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Day One (AM Session): Procurement Talent & Knowledge Management - Monday November 10, 2008
Day One (PM Session): Total Cost Of Acquisition In Procurement - Monday November 10, 2008
Day Two: Procurement Strategy & Organizational Alignment - Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Day Three: SRM – Generating True Supplier Value Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Day One (AM Session): Procurement Talent & Knowledge Management
Monday, November 10, 2008

This session is for procurement executives only and can be booked separately from day two and three!

8:15 Breakfast, Networking & Registration
8:55 Welcome Address
Carina Kuhl, Executive Director, ProcureCon 2008
9:00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Jeff Flannery, Managing Partner and Founder, The Teldar Group
9:05 Opening Keynote: Great People Making All The Difference
Farley Blackman, VP – Sustainable Cost Management, BP, Plc.
10:00

Workshop #1: Feeding The Talent Supply Chain By Collaborating With The Higher-Education Community
Dr. Jayanth Jayaram, Associate Professor of Management Science and Ph.D Program Coordinator, Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
10:30 Refreshments & Networking
10:45

Workshop #1 – continued: Feeding The Talent Supply Chain By Collaborating With The Higher-Education Community
Roundtable discussions
Moderators:
Dr. Jayanth Jayaram, Associate Professor of Management Science and Ph.D Program Coordinator, Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
Farley Blackman, VP – Sustainable Cost Management, BP, Plc.
11:15 Discussion Wrap Up
11:30

Taking Inventory of Critical Talent Management Skills
Jeff Flannery, Managing Partner and Founder, The Teldar Group
12:00

Lunch For All Attendees 
 
Hosted by: Brian Owens
Senior Vice President, Industry Solutions
IQNavigator

Daniel Hanyzewski
Staffing Director Global Functions
NIKE, Inc.		  

Talent Management of the Indirect Workforce – A New Paradigm

Services procurement is continually increasing as companies outsource, offshore, utilize flexible workforce strategies and leverage external providers for more and more services. As they manage their services purchases more closely, enterprises are finding that their service providers’ workforces are a key factor in the resulting service deliverable quality and overall value. With the ever-changing employment landscape throughout the world, proactively managing the “indirect workforce” can deliver significant benefits and is increasingly becoming a competitive necessity.

This session and roundtable discussion will focus on the foundations of the indirect workforce transformation, and identify and interpret trends shaping tomorrow’s best-in-class business strategies. In addition, this workshop will explain how these conditions will affect how organizations develop, manage and use services supplier relationships and answer questions about how to effectively and quickly engage contract talent, globally. In our uncertain and dynamic marketplace it becomes important to begin to prepare your organization for tomorrow.
1:30

Workshop #2: Supply Chain Skills Assessment Case Study
Mark Triguba, Director of Supply Chain, Johnson Controls
2:00

Workshop #2 – continued: Developing A Skills & Talent Survey For Your Company Workshop
2:25 Conclusion By Chairperson
2:30 End Of Procurement Talent & Knowledge Management Sessions
6:00-7:00 ProcureCon 2008 Registration & Happy Hour Inside The Solution Zone
Note: These sessions are for Procurement Executives only!

Day One (PM Session): Total Cost Of Acquisition In Procurement
Monday November 10, 2008

This session is for procurement executives only and can be booked separately from day two and three!

2:00 Networking & Registration
2:30 Welcome Address
Carina Kuhl, Executive Director, ProcureCon 2008
2:35 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
2:40 Opening Keynote: Leveraging The End-To-End Supply Chain (Procurement, Manufacturing And Logistics To Deliver Results')
D.K. Singh, Sr. VP, Enterprise Procurement, ConAgra Foods
3:10 Workshop #1: Advanced Cost Analytics For Procurement
Len Prokopets, Principal, Archstone Consulting
Patti Muldowney, Director, Archstone Consulting
3:40 Roundtable Discussion: Building Cost Analytics Capabilities Within Your Organization
4:10 Discussion Wrap Up
4:15 Refreshments & Networking
4:30 Case Study: High Performance In Procure-To-Pay: Driving The Critical Convergence Between e- Procurement And Accounts Payable
Daniel Carlson, Head, Finance and Sourcing Operations, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.
5:00 Workshop #2 Driving End-To-End Source-To-Pay Connectivity With Suppliers, Allowing Procurement To Focus On Lowering TCO
Darryl Husenits, General Manager - Supply Chain Management, Consol Energy
5:55 Conclusion By Chairperson
6:00 End of Total Cost Of Acquisition In Procurement Sessions
6:00-7:00 ProcureCon 2008 Registration & Happy Hour Inside The Solution Zone
Note: These sessions are for Procurement Executives only!

Day Two: Procurement Strategy & Organizational Alignment
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

7:30 Breakfast, Networking & Registration Inside The Solution Zone
8:40 Welcome Address
Carina Kuhl, Executive Director, ProcureCon 2008
8:30 Chairperson's Opening Remarks
Jim Nelles, Partner, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
9:05 Considering The Total Costs Of Your Entire Global Sourcing Process To Identify Your True Cost-Savings Potential
Scott Searls, Chief Supply Executive & SVP, Alltel Communications
9:40 Accelerating Supplier Enablement To Drive Lights Out Procurement
Presented By:

James A. Szilagy, Chief Supply Chain Officer, UPMC
Michael DeLuca, Director - Supply Chain Systems, UPMC
10:15 Refreshments & Networking Inside The Solution Zone
10:45 How To Be A World-Class Strategic Sourcing Organization
Farryn Melton, C.P.M., VP, Global Strategic Sourcing, CPO, Amgen, Inc.
11:20 Collaborating With Your Key Suppliers To Ensure Continuous Supply
James A. Ward, VP and CPO, Eli Lilly
11:55 Chairperson's Closing Remarks
Jim Nelles, Partner, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
12:05 Lunch For All Attendees
12:05 ProcureCon Boardroom Luncheon & Idea Xchange (Invitation Only)
Hosted by:
1:30 Start Of Track Sessions: Choose Track A or B
  Track A: Globalization, Outsourcing & Emerging Market Developments Track B: The Last Frontier In Indirect
1:30

Track Chair Introductions
Omer Abdullah, MD, the smart cube

 Track Chair Introductions
Chaired by: James V. Kelly, C.P.M. – CEO and Managing Principal, JVKellyGroup, Inc.
1:40 Assessing Potential Problems That May Affect Your Plans For Sourcing In Emerging Markets
Ken Mitchell, VP Production Purchasing FX Acquired Products, Global Purchasing, Xerox Corporation		 Driving Indirect Innovation & Savings Initiatives Around The Globe By Tapping Into The Know-How Of Your Suppliers
Scott Gaskill, Director Supply Management - General Procurement, United Technologies Corporation
2:05 A.T. Kearney 2008 Assessment Of Excellence In Procurement Study: How Leading Procurement Organizations Are Succeeding In A Global, Virtual, And Ever Demanding World
Randy Watson, Partner, A.T. Kearney		 Buyer Initiated Payments
Marc Christman, Director, American Express Company
2:40

Emerging Market Round tables: Identifying 10 Things You Need To Look Out For
Gregg H. Malicki, Executive VP, Office of the Chairman, Woods Equipment Company
Shawn D. Allen, President, Asset Auctions LLC
Naseem Malik, Director, Global Sourcing, Terex
Ken Mitchell, VP Production Purchasing FX Acquired Products, Global Purchasing, Xerox Corporation
Geraint John, Editor, CPO Agenda
Omer Abdullah, MD, the smart cube
Aniruddha Gokhale, Head of Sourcing Solutions, Engineering & Industrial Services, Tata Consultancy Services

 Interactive Workshop: Deciding On Your Indirect Organizational Structure; Where Would You Place The Seat Of Power?
Howard Levy, CPO - Strategic Sourcing, Biomet, Inc.
Randall C. Clark, Sr. Strategic Buyer, Volvo Group Non-Automotive Purchasing, Volvo Group Non-Automotive Purchasing
3:35 Refreshment & Networking Break
4:15 Case Study: Global Supplier Selection Guidelines To Identify First-Class Suppliers To Match Your Company's Sourcing Needs
Howard Levy, CPO - Strategic Sourcing, Biomet, Inc.		 Streamlining And Driving Ownership Of Indirect Categories
Mikko Kivisto, Director Indirect Sourcing, Nokia
4:45 Innovations In Global Direct Material Sourcing
Brian Huewe, Director, Global Sourcing, Goodrich Corporation		 Getting Procurement And Key Suppliers Involved In New Product Design Early On To Drive Green And Cost Saving Initiatives
Scott Charon, Program Manager, Design for the Environment, Herman Miller
5:15

Roundtables: Global SRM And Procurement Outsourcing
Scott Gaskill, Director Supply Management - General Procurement, United Technologies Corporation
Howard Levy, CPO - Strategic Sourcing, Biomet, Inc.
Brian Huewe, Director, Global Sourcing, Goodrich Corporation
Daryl Fullerton, CEO, BizNet Solutions

 Roundtables: Tackling The Last Frontier In Indirect Spend: Professional Services
Marketing: Mikko Kivisto, Director Indirect Sourcing, Nokia
Financial Services: James V. Kelly, C.P.M. – CEO and Managing Principal, JV Kelly Group, Inc
5:55 Conclusion By Chairperson
6:00 End Of Main Conference Day Two
6:00-7:30 ProcureCon Party

Day Three: SRM – Generating True Supplier Value
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

7:30 Breakfast & Networking Inside The Solution Zone
7:30 Women In Procurement Breakfast
Hosted by: Susan Cheng, Executive Director of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement, Warner Bros.
8:30 Chairperson’s Opening Address
8:35 The Continued Story: Transforming The Supply Organization And Payables To A Center-Led Decentralized Model
4 Years and 73,000 man-hours later, with $112 million in benefits on the balance sheet..and $170 million in cost reduction Pete Connelly, CPO, Leggett & Platt
9:05 Building Trust To Reach Optimal Value From Your Key Supplier Relations
John W. Henke, Professor of Marketing in the School of Business Administration, Oakland University
9:45 Keynote: The Ups And Downs Of PPG's Broader Automation Journey
James L. Polak, Director, General Purchasing, PPG Industries, Inc.
2008 Pro of the Year - Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine
10:20

Integrating Market Intelligence Into Your Strategic Sourcing Process To Unlock Value
Vel Dhinagaravel, CEO & President, Beroe Inc.
11:00 Refreshments & Networking Inside The Solution Zone
  Track A: SRM – Generating True Supplier Value Through Collaboration Track B: Facing The Current Economic Climate & Procurement Automation
11:40 Track Chair Introductions Track Chair Introductions
11:45 5 Keys To Measuring Your Supplier Relationships Holistically Through Dual Accountability Scorecards
Brian Slobodow, Chief Operations Officer, Neways, Inc.		 Re-Designing Your Existing Supply Chain Processes Through Modeling To Yield Significant Savings
Chris L. Osen, VP, Supply Management, MeadWestVaco
12:15 Getting Procurement And Key Suppliers Involved In New Product Design Early On To Drive Costs Out Of The Supply Chain
James N. Wisner, C.P.M., CPIM, P.E., PMP, Global Procure-to-Pay Hardware Process, IBM		 Ensuring Contract Execution Compliance To Realize Full Anticipated Contract Savings
Robert Kane, Director Strategic Sourcing and Supply Management, Weyerhaeuser Company
12:45 Lunch For All Attendees

1:45

 Workshop: Acquiring Supplier Value Engineering Expertise To Reduce Costs Of Existing Products
Joseph Richardson, Manager, Global Commodity Management Global Subsea Sourcing, FMC Technologies
James N. Wisner, C.P.M., CPIM, P.E., PMP, Global Procure-to-Pay Hardware Process, IBM
Ric Zaenglein, Director of Marketing for Manufacturing, Endeca Technologies 		Interactive Workshop: Training Your Buying Organization In Counter Inflation Through Tools And Processes
Brian Slobodow, COO, Neways International
Susan Cheng, Executive Director, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement, Warner Bros Entertainment
2:45 End Of ProcureCon 2008
 



 
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