Monday, October 06, 2008
ELP Forum 24 May 07 - London
Procurement Evolution - Leadership, Innovation & Excellence
The 6th bi-annual European Leaders In Procurement Forum and inaugural ELP Awards Dinner took place in London, UK on 23rd & 24th May 2007 at Vinopolis.
The theme of the conference was Procurement Evolution - Leadership, Innovation & Excellence.
The conference is one of the most highly respected in the industry and brought an audience of over 150 procurement leaders from Europe's largest companies for a one day programme of learning and networking.
Topics on the agenda for ELP FORUM07 London included:
- The changing role of procurement
From back office to board room
- Innovation
Driving procurement excellence through innovation
- Green procurement and the new responsibility
CSR and how procurement must be directly involved in
social and environmental issues
- Managing global business
Global sourcing strategies, SRM and remote management
- Overcoming complex challenges
Improving performance in a changing global environment
In addition to the main programme;
- the first annual pre-conference ELP Awards Dinner provided attendees with a relaxed environment to meet their peers and celebrate procurement excellence, leadership and innovation;
- the interactive workshop sessions hosted by industry and category experts, allowed participants to take part in open discussions across a variety of key procurement topics;
- the end of programme panel session provided delegates with an excellent, opportunity to pose questions and discuss key topics of the day with each of the key note speakers;
- the Solutions Showcase adjoining the conference allowed decision makers to learn about the latest available best practice procurement tools and services, all with a proven track record in providing customers with deliverable bottom-line savings.
Speakers for ELP07 London included Chief Procurement Officers, VP & Directors from Europe's most forward thinking organisations. Previous companies who have spoken at ELP include:
