When: 13-15 May, 2020 Where: The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale, FL Contact: Anestis Hadjicostas Email: AnestisH@marcusevanscy.com Website: https://bit.ly/2NqUHsW The 13th Chief Procurement Officer Summit is an invitation-only, premium Summit bringing leading senior procurement executives and innovative suppliers and solution providers together. The Summit’s content is aligned with key procurement challenges and interests, relevant market developments, and practical and progressive ideas and strategies adopted by successful pioneers. Delegates will include Chief Procurement Officers, SVPs, VPs and Heads of Procurement/Global Acquisition with the ultimate responsibility for procurement and purchasing. The Primary objective of the CPO Summit is to explore the key aspects and issues related to procurement best practices and their application as business drivers for innovation and growth. Program topics have been pinpointed and validated by senior executives from the financial community as the top critical issues they face. 2020 Key Topics include: TARIFF WARS How to navigate through the uncertain landscape with current trade wars ECONOMIC DOWNTURN Reducing costs and finding innovative ways to boost bottom line SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Ways procurement can help optimize CSR initiatives by integrating sustainability principles into existing processes TALENT ACQUISITION Discovering and retaining top talent in the procurement world DIGITIZATION, ROBOTICS PROCESS AUTOMATION & AI Emerging tech in the industry, how procurement can utilize and gain from technology SUPPLIER DIVERSITY Discover the true value of supplier diversity Qualified delegates will be meeting one-on-one with vetted and qualified vendors in pre-selected and mutually requested 30 minute face-to-face meetings. For further details contact Anestis Hadjicostas (AnestisH@marcusevanscy.com) or visit our page: https://bit.ly/2NqUHsW