Operational Excellence – People, Processes and Tools to Improve Your End-to-End Spend Management

08:00 - 08:30 Coffee and Welcome

Register for your roundtable, grab a refreshment and make new contacts

08:30 - 08:45 CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME: What Does Operational Excellence Mean Today?

Richard Beaumont, Chief Commercial Officer at Co-op Bank

Richard Beaumont

Chief Commercial Officer
Co-op Bank

08:45 - 09:30 Interactive Case Study: Functional Excellence - An Enabler of Core Business Objectives Vs an Objective in its Own Right

Ashley Bates, Vice President at Shell

Ashley Bates

Vice President
Shell

09:30 - 10:00 Procurement Process Optimisation to Deliver Better Outcomes to Your Business

Dapo Ajay, Chief Procurement Officer at AstraZeneca

Dapo Ajay

Chief Procurement Officer
AstraZeneca


Ashley Bates, Vice President at Shell

Ashley Bates

Vice President
Shell

Dapo Ajay, Chief Procurement Officer at AstraZeneca

Dapo Ajay

Chief Procurement Officer
AstraZeneca

Brian Gjerstrup, CPO, Country Head of Procurement, Denmark at TeliaSonera Group

Brian Gjerstrup

CPO, Country Head of Procurement, Denmark
TeliaSonera Group

Richard Beaumont, Chief Commercial Officer at Co-op Bank

Richard Beaumont

Chief Commercial Officer
Co-op Bank

Tania Seary, Founder at Procurious

Tania Seary

Founder
Procurious

10:45 - 11:30 Morning Coffee Break

Use the APP to make new contacts, visit the exhibition lounge and grab a refreshment
Interviewer: Duncan Brock, Director, Client Relationships, Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply

Interviewee: Folkert Bolger, Chief Procurement Officer, Bang and Olufsen
Duncan Brock, Customer Relationships Director at The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)

Duncan Brock

Customer Relationships Director
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)

Folkert Bolger, Chief Procurement Officer and Head of Operations at Bang and Olufsen

Folkert Bolger

Chief Procurement Officer and Head of Operations
Bang and Olufsen

12:00 - 12:45 Collaboration Interactive Case Study: How to Cross-functionally Synergize to Deploy Effective and Sustainable IMS Cost Out Management

Falk Kohler, Senior Vice President at Philips Lighting

Falk Kohler

Senior Vice President
Philips Lighting

Erik-Jan Ossewaarde, Vice President at Philips Lighting

Erik-Jan Ossewaarde

Vice President
Philips Lighting

Roy van Griensven, Vice President at Philips Lighting

Roy van Griensven

Vice President
Philips Lighting

12:45 - 13:45 Lunch

Catch up with new contacts over a 3-course buffet lunch, catch up on work with free WIFI and use the APP to arrange meetings later today
1 - Operating a Successful BPO Relationship
Christophe Ysebaert, Global Sourcing Manager, Dow Corning

2 - When to Insource, when to Outsource?
Richard Beaumont, Former Chief Commercial Officer, Co-Op Bank

3 - How to Embed Good Governance and Compliance in Your Procurement Processes
Brian Gjerstrup, CPO / Country Head of Procurement, Denmark, TeliaSonera Group

4 How to Get Best Value Out of Professional Service Providers?
Frank Ort, Senior Director, Group Procurement, Global Clients, PwC
Nicole Marshall, Senior Manager, Group Procurement, EMEA Clients and Markets, PwC

Brian Gjerstrup, CPO, Country Head of Procurement, Denmark at TeliaSonera Group

Brian Gjerstrup

CPO, Country Head of Procurement, Denmark
TeliaSonera Group

Christophe Ysebaert, Global Sourcing Manager at Dow Corning

Christophe Ysebaert

Global Sourcing Manager
Dow Corning

Richard Beaumont, Chief Commercial Officer at Co-op Bank

Richard Beaumont

Chief Commercial Officer
Co-op Bank

Frank Oort, Senior Director at PwC

Frank Oort

Senior Director
PwC

Nicole Marshall, Senior Manager Group Procurement at PwC

Nicole Marshall

Senior Manager Group Procurement
PwC

Track B - Indirect Panel Discussion: Leadership Development

13:45 - 14:45 Panel Discussion: How to Develop a World Class Procurement Team in the Face of Competition for Talent
Fabienne Lesbros, Chief Procurement Officer at The co-operative

Fabienne Lesbros

Chief Procurement Officer
The co-operative

Andrea Cavallero, Head of Group Procurement Strategy and Delivery at Generali

Andrea Cavallero

Head of Group Procurement Strategy and Delivery
Generali

Jim Carter, Commercial Director at Network Rail

Jim Carter

Commercial Director
Network Rail

Amit Chitanand, Manager-Operational Excellence at Shell

Amit Chitanand

Manager-Operational Excellence
Shell

Track C: - Workshop 1: Innovation

13:45 - 14:45 How to Enable Innovation to Flow from Suppliers
Constantin Blome, Professor of Operations Management at Sussex University

Constantin Blome

Professor of Operations Management
Sussex University

Break/Drop-in Clinic

14:45 - 15:15 Afternoon Coffee Break

Break/Drop-in Clinic

14:45 - 15:15 Drop-in Clinic on Transformation Best Practice
Richard Beaumont, Chief Commercial Officer at Co-op Bank

Richard Beaumont

Chief Commercial Officer
Co-op Bank

15:15 - 15:45 Quick-Fire Case Study: Experiences and Challenges of Business Process Outsourcing for a Global Enterprise

Christophe Ysebaert, Global Sourcing Manager at Dow Corning

Christophe Ysebaert

Global Sourcing Manager
Dow Corning

15:45 - 16:15 Public Sector Case Study: Lessons Learnt in Process Innovation from Nottingham Trent University’s Transformation Journey

Gillian Askew, Chief Procurement Officer at Nottingham Trent University

Gillian Askew

Chief Procurement Officer
Nottingham Trent University

16:15 - 16:55 Interactive Case Study: Managing Change on the Journey to Operational Excellence

Martin Vajdl

Head of Procurement Solutions Excellence, Managing Director Shared Services
SAP

Receive a professional wrap up from Richard as he explains what he learnt and what you can take away from today’s sessions in 5 easy-to-implement points.
Richard Beaumont, Chief Commercial Officer at Co-op Bank

Richard Beaumont

Chief Commercial Officer
Co-op Bank

Jim Carter, Commercial Director at Network Rail

Jim Carter

Commercial Director
Network Rail

17:00 - 23:59 End of Conference