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ARAVO LEADS KEY SESSIONS AT PROCURECON USA 2010
Executive from the Leading Provider of Supplier Lifecycle Management
Moderates Panels on Global Sourcing & Sustainability
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, September 14, 2010 – Aravo, the leading provider of Supplier Lifecycle Management solutions, today announced that Doug Markle, Aravo's Vice President of Global Sales, will lead 2 key sessions at ProcureCon USA in Dallas.
The first session: "Global Sourcing Hotspots: Evaluating Emerging Market Movements" will explore the rapidly changing sourcing environment in emerging markets and will feature panelists from companies such as Tyco International, FMC Technologies, Xerox Corporations, and Panjiva. The second session: "Driving Sustainability - The Role Of SRM And Procurement" will explore the links between achieving enterprise sustainability objectives and global supplier information management (SIM) best practices, and will include panelists from MeadWestvaco Corporation, Verizon and Supply Chain & Demand Executive Magazine. In addition, Aravo will also be an event sponsor and will host a reception for ProcureCon attendees.
"We are thrilled to be provided with an opportunity to present at ProcureCon 2010 where experts from across our industry will gather to share their ideas and best practices," said Robert Shecterle, Vice President of Marketing for Aravo. "Sourcing from emerging markets is an issue that affects every enterprise interested in diversifying its sources of supply. Aravo's experience helping global customers manage supplier risk and performance will add a unique perspective to the panel. In addition, as a leader in supplier sustainability issues and solutions, Aravo is excited to lead the sustainability panel of industry veterans in what will undoubtedly be a lively discussion about this very topical subject."
About Aravo
The world's best-run businesses utilize Aravo's SaaS Supplier Information Management platform to reduce the cost of managing suppliers by up to 72% and to transform their supplier on-boarding, compliance, enablement, and risk management challenges into competitive advantage. General Electric, Goldman Sachs, Accenture, and Deutsche Bank rely on Aravo to manage information and processes for over 1.5 million global suppliers. Aravo is based in San Francisco, with offices in Chicago, New York, and Ahmedabad, India, and is backed by over $50 million in investment from Cisco Systems, Big Sky Partners, and the Charles Schwab family. For more information regarding Aravo's award-winning solutions please visit http://www.aravo.com or view our blogs at http://www.2sustain.com and http://atrisk.net.
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In a recent poll of Fortune 1000 executives, 71.4% of respondents expressed that their biggest concern is risk of supplier financial viability. However, despite these concerns, the majority of respondents have active risk management programs in place for less than 20% of their supplier base.
Source:
Aravo Supply Chain Risk Poll
January 2010
