Saturday, February 04, 2012
Procurement Leaders Forum 13 October 2010 - Amsterdam
INTRODUCTION
Procurement aligned - working together to drive business value
This premier invitation-only event took place in Amsterdam on 13th October 2010, and was a must-attend learning and networking conference for CPOs and senior procurement professionals.
OVERVIEW
As the global economy continues towards economic recovery, CPOs and their teams must again raise their game and contribute to wider business success. And the key to doing so, is collaboration.
By working closely with finance and treasury, greater value can be extracted from cash. By teaming up with other business stakeholders, CPOs can tap into deep category expertise and external networks to extract value. By collaborating intimately with suppliers, CPOs can ensure they beat the competition to innovative technologies and processes.
The Procurement Leaders Forum 2010 Amsterdam will drill into all of these areas, and much more, to investigate the value procurement can bring to business in this period of both growth and uncertainty.
The Procurement Leaders Forum will bring together the most forward thinking global procurement executives who will share their experiences, benchmark and exchange their views on how to get procurement to the next level.
Topics on the agenda will include:
- Business focus
The steps procurement must take to best meet the needs of the wider organisation and its customers - Board-level view
How procurement can contribute to maximising shareholder value - Performance measured
Proving procurement's value and contribution to the wider business - Up close and personal
Getting visibility and control over the performance and decisions of suppliers - Global sourcing
Protecting value in an era of commodity-price and currency volatility - Sustainable profits
Combining sound procurement with sound business ethics - Cash in hand
Why a focus on cash flow, working capital, planning and performance should be top of CPOs' minds - The people factor
Talent management as a lever of success - Out or in?
How leading companies are approaching the outsourcing question - The power struggle
How a working partnership between the heads of marketing and procurement can lead to bottom and top-line benefits - Advanced supplier relationship management
Embracing open innovation and vendor partnership programmes - Take no chances
Managing the risks of a globalised supply chain
SPEAKERS
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Forum Chairman: Dr Heinrich Reidelbach Former CPO Daimler AG View bio |
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Dr. Johannes Simon Corporate supply chain management indirect material; head of strategy and projects Siemens AG View bio |
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Nick Kounis Head of macro research ABN AMRO View bio |
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Stijn van Els EVP, contracting and procurement Royal Dutch Shell View bio |
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Gerard Voogt Managing director & global head of supply management Credit Suisse Group View bio |
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John Hans VP of procurement Heinz Europe View bio |
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Dr. Egbert Hubmann VP, corporate procurement Bilfinger Group View bio |
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DELEGATE VIEWPOINT
"The conference provided a very interesting forum to benchmark leading edge strategies engaged by fellow global corporations. It providing a view of both what went well alongside an objective review of what learning's organisations had gained and how better to approach such topics next time around."
CPO, Schindler Management
"Presenters from major corporations shared practical experiences of innovative approaches they had developed in their procurement activities"
CPO, LCH Clearnet
"This Procurement Leaders Forum was the best one yet - excellent speakers, relevant topics, and in-depth deliveries with immediately applicable take-aways. Overall great value."
Head of Sourcing, Global Sites, Novartis Pharma
"The Procurement Leaders forum highlighted the importance of change management skills within Procurement, as more company CEO's are looking to Procurement to deliver on their promises in a flawless way."
Global Head of Procurement, Campbell Soup Company
"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 Procurement, Nike EMEA
"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."
Global Head of Procurement, Goldman Sachs
