Leave your filters and your pretenses at the door, because this is the candid, irreverent industry reckoning you’ve been waiting for. Two absolute legends renowned for their zero BS approach Nick DiZoglio, Global External Workforce Compliance Leader, Biogen, and Lizzie Parnell, External Workforce Director, RSM take the main stage to deliver unvarnished insights, ask the hard questions, and expose where the industry’s getting it wrong (and right). From broken processes, supplier pain points, and tech hype, to internal politics and the future of procurement, nothing is off limits. So grab your coffee, your bloody mary, and your seat and get ready for a conversation that will challenge your thinking, fire you up, and leave you with actionable change to bring back to your program.

• Learn how to separate noise from the root causes that restrict program performance, based on real stories from leading practitioners.
• Get actionable strategies for pushing back against status quo thinking whether it’s legacy MSP models, outdated processes, or internal resistance.
• Walk away with tough questions and honest talking points you can use to drive transparency and meaningful dialogue with your team, stakeholders, and suppliers. 

Ready to launch or relaunch a foundational contingent workforce program? This panel is your essential guide for building a successful Generation 1 (Gen1) roadmap, identifying critical steps, anticipating common pitfalls, and aligning people, process, and technology for maximum impact. Procurement, HR, and tech leaders who have built Gen1 programs from scratch will share actionable advice on everything from process design and partner selection to leveraging new analytics, ensuring compliance, and driving stakeholder buy in. Learn how to lay a future proof foundation that delivers measurable value today while setting yourself up for Gen2 and beyond.

• Break down the fundamental stages for Gen1 program deployment,
• Discover practical approaches to win cross functional support, maximize the impact of existing technology
• Identify regulatory, data, and operational pitfalls specific to new programs. 

Global growth sounds great, until compliance, visibility, and fragmented processes get in the way.

• Understand what truly blocks global scale in contingent workforce programs and how to address compliance, visibility, and governance without slowing the business down.
• Learn how to balance global consistency with local flexibility, based on real decisions Biogen has made across regions.
• Walk away with concrete strategies for aligning procurement, HR, legal, and finance around a single, connected external workforce model.
• Gain practical talking points and lessons learned you can use to pressure-test your own global workforce strategy and drive smarter internal conversations.