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Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Introducing Jeffrey Ball, CPO of Digital First Media

By Andrew Bartolini October 25, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners is pleased to welcome Jeffrey Ball, Chief Procurement Officer of Digital First Media, to CPO Rising 2017. Jeff will deliver a presentation entitled “Putting the ‘Strategic’ in Strategic…

Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Introducing Walter Charles of Biogen

By Andrew Bartolini October 17, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Walter Charles III is the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at Biogen. As the article below highlights, he is also a highly-successful innovator who has consistently over-delivered in every procurement role that…

Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Introducing Chris Shanahan of BD – Part II

By Andrew Bartolini October 11, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

I’ve known Chris Shanahan, Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at BD for nearly a decade, and I am beyond thrilled to welcome him to Boston in November as one of our keynote speakers…

The Top Ten Reasons to Attend the CPO Rising 2017 Summit

By Phil Bartolini October 9, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

There is now one month until The CPO Rising 2017 Summit, Ardent Partners' annual procurement symposium. Have you registered yet? There are only a few days left to take advantage…

New Webinar from Ardent Partners – The State of ePayables 2017

By Phil Bartolini September 27, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

The speed and complexity of business continue to accelerate, forcing Accounts Payable (AP) and finance professionals to adapt to new market conditions and react to new challenges and opportunities. The…

Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Welcoming Back Bill McNally of NASA

By Andrew Bartolini September 25, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

Last year, we were fortunate to have Bill McNally, deputy chief acquisition officer at NASA, who directs procurement across the entire space agency, join Ardent Partners' inaugural CPO Rising Procurement Executive…

Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Introducing Uldis Sipols

By Andrew Bartolini September 19, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Strategy

I’ve known Uldis Sipols for many years and am pleased to announce that he will be serving as the Chairperson on Day One of the CPO Rising 2017 Summit. Uldis…

Webinar! Strategic Spend Management: Best-in-Class Strategies for CPO Success

By Andrew Bartolini September 18, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Join Ardent Partners’ Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, and special guests from BuyerQuest and Kimberly-Clark in an exclusive webinar on Wednesday, September 27th at 2 PM ET, sponsored by BuyerQuest, where they will…

UPCOMING WEBINAR: The State of ePayables 2017

By Phil Bartolini September 11, 2017Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

With a propensity for convergence with key stakeholders (procurement and treasury) and core technologies, the contemporary Accounts Payable (AP) function is positioned to make a greater impact within the organization.…

Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Introducing Tom Linton

By Andrew Bartolini September 7, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Today’s article is the next installment in Ardent Partners' "Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017" series, featuring Tom Linton, Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer at Flex. Tom will give…