Conference Day Two - Wednesday 19 November


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08:30       Welcome coffee

08:50       Opening remarks from the chair

Jonathan Dutton, Director, JD Consultancy 


09:00       INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE:
               Procurement reform and transformation in Scotland

  • Overviewing public procurement in Scotland and the European Directives
  • Embedding sustainability into every aspect of the procurement process
  • Creating efficient procurement – information sharing, performance reporting and public involvement
  • Acknowledging the role of the purchase-to-pay platform in Scotland’s success

Alastair Merrill, Chief Procurement Officer and Commercial Director, The Scottish Government


INNOVATION AND HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR PROCUREMENT PROCESSES


09:30       Innovative procurement processes and practices that help
               achieve strategic objective

  • Analysing emerging processes and practices and their impact on end outcomes
  • Understanding how new technologies are driving increasingly rapid innovation
  • Implementing innovative sourcing in your organisation

Alba Chliakhtine, Director Procurement, Health Purchasing Victoria


10:00       CASE STUDY:
               Challenges in implementing centralised, strategic procurement across
               a disparate decision making system

Ben Smith, Strategic Procurement Adviser, Queensland Department of Health


10:30       Morning tea


11:00    CASE STUDY:

Transformation at Sydney Trains to improve procurement performance

  • Overviewing the structure of Sydney Trains and the changes in its procurement processes
  • The importance of procurement accreditation from the NSW Government
  • Planning for operations for a cost constrained environment
  • Is transformation about procurement or just leadership?

Mike Blanchard, Chief Procurement Officer, Sydney Trains


11:30       The PTV procurement reform journey

  • A clear vision
  • Key changes – ensuring strategic alignment with business requirements
  • The effective use of policy, procedures and enablers
  • Using procurement reform to deliver results
  • Procurement through complexity assessment

Lisa Williams, Chief Procurement Officer, Public Transport Victoria


12:00       CASE STUDY:
               The leadership and change management required for successful
               procurement transformation

Keith Bird, General Manager - Commercial, Queensland Rail Limited


12:30      Lunch


IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICE SUPPLIER NEGOTIATIONS TO HELP INCREASE THE VALUE DELIVERED BY PROCUREMENT DIVISIONS


13:30       CASE STUDY:

               The Australian Taxation Office and upgrading contract management

  • Examining the challenges in managing a range of significant outsourced arrangements
  • Overviewing the P2P transformation process and how it’s helping deliver key business priorities
  • Analyzing changes in delivering services, capability profile and organizational confidence

Justin Untersteiner, Head of Procurement, Australian Tax Office


14:00      Optimising contract management

  • Overviewing opportunities for departments and agencies to merge multiple contracts and reduce operational costs
  • Pitfalls often seen in contractor management processes
  • Upgrading your processes so they are best in show
  • What level of involvement to PSCM managers need to have with sub-contractors?

Phillip Dagnall, Procurement and Contracts Coordinator, G20 Taskforce, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet


14:30       Engaging with indigenous suppliers to enhance your supply chain


  • How to develop an indigenous supplier engagement strategy
  • Appreciating the importance of communicating business requirements, practices and procedures to help engage suppliers
  • The community benefits of engaging Indigenous owned enterprises

Michael West, Director, New South Wales Indigenous Chamber of Commerce

15:00       Afternoon tea


UTILISING TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE EFFICIENCIES IN YOUR PROCUREMENT PROCESSES


15:30       The challenges of ICT procurement in a rapidly evolving marketplace

  • How to deliver innovative and transparent government services
  • Identifying the priorities, goals and needs of ICT
  • Cloud services and their impact on traditional procurement

Jag Rewal, Director ICT Sourcing, Victorian Department of State Development & Business Innovation


16:00       PANEL DISCUSSSION:
               Embracing technology to drive improved procurement outcomes

  • Which technologies are driving positive change in supply changes?
  • How can managers utilize new data management systems to improve inventory management?
  • What is on the horizon?

Panel Moderator: 
Jonathan DuttonDirector, JD Consultancy
Panellists:
Jag Rewal, Director ICT Sourcing, Victorian Department of State Development & Business Innovation

Phillip Dagnall, Procurement and Contracts Coordinator, G20 Taskforce, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Tania Scott, Procurement Category Manager Finance and Commercial Services, Stanwell


16:40       Closing remarks from the chair

16:50       End of day two and close of conference


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