MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEW

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MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEW
Sourcing Interests Group (SIG) is a 21-year-old
membership organization for strategic sourcing,
outsourcing and procurement executives from
Fortune 500/Global 1000 companies
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SIG provides a deep network acrossstrategic
sourcing, procurement AND outsourcing
"The biggest value is the best practices that are
discussed here that will help your company
advance -- cost cutting, improving processes,
better governance and risk. You will learn a lot
of things that you can immediately take back and
apply in your company. Adrian Hee,
Managing Director, Wells Fargo
I always return from Summits energized and
thinking in new ways. The key takeaway that
helped me the most was that a problem I may be
facing in my industry has likely already been
solved in another industry. For a decade I've
been vexed by how to describe a complex
outsourcing agreement in ways that are useful for
those who manage it. After listening to a keynote
about not just "looking outside the box" but
rather "finding a new box," a colleague suggested
that I describe it "like a car owner's manual,"
including checklists, troubleshooting guides,
etc. It was a brilliant insight for me to  figure
out what has worked in another industry and apply
it here. Brad Peterson, Partner, Mayer Brown
Today was inspiring, informative, instructional
and exhausting.  Homogenously diversecommon
foundationunique pillars of perspective!  I
believe the framework you and SIG have put in
place is a market leaderrestricted commercials,
facilitated discussions, provocative stimulithe
standard by which all others are to be judged. 
Lamar Chesney, Former CPO, SunTrust Bank
The resources that SIG makes available to its
members are very comprehensive. SIG is the only
organization that covers the gambit for
Procurement, Strategic Sourcing and Outsourcing.
I believe membership is a must for any internal
sourcing organization. Ken Goins, VP, BPO
Strategy, Equifax, Inc.
The strength of the SIG Leadership Summit is
reflected in the caliber of the attendees,
presenters, and SIG staff members. The Summit is
the 'must attend' for all sourcing
professionals. Carol Britton, CPO, Bank of NY
Mellon
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Sourcing Interests Group Trusted Insight.
Powerful Connections
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SIG differentiates ourselves from other
membership organizations in four key ways

1. Broad Coverage on All Aspects of Sourcing SIG
   covers Procurement, Strategic Sourcing and
   Outsourcing
2. No-Sales Environment Unbiased, Quality Insight
   in a Trusted, Non-Commercial Environment
3. Unparalleled Networking and Benchmarking A
   No-Pressure, No-Sales Environment Leads to
   High-Level, Strategic Conversations in a Natural
   Setting
4. Unrivaled ROI For a low annual price point, SIG
   gives you an all-inclusive, company-wide
   membership

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Participating in SIG networking opportunities and
sharing thought leadership is a benefit of
membership and leads to increased efficiency

• Two Types of Members
• 75 Buy-side/ Corporate Users
• 25 Sell-side/Providers
• Differentiators
• Non-commercialized
• Senior-level membership with sourcing,
  outsourcing and procurement executives
• Fortune 500/Global 1000 members
• Meaningful connections and tangible takeaways

Networking Opportunities
Benchmarking and Research Opportunities
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SIG Summits are semi-annual global events with
350-450 senior decision-making delegates in
attendance

• Semi-Annual Global Summits
• 3-day events that include next practice content
  delivered through general session speakers, 40
  breakout sessions, 10 advanced sourcing workshops
  and buy-side forums
• Full agenda including meals, entertainment and
  multiple networking opportunities
• Executive Roundtables for C-level buy-side
  delegates in Procurement, Outsourcing, HR, IT,
  Finance and Legal for strategic and candid
  roundtable discussions
• Hundreds of industry thought leaders with a
  buy-side ratio of 6535

• 97 at the Senior Manager/Manager level or
  higher
• 76 at the Senior Director/Director level or
  higher
• 45 at the VP/Managing Director level or higher
• 16 are at C-level or SVP

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Our Regional events are buy-side focused, with an
emphasis on next practices and benchmarking with
peers
SIG Symposiums are new to the regional program
line-up and blend some of the best aspects of our
Summit into a one-day format

• SIG Symposiums
• More like mini-Summits, full-day Symposiums are
  free to buy-side companies, including breakfast,
  lunch, and networking breaks and concluding with
  a networking cocktail reception and provider
  learning center
• Content includes general sessions, practitioner
  presentations, virtual buy-side-only peer-to-peer
  forums, panel discussions, industry expert
  breakout sessions and facilitated roundtable
  conversations

• Buy-side Regional Roundtables
• Free buy-side events from 9am 3 pm in a handful
  of U.S. cities, including breakfast, lunch and
  networking breaks with only one provider in
  attendance
• Content includes practitioner presentations,
  panel discussions, industry thought leadership
  and facilitated roundtable conversations in an
  intimate setting

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Our virtual events provide benchmarking
opportunities from the comfort of your desk
New to our virtual benchmarking online events are
Town Hall Teleconferences
SIG Weekly Webinars Online every Tuesday 200 pm
Eastern Topics cover current sourcing and
outsourcing next practices
Town Hall Teleconferences Monthly Bri
ng a select group of buy-side attendees together
for a facilitated open-mic conference call to
benchmark, discuss methodologies and best
practices and brainstorm on specific top-of-mind
issues
Watch Live or View On-Demand Recorded Webinars
on our website
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Stay current on the latest thought leadership and
innovative next practices
Sent directly to your inbox monthly, The SIG
Inside Sourcing newsletter provides current
articles of interest from global thought leaders

• Peer2Peer discussions through SIG P2P Resource
  and LinkedIn posts
• Updates, industry news and timely posts through
  Twitter and Linkedin
• SIG community on Facebook
• SIG YouTube Channel with InsideSource Video
  Series

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Leverage SIGs vast membership to benchmark and
find solutions via our Peer2Peer Resource
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The SIG Members-Only Website A One-Stop Resource
SIGs Members-Only Website includes 3,500
searchable documents, including research reports,
modifiable templates, whitepapers, and archived
event presentations. Your one stop repository of
strategic sourcing templates, articles, how to
guides, lessons learned, and presentations
requires only that you log in and search
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What do you stand to gain by joining SIG?
Better, quicker, lower-cost, lower-risk business
results by leveraging the knowledge and
experience of SIGs community of sourcing
professionals

• Join the conversations we are having on
• Lowering business risk
• Improving supplier management
• Lessons learned
• Where companies have seen biggest savings
• Industry trends and next practices
• Benchmarking
• Retaining top talent

Trusted Insight. Powerful Connections.SM Geoff
Talbot VP of Membership Services gtalbot_at_sig.org 9
25-922-0552