Erik Manuevo

VP of Services
Upwork

Erik Manuevo is the Vice President of Solutions at Upwork (formerly Elance-oDesk), the world’s largest online workplace, where he leads client success and service delivery for our enterprise customers. Prior to joining Upwork, he was the Head of Products for predictive analytics startup Aviso, Inc. (formerly Gnana, Inc.), and previously founded and led the Product Intelligence and Operations function at Salesforce.com. He has also held a variety of leadership roles across finance, strategy and sales operations and served as a Board Director for Hyphen, an Asian-American media non-profit organization.

Erik holds a Bachelor of Science from Saint Mary’s College.

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Day 2: Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

12:00 The Rise of the Freelancer Management System

66% of multinational companies expect talent shortages to affect their bottom line in the next five years. New technology has emerged to address these talent shortages by enabling on-demand sourcing that allows businesses to find and hire the best talent in the world. The most notable and innovative solutions have come from online staffing platforms and freelancer management systems. But what are the implications of these emerging technologies for procurement leaders? How will they impact your current systems and processes? This session will examine how you can leverage these solutions to reach beyond your local talent pool and quickly find the skills you need.

Why leading Fortune 500 companies are leveraging freelancer manager systems as a core part of their talent sourcing strategy
How freelancer management systems can allow a high volume of freelance work to be completed at scale -- and in compliance with local labor and employment laws
How to set up metrics to measure success of an on-demand sourcing program
The impact these new technologies have on your existing sourcing systems and suppliers
How emerging technology can enable your organization to reach beyond physical walls to source hard-to-find talent and collaborate from anywhere in the world

16:25 Sangria Roundtable Discussions

During your busy day of active listening, keynotes and networking, this is your chance to take control of your event experience. Sangria will help get the conversations flowing as you discuss niche topics in a small group setting facilitated by a subject matter expert.

TABLE 1: 2016: The Year of the Chief Spend Officer, The Evolution of the CPO
Hosted by: Gabe Perez, VP, Strategy & Market Development, Coupa Software

TABLE 2: Topic TBD
Hosted by: Sara Tyre, Senior Vice President, Vendor Manager, Bank of America

TABLE 3: Actionable BI Analytics for Managing the Global Workforce
Hosted by: Ted Sergott, SVP Product Development, PRO Unlimited

TABLE 4: The Rise of the Freelancer Management System
Hosted by: Erik Manuevo, VP of Services, Upwork

TABLE 5: Procurement Outside the Box: How CACI Goes Beyond Savings To Leverage the True Value of P2P
Hosted by: Corey Roberts, Project Director, CACI

TABLE 6: Uncover Real Savings from Ongoing Operations to Support Revenue Growth
Hosted by: Dan Ashton, Director, Product Marketing, Rimini Street

TABLE 7: Warehouse and Plant Management
Hosted by: Joseph Teesdale, Global Procurement Manager - Indirect Spend, Cisco

TABLE 8: MRO
Hosted by: Tim Childress, Sr. Manager Procurement, RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company

TABLE 9: What’s New in Supplier Scorecarding and Benchmarking?
Hosted by: David Rodriguez, Senior Procurement Manager- HR & Professional Services, BD

TABLE 10: Using Market Analysis To Become More Strategic
Hosted by: Lyle Dixon-Smith, Senior Vice President, Business Development, IBISWorld

TABLE 11: Category Management Imperatives to Take Your Organization to the Next Level
Hosted by: Alpar Kamber, Managing Partner, Denali