EMPTORIS AND CPO AGENDA LAUNCH EUROPEAN PROCUREMENT EXECUTIVE DEBATES

Thought Leadership Roundtables To Be Held in Six Major European Cities

BURLINGTON, MA and [LONDON, UK], February 7, 2007 – Emptoris, the leading provider of Enterprise Supply and Contract Management solutions announced they will be hosting a series of executive roundtable discussions in association with CPO Agenda, a leading global business review magazine. The sessions will be held in London, Frankfurt, Amersterdam, Milan, Stockholm and Paris over the course of the first half of 2007.

The executive thought leadership roundtable debates are designed specifically for chief procurement officers and senior purchasing executives with large, [global] organizations to capture and highlight the latest thinking and best practices among global senior procurement executives.

“Emptoris is honored to be working with CPO Agenda and world class companies to bring together Europe’s leaders in procurement to discuss innovative ideas to drive business performance,” said Avner Schneur, Chief Executive Officer of Emptoris. “We are passionate about the belief that purchasing and supply management can be a key driver of business success.”

Topics to be discussed at the forums include:

How supply management can drive greater value and innovation
How to sustain the benefits of global sourcing
The role and practice of low cost country sourcing (LCCS)
The role of the procurement organization in outsourcing
The technology and processes that deliver greater value

For more information on the CPO Agenda Executive Debates please contact Emptoris’ European Headquarters at +44 (0) 1189 880 232.

About Emptoris
Emptoris is the world leader in innovative supply and contract management software solutions that empower enterprises to realize best value and accelerate profitable growth. Emptoris solutions are used by successful Global 2000 companies in every industry. Customers include American Express, Boeing, Dow Corning, GlaxoSmithKline, Motorola, Owens Corning, Samsung America, Toro, United Healthcare and Vodafone.

About CPO Agenda
CPO Agenda is published in conjunction with the UK’s Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply – the same partnership responsible for Supply Management magazine. It reaches several thousand top purchasing, sourcing and supply management professionals worldwide who collectively control hundreds of billions of pounds, dollars and euros of expenditure.

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