Founder & CEO
Mike Simms
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Chief Procurement Officer, Microsoft
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Founder, The Simms Group
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Co-Founder & COO, Sivuno
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Executive Advisor, Praas
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Global Business Management, Crane/ELDEC
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Founder & Co-Chair, Indirect Procurement Council
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Board of Directors, Kirkland Performance Center
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Fractional CxO​, Strategic Advisor, Board Member
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Keynote Speaker

Meet the Team
Proven Leaders with Deep Domain Experience

Phil Goatley
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Founder, Transworld Business Advisors – Tucson
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Founder - Creating Legacy Enterprises Inc
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Global Customer Service & Support Leader - Microsoft
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Certified John Maxwell Coach
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Circle of Excellence, Cloud Leadership - Microsoft
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Small Business Owner/Operator - US & New Zealand
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Masters Certification – IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
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Masters degree in Information Systems Management – Massey University

Jeff Lyon
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Author of The Exceptional Middle Manager
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Management Mentor
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Global Operations, Customer Support, Customer & Partner Experience Leadership Roles - Microsoft
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Customer Service & Support Leader - Attachmate
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Assistant Vice-President - Bank of America
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Vice-President, Retail Operations - Pacific Bank
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Board of Directors, Kirkland Performance Center

Bryce Smith
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Chief Procurement Officer and Vice President - International Gaming Technology
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Sr Director Strategic Sourcing, Application Development & Test Category Director, Xbox PCBA Commodity Manager - Microsoft
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Thermal Solution Commodity Manager, Memory Senior Buyer - Intel
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Senior Buyer Mechanical & Electronics - Quinton Instruments

Mark Wootton
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Leader for Worldwide Contact Center Outsourcing - Microsoft Global Outsourcing
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Leader for Worldwide Microsoft Supplier Program, Global Strategic Supplier Management Program & Microsoft Services Engagement - Microsoft Global Procurement
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Various Leadership Roles in Customer Success Account Management & Services Support - Microsoft UK

Ed Montague
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Founding Chief Operating Officer — New Zealand Green Investment Finance (NZGIF)
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Principal Advisor — New Zealand Treasury
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Deputy Lead — Social Investment Agency (SIA)
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Director — PwC New Zealand
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Equity Analyst and Operations Manager— IBIS Global Media Hedge Fund (London)
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Strategy & Corporate Development — Oâ‚‚ plc (UK)









