Conference Day Two

Conference Day Two - Thursday 31 August

 

Click here for Day One

Click here for Pre-Conference In-depth Learning Sessions


08:30 | Welcome coffee

08:50 | Opening remarks from the Chair

Jonathan Dutton, Director, JD Consultancy


ASSESSING LEADING INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS TO LEARN AND PROGRESS


KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:

09:00 | Procurement at The World Bank – ensuring value for money through transformational programs

  • Insight into the 10,000 projects across various countries while ensuring value for money on the $30 billion dollar spend through transformational procurement programs
  • Understanding the scope and scale of the World Bank’s infrastructure and capital work’s projects
  • Examining the World Bank’s new end to end transformational procurement program designed to deliver more value in capital investments
  • Using a proactive approach to procurement to get more efficient outcomes

Chris Browne, Chief Procurement Officer, World Bank (US)


KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION:

09:30 | Where we stand and how to progress to leading international levels

  • Looking at where NZ government procurement sits compared to other governments
  • What lessons can be learnt from cross collaboration between governments?
  • Steps towards the progression of best procurement practice in NZ

Panel Moderator:
Jonathan Dutton,
Director, JD Consultancy

Panellists:
Chris Brown,
Chief Procurement Officer, World Bank (US)
Sarah Cotgreave,
Divisional Manager, Procurement, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Philip Healy,
General Manager, Facilities and Asset Management, Counties Manukau Health
Mark Lamb,
General Manager Asia Pacific, CIPSA

Mike BlanchardDeputy Chief Executive, Operations Directorate, Tertiary Education Commission


10:15 | Understanding the benefits of constructive early market engagement

  • Becoming better organised and proactively forward planning
  • How much to do, who with and how to keep a record of it
  • Benefitting from sharing best practice procurement processes through the transfer of knowledge and experiences between departments and agencies

Jennie Vickers, Executive Director, New Zealand Defence Industry Association Inc


10:45 | Morning tea


INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE ON IMPROVING PUBLIC SECTOR PROCUREMENT PRACTICES


11:15 | The New NZQA Procurement Qualification: A miracle cure for procurement skills

  • Effective combination of MBIE, NZTA and international procurement methods
  • Practical, applied procurement skills development
  • Realistic and accessible on-job training and qualification
  • Inexpensive, relevant and ready to go

Caroline Boot, Director Clever Buying & Associate of Connexis ITO


11:30 | Industry perspective on government procurement – increasing the drive of industry to want to sell to government

  • Insights into how public sector procurement can improve relationships with national suppliers
  • Explaining the value of transparency of performance and how this will help improve procurement functions within NZ and boost NZ’s supplier growth internationally
  • Highlighting the importance of ‘whole of life’ value including quality, local servicing and support as well as companies’ ability to tailor solutions that fit your needs

Catherine Beard, Head of Export NZ and manufacturers NZ, Business New Zealand Group


CASE STUDY:

12:00 | Engaging with the NZDF - A sellers' perspective

  • Elaborating on Kuehne + Nagel’s experience vs best practice
  • Case study on their recent engagement with the New Zealand Defence Force

Michael Aldwell, Managing Director New Zealand, Kuehne + Nagel


12:30 | Networking lunch


PANEL DISCUSSION:

13:30 | Improving the relationship between suppliers and public sector procurement

  • How can suppliers be more successful in winning government contracts?
  • How to find the balance between competitiveness and collaboration with your partners?
  • How can we change the process to better accommodate and encourage national suppliers?
  • Avoiding the i3 tower syndrome to enable collaboration and deliver mutually beneficial outcomes

Panel Moderator:
Jonathan Dutton,
Director, JD Consultancy

Panellists:
Catherine Beard,
Head of Export NZ and Manufacturers NZ, Business New Zealand Group
Tod Cooper,
General Manager, MDA Corporation and NZ CIPS Committee Chair
Michael Aldwell,
Managing Director New Zealand, Kuehne + Nagel
Mike Blanchard,
Deputy Chief Executive, Operations Directorate, Tertiary Education Commission


SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS ON SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT


INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE:

14:15 | ISO20400 on Sustainable Procurement is out - what does it mean for government procurement?

  • What is ISO20400?
  • Uptake globally and the Asia Pacific region – what you need to know about it
  • How to use it and the impacts and benefits for government procurement

Jean-Louis Haie, Head Australian Delegation, ISO20400 Sustainable Procurement Project (Australia)


IMPROVING RESULTS THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT


14:45 | Ministry of Education’s PPP Journey

In 2012 the Ministry of Education let New Zealand’s first PPP contract delivering two schools in Auckland.  The Ministry has more recently let its third PPP contract.  This session will explore:

  • What lessons have been learnt and how have these informed the Ministry’s PPP activities?
  • What are the challenges that the Ministry has experienced in the delivery of its PPP programme?
  • What innovations has the Ministry developed and how are the Ministry considering building on their PPP experiences to date?

Sam FowlerSenior Strategic Procurement Manager, Ministry of Education


15:15 | Afternoon tea


15:40 | Analysing the landscape for the digital technology revolution in procurement and supply chain management

  • An overview of the digital technology revolution in procurement and supply chain
  • Understanding how your organisation can stay relevant to rapidly changing business needs
  • The rise of sustainable procurement – and its role in a digital transformation environment
  • How procurement will face new technology challenges such as; the internet of things, Bitcoin, 3D printing and drones

Jonathan Dutton, Director, JD Consultancy


16:15 | Starting the transformation journey towards a competitive and agile procurement practice

  • The Eight Core Dimensions to building an agile procurement operating model
  • Steps to driving an agile procurement methodology
  • Insights for success, developing a commercial business by enabling transformation

Rob Halsall, Head of Procurement, Westpac NZ


ON STAGE DISCUSSION:

16:45 | Agile procurement and disruption – the landscape the digital technology revolution

  • What are the impacts that disruptive technologies are having on procurement?
  • Digitisation of procurement --- current landscape on the digitisation of procurement technology
  • How does the procurement function adapt to these changes
  • Automation in procurement – assessing key drivers and main issues

Facilitator:
Jonathan Dutton,
 Director, JD Consultancy
Debaters:
Rob Halsall,
Head of Procurement, Westpac NZ


17:15 | Closing remarks from the Chair and drawing of the lucky door price!

17:25 | End of Day Two and close of conference


Register now!

Back to the top

Reference: 
GovProcure New Zealand 2017