BWI: naseba’s Premier Platform for Procurement Heads is set to Kick Start on March 16th – 17th 2011

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: naseba
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 04:34 PM IST (11:04 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Food & drink; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Household & personal care products & services, Information technology, Media & entertainment, Retailers; Technology
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naseba's Premier Platform for Procurement Heads is set to Kick Start on March 16th - 17th 2011


Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Wednesday, March 16, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- The Chief Procurement Officer Strategies Forum India, the latest addition to naseba's CXO series of events will be held on March 17th - 18th 2011 from 9am onwards at the J.W. Marriott in Mumbai.

100 procurement leaders from top corporations in India will participate at this forum to learn, network and discuss strategies through top-level knowledge sharing.

"Contemporary Supply Management is neither about efficient spending nor about savings but it's all about providing sustainable competitiveness", says Mr. Surendra Deodhar, Head - Supply Chain Management AT Reliance Life Sciences and Chairman of Indian Institute of Material Management (Mumbai), who will give the opening keynote address on 'Contemporary Procurement' at the Chief Procurement Officer Strategies Forum India.

Mr. Somnath Chatterjee, procurement head of ITC's foods division says, "I am glad that NASEBA is arranging this conference, which will bring into sharp focus the key role procurement plays in a successful supply chain. The timing of this conference is perfect since most business are currently battling rampant double digit inflation and rising input material costs".

Mr. Chatterjee, one of the speakers on the panel 'CSR as a part of Procurement (Sustainable Sourcing)' will speak about path breaking initiatives taken by ITC on sustainable sourcing and vendor management, on Day Two of the forum.

Other confirmed speakers currently include:
Mr. RanjanSinha, Head of Procurement, TATA Steel
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 Teleservices
Mr. Sherezad Irani, Vice President Procurement, Cadbury India
Mr. Pradip Saha, Head Commercial, Colgate Palmolive
Mr. Rajeev Wagle, Group CFO, UTV Software
Mr. Pravin Purang, Group Head - Procurement and Supply Chain, Jindal Steel & Power

Confirmed partners include: SAP, Emptoris, Staples, BOB Tech, Global Eprocure, PASIA, Business Wire India, Food M&T and Stat Times.

Visit www.cpostrategies.com for further details on the forum

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 organisations. 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, +91 (80) 30222017, mithai@naseba.com

KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, FOOD, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, HOUSEHOLD, IT, MEDIA, RETAIL, TECHNOLOGY

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