and bounds as more people know about us . Alex Chard : One of the big things we ’ ve noticed is not only the breadth of the audience , but breadth in terms of industries represented : we ’ re seeing more heavy industry , mining , oil and gas as well as a broader geographic spread across Canada . we have seen has been about supplier diversity . We had two conversations about that at this event : companies are trying to build out supplier diversity programs where previously they may not have considered that as an important aspect in their supply chain .
How has the event grown since it started ? Frank Musero : This is the sixth year we ’ ve done ProcureCon Canada and we have doubled the attendance from when we started – it has grown leaps
Does this reflect the increasing importance of procurement ? Frank Musero : One of our speakers said that procurement has changed more in the past five years than the last 100 , and it ’ s totally true . Some of the sessions we hold today weren ’ t even a concept five years ago when we started this event . Procurement has moved from a tactical purchasing operation to really being a strategic part of the organization .
Why attend ProcureCon Canada ? Frank Musero : Across the 10 events in our portfolio , ProcureCon is one of the only events that is peer-led . You ’ re hearing from other practitioners that have shared the same problems you have , and they ’ re on stage talking
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