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SPEAKERS
 
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  The Scotland Excel Conference and Exhibition will give you the opportunity to interact with the presenters by hosting a live poll providing instant feedback on the thoughts and opinions of your fellow delegates.  
 
   
 

08.30
Registration & Exhibition
10.00

Welcome

10.10

Keynote Address

Ruth Parsons
Head of Public Service Reform and Efficiency Group, Scottish Government

10.30

Scotland Excel – raising the standard together

David Martin
Chief Executive, Renfrewshire Council, and

Dorothy Cowie
Project Director, Scotland Excel

11.00 Coffee and Exhibition
11.30

Morning Breakout Sessions

1. Strategic use of e-sourcing tools in the collaborative procurement landscape

Lara Cook, Neil Stewart, eProcurement Scotl@nd and
Geoff Clark, Scotland Excel

2. Procurement competencies for the 21st century

Irene McCulloch and Jackie Foster, Scottish Government and
Steve Thorpe, Strategy Manager, London Borough of Havering

3. Sustainable procurement – a case study

Sylvia Gray
Vice-Chair, Sustainable Scotland Network

4. Collaboration in practice – a case study

Yvonne Yule Scotland Excel,
David Burnie Renfrewshire Council
Nick Halliday Ford Motor Company Ltd, and

5. Demonstrating value – key performance indicators for procurement

Jennifer Smith
Scottish Procurement Directorate, and

Local Authority representative

6. Supplier Development Programme

Pauline Wilkie
Supplier Development Programme

12.15 Ask the panel question time and live poll
12.45 Lunch and Exhibition
13.45

Living with change

Stephen Gribben
Managing Partner, Executive Development

14.10

Transforming Procurement

Kim Godwin
Head of Supply Chain, BAA

14.40 Coffee and Exhibition
15.05

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

1. Strategic use of e-sourcing tools in the collaborative procurement landscape

Lara Cook, Neil Stewart, eProcurement Scotl@nd and
Geoff Clark, Scotland Excel

2. Procurement competencies for the 21st century

Irene McCulloch and Jackie Foster, Scottish Government and
Steve Thorpe, Strategy Manager, London Borough of Havering

3. Sustainable procurement – a case study

Sylvia Gray
Vice-Chair, Sustainable Scotland Network

4. Collaboration in practice – a case study

Yvonne Yule Scotland Excel,
David Burnie Renfrewshire Council
Nick Halliday Ford Motor Company Ltd, and

5. Demonstrating value – key performance indicators for procurement

Jennifer Smith
Scottish Procurement Directorate, and

Local Authority representative

6. Supplier Development Programme

Pauline Wilkie
Supplier Development Programme

15.50 Chair’s closing address
16.10 Close
 
Programme may be subject to change
 
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