North America
| Logicon USA 2009 |
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January 26-29, 2009
JW Marriott Buckhead
Atlanta, GA
www.Logicon2009.com
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| Welcome to LOGICON – The Premier Logistics and Supply Chain Management Conference. LOGICON is designed specifically to help you benefit from the experience and lessons learned across a significant range of leading manufacturers and retailers. At LOGICON, you’ll learn what has and what has not worked for other companies in your industry, and it’s a great place to catch up with your colleagues!
To submit a topic, email us at logicon@wbresearch.com.
"LOGICON provides a great mix of speakers and good content"
Chris Moye, Vice President, Strategic Planning & Global Services, Campbell Soup Co. |
| Interlog Winter USA 2009 |
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January 26-29, 2009
Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort, Golf Club and Spa
Marco Island, FL
www.interlogwinter.com
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| This aftermarket product support and service parts logistics event is designed to ensure you optimize the effectiveness of your supply chain. Topics include: Inventory optimization, Lean initiatives, customer support initiatives, product lifecycle management and global supply chain management. Each year, 300 aftermarket executives gather for the latest on these and other topics critical to their success. Make plans to join now. If you’re interested in taking a leadership role, contact Ariel Borkowsky at ariel.borkowsky@wbresearch.com or 646-200-7476 |
| ProcureCon Indirect USA 2009 |
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February 10-12, 2009
Hyatt Pier Sixty-Six
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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If you're responsible for indirect procurement or for purchasing goods and services such as office supplies or consulting services at your firm, then Procurecon Indirect is a must attend.
Case studies and presentations from leading indirect executives will enable attendees to take home strategies to create a clear snapshot of the best practices in SRM, Data Visibility and the business transformation as it relates to all departments falling under non-traditional spend and indirect procurement including MRO, Marketing, IT, Legal and Human Resources.
Access the conference agenda. |
| Interlog Summer 2009 |
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June 15-18, 2009
Omni Hotel - San Diego, CA
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| Join us at Interlog Summer 2009, taking place June 15-18 at the Omni Hotel in San Diego, CA. Interlog Summer 2009 is the service parts and logistics event designed for hi-tech manufacturers and related industries to generate revenue in the aftermarket through improved customer service and product support strategies. |
| Performance Based Logistics |
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July 27-29, 2009
Westin Alexandria, Alexandria, VA
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Performance Based Logistics 2009 is the only conference that brings together cross-service and industry experts with backgrounds in logistics, maintenance, acquisition and system engineering to prepare for the future of outcome based contracting in the DoD industry. Conference highlights include presentations from pioneers in PBL implementation like Randy T. Fowler, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Materiel Readiness, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Rear Admiral Thomas Eccles, Deputy Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, US Navy, Col. Duane Creamer, Commander, JSTARS, Warner Robbins AFB, US Air Force, Patrick Fesquet, Director of Procurement, NAMSA, NATO and many more.
Join 200+ senior military personnel from the Department of Defense and manufacturers to understand the evolving PBL policy from OSD and the Services and gain tactical examples of PBL implementation strategies at the component, sub-system and system levels. |
| Field Service East |
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September 15-16, 2009
Philadelphia, PA
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| Now more than ever service professionals are feeling the pressure to deliver on customer service, aftermarket support and lifecycle management of their products as organizations, suppliers and customers are looking to extend the value of their purchases. As a result service organizations have been adopting numerous technologies and business process strategies to ensure optimal delivery and performance.
In light of this economic deadlock field service executives need to ensure they remain ahead of the curve on the latest issues affecting their service delivery.
For inquiries regarding speaking opportunities, contact Jonathan Massoud 646-502-3255 or jmassoud@wbresearch.com
To secure premium exhibition and sponsorship opportunities, contact Jim Cohen at 646-200-7483 or jcohen@wbresearch.com
For inquiries regarding marketing partnerships contact Nicole Maisner at 646-200-7534 or Nicole.Maisner@wbresearch.com
For general inquiries contact FieldServiceEast@wbresearch.com |
| Interlog Medical 2009 |
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September 15-16, 2009
Philadelphia, PA
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Interlog Medical 2009 will be taking place in conjunction with Field Service East 2009.
For speaking opportunities, please contact Jonathan Massoud at jmassoud@wbresearch.com or 646-502-3255
For sponsorship opportunities, please conact Jodi Richter at jrichter@wbresearch.com or 646-200-7485 |
| LogiPharma USA |
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March 15-17, 2010
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| LogiPharma is the premier pharmaceutical supply chain and logistics event in North America covering a comprehensive range of supply chain topics including (but not limited to): supply chain optimization, transportation management, inventory management, security management, cold chain management, supplier-partner relationship management, product launch management, packaging technology, business continuity management and pedigree compliance.
LogiPharma also aims to bring together all the members of the pharmaceutical supply chain from manufacturing companies to wholesalers and distributors to boards of pharmacies, government institutions, hospitals (doctors/pharmacists), and drug chain pharmacists.
Interested in speaking at the event?
Call Rebecca Whitehead at 646-200-7468 or email her at Rebecca.whitehead@wbresearch.com
Marketing Opportunities
Call Katie Oates at 646-200-7450 or email her at koates@wbresearch.com
Solution Provider Speaking Opportunities, Sponsorship and Exhibition
Call Paul Massoud at 646-200-7490 or email pmassoud@wbresearch.com |
| SecurePharma 2009 |
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| SecurePharma has now joined LogiPharma and will be held as a special focus day on September 21st. |
| SCM chem |
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September 29 - October 1, 2009
JW Marriot
Buckhead,
Atlanta, GA
www.scmchemical.com
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| LogiChem is now SCM Chem. New name, same great conference!
Increasing competition, rising transport costs, increasing legislative activity and new opportunities with the enlargement of global trade are all playing their part in changing the chemical landscape. The response of supply chain and logistics professionals as always is crucial. SCM chem’s focused content seeks to address these challenges and map out a path for the future.
Speaking Opportunities
Carina Kuhl
1-646-200-7461
Carina.kuhl@wbresearch.com |
| Consumer Returns USA |
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October 2009
Atlanta GA
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The only event to focus on returns prevention strategies. Consumer Returns 2009 is focused on improving customer satisfaction and closer collaboration between manufacturers and retailers, which translates into millions in cost savings.
Join Consumer Electronics group on Linkedin today as your first step to recovery from excessive returns management!
“If you are in the consumer returns business you should be at the Consumer Returns conference!” –
Andrew Maderano, National Technical Support Manager, PANASONIC
For speaking opportunities, please contact Debra Haym at 646.200.7465 or Debra.Haym@wbresearch.com
For marketing opportunities, please contact Delnaz Bhopti at 646.200.7445 or Delnaz.Bhopti@wbresearch.com
For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Ariel Borkowsky at 646.200.7476 or Ariel.Borkowsky@wbresearch.com |
| ProcureCon USA 2009 |
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November 9-11, 2009,
JW Marriott Las Vegas,
Las Vegas, Nevada
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Building ProcureCon’s overwhelming success in the strategic sourcing arena, this year’s event hosts even more Fortune 1,000 companies sharing best practices and lessons learned. This year you'll experience even more executive networking sessions, expanded discussion formats and up-to-the-minute information—all designed to empower you to catapult your organization to the top.
ProcureCon is the only forum that brings together so many CPOs and heads of direct and indirect procurement for intensive networking, learning, and strategizing. Acquire the tools you need to transform your organization into a procurement leader. Register for ProcureCon 2009 today!
For speaking or program development opportunities
Contact Carina Kuhl at carina.kuhl@wbresearch.com or 646-200-7461
For marketing opportunities
Contact Nicole Maisner at 646-200-7534 or nicole.maisner@wbresearch.com
For sponsorship and exhibition opportunities
Contact Chet Silverman at 646-200-7478 or csilverman@wbresearch.com |
| Field Service 2009 |
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April, 2010
JW Marriott Desert Springs
Palm Springs, CA
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| As the challenges in jumpstarting your people and customer expectations keep mounting, the commoditization of services has made it more difficult to differentiate your service offerings and product quality. Do not allow your service organization to fall behind in the latest developments in dealing with today’s most pressing issues. Secure your place now for Field Service 2010 and ensure your workforce is prepared to optimize global service in the most challenging economic climate of our time. |
Europe
| LogiCon Europe 2009 |
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2-4 February 2009
Hotel Bloom, Brussels
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| With the rising oil prices and consumer demand fluctuating wildly, you are facing your biggest challenges yet. Looking at restructuring your network and de-centralising your distribution, whilst dealing with forecasting and demand planning accuracy in a highly competitive marketplace is no easy task. Combined with the need to comply with a variety of environmental and industry regulation, the pressure is mounting.
This is where LogiCon 2009 comes in. LogiCon will give you a unique supply chain learning experience that is unmatched at any other event.
Now in its 12th year, LogiCon delivers real-life practical case studies on the latest supply chain initiatives by the world’s leading FMCG and retail companies. You don’t come to LogiCon to spend all day listening to sales pitches from solution providers, you come to learn from industry peers who have tackled the same challenges you face on a day-to-day basis. |
| LogiChem Europe 2009 |
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31st March to 3rd April 2009
Hilton Dusseldorf, Germany
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| LogiChem is now in its 8th year and is the chemical industry's annual supply chain management conference, each year attracting over 200 senior logistics and supply chain executives from bulk and specialty chemical manufacturers. The conference addresses every critical concern to chemical supply chain professionals, from the current shortage of transport and storage capacity to topics including demand planning, collaboration and growing markets such as Russia, through case studies by the industry's leading and most innovative shippers. LogiChem is the only event that brings together all the key suppliers and logistics practioners in Europe, so if your business is supply chain management in the chemicals industry, then this is the one event in your calendar that is an absolute must. |
| Procurecon Indirect 2009 |
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27-29 April 2009
Hotel Okura Amsterdam
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| ProcureCon Indirect is now in its 3rd year and is the procurement industry’s annual indirect procurement conference. Being the only European event designed specifically for Indirect Procurement Professionals, it attracts over 200 participants each year. The conference addresses every critical concern to indirect procurement professionals, through case studies by the industry's leading and most innovative procurement practitioners. ProcureCon Indirect is a gathering created by the procurement leaders for the procurement leaders. So if your business is indirect procurement, then this is the one event in your calendar that is an absolute must. |
| SRM 2009 |
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29th -30th April 2009
Hotel Okura, Amsterdam
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| Over 100 senior procurement directors from all over Europe attended the inaugural January 2008 event!
What does Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) mean to your company? How do SRM leaders define the relationships, tools and processes that make up a successful SRM initiative? SRM 2009 will outline the most innovative examples of SRM today and how companies are pushing the boundaries and redefining procurement’s role in supplier relationships. |
| LogiCon Russia 2009 |
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26-28 May, 2009
Moscow
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| During the past 9 years, Russian economic growth has been substantial, with GDP increases of ranging from 4.7 to 10 percent.’ – US Russia Business Council. Consumer spending is up and growth within FMCG, electronics, and auto industries is the speeding past that of Europe.
Seeing the growing opportunity in this market, Fortune 1000 companies like Mars, Nestle, and Procter & Gamble set up operations in Russia, while others like Ikea and Dell followed in their lead. This impacts the Russian market players as competition for the customers as well as talent forces some to consolidate in order to survive.
At this conference, heads of supply chain and logistics from FMCG, electronics, and auto industries working in Russia will gather to discuss major challenges of infrastructure, customs, and talent management in the fast developing region of Russia. |
| ProcureCon CPO RoundTables |
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1st June 2009
Le Meridien, Piccadilly, London
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Join the CPO Roundtables and you will discuss key themes including:
- Increasing the Visibility of Spend by Streamlining Orders and Payments to Increase Cost Effectiveness
- Successful Contract and Cash Management: Aligning T&Cs with Current Market Conditions to Stay Ahead of the Curve
- Winning the War on Talent: Addressing the Challenges of Recruiting and Training Influential Professionals Who Can Put Procurement on the Business Agenda
- Doing More With Less: How Can Automated Systems Make Processes More Efficient? - Is Your Procurement Organisation Effectively Using Technology to Enable World Class Procurement?
- Developing New Ways of Streamlining Your Business through Outsourcing Best Practice
- Effective Category Procurement to Streamline Major Costs that Impact the Bottom-Line of Your Business
- Complex Services Procurement: Managing Contracts for Indirect Procurement, Office Material and Temporary Labour Spend through Automated Communication with Suppliers
- Accelerating and Maintaining Sustainability and CSR Initiatives for Corporate Reputation
- Supplier Risk Management: Coping with the Different Economic World, Lack of Credit, Deflation and Supplier Risk of Bankruptcy
- Offshoring and Low Cost Sourcing: In the Shifting Landscape of Prices, Inflation & Forex Rates, is Low Cost Country Sourcing Still Attractive?
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| International Defence Logistics |
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June 9-11, 2009
Hotel Le Plaza, Brussels
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“Brings military and civilian expertise together in a great, international setting”
Col. Robert Van Der Meulen, MoD Netherlands
International Defence Logistics 2009 is the world’s largest international conference for government, military and defence industry logistics and procurement professionals. The conference agenda blends on-the-ground case studies from the theatre of operations with enterprise level explorations of organisational efficiency and transformation to give a complete and in depth insight into the logistics challenges facing the defence organisations of allied nations in the 21st century.
International Defence Logistics 2009 will host over 50 speakers including senior officers from NATO, NAMSA, The European Defence Agency, the UN and OCCAR. The conference is tailored to serve you in the defence logistics community.
Please contact Herve Bavazzano at Herve.Bavazzano@wbr.co.uk for information on exhibition,sponsorship and speaking opportunities. |
| Strategic Service Management 2009 |
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28th-29th October 2009
SAS Radisson Airport, Amsterdam
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The role of after-market service is pivotal in shaping the growth and profitability of companies across Europe. Customer-centric strategic service management is developing as a key frontier in competitive differentiation. Your ability to transcend from implementing a traditionally reactive “break-fix” model to spearheading proactive strategic service management and identifying profitable revenue opportunities will determine your market position, brand reputation and bottom line.
Attend and you will hear over 40 leading, international service practitioners sharing best practice and leveraging their expertise on the most challenging service issues such as:
•Leveraging in-depth metrics to quantifiably measure performance and maximise service potential
•Adopting remote diagnostics to improve operational effectiveness, boost resolution rates and minimise service downtime
•Deploying tools and techniques to optimise customer lifetime value and increase aftermarket wallet-share
•Establishing successful outsourcing partnerships to streamline service delivery and achieve operational excellence
•Adopting a proactive approach to service and driving customer satisfaction through accurate forecasting |
| ProcureCon Europe 2009 |
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2nd-5th November 2009
Hotel Le Plaza, Brussels
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| ProcureCon is the leading pan-European procurement event and provides you with a unique opportunity to hear from procurement leaders how they have approached and resolved key challenges, benchmark with your peers and others from cutting edge sectors, get practical, hands on details on specific operational issues, and benefit from numerous networking opportunities. |
| LogiPharma Europe 2010 |
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April 2010
Interconti Geneva
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LogiPharma 2010 will be in its 9th year and is Europe’s leading Pharmaceutical supply chain and logistics conference addressing your key supply chain challenges across three value driven days. Attracting over 200 senior supply chain and logistics professionals from pharmaceutical wholesalers and manufacturers, the conference addresses your top supply chain challenges including: security, temperature controlled distribution, forecasting, demand planning, lead time reduction, cost management, warehousing, inventory management, risk mitigation, responsiveness and distribution trends.
LogiPharma is the only event that brings together all the key suppliers and logistics practioners in Europe, so if you are under pressure to reduce costs, then this is an absolute must attend event. |
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