Agenda

Monday, 2 November

1pm – 4pm GMT

Navigating through Chaos

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Global Insights and a coffee with...
Amanda Davies and Nandini Basuthakur
1:00 pm - 1:15 pm
  • Amanda Davies, Global VP, MGS, Indirect CPO, Mars
  • Nandini Basuthakur, CEO, Procurement Leaders
CEO & CPO Insights
In pursuit of success: CPO – CEO relationship
1:15 pm - 1:35 pm
  • Gilles Andrier, CEO, Givaudan
  • Willem Mutsaerts, Chief Procurement & Sustainability Officer, Givaudan
  • Interviewer: David Rae, Chief Product Officer, Procurement Leaders
Insights from the Ecosystem
Hosted by GEP
1:35 pm - 1:55 pm
  • Faye Shaw, Managing Director – Corporate Shared Services, Serco
  • Moderator: Steve Hall, Head of Partnerships & Digital Engagement, Procurement Leaders

Technology Showcase
Hosted by Basware
1:55 pm - 2:00 pm

During this session delegates will hear from an innovative tech company as they showcase their platform and solution in a practical video demonstration.
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
CPO Challenger Series
Procurement Leadership in the digital era
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Hosted by GEP – Invitation only
  • What are the new competencies needed to support the evolving needs of the business?
  • How procurement leaders can become more agile, experimental and collaborative
Panel discussion
React & Respond
How to work with your CFO to create a value network for the whole business
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Jane Liang, Group Head of Procurement, British American Tobacco
Case Study
Delivering in a downturn Aligning global and regional procurement alongside cross-functional expertise to deliver greater business impact?
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
  • How can you lead with agility and collaboration on a globally strategic and regional level?
  • How can you better leverage collaboration from your internal stakeholders and procurement business partners?
  • How can you join up your categories to leverage innovation from suppliers to increase the rate of change?
    Case Study
    Indirect category leadership case study
    The great reset: agile category management
    2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    • What will our category planning and spend patterns look like in the new normal?
    • Where are the most immediate OPEX opportunities?
    • Have certain categories become obsolete?
    • Do new categories exist yet and should they?
    2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
    Case Study
    A new cultural approach to risk management: lessons learnt for new unknowns
    2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
    • Accelerating risk management approaches to ensure security of supply
    • From category manager to risk manager, a must have for the current climate?
      Case Study
      Are you structured appropriately to support the fast-paced needs of your business?
      2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
      • How to work with your CFO to create a value network for the whole business
      • Do you have a complete understanding of your business goals and requirements?
      • How can you align your operating model better to your business units?
      • How can you use technology to minimize complexity and make supply to the business easier?
      Panel discussion
      Leading digital transformation and measuring success
      2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
      • How to become a master of digitilisation rather than a victim
      • How to implement digital transformation in a time of business change
      • What should a roadmap for digital procurement look like?
      • What are the results of a successful digital procurement transformation?
      3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
      Insights from the Ecosystem
      Hosted by SAP
      3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
      • Christopher Haydon, President, SAP Procurement Solutions
        • Nandini Basuthakur, CEO, Procurement Leaders
      Technology Showcase
      Hosted by IntegrityNext
      3:20 pm - 3:25 pm
      During this session delegates will hear from an innovative tech company as they showcase their platform and solution in a practical video demonstration.
      CPO Spotlight
      Cisco Procurement’s role in times of a pandemic, economic uncertainty, and social unrest
      3:25 pm - 3:45 pm
      Alexandra Lopez, Chief Procurement Officer and VP Global Procurement Services, Cisco
      Panel discussion
      How can we build a business that will thrive in a world of unpredictable and accelerating change?
      3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
      • Bob Murphy, CPO, IBM
      • Amanda Davies, Global VP, MGS, Indirect CPO, Mars
      • Klaus Staubitzer, CPO, Siemens
      • Interviewer: David Rae, Chief Product Officer, Procurement Leaders
      3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
      4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
      Closing remarks
      Day 1
      4:00 pm - 4:05 pm
      David Rae, Chief Product Officer, Procurement Leaders
      Happy Hour
      4:05 pm - 5:00 pm
      4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

      Track 1

      • Global Insights and a coffee with...
        1:00 pm - 1:15 pm
      • CEO & CPO Insights
        1:15 pm - 1:35 pm
      • Insights from the Ecosystem
        1:35 pm - 1:55 pm
      • Technology Showcase
        1:55 pm - 2:00 pm
      • CPO Challenger Series
        2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
      • Case Study
        2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
      • Insights from the Ecosystem
        3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
      • Technology Showcase
        3:20 pm - 3:25 pm
      • CPO Spotlight
        3:25 pm - 3:45 pm
      • Panel discussion
        3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
      • Closing remarks
        4:00 pm - 4:05 pm
      • Happy Hour
        4:05 pm - 5:00 pm

      Track 2

      • Panel discussion
        2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
      • Case Study
        2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

      Track 3

      • Case Study
        2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
      • Panel discussion
        2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

      Track 4

      • Case Study
        2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
      No events available!
      Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4
      1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
      Global Insights and a coffee with...
      1:00 pm - 1:15 pm

      Track 1

      • Global Insights and a coffee with...
        1:00 pm - 1:15 pm
      No events available!

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