Procurecon Canada 2019 | Worldwide Business Research (WBR) | 9 April 2019 | InterContinental Toronto Centre, 225 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2X3, Canada

ProcureCon is the only interactive, peer-led conference for senior procurement practitioners. For over 10 years, ProcureCon has helped companies transform their programs through innovative workshops and intimate networking sessions – designed to take you beyond cost savings.

2019 Speakers

Wael Safwat
Head of Procurement - North America, Chairman of CIPS Canada, Black & McDonald

Jay Sklar
Chief Procurement & Real Estate Officer, HUB International

Manny Satija
Head of Global Procurement, CSA Group

Vitold Horodecki
Americas CPO Group Procurement, Capgemini Canada

Jonathan Rosemberg
Vice President, Strategic Sourcing & Profit Improvement, Indigo Books & Music Inc.

Munish Dhanker
Head of Global Sourcing and Contract Management, Open Text

Sebastien Brunel
Procurement Senior Vice President North & Central America, AccorHotels

Jeff Van Geel
Strategic Sourcing Manager for Canada, 3M

Lori Benson
Global Procurement Operations - Procurement Compliance, L&D, Engagement and Knowledge Lead - Business Enablement, Ernst & Young

Bill Michalopulos
Head & General Manager, Sourcing Management, Canada Post Corporation

Stéfane Belleau
Executive Director Strategic Supply Management, Radio-Canada/CBC

Jack Bradley
Former - Vice President, Supply Chain, Strongco

Kyle Brown
Director, Continuous Improvement & Rapid Procurement Solutions –Procurement, CFO Portfolio, ATB Financial

John Castelhano
Assistant Vice President, Strategic Sourcing and Procurement North America, Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions

Sean Ramnarine
Vice President, Strategic Sourcing, Sobeys

Uwe Dienst
Head of Procurement, Siemens Canada Limited

Farukh Javed
Executive Vice President & Chief Digital Officer, CSA Group

Nicolas Heldmann
Senior Vice President of Digital Business Services, OpenText

Shauna Gamble
Vice President, Vice President, Procurement Aerospace/Supply Chain, Bombardier

Jennifer Sinclair
Senior Manager Procurement – Canada Indirect, Adidas Canada Ltd.

Karyn Fagan
Director - Purchasing Development, Maple Leaf Foods

Martin Gaudreau
Senior Director, Global Supply Chain, Externals, Controls & Nacelles, Pratt & Whitney

Bill Michels
Vice President of Operations, Americas, Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

Sheri Spinks
Director, Supplier Diversity, WBE, The Global Council for the Advancement of Women in Procurement

Silvia Pencak
President, WBE Canada

Fatma Hassan
Director, Business Development & Partnerships, Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council, CAMSC

Michael Louie
Director of Product Marketing, Rimini Street Inc.

Priyamvada Singh
Head of Product Management, Global Trade and Receivables Finance, HSBC USA

Michael Sudah
Senior Manager, Business Process Management, Pratt & Whitney

Germán Cabáñez
Quebec Procurement Lead, GlaxoSmithKline

Patrick Doyle
Vice President & General Manager, American Express Global Business Travel Canada

Marnie Banting
DVP, Vendor Relations & Procurement, Holt Renfrew

Kiruba Sankar
Director of Corporate Social Responsibility - Global Procurement, Royal Bank of Canada

Azam Dawood
Head of Technology Procurement, BMO Financial Group

Dimitrios Manolopoulos
Senior Director, Strategic & IT Sourcing, National Bank of Canada

Michelle Albanese
Manager, Responsible Sourcing and Supplier Diversity, TD Bank Group

Paul Tilley
Director, Strategic Sourcing - Network Convergence and Business Technologies, Shaw Communications

Jeff Russell
Director, Procurement – Carbon, Samuel, Son & Co.

Ankur Thakur
Director, Strategic Procurement, JamesWay Incubator Company Inc

Sheraz Kashif
Senior Director Strategic Sourcing, Equifax

Kevin Riddell
Director, Trade and Regulatory Compliance, Tremco Incorporated

Adina Man
Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing, Mother Parkers Tea and Coffee

Sanja Cancar-Todorovic
Director – Strategic Relationships, Global Real Estate Asset Management, Manulife

George Chatzivasileiou
Supply Chain Director, Earth’s Own Food Company Inc.

Howard Cheng
Procurement Category Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions, Opentext

Sergio Frias
Vice President of Contracts, Bombardier

Mahmoud Aablue
Strategic Sourcing & Category Manager - Network, Freedom Mobile, a Shaw Communications Company

David Krupp
Manager of Supply Chain, Seven Generations Energy

Aylin Kurkcuyan
Director of Vendor Relationship Management, Retail, Indigo Books & Music Inc. Aylin Kurkcuyan

Danny Wang
Vice President of Sourcing And Procurement, Canada Goose

Gillian Groening
Vice President of Global Supply Chain, Price Industries

Zishan Zubair
Manager, Indirect Procurement Canada, The Estée Lauder Companies

Sankar Pattabi
Senior Category Manager, Corporate Sourcing, CIBC

Zdravko Dimitrov
Former Sourcing Manager, ScotiaBank

Kathy Cheng
President and Founder, Redwood Classics

Cheryl Appleton
President, Stragentium

Jaime Crump
President & Chief Executive Officer, The Richwell Group

Michel Boulet
Senior Policy Advisor of Federal, Provincial, Territorial and International Relations, Public Services and Procurement Canada

Juli Smyth
Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist, University Health Network

Philip Ducharme
Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business

Jean-Michel Stam
Vice President Canadian Operations, and President, Mediagrif and MERX

Arien Gough
Sales Executive, MERX

2019 Sponsors & Partners

SPONSORS:
• American Express
• American Express Global Business Travel
• Bonfire
• Egencia
• Intelscout
• Merx
• Omx
• Rimini Street
• SAP Ariba
• Scout RFP

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Art of Procurement
• BizClik
• Buyers Meeting Point
• My Purchasing Center
• Supply and Demand Chain Executive
• Supply Chain Digital
• Supply Chain World
• Supply Professional
• SupplyChainBrain