The 11th Pan-European Strategic Sourcing Event

“ProcureCon has become THE annual European procurement event, there is no competition in my mind”
Gordon Crichton, Director, Institut du Management de l’Achat Industriel (MAI)

ProcureCon is the leading pan-European procurement event and provides you with a unique opportunity to hear from procurement leaders how they have approached and resolved key challenges, benchmark with your peers and others from cutting edge sectors, get practical, hands on details on specific operational issues, and benefit from numerous networking opportunities. 

The ProcureCon 2008 Advisory Board

ProcureCon is truly an event for procurement professionals, designed by procurement professionals

	Gordon Crichton, Director, Institut du Management de l’Achat Industriel (MAI)		Mike Zealley, Procurement Solution Leader, Atos Consulting
	Barbara Lavernos, Head of Purchasing, L’Oreal		Jules Goffre, Vice President, A.T. Kearney
	Luis Ferreira, Corporate Procurement Director, EDP

What’s New And Improved At The 2008 Forum?

• Sustainability Focus Day on 4th November and Supply Chain Finance Masterclass on 7th November
• More CPO-Level Speakers Than Ever Before!
• More Senior Procurement Participants Than Ever Before!  Over 250 expected in 2008
• 2nd Annual ProcureCon Awards
• New, improved venue on Lake Geneva
• Even More Opportunities For Interactive, Focused Networking & Discussions, including:
  • CPO Clinic – CPOs can once again attend our exclusive pre-event CPO Clinic, on the evening of the 4th November
  • Sector-focused Workshops and Roundtables
  • Champagne Roundtables on 5th November - An opportunity to discuss your most pressing issues in intimate, informal champagne roundtable sessions at the main conference, ensuring you meet the right people and gain real-world perspective from your peers.  Back by popular demand, even more time has been allocated for these Roundtables in the agenda.
  • Interactive Voting Panel on the 5th November – Every delegate will have an interactive voting tool to vote in and then see immediate results to the key procurement issues of the moment, which will be discussed by our leading panel
  • Focused Afternoon Workshops – An opportunity to join afternoon Workshops on the 5th November, limited to 30 participants, which will allow you to benefit from a truly deep dive perspective into key topics
  • Cocktail Reception and Gala Awards Dinner on 5th November

Confirmed Speakers Include:

• Lawrence Jackson, former CPO of Wal-Mart
• Julian Jessop, Chief International Economist, Capital Economics
• Hans Melotte, Vice President, CPO, Johnson & Johnson
• Neil Rogers, CPO, BT
• Ton Geurts, CPO, AkzoNobel
• David Pritchard, CPO, HSBC
• Hanne Goebel, Group Purchasing Manager, Heineken
• Giles Breault, CPO, Novartis
• Caroline Booth, CPO, Lloyds TSB
• Pedro Martinez, CPO, NH Hotels
• Jon Kirby, CPO, Astrazeneca
• Dirk Karl, CPO, ING
• John Fitchett, Director, Procurement and Supply Chain Capability, Rolls Royce
• John Henke, Professor of Marketing in the School of Business Administration at Oakland University and President, Planning Perspectives
• Gordon Crichton, Director, Institut Du Management De L’Achat Industrial (MAI)
• Sebastian Kahlmeyer, Vice President Business Administration Global Procurement Services, Siemens
• Paul Andrew, Best Practice Implementation Manager, UK Supply Chain, E.ON UK
• Tim Tolhurst, CPO, Firmenich
• Professor Peter Hines, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Lean Enterprise Research Centre, Cardiff University
• Clive Gallery, Dean, MBA Institute
• Nigel Topping, Head of Supply Chain, Carbon Disclosure Project
• Jean-Noël Puissant, Director Procurement Planning, Philip Morris International Management SA
• Joseph Sandor, Hoagland-Metzler Professor Of Practice In Supply Management, Eli Broad School of Business, Michigan State University

Attend ProcureCon 2008 and benefit from insight and practical case studies into key topics including:

• Sustainability – Learn how you can put in place tools and processes to accurately measure your company’s carbon footprint, and practical steps to offset it or minimise its impact. Also get a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of lean supply chain principles and six sigma and how to marry these with your sustainability agenda
• Global Sourcing And Spend Visibility – Learn from best in class procurement organisations what steps you need to take to become ‘best practice’ in spend visibility, supplier relationships and risk management globally and increase your strategic focus on key category management
• Demonstrating the increasing strategic value of procurement internally and externally – how can you convince top management, internal stakeholders and key suppliers of the strategic value (beyond just cost savings) that procurement can provide, and how do you measure this additional value? And where does the path of the CPO lead?  Where to next?