{"id":2662,"date":"2009-04-28T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-28T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2009\/04\/28\/corporate-uniteds-synergy-conference-is-coming-up-quickly\/"},"modified":"2021-07-19T04:34:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T08:34:36","slug":"corporate-uniteds-synergy-conference-is-coming-up-quickly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/corporate-uniteds-synergy-conference-is-coming-up-quickly\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate United&#8217;s Synergy Conference Is Coming Up Quickly!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just like the dandelions that pop up on my lawn at this time of year, the month of May sees many procurement conferences pop up as well. Some have very enticing agendas while others are just as annoying as those dandelions that make my lawn look less cared-for than the neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>The economy and its effect on travel budgets have negatively impacted some conferences. But that is not the case with Corporate United\u2019s annual Synergy Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Corporate United tells me that Synergy, scheduled for May 12 \u2013 14, 2009 in Chicago, is expected to have the highest attendance in its eight year history. Perhaps that can be attributed to Corporate United\u2019s growth as a leading group purchasing organization. But it\u2019s also likely due, in large part, to the dazzling array of speakers that they have lined up. Here are the presentations that I find most interesting:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How Industry Leaders are Saving in the Current Economy<\/strong> with Mickey North Rizza, Research Director \/ AMR Research, Inc. \u2013 I\u2019ve personally spoken with Mickey North Rizza and am familiar with her work. She is definitely someone with her finger on the pulse of up-to-the-minute procurement trends. I am sure that this presentation will be packed with powerful information that is super-current.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Balancing Relationships and the Need to Renegotiate<\/strong> with Dawn Tiura Evans, President &amp; CEO \/ Sourcing Interests Group (SIG) \u2013 If you haven\u2019t renegotiated at least some critical agreements in the last six or seven months, I would be inclined to wonder what exactly you have been doing lately while your peers are achieving dramatic cost savings. Of course, renegotiation \u2013 especially in this era of close vendor collaboration and supplier partnerships \u2013 is a sensitive topic. And renegotiation skills aren\u2019t just something you need now. There are always going to be economic expansions and recessions. Renegotiation skills will be needed throughout your career if you\u2019re planning on being in procurement for the long haul.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How Procurement Can Move Upward in the Downturn<\/strong> with Geraint John, Editor-in-Chief \/ CPO Agenda \u2013 This looks to be another timely presentation given the economic situation. And Procurement increasing its visibility and value to senior management is a <em>timeless<\/em> topic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>There\u2019s Never Been a Better Time to Start Stealing\u2026Market Share<\/strong> with Jim Donald, Former CEO \/ Starbucks and Pathmark \u2013 This is a rare chance to hear from a recently retired CEO of a highly visible company. This type of presentation \u2013 one that focuses on what is strategic to the highest levels of a company, not just strategic to procurement \u2013 is sorely missing from most procurement conferences. It will likely be the delicious icing on an already tasty cake of a conference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Synergy will also feature the opportunity to grill a panel of CFO\u2019s on how they view procurement. How cool is that?<\/p>\n<p>While the Synergy Web site \u2013 http:\/\/www.corporateunited.com\/synergy \u2013 indicates that \u201cAdmission to SYNERGY 2009 is complimentary for Corporate United Members and invited guests,\u201d Corporate United has told me that non-members that are procurement\/spend management professionals can attend for free also by registering in advance at the above-linked site.<\/p>\n<p>And, oh yeah, if you\u2019re an SPSM, Synergy is one of the few third-party conferences approved for you to earn Continuing Education Hours towards your SPSM<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> recertification requirements!<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s face it\u2026with travel budgets being slashed this year, you may have some tough choices with regard to which conferences to attend. With its high-quality agenda and \u201cfree\u201d price tag, Corporate United is making those choices a little easier.<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclosure: Corporate United is a sponsor of the Purchasing Certification Blog.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just like the dandelions that pop up on my lawn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-procurement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Corporate United&#039;s Synergy Conference Is Coming Up Quickly! - Next Level Purchasing Association (NLPA)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/corporate-uniteds-synergy-conference-is-coming-up-quickly\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Corporate United&#039;s Synergy Conference Is Coming Up Quickly! 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