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 […]
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Great Speakers Fill the Agenda at the CPO Rising 2019 Summit – October 29 & 30
Learn from and Network with Top Procurement Executives Ardent has booked an unrivaled team of CPOs from leading companies like Johnson & Johnson, Panasonic, TripAdvisor, Enel Green Power, Carbonite, Veolia, and Avon, to share the strategies and approaches they’ve developed over their illustrious careers. We’ve also booked, not one but three CPO Rising Hall of […]
Throwback Thursday: Highlights from the CPO Rising 2017 Summit!
As we gear up to take the field for CPO Rising 2019 in two months, we can’t help but reflect on how successful (and fun) are these CPO Rising events. Like good scotch or fine wine, it gets better every year. And so, in case you missed the event or this highlights video from 2017, we’re sharing […]
CPO Rising 2019 Speaker Profile – Bill Browning, Director of Procurement at Carbonite
Bill Browning is the Director of Procurement at Carbonite. He has 15-plus year track record of driving cost savings and efficiencies through effective sourcing, negotiation and vendor management strategies. At Carbonite, Bill oversees the management of over $120M across all indirect spend categories as he continues to design and build out the newly-established Procurement function that […]
Announcing Ardent Partners’ Distinguished Speaker Lineup for CPO Rising 2019
Ardent Partners is excited to announce the speaker lineup for our 4th annual CPO Rising procurement executive summit, which will return to the Harvard Club of Boston (Back Bay Clubhouse) on October 29 and 30 of this year. There will be some fresh faces, as well as some familiar names appearing this year, as we continue Ardent’s […]
Announcing the Agenda for CPO Rising 2019 Procurement Executive Summit
In 2019, the procurement profession still has momentum and is more critical to business operations and results than ever before. But, a decade of Ardent Partners research shows that the profession is also approaching a performance plateau. Breaking plateaus and launching into a new performance trajectory demands new and innovative ideas and approaches. It also requires […]
That’s A Wrap on the CPO Rising 2018 Summit!
Ardent Partners’ CPO Rising 2018 Summit was held on November 7 and 8 at the historic Harvard Club of Boston in the city’s posh Back Bay district. And while the event is over, the team at Ardent Partners is still going over all of the great presentations and discussions of which we were a part. This year, Ardent had […]
Third Annual “CPO Rising” Event Kicks Off With Powerful Procurement Insights
Leading Procurement Executives from Thermo Fisher, Bain Capital, Rio Tinto, and More Convene to Share Experiences and Best Practices BOSTON, November 7 — Today, nearly 125 procurement professionals and executives will convene at the elegant Harvard Club in Boston’s historic Back Bay district to discuss best practices, learn about emerging market trends, and collaborate with […]
CPO Rising 2018 Speaker Profile – Stephen Listzwan, SVP and Head of Procurement (CPO), Shire Pharmaceuticals
The Road to Procurement Like so many other Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), Steve Listzwan, the senior vice president and head of procurement at Shire Pharmaceuticals (and the recipient of CPO Rising’s 2017 Leadership/CPO of the Year award), began his career outside of the profession. He earned a BS in Civil Engineering from Union College and for the first five years of […]
Ardent Partners Announces “CPO Rising 2018” Procurement Summit
Ardent Partners Announces “CPO Rising 2018” Procurement Summit Day-and-a-Half Executive Symposium to Highlight Technology, Innovation, Intelligence, and the Transformation of the Procurement Function BOSTON — With the modern enterprise facing a new “age of intelligence,” in which data and insights are promoted as profound tools to succeed, the typical procurement function finds itself at the […]