Chris Yarbrough

Chris Yarbrough

Director of Procurement, Contracting, and Inventory Tennessee Department of Transportation

Day 1

12:45 PM EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLES

Join your peers for a series of interactive executive roundtable discussions designed to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing contingent workforce and procurement leaders today. These small group conversations provide a unique opportunity to exchange ideas, compare approaches, benchmark strategies, and learn from the experiences of fellow practitioners in a candid, off the record setting. Select the topic most relevant to your organization and leave with fresh perspectives, practical solutions, and valuable new connections. 


 Table 1: If You Had to Cut 30 Percent of Your Process Tomorrow, What Would Go? 

Moderated By: Ryan Harlan, Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition, The Home Depot 

Table 2: Outcome-Based or Time-Based: What Actually Works in SOW Engagements 

Moderated By: Chris Yarbrough, Director of Procurement, Contracting, and Inventory, Tennessee Department of Transportation 

Table 3: What Technology Should Enable And What It Should Stay Out Of 

Moderated By: Kimberly Dinsmore, External Workforce & Talent Leader, MIT Lincoln Laboratory 

4:00 PM Panel Discussion: The Partner Reset - What Buyers Expect Now and Why Expectations Have Shifted

As contingent workforce programs mature, enterprise buyers are reassessing what they truly need from MSPs, staffing firms, and technology partners. Expectations have shifted from implementation support and hand-holding to accountability, adaptability, and measurable outcomes. In this panel, enterprise leaders share how and why they are resetting partner relationships, what they expect today, and how partners can evolve to remain relevant and valuable.

Actionable Takeaways
  • Identify how buyer expectations have changed across MSP, staffing, and technology partnerships
  • Clarify what "strategic partnership" means in practice rather than in theory
  • Apply practical steps to reset partner relationships without disrupting program stability 

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Chris.

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