Nina Guezennec

Chief Procurement Officer
Orangina Schweppes Group

In 2014 Nina ran a breakfast meeting for CPOs on 'Women in Procurement' raising important questions about how corporations need to change to reflect more balanced leadership teams. This year Nina will again add value to the discussion as well as lead a roundtable discussion to engage attendees in how they can create more diverse leadership teams.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Nina.

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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

17:50 The Big CPO Panel Discussion – How to Build a Diverse Procurement Leadership Team that Drives Business Competitiveness

One of this year’s highlights is this discussion on diversity – specifi cally how to address

a balance of women in procurement – and how, once this is achieved, this will directly

contribute to making your organization much more competitive. Attend this session to

understand:

» What it takes to create a truly diverse leadership team and how this can benefi t your

organization

» How striking the right balance across your senior executive team can lead to greater

competitiveness across your business

» First steps to take on the journey to achieving growth through diversity