BWI: India’s First Procurement Focused Business Event Launched

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: naseba
Wednesday, February 02, 2011 01:37 PM IST (08:07 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Economy, Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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India's First Procurement Focused Business Event Launched


Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Wednesday, February 02, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- naseba, an international business information company, has announced the CPO Strategies Forum 2011 to be held on March 17th - 18th 2011 at the J.W. Marriot in Mumbai. The forum takes place in partnership with the Procurement & Sourcing Institution of Asia (PASIA)

Gathering a selection of the top chief procurement officers and other c-level executives, CPO Strategies Forum highlights speakers from TATA Steel, Abbott Healthcare, Reliance Life Sciences, Hindustan Petroleum, Ispat Industries, TATA Communications, Shell India; and other leading organizations.

Promises to be the premier event for Indian procurement leaders to learn, network, and discuss the strategies needed to ensure procurement as a business winning strategy. Interactive sessions will focus on best practices for top-of-mind topics including expense management; trends in business and IT outsourcing - a competitive edge for a CPO; Advanced Supplier Engagement; key perspectives from a CPO talk panel of diverse industries, and more.

"With the launch of The CPO Strategies Forum India, NASEBA in partnership with the Procurement and Sourcing Institute of Asia (PASIA), believe it is the right time for Indian procurement leaders to make significant breakthroughs in several critical areas of business processes including procurement, supply chain management and sourcing," says Mohammad Saleem, General Manager- India, naseba.

"I am enthusiastically looking forward to coming to India and this event where I would share my experiences and gain from others' experience that I can recoup to my organization", says Brijesh Ansari, Central Procurement Manager, Al - Futtaim Automotive (UAE)

Confirmed speakers currently include:

Mr. RanjanSinha, Head of Procurement, TATA Steel
Mr. Prabal Banerjee, Group President Finance & Group Chief Financial Officer, Adani Group
Mr. Brijesh Ansari, Head - Central Procurement, Al - Futtaim (UAE)
Mr. B R Jaju, Group CFO, Welspun Corp
Mr. David Poddar, Head of Procurement, Hindustan Petroleum
Mr. Praveen Chand Jhanji, Vice President Supply Chain Management & Procurement, Ispat Industries
Mr. Siddhartha Pahwa, President Global Supply Chain Management, Abbott Healthcare
Mr. S Venkatesh, Vice President Supplier Development, Pepsico
Mr. Somnath Chatterjee , Head Procurement, ITC Foods Division
Mr. Venkat Subramanyam, Head Procurement, Shell India
Mr. Surendra Deodhar, Chairman Indian Institute of Material Management (Mumbai) & Vice President Supply Chain Management, Reliance Life Sciences
Mr. Brij Mathur, Vice President Procurement, TATA Steel
Mr. Vinod Giri, Vice President Commercial, TATA Communications

Registrations are available for highly pre-qualified procurement, financial and operations executives.
To apply for a delegate pass or sponsorship opportunities please visit: http://cpostrategies.com/EventContent/ContactUs.aspx?id=121

Visit www.cpostrategies.com for other details on the forum or contact Nidhi Savla, Project Manager at nidhis@naseba.com

About naseba

naseba produces, promotes and hosts business summits, professional training courses and business exhibitions targeting executive level attendees across multiple vertical industries. Each event is focused on re-education, networking and creating a 'deal-flow' platform for all participating organizations. Whether the 'deal' is raising capital, vendor sales contracts or sourcing a strategic partner, naseba provides clients with an unprecedented, high-ROI environment for conducting business. An in-house team of experts conduct extensive research in conjunction with recognised thought leaders to ensure that all events are relevant, timely and at the forefront of market and industry trends.

naseba works in partnership with leading industry and local authorities such as International Data Corporation (IDC), International Business Consultancy Group (IBCG), Saudi Trading and Resources Co. Ltd. (STAR Group Holdings), ICLIF Leadership & Governance Centre, Council of Saudi Chambers, Principality of Monaco, Singapore Tourism Board, Abu Dhabi Health Authority, Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Economy - UAE, Ministry of Environment and Water - UAE, Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, the Government of Dubai and many others.

Since its inception in France in 2002, naseba has organised over 400 events and played host to 58,000 executive delegates globally. Operating from four strategically located offices, naseba has on-the-ground presence in Bangalore, Cairo, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Monaco, Riyadh and Singapore.
At naseba, we make it happen.
For more information on naseba, please visit www.naseba.com

CONTACT DETAILS
Mitha Ittycheriah, Marketing Manager, naseba Communications Pvt Ltd., +91 (80) 3022 2017, mithai@naseba.com

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