ProcureCon 2025
September 23 - 25, 2025
Austria Center Vienna
Agenda Day 2 - Wednesday 16th October 2019
8:00 am - 8:50 am REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE
8:00 am - 8:50 am
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION IN PROCUREMENT BREAKFAST - Diversity and equal opportunities in your supply chain and workforce
Karen Mansell -
Senior VP Procurement,
Bayer
Rethinking Supplier Engagement in the Modern World: Sustainability, CSR, Diversity & Inclusion
8:50 am - 8:55 am
Opening remarks – Letitia Thomas, Programme Director, WBR
8:55 am - 9:00 am
Chair’s opening address
Richard Beaumont -
Independent Consultant & Former CPO Coop Bank & VP Procurement Rolls Royce,
Rolls Royce
Richard Beaumont
Independent Consultant & Former CPO Coop Bank & VP Procurement Rolls RoyceRolls Royce
9:00 am - 9:20 am
OPENING KEYNOTE - ‘Know Your Supply Chain’: How to achieve full visibility of your supply chain to prevent modern slavery, reduce the environmental impact of your buying and safeguard your brand
Rob Turner -
Head of Procurement Operations,
John Lewis Partnerships
• What is the environmental impact, in communities, economical and from a social perspective of your supply chain?
• What is the reputational impact of a supply chain breach on your business and how can procurement help manage that risk?
• How do you ensure there is no modern slavery in your supply chain?
• How can procurement begin to only work with suppliers that match their CSR initiatives?
• How do you get more diversity into your supply chain?
• How can sustainability and diversity help recruit and retain talent in a competitive market?
• How can diverse suppliers offer a creative, leading edge and offer representation of the customers you sell to?
9:20 am - 10:00 am
PANEL WITH INTERACTIVE POLLING - How can you support diversity & inclusion within your supply chain to create an innovative and sustainable buying platform?
Maggie Berry -
Executive Director Europe,
WEConnect International
Megan Stowe -
Greater European Region Strategic Sourcing Director & International Supplier Diversity,
Intel
John Everett -
Purchasing Director EMEAI,
The Dow Chemical Company
Andy Horne -
Head of Supply Chain,
EDF Energy
Andrea Fimian -
EMEA Supplier Diversity Program Manager,
IBM
• Why is there a need for supplier diversity and inclusion?
• What can you do to make sure you supply chain is diverse and what opportunities can this deliver?
• How can you best work to achieve supplier diversity and inclusion?
• What is next for supplier diversity and inclusion?
Megan Stowe
Greater European Region Strategic Sourcing Director & International Supplier DiversityIntel
10:00 am - 10:20 am
PRESENTATION Sustainability is our Business: Building a company for the next 100+ years
Richard White -
VP Procurement & Sustainability Europe,
Anheuser-Busch InBev
10:30 am - 10:50 am
PRESENTATION Leveraging digital solutions to build a vendor management platform for supply risk management to protect your business, and ensure compliance
Roger Gonourie -
Global Head of Sourcing,
Swiss Re
Gregory Smith -
Head of Sourcing Vendor Solutions,
Swiss Re
• How are emerging risks and regulatory challenges placing a new demand on procurement?
• How can you leverage vendor relationships to help manage risk?
• How can digital solutions help manage supply risk management?
• How can digital solutions leave more time for procurement professional to manage supply chain risk?
10:50 am - 11:30 am
MORNING NETWORKING BREAK
10:50 am - 11:30 am
MASTERCLASS - How and why can your business legally sell disused Microsoft software Volume licence assets and stretch IT budgets when buying pre-owned Microsoft software?
Susana Jiménez -
Sales Consultant - France & Spain,
Discount Licensing
Change Management: Defining a Digital Culture
11:30 am - 11:50 am
PRESENTATION How to move beyond the ‘cost saver’ and ‘risk mitigator’ role and embrace your ‘business insight and execution role’ to achieve market competitiveness
Michelle Baker -
CPO,
KPN
11:50 am - 12:10 pm
INTERVIEW Evolving supplier payments to unlock business growth
Carolina Castillo -
Director of Global Business Development,
American Express
12:10 pm - 12:50 pm
CASE STUDY INTERACTIVE - Augmented intelligence: How to use machine learning to build data algorithms that make forward thinking procurement decisions for you to stay ahead of your competition
Christophe Villain -
Global Head of Procurement Excellence,
Nestlé
• How can your team use data algorithms to make forward thinking decisions?
• How can machine learning make procurement less manual?
• What algorithms do you need from you data?
• What intelligence can be gained from machine learning and data sets?
12:50 pm - 1:00 pm
INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT B2B marketplaces and the digital shift in procurement
Christopher Kallscheid -
Head of Amazon Business Spain,
Amazon
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm
PRESENTATION - Increased value-proposition: How can you leverage innovation from your suppliers, business partners and procurement team to drive holistic change that can give a competitive edge?
Bo Dungal -
Group Procurement,
Danske Bank
• How can you define who can bring innovation to your business?
• How can you change your organisations way of thinking?
• How can a holistic view of innovation bring change to your strategy?
• How can you make innovation a standard in your business?
• What is the importance of changing your organisations set-up to receive innovation?
1:20 pm - 2:20 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
1:20 pm - 2:20 pm
MASTERCLASS The Future of Procurement: Technology, Payments & People
Jonathan Atkinson -
Account Director, Coupa Pay,
Coupa
1:20 pm - 2:20 pm
MASTERCLASS Five key components to managing supplier
Fabio Colomo -
Audit Director - Contract Compliance,
PRGX
Overcoming the key challenges in your industry/categories: stakeholder engagement and running a more cost efficient function:
Sangria Drill Down Roundtables
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm 1. Chemicals Christophe Van Riel - VP Procurement EMEA, EcolabOvercoming the key challenges in your industry/categories: stakeholder engagement and running a more cost efficient function:
Sangria Drill Down Roundtables
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm 2. Financial Services Pavel Pölzer - CPO, Penta InvestmentsOvercoming the key challenges in your industry/categories: stakeholder engagement and running a more cost efficient function:
Sangria Drill Down Roundtables
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm 3. Pharmaceuticals David Wheeler - Global Head of Procurement Clinical Services, Tech & Data, Astra ZenecaOvercoming the key challenges in your industry/categories: stakeholder engagement and running a more cost efficient function:
Sangria Drill Down Roundtables
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm 4. Indirect Spend Jeroen Wennink - CPO Europe, CapgeminiOvercoming the key challenges in your industry/categories: stakeholder engagement and running a more cost efficient function:
Overcoming the key challenges in your industry/categories: stakeholder engagement and running a more cost efficient function:
Developing your procurement function for the future:
Sangria Drill Down Roundtables
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm 1. Buying Procurement Tech Jenny Draper - General Manager UK & Europe, Spend MattersDeveloping your procurement function for the future:
Sangria Drill Down Roundtables
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm 2. Supplier Diversity & Corporate Responsibility Jaime Paiva - Head of Sourcing & Procurement EMEA, Zurich Insurance CompanyDeveloping your procurement function for the future:
Sangria Drill Down Roundtables
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm 3. Data & Digital Sonia Allard de Grandmaison - Strategy & Governance Procurement, VodafoneDeveloping your procurement function for the future:
Sangria Drill Down Roundtables
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm 4. Cognitive Procurement Christophe Villain - Global Head of Procurement Excellence, NestléDeveloping your procurement function for the future:
Sangria Drill Down Roundtables
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm 5. Millennials & Generation Z Mark Zafra - Head of Global Strategic Sourcing, TwitterDeveloping your procurement function for the future:
Sangria Drill Down Roundtables
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm 6. Combining Big Data John Jordan - Head of Strategy & Planning Procurement, SonyOvercoming the key challenges in your industry/categories: stakeholder engagement and running a more cost efficient function:
Sangria Drill Down Roundtables
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm 7. Supplier Enabled Innovation & Partnerships Michele Da Fano - Regional Indirect Category Lead, MylanOvercoming the key challenges in your industry/categories: stakeholder engagement and running a more cost efficient function:
Sangria Drill Down Roundtables
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm 8. Embracing Disruptive Technology (Blockchain, AI & Virtual Reality) Suneet Pandey - Global Strategic Sourcing, LonzaOvercoming the key challenges in your industry/categories: stakeholder engagement and running a more cost efficient function:
Sustainability Boardroom
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm Renewable Energy 101: A beginners guide to economics, value & choices Oliver Bardet - Head of Global Pricing & Structuring, Enel Green Power
TRACK A – Reimagining SRM & Supplier Innovation
3:00 pm - 3:05 pm Chair’s opening address Michael Delle - Independent Consultant & Former VP Global ICT Sourcing Ericsson, M Delle Consulting
Michael Delle
Independent Consultant & Former VP Global ICT Sourcing EricssonM Delle Consulting
TRACK A – Reimagining SRM & Supplier Innovation
3:05 pm - 3:25 pm PRESENTATION - Supplier Integration: How to better partner with your suppliers to drive innovation and become a more competitive business of the future Jaime Paiva - Head of Sourcing & Procurement EMEA, Zurich Insurance Company· How can innovation be made a KPI for delivery?
· How can strategic partnerships encourage innovation between procurement, stakeholders and suppliers?
· What is the future of innovation vs cost saving?
· How will your partnerships with suppliers change?
TRACK A – Reimagining SRM & Supplier Innovation
3:25 pm - 3:45 pm INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT - Supplier Sustainability & Compliance Monitoring: How to use social media monitoring and automated supplier assessments to increase your supplier checks and reduce reputational risk Jürgen Langner - Key Account Manager, Integrity Next
TRACK B – Driving Value in your Supply Chain
3:00 pm - 3:05 pm Chair’s opening address Duncan Brock - Group Director, CIPS
TRACK B – Driving Value in your Supply Chain
3:05 pm - 3:25 pm PRESENTATION How to integrate procurement into the end to end value chain to better plan, manufacture and deliver to your customers Christophe Van Riel - VP Procurement EMEA, EcolabTRACK B – Driving Value in your Supply Chain
3:25 pm - 3:45 pm PRESENTATION - Analytics-to-Value: The next wave of product cost optimisation Hubert Heersche - Partner, McKinsey & Co
CREATIVE BOARDROOMS Mastering Marketing Procurement (Limited to 15 attendees)
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm Reimagining Marketing Procurement: How to create value for your business beyond cost savings Ezio Saponari - Global Category Manager, Danone
Limited to 15 attendees
CREATIVE BOARDROOMS Mastering your Indirect Spend (Limited to 30 attendees)
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm HR: How to attract, develop and retain top talent in a highly competitive market Nina Bomberg - Global Lead Buyer, SEG Automotive (Bosch)
3:45 pm - 4:25 pm
AFTERNOON NETWORKING BREAK
3:45 pm - 4:25 pm
MASTERCLASS The Road to Resilience: Strategies for Achieving Holistic Supply Chain Risk Management
Ulf Venne -
Director Sales EMEA & APAC,
DHL Resilience360
3:45 pm - 4:25 pm
MASTERCLASS The Black Book of Procurement Transformation
Mark van den Berg -
Manager Procurement Development,
Heineken
Varun Kukreja -
Presales Consultant,
Zycus
TRACK A – Reimagining SRM & Supplier Innovation
4:25 pm - 4:45 pm PRESENTATION - How to effectively evaluate your suppliers to enhance transparency and better identify and manage risk Jonathan Tungu - Head of Procurement Operations & SRM, TECOM• How can you use risk management to improve supplier performance and thereby reduce costs?
• Do multiple suppliers moderate risks?
• How can you set effective KPIs for performance management and effectiveness?
• How can you better your ability to understand your supply market to mitigate risk?
TRACK A – Reimagining SRM & Supplier Innovation
4:45 pm - 5:25 pm PANEL WITH INTERACTIVE POLLING - Supplier Relationship Management: How can you involve your supply base in strategic decisions to create true partnerships and empower better delivery? Sanjay Mehta - VP Global Procurement, Nokia Kimberley Campbell - Category Manager UK, Heineken David Wheeler - Global Head of Procurement Clinical Services, Tech & Data, Astra Zeneca Jesse Lee - CEO, Brooklyn Vendor Assurance• How can you think beyond the price and leverage innovation?
• How can involving your suppliers in more decision change the landscape of your partnerships?
• How to create a focused, smart and effective method of measuring
• Suppliers have visibility of all the steps in the procurement cycle – how can this help get the best prices and reduce risk?
TRACK B – Driving Value in your Supply Chain
4:25 pm - 4:45 pm PRESENTATION How to build strategic third party relationships to achieve strong supply chain performance, improve cost position and drive innovation Juha Taipalinen - CPO, Finnair
TRACK B – Driving Value in your Supply Chain
4:45 pm - 5:25 pm PANEL WITH INTERACTIVE POLLING How can you better protect your supply chain from the impact of political and geopolitical uncertainty to continue to bring value to your business? Florian Eineder - Global Head of Procurement, Erdinger Paolo Baldo - Deputy CPO, MTS Falk Kohler - Vice President Procurement & Integrated Supply Chain Excellence, Philips• How can you influence your business understanding that supply is more important than price in a disrupted world?
• How can forming long term partnerships with vendors protect your supply chain?
• How can you ensure your materials are on time when you source globally during political and environmental disruption?
•‘ Hedging’ – How can you influence your business to invest to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in your supply chain?
SYNERGY WORKSHOPS - Mastering Capex (Spend Limited to 30 attendees)
4:25 pm - 5:25 pm Capex category: How can you roll out better processes and consolidate your supply base to drive better value? Robert Huter - VP Procurement, Bosch• What best practices can be rolled out in Capex to deliver a better process?
• How can you leverage project volumes globally across different time zones?
• Can you consolidate your supply base from other categories to deliver into Capex?
• How can you better manage capital investments?
5:25 pm - 5:30 pm
Transition to the main room
Transforming to Agile to Accelerate Value
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
INSPIRATIONAL GUEST SPEAKER
The Hurt Locker's real-life star, Major Chris Hunter QGM had 'the world's most dangerous job, in the world’s most dangerous place'. As the British Army's most experienced counter-terrorist bomb disposal specialist in Iraq, he risked his life on a daily basis. During his career he deployed to a number of operational theatres, including The Balkans, Northern Ireland, Colombia, Afghanistan and Iraq, and for his actions during his Iraq tour, he was awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal. At the time of the London suicide bombings, he was seconded to COBRA, the Cabinet Office's emergency response committee. Chris illustrates a gruelling journey of bravery, strength, leadership and skill where every decision made during his time in Iraq could have been his last.