ProcureCon 2025

September 23 - 25, 2025

Austria Center Vienna

Marika Lindstrom

Chief Procurement Officer Keurig Dr Pepper
Marika Lindström is the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) and Senior Vice President of Beverage Concentrate Operations at Keurig Dr Pepper. In this role, she oversees building and implementing new global procurement strategies, business partnerships and Commodity risk management best practices in Procurement. She is also responsible for Beverage Concentrate Operations in Newbridge and St Louis. She is based in Newbridge, Ireland. Before joining Keurig Dr Pepper, Lindström held several senior Procurement and Supply Chain leadership positions across various industries, geographies and companies: Nokia Mobile Phones, Advanced Micro Devices, Unilever and Philip Morris. Her educational background includes a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas and PhD in Supply Chain Management from Helsinki University of Technology in Finland.

Day 1 | 23rd September 2025

9:25 AM Keynote Panel: Navigating Green Premiums: How Can You Balance Investment vs. Savings to Maximise ESG ROI Beyond Compliance?

  • What are the tangible business benefits of ESG beyond compliance and public perception? 
  • How do you weigh the trade-offs between immediate investment in sustainability for long term gain vs. short term costs?  
  • How important is circular economy in your procurement process? 
  • How can procurement balance regulatory demands, cost pressures, and ESG priorities? 


Day 3 | 25th September 2025

10:20 AM Keynote Presentation: Maximise Procurement’s Influence: How To Manage Internal Stakeholders To Elevate Procurement’s Role In The Business

  • How to re-define your role to become a genuine partner for stakeholders and drive value 
  • How to address challenges around a lack of alignment with internal stakeholders to create uniformity 
  • How to ensure indirect is seen as a valued business function to overcome stakeholders' assumptions  
  • How to foster a cost-conscious culture whilst addressing the needs of your stakeholders  
  • How to create a cohesive feedback loop to allow for mutually beneficial communication and engagement with stakeholders 


Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Marika.

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