Nathalie Fekete

European Leader Procurement Transformation
IBM

Nathalie has worked for IBM for 11 years developing and shaping change within Procurement. Her current role is to position and demonstrate IBM Procurement’s thought leadership through Digital and Cognitive Transformation. Nathalie has been actively involved in the internal transformation of IBM’s own Procurement organisation, implementing processes and structures, which today is developing rapidly as the business continues to leverage extensively Big Data and Cognitive Technology. Having worked in both operational and tactical buying roles, as well as managing teams of global professionals delivering digitalised procurement services, Nathalie is best placed to share her experienced on day one within our Automation and Robotics panel. IBM is an American multinational technology company

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Conference Day One – Tuesday 4 April 2017

Tuesday, April 4th, 2017

11:10 Case study interactive – How to create an improved strategy through digitalisation and cognitive procurement to ensure your team is viewed as a trusted advisor and enabler

10 minutes from the leader

What does digitalisation mean specifically for procurement?
What challenges does digitalisation bring to procurement?
How can procurement evolve and what are the main focuses?
How can the procurement team be viewed as a trusted advisor?

20 minutes: Delegates will set up in round tables – each round table will discuss how to solve this challenge

How can you use innovative spend categorisation to business partner and influence internal stakeholders and external customers?

10 minutes: Feedback from each round table and conclusion from the leader

14:30 All star panel – Embracing digitalisation: How can you use eProcurement tools as a key enabler to help your internal stakeholders differentiate your business and outshine your competition?

Tailoring automation: What does automation look like for your business?
What eProcurement tools are right for your business?
How to train your staff to maximize your eProcurement and digital technology investment
How to ensure you are the front runner – using automaton as a key enabler and differentiating yourself from your competitors