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Reflections on the CPO Rising 2018 Summit (Part I): Third Time’s a Charm
One week ago, delegates, speakers, and supply management solutions providers descended upon the historic Harvard Club of Boston for Ardent Partners’ third-annual CPO Rising procurement executive summit. The Ardent team... Read more
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That’s A Wrap on the CPO Rising 2018 Summit!
Ardent Partners’ CPO Rising 2018 Summit was held on November 7 and 8 at the historic Harvard Club of Boston in the city’s posh Back Bay district. And while the event is... Read more
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In Observance of Veterans Day, We “Never Forget”
November 11th is a solemn day in many countries around the world, recognizing the end of World War One and the service of veterans who have served in their nations’... Read more
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Recognizing Scott Singer, the CPO Rising Hall of Fame’s 2018 Inductee
In January, 2010, I made a series of predictions for the decade ahead in the second article ever published on this site. The first prediction was: Many of today’s leading CPOs... Read more
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Ardent Partners’ Annual “CPO Rising” Summit Kicks Off with Powerful Procurement Insights
Chief Procurement Officers from North America and Around the Globe Convene to Share Experiences and Best Practices BOSTON, November 7 — Today, more than 135 procurement professionals and executives will... Read more
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Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2018! Welcoming Back Chris Shanahan of Thermo Fisher – Part II
I’ve known Chris Shanahan, Vice President of Global Procurement and Global Real Estate at Thermo Fisher Scientific, for nearly a decade. And I am beyond thrilled to welcome him back to Boston tomorrow morning as... Read more
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Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2018! Welcoming Back Chris Shanahan of Thermo Fisher – Part I
I’ve known Chris Shanahan, Vice President of Global Procurement and Global Real Estate at Thermo Fisher Scientific, for nearly a decade. And I am beyond thrilled to welcome him back to Boston tomorrow... Read more
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Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2018! Welcoming Back Gregg Brandyberry, CPO Rising 2016 Hall of Fame Inductee
Editor’s Note: Today on CPO Rising, we revisit the long and illustrious career of Gregg Brandyberry, Senior Advisor at Supplier.ai, and one of three members of the CPO Rising Hall of Fame Charter Class of 2016.... Read more
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On Rebranding and the Evolution of the MSP: A Discussion with Brian Salkowski, President, Americas, Guidant Global
Across the continuum of contingent workforce management (CWM), few solutions have had the staying power of the Managed Service Provider (MSP) model. In fact, over the past fifteen years, they... Read more
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CPO Rising 2018 Speaker Profile – David Gallaer, VP – Category Management, MUFG Union Bank
Reporting for Duty One of the great clichés of procurement is that executives and practitioners often “fall” into it, having started out in a hard or social science before wandering... Read more