Therese Jardine provides thought leadership to the event industry. She has over 30 years of business experience and managed the procurement strategy for Microsoft’s event portfolio for 15 years. Therese has deep expertise in Event Procurement Strategy, with a keen focus on Strategic Meetings Management, Contract Negotiations, Payment Solutions, and Supplier Engagement. She helps event organizers develop sound procurement strategies, and she helps leading event agencies navigate their clients’ procurement processes.

Therese gets results. Microsoft’s award-winning Global Strategic Meetings Management Program, known as VenueSource, achieved a 900% ROI under her leadership and reduced contracting and payment timelines by up to 50%. The program grew across North America and expanded to Europe, Asia, and Japan. VenueSource continues to operate as a model of industry excellence.

Events have unique procurement needs that often don’t fit into the regular way of doing business. Therese builds solutions that work at the speed of events through innovative problem-solving. She cares about helping her clients succeed and understands solutions must fit within the cultural framework of each organization.