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03/16/2015
9:30 am - 5:30 pm101: Critical Skills for Strategic Account Managers [More Info]
9:30 am - 5:30 pm103: Keys to Effective Strategic Account Planning [More Info]
9:30 am - 5:30 pm107: Strategic Negotiation: Changing the Conversation from Price to Solutions [More Info]
9:30 am - 12:30 pmB1. Leading and Coaching the SAM’s Performance [More Info]
Josh Dey, Vice President, The Summit Group
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmB2. Understanding Customer Types in Real World Account Management [More Info]
Bernard Quancard, CEO & President, Strategic Account Management Association
Hajo Rapp, Head of Strategic Accounts, Siemens
Florian Kraus, Professor of Marketing, University of Mannheim
Volkhard Bregulla, Global Managing Director, HP
3:30 pm - 5:00 pmAcademic Forum - Strategic Value Co-Creation [More Info]
Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Professorship of Business and Service Marketing, Free University of Berlin, School of Business & Economics
Kaj Storbacka, Professor, Markets and Strategy, University of Auckland Business School, Graduate School of Management
Philly Teixeira, Vice President Marketing, Global Sales & eBusiness, Maersk Line
Wolfgang Ulaga, Professor of Marketing and Strategy, IMD
5:00 pm - 7:00 pmWelcome Reception and SAMA City Networking
 
03/17/2015
9:30 am - 5:30 pm101: Critical Skills for Strategic Account Managers [More Info]
9:30 am - 5:30 pm103: Keys to Effective Strategic Account Planning [More Info]
9:30 am - 5:30 pm106: Using Presentations to Drive Customer Engagement [More Info]
8:00 am - 9:00 amKeynote - Transforming strategic customer management into a corporate strategy: The role of the CEO [More Info]
Arne Frank, President & CEO, AAK AB
9:30 am - 11:00 am1. Strategic Account Management in Healthcare – A Long But Profitable Road to Success [More Info]
Brian Chapman, Partner, ZS Associates
Ivan Tornos, Vice-President & General Manager, Bard
9:30 am - 11:00 am5. Know your customer (better than they know themselves) [More Info]
Roger Bottum, Principal, The Bottom Line
Roland Dietz, President & CEO, Focused Connections Partners
Darrell Gunter, Founder & CEO, Gunter Media Group
Dr. Janny Vos, Strategic Partnership Director, CAB International
9:30 am - 11:00 am6. CRM support for SAM in a professional services company [More Info]
Florian Heidecke, Head of Key Account Management, Namics AG
9:30 am - 11:00 am10. Managing sales in an international matrix organization with conflicting sales channels [More Info]
Gaurav Mishra, Vice President Global Sales, Ottobock
9:30 am - 11:00 am15. Challenges and success in global account management [More Info]
Robert Box, Partner, Mercuri International
Danielle Moore, Managing Director, Wacker Chemie
11:30 am - 1:00 pm2. Way Beyond Strategic Planning: Metaphor as a Technique for Strengthening Your Strategic Thinking [More Info]
Julie Sloan, President, Sloan International Consulting
11:30 am - 1:00 pm7. Strategic Account management Handbook: implementation, experiences and learnings within a global corporation [More Info]
Corrado Cesti, Head of Strategic Accounts, SKF
11:30 am - 1:00 pm11. Making SAM work in the financial & professional services sector [More Info]
Richard Higham, Global Practice Leader Financial and Professional Services, Mercuri Int.
Ray Moore, Head of Trade Supply Chain Sales, HSBC
11:30 am - 1:00 pm12. The next challenge of the SAM: quantifying and documenting value to customers [More Info]
Andreas Hinterhuber, Partner, Hinterhuber & Partners
Todd Snelgrove, Global Manager, Value, SKF
11:30 am - 1:00 pm16. Avoiding a Re-bid at Renewal: How to Continually Evolve Your Client Relationship [More Info]
Barbara Desmond, Senior Managing Director, Account Platform Lead, Cushman & Wakefield
Neil Gorman, Partner, Cushman & Wakefield
1:00 pm - 2:30 pmLunch & Networking
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm3. Sourcing & Selecting the Right Talent [More Info]
LaVon Koerner, Chief Revenue Officer , Revenue Storm
Robert Racine, Vice President and Global Head of Sales Enablement, Wipro Technologies
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm8. Breaking through the status quo [More Info]
Tim Riesterer, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, Corporate Visions Inc
Helena Stoy, Director of Global Sales Enablement, WiPro Technologies
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm13. Leveraging Channels for KAM in the era of Social Media [More Info]
Volkhard Bregulla, Global Managing Director, HP
Hajo Rapp, Head of Strategic Accounts, Siemens
Huw Tippett, Corporate Vice President, Baxter
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm17. Elevating customer relationships through a common collaborative platform [More Info]
Valery Beirnaert, Director, Program Management Automotive - Technology, DHL
Andreas Johansson, Vice President, Global Account, DHL
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm9. Metrics Drive SAM Programs: Why you can't afford to Ignore Technology [More Info]
Tim Braman, VP Corporate Strategy, Revegy
Lee Riles, Oracle Business Operations Director, UK (Former), Oracle Corporation
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm14. Building and capturing value when selling, bidding and negotiating with Procurement [More Info]
David Freedman, Associate Director, Huthwaite International
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm18. From transactional sales to Global Account Management: the senior management view [More Info]
Stephan Ackermann, Former Head of Global Key Account Management, Mettler-Toledo
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm19. From big data to big value: Using customer specific dashboards [More Info]
Philly Teixeira, Vice President Marketing, Global Sales & eBusiness, Maersk Line
Thomas Christensen, Commercial Manager, Maersk Line
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm21. Value of Social Selling in Account Management [More Info]
Robert Box, Partner, Mercuri International
Arjen Soetekouw, LinkedIn Sales Solutions, DACH, LinkedIn Corporation
6:30 pm - 9:30 pmReception & Dinner (Ritz Carlton Hotel)
 
03/18/2015
9:30 am - 5:30 pm102: Buyer’s Perspective: Create, Communicate and Quantify Value for CxO Impact [More Info]
9:30 am - 5:30 pm105: Creating Joint Solutions with Strategic Customers [More Info]
8:00 am - 9:00 amKeynote - The Journey to C-Level Support [More Info]
Dominique Côté, Executive Director, Commercial Operations and Excellence , Zoetis
9:30 am - 11:00 am1. Strategic Account Management in Healthcare – A Long But Profitable Road to Success [More Info]
Brian Chapman, Partner, ZS Associates
Ivan Tornos, Vice-President & General Manager, Bard
9:30 am - 11:00 am7. Strategic Account management Handbook: implementation, experiences and learnings within a global corporation [More Info]
Corrado Cesti, Head of Strategic Accounts, SKF
9:30 am - 11:00 am11. Making SAM work in the financial & professional services sector [More Info]
Richard Higham, Global Practice Leader Financial and Professional Services, Mercuri Int.
9:30 am - 11:00 am13. Leveraging Channels for KAM in the era of Social Media [More Info]
Volkhard Bregulla, Global Managing Director, HP
Hajo Rapp, Head of Strategic Accounts, Siemens
Huw Tippett, Corporate Vice President, Baxter
9:30 am - 11:00 am16. Avoiding a Re-bid at Renewal: How to Continually Evolve Your Client Relationship [More Info]
Barbara Desmond, Senior Managing Director, Account Platform Lead, Cushman & Wakefield
Neil Gorman, Partner, Cushman & Wakefield
11:30 am - 1:00 pm3. Sourcing & Selecting the Right Talent [More Info]
LaVon Koerner, Chief Revenue Officer , Revenue Storm
Robert Racine, Vice President and Global Head of Sales Enablement, Wipro Technologies
11:30 am - 1:00 pm5. Know your customer (better than they know themselves) [More Info]
Roger Bottum, Principal, The Bottom Line
Roland Dietz, President & CEO, Focused Connections Partners
Darrell Gunter, Founder & CEO, Gunter Media Group
Dr. Janny Vos, Strategic Partnership Director, CAB International
11:30 am - 1:00 pm6. CRM support for SAM in a professional services company [More Info]
Florian Heidecke, Head of Key Account Management, Namics AG
11:30 am - 1:00 pm17. Elevating customer relationships through a common collaborative platform [More Info]
Valery Beirnaert, Director, Program Management Automotive - Technology, DHL
Joanna Tomkiewicz, Global Program Manager, DHL
11:30 am - 1:00 pm20. Strategies for Being Customer-Centric with Procurement [More Info]
Dan Kosch, Co-President, IMPAX
Jane Wilson, Global Account Manager, Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry
1:00 pm - 2:30 pmLunch & Networking
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm2. Way Beyond Strategic Planning: Metaphor as a Technique for Strengthening Your Strategic Thinking [More Info]
Julie Sloan, President, Sloan International Consulting
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm8. Breaking through the status quo [More Info]
Ashiq Hassanali, Vice President Market Development, WiPro
Tim Riesterer, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, Corporate Visions Inc
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm10. Managing sales in an international matrix organization with conflicting sales channels [More Info]
Gaurav Mishra, Vice President Global Sales, Ottobock
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm15. Challenges and success in global account management [More Info]
Robert Box, Partner, Mercuri International
Danielle Moore, Managing Director, Wacker Chemie
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm14. Building and capturing value when selling, bidding and negotiating with Procurement [More Info]
David Freedman, Associate Director, Huthwaite International
4:30 pm - 5:30 pmClosing Keynote - Building a partnership through Innovation – DHL and Volvo. [More Info]
Pascal Kemps, Sector Head Passenger Vehicles, DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation
Pascal Claes, Global Key Account Manager, Volvo Truck Corporation
 
03/19/2015
9:30 am - 5:30 pm102: Buyer’s Perspective: Create, Communicate and Quantify Value for CxO Impact [More Info]