SPEAKERS

A seasoned general manager and business leader with 35 years hands-on leadership experience in several industries, appointed as CEO of PASA in December 2020 after seven years working as an independent management consultant on both sides of the negotiating table – procurement and sales. Previously founding CEO of CIPSA

Gordon is a procurement and supply chain leader with 30 + years’ experience in establishing and improving procurement functions, delivering enterprise wide procurement, category management and supplier management solutions and strategies and using technology to drive improvements.

Paul is a thought leader and an experienced consultant with a track record of innovation and successful engagements developed over 35 years. Paul has worked in more than twenty countries and is an internationally acknowledged expert on procurement and negotiation.

As a consultant, Paul has a track record of leading consulting teams, winning work through stakeholder engagement and through completing bids, and in delivering successful assignments. Sectoral experience includes national government (in New Zealand), and in Australia Federal Government Departments, State Governments, Local Authorities, Defence, Universities, as well blue chip private sector clients, SMEs and third sector organisations. MCIPS in the 1990s, Paul is now FCIPS.

Robert Gottliebsen AM writes daily commentary  for The Australian’s digital  and print publications plus monthly for the Eureka Report. 

 He has been commentating about business and investment for six decades.

In 2007 he joined with Alan Kohler and Steve Bartholomeusz to start Businessspectator.com.au. which  was purchased by News Corporation in 2012

Robert Gottliebsen started the Chanticleer column in The Australian Financial Review in 1974; was the founding editor of BRW magazine and spearheaded it for almost two decades.

He pioneered business commentary on the ABCTV  and on radio and has been Australian Journalist of  the year, a Walkley award winner  and was given a Lifetime achievement award by the Melbourne Press Club.

Drew Woodhouse leads Bain’s Asia Pacific Operations practice (manufacturing, procurement & supply chain).

He has more than 15 year’s experience leading large-scale operational transformations in capital-intensive industries.  Drew is at the leading edge of using digital dynamic routing to optimise supply chain footprint and flow

In addition to his focus on Operations, he has extensive experience in oil & gas, resources, manufacturing and private equity with an emphasis on organizational and change management issues. He also holds deep expertise in driving Bain Accelerated Transformations, as well as agile and scrum methodology.

Delivering strategic decarbonisation and sustainability outcomes for the next generation of leading businesses supported by Schneider electric.

Henriette is an innovator and procurement thought leader. At her core is her ability to set up environments that stimulate creativity and the free flow of ideas that inspires others to change the world around them. She has worked with the APA Group over the past 4 years, where she has gained invaluable experience in leading highly effective buyer teams. Also in Australia, Henriette has delivered impactful procurement outcomes during her time at SA Power Networks and DPTI.

Kylie is a sustainability professional leading the Victoria government major roads project social procurement and inclusion programme.

David and Nigel Dennis formed BidWrite in 2008. BidWrite specialises in tender and proposal management services and is the largest full-time staffed tender and proposal management consultancy in Australia. David has been a procurement professional since 1987, working across Defence, minerals processing and oil and gas sectors. His experience spans capital project, operations and maintenance contracting and procurement. Since starting BidWrite, David has supported 100’s of organisations, across public and private sectors, through bid strategy development and persuasive writing support. He is also one of BidWrite’s trainers.

Dale Burges: Sales Director at VendorPanel, formerly Global Sales Director at Seabin Project, Cleaning the Oceans and Head of Alliances APAC at Basware – Dale has worked in Procurement for over 15 years. Dale is passionate about all aspects of sustainability – whether that’s in relation to cleaner environments, engaging Local, Social and Indigenous Businesses or sustainable procurement practices.

Jarad has dedicated his career to complex B2B environments across multiple industries. He is an expert at driving a strategic agenda that not only delivers commercially for organisations, but is deeply rooted in purpose. A natural born leader with a passion for disrupting markets.

Now, being the B2B General Manager at Woolworths at Work, he dedicates his time to Sales & Digital Transformation, whilst navigating a team of over 200 employees balancing sustainable growth with team engagement and wellbeing.

For over 17 years he has been leading a technology strategy consultancy and is an advisor to business leaders across the world and has worked with many of Australia’s largest organisations including Telstra, ASX, SAP and many universities and government agencies.

Mark Cameron is the only Australian, and the 225th person to be inducted into an exclusive group of specialists from around the world regarded as Certified Experience Economy Experts.

Mark teaches the Digital Transformation Masterclass in the Deakin University Executive MBA, and is member of Forbes Technology Council and was the digital strategy columnist for BRW for over 6 years.

An established and experienced procurement leader with over 20 years specialising in transformation and delivering results to organisations in a broad range of sectors including;

Heavy industry, (Oil & Gas, Energy & Construction), Automotive, Banking & Financial Services and at organisations including ExxonMobil, Mercedes Benz, Energy Australia, Fulton Hogan and Macquarie Bank.

At Coles, Jane leads the procurement team responsible for Coles’ supply chains, including Supermarkets, International and e-Commerce (including last mile delivery).

Lesley spent over 10 years working for a regional brewer in the UK in various Management roles before working with several Government initiatives encouraging self-employment and promoting regional business development.

On moving to Australia she worked with her husband, Nigel Wardropper, founder and MD of btTB/PASA.  Following the sudden death of Nigel in October 2020, Lesley took over as Managing Director/Owner, with the aim of building upon the great legacy that Nigel left the procurement community.