23 September - Ramada, Manchester Piccadilly

Agenda


09.00
Registration & Refreshments
10.00
Chairman's Opening Address
Paul King
PASS Consultant, BiP Solutions
10.10
Accelerating Business through the Glover Review
Naomi Davy
Senior Policy Advisor and Programme Manager of the Glover Review, Office of Government Commerce
10.30
How Business Link Can Help
Steve Connolly
Relationship Manager, Business Link Northwest
11.00
Q & A Open Forum
11.20
Midmorning Break & Networking
11.50
Lower Value Procurement Opportunities
Philip Adams
Interoperability Manager, Supply2.gov.uk
12.10
Acessing London 2012 Opportunities
Anne Thompson
Sector Leader for Sport, Northwest Regional Development Agency
12:40
Helping Your Business Grow
Paul Murphy
Group Manager, Manchester City Council
13.00
Lunch & Networking
14:00
Selling to Consortia
Peter Akid
Chief Executive, North West Collaborative Commercial Agency
14:20
Selling to Consortia - Education
Mike Haslin
Deputy Director, North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
14:40
Demystifying the Procurement Process
Paul King
PASS Consultant, BiP Solutions
15:10
Afternoon Open Forum
15:30
Chairman’s Closing Address
15.40
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