Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Procurement Leaders Forum 16 Oct 08 - Amsterdam
Navigating the storm: 'Delivering high procurement and sourcing performance in a challenging global economy'.
The 9th bi-annual Procurement Leaders Forum and networking dinner took place on 16th October 2008 at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The theme of the conference was "Navigating the storm - Delivering improved procurement and sourcing performance in a changing global economy"
The conference, in its fifth year, is one of the most highly respected in the industry and brought an audience of over 150 procurement leaders from Europe’s largest companies for a one day programme of learning and networking. Also included in the delegate fee was a pre-event dinner at a prestigious and unique location.
Chairman:
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Neil Deverill Former CPO Anglo-American View bio |
Confirmed speakers:
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David Pritchard CPO HSBC |
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John Kelley Director, Indirect Procurement Lego |
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Kees Gerretse CPO Corus Group |
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Dr. Antonia Wanner Head of Procurement Excellence Nestlé |
Topics on the agenda included:
- Procurement’s role in the challenging global economy
- Sustainability and the new corporate responsibility
- Cross-function procurement excellence
- Migrating your low cost country sourcing - low cost vs quality
- Harnessing innovation and the key steps to SRM success
Supporting main programme we had several activities to facilitate additional learning and networking;
- The pre-conference dinner provided attendees with a relaxed environment to meet their peers and exchange ideas;
- The interactive workshop and roundtable sessions hosted by industry and category experts, allowed participants to take part in open discussions across a variety of key procurement topics;
- The solutions showcase adjoining the conference allowed decision makers to learn about the latest available procurement tools and services, all with a proven track record in providing customers with deliverable bottom-line savings.
Speakers for Procurement Leaders Forum 08 Amsterdam will include Chief Procurement Officers, VP & Directors from Europe's most forward thinking organisations. Previous companies who have spoken at our event include:
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