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The presence of the legendary Peter Kraljič at this year's eBF festival has inspired us to create a whole programme block which will be curated by Honza Vašek. Real examples from practice will demonstrate the different strategies for each quadrant of the Kraljič Matrix.

We are running with the times, and after last year’s positive feedback we’ve decided to repeat Malcolm’s early morning run again this year. Start the morning on the right foot by putting your running shoes on both feet and joining Malcolm for a run on his well-trodden trails. It’s been proven that oxygen to the brain means better thinking, so give it a go!

This unofficial opening event to our procurement festival just brings us great joy! For years, we have noticed how many people around us have a sense of beauty. With the TOGETHER exhibition we want this creative and artistic spirit to connect corporate buyers and contracting authorities. The vernissage for TOGETHER will take place on the eve of the festival, Tuesday 7th November at 7pm.

eCatalogues are undoubtedly a current trend in the world of eProcurement, and if we had to name which countries are currently heading the eCatalogue pack in the public sector, they would be Italy and Finland. So we are proud to welcome from the Finnish capital someone with no shortage of international eProcurement experience, Mr Timo Ratanen, who will present his experience of eCatalogues intended for the public sector, but which can also be a source of inspiration for the private sector.

Thank you for the tremendous interest you have shown, your loyalty, and the faith you have in the organisation of the eBF procurement festival. Almost a third of the tickets have gone even before the line-up has been announced. We’re currently working on it but we can already promise you one thing: You will be captivated and entertained! Big names from both the public and corporate procurement sectors will be announced for the line-up very soon.

What was probably our biggest HOLLAND eAuction yet took place yesterday, with a value of around €1 000 000. However, it was for complex technology rather than tulips. Savings of tens of thousands of euros will certainly encourage more auctions of this type. What's more, it's proof that every type of eAuction has its own uses and it's necessary to take these options into account during the strategic planning stage of procurement.

Living procurement legend Peter Kraljic will be our special guest at this year's eBF. All leading procurement teams will have come across his Portfolio Purchasing Model, better known as the Kraljic Matrix. At eBF we will listen to an interpretation of the matrix and its impact over the subsequent thirty plus years from the perspective of its author. 2 500 citations in the most prestigious procurement journals highlight why Peter Kraljic is considered an icon in his field on a global scale and became the cornerstone for the future of procurement.