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 […]
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CPO Rising 2019 Speaker Profile – Nisreen Bagasra, Chief Procurement Officer, Veolia North America
Nisreen Bagasra is the Chief Procurement Officer for Veolia North America (VNA) and leads its procurement organization to maximize value and mitigate risk across the company’s supply base, for both direct and indirect spend categories. Nisreen’s team is responsible for managing national suppliers, strategic sourcing, contract negotiations, and compliance to purchasing policies and processes. Her team […]
Throwback Thursday: On Rising in 2018: CPOs and Industry Events
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 […]
Ardent’s 10th Anniversary Discount Pricing for CPO Rising Summit — Ends Tonight!
Loyal followers of Ardent Partners and CPO Rising ought to know by now that we have been celebrating our 10th anniversary this year. As a part of our celebration, and as a special thank you to our community, we have been offering a 10-day anniversary discount on all tickets to the CPO Rising 2019 Summit. It expires […]
Throwback Thursday: Reflections on The CPO Rising 2017 Summit (Part 1): CPOs Rise and Shine
Chief Procurement Officers Rise and Shine at The CPO Rising 2017 Summit When I started working in this industry 18 years ago, there was a tremendous opportunity sitting in front of most procurement departments around the world. Fast forward to today, December 6, 2017, and the exact same thing can be said. I’d like you to […]
Networking is King at the CPO Rising 2019 Summit
Many of the presenters and attendees to this year’s event have led transformation projects at their organization, while others have helped push their departments to Best-in-Class performance. And in today’s uncertain job market (do we hear recession alarms sounding?), it never hurts to expand your own personal business network. Today, networking truly is King, and The […]
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 – Heidi Landry, Chief Procurement Officer, Enterprise Supply Chain, Johnson & Johnson – Part II
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 […]
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 […]