Procurement is an important element of the Northern Ireland economy. Northern Ireland central and local government spends approximately £3 billion per year on procurement, of which £2.7 billion is spent by government departments and their arm’s length bodies. Many of Northern Ireland’s private sector organisations also spend significant amounts in the local economy. The opportunities and challenges facing procurement must be considered in the future outlook.
The current Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the local economy and wider society. As we approach the end of the transition year, from January 2021 the UK will have left the EU. Procurement practitioners need to keep up to date with these latest developments and their implications for procurement in your organisation.
agendaNi magazine’s annual procurement conference will examine what effective public procurement means for organisations in Northern Ireland. The conference will have a genuine, in-depth understanding of the key issues via a high-level panel of local and visiting speakers.
Online
From 09:00
Thursday 4th March 2021
The Northern Ireland Procurement Conference, alongside hearing expert speakers and taking part in in-depth Q&A sessions, presents the opportunity to network virtually with those involved in procurement throughout Northern Ireland. Procurement professionals and those working in other advisory roles from organisations across the public, private and voluntary/community sectors will be at the conference, including:
Director of Supplies and Services
Construction and Procurement Delivery
Partner
McKinsey & Company
Director
Social Enterprise NI
Engagement Manager
McKinsey & Company
CEO
Office of Government Procurement Ireland
Chief Executive
Scotland Excel
Audit Director
Northern Ireland Audit Office
Assistant Director
Business Services Organisation
Finance & Regulation Director
NI Water
David Whelan
Deputy Editor
agendaNi
Chair’s welcome and introduction
Sharon Smyth
Director of Supplies and Services
Construction and Procurement Delivery
Public procurement in Northern Ireland
Riccardo Drentin
Partner
McKinsey & Company
&
Livia McHauser
Engagement Manager
McKinsey & Company
Long tail, big savings: Digital unlocks hidden value in procurement
Peter Wilson
Interim Director of Operations
Business Services Organisation
Necessity is the Mother of Invention; The Pandemic and it’s Legacy for Supply Chains
Paul Quinn
CEO
Office of Government Procurement Ireland
Procurement in Ireland: Challenges and opportunities
Questions & answers / panel discussion
Comfort break
Julie Welsh
Chief Executive
Scotland Excel
Local government and procurement in Scotland
Tomas Wilkinson
Audit Director
Northern Ireland Audit Office
Major Capital Projects in Northern Ireland
Colin Jess
Director
Social Enterprise NI
Social value in procurement
Ronan Larkin
Finance & Regulation Director
NI Water
Efficient procurement for utilities
Questions & answers / panel discussion
Chair’s summary and conference close
There are a limited number of available sponsorship opportunities at this conference which will be of interest to companies and organisations with products or services they wish to promote. For further information on sponsorship and speaking opportunities and how your organisation can benefit, contact Fiona McCarthy on 028 9261 9933 or email Fiona.mccarthy@agendani.com.
The Northern Ireland Procurement Conference 2021 will be using an online platform that will allow speakers and delegates to follow the normal structure of a conference.
This will include: