Conference Day One - Tuesday 18 November

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08:30       Registration and welcome coffee

08:50       Opening remarks from the chair

Robyn Hardy, Adjunct Professor, Canberra University

KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS

09:00       INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE:
               Procurement functional leadership: A New Zealand guide to
               transforming government procurement practice

  • The value proposition for procurement reform
  • Creating strengthened solutions through cross government collaboration
  • Improving professionalism through transparency, accountability and governance
  • Overviewing process versus outcomes

John Ivil, General Manager Government Procurement, New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

FOSTERING COLLABOARTION ACROSS DEPARTMENTS, GOVERNMENTS

09:30       CASE STUDY:
               ACT Procurement and Capital Works – improving procurement and
               delivery practices

  • Overviewing strategic approaches to procurement and delivery
  • Analyzing communication between agencies and departments: improving governance of projects
  • The benefits of strategic approach to risk management and putting a cost on risks

George Tomlins, Executive Director, Procurement and Capital Works
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate

10:00       CASE STUDY:
               Local government procurement: utilizing aggregation to drive low
               cost outcomes

  • Overviewing how aggregation is being used by local governments across Australia
  • Embracing technology to achieve these outcomes
  • Real life examples of successful aggregation and collaboration between local governments

Brian O’Mara, General Manager, Local Government Procurement

10.30       Morning tea

11:00       The benefits of a centralised approach to procurement for cost
               reduction in the public sector

  • Understanding centralised, decentralized and hybrid models of procurement
  • Pros and Cons of centralised procurement in a public sector context
  • Understanding why governments are increasingly implementing ‘centers for excellence’ or similar models
  • Where can current state/federal procurement models be further improved?

Geoff Holden, Director Procurement Strategy, WA Department of Training and Workforce Development

11:30        CASE STUDY:
                Identifying key factors for success when moving to a centralised
                procurement model

  • Recognising what stage you are in your ‘procurement journey’ and whether a centralised approach is appropriate
  • Acknowledging the importance of a well aligned organizational culture to facilitate a move to centralised procurement
  • Understanding the role technology can play in helping to facilitate the transition and continued success of different procurement models
  • The Brisbane City Council success story – how was centralised procurement implemented?

Michael Byrne, Chief Procurement Officer, Brisbane City Council

IMPROVING SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES AND ADAPTING TO A CHANGING PROCUREMENT ENVIRONMENT

12:00      CASE STUDY:
               The NT Department of Health– improving procurement outcomes in
                the Northern Territory

  • How NT Government Procurement Reforms assist agencies in delivering better procurement
  • Overviewing the structure and working of the changes in Department of Health
  • How procurement is changing within the Northern Territory Department of Health

Allison Grierson, Acting Chief Procurement Officer, Northern Territory Department of Health

12:30      Lunch

13:30       How procurement teams within the public sector are evolving and
               how to keep up with increasing capability requirements

  • As procurement becomes a more strategic part of operations, how are the roles of PSCM managers changing?
  • Overviewing the challenges CPO’s face ensuring their teams are adequately trained
  • Best practice in house training examples

Jim Hilaris, Chief Procurement Officer, Australia Post

IMPROVING CAPABILITY & BUILDING YOUR PROCUREMENT TEAM

14:00       Analysing and improving capabilities of the procurement unit of the
                Local Government Association of South Australia

  • How to improve councils understanding of procurement
  • Developing procurement training for council staff who have procurement as part of their role
  • Supporting collaborative procurement opportunities from the councils participation in the procurement roadmap program

Robert Ackland, Chief Executive Officer, LGAProcurement

14:30      Afternoon tea

15:00       PANEL DISCUSSION
               How to turn your team into a high performing procurement team

  • Identifying when you have a capability shortage
  • In house v external training – how can you determine what combination best suits your team?
  • How do you know when to recruit externally and when to train and promote internally?

Panel moderator:
Robyn Hardy, Adjunct Professor, Canberra University
Panellists:
Rod Treadwell, Chief Procurement Officer, NSW Department of Finance and Services
Michael Bryne, Chief Procurement Officer, Brisbane City Council
Colm Mooney, Director, Health Infrastructure, Procurement and Capital Works, Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate | ACT Government
Matthew Durrant, Director Technology Sourcing and Management, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service

15:50       Closing remarks from the chair

16:00       End of day one and networking drinks

19:00       Official Event Dinner

 

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