Announcing The CPO Rising 2020 Digital Summit

Posted by Andrew Bartolini on October 22nd, 2020
Stored in Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

We are pleased to announce that Ardent Partners will host the CPO Rising Digital Summit on November 17th and 18th. This streamlined event will feature several leading Chief Procurement Officers, other global procurement experts, and the Ardent Partners analyst team (page down to view the event agenda and speaker details).

We have distilled a year of our research highlights and CPO conversations into a streamlined Digital Summit that includes two separate 90-minute sessions:

  • Day 1 is November 17th from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET
  • Day 2 is November 18th from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm ET 

SUMMIT THEME: 20/20 Vision for the Future 

They say that “hindsight is 20/20,” but 2020 is the year for CPOs to look ahead. The good news is that today, CPOs have greater visibility into the future and a greater ability to impact and change it than ever before. The dawn of a new decade brings into view an interconnected, fast-paced, global business environment that demands stronger leadership from the Chief Procurement Officer and greater intelligence and agility from their procurement operations. If the 2010s helped codify the role of the CPO and confirm the function’s strategic position within the enterprise, the 2020s will be the decade where the majority CPOs will have a real opportunity to propel their teams and themselves to new heights.

Set against the backdrop of increasingly complex global challenges, unprecedented supply risk, and transformational shifts in the global workforce, Ardent Partners’ CPO Rising Digital Summit brings together forward-thinking CPOs and procurement leaders to discuss, examine, and debate the strategies and solutions that will transform the profession in the 2020s.

SPEAKER PANEL

Our Illustrious speaker panel includes some of the leading minds in procurement

  • Adnan Rizvi, Chief Procurement Officer, Akamai Technologies
  • Alejandro Gusis, Global Vice President of Indirect Procurement and Real Estate, Univar
  • Amee Foss, National Director of Procurement & Plant Operations, Watermark Retirement Communities
  • Andrew Bartolini, Founder & Chief Research Officer, Ardent Partners
  • Gloria Oldani, SVP, Director of Corporate Procurement, Comerica Bank
  • Jacob Gorm Larsen, Procurement Expert and Author; Director of Digital Procurement, Maersk Group
  • Jean Johnson, Chief Procurement Officer, LogMeIn Inc.
  • Julian Nadaud, Chief Product Officer & SVP Innovation, Corcentric
  • Stan Garber, Co-Founder of Scout RFP, a Workday company
  • PLUS MORE GREAT SPEAKERS ADDED SOON

AGENDA – SNAPSHOT

This year’s Summit will include Three Great Keynote Presentation, Two Fantastic Panels, and One Awesome CPO Honors Awards ceremony.

CPO HONORS AWARDS CEREMONY

The fifth annual CPO Honors Awards Ceremony is an opportunity to celebrate the procurement profession and recognize excellence in the field. At the ceremony, Ardent Partners will present awards for outstanding performance and execution in the last year – “The CPO Honors” – to a variety of high achievers including Chief Procurement Officers, and other procurement leaders, procurement teams, as well as procurement solution providers and other experts. Ardent Partners will present the following Honors:

  • The Innovation Award: This award is presented to the CPO and team that have used new and innovative strategies and approaches to overcome significant hurdles.
  • The Technology Excellence Award: This award is presented to the CPO and team that have leveraged technology solutions to impact procurement operations and performance.
  • Best Team Performance Award: This award is presented to the procurement department that has excelled across the full scope of procurement operations to make a significant impact on overall enterprise results.
  • The Leadership Award (CPO of the Year): This award is presented to the CPO who has driven new performance heights as a result of their direct involvement and leadership and overall exceptional executive management.
  • Innovative Solution of the Year: Presented to the solution provider who most significantly impacted the market with innovative solutions.
  • Best Technology Partnership: Presented to the best partnership between a solution provider and their procurement team customer during a technology deployment.
  • Future of Work Visionary: Presented to the leader or team who optimizes talent through the use of innovative strategies and/or technology.

PLATINUM SPONSORS

The Ardent team is hard at work to make this a great and worthwhile event.

We hope to see you there!

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