ProcureCon Indirect Virtual Summit and Expo 2021
May 18 - 20, 2021
11:00AM ET
Day 2: May 19, 2021 Process Evolution and Excellence: Keeping Procurement In The Driver’s Seat
11:00 am - 11:05 am Opening Remarks
11:05 am - 11:10 am Chairperson’s Remarks
11:10 am - 11:40 am Keynote Panel: Digital Transformation And Stakeholder Excellence - Keeping Procurement In The Driver’s Seat For 2020 And Beyond
11:40 am - 12:25 pm Deep Dive Workshops
These in-depth, interactive workshop sessions led by subject matter experts will guide you to actionable strategies you can use immediately use back in the office. Each group is limited to 40 participants to ensure personal interaction and practical takeaways.
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12:45 pm - 1:15 pm Tech Center Meet And Greet
12:25 pm - 12:45 pm Think Differently: How Group Purchasing is Driving Agile Procurement Transformation
Procurement professionals are being challenged in ways like never before, and are thinking differently about how to leverage third party relationships to achieve a more dynamic spend management strategy. Savvy purchasers are focused on locating new ways, or thinking about different ways, to increase flexibility and agility. Learn how to ‘think differently’ about group purchasing to move towards a more transformative strategy that will create a competitive advantage.
1:15 pm - 1:45 pm EPIC Award Presentation
1:45 pm - 2:05 pm Presentation By ProcureCon Partner
2:05 pm - 2:25 pm Presentation: Balancing Being Agile & Compliant in the Cloud
Track A Stories Of Success: Driving Innovation And Change In Uncertain Times
2:25 pm - 2:55 pm Panel: Applying Innovation To The RFP: How To Keep Its Relevance In Today’s Fast Moving Environment
Track A Stories Of Success: Driving Innovation And Change In Uncertain Times
2:55 pm - 3:15 pm Track SessionTrack A Stories Of Success: Driving Innovation And Change In Uncertain Times
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Panel The Ins And Outs Of Automating Procurement Processes: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Track B Innovation In The Marketing And Advertising Category
2:25 pm - 2:55 pm Panel: Making The Most Of Marketing Suppliers In Uncertain Times: Trends, Techniques And Discussion For 2020 And BeyondTrack B Innovation In The Marketing And Advertising Category
2:55 pm - 3:15 pm Track SessionTrack B Innovation In The Marketing And Advertising Category
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Panel: Post-COVID Preparations In Marketing: How To Prepare For The Return Of Live Events/ExperientialTrack C: Innovation and Trends In The Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Industries
2:25 pm - 2:55 pm Panel: The 2021 State Of The Union: What Key Pharmaceutical Procurement Trends And Practices Are Driving Results In The Post-COVID New Normal?
Track C: Innovation and Trends In The Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Industries
2:55 pm - 3:15 pm Track Session By JaggaerTrack C: Innovation and Trends In The Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Industries
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Panel: Making It Work: Best Practices In How To Partner With Your Contract Research Organizations
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm Transition To Roundtables
4:20 pm - 5:00 pm Interactive Networking Roundtables And Conference Knowledge Share (Practitioner Led)
Interactive Networking Roundtables And Conference Knowledge Share
1. Supplier Diversity Leads Meetup Tom Thattacherry, Head, Supplier Diversity, Genentech
2. Women In Procurement Ellen Plummer, US Country Sourcing Manager, Amgen
3. Small Procurement Teams
4. Starting A New Role In Unprecedented Times (Practitioners with less than 12 months at current company/role)
