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Supplier Partner Agenda

Trends in the Labor Market
It’s all over the news: “America’s Vanishing Workforce, “Labor Shortage is Worse Than It Looks,” and “Labor Crisis Plagues the US.” Employers are struggling to attract and retain their workforce, and many of the tried and true hiring practices are no longer working. Barbara Simmer, SVP of Digital Staffing Strategy at Staffmark Group, will review today’s hiring challenges, what job seekers really want, and the proven strategies and technology that the most successful employers are using today.

Meet your Environmental Sustainability and Data Security Goals Today with a Sound Circularity and IT Asset Disposition Strategy
How easily can you report on the data security and sustainability goals for your IT asset disposal program? Most organizations find this to be a painful experience. More and more organizations are setting expectations that their suppliers provide clear, documented proof of carbon impact. Manufacturers like Porsche have mandated that suppliers use renewable energy to manufacture parts by year 2030 or risk losing their business. Now is the time to implement solutions to this challenge. This session will explore a proven approach to make a meaningful reduction of your carbon footprint and meet these goals.

Trends in the Labor Market
It’s all over the news: “America’s Vanishing Workforce, “Labor Shortage is Worse Than It Looks,” and “Labor Crisis Plagues the US.” Employers are struggling to attract and retain their workforce, and many of the tried and true hiring practices are no longer working. Barbara Simmer, SVP of Digital Staffing Strategy at Staffmark Group, will review today’s hiring challenges, what job seekers really want, and the proven strategies and technology that the most successful employers are using today.

Procurement's Dirty Secret: Why Your Sourcing Savings Never Make It To The Bottom Line
Let's face it: there's nothing worse than not being able to realize (or even quantify) the full savings impact from your sourcing event. Unless, of course, you don't know whether you actually realized the savings at all because you can't track or measure the results! Not only does this diminish Procurement's credibility in the eyes of the CFO, it also limits your team's ability to expand its influence internally and gain a "seat at the table" in strategic conversations. Join Insight Sourcing Group's Executive Vice President, Jake Wojcik, for a discussion on why it's critical to bring a technology enabled approach to savings tracking, and why it could spell disaster if you don't.

Mission: Black List #1
Elite U.S. Army Interrogator Eric Maddox, who masterminded the capture of the Ace of Spades: Saddam Hussein, the top card in the U.S. Military’s deck of cards, will deliver a riveting session about leading with empathy by utilizing a communication technique that builds the highest level of trust. Eric has conducted over 2,700 interrogations while deploying eight times in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) to include multiple tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, South America, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Learn how to employ his listening techniques to your business and life.