Scout SPARK Brings Together Over 300 Sourcing Professionals and a Lineup of Expert Speakers

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Scout RFP, a leader in cloud-based strategic eSourcing solutions, will host SPARK, its inaugural conference, on February 27, 2018 in San Francisco. A first-of-its-kind industry event, SPARK will showcase the central theme of "make an impact" — specifically, how sourcing and procurement teams can maximize impact from their efforts. SPARK will feature speakers from over 15 leading enterprises, including Adobe, Beam Suntory, easyJet, Owens Corning, and Uber.

SPARK brings together Scout customers from an array of leading enterprises across a variety of industries, including technology, retail, manufacturing, and healthcare. The event will showcase how Scout empowers sourcing and procurement teams all over the world to deliver better business outcomes and drive bottom-line value. Francis Flynn, Professor at Stanford University, will deliver a keynote on communication and the art of persuasion. Scout will also unveil its newest product innovation at SPARK.

"Sourcing and procurement is perfectly positioned to make an impact at an enterprise-wide level. At SPARK, sourcing impact makers will examine how other teams can expand their successes and share best practices," said Scout CEO Alex Yakubovich. "Scout was created to make sourcing easier, more effective, and more enjoyable. We are excited to further deliver on this promise with our newest product release, which will be unveiled at SPARK on February 27 in San Francisco."

Neil Aronson, Head of Global Sourcing at Uber, will share his sourcing insights and Scout experiences during the SPARK keynote. "At a company growing as quickly as Uber, technology is essential — and Scout has been a huge asset in helping our sourcing team drive value beyond cost savings," he noted.

SPARK speakers include Antonio Humphreys of Adobe Systems, Matthew Ziskie of Airbnb, Brian Golden of Beam Suntory, Patrick O'Donnell and Phil Keys of easyJet, Randy Estep of Laureate Education, Jason Cammorata of MDC Partners, Gregg Focht of Owens Corning, Rendi Miller of Splunk, Mark Zafra of Twitter, Francis Flynn of Stanford University, David Hearne of SunPower, Neil Aronson of Uber, Greg Tennyson of VSP Global, Ammar Rifai of Zebra Technologies, and Jimmy LeFever of PayStream Advisors.

To register for SPARK, visit: https://www.spark.scoutrfp.com/registration/

About Scout:

Scout, also known as Scout RFP, provides a new breed of cloud-based strategic sourcing solutions that help organizations source faster and achieve better business outcomes. Leading brands like Adobe, Biogen, Splunk, easyJet, ServiceNow, Owens Corning, and PayPal trust Scout's automated sourcing and auction platform to deliver greater value through collaborative business engagement. With over 14 billion dollars of spend managed through its eSourcing platform, over 79,000 active users across 89 countries have chosen Scout's simple, effective interface to streamline supplier selection, centralize data, manage contracts, and make more informed purchasing decisions, faster. Scout is headquartered in San Francisco, and funded by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), GV, and Menlo Ventures. Scout was recently recognized as one of Gartner's 2017 "Cool Vendors" in Procurement and Sourcing Technology. To learn more, please visit scoutrfp.com and follow Scout on Twitter @scoutrfp or LinkedIn.

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