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Join SIG as we travel down under for a fresh perspective, new techniques and innovative strategies.
In a one-day "mini-Summit" format, the Symposium agenda includes
buy-side-only peer-to-peer discussions, practitioner presentations,
breakout sessions, industry thought leadership, general session speakers and
facilitated roundtable forums, offering a unique opportunity for buy-side executives to
benchmark with their peers in a non-commercial environment.
February 28, 2013
Download PDF copy of agenda here
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8:00-8:45 am |
Buy-side Delegate Breakfast |
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8:45-9:30 am |
Live Buy-side Peer2Peer Brainstorming Discussion
Facilitated by Linda Behan
SVP, Global
Procurement, Iron Mountain
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9:30-10:00 am |
Break |
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10-10:45 am |
Deploying Optimal Category Strategies
Anne Stewart
Director, Strategic Sourcing EMEA & APJ, Symantec
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10:45-11:30 am |
Federico Huergo
ANZ Procurement Manager, Microsoft Australia
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11:30-12:30 pm |
Lunch & Learning Center |
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12:45-1:30 pm |
Organisational Diversity is Much More Than Numbers
Gina McLellan, Client Engagement Director, Talent2
Succesful Software Utilisation to Support the Development of Your
Procurement Strategy Across Asia
Doug Leeby
President - Beeline
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1:45-2:30 pm |
Surviving a Disruptive IT Market
Debbie McLaughlin
Partner, ITNewcom
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2:45-3:30pm |
Facilitated by Lou Pagano
Director, Alliances, AMP
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3:30-4:15 pm |
Linda Behan
SVP, Global Procurement
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Robert Stepansky
Director
Iron Mountain
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4:15-4:30 pm |
Summary of Day |
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4:30-6:30 pm |
Networking Reception |
Deploying Optimal Category Strategies - Anne Stewart
As companies expand their operations around the globe, it is crucial to deploy a globalized approach that effectively addresses all types of spend -
from large recurring to small one-time purchases - across all business areas with the right strategies and
expertise for each supply market. In this presentation, Symantec will share how they are delivering a blend of global, regional and local strategies, market insights and talent to optimize spending and maximize business impact.
You will learn:
- How Symantec Has Structured Procurement to Provide Global, Regional and Local Category Management
- How Symantec Develops Global, Regional and Local Strategies
- How These Strategies Are Coordinated Globally and Executed Locally
- How Global Supplier Relationships and Contracts Are Managed
Anne Stewart, Director of Strategic Sourcing EMEA & APJ
Anne Stewart, Director of Strategic Sourcing EMEA & APJ at Symantec Corporation. Has over 20 years experience in both direct and indirect procurement across a number of industries such as electronics, food and plastics. Under her leadership, the Symantec procurement team have won awards at the prestigious National Procurement Awards in Ireland for Best Procurement Team, Overall Excellence in Procurement and for two years in a row the award for Best Cross Functional Project Management. For the past three years Anne has concentrated on the outsourcing of specific procurement activities for her regions and has remained focused on Strategic Sourcing, supporting and implementing global strategy across a number of categories such as Technology, Marketing, Supply Chain and Services. Anne graduated from the Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland.
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Integrating Microsoft's Fulfillment Center and Shared Service Support in Attaining Cost Efficiency by Federico Huergo
During this presentation, you will hear about Microsoft's world-class best practices within their
fulfillment centers and shared services organizations. You will see how Microsoft supports and has
revolutionized their procurement processes. In addition, Federico will share a Case Study: The Software
Giant's Strategy on Procurement during the presentation.
Federico Huergo, ANZ Procurement Manager, Microsoft Australia
Federico Huergo was appointed as Procurement Manager for Australia & New Zealand in April 2010. He is responsible for the supplier selection, fair value and governance through the Procurement Function. He partners with Finance and the Financial Controller to achieve the local savings commitments, and leads the relationship with key suppliers.
Federico joined Microsoft as a Procurement Manager in Argentina leading the South Cone Region in 2006. Prior to this position he spent 10 years in IBM managing different Procurement Categories for the LATAM region.
He currently lives in Sydney with his wife Lucia and two sons, Joaquin and Benjamin.
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Successful Software Utilisation to Support the Development of Your Procurement Strategy Across Asia by Doug Leeby, President - Beeline
Home to the most diverse continent on earth, with 1st to 4th tier markets, there is no one strategy a procurement professional can employ across Asia. Here we discuss how successful software utilisation can help you
plan for the vast cultural and structural differences across Asia, ensuring that your procurement strategy is resilient, risk proof and cost efficient.
Doug Leeby, President, Beeline
Doug Leeby is President of Beeline, a strategic business unit of Adecco Group, the world's largest recruitment and workforce solutions provider. Mr. Leeby has more than 17 years of management experience in both the consumer products and staffing sector. Mr. Leeby joined Beeline in 2002 as Product Manager. After eight months of overseeing and facilitating the strategic direction of Beeline's suite of solutions, Mr. Leeby assumed responsibility for the sales organization. In 2005, Mr. Leeby assumed additional responsibility by overseeing business development, marketing, and the talent management business unit as Senior Vice President. In July 2010, Mr. Leeby assumed the role of President of Beeline. Mr. Leeby attended Vanderbilt University where he received a Masters in Human Resources and a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Surviving a Disruptive IT Market: The Impact on Buyers and Suppliers, and How They Are Responding
by Debbie McLaughlin, Partner, ITNewcom
The IT market is undergoing significant disruptive change on a number of technology
and business driven fronts. Unprecedented levels of technology evolution, new delivery
models and the empowerment of business users are just part of the new sourcing paradigm for IT services. These dynamics are radically transforming the supplier market, and are providing both challenges and opportunities
for IT and sourcing leaders. ITNewcom will draw on its latest IT Market Study, case studies and extensive
market intelligence to examine the current state of the IT market, including buyer take-up of the latest technologies, changes in sourcing practices, supplier performance and
re-positioning, and trends in IT spend.
Debbie McLaughlin, Partner, ITNewcom
Debbie joined ITNewcom in 1998, became a partner in 2004 and now heads ITNewcom's research and knowledge management practice. She is a leading expert on IT sourcing, with an in-depth knowledge of market trends, practices and suppliers. With over 20 years industry experience, Debbie also has extensive hands on experience, having provided strategic advice and performed a lead role in over 60 major IT programs across a broad range of industry sectors. She is an active industry participant, and regularly meets with buy-side executives, suppliers and industry experts to maintain a pulse on the market and support thought leadership.
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Executive Buy-side Panel Discussion
Facilitated by Lou Pagano, AMP
During this session, senior executives from different industries will answer questions about
"Spend Management: A Positive Virtuous Cycle". This will be an open discussion to include conversations
about Enhanced Business Partner Relationships (Do you have a seat at the table? Are you a trusted advisor?),
Increased Spend Under Management (Better spend visibility, Executive mandates), Contract Compliance
(AP policies, Managing payment terms), Increased Savings (Savings tracking, Cost avoidance, Forecasting)
as well as Enhanced Value Proposition for both the client and supplier
(Optimal deal structure, "Win-Win" relationships).
Lou Pagano, Director, Alliances, AMP
Lou has some 25 years of specialisation in the Vendor Relationship and Contract Management fields. He joined AMP in 1997, and as Director of the Alliances Group for IT@AMP, heads up the Management of all Strategic Sourcing, IT Commercial and Outsource arrangements, including business process and infrastructure outsource management, tenancy and facilities management. He started his career in engineering, then moved into supply management before deciding to follow sourcing
and relationship management as long-term career path.
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Why Software Asset Management is a Global Procurement Imperative with Linda Behan &
Robert Stepansky, Iron Mountain
Software asset and software license management is a well-known and widely discussed
subject area today as non-compliance can result in significant legal, financial, and reputational
risk. It is for this reason, Procurement leadership in global SAM/SLM programs is essential to
successfully mitigate these risks and align compliance and cost optimization through Sourcing
strategy and negotiations. Topics discussed will include SAM program technical architecture,
organizational rooting, sponsorship structure, funding requirements, risk mitigation vs.
cost savings considerations, and Procurement responsibilities and benefits. This session is
targeted towards both Procurement and IT leadership, SAM Program Managers, and Technology
Sourcing professionals.
Robert Stepansky, Director,
Global Software Asset Management Program
Mr. Stepansky currently runs the Iron Mountain global software asset management program. He has responsibility for software license tracking, software deployment and usage tracking, and overall software license compliance at company locations across 4 continents. Throughout his career, Mr. Stepansky has held leadership positions in strategic sourcing, software asset management, application and infrastructure management, and business process improvement. Prior to his tenure at Iron Mountain, he worked for Fidelity Investments, The Gillette Company, and CGI Systems (acquired by IBM). Mr. Stepansky holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University.
Linda Behan, SVP, Global Procurement, Iron Mountain
Linda Behan is a seasoned sourcing and procurement executive with extensive experience in leading global transformational efforts. Linda has successfully led sourcing and Procurement change management activities in the financial, document management and technology industries with spend under management ranging from $1 to $4 Billion annually.
Specific strengths include driving cultural transformation success necessary to achieve world-class supply chain performance. Re-inventing organizations with a focus on increasing influence both internally and externally, upgrading organizational talent, presenting and executing strategic insights, up scaling technology and information reporting, driving communications and alignment across all company functions (including sales, operations, and product development, technology, finance, legal, etc) while delivering significant total cost improvement.
Linda joined Iron Mountain in January of 2012 as the SVP / Chief Procurement Officer.
Iron Mountain has been providing Records and Information Management services, Data Backup and Recovery Services, Document Management Solutions, and Secure Shredding Services for over 60 years. They boast over 150,000 clients in 35 countries (5 continents), in excess of 17,000 employees, and $3.2 Billion in Revenue.
In her role as CPO, Linda is responsible for leading all global sourcing/procurement change management activities overseeing global direct/indirect spend of approximately $1.2 billion and a team of 40+ direct and indirect associates.
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Organisational Diversity is Much More Than Numbers
by Gina McLellan, Client Engagement Director, Talent2
As Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) strategies continue to climb higher on the leadership agenda, it is
quickly becoming clear that diversity is becoming critical to an organisation's success in today's evolving marketplace.
Gina McLellan, Client Engagement Director, Talent2 will take a look at D&I best
practice in Australia, throughout Asia Pacific and around the globe, and challenge the perception
that merely getting the numbers right makes for a diverse organisation.
With the upcoming change to legislation regarding Workplace Diversity Strategy,
Gina will look at what these changes mean to organisations and the opportunity cost if we don't act now.
Gina McLellan, Client Engagement Director, Talent2
Gina's experience is truly 'Asia Pacific' centric, covering the main markets of Hong Kong,
China, Taiwan, Singapore and Australia. With a recruitment career spanning over 15 years, her results-driven expertise covers Talent Management, Executive Recruitment, Search and Selection, Change Management,
HR Advisory, and Learning and Development.
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Senior Buy-side Speakers
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Linda Behan
SVP, Global
Procurement
Iron Mountain
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Robert Stepansky
Director,
Iron Mountain
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Gina McLellan
Client Engagement Director
Talent 2
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Debbie McLaughlin
Partner,
ITNewcom
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Anne Stewart
Director,
Strategic Sourcing
EMEA & APJ
Symantec
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Doug Leeby
President,
Beeline
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Lou Pagano
Director,
Alliances
AMP
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Federico Huergo
ANZ Procurement Manager
Microsoft Australia
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Event Location
Doltone House in Darling Harbour
Piers 19-21 Upper Deck
26-32 Pirrama Road
Pyrmont Point
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