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Agenda

09.00 Registration and Exhibition/Coffee. Networking opportunity for all delegates
10.00 Chairman’s Opening Address
Liz Welton, Chairman, SOPO
10.10 Keynote Speaker 1
Peter Rushton, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, Optimum Business Solutions
10.35 Keynote Speaker 2
John Tizard, Director, Centre for Public Service Partnerships
11.00 Driving savings and realising efficiency in procurement
Andrew Cooper, Team Manager, UK Public Sector Sales Team, American Express
11.15 Coffee/Exhibition. Networking opportunity for all delegates

11.45   Breakout Session One (Choose one of the sessions below)

  1. Best Practice: business continuity in the supply chain – case study
    Nicol Thornton, Head of Procurement, London Fire Brigade
  2. How embedding category management methodology in procurement can drive efficiency in the public sector
    Ian Conner, Chief Procurement Officer, Southwest One
  3. The impact of 'personalisation' on procuring services and some suggested solutions
    John Scowen, Corporate Procurement Manager, London Borough of Havering
    Sponsored by Ticon
  4. Engaging suppliers in providing breakthrough solutions.
    Bryan Forbes, Account Manager, Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI)

12.20   Breakout Session Two (Choose one of the sessions below)

  1. Equalities and Public Procurement: how the changing context will affect you
    Mandy Wright, Independent Consultant
  2. Delivering operational efficiency collaboration on a wider scale
    Verity Smith, Professional Services Project Manager, Gloucestershire County Council and the South West IEP area, and
    Claire Smart, Director of Strategic Procurement, Gloucestershire County Council
  3. Building employment and training opportunities into procurement
    Collan Murray, Central Responsible Procurement Team, GLA Group, and
    Andrea Fozard, GLA Group
  4. Business Charter for Social Responsibility
    Peter Booth, Procurement & Business Development Manager, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
13.00 Lunch and Exhibition. Networking opportunity for all delegates

14.00  Breakout Session Three (Choose one of the sessions below)

  1. Continuous Professional Development – the new challenges
    Dr Glynis Davies FCIPS, Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)
  2. What’s happening in the EU – update on European issues
    Nick Porter, European Policy Officer, Local Government Association (LGA)
  3. Children’s services – making the most of your commercial opportunities
    Estelle Watts, Principal Commercial Advisor, Department for Education, and
    Bridghe Forde, Procurement Advisor, Department for Education
  4. Compliant procurement and creating a sustainable supply chain: two useful tools to help you meet legislative requirements at no cost
    Robert Hine, Business Development (Specifiers), BSI
14.40 Coffee/Exhibition. Networking opportunity for all delegates
15.10 Rethink Print: Meeting efficiency targets through managemend document solutions
Helen Hopper, PR Manager, Kyocera
15.25 Legal update including evaluation of tenders and challenges from suppliers
Ruth Connorton, Partner, Eversheds
Sponsored by Eversheds
15.50 Keynote Speaker 4
Dr Paul Blantern, Chief Executive, Northamptonshire County Council
16.15 Close
16.30 SOPO AGM
18.30 Drinks Reception – Sponsored by Canon UK
20.00 Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony
Premiership Trophy Gala Dinner sponsored by Barclaycard

Get your picture taken with the Premiership Trophy		 Kristina Cook Also joining us at the Gala Dinner is Olympic Silver/Bronze Medallist from Equestrian, Kristina Cook (left) and Charlotte Kerwood, Shooting Olympic Non Medallist (right) Charlotte Kerwood
Awards Ceremony sponsored by Konica Minolta
After Dinner Speaker: Steve Nallon, writer and performer and original member of the Spitting Image team

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