June 12-13 see the 1st CPOs Economist Forum; subtitled “Innovative Technologies and Strategies to reduce purchasing costs, improve processes and add value”; take place at the Westin Palace in Milano.
To me, this is of interest in a number of ways:
- The Economist is acting as organizer and media partner; pushing purchasing and supply chain even more into the limelight.
- Aberdeen analyst Andrew Bartolini is making a European appearance. My hopes is that he will share some of the insights that Aberdeen has found in their upcoming Strategic Sourcing in EMEA report. I’ve been lucky enough to partake in a draft version of this report and it includes som rather stunning highlights that expose the different approaches to strategic souring in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region as opposed to the rest of the world.
- In the preliminary program, speakers come from two corners: Emptoris and Bravosolutions. Now, that’s a matchup that I’d love to hear more about.
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