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The Perfect Storm - Day 1 Seminars
  
 
Opportunities and Threats for Procurement
Seminar Stream 1 x 4– 10.45-11.45am
1a - Delivering more procurement-led business outcomes
.... managing the risk of procurement professionals being typecast as only 'cost managers' or mercenaries
David Koch,
Director, Global Procurement,
Foster's Group Ltd
1b - Earning a seat at the management board table
.... taking the opportunity to garner stakeholder buy-in and build reputation through performance. 
 
David Henchliffe MCIPS,
CPO,
Santos
1c - Buying in volatile markets
.... managing fluctuating pricing, vulnerable supply lines and fragile suppliers.
 
David Gardiner,
Managing Director Consulting,
Portland Group
1d - The relevance of sustainable procurement today
.... achieving the balance between total cost reduction & sustainability in the current climate.
 
Hugh Wareham,
CEO,
Ecobuy
 
Seminar Stream 2 – 11.45am-12.45pm
2a - Turning contracted savings into bottom line
dollars
… practical suggestions on tracking value and
managing compliance through effective and
sustainable integration.
 
 Marny Foad,
Sourcing & Procurement Lead,
Accenture Australia
2b - Capturing synergy
..... taking cost out of the organisation structurally,
through collaboration, aggregation & capturing
synergies; especially post-acquisition.
 
Jeffery Westbrook,
Acting Executive General Manager
Strategic Sourcing,
Suncorp
2c - Procurement Agility: capturing the moment
.... How exactly can procurement dispel myths, react with speed & agility and avoid being stunned into
inertia.
 
Craig Lardner, MCIPS
Group Procurement Director,
George Weston Foods
2d - Legal update for procurement:
.... understanding the effects of recent legislation and the lessons of new contract case law.
 
Scott Alden,
Partner
DLA Phillips Fox
 
Seminar Stream 3 – 2.00-3.15pm
CPO Agenda Masterclasses
3a - Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment
.... an introduction to dynamic supply chain thinking followed by a new book launch building on the success of “Living Supply Chains”.
 
Dr John Gattorna, MCIPS
Foundation professor CIPSA
Adjunct Professor at MGSM (Sydney) and Chair Industry Advisory Board, ILSCM, Victoria University (Melbourne)
3b - The evolution of procurement into commercial management
…. The development commercial and business skills which deliver broader outcomes for organisations.
 
David Smith MCIPS, CBE,
Commercial Director,
UK Dept of Work &
Pensions
3c – Stakeholder Relationship Management
….effective procurement leadership requires the
skills and knowledge to engage effectively
with a wide range of stakeholders.
  
Dr. Lynda Bourne,
Director,
Stakeholder Management Pty Ltd
3d - Lessons of ERP
.... why ERP systems often don’t work, and what procurement & supply chain managers can do about it.
 
Dr Bola Afolabi, FCIPS
General Manager SAP Project
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
 
 
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