Featured Speaker

Tim Cummins:

In his role as President/CEO of IACCM, Tim works with leading corporations, public and academic bodies, supporting executive awareness and understanding of the role that Commitment Management increasingly play in 21st century business performance and public policy. Prior to IACCM, Tim's business career included executive roles at IBM and a period on the Chairman's staff, leading studies on the impacts of globalization and the reengineering of IBM's global contracting processes. His earlier career involved the banking, automotive and aerospace industries, initially in Corporate Finance and later in commercial and business development. He led negotiations up to $1.5bn in value and his work has taken him to over 40 countries. Tim’s work has been extensively published and he has acted in an advisory capacity to government bodies in countries that include the US, UK, Australia, Canada and Japan.

Speakers

Heather Green of Emerson

Emerson is a diversified global manufacturing and technology company. They offer a wide range of products and services in the areas of process management, climate technologies, network power, storage solutions, professional tools, appliance solutions, motor technologies, and industrial automation. Recognized widely for our engineering capabilities and management excellence, Emerson has more than 140,000 employees and approximately 265 manufacturing locations worldwide.

Nancy Jensen of Huron Consulting

Huron Consulting Group is a leading provider of financial and operational consulting services. With revenues over US $504M for FY 2007 and over 1600 full time employees, Huron provides its services to a wide variety of both financially sound and distressed organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, medium-sized businesses, leading academic institutions, healthcare organizations and the law firms that represent these various organizations. Since commencing operations in May 2002, Huron has conducted more than 5,300 engagements for more than 2,400 clients. Their clients list all of the 50 largest law firms listed in The American Lawyer 2007, 85 of the top 100 research universities, 17 of the top 25 teaching hospitals, more than 225 General Counsels, the top 50 percent of the nation’s largest healthcare systems, and 15 of the top 25 managed care organizations ranked by Atlantic Information Services.

Ammiel Kamon of Emptoris

An industry veteran with leadership roles at organizations like Netscape and Oracle Consulting, Ammiel was the SVP of Marketing and Business Development at diCarta – an Emptoris acquisition.  Ammiel’s visionary insights into the industry have been quoted by leading industry journals and media.  A frequent speaker, he has built a strong network of peer contacts which allow him to have direct experience with a wide variety of business issues.  Moreover, Ammiel has a unique ability to take highly complex business concerns and to articulate those messages in a conversational style make him a much sought-after presenter.

John LaPorta of IBM Global Business Services

IBM Global Services is the world's largest business and technology services provider. It is the fastest growing part of IBM, with over 190,000 professionals serving customers in more than 160 countries. IBM Global Services started in the spring of 1991, with the aim towards helping companies manage their IT operations and resources. John is a leader in IBM Global Business Services (GBS), the professional services arm of Global Services, including management consulting, systems integration, and application management services. Through IBM's extensive industry experience, business process expertise, and wealth of intellectual capital, GBS delivers business value and innovation to clients.

Avner Schneur of Emptoris

Avner Schneur founded Emptoris in 1999 and continues to serve as the company’s Chairman, President and CEO. As CEO, Schneur is the leader, visionary and chief spokesperson for Emptoris and its products. Schneur also sets the strategic direction for Emptoris, and under his leadership, the company has established itself as a recognized global leader in the Enterprise Supply and Contract Management software market. Schneur Graduated Cum Laude in Industrial Engineering, with a specialty in Information Systems, from the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology).  Avner is a prolific speaker at tradeshows and industry events, most recently leading a standing-room only presentation at SIG.

Denise Vasser of Trinity Health

Trinity Health is a faith-based organization devoted to a ministry of healing, sponsored by the Catholic Health Ministries, an entity established by the Catholic Church to oversee the healing ministry and Catholic identity of Trinity Health. Formed by the Sisters of Mercy Regional Community of Detroit and the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Catholic Health Ministries draws upon a rich history extending more than 140 years. Trinity Health is the fourth-largest Catholic health system in the United States with 44,000 full-time equivalent employees, 8,074 active staff physicians, 43 hospitals, 379 outpatient clinics/facilities, 19 long-term care facilities, home health and hospice programs, and senior housing communities in seven states and quote revenues of US $6.1 billion.

Josh Woodrum of UnitedHealthCare (UHC)

UnitedHealthcare is committed to improving the health care system and is the operating division of the UnitedHealth Group, the largest single health carrier in the United States. Their family of companies delivers innovative products and services to approximately 70 million Americans. UnitedHealthcare's nationwide network includes 560,000 physicians (and other care professionals), 80,000 dentists and 4,800 hospitals. The pharmaceutical management programs provide more affordable access to drugs for 13 million people.