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Wade Lyons

Vice President of Procurement
Teleperformance USA Group

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

Monday, November 2nd, 2015

16:40 Presentation: Leading Procurement With A Project Management Approach

In procurement today, project management is becoming ever more important as a key skill in your toolkit. In a time when procurement is increasingly integrated with the business, you want to spend your limited resources where you make the biggest difference.

Which projects to take on?- Finding the right balance
Best practices in prioritizing and advancing projects taken into development
Structurally reassessing your project pipeline on a continuous basis in line with changing business priorities
Using your project management platform as an effective cross-functional communication and reporting tool

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