Global Sourcing Webcasts

2. Supply Chain Resilience

   24 June, 2013 03:00 PM EST [15:00] | Special Webcast

   Supply chain risks are on the rise, as is their potential impact on business performance and shareholder value. Learn how to decrease your risk and eliminate "black swans."

On Demand

1. Human Rights Risk (Part 2)

   02 May, 2013 | KnowlEdge Series | 1:57

   We will hear from corporate leaders and why they have committed resources to manage their human rights risks. We will discuss how they got started in this area and who internal stakeholders are within companies.

2. Human Rights Risk (Part 1)

   30 April, 2013 | KnowlEdge Series | 2:05

   We will learn the who, what, why, and how of human rights risks. While many think of this as an issue for emerging markets only, human rights violations happen in every country around the world.

3. How We Work (Part 2)

   28 March, 2013 | KnowlEdge Series | 2:52

   Reconsidering facilities demands a thoughtful look at your business needs and your current and future workforce. How do you create a workspace that reflects your culture and empowers your employees to do their best work?

4. How We Work (Part 1)

   14 March, 2013 | KnowlEdge Series | 2:52

   Who makes up the workforce at our companies today? How do our employees work? We will examine what today's multi-cultural, multi-generational workforce needs to help their companies meet their objectives.

5. Your 2013 Must-Do List: Supplier Diversity Professionals

   13 February, 2013 | Special Webcast | 3:46

   This webcast covers the "short list" of what supplier diversity professionals are planning to do for their companies in 2013.

6. The European Commission Joint Research Center - Europe 2020 Strategy

   07 February, 2013 | Special Webcast | 04:24

   The European Commission’s Joint Research Center Director General, Dominique Ristori, joins us to discuss the latest initiatives within Europe 2020 Strategy "A resource-efficient Europe".

7. Safeguarding Intellectual Property & Addressing Corruption in the Global Supply Chain

   03 December, 2012 | Special Webcast | 1:42

   This webcast will review the findings from a Research Working Group report on Safeguarding IP & Addressing Corruption in the Global Supply Chain

8. Responding to Procurement Challenges in Today’s Volatile Markets

   30 October, 2012 | Special Webcast | 04:50

   Our guest speakers, Dr. Schulte, former VP Supply Management at Unilever and Mr. van der Meer, VP & Head of Production Procurement at GlaxoSmithKline, will discuss how global corporations like GSK are managing the risks caused by volatile markets.

9. Emerging Markets: The Quest for Global Expansion

   14 June, 2012 | Special Webcast | 02:37

   Rich firms in emerging markets from across the globe are hunting for strategic bargains. What contributors to the always-intensifying complexity of the global business environment are on the minds of CEOs?

10. Governance Models in Shared Services

    13 May, 2012 | Special Webcast

    This Asia Special Webcast will cover the key components of governance models in Shared Services, including strategic governance, process governance, data governance, performance governance and customer governance.

11. Achieving Service Delivery Objectives in an Outsourced Environment

    30 April, 2012 | Special Webcast

    This webcast will provide insight and examples of ways to achieve one’s service delivery objectives within a complex, multi-vendor, in-sourced and outsourced environment.

12. Shared Services and Outsourcing Trends

    19 April, 2012 | Special Webcast

    This Asia Special Webcast will cover key trends and imperatives to grow Shared Services and Outsourcing, and will look at new leadership competencies, outcome-based business process solutions, business performance management and business analytics.

13. The Rapid Evolution of the Digital Function: Finding the Path to Value Creation (Part 2)

    06 December, 2011 | KnowlEdge Series

    This session will explore the relationship between IT and Business Units including a discussion of who and what drives the funding of digital initiatives and the metrics used to measure results. We will also assess trends over the next 6-24 months.

14. The Rapid Evolution of the Digital Function: Finding the Path to Value Creation (Part 1)

    29 November, 2011 | KnowlEdge Series

    This session will discuss how to create an effective governance structure and build productive relationships with the Business Units. We will focus on employing Project Management for governance and managing the growing demand for new skills.

15. Improving People Management and Reducing Turnover in Shared Services Organizations (Asia Time Zone)

    19 October, 2011 | Special Webcast

    This interactive webcast will explore critical competencies and required skills in evolving Shared Services Organizations. Discussions will focus on recruitment and talent management including organizational drivers.

16. Planning & Implementing a Rapid, Effective Shared Business Services Function in Asia-Pacific Region

    29 June, 2011 | Special Webcast

    Key trends in Shared Services in the Asia Pacific Region including methodologies & tools for service & functional effectiveness, Shared Services models and their relative merits.

17. Strategic Outsourcing: Capitalizing on Opportunities in the New Global Landscape

    11 May, 2011 | Conference KeyNotes

    This Conference KeyNotes Webcast will include discussion of key findings that emerged from The 2011 Strategic Outsourcing Conference. The Conference was themed: “Capitalizing on Opportunities in the New Global Landscape”.

18. Developing an Effective Global Partnership between Service Provider and Offshorers

    30 March, 2011 | Special Webcast

    Participants will learn firsthand how to deal with the myriad issues that can threaten to derail a global offshoring implementation project. The discussions will focus on hands-on, detailed information about the main elements of this partnership, including the governance arrangements between provider and client and the “follow-the-sun” service delivery concept employed in this project

19. Leveraging Growth Capabilities in a Changing World

    23 March, 2011 | Conference KeyNotes

    This Conference KeyNotes Webcast will include discussion of key themes from The 2010 Shared Services Conference which was themed: “Driving Strategic Value and Leveraging Growth Capabilities in a Changing World.”

20. Lean Six Sigma: Improving Performance of Business Support Functions

    02 December, 2010 | Special Webcast

    A combination of Lean and Six Sigma provides the tools and techniques to accommodate and enhance a wide variety of internal customer relationships throughout the value chain and to create business improvements on an ongoing basis.

21. Shared Services

    16 March, 2010 | Conference KeyNotes

    This Conference KeyNotes Webcast will provide highlights of The 2009 Shared Services Conference (November, 2009). Video footage of two headline presentations will set context for live questions and answers with the presenters.

22. Global Teams: Achieving Corporate Agility to Address Critical Needs (Part 3)

    09 December, 2009 | KnowlEdge Series

    The social media channels that are breaking down structural barriers and enabling revolution are proving to be a powerful tool for building both formal and ad hoc teams within organizations.

23. Global Teams: Achieving Corporate Agility to Address Critical Needs (Part 2)

    07 December, 2009 | KnowlEdge Series

    This session will look at how, using global team, P&G innovated a whole new manufacturing process in order to build – and maintain – their competitive position in Latin America.

24. Global Teams: Achieving Corporate Agility to Address Critical Needs (Part 1)

    01 December, 2009 | KnowlEdge Series

    This session will address the human and technical issues related to building and leading an effective cross-functional global team.