Risk Management

07:45 - 08:30 Registration and Breakfast

08:30 - 08:35 Welcome

08:35 - 08:45 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

08:45 - 09:30 Keynote Presentation: Procurement’s Role in Reducing Cyber Risk

Major cyber attacks can happen to any size company at any time. How can you be sure your data on external and internal servers is secure? What about your suppliers’ data? As one of the fastest growing areas of IT spend, security needs special attention to make sure it’s done right, not just at the cheapest cost. Hear how to keep your company secure from a foremost Information Security expert.
  • Understanding the roles of procurement, legal, compliance and information security to make sure the contracts and level of service fit the needs of the company to keep costs in check and data secure
  • How to get a seat at the table and not be seen as a roadblock
  • What to include in an RFP
  • Separating privacy from security—and ensuring provisions for each
  • Limiting indemnification in the event of a breach
  • Provisions for protecting your data and your customers’ data- internally and with your suppliers
Robert Young, Principal Cyber Security Engineer at MITRE

Robert Young

Principal Cyber Security Engineer
MITRE

Increasing regulatory requirements are forcing companies to monitor their suppliers in much more depth than ever before. Further, you must have a comprehensive program in place to mitigate supply disruption. Are you equipped to identify potential disruptions, monitor suppliers and adapt quickly to minimize the impact? This panel will help you:
  • Identify risks that could impact your supply chain, their probability and potential impact: natural disaster, geopolitical, export/import trade, regulatory, and more
  • Design a comprehensive program to mitigate future supply risks and limit nasty surprises
  • At what level or spend should procurement get involved in vetting potential suppliers for red flags? (Can the smaller suppliers be more risky?)
  • Determine whether excess inventory, time, or resources is most important in mitigating risk, and how your suppliers optimize this buffer
  • Implementing the technology and tools needed to monitor suppliers for red flags and alert you when something is amiss
  • Risk sharing with your suppliers- does it work?
Frans Barends, Chief Procurement Officer at Georgia Institute of Technology

Frans Barends

Chief Procurement Officer
Georgia Institute of Technology

Matthew Corsi, Director, It Vendor Management Office at MetLife Inc

Matthew Corsi

Director, It Vendor Management Office
MetLife Inc

Chris Murphey

Director
Express Scripts

Joseph Richardson

President & CEO
Professional Purchasing Partners

10:10 - 10:20 Innovation Spotlight

10:20 - 10:40 Presentation: Avoiding Supply Chain Risks with Better Software & Cloud Services Contracts

Larry Mohammed, Director Indirect Sourcing and Procurement at Teradyne Inc

Larry Mohammed

Director Indirect Sourcing and Procurement
Teradyne Inc

10:40 - 10:50 Innovation Spotlight

10:50 - 11:20 Morning Networking Break

What you need to know about the risks and opportunities associated with the convergence of procurement/HR managing contingent with IT programmers and architects:
  • Co-employment and compliance issues, who’s responsible for violations?
  • Benchmarking labor costs to ensure you’re getting the best people, quickly, at the best cost
  • How large a role should MSPs play in your contingent labor workforce?
  • How the rise of the freelance economy factors into your contingent labor strategy
  • Developing playbooks to manage contract labor outside of the United States
  • If there’s a mandate to reduce employees, does staff augmentation really save money?
  • Getting IT to use the same tools HR is using
Randy Roth, Chairman, IT Procurement Working Group, Society for  Information Management at and Managing Partner, Corporate Contracts

Randy Roth

Chairman, IT Procurement Working Group, Society for Information Management
and Managing Partner, Corporate Contracts

Yanni Karalis, Head of Global IT Vendor Management & Sourcing at Delhaize America

Yanni Karalis

Head of Global IT Vendor Management & Sourcing
Delhaize America

Alan Perloff

IT Vendor Management Specialist
AGCO

Companies with a global footprint have an especially challenging time developing a comprehensive IT sourcing strategy. When it comes to compliance issues, configuration issues, multiple reseller relationships and various pricing models, what’s the best way to implement a cohesive strategy across the world? Can global contracts be implemented from the home office? Do you need to decentralize? How do you deal with a patchwork of often conflicting global laws and regulations, especially in the EU and China? This panel will discuss how to overcome the headaches and optimize your global IT program.
Brian Heldt, Commodity Manager of Third Party Services at Holcim (US) Inc.

Brian Heldt

Commodity Manager of Third Party Services
Holcim (US) Inc.

Joseph Richardson

President & CEO
Professional Purchasing Partners

12:40 - 13:40 Networking Lunch

13:40 - 23:59 Conference Concludes