Ardent’s third-annual procurement executive symposium, CPO Rising 2018: the Age of Intelligence, is just two weeks away. For Day 1, alone, my team and I have recruited a fantastic lineup of seasoned procurement veterans with nearly a century’s worth of combined experience leading supply chain, sourcing, and category management teams. As we enter the home stretch between now and the event, I wanted to highlight some of the speakers that will give keynote presentations on Day 1.
- Kicking us off will be Stephen Listzwan, Head of Procurement (CPO) of Shire Pharmaceuticals and Ardent Partners’ 2017 “CPO of the Year,” who will deliver a powerful keynote presentation entitled “faster, Higher, Stronger: Building the Data-Driven Procurement Athlete.” Steve’s talk is designed to help CPOs and Procurement Leadership Teams use internal data to get more from their staffs and ultimately build an elite team of high-performers.
- Next up will be Chris Shanahan, Vice-President Global Procurement (“CPO”) & Global Real Estate for Thermo Fisher Scientific, who will give a presentation entitled, “0 to 60: Driving a High-Velocity Procurement Transformation.” Chris will share the key strategies and approaches that he has used to successfully drive a procurement transformation at the speed of business.
- Finally, David Gallaer, Vice President of Category Management at MUFG Union Bank, will deliver the day’s final keynote presentation, “Strategic Category Management: A Vital Part of Corporate Strategy and Supply Chain Optimization.” This presentation looks at how a strategic approach to category management can help sourcing and procurement teams deliver greater value to the enterprise.
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