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Wednesday, October 12 • 9:00am - 10:00am
Keynote: Leading Through Transformation

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We are living and working in a time of intense change. Technology at once promises to create new business opportunities, and to solve many of society's problems.  But technology has simultaneously unleashed forces that are disrupting most businesses and undermining our institutions.

  • Examples of Technology Creating New Businesses (e.g. Uber, Amazon, Dominos)
  • Examples of Disruption Happening (General Mills, Philanthropy, Dictatorships, Democracy, Wiki-leaks, Weight Management, Music)
  • Cyber Activism: White Hat vs. Black Hat (Anonymous, Lizard Squad); Sony
  • Technology and Asymmetrical Warfare (Reflections on the End of the Cold War and the Emergence of the Digital Age)

We are wise to embrace change as the nature of life. But as leaders, we are called to rise to the challenge and to shape the change that is taking place around us.  Sourcing professionals are strategic, curious and objective, and the function is well positioned to partner with technology to see the future and to impact how it arrives. 

  • General Mills’ Technology 2020 Vision
  • Blue Ocean – Indirect Sourcing Transformation at General Mills
  • Smart Machines replacing humans – and smarter humans

Dave will share his thoughts from an industry in change, and encourage each of us to rise as Champions of Change.  He will describe how strategic vision, clarity of purpose, and agility are the hallmarks of successful transformation, and he will challenge us to define these for ourselves and our organizations. 

  • The role of Vision & Purpose
  • The rise of Purpose Drive companies
  • Redefining Value - (Doritos Super Bowl; Social Enterprises)
  • Starting with Why (Why is Why so important?)

Moderators
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Dennis Diamond

Sears
Dennis has been at Sears Holdings since August of 2012. He has worked on technology sourcing to help transform Sears into a members based shopping experience ("Shop Your Way") that is highly integrated between the traditional brick and mortar channel and the online shopping experience... Read More →
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Robert Wright

Humana
Robert Wright is an experienced technology contracts negotiator with over 10 years’ experience managing real risk and maximizing financial savings opportunities for his clients.  Well-versed in drafting and negotiating a wide-variety of technology-related agreements, Robert particularly... Read More →

Speakers
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Dave Wagner

Dave leads Marketing Partnerships & Commercialization, an organization chartered to develop and manage brand partnerships for General Mills in Minneapolis, MN. This includes development of brand license partnerships that contribute over $1.7 Billion in retail sales to the company... Read More →


Wednesday October 12, 2016 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Southern Hemisphere Ballroom Walt Disney World Dolphin