October 27-29, 2008
Rennaissance Hotel, Atlanta GA

Welcome to Consumer Returns 2008, the only event to focus on returns prevention and optimization strategies in the B2C space.

Targeted at major retailers as well as consumer electronics and appliance manufacturers, Consumer Returns 2008 addresses a growing consensus in the industry that high rates of returns are NOT an acceptable cost of doing business. To protect their profitability (and enhance it), smart companies must do more than merely streamline their reverse logistics processes – they must also work hard to re-engineer the customer experience and prevent returns from happening in the first place.

Consumer Returns 2008 brings together 175+ senior level executives from major retailers and consumer electronics & appliance manufacturers, all seeking to use Consumer Returns 2008’s high-level learning & networking opportunities to minimize their returns rates and pry open their profit margins.

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact: Ariel Borkowsky at 646-200-7476 or ariel.borkowsky@wbresearch.com

4th-7th November 2008
President Wilson Hotel
Geneva

ProcureCon is the leading pan-European procurement event and provides you with a unique opportunity to hear from procurement leaders how they have approached and resolved key challenges, benchmark with your peers and others from cutting edge sectors, get practical, hands on details on specific operational issues, and benefit from numerous networking opportunities.  Our November 2007 event addressed how you can Take Your Procurement Strategy To The Next Level: Align With Corporate Objectives To Deliver Business Results and attracted over 300 participants, including over 200 senior procurement directors!

November 10 – 13, 2008,
JW Marriott Las Vegas,
Las Vegas, Nevada

Building ProcureCon’s overwhelming success in the strategic sourcing arena, this year’s event hosts even more Fortune 1,000 companies sharing best practices and lessons learned. This year you'll experience even more executive networking sessions, expanded discussion formats and up-to-the-minute information—all designed to empower you to catapult your organization to the top.

ProcureCon is the only forum that brings together so many CPOs and heads of direct and indirect procurement for intensive networking, learning, and strategizing.   Acquire the tools you need to transform your organization into a procurement leader.  Register for ProcureCon 2008 today!

For speaking or program development opportunities
Contact Carina Kuhl at carina.kuhl@wbresearch.com or 646-200-7461

For marketing opportunities
Contact Nicole Maisner at 646-200-7534 or nicole.maisner@wbresearch.com

For sponsorship and exhibition opportunities
Contact Chet Silverman at 646-200-7478 or csilverman@wbresearch.com

2nd-5th December 2008
Hotel le Plaza, Brussels

The role of after-market service is pivotal in shaping the growth and profitability of companies across Europe. Customer-centric strategic service management is developing as a key frontier in competitive differentiation. Your ability to transcend from implementing a traditionally reactive “break-fix” model to spearheading proactive strategic service management and identifying profitable revenue opportunities will determine your market position, brand reputation and bottom line.

Attend and you will hear 40 leading, international service practitioners sharing best practice and leveraging their expertise on the most challenging service issues such as:

• Leveraging in-depth metrics to quantifiably measure performance and maximise service potential

• Adopting remote diagnostics to improve operational effectiveness, boost resolution rates and minimise service downtime

• Deploying tools and techniques to optimise customer lifetime value and increase aftermarket wallet-share

• Establishing successful outsourcing partnerships to streamline service delivery and achieve operational excellence

• Adopting a proactive approach to service and driving customer satisfaction through accurate forecasting

4-5 December 2008

ProcureCon Asia is the leading pan-Asia procurement event and provides you with a unique opportunity to hear from procurement leaders in the region and how they have overcome frequently faced challenges.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
To learn more about sponsorship opportunities at ProcureCon Asia 2008 please contact Pete Mitchell on +971 (4) 3654103 or email him at pete.mitchell@wbr.ae

January 26-29, 2009
Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort, Golf Club and Spa
Marco Island, FL
www.interlogwinter.com

This aftermarket product support and service parts logistics event is designed to ensure you optimize the effectiveness of your supply chain. Topics include: Inventory optimization, Lean initiatives, customer support initiatives, product lifecycle management and global supply chain management. Each year, 300 aftermarket executives gather for the latest on these and other topics critical to their success. Make plans to join now. If you’re interested in taking a leadership role, contact Ariel Borkowsky at aborkowsky@wbresearch.com or 646-200-7476

2-4 February 2009
Hotel Bloom, Brussels

As competition intensifies and margins dwindle all eyes are on the supply chain to deliver the competitive advantage to your wider organisation. Your job has never been more challenging – or potentially so critical to profitability. To achieve your objectives you need to work out how to make collaborative more than just a phrase. LogiCon 2009 shows you how to ensure that collaboration is established as a value chain mindset and is effectively underpinned with the necessary infrastructure and processes to deliver competitive advantage. Attend LogiCon 2009 and benchmark your collaboration strategy against that of world-class Retail and FMCG/CPG supply chains. These are the organisations at the forefront of supply chain innovation, with real life experiences, solutions and results to share with you. You’ve heard the theories; now discover proven, practical and results-oriented solutions that can be immediately applied to your own organisation.

February 23-25, 2009
Park Hyatt, Philadelphia, PA
www.SecurePharma2009.com

Are you prepared for the upcoming FDA and state requirements?

Secure Pharma introduces you to a cross-channel audience to share and develop best practices, as well as collaborate on solving the issues that plague your supply chain and compromise product integrity.

Listen and learn from the known thought leaders in the industry so that you can address the vulnerabilities within your supply chain, and the looming state and federal mandates, while maintaining financial and patient health.

Register for Secure Pharma today and transform your supply chain into one that is financially and operationally secure, and fully compliant with state and federal laws. Your management team, distribution partners, and customers will thank you for it!

21st-23rd April 2009
Interconti Geneva

LogiPharma Europe 2008 was a great success. Over 150 senior supply chain professionals came together to discuss the issues affecting them in 2008, including optimization, track & trace, IT, cool chain, distribution, risk and resilience and DTP. With leading keynotes from top speakers from PFIZER, SANOFI-AVENTIS, MERCK, NOVARTIS, BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM and AMGEN, every presentation provided valuable business information and crucial insight into the market.

LogiPharma Europe 2009 will bring together even more senior-level speakers and unique case studies than ever before as well as tackling the top issues for the forthcoming year. Make sure you book early to secure your place at this essential event.

April 27-30, 2009
JW Marriott Desert Springs
Palm Springs, CA

Whether you’ve been ahead of the curve for years or are just beginning to leverage your organization’s service and support capabilities to boost your business, you can’t afford to miss Field Service 2009. Visit www.fieldservice2009.com  or email fieldservice@wbresearch.com for more information.

May 2009

With a speaking faculty of thought leaders and industry innovators Utilities Field Service 2009 is continuing to deliver the most valuable and practical sessions on all things field service oriented.

Hear from your peers across all utilities and learn from their real-life experiences!

• Gain insight on how to integrate mobile management systems onto one platform to better serve internal departments and improve field technician’s capabilities now
• Attain in-depth decision making criteria by understanding how you can add functionality to your ERP systems
• Benchmark against the nations leading utilities in emergency response to optimize resources and safety for your field service operations
• Discover how alternative energy options affect your field service operations. You can go elsewhere to learn about alternative energy, but this is the only event focused on the effect on field service!

For information on speaking, sponsorship and marketing opportunities please send an email to utilitiesfs@wbresearch.com.

June 15-18, 2009
Omni Hotel - San Diego, CA

Join us at Interlog Summer 2009, taking place June 15-18 at the Omni Hotel in San Diego, CA. Interlog Summer 2009 is the service parts and logistics event designed for hi-tech manufacturers and related industries to generate revenue in the aftermarket through improved customer service and product support strategies.

July 2009
Arlington, VA

“I believe that your speakers represented top caliber people of industry.  This was a very informative conference.  I have attended numerous PBL conferences and by far this one was the best that I have been a part of.”
John Groves, Senior Program Analyst, NAVAIR PMA 261

Attend PBL 2008 And:

• Gain Insight To OSD And Defense Service Policy Groups On Guidance Document Gaps
• Discuss PBL Relevant Topics That Address Your Day-To-Day Challenges
• Learn From Recent PBL Research On Successful Performance Metrics And Supplier Relationships
• Develop Forward Thinking Strategies For PBL Implementation To Improve Your Current Position

For more information visit www.pblusa.com or email pbl@wbresearch.com.

September 8-11, 2009
Hyatt Regency Atlanta

Now more than ever service professionals are feeling the pressure to deliver on customer service, aftermarket support and lifecycle management of their products as organizations, suppliers and customers are looking to extend the value of their purchases. As a result service organizations have been adopting numerous technologies and business process strategies to ensure optimal delivery and performance.

In light of this economic deadlock field service executives need to ensure they remain ahead of the curve on the latest issues affecting their service delivery.

For inquiries regarding speaking opportunities, contact Jonathan Massoud 646-502-3255 or jmassoud@wbresearch.com 

To secure premium exhibition and sponsorship opportunities, contact Jim Cohen at 646-200-7483 or jcohen@wbresearch.com

For inquiries regarding marketing partnerships contact  Nicole Maisner at 646-200-7534 or Nicole.Maisner@wbresearch.com 

For general inquiries contact FieldServiceEast@wbresearch.com

September 21-23, 2009
VENUE TBD

LogiPharma is the premier pharmaceutical supply chain and logistics event in North America covering a comprehensive range of supply chain topics including (but not limited to): supply chain optimization, transportation management, inventory management, security management, cold chain management, supplier-partner relationship management, product launch management, packaging technology, business continuity management and pedigree compliance.

LogiPharma also aims to bring together all the members of the pharmaceutical supply chain from manufacturing companies to wholesalers and distributors to boards of pharmacies, government institutions, hospitals (doctors/pharmacists), and drug chain pharmacists.

Interested in speaking at the event?
Call Leanne Laudico-Arcinue at 646-200-7466 or email her at Leanne.LArcinue@wbresearch.com

Marketing Opportunities
Call Katie Oates at 646-200-7450 or email her at koates@wbresearch.com

Solution Provider Speaking Opportunities, Sponsorship and Exhibition
Call Paul Massoud at 646-200-7490 or email pmassoud@wbresearch.com

October 5-7, 2009
The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, CA
www.bionetworkus.com

Partnerships are vital to your company’s success. Complementary resources – biotech’s innovative products and pharma’s deep pockets – have been the impetus for many strategic alliances. Yet the cold truth is that most of them fail - and for non-technological reasons. Culture clash, miscommunication, and poor strategic matches are often to blame. How will you avoid a similar fate with your next partner? BioNetwork 2009 will provide the knowledge you need to drive business success.

If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact Ariel Borkowsky at 646-200-7476 or email aborkowsky@wbresearch.com.

If you are interested in speaking opportunities, please contact Priya Pandian at 646-200-7536 or email Priya.pandian@wbresearch.com.

If you are interested in media partnerships, please contact Gaianti Surajbali at 646-200-7446 or email gsurajbali@wbresearch.com.

For general inquiries, please email us at bionetwork@wbresearch.com