TABLE 8: Transforming the Supply Chain for Greater Mission Impact TABLE 9: Move Beyond Cost Savings and Start Driving Business Value
Hosted by: Christian Lanng, CEO, Tradeshift

TABLE 10: MRO
Hosted by: Kathy Robb-Williams, Director of Procurement - Non Raw Materials, Prysmian Group

TABLE 11: Warehouse and Plant Management
Hosted by: Sean Smith, Supply Chain Director, Agropur Ingredients

TABLE 12: P-Card Innovation
Hosted by: Michelle Cambron, Procurement Operations Manager, KLA-Tencor

TABLE 13: Change Your Game in Category Management:Play to Elevate Procurement
Hosted by: Alan C. Veeck, Vice President, Denali Sourcing Services

You’ve all seen them. You might even have them. The acronyms after the names of your peers- CPSM, CSCP, etc. Do they still mean anything? Are they worth the cost of certification? Does the curriculum of external training and still offer useful skills to improve your job? Do managers still require certification to get hired? Are they still an indicator of knowledge, or job performance? In this no-holds-barred debate, we will discuss the merits and drawbacks of certification programs offered by associations such as ISM and APICS, university certificate programs, and internal custom coursework. After all, talent development is crucial to developing tomorrow’s leaders, and ensuring they have the right skills to succeed is at the top of the list.