Coupa Inspire ’17 Explores How to “Unleash Real Value Everywhere”
April 25 2017 - 8:30AM
Coupa Software (NASDAQ:COUP), a leader in cloud-based spend
management, will host Inspire ‘17 next month at The Westin St.
Francis San Francisco on Union Square. Inspire ’17 is one of the
fastest growing spend management industry events in the world where
nearly 2,000 Coupa customers, partners, prospects, and employees
will connect, explore and learn how to “Unleash Real Value
Everywhere.”
Held May 16-18, the fifth annual event will feature a 'Fireside
Chat' on the main stage with Apple Co-Founder Steve “The Woz”
Wozniak and Coupa CEO Rob Bernshteyn. They will engage in a
discussion on a range of topics covering innovation, perseverance
and inspiration, and including a segment about Wozniak’s business
journey with fellow Apple co-founder and friend Steve Jobs.
In keeping with conference tradition, Bernshteyn will kick off
Inspire ’17 with a conversational presentation during his keynote
address scheduled from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.PST on Wednesday, May 17.
His keynote will highlight the industry’s opportunity to
deliver measurable business value to customers and
stakeholders.
“We are excited every year to host our customers and industry
leaders at one of the largest industry events,” said Bernshteyn.
“Inspire ’17 is the place where our customers are featured examples
of how Value as a Service is not just a catch phrase to us. It is a
reality. We’re looking forward to celebrating their successes.”
Inspire ’17 will host more than 100 speakers across 40 mainstage
and breakout sessions where conference attendees will realize the
possibilities available in today’s procurement, accounts payable
automation, expense management, and sourcing landscapes.
“Procurement is increasingly being asked to help their
organizations have positive social impact,” said Dale Welcome,
ProVision Programme Director -- World Vision International. “We’re
excited that Coupa is providing us a platform at Inspire to explore
this topic further.”
Also taking the stage at this year’s event are expert speakers
including industry thought leaders and analysts such as Dawn Tiura
of SIG, Duncan Jones of Forrester Research, Mickey North Rizza of
IDC Research, Inc., and Amy Fong of The Hackett Group
“KPMG and Coupa share a common goal of helping clients drive
sustainable performance and measureable results,” said Dipan
Karumsi, KPMG’s U.S. Procurement Advisory leader. “Inspire offers
attendees the perfect forum to share leading spend management
perspectives that few events of this scale can offer. KPMG has been
a proud Platinum sponsor of Coupa Inspire for five years in a
row.”
In addition to KPMG, top industry partners at Inspire ’17 are
once again joining this year as event sponsors, including Deloitte
as a Platinum sponsor, Nvoicepay, Accenture and The Shelby Group as
Gold sponsors, and a dozen more Silver and Coupa Advantage
sponsors.
"Coupa Inspire provides a great opportunity for The Shelby Group
to share our experience and best practices for implementing the
Coupa platform worldwide,” said Jim Kandilas, CPA, Executive Vice
President, The Shelby Group. “Each year, we find Coupa Inspire to
be a collaborative setting where industry leaders come to determine
and accelerate their procurement success.”
Notable speakers and programming at Inspire ’17 include:
- Artificial Intelligence Comes to Spend
ManagementStephen Nied, Operating Advisor for Procurement
and Supply Chain - Francisco Partners’ Operating Advisor for
Procurement and Supply Chain, Stephen Nied and Paddy Lawton,
Founder of Coupa Spend360 will look at this subject realistically
with a lens of the practical rather than theoretical.
- Designing Procurement Technology for People in the Era
of the Intelligent EnterpriseWim Goossens, Manager Global
Purchase to Pay Project - Philip Morris International, Bryan
Doepken, Sourcing & Procurement Senior Manager – Accenture. In
this session you will discover how PMI, Coupa, and Accenture
partnered together to build an approach that places the focus on
the people.
- Transforming Global Procurement Operations to Help
Empower People Out of PovertyDale Welcome, ProVision
Programme Director -- World Vision InternationalWorld Vision
together with The Shelby Group, will discuss how they meet higher
donor expectations, reduce operating costs, compete more
effectively for limited financial resources and set new standards
for efficiency and transparency.
- Spend Management Success through Visibility and
Actionability - Using Insights to Improve your
ResultsAlexander Valentin, Analyst, Global Procurement
Center of Excellence - Michael Kors will discuss how they are using
Coupa Analytics to drive action and results.
- Compliance as a Service - How to De-risk your
InvoicingWim Goossens, Manager Global Purchase to Pay
Project - Philip Morris International, Bertrand Leopold, Program
Manager, Law and Compliance - Philip Morris International will
discuss de-risking invoicing through compliance.
- Digitalization through Connected Business
ProcessesDan Cameron, CPO – Pearson. Hear from the CPO of
Pearson on why they selected Coupa to deliver measurable value
through digitalization, efficiency, cost control and
compliance.
Inspire will kick off on May 16th with a Welcome Reception in
Union Square and will be followed by a lineup of product
announcements during the three day conference, giving
attendees a firsthand look at the latest innovations that Coupa has
in store.
To follow along with the latest announcements released at the
event, check back regularly at the Coupa Press Releases
page here.
For a complete agenda, please visit the Coupa Inspire
page here.
About Coupa Software Coupa Software
(NASDAQ:COUP) is the cloud platform for business spend. We deliver
“Value as a Service” by helping our customers maximize their spend
under management, achieve significant cost savings and drive
profitability. Coupa provides a unified, cloud-based spend
management platform that connects hundreds of organizations
representing the Americas, EMEA, and APAC with millions of
suppliers globally. The Coupa platform provides greater
visibility into and control over how companies spend money.
Customers – small, medium and large – have used the Coupa platform
to bring billions of dollars in cumulative spend under management.
Learn more at www.coupa.com. Read more on the Coupa
Blog or follow @Coupa on Twitter.
Media inquiries:
Orlando De Bruce
Coupa Software
Global Public Relations
orlando.debruce@coupa.com
O (650) 485-8629
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