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Executive Roundtable Agenda

Executive Roundtable Agenda
INTERACT & INNOVATE WITH YOUR PEERS:
Innovation & What’s Next for Procurement

*Denali Group Executive Roundtable
June 2-4, 2010
The Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Lake Tahoe, CA

Interact in an intimate and pristine setting with a select group of procurement and supply chain executives from a variety of industries and world-leading organizations. This exclusive group will discuss what’s next for Procurement and how to drive value through innovation. And, your attendance is complimentary*.

Keynote Speaker: Adam Richardson

Creative Director of Global Innovation at Frog Design
Author of Innovation X

“X-Problems”: Exploiting Opportunities with Innovation
Procurement executives are facing increasingly complex challenges in today’s disruptive environment. Innovation expert Adam Richardson will discuss with the group what he calls “X-Problems”, a new class of 21st century challenges that defy conventional planning, and how to address them.

Richardson believes that if approached in the right way, “X-Problems” present massive innovation opportunities.

Agenda

Wednesday, June 2

  • 6:00 to 8:00 PM – Welcome Cocktail Reception

Thursday, June 3

  • 7:30 to 8:30 AM – Breakfast
  • 8:30 to 9:00 AM – Welcome and Introductions
  • 9:00 to 10:00 – Innovation X author Adam Richardson, Creative Director at Frog Design “X-Problems”: Exploiting Opportunities with Innovation
  • 10:00 to 10:30 AM – Break
  • 10:30 to 12:00 PM – Presentation and Moderated Group Discussion
  • What’s Next for Procurement: Opportunities to Drive Value and Increase Relevancy Across the Enterprise
  • 12:00 to 1:00 PM – Lunch
  • 1:00 to 3:00 PM – Procurement Innovation Workshop
  • “Think Outside the Chevrons”
  • 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM – Dinner

Friday, June 4

  • 7:30 to 8:30 AM – Breakfast
  • 11:30 to 2:30 PM – Enjoying Lake Tahoe
  • Private Sailboat Charter on Lake Tahoe, includes refreshments and lunch

*Your attendance is complimentary, including the roundtable, 2 nights’ stay, event meals and activities in Lake Tahoe. Travel expenses to and from the event site are not included. Because this is an exclusive, by-invitation-only meeting with a limited number of seats, we will review and then confirm your registration via email.