A follow-up to our popular 2012 conference, CommodityEDGE: Sourcing Intelligence for the New Normal, this event brings together top industry experts to cover several topics relevant to procurement professionals particularly to help with 2014 budgeting and forecasting, procurement initiatives and sourcing strategies.

On Tuesday, October 8, during the morning keynote sessions, attendees will hear from William Strauss, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Fed who will provide a 2014 Manufacturing and Economic Outlook – followed by our hugely popular public policy debate highlighting the most important federal policy issues to impact procurement organization. But the guts of the conference allow attendees to select from one of three tracks including: Metal Outlook 2014, Commodity Outlook 2014 or Procurement Technology and Strategy or mix and match breakout sessions to suit your individual requirements.  On Wednesday, October 9, attendees can choose from two tracks: Nonferrous and Ferrous Metal Market Update: Exploring the Reshoring/Nearshoring Question or Procurement Technology and Services