We participate in and are featured guest speakers at many industry events. For more information about a particular event, please click on the links below. If you are unable to attend an event, in most cases, you can receive a copy of the presentation by visiting our Articles and Presentations area or by contacting us.
Recent Events
Oct 02, 2007
through Oct 03, 2007
Expense Management Solutions, EMSInsight Symposia
Location: Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
Oct 09, 2007
through Oct 12, 2007
Michele Flynn, President of EMS and executives from Aetna and Microsoft Corporation will present case studies that explore strategic sourcing and strategic relationship management, at SIG’s Sourcing Leadership 2007 conference, Thursday, October 11 in Weston, Florida. Susan Wagner, Director of America’s Facilities and Services at Microsoft and EMS will co-present “Sourcing Complex Services” at 9:00 a.m. At 3:50 p.m. “Implementation of Strategic Relationship Management” will be presented by Michele and Joseph Black, CPO at Aetna.
Sourcing Leadership 2007
Location: Weston, FL
Oct 24, 2007
through Oct 26, 2007
"Developing a Strategic Relationship Management Program: A Strategic Framework" presented by Scott Tibbo, Managing Director of Corporate Real Estate Services for Expense Management Solutions, Inc. and Robert Teplansky, Director, EMSInsight, EMS' thought leadership practice.
IFMA’s World Workplace 2007
Location: New Orleans, LA
Oct 28, 2007
through Oct 31, 2007
EMS will be exhibiting at the CoreNet Global Summit. Please visit our booth #1106. If you would like to schedule a meeting to take place while at the Summit, please contact Chris McCarthy by phone at 508-460-7014 or by email at mccarthy@expensemanagement.com.
CoreNet Global Summit
Location: Atlanta, GA
Dec 13, 2007
How does an organization decide whether to outsource a self-performed mail function, renegotiate a current mail service contract, or go to the market for a competitive bid? A new eSymposium from EMSInsight will present a framework for making strategic decisions about this critical corporate service - decisions that can result in millions of dollars in annual savings for some companies. The eSymposium will take place Thursday, December 13, 2007 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EST. Please click here to visit the EMSinsight website for more information and to register.
eSYMPOSIUM: Mail Services: Evaluation Framework and Sourcing Strategies
Location: Your Computer
Jan 08, 2008
Managing Supplier Compliance
Location: Your Computer
Feb 18, 2008
through Feb 20, 2008
A Special Offer from EMS for the As a client or colleague of EMS receive a $450.00 discount on the Summit fee if you register before January 31. Use the following link to register now: https://www.outsourcingprofessional.org/catalog/buy.asp?PID=165 Benefit from: About the 2008 IAOP Outsourcing World Summit The Outsourcing World Summit is the world’s longest running and most successful outsourcing conference series ever produced. Since 1998, the Summit has been the must-attend event for executives and their key program leaders as they seek the latest insights and guidance on outsourcing as a management tool. Virtually every major corporation involved in outsourcing has participated in the Summit.
The 2008 Outsourcing World Summit
Location: Lake Buena Vista, Florida
IAOP 2008 Outsourcing World Summit!
Join EMS and CA
Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 2:50 pm
in Orlando, Florida
Ken Bell of CA and Michele Flynn of EMS will discuss the most talked about subject in outsourcing.
Global Sourcing at CA:
Transforming Facilities Management
The theme for The 2008 Outsourcing World Summit is “Built for Change: Reconceptualizing the Corporation in an Era of Outsourcing, Offshoring, and Globalization”
Apr 10, 2008
For many financial institutions organic growth is their top priority. They want to build internal capabilities to grow revenue and market share. But how do they quickly develop these capabilities while minimizing cost increases? Expense Management Solutions, Inc. (EMS) invites you to this year’s first IAOP Boston Chapter breakfast session, a roundtable discussion - Accelerating Growth Through Outsourcing and Offshoring - Thursday, April 10, 2008 from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. Generously hosted by Matthew Karlyn of Foley & Lardner LLP (www.foley.com), the meeting will take place at 111 Huntington Avenue, 26th floor, Boston, MA, and will include a continental breakfast and networking session. Discussion lead Rob Teplansky of Expense Management Solutions, Inc. will be joined by guest speaker Matthew Marx, Technology Director at Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (PRIM). Today, many financial institutions are outsourcing and offshoring with an eye to: The discussion will cover: About Matthew Marx About Rob Teplansky About The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) IAOP is a global membership-based organization shaping the future of outsourcing as a management practice, a profession and an industry. IAOP offers training, networking, certification, and advocacy for outsourcing professionals and is committed to the support of all stakeholder segments, including customers, service providers and advisors. Visit the IAOP web site at http://www.outsourcingprofessional.org for more information. Chapter meetings are free to IAOP members. Non- members are invited to attend one as a guest of IAOP. However, both members and non-members must reserve their seats in advance by emailing Beryl Sorensen, IAOP’s Director of Member Services at beryl.sorensen@outsourcingprofessional.org or by submitting a Guest Pass Request. Primary Purpose of the Boston Chapter of IAOP SAVE THE DATE!: The next meeting of the IAOP Boston Chapter will be Thursday, June 12 and also will be hosted by Matthew Karlyn of Foley & Lardner LLP (www.foley.com), at 111 Huntington Avenue, 26th floor, Boston, MA,
IAOP Boston Chapter Schedules first Meeting of 2008 - A Breakfast Session - Accelerating Growth Through Outsourcing and Offshoring
Location: Boston, MA
• Maintaining flexible cost structures
• Creating scalable capabilities that respond to changing business dynamics
• Offering their internal staff mobility and growth opportunities while backfilling
• Auditioning new partners and staff
• Externalizing routine and administrative activities
• How leading financial institutions today are using these management approaches to have positive impact on their business
• How they handle the myriad challenges with security, privacy, management control, and still deliver value
• How they deal with the legacy of billions of dollars worth of outsourcing contracts that are approaching renewal
• And more…
Matthew is responsible for leading the technology operations and strategy, as well as assisting in the analysis of prospective 3rd-party investment managers for the Massachusetts PRIM Board which manages over $50 billion in state-related pension assets. PRIM is the second ranked public pension fund in the country and is in the top decile of all public funds in terms of historical returns. Prior to building the technology organization from inception at PRIM, Matthew was a technology strategist for PA Consulting Group, and a Director for Oracle’s 360Commerce product line. Matthew holds a MBA degree from BABSON College.
Rob serves as chairperson of the IAOP Boston Chapter. He leads Expense Management Solutions' EMSInsight practice, which provides marketplace intelligence for shared services professionals. EMSInsight leverages the expertise, information and data acquired during 10 plus years of client engagements, as well as the extensive professional networks of EMS’ senior staff, into industry reports, symposia, training resources, and research.
The primary focus of the Boston Chapter of IAOP is both networking and educational in nature. The chapter is organized to provide opportunities for end-users, vendors, and advisors to collaboratively raise the level of discourse, continuing education, advocacy and professionalism related to outsourcing. The chapter was organized by Expense Management Solutions, Inc. and is chaired by Robert Teplansky of EMS.
May 04, 2008
through May 07, 2008
Chris Malone, Director of Shared services at EMS will present Supplier Relationship Management for Complex Outsourced Services at the ISM 2008 Annual International Conference, May 4-7 in St. Louis, MO. Malone will present two sessions; one on Monday, May 5 at 3:45 p.m. and again on Wednesday, May 7 at 8:00 a.m. These sessions will provide attendees valuable insight into how to retain the twenty-five percent of a contract’s value commonly lost by companies that fail to effectively manage relationships with suppliers of complex, outsourced services. To find out if your organization is ready to benefit from SRM, try our FREE SRM Capabilities Assessment tool. You will receive instant feedback and advice on how to begin to improve your SRM capabilities. If you would like to schedule a meeting with Chris Malone or Greg Dickinson, CEO of Hiperos while you attend the ISM Conference, click here.
EMS will present "Supplier Relationship Management for Complex Outsourced Services" at the ISM 2008 Annual International Conference
Location: St. Louis, MO
May 04, 2008
through May 07, 2008
Expense Management Solutions will be exhibiting at the spring CoreNet Global Summit, May 4 - 7, 2008. EMS executives will be available to discuss your corporate real estate and facilities services or strategic relationship management (SRM) issues at booth #307 during the conference. To arrange for a meeting with Michele Flynn, Chris McCarthy or Robert Teplansky during the summit, click here. To find out if your organization is ready to benefit from SRM, try our FREE SRM Capabilities Assessment tool. You will receive instant feedback and advice on how to begin to improve your SRM capabilities.
EMS Will Exhibit at the CoreNet Global Conference May 4 - 7, 2008
Location: San Diego, CA
May 04, 2008
through May 07, 2008
Michele Flynn, President of EMS and Don Conover, Executive Vice President of Global Real Estate for State Street Corporation will present a case study entitled: Enabling Performance Risk management and Collaboration through Technology at the CoreNet May Summit. Conover and Flynn will discuss how their strategic relationship management (SRM) delivery model and the implementation of technology based tools is helping State Street Corporation to create a collaborative environment that is benefiting suppliers, employees and State Street Corporation alike. To schedule a meeting with Michele Flynn, Chris McCarthy or Rob Teplansky of EMS while you are attending CoreNet, click here. To find out if your organization is prepared to benefit from Strategic Relationship Management (SRM), click here to read more about our innovative SRM Capabilities Assessment tool.
EMS Will Present "Enabling Performance Risk Management and Collaboration through Technology" at the CoreNet Global Summit on May 6, 2008
Location: San Diego, CA
More Information:
www2.corenetglobal.org/summits_events/san_diego_2008/index.vsp
May 06, 2008
through May 09, 2008
Michele Flynn, President of Expense Management Solutions, Inc. and Geoffrey Gatling, Director of Global Sourcing Goods & Services at CA will present “Strategic Sourcing in Corporate Real Estate: A Case Study, "Wednesday, May 7, during the 2008 SIG Sourcing Leadership 2008 Conference. The conference will take place May 6-9 in Newport Beach, CA. Presenters will examine how CA’s approach to understanding the best service delivery model for integrated facilities management and mail services on a global basis resulted in a solution highly beneficial to the organization. The analysis and examination considered detailed Service Level Agreements (SLAs), at-risk-fees, and the impacts of a lean staffing model. Presenters will present the results of the effort, benefits gained and lessons learned. Click here to schedule a meeting with Michele Flynn or Chris McCarthy during the SIG Conference.
SIG Sourcing Leadership 2008 Conference
Location: Newport Beach, CA
More Information:
sourcinginterests.org/i4a/pages/headlinedetails.cfm?id=28
