Forrester’s Sourcing & Vendor Management Forum 2011
On November 7-8 the i-Procure.com team will participate in Forrester’s Sourcing & Vendor Management Forum 2011 in Miami, FL. The Forum is designed around three track sessions:
Setting Innovative Sourcing Strategies
Do you have a sourcing strategy in place that takes advantages of new technology offerings, such as mobile devices and cloud-based IT services? In a technology environment characterized by constant disruption, SVM Professionals need a steady hand to guide their technology sourcing decisions.
Preparing For New Sourcing Execution Models
Are your business partners getting ahead of you in the technology buying cycle? Are you confident that your organization is getting the best deal that it possibly can from the marketplace? This track will help you adjust your vendor selection and negotiation processes to keep pace with the most innovative sourcing practices.
Transforming Vendor Management
Are you keeping pace with business demands for innovation? Are you maximizing the value of the relationships that you have in place? Your organization’s traditional capabilities may have served you well in the past, but that doesn’t mean you have the skills to stay relevant in the future. This track will share case studies and examples of how leading companies have applied strong vendor management to revolutionize their traditional sourcing and innovation practices.
Agenda
Some of the topics we will be looking into…
The New Sourcing Imperative: Aligning With The Business To Transform Your Strategic Value
Stephanie Moore, Vice President, Principal Analyst, Forrester
Turning Suppliers Into Strategic Partners
Duncan Jones, Vice President, Principal Analyst, Forrester
How Mobility Caused A Strategic Shift At Kaiser Permanente
Anu Gardiner, Director, IT Procurement & Supply, Kaiser Permanente
Increasing Reliance On Vendor Partners Without Sacrificing Core Principles And Business Demands
Gary Wimberly, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Express Scripts
Speakers
Some of the speakers…
Kerry Bodine
Vice President, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research
Anu Gardiner
Director, IT Procurement & Supply, Kaiser Permanente
Darren Ghanayem
Vice President Information Technology, WellPoint
Stephanie Moore
Vice President, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research
Paul Warren
Vice President, Practice Leader – Sourcing Vendor Management, Forrester Research
Gary Wimberly
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Express Scripts
Bill Martorelli
Principal Analyst, Forrester Research
Lutz Peichert
Vice President, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research
Brownlee Thomas
Principal Analyst, Forrester Research
Clarence Villanueva
Senior Analyst, Forrester Research
More info about Forrester’s Sourcing & Vendor Management Forum 2011
Visit the Forrester Research web site and join the i-Procure.com team in Miami: www.forrester.com