ProcureCon Indirect East 2020
March 23 - 25, 2020
Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate
DAY 3 – Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Team And Stakeholder Excellence
DAY 1 - Monday, March 23, 2020 The Future Is Ours: Accelerating Digital Transformation In Your Organization (Practitioner Only)
DAY 2 - Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Driving Procurement And Supplier Innovation – Bringing Fresh Ideas To An Established Function
DAY 3 – Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Team And Stakeholder Excellence
8:00 am - 8:50 am Continental Breakfast In The Solutions Zone
8:50 am - 9:00 am Chairperson’s Remarks
9:00 am - 9:40 am Interactive Case Study: Building Out A Procurement Team In 2020 And Beyond
Taking charge of Freddie Mac’s Supply Chain Program was no easy task, but William Bagley and team were up for the challenge and will talk you through how he developed a world-class team in a short period of time.
9:40 am - 10:20 am Keynote Presentation: Developing High Performance Humor That Builds Trust
Brian's thrilling workshop (built on over 4 years of Ph.D. research and experience as a procurement leader at Biomarin), you'll learn how to use collaborative humor to build a trusted ‘superteam’ where you feel more like a family, supporting one another to achieve big goals together.
We'll cover the 4 major humor styles, their mechanisms, and the science behind why humor builds trust if done correctly. After you leave this session, you’ll boost engagement and levels of trust anytime with this deeply educational, wildly fun, and fiercely inspiring leadership session.
Brian Harman
Leadership Coach and Expert and Author of “How To Support Women At Work”ProcureCon
10:20 am - 10:50 am Stakeholder Relationships In Action: Elevating Your Game For Success
While we all recognize the importance of stakeholder relationships, it’s all too easy to maintain a status quo relationship with all of the business units and suppliers you interface with on a daily basis. This engaging fireside chat will help you elevate those relationship and set you and your sourcing team up for continued success. Key topics to discuss include:
• Tools and techniques for understanding stakeholders, aligning motivations, improving communication and helping your projects succeed
• Methods and techniques to prepare your stakeholders and suppliers from a change management perspective
• Tip and tricks on how best to prepare your business to become a strong member of your negotiating team
10:20 am - 11:00 am Presentation Dragons Den: Demos Of Cutting-Edge Technology Startups
We’ll show you the most revolutionary digital procurement solutions you really need to see. The action is fast-paced, interactive and fun, as judges and audience are voting to determine the winner. 5-minute demo per startup
11:00 am - 11:20 am Final Networking Break In The Solutions Zone
11:20 am - 11:50 am Presentation Actions To Cast The Net Wider: Installing A Procurement-Like Mindset Outside Of Procurement
Looking for a way to evangelize the Procurement mindset throughout your organization? Linda Chuan, Head of Sourcing & Procurement at Box will share her pointers on how to enable and empower your stakeholders to help you achieve and surpass your goals. Key takeaways include:
•Determining goal posts for ‘high touch’ categories such as marketing/creative services
•Enabling stakeholders to perform vendor management
•Encouraging shared goals between procurement and your stakeholders
11:50 am - 12:30 pm Panel Actions To Take To Make The Case For Change And Move Your Program Up The Maturity Curve
Given the rapid change and demands facing your stakeholders, you can’t afford to keep your program at a standstill. It’s a matter of when (not if) you move your program up the maturity curve in today’s environment. But how do you get yourself out of the day-to-day execution of your program to focus on long-term improvement?
•How to develop and communicate the business case for improvement
•Defining program maturity milestones
•Leveraging and strengthening relationships with your staffing partners
•Developing and implementing program KPIs to measure success
