CPO Rising 2K20 Series Update

Last night, the NFL Draft… Today, “Halftime” at the CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series and some thank-yous are in order. To start, I’d like to commend my team for their outstanding performance this past month. One month ago today, we announced this new series (after only one week of planning). And, in that very short time, we have

• Planned and scheduled 20 distinct sessions including
  • 7 sponsored sessions
  • 13 non-sponsored sessions
• Planned one dynamic Virtual Summit on May 7th
• Welcomed 26 expert presenters to share their ideas and expertise including 
  • 7 CEOs
  • One CFO
  • 7 Chief Procurement Officers

At the halfway point, we have

• Delivered 10 great sessions (all are now available On-Demand through 5/31/20)
• Hosted more than 1,300 session delegates

I knew this was going to be an intense five weeks, but that it would also be very energizing and honestly, a good distraction. So far, it has been all of these.

We’ve planned this series specifically to arm you with ideas and strategies to tackle the current challenges you, your teams, and companies are facing today. And, at the end we will have two full days of content for you to experience, learn from, and enjoy. I invite you to spend a few minutes reading through the session descriptions and register for one of our upcoming live sessions, the Summit, and/or an On-Demand session. 

If you enjoyed the first half, you will love the second half – it is jam-packed with CPOs, CEOs and 1 CFO!

Now, what would any half-time show be without a performance… And, in the age of social distancing, how about a “performance with a message” 🙂

Alternative Halftime Show – Quarantine & Coronavirus Comedy/Memes

If The Police’s classic “Don’t Stand So Close to ME” is not up your alley, here are a few Coronavirus memes to lighten your Friday mood.

Chuck Norris!

NO face touching

Where’s Wally? Coronavirus Edition

The REAL Apocalypse

I’m Living this One

Then and Now

We hope you take these as they were intended… Be safe!

Ardent Partners takes the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Accordingly, we have taken organizational precautions to minimize the risk of staff infection and the spread of the virus in our communities, including a 100% virtual work order and a ban on all work travel, including local, until further notice. We have no idea what the reach of this insidious virus is or will be – so, like you, we sit watching, waiting, and hoping. At the same time, we believe that our local communities and families are resilient… and we know that our business community is resilient. We have faced and met large global challenges before and we will face and meet them again. So, we press on, continuing to offer our research digitally and virtually to our global community. We welcome all and any comments regarding our approach – submit them here – and, we wish you all safety, calm, and good fortune in these disruptive times.

RELATED RESEARCH – The CPO Rising 2K20 “Second Half” starts with a bang!

April 30 2:00 pm ET – CPO Rising: The State of Procurement in 2020

May 1 11:00 am ET – The Role of Supply Chain Finance in Today’s COVID-19 World

View On-Demand – CPO Strategies: Paving the Road to Recovery

View On-Demand – CPO Playbook: Leveraging Your Network To Ensure Supply in the Age of Corona

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