AMR Research 2010 Supply Chain Top 25 - Live Global Webinar

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Supply Chain Top 25: Live Q&A with Kevin O'Marah

When: 8th Jul 2010, 3pm London, 4pm Paris, 10am New York

Where: Online live webinar

With the results of the 2010 Supply Chain Top 25 now released, this live and fully interactive webinar with Kevin O'Marah is an opportunity for you to dial in and post your question to him in a live, structured format. Although we encourage you to get involved and submit a question, you are able to simply join the webinar and listen in.

The entire webinar is totally dedicated to Q&A and revolves solely around the 2010 Supply Chain Top 25 report. You will see on the left that you are able to submit your question now, which will be compiled with the other questions and prior to the event you will be contacted to schedule time on the live event with Kevin.

The Supply Chain Top 25 is about leadership. Every year, AMR Research identify the companies that best exemplify the demand-driven ideal for today's supply chain. AMR also document the best practices that gain them the recognition and can help move all companies further along toward their demand-driven goals.

The AMR Research 2010 Supply Chain Top 25:

  • 1. Apple
  • 2. Procter & Gamble
  • 3. Cisco Systems
  • 4. Wal-Mart Stores
  • 5. Dell
  • 6. PepsiCo
  • 7. Samsung Electronics
  • 8. IBM
  • 9. Research In Motion
  • 10. Amazon.com
  • 11. McDonald's
  • 12. Microsoft
  • 13. The Coca-Cola Company
  • 14. Johnson & Johnson
  • 15. Hewlett-Packard
  • 16. Nike
  • 17. Colgate-Palmolive
  • 18. Intel
  • 19. Nokia
  • 20. Tesco
  • 21. Unilever
  • 22. Lockheed Martin
  • 23. Inditex
  • 24. Best Buy
  • 25. Schlumberger

Kevin O'Marah

Speaker: Kevin O'Marah

Group Vice President Supply Chain Research, Gartner Research

As Group Vice President, Supply Chain Research for AMR Research, Kevin O'Marah brings a unique blend of intellectual prowess, practical business experience, and energy to AMR Research's clients. During his nearly seven years with the firm, Kevin has worked with hundreds of companies on manufacturing, product lifecycle management (PLM), and supply chain strategy.

Kevin launched AMR Research's PLM practice, and is a seminal author on PLM, having been included in over 100 articles defining the application's footprint, business impact, and market dynamics. He has also contributed to the firm's definition and coverage of demand-driven supply networks (DDSN), having authored several reports, including the AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25, defining the link to business operating metrics. He was named an AMR Research Fellow in 2002.

Prior to joining AMR Research, Kevin worked on supply chain projects in a variety of industries including telecommunications, semiconductors, and chemicals. As a vice president at Oracle Corporation, Kevin focused on supply chain and product data management strategy. He spent several years with Gemini Consulting, now part of Ernst & Young (GCE&Y), working with manufacturing companies on supply chain and product strategy. He worked with Mercer Consulting in London and Company Assistance Limited in Warsaw earlier in his career.

A graduate of Boston College, Oxford University, and Stanford Business School, Kevin frequently speaks at industry events and executive conferences, where he is noted for his dynamic and engaging style. He is a widely published author and has been quoted in numerous business publications including The Financial Times, Fortune, BusinessWeek and The Wall Street Journal.

Steve Keifer

Moderator: Steve Keifer

Vice President of Industry and Product Marketing, GXS

Steve has responsibility for marketing and positioning the entire GXS product line ranging from EDI services for SMBs to B2B e-commerce outsourcing solutions for enterprises. In addition, Steve leads the strategy and marketing for GXS' vertical industry programs.

In the retail sector, Steve has spearheaded marketing efforts for GXS' data synchronization services. In the manufacturing sector, he has driven programs to target the fast growing Chinese market with B2B e-commerce solutions. Most recently, Steve led the development of GXS financial services strategy, launching several solutions for supply chain finance and cash management.