Speakers and Topics
Theme: Less is More
Welcome to Stockholm
The Purchasing Executive Summit 2010 will be held in Stockholm, starting on Thursday October 7 at 11.00 and ending on Friday October 8 at 16.00.
Keynote Speakers
Sourcing Excellence Program - Purchasing Transformation at Ericsson
Petter Järtby, Chief Procurement Officer, Ericsson
Research and Development – Procurement’s contribution to a competitive Supply Chain
Carlo Costa, Chief Procurement Officer, Pirelli S.p.A.
More for Less – The Tipping Point for BPO Procurement
Leif Bohlin, Head of BPO Procurement, Capgemini
So Act Already – The Unsociable Business of Social Networks
Jon Hanson, Editor of Procurement Insights
Operational Excellence in Procurement
Orchestrating Organization, Processes and Technology at Deutsche Post DHL
Dirk Schneider, Head of Procurement, Deutsche Post DHL
Merger and Acquisition
Procurement Integration at Thomas Cook PLC
Nikolaus Kirner, CPO Thomas Cook PLC
Info Fair
The event's first day will include four interactive sessions focused on different subjects, where all participants will be involved. Each session will have an invited experts giving their views and experience on each subject. The info fair will address subjects such as:
- Proofing the value of Procurement
Collaboration of Finance and Procurement Department - Joint Targets for Sales and Procurement
How to ensure profitability with a collaborative approach - Supply Chain Financing: Make or Bank?
- Understanding the enemy: What are the motivations of a Maverick Buyer?
- Purchasing Driven Innovation
The evolution of the purchasing function role
The hosts of the info fair:
Workshops: How to prepare a BPO business case
On day two, the event will feature workshops focusing on building up an efficient indirect procurement operation. In these workshops participants will discuss different approaches and challenges to get indirect spend under control.
Workshop participants will go through the entire process, discussing and sharing knowledge around questions such as:
- How to deal with the cultural aspects of change?
- How to prepare stakeholders for decision?
- How to put strategy into action?
