CAPS CPO Roundtable
Creating Value in Turbulent Times Agenda

March 12-13, 2019
Phoenix Marriott Resort Tempe at The Buttes,
Tempe, Arizona

The CAPS CPO Roundtable agenda combines top-notch presentations, interactive discussions, deep-dive breakout sessions and opportunities for networking. We've designed the agenda to maximize your time at the event and minimize your time away from the office. We know you're busy, but also know from feedback that the day and a half investment of time at this event pays off!

Monday, March 11

6:00pm

Welcome Reception and Dinner

Tuesday, March 12

7:30am

Breakfast & networking

8:15am

General Sessions: Welcome and Overview
        Deborah Stanton, Executive Managing Director
        Thomas Y. Choi, Ph.D., Executive Director
        CAPS Research

Digitization and Technology
         Blockchain: Use Cases in Supply Management       
         Data Analytics: Descriptive, Predictive, or Prescriptive?
         Robotics and RPA

         Speakers:
               Dan Carrell, Vice President, Services and General Procurement Sourcing, IBM
               Joseph Martinez, Chief Procurement Officer & Financial Operations Officer MUFG Union Bank
               John Gundersen, Director, Strategic Project Procurement Operations, Emerson
               Sue Spence, Vice President, Sourcing & Procurement, FedEx

Digitization and Technology - Roundtable Discussion

Exploring Category Management: Research by CAPS
        Janet L. Hartley, PhD, Professor, Department of Management, School of Business
        Bowling Green State University

12:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm

Risk Management and Measurement: Research by CAPS
         Carlos Mena, Nike Professor of Supply Chain Management, School of Business Administration
         Portland State University

Risk Management: New Challenges
          Tariffs and Trade:  Impacts, Actions and Contingencies
          Supply Markets: Capacity, Constraints, On-shore/Off-shore
          Supplier Networks: Multi-tier Challenges and Concerns
          Data Protection and GDPR

          Speakers:
                Kevin Alexander, Vice President of Procurement/Americas, Vertiv Corporation
                Bill Knittle, Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Cheniere Energy

Industry Challenges: US Manufacturing Economy
         Tim Fiore, Chief Procurement Officer, Ryder System

Risk Management - Continued
          Cybersecurity
          Financial Health:  Supply Chain Financing, Partnering with FinTechs, New Payment Methods for Suppliers

          Speaker:
                Bryan Fuller, Chief Procurement Officer, MasterCard Worldwide
                Mario Coracides, VP & CPO Global Supply Chain Management, Pacific Architects and Engineers

New Research Reveal

Day 1 Wrap-up

6:00pm

Reception and Dinner

Wednesday, March 13

7:30am

Breakfast & networking

8:15am

Welcome

Reinventing the Supply Management Organization
          Transformation and Driving Value
          Aligning with the Business:  Effects on Metrics, People and Roles
          Creating an Agile Supply Management Organization
          Best in Class Model:  What does it look like?

          Speakers:
                Greg Munoz, VP, Global Supply Management, Sonoco Products Company
                Steve Budzynski, Senior Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer, Lincoln Financial
                Albert Matias, VP & CPO for the Americas, Hitachi America

All Things Talent
          Skillsets:  Are we ready to move up
          Demographics:  Gen “whatever”
          Finding the Right Talent: Attract, Retain, New Roles

          Speakers:
                Tom Nash, Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer, American Red Cross
                Carter Cherry, Director, Supply Chain, PMN Resourcesz
                Bob Kenny, Vice President of Global Supply and CPO, Teradyne

CPOs Charting the Course:  The Future of Supply Management

Day 2 Wrap-up

12:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm

Roundtable Adjourns