Embark on a transformative journey into your future procurement needs with a program meticulously crafted for procurement professionals, government officers and legal professionals, to assist you to achieve best practice procurement. It is not just an event; it's a catalyst for change to reshape your approach to procurement and equip you with actionable strategies and real-world insights into procurement practices and processes, management of risks and liabilities, diversity and sustainability needs in procurement plus more.
Early Bird Discount ends 10 May 2024 $353.50
Chair
Scott Alden, Partner, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
Professional Skills
9.00am to 10.00am Is Your Procurement Future Ready?
- Plan: what is your current level of engagement with the industry and what you can do to improve it
- Source: you need a combination of sourcing tools and not being risk adverse, think of the sourcing tools as a way of interacting with the market
- Manage: collaborate with suppliers and use legal services to create the required flexibility in your contracts
- Digital over paper
- People over process
- Collaboration over negotiation
Presented by Tulika Bairoliya, Commercial Director – Program Delivery, NSW Telco Authority
11.00am to 11.15am Morning Break
Professional Skills
12.15pm to 1.15pm Reducing Footprints Through Net Zero and Sustainability: Legal and Probity Considerations for Commonwealth Procurement Processes
- The Commonwealth’s net zero in government operations strategy and sustainability policies
- Practical points to consider from a legal and probity perspective when conducting procurement processes or preparing contracts
- Potential impacts on related documents, such as leases which are entered into post procurement
Presented by Veena Bedekar, Special Counsel, Maddocks
Description
Attend and earn 4 CPD units in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Professional Skills
10.00am to 11.00am Unlocking Synergies: Cross Collaboration in Procurement Across Multiple Categories
- Identify a compelling need/issue for your customers, supply base, industry or other stakeholder groups
- Build a vision statement that is exciting for all stakeholder groups
- Champion a program collaborating with internal and external stakeholders
- Deliver and showcase outcomes both internally and externally
Presented by Anubhav Madan, Head of Procurement, Local Government Procurement
Professional Skills
11.15am to 12.15pm Supplier Diversity and Inclusion: Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Government Contracts and Procurement Practices, Including Indigenous Procurement Policies
Explore the vital role of diversity and inclusion in government contracts, including Indigenous procurement policies, fostering equitable opportunities and sustainable practices.
Presented by Teresa Scott, Executive Director, Australasian Procurement and Construction Council
Presenters
Scott Alden, Partner, Mills Oakley
Anubhav Madan, Head of Procurement, Local Government Procurement
Anubhav joined Local Government Procurement in November 2020, having spent about the last 10 years providing procurement consulting services to both private and public sector organisations. In his last role in NSW Procurement within NSW Treasury, he was focused on architecting and supporting state-wide procurement reform initiatives that support and deliver election commitments, while creating value in professional services by architecting the Business Advisory Services (BAS) standard commercial framework and improving procurement operations for professional services across the state. Prior to that, Anubhav has been focused on architecting and driving procurement transformation initiatives to improve procurement value, capability and profile across various public and private sector organisations since 2004 across Asia, USA and Australia. With a degree in Computer Engineering from Singapore, and trained in Entrepreneurship from Stanford, he also has an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) and is an alumnus of London Business School (LBS). Most recently he has attained an MCIPS status. In this role as the Head of Procurement, he and his team support in excess of $800M in spend under contract working with over 900 suppliers supporting the NSW Local Government sector. His focus is on optimising contracts, compliance and overall procurement activity within the Local Government sector to provide greater value to both buyers and suppliers in the sector.
Tulika Bairoliya, Commercial Director – Program Delivery, NSW Telco Authority
Veena Bedekar, Special Counsel, Maddocks
Veena has helped her clients make defensible procurement and property decisions for over 15 years. She has a particular interest in how energy efficiency and sustainability can help drive value for money outcomes. In recent years, a large focus of her practice has been advising tenants on long term leases for large premises, including those with energy efficiency requirements and security overlays. Prior to joining Maddocks, Veena acted for property owners, such as private health care operators. She also has significant experience in providing probity, process and procurement advice to Commonwealth entities on projects which have operational significance, involve unique arrangements or are subject to close stakeholder scrutiny. A finalist in the 2022 ACT Women Lawyers Awards, and a sponsor in the 2023 500 Women in Property program, Veena is passionate about advocating for women from under-represented backgrounds.
