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These sessions will help you to anticipate the evolving needs of your organization. Experts will share practical advice and tactical tools in supply chain and business management you can use right now. The ideas and strategies you'll take away will prime you for success.

Click on a session title in the chart below for details about the session and speaker(s).

Thursday, June 7

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Legal Update and Best Practices: New and Emerging Trends in Procurement and Contract Management

Maureen Sullivan, NECI
Procurement at the Helm – Steering for Success

Emily Rakowski , Procurement Solutions Marketing

Evolve or Die:  A Survival Guide for Procurement Organizations

Kurt Ritcey, Daniel Abichandani, Rob Buccarielli & Ryan Ernst, Deloitte
What Do You Mean by "Strategic Contribution"?

Jean Nollet, HEC Montréal 

11:05 am – 12:05 pm

Marketing the SCMP and You

Rick Reid, VAW Systems Ltd.
Cori Ferguson, PMAC
Brett Schaitel, Hudbay Minerals

Women in Leadership in SCM

Paul D. Larson, CN Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of Manitoba
LouAnn Birkett, Regional Municipality of Durham
Sylvia Janssen, Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Kelly Evans, FacilicorpNB
Volunteer! Maximizing the Value of your PMAC Membership

Peter Buscemi, Manitoba Hydro
Lori Doiron, PCS Potash - New Brunswick
Jerome Ferber, Isis Ventures Corporation, Calgary

Your Voice Member Dialogue
Moderated by: Cheryl Paradowski, President and CEO, PMAC

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Binding or Non-Binding RFPs? Here There Be Pirates!

Maureen Sullivan, LLB, NECI
Robert C. Worthington, LLB, Worthington & Associates Ltd.


Supply Chain Careers: An HR State of the Nation Summit

Katherine Risley, Meridia, a Knightsbridge Robertson Surrette Company
Tim Westhead, Tim Westhead Productions
Kevin Maynard

The Business Case for Blending Social Values into Your Supply Chain

Cassandra Dorrington, Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council
Courtney Betty, Diversity Business Network
Craig Hall, Aboriginal Human Resource Council
David LePage, Team Manager, enp - Enterprising Non-Profits

Going Global

Bob Armstrong, Supply Chain & Logistics Association Canada (SCL)
Keith Carruthers, Strategic Sourcing International
Garland Chow, Bureau of Intelligent Transportation Systems and Freight Security, and Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
Mike Croza,Supply Chain Alliance Partners

Friday, June 8

9:40 am – 10:40 am

Procurement Mastery in the Public Sector

Shane Longmore, Accenture
Case Study: Expeditions and Disasters: Adventures in Supply Chain Risk Management

Paul D. Larson, University of Manitoba
Inventory Management for the Smart Buyer

Robert Lamarre, Robert Lamarre & Associates Management Consultant
Managing Change in a Volatile World: Strategies to Effectively Manage Change across the Supply Chain.

Shawn Casemore, Casemore and Co.

Reduce Workplace Stress through Humour

Tim Westhead, Tim Westhead Productions

10:45 am – 11:45 am

The Supply Chain within the Construction Industry: An Inside Perspective

Ellowyn A. Nadeau, Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Company Ltd.
Case Study: Suppliers in 20 Different Countries: The Robust and Successful Process of High Liner Foods

Peter Burns, High Liner Foods Inc.

Supporting a Canadian Forces joint deployment operation - Operation ATHENA (Kandahar, Afghanistan)

Commander Yves Biron, Canadian Forces

Supply's Organizational Roles and Responsibilities: A Canadian Perspective

Michiel R. Leenders, Richard Ivey School of Business

11:50 am – 12:50 pm

Supply Chain in the Cloud

Neel Sharma, SPICE Technology Group

Project Management Fundamentals for the Supply Chain Management Professional

Donald J. Patterson, Irving Oil Ltd.
Global Standards - The Key to Unlocking Supply Chain Efficiency, Safety and Value

Daniel Clark, GS1 Canada

What Makes a Strategic Supplier Partnership?

John Martin

Building Bridges. The art of effective negotiation

Guy Cabana, Société Danec Consultants Inc.

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Participating in the Conference's social media environment keeps you up-to-date and let's you plan your networking to ensure maximum face-time with your peers. Delegates can also use it as a means to coordinate travel plans, map out excursions pre- or post-conference, or seek out attendees looking for shared accommodations or carpooling. The possibilities and opportunities are endless.

Training, Education and Professional Development for Supply Chain Management