European CPO Summit in Duesseldorf

FRANKFURT, Germany, May 21 /PRNewswire/ --

    
    Announcement of the European Summit
    European Procurement Excellence (EPE)
    24th - 25th June 2008, Duesseldorf, Germany
    Maritim Hotel Duesseldorf
    Maritimplatz 1, 40474 Duesseldorf, Germany
    Summit Dates
    24th June 2008: 9.30am - 7pm
    25th June 2008: 9am - 4pm

For the third time, Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) from leading European companies will gather at the European Procurement Excellence (EPE) to exchange Best Practices. This year's EPE takes place in Duesseldorf from 24th to 25th June 2008 under the motto "Markets in Motion: New Opportunities for Cost Savings and Capturing Innovations."

    
    Key note speakers are:
    - Yann Le Bihen, VP Industrial Purchasing, Member of the
      Management Board Industrial Affairs, Sanofi-Aventis (France)
    - Dr Bertram Ehmann, CEO, Siemens Transformers Division (Germany)
    - Sanjay Labroo, Managing Director & CEO, Asahi India Glass Ltd.
      (India)
    - Winnie Sun, Vice President, Global Procurement Sourcing, IBM
      (USA)
    - Ranko Vujacic, Director, Operational Support Services, UNIDO
      (Austria)
    The programme includes a range of topics such as:
    - CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility: Newly Discovered Gene
      in the Purchaser's DNA
    - Supply Management - The Strategic Success Factor in Globalised
      Economies
    - Identifying and Leveraging India's Broad Supplier Base
    - Delivering High Value-Added and Competitive Advantage through
      Strategic Global Sourcing and Procurement Transformation
    - Sourcing in Emerging Markets

Pre-evening get together:

On 23rd July 2008, participants, speakers and exhibitors will have the chance to network and build contacts during an evening event.

Costs:

Procurement manager: 1.290 EUR (IFPSM members), 1.390 EUR (non-members) Service providers: 1.790 EUR (IFPSM members), 1.990 EUR (non-members)

Programme and further information available at: http://www.ammpl.org (EPE Conference 2008)

We will be delighted to welcome you as a press representative at the EPE and we look forward to hearing from you.

    
                      For more information please contact:
           Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik e.V.
                                   (BME).
                         Ms Sabine Ursel, Press Officer
                  Bolongarostrasse 82, 65929 Frankfurt, Germany
            Tel. +49(0)69-3-08-38-1-13, Mobile +49(0)1-63-3-08-38-00
                           E-mail: sabine.ursel@bme.de
                                http://www.bme.de

For more information please contact: Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik e.V. (BME). Ms Sabine Ursel, Press Officer, Bolongarostrasse 82, 65929 Frankfurt, Germany, Tel. +49(0)69-3-08-38-1-13, Mobile +49(0)1-63-3-08-38-00, E-mail: sabine.ursel@bme.de