ProcureCon Total Talent

February 11 - 12, 2025

Melia Berlin, Germany

Day 2 | 12th February

8:00 am - 8:50 am Registration

8:50 am - 9:00 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

Richard Beaumont - Procurement Expert and Founder, Eruditic
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Richard Beaumont

Procurement Expert and Founder
Eruditic

Reimagining Internal Collaboration

9:00 am - 9:20 am Opening Keynote - Our collaboration success story: How to achieve true collaboration and bridge the gap between procurement and other departments to deliver total workforce demand management to the business

Sarah Ockendon - Procurement Manager - Retail & Professional Services, John Lewis Partnership
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Sarah Ockendon

Procurement Manager - Retail & Professional Services
John Lewis Partnership

9:20 am - 9:50 am Fireside chat – Internal relationships: How can procurement collaborate effectively with HR for a more holistic workforce acquisition strategy?

Petra Rajkovic - Global Contingent Workforce Procurement Manager, Nestlé Ms. Milena Cerdas - Global Head of Contingent Workforce Strategy, Philip Morris International

Following the panel you will then break out into a small group roundtables 

Petra Rajkovic

Global Contingent Workforce Procurement Manager
Nestlé

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Ms. Milena Cerdas

Global Head of Contingent Workforce Strategy
Philip Morris International

9:50 am - 10:10 am Presentation: TBC



Mastering Spend

10:10 am - 10:30 am Case study - Mastering spend management: How to effectively manage and control your global temporary labour spend for increased transparency and optimised use of temporary labour resources

Shannon Swift - Global Programme Lead - External Workforce, Siemens
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Shannon Swift

Global Programme Lead - External Workforce
Siemens

10:30 am - 11:10 am Morning networking break

10:30 am - 11:10 am Workshop – How to integrate new analysis tools into your existing infrastructure to improve the visibility of your workforce

Rethinking Vendor Management

11:10 am - 11:20 am Fireside chat – Internal vs external MSPs: What are the benefits of an internal MSP vs an external MSP?

Karl Whelpdale - Global Contingent Workforce Lead, Kelly OCG Global Centres of Excellence
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Karl Whelpdale

Global Contingent Workforce Lead
Kelly OCG Global Centres of Excellence

11:20 am - 11:40 am Case study – Strengthening vendor collaboration: How to build trustworthy relationships with your vendors to drive innovation and ensure the best talent

Xenofon Kontargyris - Compliance & Privacy Business Partner for Global HR, IT & Procurement, Olympus

Xenofon Kontargyris

Compliance & Privacy Business Partner for Global HR, IT & Procurement
Olympus

11:40 am - 12:00 pm Session: TBC

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Workshop – Talent-Service-On-Demand: How to gain flexibility and speed in workforce services

Track A – Revolutionising Contingent Workforce

1:00 pm - 1:40 pm Case study interactive – A UCB journey: How to successfully implement a workforce advisor tool to streamline decision making and enable business agility
Carolina Bittencourt - Partner, Future of Work Strategic Procurement, UCB

Following the presentation you will then break out into a small group roundtables 

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Carolina Bittencourt

Partner, Future of Work Strategic Procurement
UCB

Track A – Revolutionising Contingent Workforce

1:40 pm - 2:00 pm Case study – Contingent to total talent strategy: How to create the right strategy and implement it in partnership with procurement for total talent transformation
Miss Alina Spitsyna - Global Procurement Manager, Unilever
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Miss Alina Spitsyna

Global Procurement Manager
Unilever

Track B – Innovating Permanent Workforce

1:00 pm - 1:40 pm Case study interactive – Tech and digital Innovation: How multidisciplinary teams support procurement processes to drive the transformation of the organizations and service delivery
Rossana Alessandrello - Value Based Procurement Director, AQuAS - Gencat Ramon Maspons Bosch - Chief Innovation Officer, AQuAS

Following the presentation you will then break out into a small group roundtables 

Rossana Alessandrello

Value Based Procurement Director
AQuAS - Gencat

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Ramon Maspons Bosch

Chief Innovation Officer
AQuAS

Track B – Innovating Permanent Workforce

1:40 pm - 2:00 pm Case study - D&I: How to implement D&I initiatives in procurement’s talent acquisition to foster psychological safety and build an inclusive organisational culture
Agata Żywiołek - Procurement People Partner, Avon
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Agata Żywiołek

Procurement People Partner
Avon

Workshops Track

1:00 pm - 1:40 pm Workshop – How to achieve better migration of contingent workers into your talent management platform

Workshops Track

1:40 pm - 2:00 pm Workshop – How to turn your VMS data into more actionable intelligence for major workforce management decisions

2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Coffee Break

Achieving ESG Goals

2:40 pm - 3:20 pm Case study interactive – A sustainable talent strategy: How to leverage total talent programmes to shape the future of social responsibility

Ms. Tatiana Pavlova - Sr. Manager Strategic Learning & Development, Yara International
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Ms. Tatiana Pavlova

Sr. Manager Strategic Learning & Development
Yara International

Defining AI Applications

3:20 pm - 3:50 pm Oxford style debate: AI will replace the need for temporary labour – FOR & AGAINST

Peter Schmutzer - Director ER&D Ecosystem and Alliances, Intel
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Peter Schmutzer

Director ER&D Ecosystem and Alliances
Intel

3:50 pm - 4:00 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks and Crystal Ball Outlook

Richard Beaumont - Procurement Expert and Founder, Eruditic
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Richard Beaumont

Procurement Expert and Founder
Eruditic

4:00 pm - 4:00 pm End of Conference – See you next year!