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Now in its 6th year, Aberdeen's Chief Procurement Officer Summit continues to build on its reputation as the premier event for global procurement executives to learn, network, and discuss the strategies needed to extend the broad transformation of their organizations. Interactive sessions will focus on best practices for top-of-mind topics including expense management; contingent labor management; strategic meetings; compliance; collaboration; key perspectives from a CPO power panel, and more.
"Aberdeen's Chief Procurement Officer Summit consistently convenes a truly elite gathering of procurement and supply chain executives to share their best practices and network with an unrivaled group of their peers," says Andrew Boyd, President, Aberdeen Group. "This year's event offers our most comprehensive, industry-leading roster of presenters yet: true visionary thinkers and executive-level presenters who are ready to share their strategies for success."
Industry veteran Lamar Chesney, Executive Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer, SunTrust Banks, Inc., will kick off the Summit with the keynote address: The State of Procurement and the Role of the CPO. Additional confirmed Speakers currently include:
- Peter Connelly, Chief Procurement Officer, Leggett and Platt
- Kristen Dixon. VP of Business Services/Global Procurement Services, State Street Corporation
- Denise Foley, VP, Purchasing, AutoNation
- Kathy Hinton, Senior Vice President of Procurement, Fannie Mae
- Todd W. Kimpton, Assistant VP, Corporate Procurement,
JM Family Enterprises - Robert Marinelli, Chief Strategic Sourcing Officer, Guardian Life Insurance
- John Mayes II, Assistant VP & Chief Procurement Officer, Yale University
- Todd Snelgrove, Global Manager, Value, SKF Group
- John Sorci, VP, Global Operations, Symantec
- Ruben Taborda, CPO Medical Device & Diagnostics and VP of Supplier Diversity, Johnson & Johnson
- Paula Tolliver, VP of Purchasing, The Dow Chemical Company
- Kate Vitasek, Faculty, Center for Executive Education, College of Business Administration, Author, Vested Outsourcing, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
- Mike Wilding, Chief Procurement Officer, Rent-A-Center
Summit Sponsors and Partners include JVKellyGroup, Inc.; Starcite; Coupa; Deutsche Bank; IQ Navigator; Allegis; E2open; Iasta; ProcureStaff Technologies; and the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing.
Complimentary registration is available for qualified procurement, financial and operations executives. To apply for a complimentary pass please visit: http://summits.aberdeen.com/index.php/cpo.html
For summit sponsorship opportunities, visit http://summits.aberdeen.com/index.php/Chief-Procurement-Officer-Summit/2010-cpo-summit-sponsors.html
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