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 […]
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Ten Reasons Why You Should Attend CPO Rising 2019
There’s less than six weeks until the CPO Rising 2019 Summit, Ardent Partners’ fourth-annual procurement symposium. Registered yet? There are only a few days left to take advantage of Ardent’s “10-year Anniversary” registration pricing. Why should you attend? Here are 10 reasons why: The unparalleled lineup of top speakers…from Carbonite, DuPont, Johnson & Johnson, TripAdvisor, United […]
CPO Rising 2019 Speaker Profile – Heidi Landry, Chief Procurement Officer, Enterprise Supply Chain, Johnson & Johnson – Part I
Heidi Landry is the Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) for Enterprise Supply Chain at Johnson & Johnson. She joined the company in January 2019 and is responsible for Procurement Enterprise Supply Chain Teams and reports into Len DeCandia, CPO for Johnson & Johnson. Heidi has nearly 30 years of experience in sourcing, procurement, and contract […]
Early-Bird Pricing for CPO Rising 2019 Ends Tonight at Midnight!
The CPO Rising 2019 Summit hosted by Ardent Partners is scheduled for October 29th & 30th at the Harvard Club in Boston. This will be Ardent’s fourth annual procurement-themed executive symposium, and will once again bring together top Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and procurement leaders for a day-and-a-half event focused on innovation, technology, and advancing the procurement function into […]
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 […]
Throwback Thursday: CPO Rising 2016 is History!
Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and events. To commemorate the occasion, we are going to reflect on the firm’s first decade by presenting this weekly “throwback” series that will include a […]
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: 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 […]
The Harvard Club of Boston to Host the CPO Rising 2019 Summit
Ardent Partners is pleased to highlight that the CPO Rising 2019 Summit will return to the Harvard Club of Boston this fall. The prestigious and historic event venue has been named by Boston Magazine as one of the best event venues in Boston. Located in the historic Back Bay neighborhood, the century-old main clubhouse is situated in the heart of […]
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 […]