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	Location Agenda Call for Presentations

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Time	Activity/Topic
12pm - 8pm	Registration Begins
4pm - 7pm	Pre Conference Activities (Driving Range, Bike Rides, Putting Contests, etc)
7pm - 9pm	Welcome Reception and Opening Remarks

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Time

Activity/Topic

8am – 3pm

Registration Desk Open

Morning

Networking Breakfast

Morning

General Session - Kick off with
Emptoris CEO Avner Schneur

Morning

General Session

Morning

General Session - Emptoris SVP of Marketing

Noon

Lunch

Afternoon

Sourcing

Contract Management

Spend Analysis

Sourcing / Supplier Performance Management Update

Jeff Robbins
Emptoris

Contract Management Update

Bob Jamison / Lalitha Balasubramhanya
Emptoris

Spend Management Update

Kirit Pandit /
Bill DeMartino
Emptoris

Actions CPOs Can Take in a Down Economy

Panel Discussion

A Case Study in Contract Management

Denise Vasser
Trinity Healthcare
Amish Shah
Alti Consulting

Implementing Spend Analysis for High Adoption

Afternoon

Solutions Pavilion Reception

Evening

Catered Dinner

Evening

Awards Ceremony

Evening

Beach Bonfire

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Time

Activity/Topic

Morning

Networking Continental Breakfast

Morning

General Session

Morning

Sourcing

Contract Management

Spend Analysis

Best Practices for Establishing a Green Supply Chain

John LaPorta
IBM

Increased Value through Contract Activation and Integration

Josh Woodrum
United Healthcare

Opportunity Identification using Spend Analysis

Next Level Sourcing

Panel Discussion

Better Practices for Collaborative Negotiation

Katherine Kawamoto
IACCM

Ask the Spend Analysis experts

Panel Discussion

Noon

Lunch

Afternoon

Supplier Performance Management: Springboard to Supply Management

Steve Nied
Wolters Kluwer

Expanding Contract Management beyond the Pilot to the Enterprise

Leslie Morgan
McKesson
Scott Mars
Emptoris

Spend Analysis – The outsourcing angle

Using spend management to drive sourcing initiatives

Todd Davey
Temple-Inland

A legal perspective to overcoming Contract Management Challenges

Panel Discussion

Using spend management to drive sourcing initiatives

Todd Davey
Temple-Inland

Evening

Networking Event and Solutions Pavilion

Evening

Fall Cocktail Party

Evening

Visit historic Hyannis, Chatham and Orleans for our “Dine Around”

Friday, October 3, 2008

Time

Activity/Topic

Morning

Networking Continental Breakfast

Morning

Sourcing	Contract Management	Spend Analysis
Supplier Diversity Connie Magers JCPenney Kelli Ring Emptoris	Issues Affecting the Healthcare Industry Panel Discussion	Real Life Data Collection and Enrichment Challenges
True Value of optimization Olga Raskina Emptoris	Solution Overview – Contract Management Marty Kelly Emptoris	Spend Analysis Solution Overview Bill DeMartino Emptoris
Best practices for implementing a Supplier Performance Management Initiative Jonathan Hayes Emptoris	Managing Contracts Post-Execution Bob Jamison Emptoris	Advanced Technology applications in Spend Management Olga Raskina / Kirit Pandit Emptoris

Noon

Networking Lunch

Solutions Pavilion Open

Shuttle Services

1:30pm

Conference closes – guests invited to stay to enjoy the amenities of Cape Cod

How do I get to the event this year?


	We are proud to host this year’s event on beautiful, scenic Cape Cod. We have complimentary shuttles and have also provided you with a score of options to arrange your own transportation down to Ocean Edge. Visit our Transportation page for more details, and check back often for updates.