ISM World 2024 Detailed Agenda

Workshop details coming soon! Just a hint... attendees will get a chance to also signup for a behind-the-scenes tour to see MGM's sustainability operations in action or, take a trip out to see their solar array that powers their facilities. 

Managers / Directors

Speakers: Kenyatta Lewis

Workshop details coming soon, but think in-depth topic and highly interactive session.

Those organizations bringing teams (5 or more attendees) will be invited to kick off the conference with a team building event. Partnering with Clean the World, teams will build wash kits for a local homeless shelter and in the process connect with their fellow team members and other organizations. Teams also get a chance to win fun prizes with experiences you can enjoy together while in Vegas! 

Workshop details coming soon, but think in-depth topic and highly interactive session.

Managers / Directors

Join the Women’s Supply Management Community, supported in partnership by ISM^® and Power Your Impact, for an extensive and interactive session focused on the voice of emerging women leaders in the profession. Through a diverse panel and roundtable networking discussions, attendees will walk away with a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities ahead for women.

You’ll hear personal stories from young leaders in supply management and be able to network with other women in the profession, as well as male advocates and colleagues. The session will include a discussion and feature tangible takeaways for attendees to use as part of their personal action plan. 

Managers / Directors

Speakers: Shami Anand

We are still reviewing your responses on how you'd like to network (incorporated in the conference registratin process). Be assured, we will have a networking event designed with your feedback in mind. More details coming soon! 

The Group

Back by popular demand, this information (and networking) event is designed for first-timers and solo attendees to learn more on how to navigate the conference and make a friend or two in the process. 

Join the Women's Supply Management Community for a kickoff networking session before the conference Welcome Party. Meet and connect with community members you'll see and interact with throughout the remainder of ISM World. 

Women's Community

Good music, good food and the opening of the ISM World Innovation Park. Walk through the neighborhoods, meet new suppliers and connect with old friends and new.

To kickoff the ISM Awards Gala, registered gala attendees can enjoy a networking cocktail reception.

The ISM Awards Gala is a celebration of both our individual and organizational award winners. Join this year's award season winners from the ISM 30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars, the J. Shipman Gold Medal Award, the R. Gene Richter Scholarship & Award as well as the organizational winners of the ISM Supply Chain Trailblazer awards. You will be among the best of the best to network and celebrate amazing contributions to supply chain excellence.

This supply management celebration is a can’t miss event kicking off ISM World 2024. Don’t miss your chance to network and celebrate with the best in supply chain.

This is a power-packed session discussing the latest impacts on the supply chain including thought-provoking insights from keynote, Ian Bremmer, the President and Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media.

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Speakers: Ian Bremmer, Tom Derry

Exclusive to ExecIn attendees, get a behind-the-scenes opportunity for a question and answer session with Opening Keynote, Ian Bremmer.

Executives / Senior Leaders

Speakers: Ian Bremmer,  Bob Mahlik

Mexico currently ranks 7th in the world for location options for nearshoring. If you are considering or in the process of reshoring to Mexico, this session will adress the following topics:

• Conducting appropriate spend and risk analysis when embarking on global sourcing plans and nearshoring.
• Weighting all involved global issues and cultural considerations when nearshoring.

Is Mexico a real nearshoring alternative or just a low cost sourcing option? What part of the analysis are we missing or underestimating? Walk away understanding the real benefits and risks of nearshoring to Mexico. 

Managers / Directors

Speakers: Rodrigo Alcantara Fernandez

Designed by ISM's Emerging Professionals Committee, this session will highlight the top 10 trends within the profession from the young practitioner's perspective, and address tips, hacks and tricks to stategically tackle the impact of those trends. 

Individual Contributors

Speakers: Coming Soon

There are many theoretical use cases of Machine Learning and AI in procurement and supply chain, but actually implementing these tools is a completely different ball game. In this session we will share a case study the covers the top use cases of Machine Learning and AI in the procurement and supply chain domain. We will also cover how to lay the foundation for implementing data science in procurement and the results of the implementations. 

Managers / Directors

Speakers: Gaurav Sharma

Supply chain risk continues to be top of mind for most organizations. However, translating risk management from the theoretical to something implementable and scalable is a tall task. In this session, Intuitive Surgical will share its journey with supply chain risk management against the backdrop of high company growth.

Individual Contributors

Speakers: Rebecca Johnson, Austin Boehrer

A brief case study presentation from ISM Trailblazer award-winning organization. Get the opportunity to hear their approach firsthand and ask questions. Details coming soon!

Managers / Directors

Supply chain professionals often struggle with how to ensure they get their money's worth with services spend, particularly for professional and corporate services. Fixed fee engagements can be particularly difficult to compare and/or ensure competitive pricing. This session will help you critically evaluate any supplier's Statement of Work (SOW), building in what your team should always ensure is clear - timeline, deliverables, terms and fees.

Individual Contributors

Speakers: Cesar Ayala

Procurement professionals are facing a number of challenges, including the need to reduce costs, build capabilities, and manage crises. Last year’s survey found that the most challenging performance roadblock is "people," followed by "technology," "tasks," and lastly "structure". Companies are responding to these challenges by localizing supply chains, centralizing procurement, and establishing dual and multi-sources. Sustainability is also a top priority for procurement professionals, with larger companies further ahead on their journey to reach their sustainability targets. Technology is playing an increasingly important role in procurement, with larger companies putting more emphasis on technology implementation and process automation. This session will provide an update on 2024's survey results, what's changed, what's trending and what to plan for. 

Executives / Senior Leaders

Speakers: Ruth Schültken, Christoph Bode, Ph.D., Marcell Vollmer, Ph.D. 

A brief case study presentation from ISM Trailblazer award-winning organization. Get the opportunity to hear their approach firsthand and ask questions. Details coming soon!

Managers / Directors

As the role of procurement functions become increasingly strategic, the skills needed for success have also evolved. Procurement and supply management leaders of the future will demonstrate mastery of behavior skills like influence, collaboration, and communication. Join this interactive session to explore how soft skills are impacting your company, your peers, and industry leaders based on BDO's deep library of benchmarking data, and walk away with tools and frameworks you can use to become a trusted advisor to the business and advance your own supply management career.    

Managers / Directors

Speakers: Ashley Hetrick

This session shares smart and strategic uses of GenAI in procurement based on real-world cases. You will discover how to use GenAI for tactical purposes in day-to-day buying, data analysis, and category management. We will cover how you can leverage GenAI to prepare for negotiations, gain market insights, and analyze complex data more efficiently. You will walk away with understanding the limitations and risks involved in using GenAI so that you can make informed decisions. Come join the discussion on how GenAI can future-proof your procurement function, drive competitive advantage, and optimize benefits of data analytics!

Managers / Directors

Speakers: Dagmar Laue

In this session we will review the multi-step sourcing process (Strategic Sourcing Road Map) including highlighting the use of Decision Analytics (tenants of a Cost Model) and introduce an objective Supplier Common Assessment Audit process. In the session we want to help you: 
-Increase your confidence in methodically sourcing and resourcing for transitions and NPI Projects to identify, evaluate and implement better value suppliers
-Understand how gathered facts, data and analytics can be leveraged into carefully prepared negotiations

Through this presentation become passionate about the procurement profession.

Individual Contributors

Speakers: Mihaly Mike Hangyas

A brief case study presentation from ISM Trailblazer award-winning organization. Get the opportunity to hear their approach firsthand and ask questions. Details coming soon!

Managers / Directors

A brief case study presentation from ISM Trailblazer award-winning organization. Get the opportunity to hear their approach firsthand and ask questions. Details coming soon!

Managers / Directors

Spend Analysis is the process of collecting, cleansing, classifying and analyzing expenditure data from all sources within the organization (i.e. purchasing card, eProcurement systems, etc.). This valuable information can be used to make strategic decisions by first providing answers to such questions as: what was bought; when was it bought; where was it purchased; how many suppliers were used and how much was spent with each; how much was paid for the item. This session we will show step-by-step with examples and case studies of strategic purchasing and supplier relationship management (SRM) initiatives with an intelligent spend analytics system. Smart eProcuremnt guided by insights from aggregate spend data, benchmarks, trends, dashboards, and Pareto analysis can provide an incredible result for procurement processes and well as optimized SRM. 

Executives / Senior Leaders

Speakers: Sheema Mirchandani, Sam Adhikari

A brief case study presentation from ISM Trailblazer award-winning organization. Get the opportunity to hear their approach firsthand and ask questions. Details coming soon!

Managers / Directors

A brief case study presentation from ISM Trailblazer award-winning organization. Get the opportunity to hear their approach firsthand and ask questions. Details coming soon!

Managers / Directors

The ISM Report On Business^® makes the news each month with its Manufacturing and Services PMI^® Indexes as they have been referenced on-air for more than 40 years. The Report On Business^® has been a reliable month-by-month indicator of economic conditions for more than 80 years, and the methodology for compiling the data has been adopted in dozens of countries and other industry sectors in cooperation with ISM^®.

This interactive session will provide background and expert analysis on the economic data in a discussion with the chairs of the Business Survey Committee for the Manufacturing and Services PMI^®. It will also focus heavily on how best to leverage the data from a procurement leader’s standpoint, as well as how to use it within your team to improve strategic decision making. 

Managers / Directors

Speakers: Timothy R. Fiore, Anthony Nieves

Join the final four student teams as part of the final round of the annual ISM International Student Case Competition as they present their creative and compelling solutions to this year’s case. The competition gives students an opportunity to gain real-world case solving experience within supply management while also applying their knowledge and diverse perspectives to a solution.

Of the final four teams, the top three will receive a financial reward among other benefits from ISM. Attendees will be able to view case details and vote for their top selections within the conference mobile app, and input will be compiled along with votes from a panel of judges. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, May 1. 

Individual Contributors

Designed by ISM's Talent Management and University Committees, this session will discuss varied perspectives on the challenges and future of talent for the profession. More details to come.

Managers / Directors

This session will provide an overview of generative AI and its capabilities in the field of procurement. Speakers will discuss the pitfalls of AI, such as hallucinations (when false or misleading information is presented as fact). Attendees will get practical examples on how AI can be integrated into existing systems and processes to solve procurement’s problems as well as insight into what the future holds.

Executives / Senior Leaders

Speakers: Gregor Stühler, Michael DeWitt, Maria Jesus Saenz

What does a truly modern supply chain look like? Northrop Grumman has built a fully digital ecosystem that drives manufacturing excellence, fosters collaboration in partnerships, is resilient in the face of disruption, trains talent for the next generation, and embraces sustainability in the drive for growth.
 
This session will discuss the importance of this approach, and how it has provided Northrop Grumman with a platform to deliver mission-critical, pioneering solutions that will advance human discovery (like Webb Space Telescope, designed and produced by Northrop Grumman), to programs that safeguard the U.S. and its allies (like the Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent and B-21 programs), while protecting the environment for future generations.

Executives / Senior Leaders

Speakers: Matt Bromberg

Join the GSK Facilities Management Category Management team as they share their own case study on the outsourced services that are essential to the safe and effective operation of their global portfolio of manufacturing, R&D and offices buildings. These contracts consist of direct labor inputs that makes up 85% or greater of the total supplier costs to GSK that brought their own unique challenges during the pandemic. In this session get an understanding of the key considerations in their facilities management and similar agreements for contracts with a significant component of direct labor. You'll hear their key lessons learned and GSK's forward focus as they prepare to move into our next generation of contracts.  

Managers / Directors

Speakers: Thomas Bailey

A session designed and delivered by senior supply chain leadership. Details coming soon!

Executives / Senior Leaders

Corteva is deploying the ServiceNow Customer Service Management (CSM) solution to connect people, processes, and technologies all in one place. Learn about their journey as they continue to partner with ServiceNow in IT, HR and Source to Pay operations. In this session, gain the knowledge to define what "self-service" means to your own organization. Learn how to expand partnership with your provider to accelerate digital transformation as well as define the critical elements to unlock the full potential of digitization. 

Executives / Senior Leaders

Speakers: Grace Zacharek, John Sitarski

"Time to act," is what many companies are feeling now that global supply chain risks and vulnerabilities have been exposed by the pandemic. The supply chain continues to challenge the profession with shipment delays, freight rate volitility, ongoing trade war with China and the ebb and flow of changing market demand. Layer on economic uncertainty and geopolitical instability. Ultimately, it's time to rethink, plan, and act.

This session will discuss the strategies, planning and commitment needed to address the challenges of rebalancing a global supply chain.

Executives / Senior Leaders

Speakers: Rosemary Coates, John Sitarski

Managing risk, complexity, and disruptions are not new topics for supply chain leaders.  However, the ranges of factors, multiplicity and frequency of events that impact supply chains today offer more challenges than ever before.  Agility and flexibility to ensure the supply chain continues to deliver on its commitments requires a different approach. This session covers the value of stress testing your supply chain.  We will discuss what it is and what's different about this approach to help you leverage the insights to design resiliency into the supply chain.  Learn how you can achieve  benefits from this process like margin preservation, business continuity and competitive advantage. 

Executives / Senior Leaders

Speakers: Caldwell Hart

Sourcing and category management teams need outside market knowledge to support their stakeholders in making fact based decisions. In fact, research has shown high performing teams have a higher investment in market intelligence (MI). However, many sourcing organizations under-invest or under-utilize their memberships with research and MI organizations. Memberships go unused, research goes unread, and budgets get auto-renewed with incumbent providers. The best way to spend your MI budget is different for every organization and how you get value from that investment depends on both the MI provider and your own team.

In this session we’ll lay out the fundamentals sourcing teams and leaders should know to get the most value for their investment. You'll get advice on selecting the right portfolio of MI providers and the internal change management to capture value from those memberships. 

Executives / Senior Leaders

Speakers: Amy Fong

Celebrate the latest class of scholarship recipients of the R. Gene Richter and Nancy D. Richter Foundation supply management scholarship award. Meet the students first-hand and hear their amazing accomplishments while also networking with peers. It's a great way to give back and invest in the future of the profession.

Celebrate the latest class of scholarship recipients of the R. Gene Richter and Nancy D. Richter Foundation supply management scholarship award. Meet the students first-hand and hear their amazing accomplishments while also networking with peers. It's a great way to give back and invest in the future of the profession.