Americas Procurement Congress 2020 brings together over 300 of the region’s leading procurement minds, to determine how procurement can take its next big step – becoming a driving force of business performance.
Through two days of aspirational case studies, interactive discussions and informal peer to peer networking in the Miami sun, you will leave with a head full of ideas to share with your team and apply to your long-term strategy.
Americas Procurement Congress in numbers
Senior
Procurement
Attendees
Unique
Organizations
US States
Industries
Expert
Speakers
& Facilitators
Americas Procurement Congress in numbers
Senior
Procurement
Attendees
Unique
Organizations
US States
Industries
Expert
Speakers
& Facilitators
An agenda built to help you deliver
The Americas Procurement Congress agenda has been designed with the continued growth of the function in mind, across short, medium and long term goals:
Increasing the rate of business change
Ensure that you and your function are set up to thrive in the face of change, delivering value that supports the wider business as it moves forward
Continuous innovation for continuous results
Look into how to create and maintain a culture of optimization during a period of change, and the potential barriers we have to overcome on the way
Reconfiguring the whole value chain
Hear from leading CPOs on how they have worked with internal and external stakeholders to deliver on procurement goals and exceed business expectations
Mapping 2020 and beyond
How best to map out your strategy to set you, your function and your wider organization up for maximum success over the next decade
Learn from the best of the best
The speaker faculty for the Americas Procurement Congress is second to none. The 50+ leading procurement and
business leaders you will hear from include:
Jim Townsend
CPO
Walgreens Boots Alliance
Janelle Orozco
CPO
Diageo
Todd Stohlmeyer
CPO
Cargill
Vitold Horodecki
CPO
Capgemini
Shahid Javed
Global CPO
JLL
Erin Riley
Director of Information, Analytics & Systems
University of California
Lucio Bicalho
VP Purchasing
Electrolux
Kristyn OGrady
Vice President, Marketing & Indirect Procurement NAM
Diageo
Patricia Miller
Digital Procurement Director
Accenture
Sonia Penoro
VP
Barclays
Unique benefits of the Americas
Procurement Congress
Procurement Leaders communities track
Join in-depth discussions tailored around the Women Procurement Leaders, Future Procurement Leaders and Sustainable Procurement Leaders communities
PLx sessions
Benefit from a wider point of view, with inspirational sessions delivered by subject matter experts from outside the procurement function
CPO challenger series
These thought provoking workshop sessions are for CPO level attendees only, addressing top strategic priorities
PL insight
All of the sessions on the Americas Procurement Congress agenda are underpinned by Procurement Leaders’ industry-leading research and insights
The Fun Stuff
Join us as we celebrate Procurement Greatness in the Americas
Following the conclusion of the congress agenda, the winners of the annual Americas Procurement Awards are announced at a celebratory ceremony.
Judged by an independent panel of industry leaders, the awards celebrate the very best in procurement practice in the region – make sure you join us to celebrate and network with the winners!
Take a look at the shortlist announcement to see who you will be cheering on at the awards ceremony
Networking Opportunities
In addition to the excellent learnings delivered through the agenda, there are 10+ hours dedicated to networking with your fellow attendees.
This includes:
- Mexican Welcome Drinks, in association with Bain & Company
- South American Networking Festival, in association with Basware
- Take time for a barista-made coffee during breaks at the coffee cart
