Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals Alliance Summit 2003 Crossing Boundaries, Forging Relationships, Unleashing Value October 27 - 30, Seattle, WA.
BOSTON, Oct. 7, 2003 -- Distinguished alliance practitioners and thought leaders from a wide range of industries, including IT, communications, energy, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, automotive, legal, not-for-profit, retail and government, will provide critical strategies and insights on how to effectively develop and manage strategic alliances at the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals' (A.S.A.P.) annual Alliance Summit to be held on October 27-30, 2003 at the Grand Hyatt Seattle, Washington.
Sponsored by Cisco Systems, Eli Lilly and Company, HP, Oracle Corporation, Starbucks Coffee Company and the Financial Times, Alliance Summit 2003 -- Crossing Boundaries, Forging Relationships, Unleashing Value presents alliance and business development executives and team members with the opportunity to learn how to create breakthrough opportunities to develop and manage global networks of R&D, supply chain, solution development, marketing and channel alliances for results and value creation.
Featured speakers confirmed to-date include: Sandra Taylor, Senior Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Starbucks Coffee Company; Dan Scheinman, Senior VP, Corporate Development, Cisco Systems, Inc.; Patricia Martin, Executive Director, Office of Alliance Management, Eli Lilly and Company; Frank Williamson, Director of Global Alliances - The Walt Disney Company, and many others.
"At A.S.A.P., we believe it is extremely important to raise awareness of the necessity of alliance-building in global development," said Board Chairman, Snehal Desai, Global Business Director for Packaging and Specialty Products, Cargill Dow, L.L.C. "This year at our sixth annual International Summit -- in addition to an exceptional program supporting and promoting all alliance functional areas -- our pre-Summit Session on "Alliances for Corporate Social Responsibility", focuses on 'big picture' alliances, across national borders and cultures, between the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors, addressing some of the world's most challenging global health and development problems. With a cadre of top tier speakers, and hands-on workshops for the newest to the most seasoned alliance professional, the program promises to be a stimulating three-and-a-half day event."
The special one-day session on Oct. 27 preceding the main program will emphasize the power of strategic alliances as leverage points for global development. "Starbucks is proud to be a sponsor of the Alliance Summit in Seattle and commends A.S.A.P. for focusing the first day of its Summit on alliances for corporate social responsibility," said Sandra Taylor, Senior Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility for Starbucks Coffee Company. "At Starbucks, we have integrated sustainable business practices and formed partnerships that align with our mission and guiding principles to help ensure our company continues to thrive. We are also committed to conducting our business in a respectful, ethical and responsible manner in every region and country where Starbucks operates."
During plenary sessions and hands-on multi-track workshops, leading experts in the field of alliances will discuss how to increase alliance success rates, measure and manage alliance performance, build an alliance core competency, and gain critical support for alliance programs. "We're very pleased to be supporting this year's A.S.A.P. Summit and to furthering excellence in the alliance profession," said Steve Steinhilber, Vice President, Strategic Alliances, Cisco Systems. "Alliances are a cornerstone of Cisco's growth strategy and the annual A.S.A.P. Summit has already earned the reputation of being a powerful forum for alliance practitioners to exchange best practices with each other and with top alliance leaders from across industries and the globe."
Marilyn Cepuran, HP Global Alliances, reiterated this support for A.S.A.P. and the Summit: "At HP our partners are a core component of our Adaptive Enterprise strategy to enable customers to more closely link business decisions to their IT infrastructure. As a founding sponsor of A.S.A.P. and this year's Summit, we value the professional development offered by A.S.A.P. as a true benefit not only to HP, but also to our partners and customers."
Patricia Martin, Executive Director, Office of Alliance Management, Eli Lilly and Company concurred: "The continued success of our partnerships is critically important to Lilly's future. As a company, we fully recognize the role that professional alliance management plays in ensuring that success. Lilly's support of A.S.A.P. and the Alliance Summit confirms our commitment to the advancement of the alliance management profession."
For further details or to register for the A.S.A.P. Summit 2003 visit www.strategic-alliances.org Tel: 781-263-0066.
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About the Association of Strategic Alliances Professionals -- www.stratetic-alliances.org
Based in Wellesley, MA, A.S.A.P. is a non-profit 501(c)(6) corporation and the first membership organization dedicated to strategic alliance professionals. Its mission is to support the professional development of its members (currently just under 1,000 from a broad spectrum of industries) and the larger alliance community by: acting as a central forum for sharing best practices, resources and opportunities in the formation and management of alliances; advancing the state of the art of alliance formation and management; and raising awareness of the contribution of alliances and alliance professionals the companies and the industries which they serve.
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