Ariba: Events

Events

Ariba Spend Management Days
Designed for executives and practitioners, the Ariba Spend Management Days are one-day complimentary events that focus on providing practical, actionable information you can use to evolve your spend management initiatives and advance the way you do business. Additional information is available at Ariba Spend Management Days.

Ariba Webinars:
Ariba webinars are live scheduled events led either by an Ariba specialist or customer and are designed to provide you with insights on how to rapidly and efficiently engage, manage, and leverage every aspect of your enterprise-wide spend. Visit our webinar archive to find a comprehensive guide of available webinar replays.
Measuring Procurement Effectiveness: Ways Mid-Size Companies Measure Performance Efficiency and Contribution	09/10/08
Procurement results directly affect corporate performance—be it profitability, earnings per share, competitiveness, cash flow, selling ability, reputation with customers, overhead, and much more. This WEBCAST will look at best practices for measuring and managing procurement effectiveness with a special focus on approaches to implementing performance management systems in mid-size companies.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): How Companies Can Melt Increasing Compliance Risks	09/23/08
September 23, 2008 - 12:00 p.m. EDT / 9:00 a.m. PDT As part of the federal government's crackdown on illegal workers, companies are now being held responsible for immigration compliance in the practices of third party suppliers and contractors. As a result, the risk and consequences of non-compliance have dramatically increased-all the way from heavy fines and a spotlight in the media up to the arrest of corporate officers. Overall, the ability to demonstrate compliance has taken on new importance. How can a company effectively manage these "extra" risks of non-compliance? As part of supplier relationship management, contract management can help align a supplier's behavior with a company's own policies and procedures, leading to greater trust, security and control over supply chain relationships. Attend this webinar to learn how your organization can utilize the latest contract management practices and tools to "melt" the risks associated with third-party contractors and suppliers.
How to Tackle Mid-Market Procurement Challenges	09/25/08
September 25, 2008 - 2:00 p.m. EDT / 12:00 a.m. PDT Duration: 60 minutes Ariba anonymously surveyed mid-market companies to create a comprehensive study entitled "Mid-Market Rising: The Spend Management Imperative for Growing Enterprises." Join us as we highlight the most difficult—yet critical— procurement challenges and ideas for resolution. We'll also talk with Rock-Tenn as they describe how they tackled these issues while driving bottom-line results. What You'll Learn: The challenges of managing spend in today's business climate The first steps towards making changes to your business How to drive a holistic spend management strategy that is not based on departmental efforts or individual heroics How to measure effectiveness and success to affirm your spend management initiative is driving bottom-line results Speakers: Ben Cubitt, VP of Supply Chain, Rock-Tenn Paul Tong, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Ariba, Inc.
Ariba Online Demos:
NEW! Ariba now offers weekly Live Online Demonstrations. These highly informative and interactive sessions will enable you to very quickly understand the capabilities of Ariba’s solutions. You’ll be guided through the key functional components of each solution and also have the opportunity to ask questions in real-time.
Industry Events:
Spend Management Days: Breaking Barriers to Spend Management Success	09/10/08
Spend Management Days: Breaking Barriers to Spend Management Success Chicago, IL 09/10/08
User Group Events:
Ariba User Groups are created for and hosted by Ariba Customers. User Groups are typically aligned by region, industry or solution. UG members meet at least twice a year to network, share best practices, and provide industry and product input to our future releases. All Ariba customers are welcome to participate in any of our User Groups. Each user group will focus on topics of high interest to the customers participating. Ariba User Groups are intended for Ariba Licensed Customers only. Ariba customers can view additional information at the Ariba User Groups Networking Portal.