At the beginning of the millennium Spend Management was almost unheard of by procurement professionals. However, given the dramatic changes processes, technology and economies have undergone over the past decade, Spend Management is now high on the agenda’s of top procurement teams across organizations.

Andrew Bartolini, Managing Partner & Chief Research Officer, Ardent Partners will outline the top trends that will spell the mantra for better spend management practices leading to greater and more sustainable savings. He will speak about how Executive Management, Collaboration and Technology Adoption will be some of the major factors shaping the next decade of successful spend management practices.

Andrew Bartolini, is a recognized expert in sourcing, procurement, and supply management, who focuses his efforts on helping enterprises develop and execute strategies to achieve operational excellence within their procurement departments. Andrew is the publisher of CPORising.com, the first independent blog written for and about Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement executives.