Keynotes and Mainstage

Bob Calderoni
Chairman and CEO, Ariba, Inc.

Welcome to Ariba LIVE 2012

Vivek Kundra (view bio)
Former U.S. CIO; Executive Vice President, Emerging Markets, Salesforce.com

Beyond the Cloud: Tapping Cloud-based Communities to Connect Government, Citizens, and the World

Cloud computing is putting the technology sector – and with it, our networked economy – through tremendous change and disruption. Playing a key role in shaping this change is former U. S. CIO Vivek Kundra. Mr. Kundra will share with us the transformation he drove in the Federal government by shifting to the cloud, an initiative which will make 40 percent of government data centers obsolete by 2015. He will also discuss the opportunities and challenges presented by the confluence of cloud computing with open data. Specifically, by tapping cloud-based communities, public agencies and private entrepreneurs can work together to encourage innovation in broader sectors of the economy; at the same time, careful attention must be paid to ensuring the security of government and corporate operations. 

Susan Lasecki-Corio (view bio)
Head of Strategy Performance, Group Supply Chain; Anglo American

Sustainable Procurement: Doing Good for the Business & the World

Sourcing in emerging markets delivers significant cost and business benefits. It also brings new responsibilities to foster social- and eco-friendly practices across the supply chain. Now global mining giant Anglo American (winner of Procurement Leaders 2010 People Development Award) will share how procurement is championing a companywide commitment to sustainable development in emerging regions in South America, Africa, and Australia. Anglo American will share their proven practices for developing local suppliers by providing economic, training, and technical assistance. They will also discuss how to foster ongoing collaboration and continuous productivity improvements through the innovative use of technology. Attendees will also hear first-hand from a supplier that has benefitted from Anglo American’s sustainable procurement efforts.

Ann Oka (view bio)
Chief Procurement Officer, Sodexo

with Tony Tocco, CIO, Sodexo (view bio)

Networked Innovation: The Power of Aligning Procurement and IT

Supply chain transformation takes more than just good ideas. It requires a solid strategy and tight alignment between business and IT leaders. In this presentation, Sodexo, a top provider of food and facilities management, will examine how to tame the challenges of running a fast-turn, highly perishable supply chain through the combination of an innovative supply network vision and well-aligned execution between Procurement and IT. Sodexo’s top supply chain and IT executives will share proven techniques for collaborating and sharing incentives and accountability.

Al Barbee (view bio) 
Director, North America Shared Financial Services, GlaxoSmithKline

Don't Touch That Invoice! Driving Strategic Value through Automation and Collaboration

Improving the quality of human life is the mission of not only GlaxoSmithKline – official Laboratory Services Provider of the 2012 Summer Olympics – but also that of their global shared services center. In this keynote presentation, GSK leaders will discuss the beneficial and strategic impact a paperless invoice strategy has had not only on their internal operations, but also on process cost and efficiency for their suppliers. They will describe how e-invoicing has made the business processes involved in supplier and purchase order/price compliance more cost-effective and efficient. And they will show you how internal alignment between procurement and payables – as well as improved collaboration with suppliers – has helped GSK’s shared financial services center achieve significant cost savings with positive working capital impact.