Supplier Experience Live from HICX

An Interview on Why Now Is The Time to Be In Procurement with Stephen Day

For this episode of Supplier Experience Live from HICX, we are joined by Stephen Day. Stephen is Chief Procurement Officer at Kantar, a data analytics and brand consulting media company based in London. Stephen’s expertise is wide ranging, from operations management, to supply chain management, multi-country transformation and change management. Stephen talks to us about why now is the best time to get a foot in the door of the procurement industry.

An Interview on Cloud-Based ProcureTech Solutions with James Meads

For the twelfth episode of Supplier Experience Live from HICX, we are joined by James Meads. James is an advisor on cloud-based procurement technology solutions and an advocate for best-of-breed solutions. Based in Bulgaria, he has aligned his business to focus on the three megatrends which will shape procurement and supply chain for the next five years: driving digitalization, improving sustainability, and reducing supply chain risk.

An Interview on The Rise of Marketing Procurement with Sarah Scudder

For this episode of Supplier Experience Live from HICX we welcomed Sarah Scudder. Based in San Francisco, Sarah is a data-driven marketing strategist, social media influencer, and public speaker. She is an advocate for ‘marketing procurement’ and is currently busy working on marketing and sales strategies for a procurement software start-up, Real Sourcing Network, a technology company that provides an innovative and painless way for companies to buy high-quality print and packaging.

An Interview on Data sharing for Machine Learning and AI – Procurement Analytics with Dave Food

For this episode of the Supplier Experience Live podcast from HICX, we welcomed Dave Food. Dave is Strategy Director at Prophetic Technology and Principal Lecturer at WMG, University of Warwick. His expertise is wide-ranging, from supply chain logistics, procurement analytics, and marketing through to innovation. Within this scope, Dave discussed with us trends in blockchain, big data, AI, drones, machine learning, and 3D printing.  

An Interview on Procurement Trends with Daniel Barnes

We are joined by Daniel Barnes to discuss procurement trends, Daniels expertise lies in bringing Procurement and commercial teams in line with wider company aims. He does this to, in his words, “create a tone of value, build robust supply chains, analyze spend and ensure your contract terms aren't war and peace for the sake of it.” Daniel has also founded an online resource center, World of Procurement, to create content to make such topics more accessible, engaging and interesting.  

An Interview on Positive Disruption with Joanna Martinez

We welcome Joanna Martinez, who helps businesses transform their processes by educating and motivating their employees. A regular speaker on the event circuit, Joanna coaches, advises and consults on all areas relating to procurement and supply chain. She has also recently published her own book, A Guide to Positive Disruption, subtitled, ‘How to Thrive and Make an Impact in the Churn of Today's Corporate World’. 

An Interview on Transformation in Procurement & Technology with Karthik Rama

During this episode of Supplier Experience Live from HICX, we are joined by Karthik Rama. Karthik is referred as the ‘Procurement Doctor’ as he uses his deep expertise that he has gained over the years to help various organizations around the world in transforming their troubled procurement processes.

Karthik talks to us about his biggest passion, transformations in procurement and technology. 

An Interview on learnings from podcasting on supply chain & procurement

For this episode, we are joined by Kelly Barner, Owner & Managing Director of Buyers Meeting Point. Kelly has been working in the procurement and supply chain industries for many years, and lived through their evolution to where they are today. She discusses with us:

1. Her experience of working in supply chain and procurement space over the years

An Interview on the Five Key Benefits of Supplier Diversity

In our latest interview, we welcome Jason Roberts, CEO & Founder of Kaleida, a B2B marketplace for tenders, to discuss the benefits of supplier diversity. Jason built the Kaleida platform in November 2020, which offers a fully inclusive approach for connecting buyers to suppliers, including diverse suppliers.

In our first podcast this year we are joined by Susan Walsh, an expert in spend data classification, taxonomies, and data accuracy.