Registration and Welcome Reception

Registration and Customer Connect Breakfast

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Patrick D. Quirk
President and CEO, Emptoris

Keynote
Geoffrey Moore
Author of "Crossing the Chasm" and "Inside the Tornado"
Managing Director of TCG Advisors

Customer Keynote
Steven Mueller
VP UnitedHealth Group IT - Strategic Planning and Operations

Customer Connect Break

Product & Development Strategy Update
Kevin Potts
VP, Product Management and Marketing, Emptoris

Terrance Curley
Senior VP, Development and Operations, Emptoris

Lunch

Unleashing "True Potential", Proven Strategies for Rapid Adoption and Cost Savings

Jim Messina
VP, Network Strategy & Management, Centene Corporation

Christine Lord
Director Systems & Technologies, Global Procurement SNC-Lavalin

Dan Towslee
Director of Sourcing Operations, Nationwide

Manish Saraiya
VP Consulting, Emptoris

When ERP Doesn't Cut It

Jason Ezratty
Strategy, Analytics, and Technology. Brightfield Strategies

Diana Gabriel
Director Strategic Solutions, Staffing Industry Analysts

Jim Holbel
Subject Matter Expert, Services Procurement, Emptoris

Doreen Lawson Huwe
Procure to Pay Solutions Manager, Hewlett-Packard

Jean Ratelle
Associate Director, e-Sourcing, Bell Canada

Partnering With Emptoris to Deliver Promised ROI

Patrick Eckhert
Director of Indirect Procurement, Cardinal Health

Mind Your Ts & Cs: The Inside Counsel's Perspective on Contracts Lifecycle Management

Steven Harmon
Sr. Director, Legal Services, Cisco Systems

Customer Connect Break

Adopting the Suite: The Why’s, How’s, Benefits and Future for Time Warner

Rob Goodman
Associate Director, Procurement Services Office, Time Warner

Saurabh Mehta
Application Lead, Time Warner

Jeff Robbins
Sr. Director, Product Management, Emptoris

Moving to the Next Level: An Exploration of the Success Factors and Common Obstacles to the Deployment of a Holistic Procurement Platform
- A Viewpoint from Philip Morris

Nicolas Ottle
System Support Analyst - eSourcing, Philip Morris International

Russell Johns
Marketing Director, Emptoris

Building a Business Case, Measuring Success and Tuning Performance

Craig Doud
VP, Customer Loyalty, Emptoris

That Was Easy;  How to Use the Contracts Process to Your Advantage
- A Panel Discussion

Brigid Massaro
Contract Generation Manager, GE Healthcare

Gregg McConnell
Vendor and Contract Manager, CardinalHealth

Katherine Kawamoto
Vice President of Research and Advisory Services, IACCM

Stephen Ogden,
Sr. Director Procurement, Dow Jones

Bob Jamison
Senior Director, Emptoris

Free Time - Check your email, meet a friend, get some fresh air!

Reception - Please join Emptoris employees and our Partners as we celebrate you, our valued customers!

Customer Appreciation Dinner and Show - You won’t want to miss tonight’s entertainment!

Registration and Customer Connect Breakfast

Customer Keynote
Phillip Duncan
Chief Procurement Officer, Novartis

Thought Leader Keynote
Managing Risk in Today's Supply Chain
Kevin Keegan
Director, PRTM Management

High Performance in Procurement Risk Management
Randall Moore
Senior Executive, Sourcing and Procurement Leadership Team, Accenture

Customer Connect Break

Transforming Actionable Intelligence into Sustainable Value through Sourcing Process Automation and Integration

Tony McGeary
VP, Sourcing Applications & Analytical Services, Global Business Services, Sourcing and Procurement, Thomson Reuters

Edwin Stokkermans
Director - Spend Management Analytics, Thomson Reuters

Jeff Robbins
Sr. Director, Product Management, Emptoris

Optimizing Supplier Relationships to Reduce Risk and Deliver Competitive Advantage
- A Customer Panel Discussion

Sean Correll
Sr. Director, Consulting Services, Emptoris – Moderator

Sven Blawatt,
Regional Category Manager, Transportation, DHL

Christopher Cataldo
Consultant, Emptoris

Greg Tonkin
Sourcing Manager, Con-Way

Floyd Wheat
Manager Strategic Sourcing, Novartis

Delivering Against the Promise-How to Ensure Successful Post Contract Execution

Sergio Mota
MF Commercial Practices / Improper Payments Compliance,
GE Healthcare

Rodrigo Grion
Contract Monitoring Manager, GE Heathcare

Scaling an Effective Supplier Performance Program
- A Wolters Kluwer Case Study

Pete Nedza
Director, Supply Management, Wolters Kluwer

Jonathan Hayes
Senior Manager, Consulting Services, Emptoris

How to Drive Rapid Adoption by Satisfying Internal Stakeholders 

Kevin Huestis
Director of Strategic Sourcing, Millennium Pharmaceuticals

Leah Marciante
Consultant, Emptoris

The Changing Independent Contractor Landscape

David Branch
VP Business Strategies, ICon Professional Services

Diana Gabriel,
Strategic Services Executive, Staffing Industry Analysts, Inc.

Donna Yelmokas
Director, Global Partnerships, Emptoris

How to Build a Business Case for Enterprise Management of Indirect Services Expenditures

Eric Brassard
Director of Procurement, Bell Canada

Ted Weyn
Managing Partner, HCMWorks

Unleashing Supplier Innovation to Drive Enterprise-Wide Value

Doug Glair
United States Postal Service, Manager, SCM Strategies

Rich Breese
Senior Consultant, Consulting Service, Emptoris

Lunch

Sourcing and Supplier Risk Analysis Workshop 1:
Tips & Tricks from Xcel Energy

Bryan J. Emery
Supply Chain Analyst, Xcel Energy

Jeff Robbins
Senior Director, Sourcing and Supplier Risk Analysis, Emptoris

Enterprise Contract Management Workshop 1:
10 Ways To Create a Contract

Spend Analysis Workshop 1:
Plugging the Leaks: Tracking Spend Over the Long Term, Preventing "Savings Leakage"

Vic Ast
Sr. Analyst, Cardinal Health

Alex Wolsk
Global Spend Data Architect, Emptoris

Services Procurement Workshop 1:
Defining the Value of Services Procurement

Jim Holbel
Subject Matter Expert, Services Procurement, Emptoris

Patrick Nichols
Product Manager, Services Procurement, Emptoris

Supplier Risk Analysis Workshop 2:
Tips & Tricks – Onboarding and Qualification

Jeff Robbins
Sr. Director Product Management, Sourcing and Supplier Risk Analysis

Walter Krupinski
Product Manager, Supplier Risk Analysis, Emptoris

Enterprise Contract Management Workshop 2:
Strategies for Implementing Security Models in Contract Management

Scott Mars
Sr. Engagement Manager, Emptoris

Spend Analysis Workshop 2:
Tips & Tricks and Best Practices in Spend Data Analysis and Enrichment

Mike Grassi
Sr. Manager of Spend Data Management, Emptoris

Ken Page
Solutions Consultant, Emptoris

Services Procurement Workshop 2:
A Solution Deep Dive

Patrick Nichols
Product Manager, Services Procurement, Emptoris