SYNERGY 2009 Presentations

Day 1

Corporate United
State of the GPO Presentation
PPT Presentation (for Corporate United members only)

Don Seward, Director of Indirect Procurement / CH2M HILL
Corporate United Advisory Board Update
PPT Presentation


Day 2

Mickey North Rizza, Research Director / AMR Research, Inc.
How Industry Leaders are Saving in the Current Economy
PPT Presentation               Notes

Dawn Tiura Evans, President & CEO / Sourcing Interests Group (SIG)
Balancing Relationships and the Need to Renegotiate
PPT Presentation               Notes

Marty Dunne, Executive Vice President / InterCall
Increasing Business Efficiency, Decreasing Business Expenses
PPT Presentation               Notes

Vaughn Hovey, Lecturer / The Ohio State University
Integrating Account and Supply Management
PPT Presentation               Notes

Aram Minnetian, President / Weichert Relocation Resources, Inc.
Next Practices in Relocation and Assignment Management
PPT Presentation               Notes

Michael Shaut, CEO / Carbon Markets
Trading Carbon Credits
PPT Presentation               Notes

Kip Wright, President / TAPFIN Process Solutions
Benefits of Services Procurement Management
PPT Presentation               Notes

Stephen Frenkel, Director of Negotiations / MWI
Adapting Your Negotiation Approach in the Current Economic Environment
PPT Presentation               Notes

Jerome Gerber, Regional Vice President / Volt along with Taylor Corporation
Implementation in a De-Centralized Organization
PPT Presentation               Notes

Tim McCarthy, Director of Contracts and Pricing / Rockwell Automation
How Partnerships Lead to Effective Supply Management
PPT Presentation               Notes

Don Dougherty, Managing Director / SupplyStaff
Managing Talent in a Recession: Attracting & Developing the Right Staff
PPT Presentation               Notes


Day 3

Geraint John, Editor-in-Chief / CPO Agenda
How Procurement Can Move Upward in the Downturn
PPT Presentation



CFO Panel
   Brad Dickerson, CFO / Under Armour
   Brad Wilson, CAO / Grant Thornton LLP
   Ron DiNella, CFO / Morton’s Steakhouse



Closing Keynote Presentation
Jim Donald, Former CEO / Starbucks and Pathmark
There’s Never Been a Better Time to Start Stealing...Market Share




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