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The UK's Most Senior Level CP O Forum By Invitation Only Tuesday 7 th June 2011 Le Meridien Piccadilly, London AGENDA 08:30 Registration and coffee 09:00 Chair’s opening remarks KEYNOTE PRESENTATION (box session)09:10 CASE STUDY: Best practice strategies to optimise return from lean manufacturing • How Toyota encourages suppliers to be more lean and the return on investment achieved • How integrated should suppliers be and where Toyota innovates with the supplier base • How risk and quality assessments are made and examples of when corrections were needed – the lessons learnt •How to use lean procurement to remove barriers to innovation against minimal risk Mark Adams, Vice President Purchasing, Toyota PANEL DISCUSSION AND DEBATE 09:50 Commodities risk management, hedging decisions and how to achieve true innovation with suppliers • With uncertain economic conditions and raw material inflation, which commodities and service pricing models are delivering value to the business? • Strategies to better anticipate global commodity prices and negotiate effectively with the supplier base • How to build long-term relationships with suppliers to gain leverage for hedging decisions in the future • Strategies to create a robust supplier base to diversify the supplier portfolio, check market indicators and mitigate supplier risk • How to co-develop with suppliers to really achieve innovation - case study examples Kees Gerretse, Group Director of Procurement, Tata Steel Martyn Lawns, General Manager Procurement EMEA, Rio Tinto Geoff Pullan, VP of Commercial Procurement - EU and International, GSK Nils Clement, Director Procurement EMEA, Starbucks 10:30Morning coffee and networking KEYNOTE PRESENTATION (box session)10:50 CASE STUDY: Agile sourcing strategies from Asia and beyond whilst mitigating the associated risk • Dell best practice to source effectively from established and emerging regions/ markets
Procure Con CPO Roundtables - Agenda for Marketing
