Frances Atkins
Co-Founder / Director givvable
Frances Atkins is the co-founder of givvable, an award-winning tech platform that uses AI, big data, and advanced modelling to automate supplier sustainability and ESG diligence. With a background as a vice president at J.P. Morgan and a financial services lawyer at Ashurst, Frances brings deep expertise in finance, law, and innovation. Recognised as UNSW Alumni of the Year for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (2023) and Founder of the Year (2022), she now leads a multidisciplinary team helping global companies “spend with impact.” Her work focuses on enabling organisations to embed sustainability into procurement decisions through data-driven insights and measurable impact.
MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 2 – 20 May 2026, Wednesday
2:45 PM Innovation Spotlight: Beyond the questionnaire: How trust drives 90% supplier engagement
Beyond the Questionnaire explores why traditional supplier engagement on complex issues has failed—relying on punitive, compliance‑driven approaches that erode trust, distort responses, and ultimately fall short of what buyers actually need. This session shows how a fresh, trust‑based model is transforming supplier engagement, replacing box‑ticking with partnership and turning adversarial processes into collaborative outcomes.
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