CompeteFor

10:00 – 10:10 Chairman's Opening Address

Grahame Steed, Senior Executive Officer, BiP Solutions

10:10 – 10:30 The Changing Face of the Public Sector

David Smith, former Commercial Director, Department for Work & Pensions

10:30 – 10:50 Central Government Procurement and the Crown Commercial Service

Simon Jones, Senior Category Lead for Professional Services, Crown Commercial Service

10:50 – 11:20 New Opportunities: How to Do Business With the Crown Commercial Service

Sue Cowsill, Senior Category Lead for Consultancy, Crown Commercial Service

11:20 – 11:50 Networking Break & Refreshments

Networking Break & Refreshments

11:50 – 12:10 Engaging With Defence Procurement

Philip Margerison, Defence Suppliers Service - Manager, Ministry of Defence (MOD)

12:10 – 12:30 Connecting With Supply Chain Opportunities

Gillian Cameron, Head of Marketing and Communications, CompeteFor

12:30 – 12:50 Morning Session Open Forum

1:50 – 2:40 Overview of Local Government Procurement and how to do business with it

Peter Schofield, AGMA Procurement Hub Programme Manager, Trafford Council

2:20 – 2:40 Understanding the NHS Procurement Landscape

Sandra Barrow, Head of Innovation Procurement, Procurement Investment & Commercial Division of the Department of Health (DH)

2:40 – 3:10 Local NHS Purchasing - Doing Business With an NHS Trust

Sue Colbeck, Head of Procurement and Supplies at Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Procurement Lead for Liverpool Clinical Laboratories (LCL)

3:10 – 3:30 Doing Business With Further Education

Adrian Davies, Contracting Manager, Crescent Purchasing Consortium