Conference Day Two
Wednesday 22 April 2015
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08:30 Welcome coffee
08:50 Opening remarks from the Chair
Diane Jamieson, Former Engineering Commercial Advisor, Woodside Energy
09:00 Identifying cost reduction opportunities while improving procurement efficiencies
- Overviewing the benefits of different cost reduction approaches, models and strategies
- How to improve procurement efficiencies while reducing costs
- Stimulating cost reduction possibilities through contractor and supplier cooperation
Diane Jamieson, Former Engineering Commercial Advisor, Woodside Energy
Examining Different Cost Reduction Strategies, Models and Approaches for PSCM Managers
09:30 Case Study: A spotlight on start-up strategies in emerging markets: a case study from Strike Energy in the Cooper Basin
- Gaining insights into the latest developments in the Cooper Basin
- What are the opportunities and challenges of emerging markets
- Best practices from Strike Energy: what did we learn?
Jody Rowe, Director, Strike Energy
Purchasing ICT and Innovation for more Efficient Purchasing Decision Making
10:00 Case Study: Overviewing the introduction of supply chain innovation within Clough
- How to increase innovation capacities in the oil and gas sector
- Learn how Clough managed supply chain challenges by introducing innovation
- Analysing results from the past and lessons learnt
Bill Antonace, Vice President Supply Chain Management, Clough
10:30 Morning tea
11:00 Analysing the important role of procurement in the oil and gas sector’s future technologies
- Identifying the increasing strategic importance of technology in the upstream oil and gas industry
- Highlighting the crucial role procurement professionals play in achieving success or failure in research and development
- Designing procurement policies in a way that reflects their impact on innovation, research and development
Optimising Desired Supplier and Procurement Staff Capabilities
11:30 Panel Discussion: Identifying the key supplier and procurement staff capabilities to strengthen your procurement team
- What are the necessary procurement skills for new staff?
- What to learn from educational mistakes from the past to create better procurement skills for the future
- Evaluating better methods of training to increase the skills of your procurement team
Panel moderator:
Diane Jamieson, Former Engineering Commercial Advisor, Woodside Energy
Panellists:
Andrew McFarlane,Group Procurement Manager, McConnell Dowell
Tabatha Latt, Operations Training Coordinator Gorgon Project, Monadelphous
Anthony Clark, Head of Supply Chain and Logistics, Gration
12:15 Networking lunch
13:15 Procurement challenges and strategies in oil and gas projects - a contractor's perspective
- Analysing procurement challenges in oil and gas capital projects
- Overviewing successful strategies to manage project procurement
- Opportunities beyond procurement: a case study from McConnell Dowell
Andrew McFarlane, Group Procurement Manager, McConnell Dowell
13:45 Designing the most efficient procurement education methods: how to increase staff capabilities
- Exploring the difficulties and challenges with procurement staff training
- Strengthening a systems approach with staff and technology
- Case study of integrating/merging and refining systems: best practices
Tabatha Latt, Operations Training Coordinator - Gorgon Project, Monadelphous
Implementing Efficient Internal and External Stakeholder Management to Optimise Procurement Outcomes
14:15 Internal and external stakeholder management: benefits from identifying the key elements
- How do we overcome challenges and obstacles in managing stakeholders?
- Discussing different strategies to streamline stakeholder engagement
- What will be the stakeholder approach of the future?
Panel moderator:
Diane Jamieson, Former Engineering Commercial Advisor, Woodside Energy
Panellists:
Bill Antonace, Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Clough
Jody Rowe, Director, Strike Energy
Robert Perrons, Associate Professor of Technology Management and Strategy, Queensland University of Technology
15:00 Closing remarks from the Chair
15:10 End of Day Two and close of conference