Please note: All times shown on the programme are BST
06.45 – 06.50
Australia and New Zealand Focus
07.00 – 07.30
Opening keynote: Building supply chain resilience: challenges for Australia and New Zealand
- Highlighting the need for AZ businesses to prioritise supply chain transformation resilience
- Identifying the capabilities needed to enable and enhance integrated supply chains
- Shifting toward a ‘risk based’ model through prioritisation and building capacity
Speakers:
Ben Ludik, Head of Procurement, Fleet and Property. Water Corporation in Western Australia
Chair:
Sharon Morris, General Manager – Australia & New Zealand, CIPS
07.40 – 08.10
Panel discussion: Supplier diversity – ensuring your processes support indigenous-owned suppliers
- Establishing positive diversity benchmarks and how your organisation can comply with them
- Truth-telling and why reconciliation efforts may still be needed when conversing with indigenous-owned suppliers
- Avoiding tokenism with genuine and respectful procurement practices
Chair:
Glenn Johnston, Director, Procurement & Business Support, Infrastructure NSW
Speakers:
Sean Barnes, Director of Social Procurement, The Ākina Foundation
Joanne Kennett, Senior Manager, Social Procurement & Workforce Development, Transport for NSW
Tania Pouwhare, General Manager, Community and Social Innovation, Auckland Council
08.20 – 08.30
ANZ Reflection
During this session the chairs will discuss the themes, trends and challenges covered during the ANZ Focus.
Chairs:
Sharon Morris
Glenn Johnston
Break
MENA Focus
Case study: Procurement for “mega-events”
Chair:
Sam Achampong, General Manager – CIPS Middle East & North Africa (MENA)
Speaker:
Anis Tabka, SVP Procurement & Contracts – EXPO 2020 Dubai
9.40 – 10.10
Presentation: Building a sustainable In-Country Value addition strategy
- Diversifying in-country industries and promoting local businesses
- Developing competitiveness between enterprises to develop suppliers on both regional and global stages
- Creating a culture of responsible innovation and entrepreneurship with tools and knowledge
Chair:
Sam Achampong, General Manager – CIPS Middle East & North Africa (MENA)
Speaker:
Adil Al Mulla, CEO, ARC Associates and former SVP Etihad Airways
10.20 – 10.30
MENA Reflection
During this session the chairs will discuss the themes, trends and challenges covered during the MENA Focus.
Chairs:
Sam Achampong
Emma Scott
10.30 – 11.00
Break
Africa Focus
- Identifying new ways to attract exceptional talent
- Retaining said talent and nurturing career progression
Panel discussion: Promoting transparency and increasing end-to-end supply chain visibility
- Outlining your organisation’s role in promoting transparency in every part of the supply chain
- Professionalising behaviours within organisations to promote procurement’s role in overcoming corruption
- Traceability as the backbone of a sustainable product system to verify social and environmental claims
Chair:
Sara Bux, General Manager – Southern Africa, CIPS
Speakers:
Stephen Ashcroft, Director, General Services and Procurement, African Development Bank Group
Sanet Shepperson, Executive Head Properties and Procurement, Cell C
Dr Faith Mashele, Co-Founder Makgarebe A Mahikeng
Preston Hwena Chartered FCIPS, Supply Chain Management Specialist, Chairperson for CIPS Zimbabwe
Chairperson:
CIPS Gauteng Branch
Preston
12.20 – 12.30
Africa Reflection
During this session the chairs will discuss the themes, trends and challenges covered during the Africa Focus.
Chairs:
Sara Bux, General Manager – Southern Africa, CIPS
Emma Scott, Representation Manager, CIPS
Europe Focus
12.40 – 13.10
Presentation: How supplier collaboration can meet challenges of sustainability, supply chain resilience and supplier innovation in a VUCA world
Speaker:
Stephen Cleminson, Alliances Director, Ivalua
Lunch
14.00 – 14.30
Panel discussion: “Future-proofing” procurement – building resilience in supply chains
- Investing in new technologies to optimise performance in supply chains
- Is the “just in time” model still optimal for your business?
- Building trust and increasing visibility through more transparent supply chains
Chair:
Emma Scott, Representation Manager, CIPS
Speakers:
Lydia Blackwood, Head of Sourcing, The Crown Estate
Arjun Varma, Global DIrector & Head of Strategic Capacity Management, Beiersdorf
James Westgarth, Senior Director, Procurement, Lufthansa Group
Presentation: ESG as part of an integrated supply chain strategy
Speakers:
Andrea Barrett, Vice President for Social Responsibility & Sustainability, Electrocomponents
15.20 – 15.40
How to build and strengthen your supply chain resiliency
Speaker:
Selene Silvestri, Associate Partner, Supply Chain, FICO
15.50 – 16.00
EMEA/Americas Crossover
The crossover session will bring together the EMEA and Americas chairs for a discussion about the themes covered during the EMEA Focus and their similarities with, or relevance to the topics of interest within the Americas Focus sessions.
Chairs:
Emma Scott, Representation Manager, CIPS
Bill Michels, Vice President of Operations, CIPS
16.00 – 16.15
Break
Americas Focus
America Focus Session
Speaker:
Bill Michels, Vice President of Operations, CIPS
Chair:
Emma Scott, Representation Manager, CIPS
Panel discussion: Weathering the next storm – preparing your supply chain
- A focus on supply shortages and escalating prices and how to mitigate their effects on your business
- Using data and improving data management to protect yourself from future disruptions
- Creating effective contingency plans to ‘weather the next storm’ sustainably
Chair:
Bill Michels, Vice President of Operations, CIPS
Speakers:
Jim Townsend, Chief Procurement Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Closing keynote: Optimising spending to protect our planet and its people
Speaker:
Bill Michels, Vice President of Operations, CIPS
Closing remarks from Chair