Ardent Partners’ annual CPO Rising 2019 Summit was held on October 29 and 30th at the historic Harvard Club of Boston, in the city’s posh Back Bay district. Simply put, the event was a smash! This year’s Summit hosted just over 120 delegates, who descended upon Boston with the individual goals of learning the latest trends and […]
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Scenes from The CPO Rising 2019 Summit – The CPO Honors Gala (Part 1)
Ardent Partners’ annual CPO Rising 2019 Summit was held on October 29 and 30th at the historic Harvard Club of Boston, in the city’s posh Back Bay district. Simply put, the event was a smash! This year’s Summit hosted just over 120 delegates, who descended upon Boston with the individual goals of learning the latest trends and […]
CPO Honors 2019 Winners
BOSTON – Ardent Partners, a leading analyst firm focused on supply management, hosted the fourth annual CPO Honors Gala, in Boston yesterday. During the ceremony, sponsored by Tradeshift, Ardent Partners presented awards for outstanding performance and execution in the last year – “The CPO Honors” – to a variety of high achievers including Chief Procurement Officers and […]
The CPO Rising Summit Returns to Boston with Powerful Procurement Insights!
Leading Procurement Executives from Johnson & Johnson, DuPont, Rio Tinto, and More Convene to Share Experiences and Best Practices BOSTON, October 29 — Today, more than 140 Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other procurement executives convene at Boston’s elegant Harvard Club to discuss best practices, learn about emerging market trends, and collaborate with like-minded peers. The fourth […]
Meet Shelley Stewart, Jr., CPSM and CPO Rising Hall of Famer at CPO Rising 2019!
Shelley Stewart is participating on the CPO Panel on Day One of the CPO Rising 2019 Summit. Here is a brief profile we wrote about him a few years ago when he was inducted into the CPO Rising Hall of Fame. CPO Rising Hall of Fame Class of 2017 Inductee: Shelley Stewart Jr. Shelley Stewart […]
CPO Honors 2019: And the Finalists are…
The Fourth Annual CPO Honors Gala Dinner will be held at The Harvard Club in Boston on October 29th at 6:15 pm with a celebratory Happy Hour starting at the conclusion of Day One of the CPO Rising Summit. The Dinner is an opportunity to celebrate the procurement profession and recognize excellence in the field. Tickets […]
Throwback Thursday: Welcoming Back Gregg Brandyberry, CPO Rising Hall-of-Fame Inductee, to CPO Rising 2019
Today on CPO Rising, we revisit the long and illustrious career of Gregg Brandyberry, former Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) of Takeda and GSK, and one of three members of the CPO Rising Hall of Fame Charter Class of 2016. Gregg emceed our inaugural CPO Honors Awards Gala dinner two years ago and has played integral roles in every CPO Rising summit. Gregg will […]
CPO Rising 2019 Speaker Profile — Hal Good, Procurement Luminary and Inaugural CPO Rising Hall of Fame Member
Ardent Partners is pleased to welcome Harold “Hal” Good, a lifelong procurement practitioner, procurement “luminary”, and inaugural CPO Rising Hall of Fame member, to CPO Rising 2019. Hal will host and facilitate a number of round table discussions on Day 1 and day 2 of the event, and bring his signature social media skills to bear (we […]
One Week Left to Submit Your Nominations to CPO Honors 2019!
The CPO Honors Gala and dinner, which will follow Day 1 of the CPO Rising 2019 Summit on October 29, will recognize Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and their teams for outstanding performance and execution over the last year. Ardent will reveal the winners of its industry achievement awards following a lively cocktail hour and a multi-course dinner fit for kings […]
Throwback Thursday: What CPOs Are Saying About the CPO Rising Summit
We think the CPO Rising Summit is a fantastic opportunity to meet like-minded, career-driven procurement executives, share best practices, and help us all continue to push the profession forward. We’re not the only ones! Here are a few sample quotes from CPOs who have attended in the event: “The technology sponsors are all very interesting, the speakers […]