WA Strategic Procurement Community of Practice Resources

In 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

Presenters Justin Butcher 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 – Justin Butcher, Incitec Pivot Fertilizers

Fitzroy roading project – Mark Hazebroek, Main Roads WA

Keynote speakers, Paul Bloxham of HSBC and Kaylene Gulich 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

With 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 

During 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.

During 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.

Members who attended the WA Procurement Community of Practice heard from Chris Newman, Managing Director at ArcBlue, Katrina Rio, Director of Social Value and Inclusion at Major Road Projects Victoria and Matthew Plichta, Local and Sustainable Procurement Manager at Rio Tinto. 

Social and Sustainable Procurement - Chris Newman 

Social and Sustainable Procurement - Katrina Rio

Social and Sustainable Procurement - Matthew Plichta

Social and Sustainable Procurement - Questions and Answers 

Members 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.