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Rethinking How You Work With Procurement

PCMA Convene

Tate, CMM, senior manager of finance and events for Petco Animal Supply Services. “‘I I know where my negotiation points are, and where I can bring expenses down to create more value for the company.’”. Are events and procurement seeing eye to eye in a way that wasn’t possible in, say, 2007? LEAN AND (NOT SO) MEAN.

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Convening Leaders Preview: Christopher Nassetta

PCMA Convene

In 2007, when Christopher Nassetta was tapped as president and CEO of Hilton, the hospitality giant was clearly ripe for a makeover. Additionally, we’ve recently launched an integrated global Event Planner Bonus Program that leverages our Hilton Honors platform to better support our meeting planners, no matter where they are in the world.