Conference Day Two
Conference Day Two
Thursday 4th December 2025
7:30 am Check-In & Light Breakfast
8:30 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Transforming Team Efficiency
8:40 am Fireside Chat: Understanding How Digital Solutions Need to Evolve to Meet the Needs of Strategic Procurement Models
Synopsis
- Identifying the current limitations of solutions on the market
- Evaluating the digital capabilities required to successfully support centralized procurement, from data visibility to workflow integration
- Collaborating with software providers to improve existing tools and ensure solutions align with evolving procurement needs
9:20 am Audience Discussion: Exploring the Way AI Tools Will Transform Speed, Accuracy & Efficiency of Procurement
Synopsis
- Uncovering where AI can deliver the greatest impact by identifying high-value use cases in sourcing, analysis and decision making
- Providing an overview of current AI tools on the market and evaluating their relevance to your operations
- Understanding how teams are applying AI tools for supplier tracking, demand forecasting and risk mitigation to improve agility and resilience
10:30 am Morning Networking Break
Maximizing Organizational Influence
11:30 am Building a Centralized Function that Spans Diverse Markets & Categories to Enhance ROI of Total Business Spend
Synopsis
- Understanding the spending and procurement habits across different market specialisms to identify opportunities for potential timeline and source alignment
- Using this data to buy market leadership in to shifting mindsets and workflows to leverage your centralized services
- Revealing the structure and expertise of a procurement team that is agile enough to work across multiple product lines
11:50 am Strengthening Preconstruction & Procurement Collaboration to Uncover New Opportunities to Influence Cost, Schedule & Quality Benefits on Projects
Synopsis
- Establishing formal touchpoints and governance between preconstruction and procurement teams to clarify ownership, approval processes and feedback loops
- Flowing bid and contract documentation insights to procurement teams earlier to ensure purchasing decisions reflect client priorities
- Sharing successful project outcomes that resulted from early procurement involvement to reinforce the long-term value of your model
12:30 pm Networking Lunch Break
1:30 pm Developing Mutually Beneficial Payment & Contract Terms to Strengthen Supplier Relationships
Synopsis
- Defining clear liability, warranty, and commissioning responsibilities in direct procurement setups to reduce conflicts and ensure accountability
- Navigating contract negotiations to balance financial risk and payment terms between contractors and suppliers for smooth cash flow management
- Incorporating future-proof legal language and tariff contingencies into contracts to mitigate risks from regulatory changes and supply chain disruptions
2:10 pm Improving Long-Term Demand Planning to Stay One Step Ahead in the Race for More Jobs
Synopsis
- Implementing demand planning strategies that go beyond forecasting to assess reusability, flexibility and risk
- Using forecasting tools and market intelligence to identify long-lead, regulated, or high-risk materials worth prioritizing for early sourcing
- Balancing cost, risk, and opportunity in early procurement by evaluating what materials are critical, time-sensitive or tied to incentives like tax credits.
Fragmentation for Unified Procurement
2:40 pm Confronting Ongoing Industry Hurdles to Managed Supply Chains to Facilitate Growth of Centralized Procurement Functions
Synopsis
- Identifying key bottlenecks and points of fragmentation that prevent spend aggregation
- Engaging stakeholders across the value chain to address channel conflict and build alignment around shared procurement goals
- Driving practical shifts toward aggregated spend strategies without requiring wholesale industry change by identifying realistic next steps in procurement evolution