• Why are we here? Event format and objectives
• Introduction to core topics / discussions taking place across the 3 days from some of the CPOs in the room

Mike Cadieux, CEO, Procurement Foundry

Shaping the future of procurement with the right talent

• Management and development strategies
• Impact of AI & upskilling into AI competencies
• Succession planning: guiding the career of the future CPO

Panel:
Greg Tennyson, CPO, United Veterinary Care

Tarbinlam Lafon, CPO, Humana

For those not attending 1-2-1’s, you can choose to join one of the following discussion groups:

1.    Supplier risk & resilience management 
Sanjay Shetty, CPO, TKC Holdings

2.    Cyber security & intelligence
Dr JT Kostman, Innovation Thought Leader & Founder, ProtectedBy.AI

3.    Corporate travel and expense management category briefing (Audit, policy, procedure, risk)

4.    Team development and succession planning 
Bart Reekmans, CPO, Former Honeywell

5.    Managing multi-billion-dollar contracts with mega vendors / sole source 

Steering procurement through current and future geo-political events

•    Financial, supply chain, economic and social impacts

Panel:
Joseph Martinez, CPO, Former BNY Mellon

Bart Reekmans, CPO, Former Honeywell

Enjoy one of our planned networking activities. (Wine tasting, bourbon tasting, mixology session, horseback trail ride, Tomahawk throwing, archery, scavenger hunt.)  

BBQ, Campfire and S’mores Night 

Networking activity (golf, mountain hike, yoga/exercise class)

• From cost centre to value management. How as a CPO can you create more revenue, improve company profitability margins?

Panel:
Sopan Shah, CPO, IHG

Jay Sklar, Chief Executive & Real Estate Office - HUB International

Chris Winalski, Head of Procurement, Compass

For those not attending 1-2-1’s, you can choose to join one of the following discussion groups:

1.    Cyber security & intelligence
Dr JT Kostman, Innovation Thought Leader & Founder, ProtectedBy.AI

2.    ERP & financial software 
3.    CRM / call centre environments 
4.    Tech / Cloud & SaaS / mega vendors – trends and forecasts 
5.    Marketing and advertising category briefing 

Mastering AI & Gen AI in procurement 

•    Considering workplace disruption / future of work and impact on procurement 

Dr JT Kostman, Innovation Thought Leader & Founder, ProtectedBy.AI

Dr Elouise Epstein, Partner, Kearney  

For those not attending 1-2-1’s, you can choose to join one of the following discussion groups:

1.    Supplier governance and compliance 
2.    HR & Bens briefing / “healthcare & insurance”
3.    MRO & capital investments / sustainability in MRO 
4.    Zip - topic tbc

Leveraging intelligence on suppliers - visibility / management / risk 

Jeff Halper, VP, Procurement, Ryan Companies