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VA - Direct Access Program - Deloitte Event Series - Tools to Surviving COVID From a Business Perspective - The Road to Leadership Excellence and Resilience

It is our pleasure to invite you to our event. Our focus is to bring Buyers and Suppliers and to give them a chance to meet and exchange their needs and offering. This event will be attended by multiple suppliers and other invited guests.
Registrants have an opportunity to be selected for an appointment to meet with buyers. Buyers will be matched with registrants/suppliers based upon categories and scopes of services for current or future opportunities. Registration does not guarantee a one-on-one meeting with a buyer but is required in order for a meeting to be scheduled.

Speakers

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Bill Marquard


Managing Director


Deloitte

Bill is currently program managing Deloitte’s global client response to the COVID-19 crisis. He is a managing director with Monitor Deloitte, where he works with CEOs, senior executives, and their teams to develop and deliver growth strategies and retail customer experience. Bill also served as a c-level executive for a Fortune 200 wholesaler/retailer, where he started and ran a chain of limited assortment stores, managed a $3bn supply alliance, and led major cost and IT transformations. As a thought leader, his business strategy book, Wal-Smart: What it Really Takes to Profit in a Walmart World was selected as one of the top five business books of the year, and he has been featured as a leader in business strategy in multiple media outlets including CNN, CNBC, First Business, the Wall Street Journal, and the Chicago Tribune. Bill also served on the faculty of Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, and has lectured on leadership issues at the White House, Duke University, the University of Notre Dame, and DePaul University.

Location

Nov 16, 2020

Contact Us

Monday – Friday: 9:00AM – 5:30PM MST
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