Event Programme

10:20 - 10:25
Welcome from the Chair
Speakers
Rona Dougall

Journalist

Scotland Tonight

10:25 - 10:35
Ministerial Address
10:40 - 11:30
PANEL SESSION - Stronger Together: Collaboration Across the Scottish Public Sector
Speakers
Nick Ford

Director of Procurement & Property

Scottish Government
Simon Brindle

Director of Commercial & Procurement

Welsh Government
Chris Sanderson

Director of National Procurement

Public Services Delivery Scotland

11:45 - 12:35
PANEL SESSION - From Pilot to Practice: Harnessing AI in Public Procurement
Speakers
Paul Kellett

Commercial Director

Department for Business & Trade, UK Government
Rhonda Mckay

Head of Procurement

Abertay University

12:50 - 13:40
PANEL SESSION - Procurement Capability: Building the Procurement Workforce of the Future
Speakers
Nikki Archer

Deputy Director - Head of Procurement & Commercial Policy & Strategy

Scottish Government
Valerie Bollinger

Director, Major Account Management - New York

SOVRA
Kevin Mills

Director & Senior Procurement Consultant

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10:40 - 11:05
The Procurement Workforce Gap: Skills, Retention and Designing the Team of 2030
11:40 - 12:15
Speakers
Representative

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CivTech Scotland

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12:20 - 12:45
Beyond the Award: Contract Management as the Place Value is Won or Lost
Speakers
Representative

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Scotland Excel

12:50 - 13:15
When Suppliers Fail: Building Resilient Supply Chains and an Insolvency Playbook
Speakers
Representative

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PSD Scotland

13:50 - 14:15
Cyber, Data and Compliance Clauses that Work
14:20 - 14:45
The Procurement Act in Year Two: What’s Changed for Scottish Suppliers Working South?
14:50 - 15:15
Delivering Major Infrastructure Through Collaborative Procurement
Speakers
Representative

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Transport Scotland

10:30 - 10:55
The Road to 2030: Scotland’s Net Zero Capital Pipeline
Speakers
George Tarvit

Director

Sustainable Scotland Network

11:30 - 11:55
Making Major Investments Matter Locally
Speakers
Margaret McSporran

Head of Community Wealth Building

Highlands & Islands Enterprise

12:00 - 12:25
The Priorities and Future Objectives of PSD Scotland
Speakers
Representative

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PSD Scotland

13:00 - 13:25
Building Scotland’s Future: Housing, Schools and Public Estate Investment Pipeline
13:30 - 13:55
Edinburgh's Housing & Regeneration Pipeline
Speakers
Representative

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The City of Edinburgh Council

14:00 - 14:25
Scotland's Local Government Pipeline: Accessing and Delivering Public Service Contracts
Speakers
Representative

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Scotland Excel

10:50 - 11:15
Applying Government Guidance on Community Benefit Pledges and Reported Outcomes
Speakers
Margaret Riddell

Procurement Portfolio Manager

Social Security Scotland

11:50 - 12:15
Community Benefit Projects - A Case Study
12:20 - 12:45
Fair Work First in Practice: Real Living Wage, Conditionality and Enforcement
12:50 - 13:15
Building Capacity in the Supply Side: Helping Social Enterprises, Charities and SMEs Win Bigger Contracts
Speakers
Jamie Lawson

Strategic Partnerships and Engagement Lead

Social Enterprise Scotland
Leanne Lyons

National Procurement Programme Manager

PSD Scotland

13:20 - 13:45
Pathways Through Public Contracts: Employability for Care-Experienced, Disabled and Justice-Involved People
Speakers
Alistair Kerr

Chair, Community Wealth Advocacy Group

PeoplePlus UK

14:20 - 14:45
CWB: Increasing the Long-Term Return on Private and Public Investment
Speakers
Kirsty Lynch

Head of Young People Learning UK

Social Enterprise Academy