The 5th CIPSA Strategic Procurement Forum - Programme

Day One – 27th May 2010
Time
Session
Speaker
7.45-9.00am
Registration & coffee 
 
 
9.00–9.10am
Official welcome and MC
Jonathan Dutton FCIPS,
Managing Director,
CIPS Australia
 
9.10-9.40am
Keynote Speech: The Minister for Finance and Deregulation
The Hon Lindsay Tanner,
Minister for Finance and Deregulation
 
9.40-10.20am
The NZ Goverment Procurement Reform Programme
John Ivil,
Procurement Manager All of Government Contracts,
The Government  Procurement Development Group
New Zealand Ministry for Economic Development
 
10.20-10.30am
The Role of the APCC in developing professional procurement in the public sector
Jane Montgomery Hribar,
Executive Director,
Australasian Procurement and Construction Council Inc.
 
10.30–11.00am
Refreshment break
 
 
11.00-11.35am
Developing a Commonwealth best practice model for procurement professionalization
An integrated approach to developing;
·         a comprehensive framework for procurement policy
·         operational guidance (templates)
·         and procurement professionalisation.
 
Willem Bouwer,
Executive Director Procurement Policy,
Procurement and Contracting Branch,
Defence Materiel Organisation,
Department of Defence
11.35-12.10pm
Procurement  Excellence - Aiming for Sector Transformation in VIC Local Govt
Transforming local govt procurement performance requires a strategic approach to change management and the Victorian State Government, Councils, and local industry are currently working together in a new form of partnership to deliver accelerated change across Victoria:
·         The VIC local government procurement strategy
·         Successes and challenges so far
·         The importance of people development
 
John Watson,
Executive Director,
Local Government Victoria
           
 
12.10-12.40pm
Delivering efficiency gains and savings through cross jurisdictional benchmarking – an APCC Case Study
John Tondut MCIPS,
Executive Director
&
Rod Alderton,
Executive Director
Dept of Treasury and Finance WA
12.40 –1.30pm
Lunch
 
 
1.30-1.50pm
The Professional Agenda Today
Jonathan Dutton FCIPS,
Managing Director
CIPS Australia
 
1.50-2.30pm
Queensland Government Reform Programme update
·         The Qld govt procurement reform programme
·         Case studies on new sourcing strategies
 
 
Evelyn Jelliffe,
Queensland Government Chief Procurement Officer, 
Queensland Government Chief Procurement Office,
Department of Public Works
 
2.30-3.00pm
The 4th International Research Study in Public Procurement - 2009: Lessons for Public Procurement Practitioners in Australia
In November 2009, CPOs and senior administrators from some 20 countries met in Portugal to discuss the public procurement response to the Global Financial Crisis in their jurisdiction.
  • Summary of key responses to government stimulus packages in 2009-2010
  • Major opportunities for public procurement in a period of financial crisis
  • Lessons for enhancing the profile and impact of public procurement
 
Professor Guy Callender, FCIPS
Professor & Chair of Strategic Procurement,
Curtin Business School
3.00-3.30pm
Refreshment break
 
 
3.30-3.40pm
The Whole of Government Procurement Programme
·         Federal procurement strategy
·         The federal procurement landscape
·         CPG/AusTender update
·         Professionalising procurement & the role for DMO
 
John Grant,
Division Manager,
Procurement Division,
Asset Management Group,
Dept of Finance and Deregulation
3.40 – 4.20pm
Case Study: The Whole of Government Travel Programme
Simon Teschendorf,
Director
Jane Wagner,
Director,
The Dept of Finance and Deregulation
4.20 – 4.55pm
Retaining Your Procurement Staff in 2010 – Trends and Tactics for the public sector
 
Riding the employment market rollercoaster & market employment prospects for 2010.
·         Recruiting from the private sector
·         The value of staff retention in the public sector
·         Employee engagement & flexible cultures
·         Career development &succession planning
·         Incentives and rewards on offer now
 
Kathy Kostyrko,
Public Sector Director,
Hays Recruitment
4.55 – 5.00pm
Closing remarks
Jonathan Dutton FCIPS,
Managing Director,
CIPS Australia
 
5.00 – 6.00pm
Drinks & networking reception with ACT committee