Since 2017 Sergiy has been working at Prozorro.Sale as CFO, and since July 2022, he has worked as the company's CEO.

From 2015 to 2017, he worked on a consulting project on business process optimization and automation for the Frankfurt office of Ernst and Young GmbH (one of the Big Four companies), where he was involved in implementing the data analysis process.

From 2004 to 2007, he worked as an external consultant on finance, financial accounting, accounting reporting, and business process optimization in the Kyiv and Donetsk offices of Ernst and Young GmbH.

He has experience in financial and operational management. Sergiy worked for eight years at Starlight Media Holding, including as Deputy CFO.

Jane is a Professor in Procurement for the Logistics and Operations Management (LOM) section of Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University. Jane’s subject areas for research and teaching include innovation and social public procurement, supply chain management, and collaboration. Jane is the strategic lead for Procurement Labs in a WEFO funded project, Infuse (Innovation of Future Public Services). Jane is Programme Director for the UK Government funded 'Help to Grow Management' programme delivered at Cardiff Buisness School aimed at supporting SMEs with business growth. Additional Roles: Member of IRSPP (international research study on public procurement) Branch Chair of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) South Wales Associate Director (MICW) of Institute for Collaborative Working (ICW), Cymru.

Rick Grimm, CEO of NIGP (Institute for Public Procurement). NIGP promotes continuous learning and Rick has led major curriculum development to better support procurement professionals. NIGP has focused on its vision, mission and strategic planning process, and it has adopted public policy resolutions advocating the value of public procurement and has reached out to the supplier community through the NIGP Business Council. Rick will be joining Procurex Live online as NIGP are main sponsors of IRSPP (International Research Study on Public Procurement).

Nikki has worked in a number of private and public sector senior procurement and programme management roles since graduating in 1990 with a BA(Hons) in Business Economics and Marketing. With IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Agilent she gained extensive experience in leading national and international procurement and system transformation programmes.

Since joining the Scottish Government in 2005 she has played a key role in driving and enabling public procurement reform in Scotland, with a particular focus on building Scottish Government’s Procurement, Commercial and Project Delivery skills. An FCIPS Chartered Procurement & Supply professional, Nikki currently sits on the CIPS Foundation Steering Group and is an ex-trustee of their Global Board of Trustees.

With specific interests in developing the capability of individuals, organisations, supply chains and our Procurement People of Tomorrow, Nikki also plays an active role in encouraging diversity (in all its forms) within senior procurement and supply chain roles.

Valerie Bollinger started her career in public procurement in 2012 after earning her law degree in 2010. She practiced law for two years in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and then moved to Idaho where she accepted a position as a Buyer with the University of Idaho.

In 2014, Valerie joined the Division of Purchasing (DOP) as a Buyer before being promoted to State Purchasing Manager in 2016. She became the Administrator (CPO) in August 2020. Since joining DOP, Valerie has been an active participant in NASPO and currently serves on the NASPO and UPPCC Boards of Directors.

Her favourite aspect of public procurement is the opportunity to support the great work being done by all of Idaho’s agencies who serve the citizens of the state. She is passionate about working collaboratively, thinking innovatively, and elevating the public procurement profession to the highest possible standards.

Carl has a wealth of public procurement experience, having previously led the award-winning procurement team at one of Wales’ largest housing associations. Before joining Welsh Government, Carl worked for the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), where he taught procurement and contract management best practice to public and private sector organisations across the globe.

Carl also played an important role in CIPS’ work post-Grenfell, and supported the work of Working Group 11 to agree specific procurement competence levels for people involved in the construction of new higher risk residential buildings. In his current role, Carl is responsible for developing Welsh Government’s wider Procurement Reform engagement activity, working closely with stakeholders across the Welsh public sector to ensure that they are ready to maximise the opportunities arising from procurement reform.

Deb Damore is the director of purchasing and contracting for the State of Vermont, Office of Purchasing and Contracting. As the State Chief Procurement Officer, she is responsible for overseeing the procurement and contracting processes for all state agencies, ensuring efficiency, transparency, and compliance with state and federal regulations.

Deb develops procurement policies, negotiates major contracts, and implements cost-effective purchasing strategies to optimize the use of state resources. She began her career in public procurement approximately twenty years. Deb also worked in the private sector procurement industry prior to public procurement. Deb is the current and a past president of the National Association of State Procurement Officials.

Dan Kruger is the Chief Strategy Officer for the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO). Dan supports a diverse team of NASPO Program Directors that provides all administrative support to the association of fifty state procurement offices, the District of Columbia, and the US Territories. Part of his responsibilities includes overseeing and managing the partnership program, which involve cultivating relationships and coordinating collaboration projects with several national and international organizations that touch the public procurement profession. Prior to arriving at NASPO, Dan spent much of his career in higher education as a staff and faculty member and earned his M.Ed. in 2016. During his time at NASPO, he also led Academic Affairs and brings an acute awareness of public procurement issues that impact the educational community. Dan currently resides in Lexington, Ky with his wife and 3-year-old daughter.

Grahame joined BiP Solutions in 2003 as Production Director with responsibility for the multi-disciplined media and production department, including Content, Research and Distribution. Prior to that, he worked in various senior editorial and publishing roles for the media company EMAP plc.

Grahame was appointed Deputy Chief Operating Officer of the BI Division in May 2012 and became Sales & Marketing Director in May 2016 with overall responsibility for driving revenues through private and public sector sales, marketing and events teams.

In January 2017, Grahame was appointed Managing Director of the Media and Marketing Solutions division of the BiP Group. In this role he assumed overall responsibility for two of BiP Group’s recent acquisitions – Pro Mark Media and Ingenium – as well as BiP Solutions’ events and training portfolio.

Following a restructure of BiP Group in April 2018, Grahame was appointed Sales and Marketing Director for the Business Intelligence and Public Sector business units, before subsequently being appointed Director of Public Policy, Research and Communications in 2023.