Conference Day 1 – Tuesday 5 December
08:15 | Registration and welcome coffee
08:50 | Opening remarks from the Chair
Coretta Bessi, Former Chief Procurement Officer, nbn Australia
09:00 | OPENING KEYNOTE: The procurement landscape – where are we now and what’s coming?
- An overview of procurement trends in 2018 and beyond
- The age of commercialization & digitization – how it’s impacting the function
- Common challenges facing procurement and how to tackle the solutions
Kevin McCafferty, Executive General Manager, Broadspectrum and Asia-Pacific’s CPO of the Year 2017
09:30 | INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE: Delivering Public Procurement Reform in Scotland - the journey over the past 10 years
- Understanding the procurement reform strategy – from planning to delivery and execution
- What was achieved and what key milestones were reached in the early years to set the programme up for future success
- Delivering more social value as a key driver to procurement transformation in Scotland
Barry Graham, Head of Professional Services & Capability (Procurement), Scottish Government
CHALLENGES, ISSUES AND COMPLEXITIES IN A PROCUREMENT TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY
10:10 | Is it a transformation or just a change?
- Understanding what counts as a real transformation
- Assessing if government can effectively adopt the private sector procurement models
- Discussing what happens when you don’t have executive buy in
- Ensuring your stakeholders want to work with you
- What do you do when you feel stuck in the middle of the transformation?
Molley Qi, Procurement Director, Australian Taxation Office
10:40 | SPEED NETWORKING SESSION:
Take this opportunity to build, expand and strengthen your procurement network. Remember to bring lots of business cards!
11:00 | Morning Tea
INTERACTIVE CASE STUDIES:
In this interactive session, these transformation leaders showcase strategies to drive commercial reform and create value to the customer across Australia’s public sector.
11:30 | Assessing the Department of Defence’s transformation journey for commercial reform
- How the Department of Defence implemented a commercial reform programme
- Establishing a Commercial Centre of Expertise
- Building commercial capabilities through professionalization of the procurement role
- How to become a “smart buyer”
- Progress made to date and lessons we have learned along the way
Victoria Bergmann, First Assistant Secretary, Procurement and Contracting, Capability Acquisition & Sustainment Group, Department of Defence
11:50 | How Sydney Water is using alternative procurement models and delivering better customer value
- Creating a new procurement framework with the end user in mind
- How Sydney Water applied commercial thinking to public procurement
- Assessing their implementation process and key outcomes
- Future expectations – looking ahead to the next 3 years
Shane Lamont, Head of Procurement & Supply Chain, Sydney Water
12:10 | INTERACTIVE Q&A PANEL:
Your questions on transformative procurement practices and strategies answered by the experts.
- Discussing alternative procurement strategies and models
- Practical guidelines for commercialisation of public procurement
- Managing transformation in the organisation
Panel moderator:
Coretta Bessi, Former Chief Procurement Officer, nbn Australia
Panellists:
Molley Qi, Procurement Director, Australian Taxation Office
Victoria Bergmann, First Assistant Secretary, Procurement and Contracting, Capability Acquisition & Sustainment Group, Department of Defence
Shane Lamont, Head of Procurement & Supply Chain, Sydney Water
12:45 | Networking Lunch
THE AGE OF DIGITIZATION AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR PROCUREMENT
13:45 | Harnessing new technologies for increased organizational value
- Why digital transformation is required in the public sector
- Technology trends and the impact of disruptive technologies driving tech procurement
- Whole of government strategy to leverage digitization and new technology
- Ensuring digital readiness with procurement as an enabler
- Building a culture of change within the organization
Shae Howard, Director IT & Digital Government, NSW Department of Finance, Services & Innovation
14:15 | Introducing AI into procurement to meet organisational strategic objectives
- Understanding the business strategy to better align technology requirements and business objectives for procurement
- Start with the end in mind, building a procurement strategy for where you are going, not where you are now
- Stakeholder collaboration as key to developing your procurement AI
- Common challenges to procuring and implementing AI solutions
Kishwar Rahman, Advisor NDIS eMarketPlace, NDIA and Former Policy Advisor Digital Marketplace, DTA
14:45 | Lessons learnt as a former CPO and CIO
- A journey from CPO to CIO – crossing the technology chasm
- Key skills and competencies I had to develop for career growth
- The changing role of the procurement professional and the impact of the digital landscape
Kylie Towie, Transformational Leader, Former Chief Procurement Officer/Chief Information Officer and Chief Executive, WA Government
15:15 | Afternoon Tea
15:45 | INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY ROUNDUP: Strategies for procuring, implementing and driving adoption of tech solutions
- Cross functional learnings on utilizing new digital applications and solutions in the procurement function
- The common challenges for tech procurement and how to overcome them
- Creating digital implementation guidelines and best practice utilizing them
- Advantages of driving adoption of new technology in the organization
Panel moderator:
Coretta Bessi, Former Chief Procurement Officer, nbn Australia
Panellists:
Kishwar Rahman, Advisor NDIS eMarketPlace, NDIA and Former Policy Advisor Digital Marketplace, DTA
Shae Howard, Director IT & Digital Government, NSW Department of Finance, Services & Innovation
Kylie Towie, Transformational Leader, Former Chief Procurement Officer/Chief Information Officer and Chief Executive, WA Government
Charles Salinas, Co-founder, ProcurHub
AN OVERVIEW ON INDIGENOUS PROCUREMENT POLICY
16:15 | Driving innovative, flexible and responsive supply chains with supplier diversity
- Looking at the history of supplier diversity – worldwide and in Australia
- Understanding the business and social benefits of engaging with indigenous businesses
- The Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) – how targets are changing purchasing behaviors
Laura Berry, Chief Executive Officer, Supply Nation
16:45 | Closing remarks from the Chair
16:55 | End of Day One and networking drinks
18:30 | Official event dinner