31st March- 1st April 2020, Berlin

31st March- 1st April 2020, Berlin

INNOVATE. TRANSFORM. LEAD

The Leading event for the CPO’s and Heads of Indirect Procurement from the World’s Largest Companies with the Biggest Indirect

Spend

2020 Advisory Board:

“A must attend for all senior procurement leaders- allows you to benchmark where your organisation is on the journey of transformation,

innovation and operational excellence against your peers” Tony Welch, CPO, Lloyds

“A fantastic event- the content is extremely topical and engaging and a great platform to network with my industry peers in a variety of settings

the -looking forward to the next one” Michael Tiano, Sourcing Manager, Google

Rob Alexander,

CPO EMEA, JLL

Phil Thomas, MD

& Head of Global

Sourcing, Barclays

Alastair Smith, Procurement Director,

AstraZeneca

Albana Dyrmishi,

Head of Indirect,

Vodafone

Harriet Liljeström-Katisko, Director of

Indirect Procurement, Finnair

Warren Chambers,

VP of Indirect, BT


Confirmed Speakers Include:

Rahul Vijay, Head of Connectivity Sourcing & Operations,Uber Paul Clutton, CPO, Costa Coffee (Coca Cola Group) Alf Noto, CPO, Deutsche Bank Paul Bestford, CPO, Burberry Andy Roberts, CPO, Twinings Warren Chambers, VP of Indirect Procurement, BT Phil Thomas, MD & Head of Global Sourcing, Barclays Roger Gonourie, Head of Global Sourcing, Swiss Re Janette Evans-Turner, Head of Sourcing UK & Ireland, Zurich Marco Romano, Procurement Data & Analytics Officer, IBM María Madrid Rodenas, VP of Strategic Sourcing EMEA, Radisson Hotel Group Rob Alexandar, CPO EMEA, JLL Matthew Smith, VP of Indirect Procurement, InterContinental Hotels Group Kai Nowosel, CPO, Accenture Martin Lee, CPO, KPMG Adrian Ioana, Global Head of Indirect, HP Bo Dungal, Head of Procurement Innovation, Danske Bank Harmen Lanser, VP of Purchasing, Air France-KLM Harriet Liljeström-Katisko, Director of Indirect Procurement, Finnair Zsolt Szeker, Global Head of Telecom and IT Procurement, Nokia Nick Jenkinson, Senior Director of Procurement, Astellas Albana Dyrmishi, Head of Indirect Procurement, Vodafone Graham Copeland, Procurement Director, former Coop & Tesco Bank Anca Gherasim, MD of Group Procurement, Erste Group Paul Bryce, Senior Contracts Manager, Heineken UK Ezio Saponari Global Category Manager- Marketing, Danone Julien Chabannas, VP of Indirect Sourcing EMEA, Schneider Electric Susanne Thoele, Director of Spot Buy & Indirect, Uniper

Amit Chitanand, Global Indirect Procurement Manager, Unilever Frank Dingen, VP of Indirect, Philips Emilio Zambade, Head of Digital Transformation, Nokia Megan Stowe, Strategic Sourcing & International Supplier Diversity Director, Intel Magda Rodawska, Head of Indirect Procurement EMEA, Kraft Heinz Genc Soydanyavas, Head of IT Procurement, TUI Group Tony Roy, Head of Governance & Sustainability, BT Group Martin Goldstein, Head of Procurement, River Island Ben Joyce, Global Head of Sourcing, ICB Standard Bank David McBride, Transformation & Strategy Director, JLL Sergiusz Szacki, Head of Indirect - Marketing & Media, Colgate Palmolive Robert Schneider, Head of Indirect, Sony Maria Granero, Head of Defence & Space Engineering Services Procurement, Airbus Lubos Libiak, Head of Procurement, Mall Group Kaushik Yathindra, Head of Digital, Ecolabs Tomas Veit, Group Head of Procurement, Asahi Brewery Mark Whelan, Contracts & Negotiations Manager, Intel Corp Omer Faruk, Supply Chain Digitalisation and Process Development Manager, Turkcell Ciaran Owens, Global Head of Procurement, Imperial Brands Stephane Royer, Head of Global Procurement, Pictet Group Nick Brazier, Head of Third Party Management, Close Brothers Gustavo Sassi, Global Head of Procurement, GlobeNet Industry Associations, Analysts, Consultants

Anthony Gluyas, Former Accenture, IBM & Capgemini Oliver Cock, Former MD & CPO Foodbuy/Compass Group


Graham Crawshaw, Services Director, CASME Elisabeth Schlag-Lawrence, Head of Center of Excellence Richard Beaumont

Andrew Auden, Director, Senior Product Manager, B2B & Payables, Bank of America Janice Bryant Howroyd, Founder & CEO, ActOne Group

30th March 7-8pm – Speakers Drinks Reception


Conference Day One – Tuesday 31st March 2020

08:00 REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE WOMEN IN PROCUREMENT CHAMPAGNE BREAKFAST How to successfully drive a diversity and inclusion programme across your organisation Elisabeth Schlag-Lawrence, Independent Consultant NEW

08:40 Opening remarks – Sonal Ghelani, Programme Director, WBR

08:45 Chair’s opening address Marco Romano, Procurement Data & Analytics Officer, IBM

Redefining The Future Role of Procurement In the Digital Era 09:00 Keynote Presentation: Going in-depth with Uber: How can you successfully leverage IoT and connectivity to provide your business with a competitive

edge?

How has Uber implemented and integrated IoT within their procurement function?

What have the benefits of IoT and superfast connectivity transformed to e-sourcing at Uber?

How to raise your procurement function profile through capitalizing on IoT and creating a competitive advantage for your business

How are Uber building a future proof procurement roadmap to further transform their internal processes? Rahul Vijay, Head of Connectivity Sourcing & Operations, Uber

09:30 Keynote Presentation: Moving beyond cost savings: How can you build a world class procurement function that delivers real company value to shift the mindset of key stakeholders to see procurement as a business critical function?

How to best demonstrate success stories to position your procurement team as a key business partner and effect change amongst key stakeholders

How to move beyond delivering cost savings and focus on value-creation through strategic sourcing processes

How can moving towards an agile procurement structure contribute to overall business strategy and growth plans beyond basic cost savings?

How does the role of the CPO need to evolve to keep up with the demands of the business in a digital world

How can you upskill your procurement team to be seen as value generators?

What does ‘value’ mean to your business and how are these metrics imbedded in your strategy to ensure KPI’s are delivered? Paul Bestford, CPO, Burberry

09:50 Keynote Interactive Panel: Integrating your technology, people and processes: How can you build a strategy to successfully align these critical factors within your procurement function to deliver greater value?

Becoming a business partner: How to create valve beyond cost saving through leveraging key supplier relationships, increasing technology adoption and creating cross functional teams within the business

How can you determine what a great procurement structure looks like for your organisation?

How to best track industry trends and innovations to create a winning next generation procurement team consistently deliver business value


How will the CPO’s role transform in the digital era to remain relevant within the business?

What will be the core skill sets of procurement professional in the future and how will these skills be replenished? Moderator: Rob Alexandar, CPO EMEA, JLL Kai Nowosel, CPO, Accenture Phil Thomas, MD & Head of Global Sourcing, Barclays Alf Noto, CPO, Deutsche Bank Andy Roberts, CPO, Twinings Vijay Parekh, Senior Director of Delivery-Contract Compliance, PRGX

10:30 Keynote Presentation: How to build a procurement ecosystem to best capture the value generated by your department and demonstrate to the business leadership team

How can you capture and report new metrics to help expand your department KPI’s

How can you leverage technology to drive value customer satisfaction and innovation

How can you streamline procurement processes though technology adoption to deliver higher ROI and boost the bottom line

How can you measure and demonstrate key metrics beyond cost savings to showcase your functions true value to the business Warren Chambers, VP of Indirect Procurement, BT

10:50 Networking Break

Chair: Bo Dungal, Head of Procurement Innovation, Danske Bank

11:40 Oxford-style Debate: Procurement functions need to be driven by robotic process automation to be truly efficient - For or Against Secure your front row seat as the conference room turns into a debate forum. Choose your position in the opening audience vote and then engage with industry experts as they present their motions, question the opposition, defend their point of view and conclude with their closing statements. Ultimately, the power is in your hands as you decide who delivered a knockout argument and claims debate victory; will your opinion change by the closing vote?

Moderator: Bo Dungal, Head of Procurement Innovation, Danske Bank Martin Goldstein, Head of Procurement, River Island– Against

12:00 Presentation: Harnessing the power of disruptive technology : How to define the roadmap for your digital procurement transformation journey and deliver a competitive edge for the business

How can you best demonstrate the benefits of digital-first procurement function and secure the buy-in from the business leadership team for your transformation projects?

How to leverage the latest tools and strategies to support your team whilst going though digital transformation

Exploring value added tools: How can you identify which digital technologies are best placed to drive productivity and cut operating costs?

How to incorporate RPA to automate procurement processes and reduce the heavy lifting for your teams so they can focus on high value tasks Reserved for GEP


Conference Day One – Tuesday 31st March 2020 (continued)

Track A

Transforming e-Procurement with Emerging Technologies &

Data Analytics

Track B

Exploring Next Generation Supplier Relationship

Management

Track C

Mastering The New Role of Procurement Limited to 30 practitioners

Track D

Succeeding with Transformative Change

Management

12:20 Case Study: Leveraging AI as a catalyst for digital transformation: How to integrate the latest cognitive technologies within indirect procurement to drive greater efficiencies

Exploring AI, RPA, Machine Learning: How to seamlessly integrate these innovations within the function and highlight the practical uses of frictionless automation

Building a business case: How can you map out the long term benefits of embracing new technology in line with wider company goals to demonstrate value add to the business?

How to implement a ‘procure to innovate’ mindset amongst your people to stay ahead of the curve

How can you best demonstrate quick wins and critical success stories to key stakeholders and secure further backing for future investment in disruptive technologies?

Marco Romano, Procurement Data & Analytics Officer, IBM

12:40 Presentation: Exploring ‘self-serve’ procurement: How to invest in cognitive technologies to eliminate dependence on third party services and shorten the procurement lifecycle

How can you identify which processes within your procurement function would benefit from increased automation?

How to leverage contract management tools to build a solid foundation for your procurement transformation strategy

How to build a streamlined contracting process to deliver a competitive edge for the wider business

How can you leverage intelligent sourcing to effectively re-evaluate suppliers and continuously secure the best deal for your business? Rob Rousou, Solution Specialist, Coupa Pay

13:00

Networking Lunch 13:00-14:00 Lunch Masterclass - APS Innovation Lab: How procurement can take the lead in driving innovation forward

What impact does innovation have on a business? 5 reasons why procurement should take the lead on driving innovation A guide to becoming an integral part of the innovation process James Lawton-Hill, Marketing Director, APS Nikolas Venios, Innovation Strategist, APS


Limited to 15 CPOs & Heads of Indirect Procurement

14:15 Chair’s opening address Nick Jenkinson, Senior Director- Indirect, Astellas

Chair’s opening address

Anthony Gluyas, SME, Independent Consultant

14:15- 15:15 GEP Workshop 15:20 Synergy Workshop: How to mastering the art of negotiation to secure the best provider for your business and cut third party costs Learn from real life case studies on how to evolve your negotiation skills to strengthen relationships with key suppliers to secure the best price and drive innovation Take away top tips, tricks, and techniques on how best to add value to your business by becoming strong member of your negotiating team. Albana Dyrmishi, Head of Indirect Procurement Europe, Vodafone Group

Creative Boardroom: Driving change management: How can you re-define the role of your workforce in the digital era to remain competitive?

How to effectively manage internal changes driven by greater technology adaption to minimise processes and maximise workforce performance

Building a change culture: How can procurement influence and impact top and bottom line growth to better shape the future of your organisation?

How to upscale an innovation mindset within your team culture to encourage technology adoption

Moving beyond category specific roles: How does the role of procurement go beyond category management and what will the future implications of

14:20 Presentation: How can you build a startup ecosystem to benefit from the latest innovations in today’s agile environment?

How to select the right start-up to help support indirect sourcing and purchasing and seamlessly integrate them as key partners for your team

How can the agile start-up environment allow you to adopt new technologies at pace and reap the benefits quicker?

How can you build strong relationships with startups to gain maximum exposure to the latest innovations?

How to leverage new tools in the market to best find and vet startups and kick-start the process for your team

How can you partner with start-ups to assist with vendor management and governance to ensure suppliers are fully compliant according to key brand values?

Case Study: How to implement a new supplier relationship strategy to better engage and collaborate with external suppliers to maximise partnerships, drive innovation and cut costs

How to leverage innovation from your third party suppliers to remain competitive and ensure you are getting the best prices

How to achieve a harmonious partnership between supplier, buyer and end-user to deliver greater value to your business

How can involving your suppliers in more decisions change the nature of your partnerships and enable you to secure better deals?

Bo Dungal, Head of Procurement Innovation, Danske Bank


Benchmarking your start-up partnerships: Should start-ups only be benchmarked against other startups or against traditional suppliers as well?

Phil Thomas, MD and Head of Global Sourcing, Barclays

this on the function from CPO perspective?

Martin Lee, CPO, KPMG Elisabeth Schlag-Lawrence, Head of Center of Excellence

14:40 Interactive Interview: Redefining P2P: How has ‘Procure to Pay’ evolved into ‘Procure & Pay’ and become a game changing tool in advancing the procurement lifecycle?

How can you move away from traditional models and embrace new technologies to stay ahead of the competition?

How to assess key P2P KPI’s to monitor efficiency of the processes and ensure optimum control of spend, quality and time of the P2P process

How can you benefit from P2P when crunching vendor management data to ensure you have the best discounts and policy compliance?

How can you show the benefits to key stakeholders on this streamlined process to continue investment in further developing the function?

Panel Discussion: Increasing supplier transparency: How can you build greater communication between suppliers, buyers and customers to enhance transparency and promote innovation?

How to best engage with your suppliers and truly make them a business partners by increasing transparency to attain customer satisfaction

How can you better understand your supplier market to promote future innovation?

How will SRM lead to cost savings and help build better relationships between stakeholders?

How to negotiate the best deals by your teams whilst maintaining a solid relationship

How can you set non-monetary goals with your suppliers to help them promote and enhance corporate social responsibilities?

How can you sure you are an attractive buyer to suppliers to leverage their


How to seamlessly integrate and develop your team’s skills to use P2P tools to their greatest potential

Moderator: Ben Joyce, Global Head of sourcing, ICB Standard Bank Andrew Auden, Director, Senior Product Manager, B2B & Payables, Bank of America

innovations by coming to you first and gaining a competitive edge

Moderator: Anca Gherasim, Managing Director Group Procurement, Erste Group Harmen Lanser, VP of Purchasing, Air France-KLM Ciaran Owens, Global Head of Procurement, Imperial Brands

15:20 Innovation Spotlight: Building your investment business case: How to determine which next generation e-procurement tools to deploy to gain a competitive edge an era of digital-first? Speaker TBC, Egencia

Case Study: Generali’s Journey: How to successfully build relationships with your key suppliers to drive innovation and gain long term benefits for your business

How to map out your roadmap to a successful partnership with your suppliers to drive innovation and value

What are the critical success factors when managing and building a strong strategy?

How can you measure the value generated by your suppliers and share it with key stakeholders?

Best practice: What were the key challenges, lessons learnt and next steps for your team

15:40 Afternoon Networking Break Invite only Masterclass 15:40-16:40 Contract Audit: The Power of Prevention

Pathway to prevention: Learn the broad spectrum of where overpayment problems originate and how best to identify and fix the root causes

Supercharging your results: How evolving the maturity of your contract audit program will exponentially expand value to your company


From reactive to proactive: Key steps to building a program which identifies issues quicker, leading to immediate and sustained cost savings

James Albrecht, VP, Audit Operations, PRGX

16:20 Case Study Revolution: Mastering the art of transformation to position your business as truly digital and gain a competitive edge

How can you leverage robotic process automation to improve and redesign processes

How can you transform your function from business support to strategic with digital transformation

How can you integrate and implement AI/ML into your business to create predictive procurement system

How can you adopt your traditional KPI to digital era

In the light of DIKW Pyramid how can you tailor make new roles for procurement professionals

Omer Faruk, Supply Chain Digitalisation and Process Development Manager, Turkcell

Interactive Interview: How can you use data analytic tools to rapidly evaluate which vendors can enable you to drive value, increase transparency, and reduce spend to mitigate risks?

How to evaluate third party vendors efficiently using cognitive technology and data analytics to maintain relationships with suppliers but also ensure they are fully compliant in protecting your brand value

How to best explore the technology landscape to understand what solutions are out there to ensure you secure the best partnerships for your business

How you can maximise SRM tools to organise suppliers by reputation and performance to select the best solution to support your teams?

How to leverage guided buying to ensure suppliers are ethically compliant to manage risk when selecting vendors

Moderator: Anthony Gluyas, SME, Independent Consultant Zsolt Szeker, Global Head of Telecom & IT Procurement, Nokia Julien Chabannas, VP of Indirect Sourcing EMEA, Schneider Electric

Synergy Workshop: Thriving in the modern age of procurement: How to position contract management as the foundation of your procurement transformation strategy to help you get the most of your systems Mark Whelan, Contracts & Negotiations Manager, Intel Corp

CPO’s in Pharma Boardroom: How can you adopt a digital-first culture within a highly regulated industry to deliver additional value-add for your business?

How to kick start the transformation process within your procurement function whilst adhering to regulatory requirement

How can you identify new opportunities for digital processes to generate greater cost savings for the business

How to best structure your department in line with new digital processes to drive greater productivity and efficiencies

What are the current success stories in the pharma industry you can use as a benchmark for your digital transformation goals

Dyson, Speaker TBC


Speaker tbc, Avetta

17:00 Interactive Interview: How can you revolutionise indirect procurement through increased data analysis to master spend analytics processes?

How to leverage big data to gain actionable insights from customers and suppliers and secure full visibility and control on all indirect spend within the business

How to leverage internal data sets to introduce new innovations throughout the procurement lifecycle to increase cost savings

How can you acquire, analyse and monitor data securely to empower strategic sourcing and purchasing decisions?

How to build a robust data governance strategy to better manage internal and external data to make informed decisions and increase accuracies in tracking indirect spend

How to integrate data management tools into the procurement lifecycle to support your teams and optimize your function’s business value

Moderator: Genc Soydanyavas, Head of IT Procurement, TUI Group

Industry Specific Interactive Roundtable Discussions: How to build better relationships with industry specific suppliers to negotiate the best value deal for your business and benefit from supplier led innovations 1) FMCG: Tomas Veit, Group Head of

Procurement, Asahi Brewery

2) Financial services: 3) Hospitality: : María Madrid Rodenas, VP

of Strategic Sourcing EMEA, Radisson Group

4) Telecom: Anton Shibanov, Director of Contract Management, MTS


Kaushik Yathindra, Head of Digital, Ecolabs

17:40 Networking Reception at the Gin Bar- Your opportunity to unwind in an informal setting whilst, discussing shared challenges, exchanging new ideas and making new contacts!

Conference Day Two – Wednesday 1st April 2020 08:00 Registration & Welcome Coffee

08:45 Opening remarks – Sonal Ghelani, Programme Director, WBR

08:50 Chair’s opening address Graham Copeland, Procurement Director, former Coop & Tesco Bank

Exploring New Frontiers in CSR 09:00 Fire-side Chat: Safeguarding with risk management: How to assess the impact of Brexit on supplier diversity and what measures should you take to

future-proof relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders?

What will be the unintended consequences of Brexit on your procurement and sourcing practices?

How can you further strengthen your relationships with suppliers to ensure you get the best value deals post-Brexit?

How to adopt new procurement strategies to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to supplier selection and management in a post-Brexit world

How can you leverage innovative technologies to identify new cost saving opportunities and minimize supply chain fees?

How can you assess the impact of Brexit on the wider business to future proof your procurement department Moderator: Graham Copeland, Procurement Director, former Coop & Tesco Bank

Paul Clutton, CPO, Costa Coffee (Coca Cola Group)

09:20 Case study Presentation: Making diversity work for you: How to kick start new CSR initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion within the wider indirect market and captailise on key benefits for your business?

Why is there a need for diversity and inclusion in your business and what are the key benefits?

What can you do to make sure your supply chain is diverse and what opportunities can this deliver?

How to prepare and promote inclusion agendas within your workforce to support best practice in your sourcing strategies

Sharing best practice: How can procurement professionals collaborate on new CSR programs to collaboratively drive forward new initiatives in the industry and effect real change?

Defining your strategy: How to implement a strategy that will result in tangible benefits for the business?


Megan Stowe, Strategic Sourcing Director & International Supplier Diversity, Intel

09:40 Keynote Interview: Succeeding with modern procurement strategies: How can you embed sustainable sourcing into your procurement processes to benefit from greater supplier diversity and better manage your indirect spend?

How can you integrate innovative sustainability programs into your indirect procurement processes?

How to train your team to promote best practices such as recycling, going green, reduce carbon footprint and save water

How to leverage sustainability to your advantage to strengthen your brand reputation, customer & stakeholder respect and loyalty

How to leverage industry information to better understand global and regional policy framework when selecting your suppliers

How do you keep up the momentum in ensuring sustainability throughout the lifecycle of a supplier contract?

How to best use innovative communication and dashboard technology to support best practice Roger Gonourie, Head of Global Sourcing, Swiss Re Matthew Smith, VP of Indirect Procurement, InterContinental Hotels Group

10:10 Keynote Presentation: Building your CSR toolkit: How can you design effective supplier risk management programs to combat modern day slavery and better protect your business and safeguard your brand?

What are the practical steps you should take to tackle modern day slavery across your supply chain?

How to best use innovative communication and dashboard technology to support best practice in selecting your procurement providers

How can you increase transparency within your department with new technologies, workforce processes and supplier agreements to ensure true sustainability

Managing regulatory risk: How can you incorporate new technologies allow you to keep up with changing global regulations to make more informed decisions during the supplier selection process

How can suppliers lead the way with new corporate social responsibility initiatives whilst driving business benefits for their partners? Tony Roy, Head of Governance & Sustainability, BT Group

10:30 Networking Break Masterclass 10:30-11:30

Transforming Procurement to Future-Proof your Business 11:30 Keynote Presentation: Diversity and Inclusion: How to address Hype from Reality?

Organizational success, is inclusion the key?

How can you imbed D&I into the company mission aligning key strategies and practices?

How to demonstrate the value to business stakeholders highlighting the benefits? Janice Bryant Howroyd, Founder & CEO, ActOne Group


11:50 Fireside Chat: Re-evaluating your procurement strategy: How can you align your procurement function with key departments to improve commercial capabilities for your business?

How can you focus on delivering your company objectives by realigning your procurement team to achieve KPI’s and drive valve

Global vs local strategies: How can you build a robust foundation to support a global procurement processes whilst keeping it relevant for local market needs?

How can you implement an agile way of working with a more collaborative and efficient approach to develop your team’s skillsets in securing business buy-in for future projects?

How can you implement agile workflows with cross-departmental collaboration to ensure you are delvering value to every part of your business?

Talent transformation: How are you developing next generation talent alongside building individual’s profiles? Moderator: Graham Copeland, Procurement Director, Tesco Group Frank Dingen, VP of Indirect, Philips Phil Thomas, MD & Head of Global Sourcing, Barclays

12:10 Keynote Presentation: How to demonstrate economic and strategic benefits of team transformation within indirect procurement to achieve operational excellence and future proof your function’s value

How can technology help your procurement team deliver better value to the business?

How to effectively measure ROI of your procurement team to best demonstrate value-add within the business

How to successfully integrate and implement increased automation within key procurement processes and increase productivity

How

to best capture and showcase evidence on the impact of procurement has on capturing bottom-line efficiency and top-line growth

How can you leverage the latest technologies to empower your procurement team and deliver greater value to the business? Reserved for AMEX

12:30 Leadership Keynote: Winning hearts and minds: How to speak the language of your key stakeholders, leaders and peers to secure top-down buy-in for new initiatives and build relationships with decision makers across the business

How can you align the benefits of procurement programs with department goals to increase engagement and boost confidence in the procurement function?

Creating the right culture: How can you build stronger relationships with your team to better understand what motivates your colleagues to keep them engaged

Broadening your leadership skillset: How can you create a persuasive narrative to successfully sell the value proposition of the procurement function to the wider business and initiate a cultural shift towards greater collaboration?

How to paint the picture of the competitive advantages of procurement initiatives to ignite enthusiasm around new projects and further infiltrate your functions role in core company processes

Stephane Royer, Head of Global Procurement, Pictet Group


12:50 Networking Lunch Invite only Masterclass

14:05 Join a stream most relevant to you

Track A

Transforming Procurement Operating Models

Track B

Realigning Talent for a Modern Procurement Team

Track C

Mitigating Risk Limited to 30 attendees

14:05 Chair’s opening address David McBride, Transformation & Strategy Director, JLL

Chair’s opening address Richard Beaumont, Independent consultant

Re-evaluating your Outsourcing Strategy Synergy Workshop:

How to make the most out of your outsourcing engagements and boost the bottom line

What are the key considerations when selecting which categories to outsource within indirect

Value creation: how to determine ROI on what’s been outsourced

Building your strategy from ground: how to map out the essentials, create a roadmap and implement

How to determine the lifecycle of an outsourced engagement and how can you evolve it over time

Oliver Cock, former CPO, Compass Group & MD, Foodbuy

14:10 Fireside Chat: How to transform your indirect operating model leveraging data to generate value for your internal stakeholders

How to move towards an agile procurement structure to effectively work across the business with cross-functional teams and gain insight on requirements for central purchases to be cost neutral

Why is category management important when managing demand and how are shared services playing a vital part in day-to-day delivery?

How to define a clear indirect transformation strategy in line with the wider business roadmap to overcome roadblocks

How to capture the benefit of a digital transformation on your business and function

Moderator: David McBride, Transformation & Strategy Director, JLL Janette Evans-Turner, Head of Sourcing UK & Ireland, Zurich

Fireside Chat: Embracing a new way of working: How can you redefine skillsets to future-proof your procurement function in a transformative world?

How to succesffully train soft skills of your procurement professionals to enable them to be the leaders of the future procurement function

How to create a modern culture to retain talent and maximize the use of technology to stay ahead of the curve

How can you train and develop your talent to drive motivation, boost innovation and drive greater value?

How can you build a central knowledge base for sourcing and purchasing best practice to empower your colleagues with key insights?

Maria Madrid Rodenas, VP of Strategic Sourcing EMEA, Radisson Hotel Group


14:30 Panel Discussion: How can you embed next generation technology in your procurement model to transform your teams approach to sourcing, purchasing and payments?

How to unify global and regional suppliers to create more seamlessly purchasing processes for your organisation

How can you determine whether a centralized or decentralized procurement function is the best set-up for your business?

How can you implement e-sourcing tools to more effectively evaluate ROI?

How to define a business model to identify which part of the indirect chain to automate and drive maximum value for your organization

How does RPA drive your team to ensure cost efficacies?

Moderator: Nick Brazier, Head of Third Party Management, Close Brothers Emilio Zambade, Head of Digital Transformation, Nokia Susanne Thoele, Director of Spot Buy & Indirect,

Uniper

Case Study Revolution: How to tap into the mindset of millennials to better recruit, develop and retain top talent within your organisation

How can you better understand the mindset and drivers of the milenial workfoce to increase your company’s appeal to potential candidates?

How can you define an in-house strategy across the business to attract greater talent into the business?

What is your business investing in-Is it the mindset, skills or qualifications?

What are millenials profeffestions looking for from a business when selecting their next role and how can you position your business to become first choice?

Richard Beaumont, Independent consultant

Succeeding with Robust Cybersecurity Synergy Workshop:

How to manage data access from suppliers, stakeholders and partners to mitigate risk against security breaches

How to best embed cyber security measures into key processes to create a more secure environment

How can you include contracts clauses to assess security parameters and hold suppliers accountable for data security and ensure your business is compliant?

Why it is important for businesses to invest in data security tools as we grow towards a digital native where data is exchanged constantly?

What role can procurement professionals play in unifying wider business best practice to safe guard against data breaches? Maria Granero, Head of Defence & Space Engineering Services Procurement, Airbus

15:10 10 minute transition to join roundtables in steam A

15:20- 16:20: Prosecco Drill Down Roundtables


Join a table of choice: Tackle the biggest challenges and opportunities facing your function with your cross sector peers to collaboratively source practical solutions Moderator: Graham Crawshaw, Services Director, CASME

1. eSourcing and cognitive technologies – Exploring best practice & implementation- Robert Schneider, Head of Indirect, Sony

2. Agile In a transformative world- Janette Evans-Turner, Head of Sourcing UK & Ireland, Zurich 3. How to engage your stakeholders- Operating model to maximise your area of involvement- Harriet Liljeström-Katisko, Director of Indirect Procurement,

Finnair 4. How to position your marketing category-Ezio Saponari Global Category Manager- Marketing, Danone 5. Big data analytics- Leveraging data to gain a competitive edge- Julien Chabannas, VP of Indirect Sourcing EMEA, Schneider Electric

6. Consultancy services: How do you manage supplier performance and measure ROI - Amit Chitanand, Global Indirect Procurement Manager, Unilever 7. Expecting the unexpected: Trading services in a turbulent environment, Gustavo Sassi, Global Head of Procurement, GlobeNet 8. Driving business innovation through supplier diversity, Tatiana Ohm, Managing Director, Europe, AgileOne

16:30 Chairs Closing Remarks- End of conference – See you in 2021!

31st March- 1st April 2020, Berlin

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