Conference Day Two: Thursday 8 December 2016
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08:30 | Welcome coffee
08:50 | Opening remarks from the Chair
Jennie Vickers, Director Australia and New Zealand, International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM)
IMPROVING SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT TO ACHIEVE BETTER PURCHASING OUTCOMES
09:00 | INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE: Encouraging e-tendering within government procurement to achieve better value for money
- Analysing how e-procurement impacts procurement professionals and the training that is needed to get the best possible purchasing outcomes
- Implementing systems and technologies for enabling e-procurement across the procurement lifecycle from requisitioning to payment of goods
- Identifying the key learnings and challenges of e-procurement and what is needed to ensure continued improvement
- Benefitting from sharing best practice procurement processes through the transfer of knowledge and experiences between departments and agencies
Paul Howard, Director Commercial Services, New Zealand Department of Defence
09:30 | Stimulating collaborative procurement to get your desired outcomes faster
- Analysing different forms of collaboration between procurement divisions and suppliers based on project characteristics to deliver fit-for-purpose and value-for-money
- Examining the pros and cons of various approaches, including; purchasing networks, benchmarking groups, affinity/ commodity groups, center led action networks and purchasing consortia
- Successfully selecting the right approach that meets the procurement objectives of your own organisation and those of your suppliers
Tony Ballard, Group Manager Strategic Procurement and Property Services, Ergon Energy
10:00 | Leading the way in engaging with Indigenous suppliers
- Analysing how the Indigenous procurement policy is affecting procurement organisations today and how it will change in the future
- Improve purchasing operations and outcomes by understanding how an Indigenous business works and what their challenges are
- Mitigate the risk of using new Indigenous suppliers by having smaller contracts with multiple suppliers
Ian Rudgley, Chief Procurement Officer, City of Sydney
10:30 | Morning tea
11:00 | Strategies to successfully engage with Indigenous-owned businesses to meet changing Indigenous procurement policy requirements
Laura Berry, Chief Executive Officer, Supply Nation
11:20 | Enhancing the growing Indigenous procurement and supplier diversity arena through the embodiment of culture and knowledge
- Indigenous culture is a millenia of procurement practice
- The co-existence of Indigenous culture and contemporary procurement practice
- Integral role of procurement knowledge in maturing the supply diversity marketplace
Murray Saylor, Managing Director, Tagai Management Consultants
EMBRACING INNOVATION IN PUBLIC SECTOR PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS
11:35 | CASE STUDY: Analysing how the QLD Department of Transport and Main Roads delivers real benefits and data quality from data analytics
- Data quality analysis in public procurement - turning big data into big insights
- Analysing what data, information management and reporting is required to improve the management of procurement operations
- Using the data to tell ‘stories’ about your spend in order to delivering significant savings across the department
Deanne Hawkswood, Chief Procurement Officer, QLD Department of Transport & Main Roads
12:05 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Comparing centralised vs decentralised procurement strategies – is there a perfect organisational design?
- What are the benefits and disadvantages of centralised and decentralised procurement strategies?
- Moving between centralisation and decentralisation to capitalise on the benefits of each model – what is the right balance?
- How mixed is too mixed when blending standard elements from both centralised and decentralized procurement models?
Panel Moderator:
Jennie Vickers, Director Australia and New Zealand, International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM)
Panellists:
Mike Blanchard, Chief Procurement Officer, Sydney Trains
Shane Lamont, Head of Procurement and Supply Chain, Sydney Water
Stephanie Black, Executive Director Government Procurement, WA Department of Finance
Hubert Hehl, Category Director Medical Services, Strategic Procurement & Supply, Health Support Queensland
Kath Russell, Principal Procurement & Contracts Officer (ICT), Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
12:45 | Networking lunch
SUCCESSFUL PROCUREMENT EXECUTION
13:45 | What you need to do to flourish and grow through this era of contract transformation
Jennie Vickers, Director Australia and New Zealand, International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM)
14:15 | The future of contract procurement – how it is changing and WHY?
- Why does contract management feel so relevant today?
- How are we doing at contract management?
- What does the future hold for contract management, and for procurement too?
Jonathan Dutton, Managing Director, JD Consultancy
14:45 | Ensuring successful post award contract execution and compliance
- Identifying how to avoid potential risks when making the transition from deal team to management
- Maintaining and developing an open and constructive relationship with the supplier to ensure expected benefits are realised
- Mitigating effects from unexpected, externally driven changes through ongoing risk assessment
- Understanding how changes can affect the scope and potentially the viability of the contract for either party
Phil Cholewick, Strategic Partner Manager, Airservices Australia
15:15 | Afternoon tea
15:45 | Risk management in procurement - how far can you push it?
- What’s wrong with the Australian Risk Standard and how it can be fixed?
- How to apply risk management in procurement so that you have less work, take faster decisions, cut red tape and produce better outcomes for your organisation
- Identifying the main obstacles and how to be justifiably brave in order to overcome them
Peter Hadfield, Chief Finance Officer, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority
16:15 | PURCHASER’S THINK TANK: How can public sector procurement organisations better engage with their suppliers?
In this Think Tank session our panel of experts will explore practical opportunities for all public sector procurement organisations to better engage with their various suppliers and service providers. The aim of the Think Tank is to have more than just a discussion, to think outside of the box and finish the session with actionable ideas delegates can take home to their organisations.
Key discussion topics:
- Establishing strong two way supplier relationship partnerships to improve purchasing outcomes
- Signaling trouble ahead – how to design and implement a successful warning system between suppliers and procurement professionals?
- How can procurement professionals ensure that the resulting improvements can be objectively be measured and quantified?
Panel Moderator:
Jennie Vickers, Director Australia and New Zealand, International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM)
Panelists:
Phill Scott, Manager-Tendering & Contracting, Local Government Procurement
Marea Getsios, Coordinator Procurement, Georges River Council
Commander Brad Smith, Sustainment Manager, FFGSPO, Department of Defence
Andrew Laing, Project Manager – Amphibious Ships Supply Chain, BAE Systems Australia
Carmel Boyd, Acting Director, Strategic Procurement and Contracts, Australian Tax Office
16:45 | SUPPLIER’S THINK TANK: How can suppliers better engage procurement teams to drive commercial outcomes and outcomes for stakeholders?
In this Think Tank session a panel of regular suppliers of goods and services to the public sector will come together to brainstorm practical ways that government procurement organisations can better interact with them and leverage their expertise to deliver better commercial outcomes for both parties. This will be a rare and highly valuable opportunity to get an insight into the procurement process from a vendors perspective and the session will look to identify actionable areas in which procurement managers can realise results.
Key discussion topics:
- Identifying areas of the procurement process where efficiencies could be achieved
- How can procurement teams better leverage the product/service knowledge of their suppliers to inform their decisions and to train those using the product/service
- Examining various technologies and systems that can streamline supplier engagement and procurement processes
Panel Moderator:
Jennie Vickers, Director Australia and New Zealand, International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM)
Panelists:
Matthew Clyne, Commercial Director, VendorPanel
John Crickmore, Managing Consultant, Commerce Decisions
Adam Ryan, Founder and CEO, Think
James Norfor, Partner, SimPPLY
17:15 | Closing remarks from the Chair and drawing of the lucky door prize!
17:25 | End of Day Two and close of conference