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Director of Public Policy, Research and Communications
BiP Solutions
Welcome Address - 10:00 - 10:05

Director of Public Policy, Research and Communications
BiP Solutions

Director & Practice Lead - Contract & Commercial Management
World Commerce & Contracting

Founder & Managing Director
Posterity Global

Software Commercial Lead
Crown Commercial Service

Partner
Trowers & Hamlin
Panel session: How AI Will Change the Face of Public Procurement - 10:05 - 10:30

Director & Practice Lead - Contract & Commercial Management
World Commerce & Contracting

Founder & Managing Director
Posterity Global

Software Commercial Lead
Crown Commercial Service

Partner
Trowers & Hamlin

Deputy Director for Procurement Reform
Cabinet Office
3 Months Later... How the Procurement Act is Taking Shape in Reality - 10:35 - 11:00
87 days since the implementation of the Procurement Act, this session will discuss how the Act has evolved since it was first drafted, and how organisations and businesses have adapted to the new rules since they began on 24 February.
Speakers
Deputy Director for Procurement Reform
Cabinet Office

CEO
DRKNOWD Ltd

Chair
Social Value Taskforce

CEO & Founder
WhatImpact

Head of Members - Public Sector
Social Value Portal

Co-Founder & CEO
Match My Project
Panel Session - Delivering the New NPPS - 11:05 - 11:30

CEO
DRKNOWD Ltd

Chair
Social Value Taskforce

CEO & Founder
WhatImpact

Head of Members - Public Sector
Social Value Portal

Co-Founder & CEO
Match My Project

Merseyside and Cheshire Development Manager
Federation of Small Businesses
Is Public Procurement Working For Businesses? - 11:35 - 12:00
This session will cover whether public procurement in its current form is delivering for businesses of all sizes operating across the public sector supply chain, as well as the present challenges and opportunities for SMEs, and how the Procurement Act can deliver on change.
Speakers
Merseyside and Cheshire Development Manager
Federation of Small Businesses

Executive and Leadership Coach
Coaching for Procurement Ltd

Business Director for Procurement Recruitment
Michael Page

Head of Teaching and Learning
Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)

Senior Lecturer in Procurement and Supply Chain Management
University of South Wales
Panel Session - Getting Purchase: What Skills, Behaviours and Attributes Will the Next Generation of Procurement Professionals Need to Thrive? - 12:05 - 12:35

Executive and Leadership Coach
Coaching for Procurement Ltd

Business Director for Procurement Recruitment
Michael Page

Head of Teaching and Learning
Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)

Senior Lecturer in Procurement and Supply Chain Management
University of South Wales