KEELVAR KONNECT 23

Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel (Rosemont)

Event Overview

Network, Learn & Share Sourcing Best Practices

On March 23rd at Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel (Rosemont), we have over 50 leading multi-nationals including Caterpillar, Stanley Black & Decker, Walmart, Mars, Coca-Cola and others coming together to network, learn and share best practices on a variety of topics that are transforming the procurement landscape.

If you are a senior procurement leader responsible for transformation, or a sourcing professional looking to achieve efficiency and maximum value in your respective category, this event is for you.

Agenda Topics:

Scaling sourcing excellence & the future of sourcing
Sourcing best practices and overcoming sourcing challenges
Technology trends transforming the logistics landscape
Where, when and how to deploy Autonomous Sourcing for handling smaller tactical spends and spot-quotes
Air and Ocean industry trends
How to incorporate and utilize CO2 data in your sourcing decisions
Plus workshops on a variety of other practical topics such as building a business case for sourcing technology and deploying Autonomous Sourcing

EVENT ATTENDEES

WHO WILL BE ATTENDING

A selection of those already registered:

Caterpillar CJ Logistics Mars Walgreens Stanley Black & Decker Uber Freight Coca-Cola Breakthrough Uline Mauser Packaging Ace Hardware Siemens Hubgroup Novopath BridgeNet Solutions PrimeSource Building Products Utz Quality Foods Hearthside Foods Xeneta Scoutbee Searoutes Sievo

Book Your Seat

Jam-Packed Agenda

Hear from Keelvar customers, attend interactive workshops, network with your peers and industry experts

09:00am 09:30am

Welcome / Coffee

Registration and networking
09:30am 10:00am

The Road to Sourcing Optimization & Autonomous Sourcing

Rich Wilson
Advanced Sourcing Consultant & Professor
10:00am 10:30am

Keelvar Total Sourcing: Scaling Excellence

Alan Holland
Founder & CEO

Overview of Keelvar's vision for scaling sourcing excellence by combining the strengths of Human and Machine.
10:30am 11:00am

Panel Discussion: Best Practices in Sourcing

Stanley Black & Decker, Mars, Utz Quality Foods
11:00am 11:30am

Coffee & Networking

Refreshments and networking
11:30am 12:00pm

Panel Discussion: Trends in Transport

Caterpillar, Coca-Cola, CJ Logistics, Searoutes
12:00pm 12:30pm

Coffee & Networking

Refreshments and networking
12:00pm 12:15pm

Partner Ecosystem

Kasia Tati
Director of Partnerships

Learn more about our partnerships and integration strategy
12:45pm 1:15pm

Keelvar Product Roadmap

Chris Walsh
VP of Product

An exclusive look at our 2023 product roadmap for Sourcing Optimization, Autonomous Sourcing, Integrations and Data Science.
1:15pm 2:30pm

Lunch

Seated lunch served
2:30pm 4:00pm

Interactive Workshops & Roundtables

2:30pm:
- Build-a-bot Workshop: Truckload (90 mins)
- Build-a-bot Workshop: MRO (90 mins)
- Practical Applications of Autonomous Sourcing (45 mins)
- Making the Case for Sourcing Technology (45 mins)
3:15pm:
- Maximizing Your Investment: Driving Adoption, Best Practices & Value(45 mins)
- Extending Sourcing Excellence: Best-of-breed Ecosystem (45 mins)
4:00pm 4:30pm

Coffee & Networking

Refreshments and networking
4:30pm 5:00pm

Bot Use Cases & Stories

Panos Stavrakos & Martin Srna
Product Manager & Head of Customer Success

Live demo and showcase of the different bots built in the workshops. Learn what challenges your peers are facing and real examples of how autonomous sourcing bots can help solve these.
5:00pm 5:30pm

Awards & Closing Remarks

Eddie McDaid & Valentina Roques
Chief Commercial Officer & VP Customer Success & Professional Services
5:30pm 8:00pm

Cocktail Dinner & Networking

Dinner, drinks and networking