Defining the future of procurement

1. Event Overview

2. When : October 21-23, 2012
Where: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana
USA
Define the future of Procurement at Horizon 2012
Zycus HORIZON 2012 will be a three-day event of 350-plus forward-looking
procurement executives, industry experts and analysts. Experiences, strategies and
ideas will be exchanged and lasting professional connections will be made among the
executives who will define the road map for procurement performance and innovation
for business enterprises across the globe.

3. Horizon 2012 – Key Objectives
The Intelligence
To create a platform for sharing ideas, experiences and strategies
The Network
To build an unique environment for interaction with the peers in the industry
The Future
To collaboratively define the roadmap for procurement performance and innovation

4. One Event, Four Experiences
Keynote & General Sessions
1 Delivered by the business leaders and industry experts, these sessions will focus on
procurement as a key contributor to business performance
The Colloquium for CPOs
2 Facilitated by procurement and supply management experts, these series of collaborative
CPO work sessions will focus on increasing procurement’s business performance impact
Procure Performance Symposium
3 While leaders define the innovation roadmap, these sessions will focus on how key
contributors should execute this roadmap on process and technology fronts
Zycus University
4 These sessions will provide hands on training to Zycus customers transforming them to
Power Users. (Zycus Certification Programs)

5. Keynote Speaker:
Mr. Howard Putnam
Former CEO of Southwest Airlines
and “The Winds of Turbulence” author
Featured Speakers:
Andrew Bartels Pierre Mitchell Matt Mehalick
Vice President & Principal Analyst Sr. Director – Procurement & Advisory Services Director Purchasing
Forrester Research, Inc. The Hackett Group Celgene
Deborah Wilson Katherine Kawamoto Steve Mack
Research VP Regional Vice-President (Americas) Director of Procurement Services
Gartner IACCM University of Missouri
Andrew Bartolini
Chief Research Officer Gary Cornett John Fenton
Ardent Partners/CPO Rising VP Procurement Manager - Contracts
Cincinnati Bell Cincinnati Bell
Duncan Jones Patrick Meenan Frank Ho
Vice President & Principal Analyst Director Purchasing Senior Manager
Forrester Research, Inc. US Airways Rite Aid Corporation

6. Key Takeaways:
Get exclusive new category expenditure benchmarking data from
The Hackett Group
Learn best procurement practices followed by organizations across
the globe
Know the future paradigm for procurement performance
Network and create long lasting professional connections with
procurement professionals
Gain insights from the leading industry analyst firms
Earn 10 CEH (Continuing Education Hours) credits from ISM.

7. Register now and avail Early Bird Discounts
For more information on agenda and speakers, kindly visit www.horizon2012.zycus.com

8. We look forward to
seeing you at
“Horizon 2012”