Delegate Testimonials

• Head of Procurement, Nike EMEA
  “The forum was inspirational and provided lots of food for thought. The studies around changes in procurement confirmed a trend in the industry that is currently felt by many procurement professionals”
  

• Head of Global Sourcing, Deutsche Post
  "The forum provided a great opportunity to network and exchange ideas with senior procurement professionals. I brought several interesting new ideas back home"

• CPO, LCH Clearnet
  "Presenters from major corporations shared practical experiences of innovative approches they had developed in their procurement activities"

• Director Corporate Strategic Sourcing of Indirect Spend, Merck Serono International S.A.
  "I think we have a very nice panel if speaker, very professional, highly qualified and very experienced.  I have taken a lot from every presentation. I have attended the Procurement Leaders Forums from the first day and have always found everything very relevant, very profitable and very useful.  I have gotten a lot for developing my network which is very useful sometimes for going back to some colleagues you met at points of time at previous forums and you can make contact with them and get some hints on how they did it, get some support or some presentations"

• Vice President, Schindler Management AG
  "The forum provided a very interesting forum to benchmark leading edge strategies being engaged by fellow global corporations. Providing a view of not only what went well but also an objective review of what learnings these organisations had gained on how better to approach these topics next time around"

• Head of Sourcing - Global Sites, Novartis Pharma AG
  "This forum was the best one yet - excellent speakers, relevant topics, and in-depth deliveries with immediately applicable take-aways.  Overall great value"
  
• Senior Commercial Manager, Defra
  "The forum gave the delegates an opportunity to learn from the best in the business in supply chain and supplier management. I found the event to be immensily worthwhile and would recommend that my organisation send a representative to upcoming ELP events"
  
• Strategic Sourcing Manager, Intel Corporation
  "The forum provided a great opportunity for networking with other supply chain professionals and allowed for valuable discussions on topics of interest to procurement leaders. Looking forward to the next event"
  
• Purchasing Director, Akzo Nobel
  "This is probably the best Procurement Leaders Forum I've been to yet.  Today's sessions have been very informative, with very real life experiences coming through and some very good experiences in the workshops"
  
• Global Head of Procurement – Goldman Sachs
  "I enjoyed listening to the case studies and thought they were really relevant. The quality of attendees was also good. It was a very worthwhile day."
  
• Group Services Purchasing Director – Danone
  "The level of people that attended was very good. The workshops in particular were at a very good level and operational. I would certainly come back for the next forum. I rate the forum 8 out of 10."
  
• Head of Procurement – Chiltern Rail
  "I really enjoyed the day and found it very useful. I took a number of points from each presentation during the day and would definitely recommend the forum to my colleagues and peers."
  
• Director Group Procurement & Property – Bradford & Bingley
  "Very impressive, the speakers were good and the content was informative and it was a good opportunity to network with other senior executives."
  
• Head of Procurement – Thus plc
  "The agenda and content of the presentations was very good. I also enjoyed meeting and networking with all the other delegates and thought they were of very high level. I also met the right Suppliers/Solution providers at the Forum. "
  
• Head of Purchasing – Dairy Crest Group plc
  "It was interesting to hear case studies from other senior procurement executives with a cross industry focus. The interaction with peers was good. It was a useful day in total."
  
• Procurement Director – Serono International
  "I think it was a very good initiative from Sigaria to hold a Forum of this size and profile. The presentations were great and relevant, as were the networking opportunities."
  
• Head of Global Sourcing - Sainsbury 
   "For me, new into my role as Head of Global Sourcing, the ELP forum showed me that there are many different industries realising the potential offered by Global Sourcing, all with similar approaches and all with the same problems to over come in order to realise the true benefits”
  
• eSourcing Director - Compass Group
  “The ELP forum was an ideal opportunity to meet like minded colleagues in different industries. During the day I had a number of opportunites to openly and honestly discuss real purchasing issues without worrying about how it would reflect internally on me or my team.”
  
• Head of Pharma Sourcing - Novartis
  “I enjoyed this opportunity to quickly learn more of who were active sourcing leaders in Europe and partner companies that we may be able to work with in the future.”
  
• Senior Procurement Manager - Dell
  "The event was excellent and I certainly got value from the day. I would recommend it to colleagues."
  
• Global Manager -Travel & Entertainment - Allied Domecq
  "Good structure, extremely useful and a good day, I would definitely come back."
  
• Head of Purchasing - Arcadia
  "I enjoyed the day and from the information I picked up we've already implemented strategies and seen direct results."
  
• Group Purchasing Manager - Gallaher
  "Case studies were excellent with engaging contents and presenters. This was procurement speaking to procurement."
  
• Senior Commodity Manager - Merrill Lynch
  "It was an excellent day, well put together, with great opportunities to network and learn about new strategies."
  
• Head of Procurement - EGG
  "The event was a good opportunity to understand the breathe of purchasing and I enjoyed listening to other procurement professional's experiences."
  
• Purchasing and Contracts Manager - BBC
  "Excellent...exactly what I thought it was going to be. The day was run really well and was excellent value for money. By going, it's the best way to keep up our professional standards."
  
• EMEA e-Procurement Manager - Motorola
  "A very enjoyable day, especially the focus on marketing, which appears to be on the agenda for everyone!"