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The CPOxL - CPO Executive Lounge Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Summit - High-Level Meeting of the Profession - organized for the third time this year, with distinguished names from the business world at national and international levels attending as speakers, was held in Istanbul on December 9, 2023, hosted by BTM and organized by Synergia.

EPAL was the main sponsor of the Summit, and Tenflex, Zanha Group, Shiftdelete, Techinside, Istanbul Aydin University and BTM supported it as sponsors.

We had the honor of holding the graduation ceremonies of TÜSMOD Academy trainees, while speakers and panelists from home and abroad made speeches that would shape the sector, in the program prepared by working day and night in a limited time. This year, we had the opportunity to bring together purchasing and supply chain managers and entrepreneurs at the event, where technology entrepreneurs were also included at the summit for the first time. Responsible Purchasing awards were also given at the Summit.

This year, IFPSM CEO Markku Henttinen and EIPM Founder and President Bernard Gracia attended the event held with Synergia, an international business services platform that is one of the important values of our country, as Key Note Speakers. Strategy and Management Consultant Dr. Kamil BAYAR was also among those who made the Opening Speech.

The Summit, which was shaped within the framework of digital purchasing, sustainable risk management, innovative supplier relationship management and global talent management and was held with approximately 300 participants, attracted great attention from the business world.