ProcureCon Indirect East 2024

September 09 - 11, 2024

Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, Orlando, FL

1.888.482.6012

Procurecon Webinars

Procurecon East Webinars

Saving you time, money and aggravation negotiating with Microsoft and Oracle

In this webinar you will learn:

  • The Top 5 Ways to reduce your Oracle and Microsoft spend
  • Most common mistakes companies make during an audit
  • Best practices for Negotiating Oracle ULA and MS EA
  • What trigger an Audit and what is the difference between a SAM engagement and an Audit
  • Demystifying the mega vendor relationship

Speakers:

Mike Austin, Vice President, Method 180

Ed Ramirez, Chief Strategy Officer / Co-Founder , SLC Corporation

Key Knowledge Partners: Method 180 and SLC Corporation


Building a Business Case for Strategic Meetings Management

In this webinar you will learn how to:

  • Determine the drivers behind your meetings program
  • Analyze and outline your organizations’ current situation
  • Identify resources that will be needed to implement a SMM program
  • Draft an effective business case and obtain an executive-level sponsor

Speakers:

  • Jami Stapelmann, Director, Global Travel and Meetings, Estee Lauder Companies
  • Melissa Nahama, SMMC, Director, Business Development, Carlson Wagonlit Travel
  • Lisa Palmeri, Sr. Director Enterprise Professional Services, Cvent

Key Knowledge Partner: Cvent


What Every Procurement Professional Should Know About Supplier Risk Management: The IBM Story

Viewers of this webinar will learn:

  • A precise framework around supplier risk management and why and where it’s needed
  • How IBM manages supplier qualifications, compliance, financial continuity and supplier code of conduct
  • Common mistakes made and solutions to supplier risk management

Speakers:

  • Bill DeMartino,Practice Executive, Spend Analysis & Supplier Management, IBM Emptoris
  • Lou Ferretti, Project Executive, Product Environmental Compliance & Supply Chain Social Responsibility, IBM Integrated Supply Chain

Key Knowledge Partner: IBM


Get Off The Bench: Hit More Home Runs in Procurement!

Attendees will learn:

  • A New Playbook for Procurement ROI
  • A Radical Strategy for Pitching Procurement Internally
  • A Way To Use Spend Analytics to Know The Score

Speakers:

  • Kirk Poucher, Procurement Thought Leader, Insight Sourcing Group
  • David Kurkjian, Effective Sales Consultant, MasterMessaging

Key Knowledge Partner: Spend HQ


Moving Beyond Usability to Guided Buying - How Vattenfall Elevated their Spend Compliance with Catalogs

This one-hour webinar covers:

  • A guided buying overview, including consumer-like tools that draw from informed decision-making elements
  • Vattenfall’s case study on catalog usage for a guided buying experience
  • How Vattenfall can easily find goods and services from preferred suppliers, get supplier recommendations, and peer feedback

Key knowledge partner: Hubwoo


Webinar 3

Procurement at Vail Resorts: From Best-in-Class to Sustainable Value

This session will cover:

  • Vail Resorts is consolidating suppliers and systems
  • The procurement team is enabling Vail Resorts to deliver a better guest experience
  • Inventory management can drive spend reduction and help optimize stock
  • Coupa Inventory streamlines internal ordering and warehouse management

Key Knowledge Partner: Coupa