to the organization
• Tracking success and publishing results
9:20 am - 10:50 am Workshop 3: Dancing With Disruption — Becoming An Innovation Catalyst With Pioneering and Startup Suppliers
John Thong - Director, Indirect Sourcing Categories, Sprint Corporation Justin White - Senior Director Global Supply Chain, FortiveThese days, the most innovative solutions are coming from startup suppliers. But with so many having little to no track record, the traditional due diligence just doesn’t apply. This workshop will help you understand the nuances of startup suppliers, how to integrate them into your supplier base, nuances in contracting, and relationship management.
•How to integrate niche suppliers and startups into the supplier ecosystem
•How to become a customer of choice when dealing with highly innovative suppliers
•Should you be conducting any additional due diligence on startups?
•Securing exit clauses that favor you as the customer in the event of an acquisition or failure
•Should startups be benchmarked against only other startups or against traditional suppliers as well?
9:20 am - 10:50 am Workshop 4: Advancing Indirect’s Value And Contributions In A Direct-Oriented Company
Geoff Tonini - Indirect Sector Lead, Hess Corporation Neil Schloss - Procurement Manager IT and Marketing, Perdue Farms Tim Gross - Vice President, Supply Management, North America, Sodexo
9:20 am - 10:50 am Workshop 5: Creating A Modern Category Management Strategy
Vidya Viswanath - Head of Strategic Supplier Relationships, Google Naga Murali Vardhinedi - Strategic Sourcing Manager, GoogleOver the years, there's been much debate as to whether or not category management is still relevant, but a solid category management strategy can drive and deliver value, growth and innovation - if it's done right. The transition from strategic sourcing to effective category management isn’t easy though, so in this hands-on workshop, learn to develop a strong strategy that works for your organization and how to manage the change.
• Analyzing your categories and portfolios
• Creating a portfolio for tracking and comparing potential suppliers
• Defining key performance indicators that you’ll use to manage supplier success, and evaluating the risks in your category’s supply chain
• Implementation planning and tracking
9:20 am - 10:50 am Workshop 6: Big Data And Procurement—Analytics, AI and Actionable Insight
Kyle Reeds - Senior Manager, Data Analytics and Insights Lead, Procurement, AstraZeneca Amarish Kapadia - VP of Automotive & Manufacturing Practice, XeevaWhat are the latest trends in data and analytics that will carry procurement forward? What can they do for your procurement function, and how can you use them to your advantage? This in depth workshop will address:
• How to examine, use and understand data in order to use it effectively for your upcoming strategies
• How can you use data analytics trends as an enabler to broaden a traditional procurement function and endorse your business?
• How can data be managed to benefit the wider business?
• How can you differentiate which data is important for each line of business?
9:20 am - 10:50 am Workshop 7: Developing A Proactive Supplier Performance Management Program
John O. Proverbs - Head of Procurement, KLA-Tencor Corporation Narasimha Behara - Director Strategic Sourcing, Danone North AmericaWhen it comes to managing multiple suppliers and corresponding sets of varying business rules, it’s critical to have a concrete supplier evaluation plan in place to have internal and external accountability, as well as justification for continuing supplier relationships in the future. Measuring and evaluating supplier performance leads to potential reduction in costs, increased process efficiency and business performance, prevention of product issues and post-payment defects, and major improvements in the supply chain. So how can you assess your suppliers to make sure they're measuring up?
•Technologies to measure supplier performance in real time
•Crafting mutually beneficial supplier scorecards so they know exactly how they’re performing against your SOW
•Obtaining the right mix of data to benchmark
•At what point do you determine your suppliers need to be audited—is there a regular schedule or review process?
•Working with underperforming suppliers to bring them back up to expectations
Narasimha Behara
Director Strategic SourcingDanone North America
10:50 am - 11:15 am
AM NETWORKING BREAK
Energy Booster: Espresso, Healthy Snacks, Games and Networking In The Solutions Zone
New CPO? East Coaster? ProcureCon first timer? Check out our new Mingle Meet Ups to connect and make new some new friends you can really relate to.
Mingle Meet Ups
Track A
11:15 am - 12:00 pm First TimersNew to ProcureCon? Check out this meetup and compare notes!
Track B
11:15 am - 12:00 pm East Coasters Out WestFeeling Homesick? Come to this meetup to make some east coast (or even hometown) friends – then keep the connection going back home!
Track C
11:15 am - 12:00 pm New CPOs & New Heads of IndirectFor those of you looking for peer-to-peer executive connections with whom to talk about your new position, attend this empowered meetup
Track D
11:15 am - 12:00 pm Rising Star Developers and Career Roadmap SeekersHave some words of wisdom to share? Or looking for “next steps” guidance? Whichever category you fall into, this meetup will bring together both sides for some meaningful mentorship. (*Attendees will receive mentor/mentee labels at door.)
Track E
11:15 am - 12:00 pm Advanced PractitionersHave you optimized your procurement processes and looking to take the next leap? This is your place to chat up your likeminded peers to talk about the future of procurement.
Track F
11:15 am - 12:00 pm Leaders of Small Procurement TeamsIf you’re a team of 1-5, regardless of spend, join this meet-up to share ideas and strategies for making it work with minimal resources.
Track G
11:15 am - 12:00 pm Everyone ElseDon’t feel comfortable choosing one of the other 6 meet-ups? Well come here, where anything goes! Perhaps you’ll all figure out what you have in common after 45 minutes of chatting!
12:00 pm - 1:10 pm Practitioners-Only Lunch
12:00 pm - 1:10 pm
Private Lunch Hosted by Calpine
1:10 pm - 1:45 pm
Keynote Presentation: The Puzzle Of Transformation Trinity: People, Technology, And Leadership
Natasha Gurevich -
Vice President, Global Procurement,
Salesforce
Are you approaching transformation with a people-first mindset? Learn from the unique perspective of Natasha Gurevich, Vice President, Global Procurement at Salesforce, as she shares what it means to support $13+ billion dollars in growing revenue and tackle transformation with your eyes wide open. Natasha will take you on this fast-paced, globally influenced journey and share indispensable advice about leadership and communication skills needed for successful procurement transformation.
1:45 pm - 2:05 pm
Keynote Presentation: The Revamp 2020: Revolutionizing Your Procurement Function
Angela Zou -
Sr. Director, Global Indirect Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Operations,
IGT
It wasn’t long ago that, procurement was characterized as tactical and focused only on cost reduction. Modern day procurement teams, however, are increasingly expected to play a more strategic role. As senior leaders in sourcing and procurement seek increased visibility into (and control over) spend, as well as developing greater agility to meet the rapidly changing requirements of enterprises, the need for change is imminent. In this keynote presentation, find out how one of the world’s largest lottery and gaming company revolutionized their Procurement function, putting new structure, processes and technology in place, aligning procurement skills/talents with changing business needs, measuring Procurement performance to business values, optimizing value from spend categories through strategic sourcing and category management, and tapping into supplier innovations for revenue generation.
2:05 pm - 2:25 pm
Presentation: How Coupa's CPO Has Seen the Market Change and Procurements Predictions in 2020
Dina Ghobrial -
Chief Procurement Officer,
Coupa Software
•What the procurement landscape looked like in the last 3 years, what evolutions changed the way Dina and her teams did business
•What's the present look like, how is Dina leveraging current best practices and technology to allow Coupa to spend smarter
•What does the future look like and how can we all, together, spend smarter and leverage game-changing technology and data to advance companies to the next level.
2:25 pm - 3:00 pm
Interactive Industry Roundtable Discussions
Mark Richardson -
Head of Procurement, Fleet and Administrative Services,
AAA-California
Tim Gross -
Vice President, Supply Management, North America,
Sodexo
Geoff Tonini -
Indirect Sector Lead,
Hess Corporation
Peter Tamulonis -
Staff VP, Corporate Sourcing,
Anthem
Scott Wilkerson -
Chief Procurement Officer,
Bonduelle Fresh Americas
Barb Sexton -
President,
ISM-Arizona
Gloria Qiao -
Indirect Procurement,
Zoox
These interactive industry roundtable sessions take a deep dive into the specific areas you came to talk about. Sit and learn in an intimate format from the speakers who have had an impact on their company and industry. Take control of your own event experience and don’t be shy! Ask questions (or answer them!) alongside other conference attendees who are dealing with the same challenges as you network with industry peers with very similar challenges, interests and responsibilities.
1.Finance and Insurance
Hosted by: Mark Richardson, Head of Procurement, Fleet and Administrative Services, AAA Southern California
2.Retail
Hosted by: Barb Sexton, President, ISM-Arizona
3.Consumer Products (including Food & Beverage)
Hosted by: Scott Wilkerson, Chief Procurement Officer, Bonduelle Fresh Americas
4.Life Sciences and Health Care
Hosted by: Peter Tamulonis, Staff VP, Corporate Sourcing, Anthem
5.Media and Entertainment
6.Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
7.Industrial Manufacturing
Hosted by: Tim Gross, Vice President, Supply Management, North America, Sodexo
8.Electronics, Hi-Tech and Telecom
Hosted by: Gloria Qiao, Head of Indirect Procurement, Zoox
9.Oil, Energy and Chemical
Hosted by: Geoff Tonini, Head Of Indirect Sourcing, Hess
10.Business and Professional Services
Peter Tamulonis
Staff VP, Corporate SourcingAnthem
Scott Wilkerson
Chief Procurement OfficerBonduelle Fresh Americas
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Sponsor and Vendor Registration Opens
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
PM NETWORKING BREAK
Grand Opening of Solutions Zone: Snacks, Games and Networking In The Solutions Zone
Tracks
Procurement Optimization
Track A
3:45 pm - 3:55 pm Track Chair Remarks Southard Jones - Vice President - Product Marketing, Celonis
Track A
3:55 pm - 4:35 pm Panel: The Pot Of Gold: Uncovering New Savings Where You Least Expect Them Alex Singer - Senior Manager, Procurement, Peloton Interactive Jay Sklar - Chief Procurement Officer, Hub International Lukas Forney - Sourcing Director, Intel Corp. Southard Jones - Vice President - Product Marketing, Celonis Kristy Williams - Director of Sales, American Express Global Business TravelWith all the talk about demonstrating value, its important to remember the bottom line - saving money for your enterprise - but what can you do when it seems you've squeezed out every last ounce of savings? One way knowing where to look in the first place. Join this panel varied viewpoint discussion to learn about hidden ways to reduce higher costs.
Track A
4:35 pm - 4:55 pm Taking the Higher Ground in Category Management Doug Van Wingerden - Senior Vice President, Insight Sourcing GroupThe challenge of savings sustainment has been around for years, yet very little progress has been made. Companies have made some investments towards category management but research shows that these solutions still are not sustainable. Why is that? It's because procurement teams still haven't found a way to consistently demonstrate value. The good news is that the biggest barriers to category management excellence -- securing access to “perfect” category data, the ability to manage and analyze large volumes of data, and developing the category expertise necessary to formulate insights and actions —are finally coming down. Procurement teams armed with the with the proper roadmap and the will to execute can break through these barriers in a rapid and cost effective manner.
In this session, we will explore:
•Real proof points on the value of Category Management
•How the barriers of data and data analytics are coming down
•What to do next
Track A
4:55 pm - 5:15 pm Presentation: Show Me The Money!: Leading Top-Line Growth Initiatives And Driving Revenue Mark Richardson - Head of Procurement, Fleet and Administrative Services, AAA-CaliforniaAs important as savings are, it’s not enough anymore to just be on the cost side of the equation – to make a real difference to leadership, you need to make an impact on the commercial side as well. This enlightening presentation will talk you through how leading practitioners showcased leadership and delivered value in unexpected ways. Key components include:
• What are the proven strategies to make the most of your supplier relationships and add to the top-line growth of your organization?
• Approaches to convince your senior management to support more revenue-generating activities in procurement
• How can procurement engage marketing/commercial/stakeholders and deliver revenue-generating initiatives
Track A
5:15 pm - 5:55 pm Panel: Is It R.I.P. For The RFP? Exploring Modern Methods And Alternatives Joanna Martinez - Founder, Supply Chain Advisors LLC Vivek SenGupta - Director of Procurement, ICANN Francisco Sarmento - Sourcing Manager - Indirect Procurement, T-Mobile Patrick M. Fogarty - Senior Vice President Americas, TagLong a standard of procurement methodologies, the typical RFP ends up being seen as too general, results in a "check the box" approach from vendors interested in winning the business. Companies often tend to cast a wide net so as not to miss out on an opportunity, but in the end, you're left with canned responses and the natural conclusion is just to select lowest price tag, not necessarily the best value. This session will help you decide if you:
• Can you still have real success with the traditional RFP, or are there alternative methods that will get even better results?
• Techniques to help make the procurement process more agile
• Are there specific category-specific approaches that work?
Mitigating Risk
Jagmeet Lamba
Founder and CEOCerta
Track B
3:55 pm - 4:35 pm Panel: Implementing A Comprehensive Supplier Risk Management Program Josh Lemke - VP, Global Head of Sourcing , WeWork Jeff Devon - Facilitator, CASME Nikesh Parekh - Chief Executive Officer, Suplari Jagmeet Lamba - Founder and CEO, CertaIncreasing regulatory requirements are forcing companies to monitor their suppliers in much more depth than ever before. Further, you must have a comprehensive program in place to mitigate supply disruption. Are you equipped to identify potential disruptions, monitor suppliers and adapt quickly to minimize the impact? This panel will help you:
• Identify risks that could impact your supply chain, their probability and potential impact: natural disaster, geopolitical, export/import trade, regulatory, and more
• Measure, monitor and mitigate risks through a comprehensive risk management process
• Determine whether excess inventory, time, or resources is most important in mitigating risk, and how your suppliers optimize this buffer
• Implementing the technology and tools needed to monitor suppliers for red flags and alert you when something is amiss
• Risk sharing with your suppliers- does it work?
Jagmeet Lamba
Founder and CEOCerta
Track B
4:35 pm - 4:45 pm Innovation Spotlight Mark Arrigotti - Global Head of Procure to Pay, Uber Jagmeet Lamba - Founder and CEO, CertaTrack B
4:45 pm - 4:55 pm Innovation Spotlight by AravoTrack B
4:55 pm - 5:15 pm Presentation: Launching Enterprise Level Supplier Management Organization In Hyper Growth, Fully Decentralized Environment Jitendra Satpute - Global Outsourcing And Vendor Management Strategy, Google Kristen Lenart - Centralized Procurement Lead, GoogleWhen there are thousands of vendor service contracts negotiated in silo, you might not be getting the best value from a partner, even if you are spending large amount of money with each one. How do you successfully bring all the players together towards a single voice approach with our partners? In this presentation, we will cover, how did we :
• Set the Foundation by creating the basic infrastructure required for Supplier Management
• Build institutional enablers by implementing tools and frameworks to enable fragmented user base
• Drive value by creating initiatives and programs to execute on supplier value
Track B
5:15 pm - 5:55 pm Panel: The Roadmap Of Risk Assessments And Managing Stakeholder Expectations Peter Ucovich - Vice President, Global Head of Sourcing and Supply Chain, WeWork Jeanette Nyden - Expert, Independent Contractor Mark Arrigotti - Global Head of Procure to Pay, Uber Marc Goldberg - Global Head of Sourcing and Procurement, Dun & BradstreetLet’s face it - the old days of standard sourcing engagements are over. Given procurement's perfect position to shield their company from third party risks, the time has come for careful risk assessment in each and every engagement - but how do get your stakeholders and customers to understand the safest way is not always the fastest way? As risk management becomes a more imperative part of the procurement life cycle, how can you prepare your stakeholders and suppliers from a change management perspective? And what impact does the new the risk requirements imposed by both the regulatory and internal risk organizations have on the efficiency and effectiveness of a supply chain? Work it out in this in-depth workshop.
Mark Arrigotti
Global Head of Procure to PayUber
Marc Goldberg
Global Head of Sourcing and ProcurementDun & Bradstreet
Talent In A Digital Age
Track C
3:45 pm - 3:55 pm Track Chair Remarks Susan Miller - Chief Revenue Officer, Brightfield Strategies
Track C
4:55 pm - 5:35 pm Panel: Finding And Developing The Talent Of Tomorrow To Propel Procurement Into The Digital Age Susan Miller - Chief Revenue Officer, Brightfield Strategies Sharilyn Burnett - Head of Corporate Services Procurement, Expedia Group Angela Stanzione - Procurement Manager, CLEAResult Marrena Anderson - Senior Vice President, ProcureabilityDigital technologies are increasingly changing the skillsets needed to thrive in a modern procurement organization and replacing tasks previously done by junior level talent. Many organizations are now faced with quickly finding and onboarding new team members with these now required skills, in a function already dealing with a talent gap. What can you do to attract the top talent needed today, while identifying tomorrow’s leaders? Find out in this informative panel.
Angela Stanzione
Procurement ManagerCLEAResult
Track C
4:35 pm - 4:55 pm Integrating the Contingent Workforce into Your Company’s Total Talent Management Strategy to Drive Business Productivity Sean Rehder - Director of Recruiting Operations, Universal Music Group (UMG)Join Universal Music Group’s (UMG) Sean Rehder, Director of Recruiting Operations, as he takes attendees on his contingent workforce management journey. This session will be of value to procurement leaders advocating to move from a transactional contingent workforce program to a progressive platform. Learn how UMG took these transitional steps and the benefits it saw, as well as how UMG is using a Total Talent Management strategy that leverages its contingent workforce to help drive overall business productivity.
Sean Rehder
Director of Recruiting OperationsUniversal Music Group (UMG)
Track C
4:55 pm - 5:15 pm Presentation: Creating A Modern Culture To Retain Your Talent Jason Cammorata - Vice President, Strategic Sourcing, MDC PartnersYour procurement team has the potential to be your company’s most valuable asset - but they'll only stick around if you make a meaningful investment in their long-term success. Demonstrating your commitment to their growth, enhancing mentorship and providing the right tools are just a few of the keys in creating a culture that keeps talent feeling welcome. For the full story, check out this enlightening presentation
Track C
5:15 pm - 5:55 pm Panel: How Having An Agile Procurement Workforce Can Tackle Anything That Comes Your Way Qiana Levy - Director - Procurement & Strategic Sourcing, Learfield Gloria Qiao - Indirect Procurement, Zoox Kelley Ganison - Director, Indirect Procurement, CenturyLink Susan Miller - Chief Revenue Officer, Brightfield StrategiesOnce you’ve created your culture and built your team, you now need to create a robust organization that can multitask, perform many different functions as needed, and still be able to deliver results. How do you develop a team consisting of multiple generations with varying years of seniority to be flexible based on business needs and changing external factors? This panel will help you out!
CPO Network (limited to 35 CPOs & Global Heads of Indirect with $1B+ in spend)
Track D
3:45 pm - 4:55 pm Next Steps 2030: Maneuvering The Minefield Of Disruption Edward McAndrews - Head of Procurement , Global IT & Enabling Functions, AstraZenecaAs you lead your teams into another year of uncharted territory, we’ll kick off the CPO Network with a lively discussion on leading practices for you and your team to create a culture of digital innovation.
•Impact of digital disruption and what role the CPO should/could be.
•Use of AI and machine learning in strategic sourcing to predict demand and supplier performance.
•Leveraging Robotic Process Automation within procure-to-pay processes
•Managing disruption and change ‘fatigue’
Track D
3:45 pm - 4:55 pm Next Steps 2030: Maneuvering The Minefield Of Disruption (Continued) Edward McAndrews - Head of Procurement , Global IT & Enabling Functions, AstraZenecaAs you lead your teams into another year of uncharted territory, we’ll kick off the CPO Network with a lively discussion on leading practices for you and your team to create a culture of digital innovation.
• Impact of digital disruption and what role the CPO should/could be.
• Use of AI and machine learning in strategic sourcing to predict demand and supplier performance.
• Leveraging Robotic Process Automation within procure-to-pay processes
• Managing disruption and change ‘fatigue’
Track D
4:55 pm - 5:55 pm Spread The Wealth: Building The CPO/CFO Bond Michael Van Keulen - Global Procurement Director, Lululemon AthleticaIn recent years, its become increasingly clear that an enterprise will only achieve operational excellence within both its procurement and finance operations if the CPO and CFO have a true inter-departmental partnership and achieve alignment on cash management, savings, and P2P performance. The collaboration between procurement and finance is crucial - when the relationship between these two critical departments is strained, lacking in trust, and characterized by “transactional” alliances (versus strategic ones), organizations miss out on significant value and benefits. This executive discussion will cover how can you strengthen your organization and build the CFO bond.
Deep Dive Workshops (Limited to 30 attendees, sign-up required)
Track E
3:45 pm - 4:55 pm Contract Lifecycle Management - Procurement Leader Considerations Maria Centeno - Director of Procurement, Zuora, IncDuring this workshop we will discuss each one of the aspects, stakeholders and criteria to embark in a CLM selection that is able to live up to expectations, function within the desired designed and more importantly to be able to scale even in the faster paced and hyper growth environments. Contract Lifecycle Management is a keystone on the procurement operations as well as the main source of truth for data enabled strategic sourcing processes, that take into consideration or established commitments. More importantly, with a magnified focus on data privacy compliance, and the diversification of products and verticals in new tech companies, there are more and more stakeholders involved in the approval of company commitments that go beyond just legal and procurement. It is imperative to systemize and evidence the approval workflows in order to adhere to contract compliance, which we consider one of the pillars of the Procurement and Strategic Sourcing function.
Track E
3:45 pm - 4:55 pm Contract Lifecycle Management - Procurement Leader Considerations (Continued) Maria Centeno - Director of Procurement, Zuora, IncDuring this workshop we will discuss each one of the aspects, stakeholders and criteria to embark in a CLM selection that is able to live up to expectations, function within the desired designed and more importantly to be able to scale even in the faster paced and hyper growth environments. Contract Lifecycle Management is a keystone on the procurement operations as well as the main source of truth for data enabled strategic sourcing processes, that take into consideration or established commitments. More importantly, with a magnified focus on data privacy compliance, and the diversification of products and verticals in new tech companies, there are more and more stakeholders involved in the approval of company commitments that go beyond just legal and procurement. It is imperative to systemize and evidence the approval workflows in order to adhere to contract compliance, which we consider one of the pillars of the Procurement and Strategic Sourcing function.
Track E
4:55 pm - 5:55 pm Advanced Practitioners: Making Tomorrow’s Procurement Organization Happen Today Benia Smith - Director of Indirect Procurement, Dyson Katie Smith - Global Director Procurement COE, Here TechnologiesIf you’ve heard the opening panel this morning, you’re well aware that disruption is right around the corner. But if you’re ready to take the leap and make the investment into tomorrow’s tech, this workshop is for you. Join your fellow forward-looking practitioners as you discuss the ins and outs of making it happen… successes, challenges, and lessons learned.
Katie Smith
Global Director Procurement COEHere Technologies
3:45 pm - 5:25 pm
ProcureCon Labs: Small Group Coaching With A Category Expert
Mithun Sharma -
Vice President, Global Strategic Sourcing,
Visa
Making its debut at ProcureCon Indirect West 2019, the ProcureCon Labs program facilitates small group meetings between practitioners at the conference. If you’re looking for specialized assistance with a particular category, schedule time with one of our coaches in the ProcureCon Labs.
(Sign up required. Limited to 3 attendees per Lab)
3:45 Lab1: IT Sourcing
4:15 Lab 2: IT Sourcing
4:55 Lab 3: Marketing
Coach: Mithun Sharma, Vice President, Global Strategic Sourcing, Visa
5:25 Lab 4: Marketing
Coach: Mithun Sharma, Vice President, Global Strategic Sourcing, Visa
5:55 pm - 7:15 pm
Cocktail Party in the Solutions Zone
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Women in Procurement Dinner
Joanna Martinez -
Founder,
Supply Chain Advisors LLC
Women bring a different perspective to procurement and supply chain management and are increasingly becoming an integral part of many supply chain organizations. The ever-popular ProcureCon Women in Procurement Breakfast returns to provide an intimate setting for executives to discuss the challenges women in procurement face and celebrate their successes. Participation provides you with access to a growing network of peers you can connect with throughout the year. Limited to 30 participants.