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Delegate Breakfast

7:30 to 8:00

Featured Session

8:00 to 9:00

Break 9:00 to 9:30

Sessions 1 thru 49:30 to 10:20

Break 10:20 to 10:35


Lunch / Featured Session

The Age of Symbiosis:

Thriving in the Digital EcosystemAvasant

11:45 am to 12:30 pm

Workshops 4 thru 6 12:45 to 2:00


Break 2:00 to 2:15 Break 2:05 to 2:20


Break 3:10 to 3:40

Delegate Breakfast

7:30 to 8:00

Delegate Breakfast

7:30 to 8:00

Golf Tournament

Lunch at 12:00

Golf Begins at 12:30

Global Digital

Innovation Council Open To All Delegates

4:00 to 5:30

Sourcing Governance

Tools and Technologies Open To Buy-side

Delegates Only

9:15 to 10:15

2017 Global Summit

Amelia Island, FL

Monday

March 13

Tuesday

March 14

Wednesday

March 15

Thursday

March 16

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Featured Sessions Fireside Chat

Digital Disciplines:

How the New IT is DifferentJoe Weinman, Author, Cloudonomics and

Digital Disciplines

RPA in Action: The Robot Behind the

CurtainHonda, Symphony, Denali,

PeopleTicker, Blue Prism

Self-Sourcing:

Collapsing the Services Supply ChainMBO Partners and SIG

8:00 to 9:00

Break 9:00 to 9:15

Sourcing Governance

Tools and Technologies Open To Buy-side

Delegates Only

9:15 to 10:15

Moving the Sphere of InfluenceGoogle

8:00 to 9:00

9:15 to 10:00

Break 10:00 to 10:30 Break 9:00 to 9:30

Break 10:20 to 10:35


Networking Lunch

Lunch / Featured Session

Workshops 1 thru 310:30 to 11:45

ERT Program

10:30 to 3:30



Break 3:10 to 3:40

Latin America as a

Sourcing DestinationLatAm Alliance

11:25 am to 1:00 pm 11:25 am to 1:00 pm

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Break 2:05 to 2:20

Workshops 7 thru 9

2:15 to 3:30

Dinner & Networking

7:00 Drinks & Dinner

More Details and Registration at: sig.org/summits

Break 3:30 to 3:45 The Power of Positive LeverageVantage Partners

3:40 to 4:30

Speed Networking 3:45 to 5:15

Break 4:30 to 4:45

LatAm AllianceOpen to All

4:45 to 5:35

Workforce SourcingOpen to Buy-side Only

4:45 to 5:35Break

Dinner & Special Entertainment

7:00 Drinks & Dinner


Break 4:30 to 7:00

Early Registration

6:00 to 8:00Opening Night Celebration

7:30 to 9:30

10:00 to 10:30

12:00

Global Digital Innovation

Council Meeting

Open to All Delegates

Magonlia B

5:30 to 6:00

6:00 to 8:00


Break

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Golf Scramble Tournament

Lunch Starts at 12:00

Event Starts at 12:30

4:00 to 5:30

Break

Early Registration - Check In To Summit

Magnolia Foyer in the Amelia Island Conference Center

Monday March 13

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9:00 to 10:00

Sourcing and Governance: Tools and Technologies

Council Meeting

Open to All Buy-side Delegates

Magonlia B

Break

10:30 to 11:30

Third Party Risk Management

Council Meeting

Open to All Buy-side Delegates

Magonlia B

6:00 to 7:00

7:00

7:30

9:00 to 9:15

Workshop 1 Workshop 2 Workshop 3

Leveraging Data for Innovative

Procurement Analytics

Ready or Not, Here Come the New

Lease Accounting Standards

Innovative Labor Procurement: Blending

a Contingent and Contract Workforce

BravoSolution JLLBD Biosciences /

Canon Business Process Services


Redesigning Procurement for Agility

Evaluating the Financial Health of

Private Suppliers to Maintain Resilient

Operations

Self-Sourcing: Providing Access to

Quality Talent and Millions in Savings

Tradeshift Rapid Ratings Southwest Airlines / Beeline

2:00 to 2:15


Sourcing Transformations that Drive

Business and Strategic Objectives

Elevating Procurement's Status: Where

Spend and Brand Management Meet

Beyond RPA: Revamping Operations

with New Digital Process Models

Mattel / Avasant Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group / Zycus TBA / NelsonHall

3:30 to 3:45

3:45 to 5:15

5:15 to 7:30

7:30 to 9:30


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12:45 to 2:00

Break

2:15 to 3:30

Break

Speed Networking

Amelia Ballroom

Break

Opening Night Celebration

Sunrise Café and Deck, Sunrise Building

Session Categories

10:30 to 11:45

11:45 to 12:30Lunch / Networking

Amelia Ballroom

Break

9:15 to 10:00

Featured Session:

Moving the Sphere of Influence

David Natoff, Head of Procure to Pay, Google

Bernd Huber, Manager Sourcing Center of Excellence, Google

Amelia Ballroom

Tuesday March 14

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Morning Three-Mile Beach Run

Meet in Hotel Lobby

Summit Registration Opens

Magnolia Foyer

Delegate Breakfast

Amelia Ballroom

8:00 to 9:00

Featured Session:

Digital Disciplines: How the New IT is Different

Joe Weinman, Author

Amelia Ballroom

Sourcing

Outsourcing


Governance / Compliance

Talent Management

Supplier / Performance Management

Disruptive Digitization

7:00

7:30

9:00 to 9:30

Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4

The X Factor: How a Variable

Workforce Model Drives Cost Savings

and Business Flexibility

Outsourcing Your Workforce

Management Program: Real Stories

of Transformation

Vendor Management Risk Mitigation:

The Importance of Having a

Formalized Methodology

Are You Ready for Robots in

Procurement?

Cognizant / Monsanto / TalentWaveFIS Global / Informatica /

Compass Rose AdvisorySunLife / Hiperos EdgeVerve Systems Limited

10:20 to 10:35


Slavery in Supply Chains: the Risks,

the Realities and the Impact on

Global Business

A Rock Star Approach: Establishing a

Global Financial System for

Procurement Alignment

Services Procurement for the Next

Generation

Getting Hacked: How to Minimize

Losses by Understanding Security

Options

CH2M / LexisNexis Sony Music / Determine Allegis Global Solutions NTT Security


Proving Sourcing's Value: Using

Analytics to Implement Top-Down

Performance Management

On Cloud Nine: Best Practices for

Contracting of Cloud Services

Building a Flexible and Agile

Procurement Organization

Adapting Today's Legal Function to

Meet Tomorrow's Needs

Caesars Entertainment /

Denali Group Advisory

Cardinal Health /

Baker & McKenzieTBA / GEP EY

2:05 to 2:20


Contracting for Agile Software

Development

Cutting through the Noise: A

Pragmatic Look at Artificial

Intelligence

Run with the Best: A Risk-Based

Approach to Third Party Risk

Management

Building a Frictionless Contingent

Labor Process through Advanced

VMS Technology

Hilton / Mayer Brown TBA / CoupaTD Bank /

ONTALA Performance SolutionsDiscover Financial / DCR Workforce

3:10 to 3:40


Navigating External Workforce

Management: A Case Study with

Willis Towers Watson

In the Board Room: Providing Better

Business Outcomes with Sourcing

and Procurement at the Table

Want to be Ready for Big Data?

Make Sure to Control Small Data First!

Growing Pains? What You Can Do

Now to Improve Your Provider

Relationships

Willis Towers Watson / SAP Fieldglass VSP Global / Scout RFP SynerTrade TimeWarner / Enlighta

4:30 to 7:00

Drinks

Dinner & Special Entertainment

Amelia Ballroom


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1:15 to 2:05

Break

2:20 to 3:10

Break

3:40 to 4:30

Break

7:00 to 9:00

Break

9:30 to 10:20

Break

10:35 to 11:25

11:25 to 1:00

Lunch / Networking

The Age of Symbiosis: Thriving in the Digital Ecosystem

Kevin Parikh, Founder and Global CEO, Avasant

Amelia Ballroom

Session Categories

Wednesday March 15

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Magnolia Foyer

Delegate Breakfast

Amelia Ballroom

8:00 to 9:00

Featured Session:

RPA in Action: The Robot Behind the Curtain

Honda North America, Symphony Ventures, Denali Group, PeopleTicker, Blue Prism

Amelia Ballroom

Sourcing

Outsourcing



Talent Management



6:00 to 7:00

7:00

7:30

9:00 to 9:30

Session 24

The Secret Weapon in the War

for Talent

SourceAmerica

10:20 to 10:35

Session 28

A Category Management

Journey

TBA / Denali Sourcing Services

2:05 to 2:20

3:10 to 3:40

4:30 to 4:45

7:00 to 9:00Drinks

Dinner & Networking

Pepper's Mexican Grill & Cantina, Downtown Fernandina Beach (Transportion Provided)


Break

4:45 to 5:35

LatAm Alliance

Open To All Delegates

Workforce Sourcing Council

Open To All Buy-side Delegates

Magnolia A Magnolia C

Break

3:40 to 4:30

Featured Keynote

The Power of Positive Leverage

Danny Ertel, Founding Partner, Vantage Partners

Amelia Ballroom

AdobeNational Bank of Canada /

Genentech Roche / GSOSBoeing

Town Hall: Insight Swap on Sourcing

Trends and Best Practices

Give Your Sourcing Relationship Just What the

Doctor Ordered with Sourcing Health Checks

Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Data

Breach? How to Define Your Optimal Risk

Cloud Solution

Break

2:20 to 3:10

Session 32 Session 33 Session 34

United Nations; DESA /

Global Sourcing CouncilJLL (buy-side)

Greater Toronto Airports Authority /

Neo Group

Doing Good: Embracing Sustainability

as a Risk Mitigation and Innovation

Strategy

Supplier Diversity: Aligning for SuccessProactive Governance Driven by Data and

Analytics

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1:15 to 2:05


11:25 to 1:00

Lunch and Featured Session:

Latin America as a Sourcing Destination

LatAm Alliance

Amelia Ballroom

Contrary to Popular Belief,

Procurement Can Work Outside the

Norm

The Game Changers of 2017:

RPA, AI and Algorithms

The Partnership Between

Procurement and Marketing: A

Blueprint for Success

FL BlueSIG Resource Center Thought

Leaders CouncilNTT Security (buy-side)

Break

10:35 to 11:25


A Journey to Procurement Success

through Category Segmentation

Transforming the Talent Supply

Chain with Self-Sourcing

Life at the Edge: Navigating the

Vested/Managed Services

Border

PwC (buy-side) Ecolab / MBO PartnersUniversity of Tennessee /

Morgan Lewis

Session Categories

Break

9:30 to 10:20


Thursday March 16A

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Morning Three-Mile Beach Run

Meet in Hotel Lobby


Magnolia Foyer

Delegate Breakfast

Amelia Ballroom

8:00 to 9:00

Featured Session:

A Fireside Chat on Self-Sourcing…Is it a Blessing or a Curse for the Services Supply Chain?

Gene Zaino, President and CEO, MBO Partners

Amelia Ballroom

Board Meeting | 1:15 to 3:30

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Sourcing

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Talent Management



SIG Global Summit | 13-16 March 2017 Session Descriptions

For more information, please visit www.sig.org/summits

Keynote Session: Digital Disciplines: How the

New IT is Different

Joe Weinman, Author A variety of technologies such as cloud, big data,

social, mobile, cognitive computing and the

Internet of Things are enabling entirely new

approaches to business strategy and the creation

of unparalleled customer value across many

verticals. This presentation will highlight four major

"digital disciplines"--information excellence, solution

leadership, collective intimacy and accelerated

innovation--that leaders such as GE, Nike, Procter &

Gamble, Netflix and Burberry are currently using.

Information excellence complements and

supplants operational excellence; solution

leadership connects products and services to the

cloud and enables new business models; collective

intimacy uses algorithms to enable personalization

and contextualization; and accelerated innovation

is the evolution of open innovation to global

networks of solvers. This keynote will start the

conversation on how IT is different and why it’s

important that you understand these digital

disciplines.

Keynote Session: Moving the Sphere of

Influence

Google Discover where Google's Procurement team is in its

journey to becoming a trusted partner and the

guardian of value across the business. This session

will highlight different options for governance and

spend policy structures in order to deliver

comprehensive sourcing strategies, reach

significantly higher spend, better align in a holistic

view with Finance and hold business teams

accountable for delivering opportunities within their

area. The presenters will offer insightful viewpoints

and lessons learned while managing competing

priorities in a dynamic environment.

You will learn:

How to be a trusted business partner and

guardian of value

Key philosophies and spend governance

practices

Practical advice for managing competing

priorities

RPA in Action: The Robot Behind the Curtain

Honda North America, Symphony, Denali

Group, PeopleTicker, Blue Prism

You've heard of RPA and may understand the

concept, but do you know what it actually takes to

bring a robot to life and apply it to a common

procurement task? In this session and throughout

the Summit, you will have the chance to see RPA in

action.

Leading RPA pure play Symphony Ventures will

work with SIG members Honda North America,

Denali Sourcing Services, and PeopleTicker to

automate a common business process using Blue

Prism. Over the course of the Summit, we will digitize

- right before your eyes - the manual and paper-

based process of identifying, selecting, hiring and

onboarding a skilled worker. In real-time we will

demonstrate how to liberate a talent acquisition

professional from transactional tasks and allow

them to do what they do best - discover and

source high-end talent.

Throughout the course of the Summit, we will check

in regularly with the project team, to see exactly

how a process goes from a business case to a live

robot. Attendees will also have a chance to visit the

team as they craft and configure the robots in a

dedicated Configuration Lab onsite. The project will

wrap up with a final presentation, showing what

was achieved over the course of the event. On a

deadline to program a robot in real-time, the 'RPA

in Action' event is unlike any Summit session we've

ever presented.

Keynote Session: The Age of Symbiosis: Thriving

in the Digital Ecosystem

Avasant Innovative digital technologies have a

transformational impact on business and society.

How can organizations remain relevant in the

Digital Age? In this session, sourcing thought leader

Kevin Parikh, Founder and Global CEO of Avasant,

will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing

different industries in the new age of digital

disruption. He will explore topics such as: how digital

is changing today’s workforce across various

industries; how corporations can compete against

disruptive innovation; how rapidly businesses are

embracing digital transformation; who the digital

customer actually is and how he/she is different

from a traditional customer; how the sourcing and

procurement functions are impacted by digital

technologies; and more.



Keynote Session: A Fireside Chat on Self-

Sourcing…Is it a Blessing or a Curse for the

Services Supply Chain?

MBO Partners In this session, contract talent thought leader Gene

Zaino, President and CEO of MBO Partners, and

Dawn Tiura, CEO of SIG, will discuss the rise of self-

sourcing and what it means for the traditional

services supply chain. Specifically, the session will

provide an overview of how enterprises are

streamlining their talent supply chains by leveraging

independent workforce trends that enable self-

sourcing talent directly. Audience members will

have the chance to submit questions for the experts

to answer.

Topics may include:

The rise of the independent workforce

Uncovering savings by flattening key

segments of your services supply chain

Cloud-based platforms that enable efficient

direct-to-talent access

Talent marketplaces vs. preferred and

private talent networks

The need for compliant contract talent

engagement and risk mitigation

The competitive advantage of becoming a

client of choice

Futureproofing your contract talent strategy

Keynote Session: Keynote Session: Latin

America as a Sourcing Destination

LatAm Alliance Now more than ever before, there is a spotlight on

outsourcing, and more specifically offshoring. While

one argument suggests that the U.S. keep all

manufacturing onshore, most in the industry

recognize the importance of exploring offshore and

nearshore alternatives in order to reduce costs and

enhance value. Latin America is growing in

prominence in its partnership with U.S companies for

its IT/BPO services. This panel discussion will focus on

the benefits of offshoring to LatAm and will address

common questions like, what are the key services to

partner with Latin America companies for? What

are the benefits LatAm brings versus other global

regions? Why is it critical for US companies to

diversify and strategically adopt LatAm as an

IT/BPO partner?

Keynote Session: The Power of Positive

Leverage

Vantage Partners Procurement negotiation strategies are mostly

about leverage: how to get more, how to use what

you have and how to take theirs away. But in a

world where we must deliver competitive

advantage and not just cost savings, being able to

help suppliers succeed provides even greater

leverage than the ability to impose costs or take

away revenue. What does it take to become a

customer of choice, and is it worth it?

Global Digital Innovation Council

Council Meeting Open to All Delegates Open to all Summit delegates. The GDIC (Global

Digital Innovation Council) is a forum for business

executives who are interested in collaborating and

sharing best practices on how to leverage sourcing

and digital innovation to address pressing business

issues and opportunities. GDIC meets onsite prior to

SIG's Summer & Fall Summits to share their

experiences, and review Business initiatives that

GDIC Members could collaborate on, through

digital innovation. The meeting features cutting

edge and practical insights on AI, Automation,

Design Thinking, Cyber Security amongst other

topics. For more information, contact Anupam

Govil , Avasant Partner at

[email protected].

Sourcing and Governance: Tools and

Technologies

Council Meeting Open to All Buy-side

Delegates In this session, the moderator and attendees will

focus on Sourcing Governance Tools and

Technologies. The session will further unveil the

mission and objectives of a SIG Working Council on

this topic, including members and future meetings.

The purpose of this Working Council is to ensure that

you have a resource to turn to when using or

assessing specific sourcing and governance tools

and technologies; network and develop

relationships with subject-matter experts, thought

leaders and practitioners; develop and understand

how enterprises use sourcing and governance

technologies to drive value throughout the Procure-

to-Pay value-chain; stay apprised of how

transformational technologies can either simplify or

add complexity to the procurement environment,

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especially with the proliferation of advanced

technologies and platforms.



Delegates In this session, the moderator and attendees will

focus on Third Part Risk Management. The session

will further unveil the mission and objectives of a SIG

Working Council on this topic, including members

and future meetings. The purpose of this Working

Council is to bring together those professionals that

are interested in collaborating and sharing best

practices in Third Party Risk Management of their

complex business relationships; provide a

professional networking and relationship

development environment; involve key industry

regulatory agencies or other entities that have a

direct and critical bearing on optimizing the

business value the organizations can achieve

through effective, efficient and compliant best

practices in Third Party Risk Management.

Workforce Sourcing Council


Delegates This is the first meeting of a new council designed to

bring together sourcing professionals tasked with

the procurement of various components of their

organization's workforce. This council will serve as a

means for both the providers and buyers of these

services to share their experiences and exchange

best practices. Through a series of discussions and

working groups; educational whitepapers, research

and webinars; as well as in-person events, this

council will become the go-to source for the best

information specifically for Procurement

Professionals. The workforce of most major

organizations can no longer function effectively

with only employees of that organization

performing the work. They must augment their

workforce with various forms of non-employees;

Agency temporaries, Consultants, Freelancers and

others working on projects defined by a statement

of work. In order for organizations to efficiently

engage these workers they must employ systems

and suppliers that conform to a program designed

and fulfilled by procurement. Working

collaboratively with other departments like human

resources, finance, legal and the lines of business,

sourcing must understand all of the dynamics at

play in order to create a series of venues for

obtaining the best talent, at the right price and just

in time. During this session the council will decide on

the initial priorities and review the results of the

survey completed by SIG members on this subject.

LatAm Alliance

Council Meeting Open to All Delegates Open to all Summit delegates. The LatAm Alliance

Council consists of sourcing leaders on the buy-side,

advisory and sell-side with an interest in providing

thought leadership, sharing best practices and

networking opportunities with those currently, or

considering, sourcing IT or business process services

from Latin America. The Council meets twice a

year, in conjunction with SIG’s Global Summits, to

explore topics and areas of common interest to the

membership while providing an environment for all

to share, learn and collaborate. During this session,

the Council will discuss plans for 2017 including

areas of focus based on the results of the latest

membership survey. Additionally, the group will

have a chance to kick-off the conversation with a

presentation from the Neo Group on Latin

America's current ability to compete in the IT/BPO

services industry. For more information, contact

Rosana Leary, LatAm Alliance Executive Director at:

[email protected].

Leveraging Data for Innovative Procurement

Analytics

TBA / BravoSolution Procurement executives regularly confront the issue

of how data can be used to help with risk

mitigation, strategic cost management and more.

This session will explore the types of problems and

questions they face and how they can benefit from

the application of analytical solutions. In addition,

we will cover emerging cognitive solutions that help

drive real-time decision-making and predictive

sourcing capabilities.

You will learn:

How to ask the right questions to determine

the correct analytical insights

How to combine spend management with

other sources of data

How to work with new sources of data (e.g.,

social media, open source data) to support

supplier analytics, technology trends and risk

metrics

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About the concept of "innovative data

leveraging" as a core dimension for building

analytics capabilities

Ready or Not, Here Come the New Lease

Accounting Standards

TBA / JLL For the past ten years, changes in lease accounting

have been purported to be on the horizon. In 2016,

the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board

(FASB) and the International Accounting Standards

Board (IASB) finally issued the new standards, which

have a significant ripple effect. These new

standards fundamentally change how any

organization with leases (including real estate and

equipment leases) will: manage lease negotiations;

administer the leased portfolio; determine whether

to lease or own assets; and conduct financial

reporting - all while impacting technology, tools

and governance.

You will learn:

The key elements to the changes in lease

accounting

How the new changes will impact decision-

making, including lease vs. buy decisions

How to be compliant with the new changes

How to create a detailed, actionable

roadmap, including preparation checklists

Innovative Labor Procurement: Blending a

Contingent and Contract Workforce

Becton Dickinson / Canon Business Process

Services In this session, we will discuss an innovative way to

blend contracted services and contingent labor to

create a win-win-win condition for business

managers, procurement and contract workers. The

contingent model is great but when business

managers spend too much time recruiting, on-

boarding and training non-employee workers they

cannot do their jobs, which leads to problems such

as not meeting production output, missing

schedules, lower quality and unhappy customers.

Contracted services provide reliable quality output

but require advanced planning and time to ramp

up and down. Combining the best of services and

contingent models results in a reliable workforce,

higher quality, lower cost and operational flexibility.

The presenters will discuss how to create a

comprehensive solution by highlighting a case

study on the use of external labor in the supply

chain and corporate services.

You will learn:

Why business managers are not happy with

the contingent workforce process

How and why one particular organization

blended contingent workforce with

contracted service

The challenges, benefits and processes to

make the blending of services and

contingent workers a success

An area of business (labor skill) where this

model works well

Redesigning Procurement for Agility

TBA / Tradeshift In today's highly unpredictable, competitive and

digital environment, we all know that only

businesses that are responsive, adaptable and

agile will thrive...but what is procurement's role in

enabling this? Is it to stay laser focused on delivering

savings or is it much more? Agility comes in many

shapes and sizes, from market intelligence and

access to data, to supplier relationships and

innovation. It's time for procurement to go from the

department of cost-cutting to the enabler of agility.

You will learn:

What agility means in the context of

procurement and why it matters

Why information and collaboration are key

to enabling agility

How disruptive technologies help

procurement create value for the business

Why traditional procurement approaches

need to be redesigned

Evaluating Financial Health of Private Suppliers

to Maintain Resilient Operations

Rapid Ratings Private companies account for 70-80% of the

critical suppliers in your third-party ecosystem, yet

most organizations don't actually evaluate the

financial risks of private suppliers with the same rigor

or consistency as they do with public ones. Attend

this session to understand the options available for

analyzing the financial data of private companies

and how the financial health of these companies

can help your company maintain resilient

operations and business continuity.



You will learn:

How to recognize the link between financial

health and business resiliency and continuity

Why public and private companies should

be evaluated on the same basis

The importance of obtaining financials for

private companies

How to obtain financials for private

companies

Self-Sourcing: Providing Access to Quality

Talent and Millions in Savings

Southwest Airlines / Beeline You need direct access to talent without the risks of

online marketplaces or the cost of traditional

staffing. But with all the talk about self-sourcing,

how do you choose a solution that fits best with

your business? Are you taking everything into

consideration before making a decision? In this

session, you will learn how to make sure that

candidate profiles are current, track negotiations,

ensure rates and markups are transparent, and

comply with policies and processes for payment.

You will learn:

Pros and cons of online talent platforms

How self-sourcing differs from traditional

models

Sourcing Transformations that Drive Business

and Strategic Objectives

Mattel / Avasant In this session, you will hear strategies and

approaches being utilized by business leaders

today that drive IT transformation through sourcing.

This session is catered to business leaders who are

working with one or more external organizations to

drive innovation into their company. The discussion

will address trends, strategies and examples of what

is being done by leading organizations.

You will learn:

The latest trends in transformational sourcing

The key hurdles to designing and

implementing solutions

Examples of success stories at industry

leading organizations

Elevating Procurement's Status: Where Spend

and Brand Management Meet

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group / Zycus

Procurement teams are notoriously task-

focused...heads down, applying spend

management best practices to deliver sustainable,

measurable business value...but they rarely focus on

communicating that value to business stakeholders.

This session will highlight best practices for creating

and delivering value, as well as share branding

techniques procurement leaders are using to

quantify their contributions. We will also show you

how leading-edge companies are attaining trusted

business advisor status by delivering messaging that

resonates with C-Suite constituents throughout the

organization.

You will learn:

Strategies for maximizing procurement value

creation across source-to-pay

Applications leveraging technology

innovations to create transparency in the

procurement process and engage

stakeholders

Best practices for aligning procurement

goals to enterprise-wide goals and initiatives

Proven techniques for establishing,

reinforcing and measuring procurement's

brand

Beyond RPA: Revamping Operations with New

Digital Process Models

TBA / NelsonHall Over the past few years, Robotics Process

Automation (RPA) has rapidly become a key tool

for automating operations. However, RPA is just the

start of the journey and is now being combined with

additional Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tools to

bring a new meaning to digitalization. This session

will analyze the journey and outline the potential for

moving beyond RPA to apply new digital process

models to outsourced processes and shared

services organizations.

You will learn:

How operations can be transformed to

become more digital in nature

The impact of digitalization on

organizational competitiveness

How to combine internal and external data

to enhance operational effectiveness

The X Factor: How a Variable Workforce Model

Drives Cost Savings and Business Flexibility

Cognizant / Monsanto / TalentWave



A variable workforce model can attract scarce

talent, while driving significant cost savings and

enhancing enterprise flexibility. But how do today's

procurement professionals partner with their HR

colleagues to determine the ideal mix of traditional

versus flexible workers (independent contractors,

freelancers, temp workers)? This is the "million-dollar

question" for most procurement teams, but it is hard

to answer because talent demand is not static and

is constantly in flux. Where do best-in-class

organizations draw the line between full-time

employees and flexible workers...and if your

organization isn't using flexible workers, should you?

You will learn:

The value of a total talent model that

leverages an independent workforce

How to find the ideal mix of traditional vs.

contingent workers

When and where to leverage a contingent

workforce

How to mitigate risks involved with the

contingent workforce

The strategic value of building a talent

community

Vendor Management Risk Mitigation: The

Importance of Having a Formalized

Methodology

SunLife / Hiperos Today many organizations are coming under

increased regulatory pressures causing them to

reevaluate and formalize their risk management

strategies. In this presentation you will learn how

one company, Sun Life, has developed a unique

approach and formalized their vendor

management by correlating inherent risk by line of

business and used technology to provide a

transparent view into all vendors across the entire

organization.

You will learn:

Vendor management best practices for risk

mitigation

How a formalized vendor management

process prepares organizations for

regulators

How leaning on technology can help

automate the vendor management process

Slavery in Supply Chains: the Risks, the Realities

and the Impact on Global Business

CBRE / LexisNexis Throughout global supply chains, forced labor and

other exploitation exist. This modern slavery is

generally concealed and receives inadequate

prevention, policing and prosecution. Failure to

address modern slavery supply chain risk can lead

to reputational, financial and strategic damage for

your organization. In this session we will discuss the

risks you face in your supply chain, as well as the

strategies and procedures that help identify and

reduce them.

You will learn:

Facts and figures of modern slavery in

supply chains

Ethical labor issues

Global standards on business and human

rights

Why construction firms of all sizes should

respond to modern slavery commitments

and legislation

What a good ethical sourcing practice

should look like including policies and

processes to consider

How to measure progress and demonstrate

success

A Rock Star Approach: Establishing a Global

Financial System for Procurement Alignment

Sony Music / Determine Sony Music Entertainment has established a global

financial systems strategy using a standard SAP

template that aligns Procurement for a common

footprint. This strategy has been deployed in 27

countries and is planned to roll out to all Sony Music

territories. In adopting this approach, several

challenges have been addressed pertaining to

controlling cost, standardizing a purchasing

solution, managing critical services spend,

globalizing data and declining industry revenue. As

a result, there is now one global purchasing solution

for all five continents of operation. They have also

streamlined invoicing through one shared services

center, improved supplier relationships and gained

real-time visibility on the businesses through

budgets. All of this has resulted in one global version

of truth.

You will learn:

How to manage complexity based on

global requirements



Best practices for aligning Finance and

Procurement needs

Benefits of standardizing financial systems

and processes

How global organizations are positioning this

strategy for the future

Getting Hacked: How to Minimize Losses by

Understanding Security Options

NTT Security Getting hacked is now a matter of when, not if. As

a result, the ability to detect and respond to

attacks before significant damage is done has

become one of the most important issues in

information security today. A wide variety of attack

defense tools and services are available with new

technologies and capabilities being introduced

regularly. In this session, we will take a look at the

important considerations for organizations seeking

to monitor their network security via in-house

resources, commercial tools and/or managed

security services. This will include important factors

that will dictate the cost and effectiveness of

security monitoring efforts.

You will learn:

The importance of detection and response

for cybersecurity

The costs and considerations for in-house vs.

managed security

The considerations and caveats for

advanced analytics capabilities

Proving Sourcing's Value: Using Analytics to

Implement Top-Down Performance

Management

Caesars Entertainment / Denali Group Advisory In this session, the presenters will discuss how to build

a bridge from Procurement to the CFO's desk, with

your stakeholders in tow. You will learn how to cut

costs and improve efficiency by using visual

analytics to monitor performance across all levels of

sourcing. Finally, you will be provided tips on how to

transform your big data into meaningful goals that

drive actions and create strategic initiatives.

You will learn:

How to build KPIs to drive sourcing

operational efficiency, savings effectiveness

and spend management

How to find the real metrics that CFO,

Procurement leadership and stakeholders

care about

How to map multiple data sources and cut

through large amounts of clutter to build

effective reports and prepare visual

analytics effective for all audiences

On Cloud Nine: Best Practices for Contracting

of Cloud Services

Cardinal Health / Baker & McKenzie Operating in the cloud is no longer a theoretical

concept. It is standard protocol and comes with

complexities and issues. But you can maximize your

efficiency in resolving next generation issues in

contracting for cloud services. By understanding

the interests of buyers and sellers of cloud-based

solutions and the complex issues they raise,

contracting parties are best able to negotiate

appropriate agreements. This presentation is

intended to help you identify the key issues

presented by various types of cloud offerings - from

software as service (SAAS), to platform as a service

(PAAS) to infrastructure as a service (IAAS). You will

also learn how leading companies resolve these

issues - both from a provider and buyer perspective,

as well as domestically and around the globe. As

these offerings become more customized and as

they are combined to create multi-layered

solutions, understanding the issues they raise and

how to effectively resolve them through the

contracting process becomes ever more critical.

You will learn:

When a license is appropriate and when it is

not

How to navigate the multinational

complexity of cross border data flows

Best practices for structuring multi-party

cloud solutions

Effective ways to negotiate standard terms

Building a Flexible and Agile Procurement

Organization

Bristol Myers Squibb / GEP

Run with the Best: A Risk-Based Approach to


TD Bank / ONTALA Performance Solutions Effective risk management is a "long game" built on

expertise, experience and hard work. Attend this

session so you can learn how to get in and stay in



the game. The presenters will show you how to

move beyond a typical vendor management

strategy and build a roadmap to systematically

evolve your program. You will receive tips on

engaging stakeholders and leading change, and

will also hear how to avoid common mistakes.

These industry leaders will share current and

emerging best practices, relevant experience,

advice and lessons learned so you can get a head

start on your third party risk management program.

You will learn:

How to build a roadmap for your program

Business benefits and the risk of not investing

Current and emerging best practices of

third party risk management programs

Tips for stakeholder engagement and

program adoption

Contracting for Agile Software Development

Hilton / Mayer Brown Creating software using an Agile Software

Development ("ASD") methodology is not a new

concept, but it is rapidly gaining popularity.

Software developers believe that ASD yields

workable code sooner and in a more efficient

manner. However, clients and their legal teams

may be uncomfortable from a contracting

perspective with an approach that is often light on

upfront specifications and relies more on

collaboration and trust between the client and

developer. While cumbersome and arguably

inefficient, the traditional waterfall approach is easy

to memorialize in contractual language due to its

linear nature. Nonetheless, contracting for ASD

requires some fresh thinking. There are contractual

mechanisms that clients can implement to reduce

the uncertainty under the ASD approach while still

reaping the benefits of this collaborative

methodology.

You will learn:

What ASD is and how are clients using it

Pricing mechanisms to increase the

likelihood of delivery while preventing

gouging

Benefits and drawbacks of easier

termination rights and ways to ensure

project completion

How to use warranties despite upfront

specifications

Building a Frictionless Contingent Labor Process

through Advanced VMS Technology

Discover Financial / DCR Workforce VMS technology has become a staple within

enterprise organizations over the last 20 years. This

key enterprise system is now advancing far beyond

the scope of the "req-to-check" process. In this

session you will learn about transformations in VMS

platforms that leading enterprises can leverage

today. This is a great session for those responsible for

staying on top of services procurement within their

organization.

You will learn:

About seamless globalization (languages,

currencies, laws)

The full lifecycle SOW (Statement of Work)

About real-time integration with enterprise

platforms

The latest innovations (Mobile, AI, Big Data)

in VMS technology

Navigating External Workforce Management: A

Case Study with Willis Towers Watson

Willis Towers Watson / SAP Fieldglass Rather than hiring workers as traditional full-time

employees, market changes including globalization

and access to talent are steering organizations to

engage more external workers and services

providers. Scaling from hundreds to thousands of

workers during peak season, Willis Towers Watson is

an example of a business that heavily relies on this

talent pool. In this interactive session, we will walk

through Willis Towers Watson's flexible workforce

management program, highlighting the steps it put

in place pre-implementation to support a successful

program.

You will learn:

Business drivers for engaging flexible workers

How to shape a value proposition that aligns

with your business

How to obtain buy-in from critical

stakeholders and the need for internal

marketing

How to identify appropriate measures to

track the progress and success of your

implementation



In the Board Room: Providing Better Business

Outcomes with Sourcing and Procurement at

the Table

VSP Global / Scout RFP Sourcing and Procurement (for the most part) finally

have the proverbial seat at the table. But for

sustainability and long-term strategy, the question is

how do we maintain our position with priorities and

agendas that are constantly shifting? In this session,

the presenters will share ideas on how to leverage

your company's culture, vision and values as well as

technology to provide better business outcomes.

You will learn:

Best practice tips to manage shifting

budgets, priorities and outcomes

Prioritization strategies that will help your

team translate supplier data to actionable

results

How to tie sourcing and procurement

activity directly to business impact

Want to be Ready for Big Data? Make Sure to

Control Small Data First!

SynerTrade In a 2016 Oliver Wyman/SIG benchmarking study

about data quality, 60% of the organizations

surveyed self-reported that they were bad at

managing small data. Contributing factors to this

issue included mergers and acquisitions or

decentralized structures, which inhibit data

transparency and prevent companies from using

levers like data bundling to improve purchasing

output. Using case studies, we will demonstrate a

reliable way to produce clear, accurate and

dependable data as a basis for making strategic

decisions, and will specifically explain the

algorithms and rules-based approach (with no fuzzy

logic) to clean more than 99% of data.

You will learn:

Why most organizations struggle in small

data quality

About potential solutions for producing

reliable and clean data

Why it is more important to clean "Small

Data" before tackling the issue of "Big Data"

Services Procurement for the Next Generation

TBA / Allegis Global Solutions The world of work has changed and your services

procurement spend is screaming to be managed.

Due to the rapid growth in the contingent

workforce, it is critical for both cost saving and

compliance initiatives to be managed efficiently.

Building a holistic talent landscape while gaining a

better understanding of how work actually gets

done are just two examples of how to achieve this.

Join this session if you are a category manager or

have the responsibility for indirect spend and leave

with next generation best practices on how to

effectively manage your organization's services

procurement spend.

You will learn:

How to build a holistic talent landscape

while gaining more insight into how work

gets done

How to make informed decisions on the

most effective and efficient ways of

delivering labor to your organization

Cutting through the Noise: A Pragmatic Look at

Artificial Intelligence

TBA / Coupa It seems like everywhere you look, artificial

intelligence and machine learning are being talked

about. Although many believe it will fundamentally

change the future of work, it is still unclear how it will

specifically be applied in the daily lives of sourcing

professionals. In this session, we will cut through the

noise and explore practical and real-world

applications of machine learning in spend

management. We will look at this subject

realistically with a lens of the practical rather than

theoretical. You will walk away with a good

understanding of what all the buzz is about, why it is

important and how it will impact your spend

management initiatives in the near and long term.

You will learn:

The differences between artificial

intelligence, machine learning and deep

learning

Machine learning principles

Practical applications of machine learning

in spend management

Future trends to watch

Adapting Today's Legal Function to Meet

Tomorrow's Needs

EY The legal function of any business is unique with

specific nuances and must be approached in a



careful, well thought out manner. Legal services are

largely specialized or personalized and are an

atypical trade of technical legal expertise,

interpersonal dynamics, risk and money. EY

approaches legal transformation with a two-

pronged methodology featuring both a sourcing

event and an organization redesign to drive savings

and adoption. The benefits of this approach

include cost savings, increased compliance,

increased legal coverage and improved visibility

into both spend and volumes.

You will learn:

The benefits of undertaking a legal

transformation in your business

A two-pronged approach for driving

improvements

Key considerations and lessons learned

through multiple client examples

A Journey to Procurement Success through

Category Segmentation

PwC (buy-side) In this session you will learn a model for segmenting

spend categories based on their importance to

your organization. You will also learn what actions

can be taken on the various categories based on

which segment they belong to. Finally, you will be

invited to share your own perspectives to enable

attendees to learn from each other.

You will learn:

A framework for segmenting spend

categories

The benefits of category segmentation

The activities one can perform once

categories are segmented

Lessons learned from both the presenters

and your session peers

Transforming the Talent Supply Chain with Self-

Sourcing

Ecolab / MBO Partners The way we work is rapidly evolving…and so is the

way enterprises procure talent. Traditional methods

of having a preferred list of vendors that recruit and

place contingent labor is not only inefficient but no

longer cost effective. Today's professional talent

have choices in not only which companies they

want to work with but also how they want to

engage. As job search technologies have changed

from the early days of job boards to today's niche

freelancer management systems, likewise

candidates have taken more control of finding their

right position, right now. Understanding this

changing dynamic will allow you to transform not

only how you procure talent but also how you can

significantly drive down costs in your talent supply

chain by self-sourcing independent talent.

You will learn:

Market trends and projections

How industry leaders are responding

How highly skilled talent view their

opportunity pipeline

How to transform your talent supply chain

Life at the Edge: Navigating the

Vested/Managed Services Border

University of Tennessee / Morgan Lewis Organizations that have made the shift to a Vested

Outsourcing model have proven that the leap to

highly collaborative win-win supplier agreements

can lead to unprecedented and significant

benefits for both suppliers and customers. But when

is a Vested business model a good fit for your

organization? And what is the difference between

a Vested and a Managed Service/Performance-

Based contract? After a brief review of the seven

sourcing business models described in "Strategic

Sourcing in the New Economy: Harnessing the

Potential of Sourcing Business Models in Modern

Procurement", the speakers will lead a highly

interactive discussion and provide a practical,

actionable guide on using relational contracting

principles that can be leveraged for managed

services deals across multiple business models to

help you get the most value from your sourcing

initiative.

You will learn:

The seven sourcing business models

How to tell which model fits your deal

How to apply relational contracting

principles to drive value in your sourcing

How to think like a value creator

Contrary to Popular Belief, Procurement Can

Work Outside the Norm

FL Blue Every industry and function has a set of beliefs and

(written or unwritten) "rules" to follow and

Procurement is no different. This session will highlight

a contrarian view to some beliefs held by



procurement professionals as well as our approach

to supply chain management, business relationship

management and employee engagement. The

session may even enable you to think differently

and see a new way to run an organization.

You will learn:

Several core beliefs that the Florida Blue

Procurement team does not follow

Key insight into our management of the

procurement function

Results from thinking outside the box

The Game Changers of 2017: RPA, AI and

Algorithms

SIG Resource Center Thought Leaders Council Separately, these three technologies - Robotics

Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligence (AI)

and Algorithms - are changing the face of work as

we know it. This session will identify what you should

and will need to know in order to be successful.

SIG's Sourcing Resource Center (SRC) Thought

Leaders Council is presenting the first in a new series

of groundbreaking insight for members. We will

explore: the basics of RPA and how it differs from

other forms of process automation; how AI relates

to RPA and how they are in use today; and what

Algorithms are and why they are part of the

discussion. Using case studies from the trenches, we

will discuss the benefits, risks and lessons learned

and help you become more informed on these

emerging technologies.

You will learn:

How to speak knowledgeably about RPA, AI

and Algorithms with beneficial resources to

guide your journey

Real world case studies of successful

adoption

The benefits, risks and lessons learned from

the frontline

The Partnership Between Procurement and

Marketing: A Blueprint for Success

NTT Security (buy-side) An ultimate goal of Procurement is to become a

trusted advisor and partner to the business.

Marketing is traditionally one of the most difficult

category areas in which to achieve this. At NTT

Security, Procurement's relationship with Marketing

has evolved from non-existent, to engaged, to a

trusted partnership. We will review a case study of

the relationship with an event planning vendor

which demonstrates the evolution of this

relationship, and the benefits of developing a

deeper partnership.

You will learn:

How to become a trusted advisor to the

business

The benefits of a partnership between

Procurement and Marketing

The outcomes of Procurement being a

trusted advisor to the business

Doing Good: Embracing Sustainability as a Risk

Mitigation and Innovation Strategy

United Nations; DESA / Global Sourcing Council In 2015, world leaders came together at the United

Nations and adopted a global plan to fight

poverty, inequality and injustice, protect our planet

and ultimately improve our collective future. Called

the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the

plan is predicated on 17 Sustainable Development

Goals (SDGs), which use laymen's terms to define a

better world. If the plan is to succeed over the next

15 years, the private sector is required to play an

important role. Supply chains in particular offer

significant opportunities to make a difference, yet

studies have shown that few companies have yet

to embrace sustainability in any kind of meaningful

way. Although many companies make public

claims about embracing sustainability in their

strategies, these verbal commitments filter slowly

into supply chains for implementation, and only a

handful have provided concrete actions plans. This

session will provide an imperative for sustainability,

and will showcase best practices in embracing

sustainability in supply chains.

You will learn:

How to frame sustainability as a risk

mitigation process, innovation strategy and

business opportunity in supply chains

About the UN 2030 Agenda, 17 SDGs and

the role of private sector supply chains

Qualitative and quantitative benchmarks for

embracing sustainability in supply chains

What's to come on the road ahead,

including trends, best practices, challenges

and opportunities



Proactive Governance Driven by Data and

Analytics

Greater Toronto Airports Authority / Neo Group Current governance frameworks are built around

traditional sourcing models using labor rate cards to

measure performance against contractual SLAs

(Service Level Agreements). But traditional

governance models have limitations. While they

have contributed to the overall efficiency of

workflow processes, businesses cannot rely

anymore on traditional models that may be

susceptible to subjective analysis and have a

reactive approach. Risk managers often overlook

the power of information that comes from data. This

session will elaborate on how to manage

information and leverage analytics.

You will learn:

What information areas are key to creating

a robust governance framework

How to identify potential risks and

opportunities in current processes/vendors

How to leverage analytics to derive

objective and actionable insights

Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Data Breach?

How to Define Your Optimal Risk Cloud Solution

Boeing As large enterprises embrace cloud solutions

(Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service,

Software-as-a-Service) it is incumbent upon

procurement professionals to develop contracts

that optimize the cost/risk tradeoff. In this

interactive session, we will share the benefits and

risks of various cloud solutions, provide appropriate

consumption models and use cases and offer key

negotiating points to craft your best deal. Armed

with this information you can build a sourcing

strategy that will address stakeholder concerns and

mitigate data risks in cloud adoption.

You will learn:

How to define cloud service models and use

cases

How to identify optimal cloud solution

options for your enterprise

How to identify key suppliers who could

support your model

Key negotiation points for contracting

Are You Ready for Robots in Procurement?

EdgeVerve

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has become a

buzzword these days and in some cases, robots are

being lauded as the greatest disruptors of the

procurement domain. While the hype is real, very

few organizations have gone into granular details in

defining procurement automation, identifying

procurement processes for automation and

understanding how to calculate a return on

investment in automation. In this session, we will

walk you through some common procurement use

cases that can be easily automated. We will also

discuss how certain key procurement metrics such

as compliance, lead time, efficiency, visibility,

productivity and data integrity are impacted by

automation.

You will learn:

About procurement automation

Key use cases for procurement automation

How to calculate a return on investment

(ROI) on automation, and specifically how

key procurement metrics are positively

impacted by robots

Outsourcing Your Workforce Management

Program: Real Stories of Transformation

Informatica / FIS Global / Compass Rose

Advisory Organizations are increasingly outsourcing the

management of contingent labor to a third party

provider. It is not uncommon in today's enterprise

business to spend upwards of half a billion to one-

billion dollars in this category. A number of providers

have built service solutions that help their clients

gain more visibility, control and efficiency in

managing their non-employee workforce. These

solutions have been considered Workforce

Management Solutions or Managed Services

Programs (MSP). With the variety of operating

models, labor categories and technologies to

apply, this can be a confusing landscape for buyers

who need to decide how they are going to bring

their programs to the next level. Using real life case

studies and the most recent SIG research

whitepaper on this subject, this session will discuss

why and when it makes sense to outsource, the

optimal timing for your organization and how to

initiate the transformation.

You will learn:

Guidelines for buyers considering a centrally

managed solution



Benchmarks that buyers can use to measure

their program's scope and quality of service

How to determine if your organization is

ready for a transformation

How to build a business case for an MSP,

what to watch out for and how the

providers differ

Growing Pains? What You Can Do Now to

Improve Your Provider Relationships

TimeWarner / Enlighta This session will present the real-world, immediately

implementable solutions that will make a significant

difference in complex, multi-provider/client

stakeholder relationships. You should attend this

session if you are experiencing challenges with your

providers such as poor alignment, lack of insight,

weak performance or SLA tracking, inadequate

innovation and/or weak communication and

collaboration. This session will be particularly

interesting to sourcing executives and vendor

management professionals handling supplier

governance, compliance and risk management.

You will learn:

Solution approaches to solve typical

provider relationship problems

Tool capabilities that are important in

enabling success

Initial steps that you can take right now

The Secret Weapon in the War for Talent

SourceAmerica People with disabilities are the best kept "secret"

available to leaders who find themselves in the

current war for talent. During this breakout session,

participants will learn the truth to combat many of

the myths that prevent organizations from hiring

people with disabilities. Join this session to hear why

you should explore this talent pool of highly

motivated people and learn how it will increase

your competitive advantage. Hiring people with

disabilities isn't just the right thing to do as socially

responsible corporate citizens...it's actually good for

the bottom line.

You will learn:

The truth behind the myths regarding

employing people with disabilities

How your organization can benefit from

employing people with disabilities

How your organization can increase your

competitive advantage by employing

people with disabilities

Give Your Sourcing Relationship Just What the

Doctor Ordered with Sourcing Health Checks

National Bank of Canada / Genentech Roche

/ GSOS If your organization is involved in any type of Global

Business Services (GBS) relationship, whether it is

outsourcing (ITO/BPO/KPO), shared services or

digital services; and whether your relationship is

onshore, offshore or nearshore, if you're not

performing periodic assessments of the health of

your supplier relationship you may be leaving

significant business value on the table.

Organizations that perform regular "health checks"

are able to identify opportunities to improve the

overall value in their relationships by as much as 5-

30%+ of annual contracted spend. In this session,

the presenters will share how they have optimized

business value while minimizing risk by performing

multiple health checks on their key sourcing

relationships. You will see how quick, painless and

affordable it can be to perform health checks as

you develop and sustain high performing sourcing

relationships.

You will learn:

The 40 vital signs of health in high performing

sourcing relationships as defined in the

Sourcing Relationship Value Framework

How to identify strengths, weaknesses and

opportunities to improve the value that both

you and your provider get from your

relationship

How your organization can quickly,

effectively and affordably perform a three-

phased health check process

Supplier Diversity: Aligning for Success

JLL (buy-side) Supplier diversity, like every other aspect of

corporate America, continues to evolve as

companies vie to sustain a strong reputation of

being a good corporate citizen. Depending on a

company's strategy and mission, supplier diversity

can impact that reputation, but also deliver in other

ways - such as by helping the bottom line. Join us

for a powerful conversation on how to advance

your company's program...from necessity to

winning formula.



You will learn:

Why it is important to reset the thinking on

supplier diversity

How to establish a framework and get

creative

Best practices for a well-run program

How to win new stakeholders to support

your program

Town Hall: Insight Swap on Sourcing Trends and

Best Practices

Adobe Open to all delegates. In this Town Hall style session,

attendees will be encouraged to swap best

practices, innovations and strategies for their

sourcing and procurement initiatives and

organizations. Attendees will have the chance to

share their challenges and ask the group for

suggested solutions. The discussion will be facilitated

by Antonio Humphries, Senior Manager of Global

Procurement at Adobe. Topics that Mr. Humphries

may propose for discussion: sourcing and retaining

top talent, supplier optimization and enablement,

global outsourcing locations, marketing the

sourcing organization, building relationships with

lines of business, political impacts on organizational

goals, third party risk, automation opportunities and

more!

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