Registration and Information Desk
Saturday May 6, 2023 2:00PM - 6:00PM
Sunday May 7, 2023 8:00AM - 5:30PM
Monday May 8, 2023 7:30AM - 5:00PM
Tuesday May 9, 2023 7:30AM - 4:00PM
Wednesday May 10, 2023 7:30AM - 10:00AM
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8:00AM - 9:00AM
Breakfast
Start off your day with some fresh coffee and a breakfast sandwich. Breakfast is served from 8:00-9:00 a.m. outside the general session area. You can grab and go to find a quiet spot to catch up on email, meet with friends old and new or enjoy some fresh air outside on the beautiful property.
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8:00AM - 5:00PM
Exhibit Hall Open
Experience the newly designed exhibit hall format where suppliers are in neighborhoods that showcase solutions in ESG, Logistics, Risk and Technology. Join an education session at one of the Insights stages, visit with new suppliers or relax and have lunch.
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8:30AM - 10:30AM
General Session
One of the highlights of the ISM World Conference is the presentation of the J. Shipman Gold Medal Award. Our most prestigious award is presented to those individuals whose sincere and persistent efforts have aided in the advancement of the supply management field. This distinguished professional is viewed as an innovator, community leader, mentor and teacher.
The winner of the 2023 J. Shipman Gold Medal Award is announced and celebrated at ISM's Annual Conference, ISM World 2023. Best of all, you’ll get to hear from the 2023 Shipman winner as well as past winners. This panel of global supply management leaders is year after year one of our most popular sessions full of golden nuggets, on-the-ground insights and shared challenges.
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11:00AM - 11:30PM
Building Success in the Face of Adversity with Mercury Marine
Mercury has introduced new products, increased production and transformed the marine landscape as an innovative and technological powerhouse. The Global Procurement team has collaborated around the world and around the clock to deliver products and end-to-end...
Speaker: Sekhar Visvanathan
Speaker: Karly Yuds
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11:00AM - 12:00PM
iValua: Getting Started on Managing Scope 3 Emission
Managing Scope 3 emissions is not an activity, it is a process and a journey. A journey that is plagued by varying requirements, disparate knowledge, and varying levels of maturity within the supply base. Join Ivalua to discuss some of the challenges to measuring these emissions and what to consider...
Speaker: Jarrod McAdoo
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11:00AM - 12:00PM
ExecIn Economic Update: Show Me The Money (Invitation Only)
Soft landing? Something harder? Whither inflation? This presentation will supply in-depth analysis of the major factors shaping economic outcomes, including central bank policymaking, worker attitudes, business confidence, and geopolitics. ...
Speaker: Anirban Basu
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11:00AM - 12:00PM
The State of Supplier Diversity
In this session we'll review the data on the state of supplier diversity programs across the US including what's working, key challenges, and best practices. We'll also share case studies of some of the most successful supplier diversity programs. ...
Speaker: Aylin Basom
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11:00AM - 12:00PM
Forecasting: When Being Right is Bad for Business
Decades of research has shown definitively that effective forecasting yields tangible financial benefits, but primarily only the most sophisticated organizations realize these benefits. Part of the challenge is that the financial and operational cost of best-in-class forecasting for many organizations will outstrip the anticipated...
Forecasting; Finance Business Strategy
Speaker: Jonathon Karelse
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11:30AM - 12:30PM
Commercial Real Estate Strategies to Drive Cost Savings in Today’s Environment
Businesses are facing numerous financial challenges today. Whether it’s rising wages or borrowing costs, or declining revenues, the current environment is not for the faint of heart. With commercial real estate a top expense for most businesses...
Speaker: Jonathan Keyser
Speaker: Brian Uretzky
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11:30AM - 12:30PM
Fueling Growth through Resiliency, Agility and Sustainability in the Supply Chain
The events of the past few years have placed significant pressure on global supply chains. It also caused Procurement and Supply Chain professionals to rethink how to overcome the many unprecedented challenges thrown...
Speaker: Daniel Bartel
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11:30AM - 12:30PM
Fixing Dirty Spend Data
We’re all expected to cleanse or fix spend data, but no one tells us how to do it! In this session, you'll see real-life examples of dirty data and the consequences it has on output like decision making, reporting, analytics, AI and machine...
Speaker: Susan Walsh
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12:00PM - 12:30PM
Implementing a Supplier Inclusion Task Force at MGM Resorts
To increase supply chain inclusion and further the overall impact of diversity, equity and inclusion, MGM Resorts created a cross-function supplier inclusion task force with the goal of identifying and removing barriers within processes, policies and supplier...
Speaker: Kenyatta Lewis
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12:00PM - 1:00PM
Holman: Moving Forward: From EVs to Supplier Diversity, How Fleet Can Drive Your ESG Goals
Procurement and supply chain professionals are being challenged like never before to deliver not only financial results, but to meet sustainability and social targets as well. One place getting more and more attention is fleet. From category spend to carbon emissions...
Speaker: Joe Foster
Speaker: Peter Nogalo
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12:00PM - 1:00PM
Exclusive ExecIn: Exclusive Executive Roundtable (Invitation Only)
Exclusive to ExecIn attendees, this roundtable discussion will dive into hot topics and concerns identified and facilitated by ISM's Thought Leadership Council. This includes discussion on working capital management, revenue protection, geopolitical risk, and...
Speaker: Kee Chang
Speaker: Bob Mahlik
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12:00PM - 1:00PM
Unlocking Value through Localization: Tools and Techniques
With the recent push to reevaluate supply chains there has been a hard look at localization. Evaluating localization opportunities takes in a lot of key factors like the impact on sustainability and getting local content to the market and the overall...
Localization reshoring nearshoring category management
Speaker: shaun doherty
Speaker: Nagendra Doddapaneni
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12:00PM - 1:00PM
Understanding and Engaging Veteran-Owned Businesses for Supplier Diversity Programs
Veteran-Owned Businesses are important suppliers with unique strengths. According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), veterans owned majority interest in 2.52 million businesses in 2012, while according to the 2018 Annual Business Survey, veteran business owners accounted for 6.1% (351,237) of all U.S. employer businesses and...
Speaker: John Perez
Speaker: Misty Fox
Speaker: Matthew Pavelek
Speaker: Nancy Minchillo
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12:30PM - 1:30PM
Operationalizing Sustainability in Procurement
During this session, we will share the top 10 steps your organization can take to operationalize sustainability to effectively and efficiently achieve your impact reduction goals without sacrificing...
Speaker: Daniela Osio
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12:30PM - 1:30PM
The Year of the Tail—How To Win at Tail Spend
Increasing globalization and the resulting localization of supply chains have helped skyrocket tail spend to the top of the CPO agenda, all of whom are looking for that “silver bullet” solution...
Tail spend Senior leaders procurement strategy
Speaker: Stefan Dent
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12:30PM - 1:30PM
Risk Management in Commodity Pricing
How can the C-Suite align to avoid the impact of price risk on supply chains? Price inflation has increased the risk to organizations and supply chains globally. The increased volatility has often resulted in increases in the cost-of-goods (COGS) putting pressure on...
Price Inflation Senior Leaders Risk
Speaker: Angel Rubio
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1:00PM - 3:00PM
Lunch
Enjoy a great lunch followed by time to explore the exhibit hall neighborhoods or stop to listen to a presentation on the Insights Stage. Make sure to play the conference game and find clues in the exhibit hall to help you earn points for a chance to win great prizes.
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2:00PM - 2:30PM
Keelvar: Demystifying Autonomous Sourcing: Practical Uses of This Next Gen Sourcing Technology
Join Dylan Alperin Vice President of Professional Services at Keelvar for a session about the current state of Autonomous Sourcing. Learn about the hype surrounding this technology, and gain a real perspective on where the market stands today. You will also discover practical applications of. . .
Speaker: Dylan Alperin
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2:30PM - 3:00PM
Navigating Supply Chain Challenges in Highly Regulated Industries
Finding immediate supply chain solutions is often challenging, but within the regulated medical device industry, the challenge can be daunting. . .
Speaker: Paul Marshall
Speaker: Mark Lybarger
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2:30PM - 3:00PM
Regrello: What’s Required for E2E Process Orchestration in Supply Chain and Manufacturing
Process Orchestration has become a key topic in digital transformation as companies deal with supply chain disruptions and changing economic landscapes. Process orchestration brings many benefits and enables companies to drive change management, streamline processes. . .
Speaker: Bernie Susskind
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2:30PM - 3:30PM
Understanding Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning
Our supply chains are full of chaos, conflict, and frustration. Even prior to the pandemic, things were not running smoothly. The core of our supply chain issues come down to six failures and the solutions to address those failures are packaged in a framework called Demand Driven Material. . .
Speaker: John Melbye
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2:30PM - 3:30PM
Legal Service: The Spend that Procurement Forgot
Does your managed spend include legal service? Often times its the area that falls outside of your managed spend portfolio. In fact, global legal spend is over $330BN annually and yet only 12% of companies apply basic process improvement principles to its resources. As a result the largest RFP in legal . . .
Legal managed spend procurement technical skills
Speaker: Trevor Faure
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3:00PM - 3:30PM
GSK - Transformation: Building an Agile Sourcing Hub
Finding the sweet spot between category and business alignment – while balancing the cost of the function and managing peaks and valleys in workload – can be a challenge when designing a procurement organization. GSK Procurement’s vision was to build a high “capability and high capacity” procurement team based in. . .
Speaker: Richard Hollingsworth
Speaker: Jami Bliss
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3:00PM - 4:00PM
Sustainability thru Agility: Sprint Your Way to Carbon Neutral
Companies of all sizes, locations, industries and offerings grapple with ways to plan for and provide direct contributions to the earth’s sustainability. Join this session to enjoy a lively, expert panel discussion framing up the big 17 sustainable development goals as ratified by all United Nation member nations, filtering these through the priorities. . .
Speaker: Jeff Singleton
Speaker: Lara Nichols
Speaker: Thayne Martin
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3:00PM - 4:00PM
Leaving China? It’s Not As Easy As You Think
There are still shortages of supplies and equipment around the world including acute shortages in America. Global supply chains sourcing from China have been part of the problem. But companies can’t expect to simply pack up shop, lock the doors, turn out the lights, and move back. . .
INFLATION CHINA RESHORING RISK
Speaker: Rosemary Coates
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3:00PM - 4:00PM
Successful Implementations Begin at Procurement
Have you ever had smooth procurement of a product or service followed by a disastrous implementation? Suddenly, you’re spending more money, spending more time, and executing more change orders all while answering tough “how did we get here” questions. If you’ve been there and done that (and don’t want to go back), then join this panel’s “hard knocks” session focused on. . .
Contracting Negotiation Technical skills
Speaker: Jessica Chapman
Speaker: Stephen Guth
Speaker: Spencer Kraemer
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3:00PM - 4:30PM
Thought Leadership Roundtable and Networking
Leaders and ExecIn attendees are encouraged to attend this roundtable discussion. Featuring ISM Board of Directors members and thought leaders, this session will focus on the current disruptions and many of the supply and demand challenges and impacts currently. . .
Speaker: Judith Whipple
Speaker: Joe Matthews
Speaker: Tanya Penny
Speaker: Jocelyn Stahl
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3:00PM - 4:30PM
ISM International Student Case Competition
"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. . .
Speaker: Jessie Lewis
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3:30PM - 4:30PM
Logistics Technology: Tips on How to Evaluate and Select the Right Solution
Technology and supply chain topics are top of mind for most businesses today. The technology available to supply chain participants is plentiful, specialized and confusing. It is critical to find technology that solves your logistics problems that gives you better visibility. But, how do. . .
Speaker: Doug Ladden
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3:30PM - 4:30PM
Getting the Relational Contract that You Want for Your Complex Outsourcing Relationship
Many organizations continue to struggle to effectively design, manage and execute an effective outsource program to meet objectives, let alone deliver the anticipated transformational value promised at the outset. There are limitations and inherent weaknesses in traditional contracts to meet the. . .
Negotiation Outsourcing Contract Management
Speaker: Raj Ghosh
Speaker: Angela Easterwood
Speaker: Bonnie Keith
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4:00PM - 5:00PM
Wheels: Demonstrating value in a high-risk environment
With interest rate increases, capital market constraints, supply chain disruptions, and marketplace unpredictability, implementing new strategies and taking calculated risks is challenging. Even with a volatile business environment to navigate, internal pressure to demonstrate value does not. . .
Speaker: George Belcher
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4:00PM - 5:00PM
Sustainable Procurement 101
Unless you are a sustainability expert, you may not have a solid understanding of the definition of sustainability and what it means to practice sustainability through procurement. Or, you may be looking for easy ways to explain these concepts to others. . .
Speaker: Sarah O'Brien
Speaker: Johanna Anderson
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4:00PM - 5:00PM
Robot as a Service (RaaS)
The future is NOW. Procurement entails a wide variety of categories including robotics. In this session, learn a practical approach to evaluating robotics beyond traditional manufacturing. Review various use cases, understand the pros and cons and how to evaluate lease vs. buy and gain knowledge in. . .
Speaker: Johan Rahardjo
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4:00PM - 5:00PM
Mitigating Risk Through Relationships
If recent history has taught us anything, it’s that we have to mitigate our risks. Business as usual just isn’t a thing anymore. As supply chain professionals, we often interact with nearly every department and several suppliers. . . .
Technical skills Risk Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
Speaker: Paige McDonald
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6:00PM - 8:00PM
Closing Party
If we start the conference with a party, it's important to close the conference with a party. Enjoy great music from "The Ultimate 80s New Wave Tribute Band", The Spazmatics, great company, drinks and appetizers. There will be some fun surprises! Check out the conference app for updates.
Tuesday May 9, 2023
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