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The 15th annual LogiCon 2011 will bring together over 150 retail and FMCG supply chain directors from Europe’s most prominent companies to network, benchmark and discuss best-practice strategies to achieving cheaper, faster, smarter supply chain management. Attend and you will learn exactly how you can emerge triumphant from the economic downturn and ensure the sustained growth of your organization through your supply chain.
Designed to meet all your current concerns and challenges in relation to material management & services procurement. Key topics include the advancing your strategic procurement organization, business alignment, internal customer collaboration and engagement, advanced SRM and performance management, spend analysis and core versus non-core considerations.What sets this CPO event apart? The key is the intimate setting and the level of networking that goes on at ProcureCon for Corporate Sourcing. It’s a great opportunity to benchmark against other procurement organizations, challenging you to do better than the best going forward. ProcureCon’s CPO event agenda goes far beyond the traditional lecture format. You can take part in discussion groups, closed door and match-making sessions (where we pair you with fellow attendees you request to meet) to ensure you take home specific findings you can apply in your own business. .
In the current budget environment we are all tasked with getting more out of our existing platforms, technologies and systems. More uptime, fewer breakdowns, but done cost effectively and efficiently. How can we work most effectively with our industry partners to ensure that our equipment is maintained and ready to use when needed? How can we ensure that the equipment used in Iraq is coming back to be fixed for use wherever it may be next needed? What data do we have on equipment performance from the expeditionary campaigns and how can we use that data to schedule maintenance more efficiently? How are strategies like Condition-Based Maintenance and Prognostic Maintenance changing the landscape for Sustainment and Maintenance professionals? How can you use predictive maintenance to reduce cost and reduce downtime? You’ll find the answers at the DMS Summit 2012. This new event is brought to you by the creators of Defense Logistics. We are currently developing the program; please email us at defensemaintenance@wbresearch.com for updates.
Approximately 3 million people work for the Department of Defense, making it the largest employer in the US. As the nation’s largest employer, managing human capital is an ongoing challenge and always a top priority. This event, Human Capital Management for Defense, brings together stakeholders from throughout the Defense and Intelligence Communities from strategic-level policy makers to the operational-level HR managers to discuss best practices for managing human capital.
The emergence of innovation within the service industry has been creeping ever closer as the risks in development and investment are minimizing with improved economic forecasts and stability. Field Service 2012 provides key insights on developing an ambidextrous service organization that excels in both quality and operational excellence and hence opening the doors for innovation.Field Service 2012 highlights the latest strategies in core service functions including mobility, workforce management, technical support and knowledge management and provides new insight on innovative developments in e-Service, CRM, Data management, developing service leadership and effective mobile resources management.
For the last 10 years, LogiChem has been the chemical industry's annual supply chain management conference each year attracting over 250 senior logistics and supply chain executives from bulk and specialty chemical manufacturers. Now in its 11th year, the conference will address every critical concern to chemical supply chain professionals from the current volatility in markets, to agility, adaptability and operational excellence as well as growing markets such as the Middle East and Asia. LogiChem is the only event that brings together all the key suppliers and logistics practioners in Europe, so if your business is supply chain management in the chemicals industry, then this is the one event in your calendar that is an absolute must.
The 11th Annual European Pharmaceutical Supply Chain ConferenceCelebrating its 11th anniversary, LogiPharma 2012 will once again bring together over 120 Global Heads and VPs of Supply Chain Management to network, learn and share best practice on the latest challenges affecting your supply chain operations.Developed in partnership with a specially-appointed advisory board which includes Pifzer and AstraZeneca, this year’s meeting will assess the latest industry approaches to optimizing supply chain performance.
Now in its 6th year, ProcureCon Indirect is Europe's only dedicated indirect procurement conference for indirect procurement leaders from every industry vertical. Each year, over 200 indirect procurement leaders gather at this leading indirect procurement conference to discuss the latest challenges facing the indirect procurement function and share advanced indirect procurement strategies to position indirect procurement as a business partner in value. You'll hear from our speaker panel of 30+ proven indirect procurement leaders on a range of indirect procurement topics, giving you with new ideas, indirect procurement strategies and - even more crucially – an in-depth understanding of the skills to develop those ideas into achievable solutions to your indirect sourcing challenges. All presentations will be case study led and all speakers will share 3 practical tools and 3 techniques to take away and implement after the indirect procurement conference. Book your place at ProcureCon Indirect 2012 today!
Equipping the Future Soldier: The Soldier Technology conference and exhibition is the annual meeting place for national soldier systems and equipment modernisation experts from NATO nations and alliance partners around the world. Striving to better equip the future soldier, leaders from MoDs, Armies and system integrators use soldier systems and equipment modernisation conference sessions to communicate live future soldier procurement plans. Their acquisition, R&D, trials and user teams attend the 2-day exhibition to inspect advanced, future soldier technologies for the dismounted, mounted and airborne soldier, marine and special operator. In its 11th year, Soldier Technology has become the world’s biggest meeting for soldier systems and equipment modernisation professionals. With over 550 attendees each year it continues to be a key date in the diary for those involved international soldier systems and equipment modernisation.
Built from months of in-depth research with senior military figures currently driving the biggest logistics operations in the world, this year’s programme for the annual International Defence Logistics and Support conference is designed with the end user in mind. How can we help the end user to receive the equipment and capability he or she requires on time and within budget? From over 40 insightful briefings offered by senior military logisticians through subject matter experts on key topics including performance based logistics, multinational logistics, sustainment, interoperable forces, availability and deployability you will gain new, valuable information and contacts that will assist you in the organization of a highly innovative and efficient defence supply chain. With a fresh approach to a crucial topic area that impacts not only the lives of those serving their countries on the front line but also our collective security, International Defence Logistics and Support 2012 is one of the single most important forums in the defence calendar year and an event not to be missed.
The 4th annual ProcureCon CPO Roundtables will bring together leading UK heads of procurement for detailed discussion and first-hand accounts of how to tackle the critical issues impacting your strategy. By invitation only, this exclusive event will focus on the key strategic areas of the procurement function: commodities risk management, bottom-line improvement and delivering growth and innovation. Also up for high-level discussion will be such topics as commodities risk management, supply chain finance, lean manufacturing, low cost country sourcing and sustainable procurement. This is a unique opportunity to take time out, brainstorm and think strategically with other procurement leaders to answer the one question you all share across industries: how to ensure business value and growth through procurement in shifting environments?
Interlog is the lead North American conference dedicated to service parts logistics and aftermarket service. Now in its 14th year, the program draws together senior industry
logisticians from global manufacturers of products that require aftermarket service and service parts, including: hi-tech, telecommunications, aerospace, medical devices,
automotives, computers/networking, office equipment, and other industries for whom spare parts service/aftermarket support is a business-critical organization.
“Interlog Summer provides a great venue for manufacturers and service providers to either re establish connections and/or to entirely develop new contacts for new business
opportunities and/or obtain ideas on how you can improve your services business."
- Paul Tran, Senior Director Sales and Marketing, Comtek Computer Systems (Interlog Attendee)
Are you interested in speaking at the conference? Contact the program producer, Ian McRae – 212.885.2734; Ian.McRae@wbresearch.com
Do you have solutions for better aftermarket service management? Why not showcase your product or service at the event? Dan Lusardi, our Sponsorship Manager, would be happy to
discuss the different options available for you to boost your marketing goals through our conference. He can be reached by email – Daniel.Lusardi@wbresearch.com – or by phone
– 646.200.7454.
ProcureCon West for Corporate Procurement 2011Value Addition Beyond Subtraction - Moving The Procurement Function Forward ProcureCon for Corporate Sourcing, being held July 25-27, 2011 in Las Vegas, is designed to meet all your current concerns and challenges in relation to material management & services procurement. Key topics include the advancing your strategic procurement organization, business alignment, internal customer collaboration and engagement, advanced SRM and performance management, spend analysis and core versus non-core considerations. What sets this CPO event apart? The key is the intimate setting and the level of networking that goes on at ProcureCon West for Corporate Procurement. It’s a great opportunity to benchmark against other procurement organizations, challenging you to do better than the best going forward. ProcureCon’s CPO event agenda goes far beyond the traditional lecture format. You can take part in discussion groups, closed door and match-making sessions (where we pair you with fellow attendees you request to meet) to ensure you take home specific findings you can apply in your own business.
(HCMF) Recruitment & Lifecycle Talent Management is a two-day training conference on recruitment strategies, talent management and hiring reform across the Federal Government. It builds on the success of the annual HCMF and Human Capital Management Defense (HCMD) training conferences which are industry leaders in educational content and networking for the Federal HR community. The event provides additional coverage of some of the most pressing challenges in Federal Human Capital Management.
This year’s PBLCS conference is aimed at revitalizing the “PBL” concept. The military is facing budget cuts anywhere from $450B – almost $1T meaning the time has come to choose between a contracting method that forces private industry to perform within a set of predetermined metrics with rewards built in, or based on transactions a set pricing regardless of performance. This event will feature workshops that will educate and broaden program staff and answer the riddle, if not “PBL”, then what?
Every penny counts. Every function needs to contribute straight to the bottom line. Every returns manager has the CFO’s shadow looming over their desk. Find answers to your most pressing returns challenges at the Consumer Returns conference.Consumer Returns is the only conference exclusively for returns management and returns prevention in the consumer electronics, home appliances and telecommunications industry.The 3-day conference is attended annually by over 200 senior level executives to openly discuss issues and challenges. Here’s the reason why Target felt it was a MUST to send 3 of it’s executives to the conference:"…Target is attending to discuss with retailers and vendors how the industry is minimizing returns, making the experience easier for guests as well as recouping value on unsaleables. We continue to hear that this is the conference to attend regarding returns. Given the attendees and format, as opposed to other conferences, we anticipate solution-based discussions, less theory. Spend three days immersed in a Returns Management and Prevention 'brain trust'."- Sam Jackson, Program Manager, Reverse Logistics, Target CorporationFor speaking opportunities, please contact Jonathan Massoud at 646.200.7536 or email him at Jonathan.Massoud@wbresearch.com. For sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities, please contact Carly Smiga at Scott Rossen at 646.200.7526 or email him at Scott.Rosse@wbresearch.com.
ProcureCon is designed to meet all your current concerns and challenges in relation to material management & services procurement. Key topics at this procurement conference include the re-emergence of demand, globalization, procurement spend analysis, SRM (supplier collaboration, value & co-innovation), commodity volatility, cost containment and procurement talent development. 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 today!
At SCMchem, chemical supply chain executives gather to realize opportunities for cost reductions, increased effectiveness and preparation for future growth. These past months, you have undoubtedly implemented all of the efficiencies that your team identified. It is time to speak to you industry peers and find out how they have streamlined their supply chains - you are bound to take home ideas resulting in bottom line savings and top-line growth.
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
Now in its 14th year, ProcureCon is the longest-running pan European, cross sector procurement conference for heads of procurement and strategic sourcing professionals. Created by CPOs for CPOs, ProcureCon 2012 will help you deliver cost savings, improve working capital, and preserve supplier viability to gain a competitive edge and achieve top-line growth through procurement innovation and transformation.
The 2nd Annual eDiscovery Readiness for Federal Government was held at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, VA, Nov 29-Dec 1, 2011. The 3-day training conference focused on data and records management strategies for CIOs, CTOs, General Counsel and Records Managers in federal and government agencies. The 2011 event featured presentations from thought leaders like: Michael Fucci, Associate General Counsel, US Department of Defense, Frank Konieczny, CTO, US Air Force, Jeff Huskey, CIO, Federal Trade Commission, Maria Campo, Senior Counsel for Litigation, US Patent and Trademark Office, Miriam Nisbet, Director, Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), NARA. For speaking opportunities at our 2012 conference, please contact James Hodges, conference producer, at 646-200-7476 or email him at James.Hodges@wbresearch.com. For sponsorship opportunities at our 2012 conference, please contact Paul Massoud at 646.200.7490.
Future ISR is a 2 day C4ISR conference and exhibition that offers valuable new insight on how to maximise the utility of existing joint ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) assets while still developing future capabilities. Future ISR conference aims to add momentum to NATO-led C4ISR transformation initiatives by defining current best practice across the military and civilian C4ISR community Developing and setting requirements in close collaboration with industry interoperability across multiple nations. The main theme or the event is network enabled capability and intelligence sharing.
Now in its 6th year, Human Capital Management: Federal (HCMF) 2012 provides an interactive training forum for all human resources directors and agency leaders to share important human resource strategies, best practices in talent management, innovative ideas in recruitment, and best-in-class retention strategies.
Running since 2001, The Defense Logistics conference has become a set date on the calendars of 650+ logisticians and has proven to be an influential forum of great logistics minds in the U.S. There has never been a more urgent time for you to join your fellow logisticians across the services, agencies and in the private sector to ensure that our logistics capabilities are the best they can be. As a nation at war, we must continue to be efficient in logistics to maintain the effectiveness of our Force – to provide the right materials at the right time and in the right place.Early bird discounts are available for military, government agencies and qualified manufacturers.
DGI is Europe's largest annual gathering dedicated to high-level discussion addressing the major challenges of the defence and government geospatial intelligence community. Bringing together Heads of Geospatial Intelligence, GIS, Remote Sensing, Operations, and Imagery and Analysis, the conference provides a unique forum to discuss and debate the development of geospatial intelligence capabilities across the globe.Addressing the use of geospatial information in scenarios such as international conflicts, humanitarian disasters, crime, security, border control, arms treaty monitoring and global climate change, a fundamental objective of the event is to help organisations understand how to build the necessary infrastructure and architecture to take advantage of geospatial intelligence capabilities.
Soldier Technology is the only soldier systems modernization conference which combines insight from soldier systems program managers from PEO Soldier, on projects such as Nett Warrior, and the latest soldier technology solutions from industry as well as near real-time operational feedback from end users. The highly researched conference progam features status reports and soldier equipment and systems developments from PEO Soldier including Nett Warrior. The focused soldier systems and equipment exhibition, open to all military as well as conference delegates, showcases leading prime contractors, system integrators and smaller contractors. The main focuses for the event include increasing soldier situational awareness and reducing the cognitive load.