The latest Procurement Leaders Forum in Amsterdam on 14 October 2009 was a huge success and significant milestone with more than 190 senior procurement executives and innovators sharing ideas and best practice.

Presentations by sourcing professionals from global giants such as Diageo, Schindler and Akzo Nobel were complemented with panel discussions and presentations from finance professionals and economists, making it an extremely rounded day’s learning.

Grace Puma, CPO of United Airlines; Lothar Steinbach, executive VP and CFO of Henkel; and Guy Verberne, head of economics and investment strategy at Fortis Bank, all added to the quality of the programme. The event was chaired by Sammy Rashed, head of global sourcing, global sites, Novartis, who pointed out the truly global nature of the audience which was represented by 25 countries, 19 languages and 38 industries.

“The Procurement Leaders Forum in Amsterdam really touched the next level with excellent presenters and networking on a global scale,” said Forum delegate Gert van Beek, global procurement category director at Reed Elsevier.