ProcureCon Australia 2024
May 14 - 15, 2024
Hilton Sydney, Australia
Agenda Day 1
Charting Procurement’s Course to A Better Future
9:05 am - 9:10 am
Welcome Address: Yaroslava Bhandari, Conference Producer, ProcureCon Australia
9:10 am - 9:20 am
Chairperson Opening Remarks: Charleene Mundine, Founder, Black Women of Western Sydney
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Acknowledgement of Country & Welcome Address
Macro-Economic Outlook: Navigating Turbulent Horizons
9:20 am - 9:40 am
Opening Keynote Presentation: Assessing Australia's macro trends: How procurement leaders can take the lead with tackling the implications of inflation, the aging population and market volatility to succeed in unprecedented times
Dr Matthew Peter -
Chief Economist,
QIC
A Macro Roadmap: Your Guide To Success
9:40 am - 10:10 am
C-Level Keynote Chat: A view from the top: How are CPOs adapting their procurement roadmap to ready their talent, sourcing strategies and digital capabilities to best navigate this uncertain macro landscape?
Lana Miao -
CPO – Australia & New Zealand,
Capgemini
Anu Srinivasan -
MD – Head of Procurement,
PwC Australia
Rahul Marwah -
Associate Director Sourcing & Procurement Consulting,
KPMG
The Digital Evolution
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Fireside Chat: Embracing new digital innovations: How can you seamlessly integrate AI, ML and ChatGPT into your procurement processes to drive greater efficiencies and unlock valuable insights?
Jim Green -
General Manager – Strategic Procurement,
John Holland
Rahul Marwah -
Associate Director Sourcing & Procurement Consulting,
KPMG
Tiernan Fitzsimon -
Category Lead – Technology & Facilities Inbound Supply & Procurement,
Aurizon
10:40 am - 11:00 am
Keynote Case Study: The Gen AI Hype is Real! Now What?
Edward Baxter -
Solutions Consulting Manager, APAC,
Ivalua
Navigating the journey to identify and embed value-adding Gen AI capabilities into the Procurement function is top of mind for many in 2024. But over 1/3 of attendees to a recent global Ivalua webinar told us that they had no current strategy in place! Edward Baxter, Solutions Consulting Manager for APAC at Ivalua, has some advice about getting started with this game-changing service.
11:00 am - 11:40 am
Morning Networking Break (40 minutes)
Fortifying the Supply Chain: A Path to Resilience
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Keynote Case Study: Procurement Transformation in the Age of Generative AI.
Tom Zielinski -
Senior Director – ANZ, Consulting,
GEP
Generative AI is garnering tremendous attention in the business world due to its impressive human-like capabilities and disruptive potential across industries. Over the past year, significant strides have been made in the application of Generative AI in procurement to drive improvements in cost, speed, and decision support. GEP’s presentation will outline the transformative potential of generative AI in procurement, a range of use cases, and approaches to advancing generative AI adoption within your procurement organization.
12:30 pm - 1:10 pm
Keynote Panel: Taking a local approach: How can we as an industry drive localisation in Australia and New Zealand to rely less on foreign suppliers and as a result minimise risks and grow the local economy?
Justin Butcher -
General Manager Procurement,
Incitec Pivot Fertilisers
Diego Intrieri -
Head of Strategic Sourcing – ANZ & South East Asia,
Device Technologies
Walter D’Avolio -
VP – Strategic Sourcing & Procurement,
Cochlear
Adeel Ahmed -
Head of Direct Sourcing – Media & Pharmaceuticals,
Alfred Health
Hayley Jarick -
CEO & Company Secretary,
Supply Chain Sustainability School
1:10 pm - 2:20 pm
[VIP Invite Only] Lunch & Learn: How the procurement world is developing and what makes Ivalua stand out.
Neeraj Chhabra -
Regional Sales Lead, ANZ,
Ivalua
