Edwin Jewell

Senior Procurement Manager
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Edwin.

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DAY 1: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 The Future of Tech: Driving Innovation While Managing Risk

Tuesday, June 16th, 2020

1:50 PM Panel: Managing Your Career In IT Procurement: Setting Goals For Success

This workshop, led by various practitioners at different stages in their careers, will talk through their goal setting process and related successes/achievements. You’ll leave this session with a clear understanding of

• What it takes to get to that next level (in your current role or outside of it)

• Tools and techniques to actively manage your career

• How to better leverage your annual goal setting process

DAY 2: Wednesday, June 17 Innovation And Transformation: Becoming An Effective Change Agent

Wednesday, June 17th, 2020

11:50 AM Interactive Roundtables (HOT TOPICS; 2 Rounds)

These interactive roundtable sessions take a deep dive into the specific areas you came to learn about. Sit and learn in an intimate format from the speakers who have had an impact on their company and industry. Take control of your own event experience and don’t be shy! Ask questions (or answer them!) alongside other conference attendees who are dealing with the same challenges as you network with industry peers with very similar challenges, interests and responsibilities.

1. IT Contingent Labor Edwin Jewell, Senior Procurement Manager, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

2. Working With VARS Clayton Thomas, Manager Category Management & Systems, HollyFrontier

4. Forming A Partnership Between Procurement And Information Technology Kimberly Park, Procurement Consultant, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

5. 3rd Party Maintenance Providers Andrew Speakes, Global Category Leader – Technology, IBM and Mark Graves, Category Manager - Information Technology, IBM

4:30 PM Workshop: IT Procurement Unplugged: Negotiation Strategies For Small-Midsized Organizations

Leading an IT procurement function at a small-midsized firm creates its own set of challenges and opportunities.

This session will go through the tools, techniques, and best practices needed to get the most of out your suppliers independent of your companies, size, and presence.

This interactive workshop will give you an opportunity to meet with your peers to get down to the ‘nitty gritty’ details you need to succeed in your next negotiation.

ProcureCon IT Sourcing 2020