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Next up in our CPO Rising 2K20 – The Resiliency Imperative Series is Session 4: Increased Technology Risks in the Age of COVID-19 and I am really excited to tackle a new topic that falls outside of Ardent’s coverage and expertise, but is, nonetheless, highly relevant to our readers. Join us tomorrow at 11 am ET when Dr. Marcus K. Rogers, the Executive Director for Cybersecurity Programs at Purdue University and an expert in the area of fraud and computer crime shares his thoughts on the new cyber-threats we now face and what we can do to guard against them
If managing spend is valuable exercise (it is! – Ardent’s research has quantified this in multiple research studies over the years), managing the team that manage the is even more valuable. With the vast majority of supply management professionals working in an entirely new workspace – their homes (most large procurement teams, like most of the corporate world), we need to make sure that the teams remain active and productive. As our own Chris Dwyer says frequently “an organization’s talent is widely considered its top competitive differentiator.”
With a newly remote workforce, there are a huge number of issues that managers must tackle for the first time. To assist them, our series is going to hit on key topics and questions that look at the new world of work and the new world of work in the age of corona. Over the next two weeks, we will look at the big picture and what the impact of the pandemic will have on the workforce. We will highlight the key strategies to manage a productive remote team.
In a discussion relevant for every business dealing with a newly remote workforce and/or a global supply chain, leading global cyber-security expert, Dr. Marcus K. Rogers, Ph.D., CISSP, CCCI, DFCP, will share his views and strategies on what supply management leaders can do to better understand and manage these risks. Attendees will hear Dr. Rogers answer the following questions:
- Whether or not we are exposed to new cyber-threats?
- What those cyber-threats are or likely to be?
- And, How do we best manage them?
CPO RISING 2K20 VIRTUAL SERIES – UPCOMING SESSIONS
Instead of our typical related research section, we are inviting our readers to investigate our new virtual series, CPO Rising 2K20 – The Resiliency Imperative. Click on the session titles below to learn more and register for them – or visit this site regularly as new sessions are still being added.
- April 20 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET – The Three Pillars of Managing a Remote (& Productive) Workforce
- April 21 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET – The Role of Sustainability in the Post-COVID-19 Supply Chain
- April 24 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET – Provenance Management: Protecting Your Supply Chain from Counterfeits
- April 28 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET – Paving the Road to Recovery
- April 29 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET – Leveraging Your Network To Ensure Supply in the Age of Corona
- April 30 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET – The Power of Predictive Insights for a More Resilient Supply Chain
- April 30 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET – CPO Rising: The State of Procurement in 2020
- May 6 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET – CFO Leadership in the Time of Coronavirus
- May 7 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET – The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Summit – The Resiliency Imperative – Registration Page**
On-Demand Sessions:
- VIEW ON-DEMAND (no registration) – Welcome to the Resiliency Imperative
- VIEW ON-DEMAND – Prevent, Manage, Recover: Key Strategies to Execute a Business Continuity Plan
- VIEW ON-DEMAND – A New World (of) Orders: Rethinking the Global Supply Chain
- VIEW ON-DEMAND – Increased Technology Risks in the Age of COVID-19**
- VIEW ON-DEMAND – Maximizing Spend Management is a Business Imperative
- VIEW ON-DEMAND – What the Pandemic Means for Your Workforce
- VIEW ON-DEMAND – CPO Leadership in Times of Crisis
** If you are interested in the themes of this article, we highly recommend this session for you.
