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SciQuesta?s NextLevel Annual Conference to Showcase Industrya?s Most Innovative Procurement Solutions

^{Published on 2011-01-31 06:06:07 - Market Wire}
 

CARY, N.C.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ SciQuest ] (NASDAQ: SQI), a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier management solutions, today announced the line up for its annual [ NextLevel 2011 ] conference. Taking place February 8 a" 11 at the La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., NextLevel features the industrya™s most innovative thinkers sharing ideas and best practices that enable organizations to drive true costs savings through the adoption of procurement technology.

"For the past 10 years, NextLevel has been a leading procurement thought leadership conference, providing attendees with the insights and best practices that can drive spend savings across their organization"

Procurement professionals and supply chain leaders from across the globe will come together at NextLevel 2011 to network, collaborate and discuss the successful use cases of procurement and supplier management solutions. Conference sessions will arm attendees with the knowledge required to save their organizations time and money through the strategic use of procurement technology.

aFor the past 10 years, NextLevel has been a leading procurement thought leadership conference, providing attendees with the insights and best practices that can drive spend savings across their organization,a said Stephen Wiehe, president and CEO, SciQuest. aWe are excited to see the new attendees and some familiar faces at NextLevel 2011, and to learn about new, innovative uses of procurement and supplier enablement technology. SciQuest remains dedicated to providing our customers with the most innovative solutions that are designed to seamlessly integrate with existing ERP systems to reduce costs across the entire purchasing process.a

Lynn Britton, president & CEO, Mercy Health Systems, will provide the NextLevel 2011 keynote titled, aBuilding Strategic Supply Chains,a kicking off an impressive three-day schedule that features breakout sessions for thought leadership, user group discussions and an aask the expertsa solution center. Session topics range from peer discussions about industry standards and ROI to the future of procurement and new trends in the industry.

Attendees to NextLevel 2011 sessions will discover more efficient and cost-effective procurement strategies in a broad range of subjects. NextLevel 2011 session highlights include:

Wednesday, February 9

• aThe Strategic Procurement Journeya panel discussion, featuring Buddy Clark, global director of Supply Chain Technology, KBR; Gamble Heffernan, VP of Marketing & Strategy, SciQuest, Inc.; Ted Johnson, director of Procurement and Contracts/chief procurement officer, University of California San Diego; June Lombardi, director of Procurement, The Scripps Research Institute; and Frank Scharadin, executive director of Materials Management, MGM Resorts International.
• Thought Leadership a" Procurement Strategy sessions on cooperative purchasing, pCard debate and spend analytics.
• User Group sessions on contract compliance, using forms to drive spending and supplier enablement strategies.

Thursday, February 10

• Thought Leadership a" Procurement Strategy sessions on strategic procurement success stories, developing procurement experts, maximizing compliance through hosted catalogs and total supplier/diversity management.
• User Group sessions on underutilized procurement solution features, tips for enhancing the user experience and streamlining the settlement process.

Friday, February 11

• Thought Leadership a" Procurement Strategy sessions dedicated to the life sciences, healthcare and public sector industries.
• User Group sessions on best practices.

For the complete NextLevel 2011 agenda, please go to [ http://www.nextlevelannualconference.com/Agenda.html ]. In addition, you can follow NextLevel 2011 on [ Twitter ] at #NL2011. SciQuest is also holding a NextLevel Twitter contest, in which it will randomly select a tweet discussing NextLevel using the conferencea™s Twitter hashtag ([ #NL2011 ]). The winner will receive an iPod Touch.

About SciQuest

SciQuest (NASDAQ:SQI) is a leading provider of an integrated, web-based end-to-end eProcurement solution that enables users to realize significant efficiencies and savings on their purchases of indirect goods and services. SciQuesta™s unique industry segment expertise and innovative asource-to settlea approach to eProcurement enables Fortune 1000 companies and organizations in the higher education, life sciences, healthcare and public sector markets, as well as other industries, to identify savings opportunities they may otherwise have missed, while improving contract management, compliance and supplier management. SciQuesta™s solutions help customers turn spending into a source of savings.

SciQuest is a registered trademark of SciQuest, Inc. Other trademarks contained herein remain the property of their respective owners. For more information about SciQuest, please visit [ www.sciQuest.com ] or call 888-638-7322 in the U.S. or +44 1794 341182 in Europe.

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