September 20 in Chicago
SievoFriends Americas 2018
The annual gathering for procurement transformation trailblazers now first time in the United States offering exclusive training, thought-provoking presentations and inspiring customer success stories from across the world.
The unmissable event of the year for the senior procurement leaders
Meet Your Peers
Start the day with a networking breakfast, enjoy the interesting day of presentations, customer success stories as well as 1-1 meetings with your peers from varying industries. Finalise your stories during the exciting evening activities.
Hear about Sievo
Plenty of possibilities to meet the Sievo team and Sievonians joining from our Chicago and Helsinki offices. We’ll be sharing our product vision and the roadmap. We also look forward to hearing your thoughts and views.
Discuss Future Trends in Procurement Analytics
Sievo together with our clients and partners will be sharing success stories and what’s hot in Procurement Analytics in the Americas and the rest of the world.
Schedule
19 September, 2018
Doors open, morning coffee served
Welcome and Practicalities
Track 1. Deep Dive: Advanced Spend Analytics
Track 2. Deep Dive: Next Generation Analytics
Track 1. Deep Dive: Savings Lifecycle Management
Track 1. Deep Dive: Utilizing External Data in Spend Analysis
Track 2. Deep Dive: Spend Forecasting
Lunch
Client Specific Trainings with Client's Environment
Client Specific Trainings with Client's Environment
20 September, 2018
Doors open, breakfast served
Welcome & Practicalities
Sievo: Global Leader in Procurement Analytics
Speaker: Matti Sillanpää, Sievo
Sievo: Creating the Future of Procurement Analytics
Speaker: Sammeli Sammalkorpi, Sievo
Coffee break
BD: Tools and Processes for World Class Direct Material Forecasting
Speaker: Chris Smolyn, BD
Sievo: Becoming a Global Leader
Speaker: Johan-Peter Teppala, Sievo
Roundtable: Embracing External Data in Opportunity Identification
Speaker: Pasi Viljanen, Sievo
Lunch
Spend Matters: How to Buy Procurement Technology
Speaker: Jason Busch, Spend Matters
TJX: Gaining Insights and Credibility in Indirect Spend Analysis
Speaker: Eric Rock, TJX Companies
Coffee Break & Sievo User Group Meetings
Sievo: Greetings from Sievo's Account Management
Speaker: Aaron Esterline, Sievo
Summary of the Day
Evening Programm
Venue: The Godfrey Hotel, Chicago
SievoFriends takes place at the Godfrey Hotel, a conveniently located boutique hotel in Chicago.
Address: 127 West Huron at LaSalle, Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: +1 312-649-2000
Book your travel early and get an exclusive 15% discount.