07 November, 2012
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ProcureCon 2012: Europe's Premier Procurement Conference

Join over 250 leading heads of procurement to hear brand-led procurement case studies


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Deliver cost savings and improve working capital to gain a competitive edge and achieve top-line growth through procurement innovation and transformation

Last year, ProcureCon attracted over 250 cross-sector, senior procurement professionals from 22 different countries. Now in its 15th year, ProcureCon 2012 has been stripped down and revamped to only include the critical issues affecting CPOs and Directors of Procurement.

With a brand new speaker faculty consisting of over 40 procurement leaders from across the most relevant industry verticals, who have not presented at other conferences in a similar capacity – be sure to hear the latest best practice case studies, challenges faced and lessons learnt. Book your place now as you won’t be able to access this business intelligence anywhere else!

Improved Features For 2012:

  • 40+ industry thought leaders share with you their latest top-line strategies, with ‘real’ examples of procurement best practice, challenges faced and lessons learnt
  • 21case study presentations sharing candid insight into what really drives the procurement strategies of the world’s leading corporations
  • 6 KEY strategic and practical takeaways to be provided by each speaker – giving you even more to feed back and implement today!
 Europe's premier procurement event for heads of procurement & strategic sourcing professionals. Discover the latest procurement best practice & procurement strategy at ProcureCon 2012     2011 Agenda - Request Your CopyEmail us now to request the official Conference Brochure and list of confirmed participants! The brochure provides full details of the 21 brand-led case studies, speaker details plus an exclusive interview with Mark Adams, VP of Toyota Motor Europe!


HEADS OF PROCUREMENT FROM THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES ATTENDED IN 2011:

Hewlett-Packard DSMGroupe La Poste
TNOThe Scotts Miracle-Gro CompanyInnospec Limited
SyngentaFirmenichAlmirall
Nationale NederlandenBritish American TobaccoBarilla G. e R. Fratelli Spa
Nordea Bank ABAmgenFirmenich
Minet TechnologiesUniversal MusicImerys
Financial Times BDR ThermeaProcter & Gamble
Rolls RoyceUnited BiscuitsCameron Limited
Air FranceF.Hoffmann-La Roche AGAchats Service
Cofely GDF SuezContinental AGPhilips
Dixon Retail GroupKONE Corporation Accenture
Cable & Wireless Bayer GlaxoSmithKline
McBride GroupMillicon International Cellular Swift SCRL
BAE SystemsCapital One UKElekta Ltd
Electricity Supply BoardBTNokia
Coty IncKraft Foods Europe Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie
MTS GroupLANXESS Deutschland Frito-Lay Trading Company
SiemensUniCreditGoodyear Dunlop Tires Europe
Kimberly-ClarkNetwork RailClifford Chance
Compass GroupSyngentaDanone
Summit Energy Services, IncSAPHewlett-Packard
Napp PharmaceuticalsSummit EnergySchindler Management AG
Mobile TeleSystems OJSCNB Ventures Inc dba GEPBASF
SABICAvivaCorbus
McCormickPfizerLufthansa
Lucite International Group MarsEaton Corporation
Nestle France SASOrangina Schweppes Starbucks Coffee Company
Toyota EuropeAer LingusAnheuser-Busch
Rio TintoImplementMaersk
WärtsiläBabcock International GroupCarlsberg Group Procurement
BPTate & LyleRhodia UK Ltd

Just some of the senior delegates at ProcureCon 2011:

 
Executive Vice President Global Indirect PurchasingRolls Royce
Global Procurement DirectorBP
Group Procurement DirectorBDR Thermea
Group Procurement DirectorUnited Biscuits
Procurement DirectorMars
Procurement DirectorOrangina Schweppes

Here's a selection of last year's speakers and what they discussed:

 Europe's premier procurement event for heads of procurement & strategic sourcing professionals. Discover the latest procurement best practice & procurement strategy at ProcureCon 2012

Thierry Bellon
CPO, Air France
Drawing on his experience of creating synergies from the Air France and KLM merger, Thierry will show you how to drive efficiencies within the context of post-M&A integration.
 Europe's premier procurement event for heads of procurement & strategic sourcing professionals. Discover the latest procurement best practice & procurement strategy at ProcureCon 2012Andy Collopy
Global Procurement Director, BP
In his current role at BP, Andy is responsible for procurement of non-hydrocarbon spend, totalling more than $2 billion worldwide. His session will equip you with proven transformation strategies to deliver agile & responsive procurement capabilities.
Europe's premier procurement event for heads of procurement & strategic sourcing professionals. Discover the latest procurement best practice & procurement strategy at ProcureCon 2012 David Manning
Group Finance Director, Universal Music
David will provide you with a thorough assessment of the rationale for completely outsourcing the procurement function – get a step-by-step guide of the decision making process and lessons learnt so far. 
 Europe's premier procurement event for heads of procurement & strategic sourcing professionals. Discover the latest procurement best practice & procurement strategy at ProcureCon 2012Maggie Robinson
Procurement Director, Mars
Maggie will be discussing the relationship between the procurement and finance functions, demonstrating how to forge and sustain a mutually beneficial partnership between the CFO and CPO in order to deliver value to the business.
 Europe's premier procurement event for heads of procurement & strategic sourcing professionals. Discover the latest procurement best practice & procurement strategy at ProcureCon 2012Francesco Rizzieri
Head of Sourcing Strategic Planning, UniCredit
Don't miss Francesco's Focus Day case study, which will show you how to develop the right approach to sourcing goods & services competitively by considering price volatility and anticipating market movements.
Europe's premier procurement event for heads of procurement & strategic sourcing professionals. Discover the latest procurement best practice & procurement strategy at ProcureCon 2012 Martin Wolf
Chief Economics Commentator,Financial Times
Our special guest Martin Wolf will give you an up-to-the-minute insight into the latest macro-economic trends, with a particular focus on the state of play within the commodities market.


Request the Conference Brochure for full details of what topics will be discussed at ProcureCon 2012, plus the full speaker list

Other Expert Speakers Include:

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  • Vicky De Baere, Purchasing Group Manager, GBS Purchases, Procter & Gamble
  • Martin Kunz, Vice President, Global Sourcing, Ahlstrom Corp
  • Michael Brewis-Levie, VP Consulting, GEP
  • Jacob Gorm Larsen, Head of E-sourcing, Maersk Procurement
  • Alexander Mutter, Head of Trade & Supply Chain Solutions, Deutsche Bank
  • Oliver Cock, Group Director of Procurement, Compass Group
  • Larry Beard, Procurement Transformation, Tate & Lyle
  • Les Ball, Vice President SCM EMEA, Eaton Corporation
  • Fabrice Saporito, CEO, Sievo
  • Erik Dam, Global Purchasing Director - Packaging, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
  • Antti Ruutu, Head of NPR Sourcing, KONE Corporation
  • Alex Klein, Vice President, Efficio
  • Martyn Lawns, General Manager Procurement EMEA, Rio Tinto
  • Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
  • Guy Strafford, Client Director, buyingTeam
  • Tony Pringle, Regional MD for UK & Ire, Bureau Van Dijk
  • Jason Evans, VP Sales for Supply Chain Services, Corbus
  • Peter Wright, Global Strategic Sourcing Director, Amgen
  • Jean-Christophe Deville, GM of Supplier Production Preparation, Toyota
  • James Ratcliff, Director of European Procurement, Kimberly-Clark
  • Karl McEneaney, Head of Procurement, Capital One
  • Colin Maund, CEO, Achilles Group Limited
  • Herke Suhr, Senior Director of Technology, IT Procurement, Philips
  • Remko van Hoek, CPO, Cofely GDF Suez
  • Robert Douglas, CPO, Dixon Retail Group
  • Glenn Edwards, Head of Procurement Policy, BT
  • Steve Kakouros, Supply Chain Strategist, Hewlett-Packard
AND MANY MORE! Email us for a full list

Meet the Keynote Speakers

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Oliver Cock
Director of Group Procurement, Compass Group

Oliver reports into the CEO of Compass Group, and is responsible for driving forward the Procurement Function across Compass globally. External expend [read more]
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Thierry Bellon
SVP Purchasing & Chief Procurement Officer, Air France

Thierry Bellon has been working with Air France since 1984.After several positions in the field – ground services, sales&distribution, [read more]
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Jean-Christophe Deville
General Manager of Supplier Production Management, Toyota Europe

TOYOTA Europe, Purchasing Brussels, since March 99 General Manager, Supplier Production Management (70 people, based in Belgium, UK &T [read more]
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Martyn Lawns
General Manager Procurement EMEA, Rio Tinto

Responsibility for managing 350 procurement & warehouse staff in 26 facilities across Europe, Middle East & Africa, wi [read more]
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