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Melissa Drew

Manager, North America Ariba Practice Leader
KPMG US

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Day 1: (Practitioners Only Day): Mastering Procurement Operations

Monday, November 2nd, 2015

17:00 Interactive Roundtable Discussions (2 rotations)

After a busy day of active listening, keynotes and networking, take control of your own event experience. This is your opportunity to network with industry peers with very similar challenges, interests and responsibilities as you discuss niche topics in a small group setting facilitated by a subject matter expert. After 30 minutes, you will be able to choose a second topic to participate in.

TABLE 1: In Depth: How To Build A Successful Strategic Sourcing Organization From The Ground Up In Turbulent Times

Hosted by: Viet Ho, Chief Procurement Officer, Russell Investments

TABLE 2: In Depth: Leading Procurement With A Project Management Approach

Hosted by: Wade Lyons, Vice President of Global Procurement, Teleperformance

TABLE 3: Becoming More Strategic With Market Analysis

Hosted by: Ara Postik, Business Development Manager, IBISWorld

TABLE 4: P2P Optimization

Hosted by: Melissa Drew, Director Procurement Center of Excellence, Retail and Manufacturing

TABLE 5: Shared Services: How To Create a Best-In-Class Shared Services Organization

Hosted by: Tim Westendorf, SVP, Finance Shared Services Strategy and Operations, Mastercard

TABLE 6: Navigating Uncertainty Around New Laws And Regulations

Hosted by: Jay Brun, Principal Sourcing Analyst, MISO

TABLE 7: You’ve Got Your Data, Now What? Unlocking The Value (And Savings) In Your Organization’s Energy And Resource Data

Hosted by: Maria Murphy, Client Manager, Schneider Electric

TABLE 8: In-Depth: Transforming Operational Procurement

Hosted by: Michael Precia, Head of Business Development, the Americas, IBX Business Network

TABLE 9: Topic TBD

Hosted by: David Roberts, CEO, Teligistics

TABLE 10: Getting Help, Additional Support And Executive Sponsorship For Your Procurement And Sourcing Groups

Hosted by: William Dorn, Vice President, Operations, Source One

TABLE 11: New Drivers Behind Meetings Management

Hosted by: Dane Risley, VP Enterprise Event Marketing, Cvent