Mainstage Agenda

Tuesday, May 13
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Kevin Costello, President, Ariba
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m The Global Economy and the Spend Management Imperative
Professor Charlie Wheelan, Instructor and Lecturer, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago and Author Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science
9:50 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Spend Management for Strategic Growth
Shant Mardirossian, Partner and Chief Financial Officer, Kohlberg & Company, LLC
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Spend Management Panel: Views from the C-Suite
Shant Mardirossian, Partner and Chief Financial Officer,
Kohlberg & Company, LLC;

Mark Rose, CIO, of Chevron;

Justine Knizeski, CPO, Health Care Service Corp

Tim Cummins, President and CEO of the International Association of Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM)

Moderator:
Tim Minahan, Chief Marketing Officer, Ariba
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Spend Management Excellence Awards
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m Bob Calderoni, Chairman and CEO, Ariba


Wednesday, May 14
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Spend Management Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation
8:40 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. The Future of Spend Management: A Pioneer's Perspective
Shelley Stewart, Jr., Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence & Chief Procurement Officer
9:10 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Ariba Executive Panel: Behind the Vision

Bob Solomon, SVP/GM Ariba Supplier Network;

Jon Stevens, VP, NA Ariba Consulting;

Bhaskar Himatsingka, Chief Technology Officer

Moderator:
Tim Minahan, Chief Marketing Officer, Ariba
9:30 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. Spend Management in Action
Bhaskar Himatsingka, Chief Technology Officer, Ariba
10:10 a.m. Closing Remarks