Are you responsible for increasing your organization's international procurement? Do you have difficulties optimizing your cost on sourcing materials and finished goods in Asia? While the recovery of the global economy picked up in 2011, driving demand and inflating prices, this presents great challenges for global sourcing and IPO leaders.

Come join us on March 22 as we discuss global sourcing and international procurement with a diverse panel of experts! The Council brings you this annual conference, which will be packed with discussions on the latest practices, cost-cutting strategies, innovative processes and ideas, and risk-mitigation approaches for your global sourcing efforts in Asia. It is designed for senior executives responsible for global, international or pan-Asia sourcing with a content-rich and collaborative program.

This panel will consist of:
- Angela Zhang, Senior Director of Global Sourcing, Sony Ericsson
- Antoine Gaugler, Director Country Sourcing Office, EADS
- Philippe Thegner, Purchasing Director East Asia, Federal Mogul
- Philip Pan, Vice President, Global Floor Care Sourcing, Electrolux
- Russel Huang, Director China Sourcing Center, Astrazeneca
- Vojtech Ludvik, Director ICS, AB-InBev Global
- William Sun, General Manager, Kimberly-Clark
- Jeff Wang, Global Procurement Director, Emerging Markets, Nalco
Also executives from Merck, Sun Capital, Continental, Harbour Group, ASSA ABLOY and many more.

We will discuss lessons learned and best practices for global sourcing and IPO. In addition, we will present you the findings of our survey that investigates critical success factors when ramping up global sourcing efforts in China. It will enable you to benchmark and better understand the role IPOs play and identify the current sourcing best practices in Asia.

If you wish to get more information or to register, book your seat online at: http://www.supplychains.com/en/cev/646

When: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Where: Meeting Room 206-207, 2nd Floor, Hyatt on The Bund, 199 Huang Pu Road (黄浦路199号), Shanghai
Fee: Council Members: RMB3,080, Non-Member: RMB3,480