Stephanie Fontaine

VP of Business Development
WBE Canada

Stephanie Fontaine is Vice President of Business Development for WBE Canada, an organization whose mandate is to be the bridge between corporate and public procurement and Canadian women enterprises. In her role, Stephanie is responsible for corporate membership and engagement. She leverages the WBE Canada technology, tools and processes to support procurement and supplier diversity program objectives for some of Canada’s largest firms.

Stephanie has a wealth of business and non-profit experience. During her career, she has held roles in operations, project management and procurement departments. Prior to joining WBE Canada, Stephanie worked as a Supply Manager where her responsibilities included administering the supplier diversity program.

Stephanie holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Guelph, works with several community organizations and is committed to empowering entrepreneurs and business leaders through sharing of knowledge and connections.

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PROCUREMENT NOW: Value, Innovation and Technology - PRACTITIONERS ONLY MORNING

Monday, April 2nd, 2018

16:40 INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS:

Roundtable 1: IT

HOST: Eugene Fernandez, President, EF and Associates

Roundtable 2: Contingent Staffing

HOST: Lori Wensley, Manager, Global Procurement/ Enterprise Labor Services and

Canada, Xerox Corporation

Roundtable 3: MRO

HOST: Todd Snelgrove, Former Global Manager of Value, SKF

Roundtable 4: Data Harmonization

HOST: Rainer Machek, Executive Vice President, Synertrade

Roundtable 5: Supplier Diversity

HOST: Stephanie Fontaine, VP Business Development, WBE Canada

Roundtable 6: Realizing Value from Supplier Data Management

HOSTS:

Peter Nummi, Director, Ivalua Canada

Thierry Jaffry, Vice President-Operations, Flucticiel

Mark Gursky, Purchasing Director, Meritor

Roundtable 7: Advancing Your Career in Procurement

HOST: Kathy Simon CEO/Owner, Wisevolution! Former Director, Indirect Procurement, Rexall

Roundtable 8: The Best Tactics When Negotiating Microsoft Cloud Offerings

HOST: Mike Austin, Vice President, Method180

Roundtable 9: P2P Optimization

HOST: Michael Shelton, Director, Strategic Supply Chain Management, Electrovaya Corp.

Roundtable 10: Transform your Source-To-Settle Process to Manage Risk and Improve Internal and External Collaboration
HOST: Alexander Volkel, Senior Solution Consultant, SAP ARIBA Canada

THE FUTURE OF PROCUREMENT IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY

Saturday, June 2nd, 2018

11:10 Panel Discussion: The Future of Sustainable Procurement and Corporate Social Responsibility

Has your company set ambitious targets for sustainable sourcing in its future? While these are often generated by the CEO, it is often down to procurement to find a practical way to achieve these goals. Managing short term financial budgets while trying to secure a long term sustainable supply can create conflicting strategies, but the benefits reaped by practicing Sustainable Procurement & Corporate Responsibility can be enormously rewarding. Making changes to well-established procurement processes, however, is easier said than done. In this panel, experts in the realm will discuss the why and how to do just that, and how sustainability and CSR in procurement will evolve in the coming years. Topics include:
• Aligning sourcing initiatives to company ethics
• Thinking green & buying locally
• The benefits & value of supplier diversification
• How recycling materials & services can result in a cost effective initiative
• Local environmental & human rights regulations
• Establishing a sustainable, progressing procurement strategy
• Assessing & quantifying sustainable procurement processes

Panelists:

Joseph Souaid, Director of Procurement and Logistics, Keurig Canada

Shauna Gamble, Vice President, Operations , Danby Products Limited

Kathy Cheng, Founder & President, Redwood Classics Apparel
Paul Tilley, Director, Strategic Sourcing Business & Network Technology, Shaw Communications