Procurecon Europe 2014 (past event)

03 - 05 November, 2014

Hotel Palace Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Eugene Daly


Procurement Lead
Downstream Joint Ventures, Shell International

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Procurement Strategies to Drive Business Competitiveness

Tuesday, March 11th, 2014


13:15 Stream A : 360° Roundtables

(Space at each table is on a first come, first served basis! Reserve your spot early.)


Roundtable 1
How to Transform to a Highly Competitive Procurement Organisation
Guy Allen, Former Chief Procurement Officer, Fujitsu


Roundtable 2
How to Create Diverse Leadership Teams that Drive Competitiveness in Your Business
Nina Guezennec, Chief Procurement Officer, Orangina Schweppes

Learn how diverse leadership teams can benefit your procurement organization and your business during this interactive roundtable session with the current CPO for Orangina Schweppes Nina Guezennec. During this discussion you will address:

• How to improve diversity in your procurement team
• Benefits to your business of diversifying the procurement team
• How to make change stick for sustainable success


Roundtable 3
How to Choose the Right Metrics to Drive Operational Excellence
Eugene Daly, Procurement Lead Downstream Joint Ventures, Shell International

Join Eugene and 8 of your peers to understand what you need to measure and why to achieve operational excellence across your procurement organization. During this interactive session you will discover:

• Key efficiency metrics to use to drive competitiveness of your business
• Pitfalls to avoid when striving for operational excellence through procurement
• How to change your infrastructure to support new operational efficiencies


Roundtable 4
How to Weigh Up the Pros and Cons of Central versus De-Central Sourcing
Herve Mennasol, Global Capital Purchases Associate Director, Procter and Gamble


Roundtable 5
How to Effectively Manage Risk during Change
Paula Gildert,
Head of Development Strategic Sourcing, Novartis Pharma

Attend this discussion if you want to share ideas with your peers about how to eliminate

risk while creating value to improve the competitiveness of your business.

During this discussion you will cover:

» How to create a truly effective risk plan for your business

» Behaviours and attitudes to adopt during periods of change that lower risk

» Lessons learned in risk management during restructuring from different sectors


Roundtable 6
How to Stay Competitive in a High-Growth Environment
Cyril Pourrat, Chief Procurement Officer, Saudi Telecom

Sustaining Value Creation to Continuously Contribute to the Top and Bottom Line

Friday, April 11th, 2014


14:50 Stream A : The Big Discussion – How to Sustain Value Creation by Improving Operational Efficiency

Chair: Thierry Bellon, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer, Air France

Join this session to learn how experts on operational efficiency and performance from 3 of the biggest businesses in the world approach value creation from the perspective of tools, technology and process. During this interactive session you will be able to ask questions at any point to understand better how to drive efficiency through investment in new software, infrastructure and governance to deliver new and more value to your organization. Don’t miss it!