Past Speakers (2019)

Wemdel Socolovithic

Global Commodity Manager
MRO - AGCO Corporation

Rahul Chande, Director – Procurement Systems and Tactical Execution at Amcor

Rahul Chande

Director – Procurement Systems and Tactical Execution
Amcor

Alex Neu, MRO Procurement Director at Anheuser-Busch

Alex Neu

MRO Procurement Director
Anheuser-Busch

Lisa Pratt, Global Category Manager – MRO at Archer Daniels Midland Company

Lisa Pratt

Global Category Manager – MRO
Archer Daniels Midland Company

Chris Dunphy, Sr. Global Strategic Sourcing Manager at Becton Dickinson

Chris Dunphy

Sr. Global Strategic Sourcing Manager
Becton Dickinson

Chris Aldag, Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager at Bunge

Chris Aldag

Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager
Bunge

Ryan Neimeyer, MRO Strategic Sourcing Manager at Bunge

Ryan Neimeyer

MRO Strategic Sourcing Manager
Bunge

Abhijit Kondajji, Strategic Sourcing Plant Materials and Services at Cargill

Abhijit Kondajji

Strategic Sourcing Plant Materials and Services
Cargill

Steven Bosch, Global Strategic Sourcing Lead-Plant Materials and Services at Cargill

Steven Bosch

Global Strategic Sourcing Lead-Plant Materials and Services
Cargill

Otto Ganguli, Global Data & Analytics Lead at Cargill

Otto Ganguli

Global Data & Analytics Lead
Cargill

Kandarp Patel, Supplier Diversity Manager/Global Category Manager at Caterpillar Inc.

Kandarp Patel

Supplier Diversity Manager/Global Category Manager
Caterpillar Inc.

Jeremy Yanek, Senior Category Manager at Cox Communication

Jeremy Yanek

Senior Category Manager
Cox Communication

Mike Bestor, Strategic Sourcing Manager- CapEx & MRO at Darigold

Mike Bestor

Strategic Sourcing Manager- CapEx & MRO
Darigold

Stefan Obenland, Senior Sourcing Manager at DiversiTech

Stefan Obenland

Senior Sourcing Manager
DiversiTech

Jennifer Matthews, MRO Category Manager at Donaldson Company, Inc.

Jennifer Matthews

MRO Category Manager
Donaldson Company, Inc.

Mike Kinzel, MRO Category Manager & Indirect Sourcing Leader at DuPont

Mike Kinzel

MRO Category Manager & Indirect Sourcing Leader
DuPont

Mariano Matzkin, MRO/PVFF Global Procurement Manager at Exxon Mobil Corp.

Mariano Matzkin

MRO/PVFF Global Procurement Manager
Exxon Mobil Corp.

Castrec Truong, Global Sourcing Manager MRO at General Mills

Castrec Truong

Global Sourcing Manager MRO
General Mills

Celeste Dederer, Sourcing Manager at General Mills

Celeste Dederer

Sourcing Manager
General Mills

Richard Ballard, NA Commodity Manager, Indirect Materials & Services at Gerdau Group

Richard Ballard

NA Commodity Manager, Indirect Materials & Services
Gerdau Group

Derek Richards, Senior Category Manager - Indirect Materials & Services at Gerdau

Derek Richards

Senior Category Manager - Indirect Materials & Services
Gerdau

Betty Sun, Director, Strategic Sourcing at Gilead Sciences

Betty Sun

Director, Strategic Sourcing
Gilead Sciences

Jason Mellon, Sr. Global Category Manager – MRO at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Jason Mellon

Sr. Global Category Manager – MRO
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Darcey Eisenbeil

Sourcing Specialist
The Hershey's Company

Jacob McCombs, MRO Sourcing and Strategy at Honda of America Mfg.

Jacob McCombs

MRO Sourcing and Strategy
Honda of America Mfg.

Gijo George, Business Unit Director, Food & Beverage at Hyster-Yale Group

Gijo George

Business Unit Director, Food & Beverage
Hyster-Yale Group

Tamera Shively, Sourcing Manager - Indirect Procurement Americas at ICL Specialty Products Inc.

Tamera Shively

Sourcing Manager - Indirect Procurement Americas
ICL Specialty Products Inc.

Elliott Batchelder, Formerly MRO & CapEx Procurement Engineer at James Hardie Building Products

Elliott Batchelder

Formerly MRO & CapEx Procurement Engineer
James Hardie Building Products

Brad Johnson, Director, Indirect Procurement at Keane Group

Brad Johnson

Director, Indirect Procurement
Keane Group

Nicole McCarthy, Director Procurement Capital Equipment and MROS at Kellogg Company

Nicole McCarthy

Director Procurement Capital Equipment and MROS
Kellogg Company

Zach Vineyard, Sr. Manager, Indirect Procurement – Capex/MRO at The Kraft Heinz Company

Zach Vineyard

Sr. Manager, Indirect Procurement – Capex/MRO
The Kraft Heinz Company

Elizabeth Dill, MRO Manager at La-Z-Boy

Elizabeth Dill

MRO Manager
La-Z-Boy

Robert Copeland, Global Category Manager - MRO at Materion Corporation

Robert Copeland

Global Category Manager - MRO
Materion Corporation

Lisa Torres, Senior Director - Global Capital and MRO Procurement at McCain Foods USA

Lisa Torres

Senior Director - Global Capital and MRO Procurement
McCain Foods USA

Julia Nelsen, MRO Sr. Sourcing Specialist at -

Julia Nelsen

MRO Sr. Sourcing Specialist
-

Mihai Sofronie, Head of Procurement Corporate Services and Logistics at Panasonic USA

Mihai Sofronie

Head of Procurement Corporate Services and Logistics
Panasonic USA

Kenneth Yarberry, Senior Director, Sourcing and Procurement at Reynolds Consumer Products

Kenneth Yarberry

Senior Director, Sourcing and Procurement
Reynolds Consumer Products

Laurette Lammers

Sourcing Manager – MRO and Indirect
Rockline Industries

Elizabeth Mozley, Senior Category Manager at Sonoco

Elizabeth Mozley

Senior Category Manager
Sonoco

Jim Gunter, Capital, MRO & Facility Mgt, Corporate Procurement at Sonoco

Jim Gunter

Capital, MRO & Facility Mgt, Corporate Procurement
Sonoco

Tim McAlister, General Manager - Generation Category Mgmt & Transactions at Southern Company

Tim McAlister

General Manager - Generation Category Mgmt & Transactions
Southern Company

James Emerson, Indirect Category Leader - Equipment, Service & Supply NA at TechnipFMC

James Emerson

Indirect Category Leader - Equipment, Service & Supply NA
TechnipFMC

Ron Horner, Vice President of Procurement at Vulcan Materials

Ron Horner

Vice President of Procurement
Vulcan Materials

Industry Experts

Darrell Graf, Director - Strategic Accounts at Applied Industrial Technologies

Darrell Graf

Director - Strategic Accounts
Applied Industrial Technologies

Jeff Devon, Procurement Executive at CASME

Jeff Devon

Procurement Executive
CASME

Bill Michels, Vice President of Operations Americas at Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)

Bill Michels

Vice President of Operations Americas
Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)

Phil Broughton, Head of Business Programs (The Americas) at Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)

Phil Broughton

Head of Business Programs (The Americas)
Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)

Peter Benson, Executive Director at ECCMA

Peter Benson

Executive Director
ECCMA

Nils Hansen, Senior Category Manager – Business & Industrial at eBay Business Supply

Nils Hansen

Senior Category Manager – Business & Industrial
eBay Business Supply

Kevin Hartler, Senior Director at Grainger

Kevin Hartler

Senior Director
Grainger

Dave McGowan, Vice President at IM Supply

Dave McGowan

Vice President
IM Supply

Simeon Chiger, Director, B2B eCommerce Integration & Optimization at MSC Industrial Supply Co.

Simeon Chiger

Director, B2B eCommerce Integration & Optimization
MSC Industrial Supply Co.

Fred Renteria, Fred Renteria at Procurement Advisors

Fred Renteria

Fred Renteria
Procurement Advisors

Jamie Crump, President & CEO at The Richwell Group

Jamie Crump

President & CEO
The Richwell Group

Tom Barrett, Senior Director, Administrative Services and Client Solutions at SDI, Inc.

Tom Barrett

Senior Director, Administrative Services and Client Solutions
SDI, Inc.

Byron Lipper, Vice President MRO at Sphera

Byron Lipper

Vice President MRO
Sphera

David Stroud, Vice President MRO at Sphera

David Stroud

Vice President MRO
Sphera

Jim Lansdale, VP Business Development at Vallen

Jim Lansdale

VP Business Development
Vallen

Eric Wilk, CEO and Managing Director at Wurth Van Horn

Eric Wilk

CEO and Managing Director
Wurth Van Horn

Amarish Kapadia, VP of Automotive & Manufacturing Practice at Xeeva

Amarish Kapadia

VP of Automotive & Manufacturing Practice
Xeeva

Charles Marshall, Motivational Speaker at Comedian & Author

Charles Marshall

Motivational Speaker
Comedian & Author

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