Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Forum

December 8–10, 2019 | The Biltmore Hotel | Coral Gables, FL

Join like-minded Chief Procurement Officers and other Senior Procurement & Strategic Sourcing leaders for inspiration and insight, networking and learning, and proven strategies to improve your business practices.

Faculty Members Include

Kirk Eberhart

Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Tempel Steel

DAVE STOWE

Senior Director, Procurement & Supplier Management
Horizon Pharma

Greg Leven

Vice President, Business Development
Mastercard

Adnan Rizvi

Chief Procurement Officer
Akamai Technologies

CARLOS BARAJAS

Vice President, Global Operations, Quality & Supply Chain
Venanpri Tools Group

Brian Mathey

Vice President, Procurement
Athene USA

KEN SEDDON

Chief Executive Officer
LOT Network, Inc.

ROGER BLUMBERG

Vice President, Business Strategy
Synertrade

INGEMAR LANEVI

Vice President of Finance and Capital Markets
LeaseAccelerator Services, LLC

Sushmita Bawari

Director, Global Strategic Sourcing
iRobot Corporation

George Dan

Director, Sourcing Center of Excellence
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

STAN GARBER

President
Scout RFP

JIM ARNOLD

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
finHealth

Alan Fox

Vice President, Credit Administration & Procurement
Delek US Holdings

Craig Cates

Vice President, Global Sourcing
Equifax

Dino Chronopoulos

Vice President, Procurement
Liberty Latin America

Ahmet Karacaoglu

Head of Procurement, Trade Relations & Channel Strategy
Servier

Chris Shanahan

Chief Procurement Officer
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Beth Pearsall-Palmer

Procurement & Contract Manager
Subway

Dan Schmitz

Senior Director, Procure To Pay/Accounting & Supply Chain Informatics
Mayo Clinic

Mike Brunsting

Global Director of Sourcing, Procurement & Technology
Herman Miller

Kurt Meiers

Chief Procurement Officer
Asplundh Tree Expert Co.

Kevin Spall

Senior Vice President of Manufacturing & Procurement
Scholastic

Lilah Rippett

Vice President, Purchasing & Distribution
First Watch Restaurants, Inc.

Bob Bruning

Vice President, Sourcing & Supply Chain
CBRE

Jeff Gorsuch

Head of Strategic Operations
MoneyGram International

Homer Maximo

Managing Director, Latin America Operations
Fanatics

Fraz Baig

Senior Manager Ace
Hardware Corporation

Jeffrey Blakeman

Vice President, Manufacturing and Procurement
Cubic Corporation

Jim Cogley

Vice President, Indirect Sourcing
Fortune Brands Home & Security

James Ford

Vice President, Procurement—Corporate Services
Discovery, Inc.

Matt Markel

Director of Capital & Field Procurement Operations
WestRock Company

Karen Webley

Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing
LinkedIn

Pardeep Gill

Chief Procurement Officer and Vice President, Supply Chain
Ameren Corporation

Executive Director, Purchasing & Logistics
Westgate Resorts

JACLYN SCHULER

Director, Global Strategic Sourcing
Amgen

JON PEATTIE

Commercial Director of Strategic Sourcing
Mars Pet Nutrition

NADIA MALEK

Vice President, Procurement and Administrative Services
Desjardins

GUSTAVO SASSI

Head of Procurement
Globenet Cabos Submarinos America, Inc.

PAMELA CARROLL

Vice President, Global Sourcing
Wilsonart

JAKE WOJCIK

Executive Vice President
Insight Sourcing Group

Jason Hudson

Senior Director, Procurement—Supply Chain
Ardent Mills

Daniel Haloukas

Vice President, Procurement
Discovery, Inc.

PETER RETTERER

Senior Director, Global Indirect Procurement
Ascend Performance Materials

JAN ZAKARIAN

Vice President, Purchasing
Brose North America

DAWN LUTTRELL

Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing
Carnival Cruise Line

DIANE CAVUOTO

Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
CTS Engines

JASON CAMMORATA

Vice President, Strategic Sourcing
MDC-Partners

ANTHONY MIGNOGNA

Director
Source One, A Corcentric Company

PAUL TANCA

Director, Supplier Management
Standard Insurance Company

CRAIG BRUGGER

Vice President, Senior Procurement Strategist
KeyBank National Association

ANDREW CHUPLIS

Senior Account Manager
CoreTrust

SCOTT MILLER

Vice President of Sales
CoreTrust

NATHAN LOCKHART

Head of Business Analytics & IT
Teriyaki Madness

CLAUDIA ORTEGA

Vice President, Procurement
MacLean-Fogg

Ty Levine

Marketing Director, Americas
Ivalua

SEE ALL FACULTY MEMBERS

JIM ARNOLD (finHealth), Founder and Chief Executive Officer
FRAZ BAIG (Ace Hardware Corporation), Senior Manager
CARLOS BARAJAS (Venanpri Tools Group), Vice President, Global Operations, Quality & Supply Chain
SUSHMITA BAWARI (iRobot Corporation), Director, Global Strategic Sourcing
JEFFREY BLAKEMAN (Cubic Corporation), Vice President, Manufacturing and Procurement
ROGER BLUMBERG (Synertrade),Vice President of Business Strategy
CRAIG BRUGGER (KeyBank National Association), Vice President, Senior Procurement Strategist
BOB BRUNING (CBRE), Vice President, Sourcing & Supply Chain
MIKE BRUNSTING (Herman Miller), Global Director of Sourcing, Procurement & Technology
JASON CAMMORATA (MDC-Partners), Vice President, Strategic Sourcing
PAMELA CARROLL (Wilsonart), Vice President, Global Sourcing
CRAIG CATES (Equifax), Vice President, Global Sourcing
DIANE CAVUOTO (CTS Engines), Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
DINO CHRONOPOULOS (Liberty Latin America), Vice President, Procurement
ANDREW CHUPLIS (CoreTrust), Senior Account Manager
JIM COGLEY (Fortune Brands Home & Security), Vice President, Indirect Sourcing
GEORGE DAN (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals), Director, Sourcing Center of Excellence
KIRK EBERHART (Tempel Steel), Vice President, Global Supply Chain
EMMA EDWARDS (Penumbra, Inc.), Legal Operations Manager
JAMES FORD (Discovery, Inc), Vice President, Procurement - Corporate Services
ALAN FOX (Delek US Holdings), Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement & Credit Officer
STAN GARBER (Scout RFP), President
PARDEEP GILL (Ameren Corporation), Chief Procurement Officer & Vice President, Supply Chain
JEFF GORSUCH (MoneyGram International), Head of Strategic Operations
DANIEL HALOUKAS (Discovery, Inc.), Vice President, Procurement
ERNIE HERNANDEZ (Westgate Resorts), Executive Director, Purchasing & Logistics
JASON HUDSON (Ardent Mills), Senior Director, Procurement—Supply Chain
SARAH JUDD (Essex Property Trust), Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing
AHMET KARACAOGLU (Servier), Head of Procurement, Trade Relations & Channel Strategy
INGEMAR LANEVI (LeaseAccelerator Services, LLC), Vice President of Finance and Capital Markets
GREG LEVEN (Mastercard), Vice President, Business Development
TY LEVINE (Ivalua), Marketing Director, Americas
EDGAR LIM (EnterSolar), Vice President, Technology & Procurement
NATHAN LOCKHART (Teriyaki Madness), Head of Business Analytics & IT
DAWN LUTTRELL (Carnival Cruise Line), Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing
NADIA MALEK (Desjardins), Vice President, Procurement and Administrative Services
MATT MARKEL (WestRock Company), Director of Capital and Field Procurement Operations
BRIAN MATHEY (Athene USA), Vice President, Procurement
HOMER MAXIMO (Fanatics), Managing Director, Latin America Operations
KURT MEIERS (Asplundh Tree Expert Co.), Chief Procurement Officer
ANTHONY MIGNOGNA (Source One, A Corcentric Company), Director
BRUCE MILLER (AECOM), Vice President, Procurement
SCOTT MILLER (CoreTrust), Vice President of Sales
CLAUDIA ORTEGA (MacLean-Fogg), Vice President, Procurement
BETH PEARSALL-PALMER (Subway), Procurement & Contract Manager
JON PEATTIE (Mars Pet Nutrition), Commercial Director of Strategic Sourcing
PETER RETTERER (Ascend Performance Materials), Senior Director, Global Indirect Procurement
LILAH RIPPETT (First Watch Restaurants, Inc.), Vice President, Purchasing & Distribution
ADNAN RIZVI (Akamai Technologies), Chief Procurement Officer
GUSTAVO SASSI (Globenet Cabos Submarinos America, Inc.), Head of Procurement
DAN SCHMITZ (Mayo Clinic), Senior Director, Procure To Pay/Accounting and Supply Chain Informatics
JACLYN SCHULER (Amgen), Director, Global Strategic Sourcing
KEN SEDDON (LOT Network, Inc.) Chief Executive Officer
CHRIS SHANAHAN (Thermo Fisher Scientific), Chief Procurement Officer
KEVIN SPALL (Scholastic), Senior Vice President of Manufacturing & Procurement
DAVE STOWE (Horizon Pharma), Senior Director, Procurement & Supplier Management
PAUL TANCA (Standard Insurance Company), Director, Supplier Management
KAREN WEBLEY (LinkedIn), Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing
JAKE WOJCIK (Insight Sourcing Group), Executive Vice President
JAN ZAKARIAN (Brose North America), Vice President, Purchasing

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Topics For Discussion

The Role Of Data & Analytics In Procurement’s Strategic Evolution
Designing The Perfect Procurement Department Structure
Leveraging New Technology For The Best Business Results
A More Strategic Procurement Paradigm: Value Beyond Cost Savings
The Procurement Workforce Of Tomorrow: Sourcing & Developing Talent In The Digital Age

Venue: The Biltmore Hotel

1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33134

A 15-minute drive from Miami International Airport, the Biltmore Hotel is a National Historic Landmark.

General Sessions

Address top-of-mind issues in a conversational exchange among industry thought leaders, enabling participants to share lessons, expertise, leadership skills, and practical tools.

KnowledgeBridges™

Engage in advanced dialogue in an informal boardroom-style setting on specific topics that are particularly suited to smaller group discussions.

Networking Meals

Participate in all meals and networking functions hosted on-site by Consero. These intimate gatherings provide countless opportunities to develop lasting business relationships.

Customized Itineraries

Meet with the most innovative service providers in the industry, one-on-one, based on your individual and departmental priorities. Our reputable partners are referred and vetted by your peers.

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Attendees Rave About Consero

"Perfect one-day event to refresh your thinking. Recommended every 6 months to any Procurement Leader"
Kirit Rosario
True Value Company
"Very collaborative and discussion oriented. It's great not to sit through PowerPoints!"
Mike Ozmeral
Reyes Holdings
"Great variety of topics in an intimate setting of Chief Procurement Officers"
John Becvar
Groupon
"This is an informative and great opportunity for networking with Senior Purchasing Executives"
Steven Grover
Cosi
"The was my first Consero event and I found it to be very valuable and relevant to my current needs"
Franklin Fisher
Milliker & Co.
"Well worth the time and investment!"
Jason Shumrak
Kaplan
“The forum was informative, an eye-opener to the needs I have, and a mechanism to connect with vendors outside of my reach.”
Marcia Jones
Clayton State University
“The Consero event was a huge networking opportunity with peers in the function to discuss similar issues and challenges. It gave capability to have discussions about solutions, without a hard sell. The solution providers linked with my needs – so the concept sold itself.”
William Bagley
UNUM
The opportunity I was looking for–to have a deep, direct, and actionable conversation with true subject-matter experts.
Matt Markel
WestRock Company
"Well run, well planned, and beneficial to the participants."
Greg Brinkman
Badcock Corp.

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