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	American Express Global Corporate Services: This business-to-business division of American Express Company helps mid-sized and large companies manage purchases of travel and entertainment (T&E) and other non-production (indirect)goods and services, such as office supplies and temporary labor. It's estimated that companies spend $1.3 trillion annually on these combined indirect operating expenses. American Express Corporate Services offers Corporate Travel Services, the Corporate Card and Corporate Purchasing Card programs. Worldwide, American Express provides commercial cards to more than 100,000 firms and handles corporate travel for more than 50,000 companies.

	BasWare is the global leader in Enterprise Purchase-to-Pay (EPP) solutions with over 1,200 clients in 50 countries. BasWare Enterprise Purchase to Pay is a suite of procurement, invoice automation and travel & expense management solutions that work together to meet your specific requirements from purchase to pay. You can choose the modules that meet your immediate business needs, and add new products as your business develops. Instead of non-integrated point solutions for scanning, invoice processing or purchasing, you benefit from a total, unified solution. BasWare solutions transform manual, paper-based purchasing and payables processes into an automated process that seamlessly integrates with, and complements existing accounting and ERP systems such Oracle, SAP, Lawson, Microsoft, plus 200 more. With an ROI of less than 9 months and applications that have evolved with extensive input from our users, BasWare delivers the most comprehensive Purchase to Pay solutions available today.

	We are Europe’s leading procurement specialists. Procurement is our business. We help your business buy better. Established in 1994, buyingTeam specialises in indirect procurement. Our services help find, implement and manage the opportunities associated with effective purchasing. Our 120 strong team uses expertise in all key indirect categories of spend with capability in financial analysis, change management and purchasing technology, to help our clients. We are the only independent procurement specialist with scale. Procurement is our business. We manage over £2bn of indirect expenditure for our outsource clients, hold £60bn of current procurement data and undertook over 4,000 e-RFIs and e-RFxs in 2007 alone. buyingTeam’s clients are drawn from the private, public and charitable sectors. We help clients including AGCO, British Airways, InterContinental Hotels, Microsoft and Thomson Reuters to buy better. Our work with Universal Music won the Best EU 2008 Outsourcing Excellence Award from Outsourcing Center and Forbes magazine. We look forward to meeting you are ProcureCon Indirect 2009.

	Carlson Wagonlit Travel is a global leader in travel management, helping companies of all sizes optimize their program while providing best-in-class service. Based on a program’s size and scope, we use technology and our expert team to help drive savings while enhancing service and security. Consider: Total travel costs can be reduced by 10% using an online booking tool within a managed program Many companies don’t capture or leverage hotel expenses; typically 30 to 40% of travel costs Traveler compliance is key to data capture: used for air, car, rail, and hotel spend negotiations as well as for emergency traveler tracking Average savings of 20% are achieved through consolidation Integrating meetings/event spend can tap previously overlooked savings opportunities Online, real-time, customized data helps monitor progress, illustrate current savings, and identify future opportunities Explore how we can help you meet your cost objectives: www.carlsonwagonlit.com

	Corbus is a global leader in procurement outsourcing within Soin& Affiliates which is a global enterprise with revenues exceeding $550M. For over last 14 years, Corbus has brought to market the unique capability as well as value proposition in Indirect as well as Direct procurement processes across all spend categories, with guaranteed 20% operational cost reductions in the first year of engagement itself. Corbus has successfully executed services contract exceeding $100M using vast network of alliances in tools and technologies, partnerships with category experts, aggregators. Corbus has also leveraged on its mature outsourcing methodology and ability to use offshore capability for Cataloging, Contract Administration & Procurement Helpdesk and is managing spend of billions of dollars. Its unmatched competence has led Corbus to get recognized among the ‘Top 3 Procurement Outsourcing Service Provider’ globally.

	Denali Consulting is one of the few management consultancies focused exclusively on supply chain management. Our experienced consultants add value from day one – they deliver the deepest and most current insight into strategic supply chain issues in the industry. Denali Consulting’s core areas of expertise are: Supply Chain Assessment, Strategy & Transformation Strategic Sourcing Logistics Optimization eSupply Chain Enhancement Supply Chain Organizational Design & Development

	Denali Intelligence offers subscription-based market intelligence designed specifically for sourcing professionals. Our comprehensive, category-specific market reports help clients develop high-impact sourcing strategies, prepare successful negotiations, and understand important market trends affecting their spend categories. Denali Intelligence offerings include: Category-Specific Market Intelligence Reports Weekly Market News Monthly Market Updates Global Supply Market Research Quarterly Business Unit-Specific Market Summaries Custom Market and Supplier Research Index Development & Tracking

	Fieldglass, Inc. is the provider of InSite(r), the leading unified technology platform for the acquisition of all human capital, including contingent workers, service providers and direct hires. InSite helps companies determine the right worker composition across all labor types and tap into known talent resources, such as alumni, retirees and interns. Global 2000 firms use InSite Contingent, InSite Services and InSite Recruiter to acquire and manage workers around the world. Fieldglass customers, including Allstate, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Metavante, Verizon Wireless and Wyeth, realize program efficiency, control costs, improve worker quality and ensure compliance with corporate and government regulations. For more information, visit www.fieldglass.com.

	Guidant Group, Inc. is US based company which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Impellam plc, a UK based public company. Impellam offers an international network of workforce management services and solutions. Following a decade of dramatic expansion, Impellam serves an international client base. Impellam is an international provider of workforce consulting and human resource solutions offering industry-specific staffing experience and wide-range market services for contingent workforce management. Guidant Group is Impellam’s human capital solutions business. Launched in 2001, the company meets clients' growing demand for services which improve the efficiencies of their people and processes while reducing their costs. Guidant Group's US operation is firmly established with global clients including nine Fortune 500 and others who have achieved increased operational flexibility and lower supply-chain costs while improving the overall quality of their contingent and permanent workforces. Guidant Group, Inc. is a well funded, profitable organization that has the capital and management infrastructure to support global client needs well into the future.

	The HH outsourcing proposition put simply is ‘real’ print management. Or, to be more specific, managing high-profile branded communications across the growing number of marketing outputs. We understand the creative world and strategic marketing with the processes required to take that strategy and execute it into brilliant marketing communications. Our demanding blue-chip clients operate in dynamic B2C & B2B markets such as: Manufacturing; Technology; FMCG; Automotive; Travel & Leisure and Retail Services. HH are independent of print manufacturing, but not detached from it. Our understanding of process and latest technologies ensure that our clients continue to benefit from our unbending commitment and application. Combine our expertise with our global supplier network and you’ve a formidable network of opportunity. Our core business proposition is end-to-end print management services, from post-creative to fulfilment, for marketing collateral, POS and direct marketing materials, including outsourced marketing business services.

	IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 1000 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries worldwide. For more than 44 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. Please visit www.idc.com for more information. IDC Advisory Tools form a growing set of solutions designed to ensure that your technology purchasing and deployment decisions are optimized. IDC has been the pioneer in developing these valuable tools and is the unmistakable leader in the industry for a rigorous, fact-based approach to facilitating IT decision making. Our mission is to turn your IT expenditures into sound investments. Please visit http://www.idc.com/prodserv/itadvisory.jsp for more information.

	IQNavigator is a leading provider of on-demand services procurement software and managed service programs. The company’s award-winning suite of integrated applications enable Global 2000 companies such as Charles Schwab, Entergy, Northrop Grumman, Schlumberger, Shell and Sony Electronics to gain control and visibility into their multi-million-dollar services procurement costs. With proven domain expertise and innovative technology solutions, IQNavigator can help customers quickly and easily turn complex services spend into a new source of value, competitive advantage, and continuous bottom-line improvement. For more information please visit www.iqnavigator.com.

	A recognized leader in Spend Management, JVKellyGroup, Inc. is a complete expense management consulting firm headquartered in New York. Through proven process improvement techniques –coupled with innovation, market intelligence, state-of-the-art technology and breakthrough strategies – JVKG delivers high-impact engagements to drive down clients’ costs. Our solutions offer speed and flexibility to deliver a custom solution that best meets the client objectives and deliver real, bottom-line value. Our flexible engagement model targets the right integration of Technology Solutions, Resources, and Expertise. Technology Solutions JVKG offers a full suite of vendor management systems including eRFX, eAuction, ContractManagement and Performance Management (including dashboards and modelers for Supplier Management and cost avoidance). Resources Our Associate team is comprised of fellow Purchasing Professionals, IT Specialists, Financial Analysts and Project Management experts. Expertise Our professional team holds domain leadership in areas such as Spend Analysis, Profitability Roadmap, Sourcing Strategy, Category Strategy, Continuous Improvement and Risk Mitigation. For more information visit: www.jvkg.com, Phone: (631) 427-2888, E-mail: info@jvkg.com

	ProcureStaff provides specialized software, client-tailored services and sound business solutions that help companies streamline and manage their services procurement needs. ProcureStaff’s proprietary web-based procurement tool, assists clients with managing the entire services procurement life cycle including supplier selection; contract administration; RFx management; electronic requisition; time, fixed-bid and expense capture; spend management; expenditure analysis; and consolidated vendor billing and payment. Our award-winning software can be supplemented with a host of optional on- and off-site business services, enabling ProcureStaff to provide innovative turnkey solutions. ProcureStaff’s overall solution offers clients flexibility and simplicity, while helping them lower corporate contract labor and project services spend, reduce sourcing cycle time and correct inefficiencies in the corporate buying process, ultimately resulting in increased savings and improved performance.

	Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, founded in 1967, is one of the world's leading strategy consultancies. With 37 offices in 25 countries, we have successful operations in all major international markets. In 2007, we generated USD 900 m in revenues with approx. 2,000 employees. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants advises major international industry and service companies as well as public institutions. Our services cover all issue so strategic management –from strategy alignment and new business models, process and organizational structures, to technology strategies. Roland Berger is an independent partnership owned by about 160 Partners. Its global Competence Centers specialize in specific industries or functional issues. We handpick interdisciplinary teams from these Competence Centers to devise tailor-made solutions. At Roland Berger, we develop customized, creative strategies together with our clients. Providing support in the implementation phase is particularly important to us, because that’s how we create real value for our clients. Our approach is based on the entrepreneurial character and individually of our consultants-“It’s character that creates impact”. All employees at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants are committed to our three core values: entrepreneurship, partnership and excellence. Entrepreneurship- We are a network of entrepreneurs who provide pragmatic and practical solutions. Partnership- We build trust-based relationships in our company and work with our clients, and we are committed to constructive teamwork. Excellence- We achieve excellent results and develop global best practices for measurable and sustainable success.

	SupplyStaff focuses exclusively on supply chain staffing and recruiting. We provide innovative workforce solutions in the areas of procurement, logistics, and sourcing. SupplyStaff understands fully the specialized skills, competencies, and attributes required of supply chain professionals. SupplyStaff provides: Contract Services Temp-to-Hire Direct Placements Executive Search

	The smart cube is a global professional services firm that provides customized business and investment intelligence to major corporations, investment banks, private equity firms, and management consultancies throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. The firm has three major divisions: A corporate research group that provides industry- and function-specific research and analysis (including targeted analytics for procurement and supply chain management, strategic planning, mergers & acquisitions and marketing), An investment research group that focuses specifically on equities, fixed income, FX, and commodities, and A Data Analytics group that delivers sophisticated, insightful analyses of client data (consumer, retail, supply chain data and beyond). The firm has offices in Chicago, New York, Detroit, London, Hong Kong, Timisoara and New Delhi. For more information about the smart cube, please visit www.thesmartcube.com.

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