The WA Strategic Procurement Community of Practice is a formal forum for senior procurement leaders across the WA Public Sector to connect, collaborate and learn.
Members of the community and non-members can access recordings of the Thought Leader series for the Community of Practice below.
December 2024: Modern Slavery Webinar
Show moreIn this Strategic Procurement Thought Leadership event, we heard from Chris Newman – Co-Managing Director and Kylie McKinlay – Senior Procurement Consultant, Social and Sustainable Procurement at ArcBlue. The session builds on insights from the recent Strategic Procurement Thought Leadership event, providing practical tools and strategies to integrate modern slavery risk management into your procurement processes.
To view slides from the event head to their publication page.
How to Manage Your Modern Slavery Risk through Procurement - Webinar Recording
September 2024: Modern Slavery & Human Rights
Show moreIn this Strategic Procurement Thought Leadership event, we heard from speakers Moe Turaga, a Modern Slavery Survivor & Expert Advocate with the Australian Catholic Anti-Slavery Network (ACAN), Luke Geary – Partner, NFPs, Human Rights & Social Impact, Mills Oakley, Fiona David, CEO & Founder, Fair Futures and Emma Gillespie, Head of Procurement, University of Western Australia. The panel discussion was facilitated by Kate Ingham, Deputy Director General, Advisory Services.
Introduction and welcome remarks – Kate Ingham, Department of Finance
Understanding the impacts of modern slavery – Moe Turaga, Australian Catholic Anti-Slavery Network (ACAN)
Real life cases of modern slavery – Luke Geary, Mills Oakley (Remote)
Q&A with Moe and Luke
Modern Slavery Audits – Fiona David, Fair Futures
Australian Universities Procurement Network (AUPN) Modern Slavery Program – Emma Gillespie, University of Western Australia
Panel discussion with Moe, Fiona and Emma
July 2024: Strength Through Supplier Relationships
Show morePresenters Justin Butcher(link is external) of Incitec Pivot Fertilizers and Mark Hazebroek from Main Roads WA, led the discussion that focused on strategies for driving value and innovation, techniques for maintaining transparency and trust, applying the right contract management and strategic supplier relationship approach and building local supplier capability and capacity through effective supplier relationship management.
Introduction and welcome remarks – Lara Connor, Department of Finance
Working with critical suppliers(link is external) – Justin Butcher, Incitec Pivot Fertilizers
Fitzroy roading project(link is external) – Mark Hazebroek, Main Roads WA
April 2024: Gaining Insights into Economic Perspectives of 2024
Show moreKeynote speakers, Paul Bloxham(link is external) of HSBC and Kaylene Gulich(link is external) from WA Treasury Corporation, shared their expertise on global and local economic landscapes. The discussions centred on key economic trends, anticipated pressures, and opportunities for the WA Government and procurement functions. This event underscored the importance of staying informed about economic trends to make strategic decisions.
Introduction and welcome remarks – Shaun Whitmarsh, Department of Finance
Global Economic Perspectives – Paul Bloxham, HSBC
West Australia Economic Perspective – Kaylene Gulich, WA Treasury Corporation
November 2023: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence: Humans and Machines – Better Together
Show moreWith a mind to procurement, Gihan Perera, futurist, author and AI researcher, shared his understanding of how to leverage AI to enhance procurement’s value to your agency, empower your team to collaborate with AI, and elevate productivity and performance to stay ahead of the game.
Introduction and welcome remarks – Lara Connor, Department of Finance
Leveraging AI – Keynote presentation and discussion – Gihan Perera
September 2023: Cyber Security in Procurement
Show moreDuring this thought leadership event, attendees heard from Dr. Mohiuddin Ahmed, Edith Cowan University and John Edwards, Office of Digital Government, on the crucial intersection between procurement and cyber security.
Big Game Hunting and the Evolution of Ransomware – Dr Mohiuddin Ahmed, Edith Cowan University
Cyber Risk Considerations in Procurement – John Edwards, Office of Digital Government
You can also view slides from the Cyber Security presentation.
September 2023: Public Procurement and the Circular Economy
Show moreDuring this thought leadership event, attendees heard from Joan Prummel, International Circular Economy Advisor, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Netherlands. He drew on the learnings and experience of the Netherlands in using procurement to accelerate the circular economy by taking a whole-of-life approach at all stages of procurement.
Public Procurement and the Circular Economy - Introduction and Welcome Remarks: Andrew Davy and Lara Connor, Department of Finance
Public Procurement and the Circular Economy - Joan Prummel
Public Procurement and the Circular Economy - Questions and Answers
You can also view slides from the Circular Economy event.
March 2023: Inflation and the impact on our economy
Show moreMembers who attended the inaugural event of the WA Procurement Community of Practice heard from Kaylene Gulich, CEO of Western Australian Treasury Corporation, and Associate Professor Elizabeth Jackson, Curtin University, on the challenges presented by inflation.
To view slides from the event head to their publication page.