Procurecon Indirect West 2026
March 09 - 11, 2026
JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort and Spa
DAY 2- February 28, 2023 Delivering a Phenomenal Customer Experience
7:25 am - 8:25 am
Breakfast In The Solutions Zone
8:25 am - 8:30 am
Day 2 Welcome and Announcements
Michael Dunlap -
Event Director,
ProcureCon
8:30 am - 8:40 am
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks by Supplier.io
Ashlee Nelson -
VP of Business Development,
Supplier.io
8:40 am - 9:00 am
Keynote Presentation – ProcureCon Authors Series Creating A Customer-Focused Mindset: How To Deliver Excellence In Today’s Inflationary and Dynamic Environment
Eric Dulin -
Procurement Director,
Yum Brands
As procurement professionals, we know stakeholder relationships matter but are you still being left out of crucial and time-sensitive discussions and negotiations? This engaging session will give you the framework to enhance those relationships to be a true partner within your organization. As a leader at Yum Brands, our speaker, Eric Durin, will talk you through how to up your game and set your team up for success in this “Era of Digital Metamorphosis”. Key takeaways will include:
· How to structure your Sourcing team to deliver success
· Techniques to build on your stakeholders expertise and knowledge
· What you can do differently today to improve your stakeholder relationships
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Presentation: Innovating A Procurement Function And Winning Minds Of All Cross-Functional Business Partners
Sarah Toomey -
Head of Finance Operations and Procurement,
Guild Education
Emily Zhang -
Sr. Manager, Procurement Operations,
Guild Education
Mark Zafra -
Head of Source to Pay,
LiveRamp
Ben Baldyga -
Vice President, North America Enterprise Sales,
Zip
In this session, the Head of Finance Operations and Senior Manager of Procurement Operations at Guild Education will be joined by the Chief of Procurement at LiveRamp to share their journeys in digitizing the procurement intake process and automating approval workflows to create a seamless and adoptable buying experience for a hyper growth company. They will also discuss their experience in building spend controls and foundational blocks for future compliance needs.
- Establishing a PO process and performing stakeholder change management
- Digitizing intake and automating workflow
9:20 am - 10:00 am
Panel: Cheetah Vs. Elephant: Sprinting For Success: Incorporating Speed and Flexibility Into Your Procurement Processes
Keith Woody -
Senior Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer,
Fulton Bank
Jodi McNally -
Director of Strategic Procurement,
Gopuff
Alok Ojha -
Chief Product Officer,
Productiv
Patrick McConville -
VP of Business Development - Marketplaces & Gig Economy,
Certa
Ashlee Nelson -
VP of Business Development,
Supplier.io
If your stakeholders associated an image with procurement, what would it be? A plodding elephant or an agile cheetah? Regardless of where you fall in the spectrum, we’ll explore strategies behind fast moving procurement teams and how YOU can improve your own internal process by following their lead. Key takeaways include:
- Understanding voice/perspective of the customer re: procurement speed and flexibility
- Ways to course correct/make adjustments in a responsible manner
- Questioning longstanding assumptions – eliminating non-value added tasks/delays in the procurement process
Ashlee Nelson
VP of Business DevelopmentSupplier.io
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Presentation: Avoiding Modern Economy Risks In Your 2023 Procurement Strategy
Damian O'Hare -
Enterprise Procurement Specialist,
Vendr
Daniel Coor -
Senior Director, Head of Global Procurement,
Sprinklr
If the SaaS buying industry has learned anything over the past year, it's that every dollar spent must be spent wisely. In this session, negotiation and procurement experts describe the biggest factors influencing SaaS purchasing today, followed by strategies every procurement team can (and should) implement into their overall approach for 2023 and beyond.
10:20 am - 11:00 am
Networking Break
General Session
11:00 am - 11:30 am Fireside Chat: Making Order Out Of Chaos: Key Learnings From An Era of Hyperinflation In South America Joseph Martinez - Managing Director, Chief Procurement Officer, BNY Mellon (formerly) Ashlee Nelson - VP of Business Development, Supplier.ioWhile volatility may be new to us here in North America it’s been a way of life for our counterparts in Latin America. This insightful discussion, led by a procurement executive who worked in Latin American in the late 90s/early 2000s, will provide you with a firsthand perspective on:
· How procurement teams managed through a period of hyperinflation
· Key learnings that can be applied in today’s volatile environment
· What procurement teams should be doing now to mitigate risk related to hyperinflation
Ashlee Nelson
VP of Business DevelopmentSupplier.io
General Session
11:30 am - 11:50 am Presentation By GEPGeneral Session
11:50 am - 12:40 pm Interactive Roundtables Brandon Owens - VP of Sustainability, Insight Sourcing Group Dan Caldwell - Director, Customer Solutions, EMCOR Facilities Services Jimmy LeFever - Director of Product Marketing, Tealbook Patrick Higgins - Principal, PSCM & Risk Advisory, Avetta Todd Smithline - Chief Executive Officer, Bonterms Daniel Dorr - VP of Marketing, Supplier.io Toby Hannon - VP of Sales, Keelvar Roger Blumberg - SVP of Global Marketing, Scoutbee Steve Olson - Brand, Creative Global Strategy & Solution Consultant, Global Sorucing Industry Consultant Leo Rodriguez - Principle PMM, Ironclad Neil Aronson - Global Head of Strategic Sourcing, Contingent Labor and Logistics, UberThese interactive category 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. Meeting ESG Goals Through Sustainable Sourcing, Brandon Owens, VP of Sustainability, Insight Sourcing Group
2. The Big Fat Lie: Technology Is The Answer To Procurement Excellence, Jimmy LeFever, Director of Product Marketing, Tealbook
3. How Is Your Facilities Management Provider Helping To Support Your ESG Goals? Dan Caldwell, Director, Customer Solutions, EMCOR Facilities Services
4. 2023 Challenges And Predicts: What Black Swan Will Catch Us Off Guard This Year? Roger Blumberg, SVP, Global Marketing, Scoutbee
5. Adapting to Change and Mitigating Risk in a Dynamic Global Economy, Patrick Higgins, Principal, PSCM & Risk Advisory, Avetta
6. Fast Forward to the End: Using Standard Agreements, Todd Smithline, Chief Executive Officer, Bonterms
7. Benchmarking Supplier Diversity Spend, And How To Take Action, Daniel Dorr, VP of Marketing, Supplier.io
8. Constructing A Truly Resilient Global Marketing Organization Leveraging Internal And External Expertise To Amplify Their Brand While Gaining Economies Of Scale Steve Olson, Consultant, RRD GO Creative
9. How To Drive Better Sourcing Decisions Across Every Type Of Spend, Toby Hannon, VP of Sales, Keelvar and Neil Aronson, Uber
10. Bridging The Gap Between Legal And Procurement, Leo Rodriguez Principle PMM, Ironclad
Steve Olson
Brand, Creative Global Strategy & Solution ConsultantGlobal Sorucing Industry Consultant
CPO Network
11:00 am - 11:30 am Session #1 CPO Network Building Your Team For The Future: How To Drive, React To And Anticipate Your Talent & Team Structure Changes Sebastien Slek - Executive Director – Global Sourcing Marketing and Procurement Systems (former), Warner Bros. Discovery
Sebastien Slek
Executive Director – Global Sourcing Marketing and Procurement Systems (former)Warner Bros. Discovery
CPO Network
11:30 am - 12:10 pm Session #2 CPO Network Harnessing The Power Of Innovation: Key Ways To Keep Your Team Engaged and Motivated Paul Williams - Chief Procurement Officer and Associate Vice President, University of California
Paul Williams
Chief Procurement Officer and Associate Vice PresidentUniversity of California
CPO Network
12:10 pm - 12:40 pm Session #3 CPO Network: Fueling The Trust To Get Amazing Results Michael Takyi - Agile Procurement Expert, Independent
TRACK A Procurement Initiatives and Transformation
1:40 pm - 2:30 pm Panel: Successfully Managing A CLM Initiative In 2022: Finding Synergy Between Finance, Procurement and Legal Rob Paul - Head Of Sourcing, Global Atlantic Financial Group Ilysa Laulom - Head of Procurement and Enterprise Sales Ops, Squarespace Hiro Notaney - Chief Marketing Officer, SirionLabs Amanda Morrison - Source to Contact Account Executive, Scanmarket by Unit 4 Brent Perekoppi - Sr Director / Head of Sourcing, ClarivateThis engaging session will provide the insight you need when implementing or enhancing your organization’s contract lifecycle management (CLM) system. Our panel of experts have experienced related implementations and will provide guidance on:
- How to determine if your organization and stakeholders are ready for a CLM implementation
- What’s out there – the latest and greatest in CLM functionality and whether it’s worth it
- Developing and executing on a deployment plan
TRACK A Procurement Initiatives and Transformation
2:30 pm - 2:50 pm Presentation: Meeting ESG Goals Through Sustainable Sourcing Brandon Owens - VP of Sustainability, Insight Sourcing GroupTRACK A Procurement Initiatives and Transformation
2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Panel: Turning Talk Into Action: Increasing Indirect Procurement’s Role In Corporate ESG Initiatives Dan Sirhal - Senior Director, Global Procurement, Iron Mountain Adi Talwar - Sr. Director, Indirect Procurement, LiveNova Chad Wilkerson - Director, Sustainability & Infrastructure Sourcing, T-Mobile Jason Cammorata - SVP Global Operations, Independent Advisor Carlos Guzman - Managing Director, Supplier Diversity & Sustainability, Cigna, CignaAs consumers place additional emphasis on sustainability, it’s a question of ‘when’ and not ‘if’ your executive leadership will be expecting marketing procurement to play a part in solving this critical challenge. This panel of leading sustainability, marketing, and procurement experts will show you how to pass this test with flying colors, detailing out how to:
· Link corporate sustainability goals to marketing procurement objectives
· Approach sustainability discussions with your key suppliers and set expectations
· Deliver and report back results to leadership
TRACK B Revisiting Procurement Assumptions Of Yesteryear In Today’s Dynamic Environment
1:40 pm - 2:30 pm Panel: Does Tail Spend Still Matter In Today’s Unpredictable Environment Sherrie Schaufele - Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing, Western Digital John Rudisill - Upstream Procurement Manager, ExxonMobil Gregory Antoniono - Principal, Antoniono Consultation Services Greg Tennyson - SVP, Strategy & Procurement, Fairmarkit Nathan Haydn-Myer - Chief Procurement Officer, VSP GlobalTail spend – the 20% of spend that reflects 80% of your suppliers continues to be a perennial issue facing procurement executives. Is a new approach needed to really solve this issue once and for all? And where should it fit in terms of prioritization within a procurement team?
This session will provide related perspectives and key takeaways surrounding
· Getting organizational buy-in to address tail spend
· Technology/service providers designed to solve your tail spend issues
· Cost/risk analysis of addressing tail spend
TRACK B Revisiting Procurement Assumptions Of Yesteryear In Today’s Dynamic Environment
2:30 pm - 2:50 pm Presentation: There’s Always Money In The Banana Stand David O'Grady - EVP, Commercial Solutions, IMSFind the low-hanging, cost-saving fruit in your marketing supply chains by asking the right questions about your freight programs
TRACK B Revisiting Procurement Assumptions Of Yesteryear In Today’s Dynamic Environment
2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Panel: Elevating Your Supplier Relationships To Move Beyond Cost Savings: Strategies and Tactics For Success In Unstable Times John Wesley White - Vice President, Contracts & Strategic Sourcing, Tenerity Nathan Haydn-Myer - Chief Procurement Officer, VSP Global Vikas Shah - Chief Revenue Officer, LSQ Jeff Devon - Facilitator & Analyst, CASME David Braxton PhD - SVP, Global Third Party Program Executive, Bank of AmericaAs procurement professionals we’re always looking to increase the mindshare of our suppliers. This session will talk through the tips and techniques to become your suppliers best customer (without spending more money). Key topics include
· How to enable and promote supplier innovation
· How to effectively incorporate supplier feedback
· Approaches to take when things go south – resolving difficult situations, issues between your stakeholders and suppliers
TRACK C Building Resiliency In (Still) Uncertain Times
1:50 pm - 2:30 pm Panel Preparing For The Next Global Disruption: Building Resiliency In Your Indirect Chain Limor David-Sternfeld - Vice President, Global Indirect Strategic Sourcing & Purchasing, Western Digital Mark Richardson - AVP Procurement, Pacific Life David Zamudio - Director, Indirect Americas, Materials & Purchasing, Dentsply Sirona Danny Uhlemann - Industry Principal, Interos Phil Ideson - Founder, Art of ProcurementWhile the COVID shockwave to the global supply chain may have subsided, it’s only a matter of time until the next global disruption takes place due to weather, disease, war, or other external event.
You’ll get more than an ounce of prevention in this panel of leading procurement experts, detailing out to:
· Examine the risks facing your indirect supply chain
· How to have meaningful conversations with your suppliers re: resiliency
· Deliver the business case for indirect supply chain resiliency.
Limor David-Sternfeld
Vice President, Global Indirect Strategic Sourcing & PurchasingWestern Digital
TRACK C Building Resiliency In (Still) Uncertain Times
2:30 pm - 2:50 pm Presentation Smart Budgeting and Purchasing Nicolas Olague - General Manager, Private Sector Sales – Corporate, Amazon BusinessThis session covers tools decision makers can use to identify buying trends and develop more agile spending policies that align with service missions. Discover Amazon Business solutions that provide a big-picture view of spending trends, empower teams to spend flexibly, and track performance and compliance.
TRACK C Building Resiliency In (Still) Uncertain Times
2:50 pm - 3:30 pm Workshop: Standing Up A Resilient Procurement Team: Making Your First 30, 60, 90 Days Count Cindy Yan - VP, Source to Pay and Supplier Management, Coinbase Roselle Lagunzad - Director of Procure To Pay, CoinbaseThis can’t miss session will give you the ins and outs of starting up your own procurement team. This workshop discussion will provide a quick overview of how a leading professional did it along with group exercises to see how you would do in a similar circumstance. Key takeaways include:
· How to prioritize work to make your first 30, 60, 90 days count
· Tracking and communicating progress
· Developing a long range plan for success.
Boardroom #2: CPO Network
1:40 pm - 2:30 pm Session #4 CPO Career Management: Building A Business Case For Executive Success Mary Ann Brennan - Founder/CEO, Alpha St8 Consultants Phil Broughton - Head of Business Programs (The Americas), Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Cheron Lessmeister - Business Development Manager – North America, CIPS
Boardroom #2: CPO Network
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Session #5 It’s Wine O’Clock - CPO California Wine TastingFor the next hour and change, our CPO network will be treated to a bouquet of flavor during our California Wine Tasting. A resident sommelier will present a selection of some of his favorite wines from the Napa Valley region.
This is your opportunity to chat with your fellow CPOs in a relaxed and fun atmosphere.
3:30 pm - 4:10 pm
Afternoon Break In the Solutions Zone
4:10 pm - 4:30 pm
Presentation: Building A Customer-Centric Procurement Organization
Daniel Coor -
Senior Director, Head of Global Procurement,
Sprinklr
Looking to build the procurement team of the future? You won’t want to miss this engaging session that details out how Brian Coor of Sprinklr incorporated a customer-centric mindset within his procurement organization. You’ll leave this session with key takeaways surrounding
- Why build a Customer-Centric organization
- What does it mean to be a customer-centric procurement organization
- Required processes, resources, and technology
- How to incorporate stakeholder perspectives
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Interactive Roundtables – Category Drill Down
Dave Quillin -
Director, Procurement,
VividSeats
Jason Miller -
VP, Strategic Sourcing Manager,
Fulton Bank
Christopher Kelley -
Director, Procurement,
Uber
Kristen Knutson -
Senior Sourcing Manager- Professional Services Lead,
Uber
Eric Curnow -
Vice President, Global Sourcing & Real Estate,
Sophos
Brian Griffin -
IT Category Manager,
Ace Hardware
Kandarp Patel -
Global Category Manager (Indirect Parts - MRO, Spares, Tooling),
Caterpillar
Wendi Bernard -
Senior Global Category Manager,
Roche
1. IT Software Dave Quillin, Director, Strategic Sourcing & Partner Management, Alliant Credit Union
2. HR/Benefits Jason Miller, VP - Strategic Sourcing Manager, Fulton Bank
3. Contingent Labor Christopher Kelley, Director, Procurement, Uber
4. Consulting/Professional Services Kristen Knutson, Senior Sourcing Manager - Professional Services Lead, Uber and Eric Curnow, Vice President, Global Sourcing & Real Estate
5. Facilities Mary Ellen Paul, Sourcing Manager, Real Estate & Facilities, Procurement, Amtrust
6. MRO - Kandarp Patel, Caterpillar
7. Marketing Wendi Bernard, Senior Global Category Manager, Roche/Genentech
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Day 2 Nautical Nights Reception Sponsored By Amazon Business
Enjoy the swaying palm trees and the fresh ocean breeze and you mingle and network with fellow attendees to close out Day 2 of our Program
Sponsored by: Amazon Business
