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19
March 2007
– Hilton, Glasgow
Conference
Speakers
| KEYNOTE
SPEAKER: John McClelland CBE |
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John
has extensive experience across the private
and public sectors. He was Vice President
of Worldwide Operations for IBM’s personal
computer company before joining Digital Equipment
Corporation in 1995 where he was a Senior
Vice President. He was also Global Chief Industrial
Officer and board member of Philips Consumer
Electronics and latterly President of 3Com's
Business Networks Company. John is Chair of
the Scottish Further and Higher Education
Funding Council and Chair of Technology Ventures
Scotland Ltd. He was formerly Chair of the
CBI’s Technology and Innovation Committee.
In 2006, John completed a review of public
sector procurement in Scotland on behalf of
the Scottish Executive (‘The McClelland
Report’). In 1994 Mr McClelland was
awarded a CBE for his services to industry
and education. |
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CHAIRMAN:
Grahame Steed
Managing Editor, Government
Opportunities Magazine |
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Grahame
joined Glasgow-based BiP Solutions Ltd as
Production Director in 2003, following 13
years as Magazine Editor, Publisher and latterly
Publishing Director at EMAP plc. He is responsible
for the Media Department at BiP, which includes
the Contracts, Communications and Design Teams
that are responsible for producing Government
Opportunities (GO), MoD Defence Contracts
Bulletin, and Contrax magazines. |
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Brian
Baverstock
Chief Executive,
APUC Ltd
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Brian
was appointed Chief Executive of APUC on 1
December 2006 on a two-year secondment from
the Scottish Funding Council (SFC). APUC is
the Centre of Expertise for universities and
colleges and was set up in response to the
McClelland Review of Public Sector Procurement
in Scotland. The role of APUC is to stimulate,
lead and deliver advanced procurement in Scotland’s
universities and colleges. While at the SFC,
he had lead responsibility for procurement
policy and represented the Council in the
UK Higher Education Procurement Strategy Group. Before
joining the higher and further education sectors,
Brian held a number of senior posts in the
Scottish Executive (now the Scottish Government),
with responsibilities ranging from market
testing and outsourcing to the strategic management
of Executive Agencies and Non-Departmental
Public Bodies. |
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Derek
Casey
Interim Chief Executive,
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games |
| Derek
is the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Bid
Director and was responsible for coordinating
all the efforts behind the city's drive to
win the Games. Formerly Chief Executive of
the UK Sports Council and Sport England, he
had responsibility for the establishment and
bedding in of the Sports Lottery Fund in the
UK. Leading up to the Sydney Olympics and
the Manchester Commonwealth Games, he oversaw
the development of the World Class Support
Programmes for English and British sportsmen
and sportswomen. Derek has held numerous international
offices, including Chair of the Council of
Europe's Committee for the Development of
Sport. He advises on sports development in
several countries, particularly in Africa
and Eastern Europe, and is Chair of the World
Leisure Organisation. |
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Dorothy
Cowie
Project Director,
Scotland Excel |
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Dorothy
was appointed in October 2006 as the Director
of the authorities buying consortium (abc)
which was established in 1996 as a purchasing
agency for 12 Scottish local authorities.
abc now buys on behalf of the 12 original
member councils, four associate member councils
and over 150 other organisations in the public
and voluntary sectors. Dorothy is also the
Project Director of the Scotland Excel project
which aims to create a Centre of Procurement
Expertise for all 32 local authorities in
Scotland. Prior to joining abc Dorothy was
the UK Procurement Director for Scottish Power,
where she was responsible for leading a team
of 51 procurement staff in developing and
implementing appropriate procurement strategies
and commercial frameworks for the Group's
spend of some £800 million per annum. |
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Andrew
Croston
Head of Corporate
Procurement, Olympic Delivery Authority |
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Andrew
has a background in large public and private
sector procurement programmes for HMRC, the
MoD and Corus. He has been working for the
Olympic Delivery Authority since November
2006, where his role largely involves developing
and implementing the ODA’s procurement
strategy in all corporate, transport and IT
procurements and supporting its implementation
within the organisation’s policies,
frameworks and procedures. The role has responsibility
for management of a 30-strong procurement
team, in charge of the timely delivery of
up to 200 concurrent corporate procurements
with a spend value of up to £1 billion,
ensuring value for money is achieved for the
ODA. As part of a number of new initiatives
Andrew has taken the lead on the ODA’s
CompeteFor launch, ensuring the implementation
of procurement processes across all departments,
identifying system improvements and stimulating
opportunities posted on the CompeteFor service.
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Claire
Dunning
President, Glasgow
Chamber of Commerce and
Managing Director, Dunning Design Ltd |
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chartered designer and marketer with 20 years’
business experience, Claire is the founder
and Managing Director of Dunning Design Ltd,
an award-winning Glasgow-based design and
brand strategy agency established in 1996.
Elected Council Director of the Glasgow Chamber
of Commerce in 2002 – the largest Chamber
in Scotland and the oldest in the English-speaking
world – Claire progressed to Board Director
in 2004 and was elected President in January
2008. Claire is also a member of the Board
of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce. Claire
is passionate about providing the right kind
of support to new and growing businesses through
her work with the Scottish Chamber’s
SME Issues Group. An avid supporter of Glasgow's
Enterprising Schools Initiative, she works
with local schools, providing advice and support
to encourage pupils and foster entrepreneurial
spirit. Passionate too about training and
development, Claire has written and presented
branding workshops for clients. She also researched
and co-wrote the ‘How To Write Web Copy
That Sells’ workshop, delivered through
the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce. Claire also
led Dunning Design to achieve Investors in
People (IIP) accreditation in March 2005.
The positive results gained from IIP accreditation
have led to Claire being appointed as an advocate
for Investors in People Scotland. Claire has
considerable experience in corporate communications,
public speaking and dealing with the media,
both within the design and creative industries
and through her experience in representing
the Glasgow Chamber at a range of civic and
business events. |
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Iain
Howie
Head of Procurement
Scotland |
| Profile
to be confirmed. |
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Philip
Martin
Network Procurement,
Scottish Enterprise |
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Phil
started his career with Birmingham City Council,
originally working as a quantity surveyor
before moving to their procurement division
to assist with white-collar CCT. After working
with Birmingham on a number of high-profile
contracts, he moved to Network Rail as a Senior
Supply Chain Manager, working to deliver the
Cross Country Route Modernisation project
as well as other civil engineering contracts.
Phil joined Scottish Enterprise in 2004, and
has been instrumental in reforming their procurement
function, setting up a procurement operations
team in April 2007. He is part of the Central
Government Centre of Procurement Expertise's
Procurement Delivery Group, and is currently
working on policies to reduce barriers for
businesses who wish to work with the public
sector in Scotland.. |
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Iain
McKie
Corporate Procurement
Manager, Renfrewshire Council |
Iain
began his career in the MoD as a packaging
designer in Glasgow for items such as periscopes
and rangefinders. He then progressed into
the private sector, working in design, customer
support and job costing for Waddingtons Packaging.
This led to a packaging technologist post
within William Grants, where he sourced and
costed products from across Europe. He then
worked for five years in OKI as a commodity
manager and, more recently, for four years
as materials manager at Mitsubishi Air Conditioning,
where he was responsible for the procurement
and materials-handling of supplies and services
from around the world. After a
two-year stint in Ireland as an operations
manager, Iain has now returned to Scotland
and works for Renfrewshire Council as its
Corporate Procurement Manager. |
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Paul
McNulty
Head of Procurement
Policy, Scottish Procurement Directorate |
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Paul
joined the Scottish Executive in 1998 as head
of its Procurement Policy Branch from the
then HM Treasury (now part of OGC) Procurement
Policy Unit. Since the early 1990s he has
been heavily involved in work on UK/Scottish
procurement policy issues and on European/international
procurement rules, handling European Commission
infraction cases, attending the Commission’s
Advisory Committee on Public Contracts (for
both HM Treasur and the Scottish Executive),
attending various Commission Working Groups
and providing advice and guidance to clients. |
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Jim
Miller
Stategic Sourcing
Director, NHS National Procurement |
| Jim
has almost 20 years’ experience in procurement
in both the public and private sectors. Currently
leading the team within health and responsible
for the provision of over £600 million
of national contracts, he is also key in developing,
shaping and influencing third party expenditure
across the whole of the NHS in Scotland. Previously
Supply Chain Director for Alfred McAlpine
and Head of Group Supply Chain at BAA, Jim
is a strong advocate of the value of collaborative
opportunities for both buyer and seller. Jim
is also a board member for the Central College
in Glasgow and retains strong links with CIPS
to develop the next generation of talent within
procurement. |
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Graham
Proudfoot
Procurement Manager,
North Lanarkshire Council |
| Graham
has over 20 years’ experience of the
public sector in Scotland. With extensive
experience in both management services and
procurement roles, he specialises in project
and change management and supporting major
capital investment projects. Graham joined
North Lanarkshire Council in August 2006.
He is responsible for leading a team of nine
procurement staff in developing and implementing
appropriate procurement strategies, streamlining
the purchase-to-pay process, building procurement
capacity and deploying e-procurement solutions
in support of the Council’s spend of
some £400 million per annum. Graham
has a particular interest in opening up tendering
opportunities and encouraging greater participation
by SMEs and the voluntary and community sector
in the successful delivery of service contracts. |
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Eddie
Regan
Senior PASS Consultant |
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Eddie
is BiP Solutions' Senior Procurement Consultant.
Working alongside the Client Services team,
he frequently assists public sector organisations
with clarification and interpretation of EU
Directives and a wide variety of legislative
issues. Eddie is lead consultant on BiP's
PASS Mark Health Check, an evaluation technique
that helps identify how organisations in both
the public and private sectors can develop
more effective processes in respect of all
aspects of public sector contracting. A member
of the International Purchasing and Supply
Education and Research Association (IPSERA),
Eddie is also the senior adviser on BiP's
unique Tender Support Helpline team, which
provides advice on contracting matters to
hundreds of clients. For the last 13 years
Eddie has lectured regularly on procurement
policy and processes at conferences and events,
both on behalf of BiP and for a variety of
other organisations, including the Society
of Procurement Officers in Local Government
(SOPO) and the Institute of Directors. He
also provides in-house training on the tendering
process – law and practice – to
personnel in both the public and private sectors,
including several multinational organisations. |
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Andy
Scott
Business Relationship
Manager, Scotland Excel |
| Andy
joined Scotland Excel on 1 October 2007 following
a 27-year career with National Australia Group
(originally Clydesdale Bank). His main objective
is to set the strategy for both Customer and
Supplier Relationship Management within Scotland
Excel. For 12 of the last 13 years Andy worked
within the procurement division of the Clydesdale
Bank until it was outsourced in 2006. His
duties covered a range of procurement roles
including buyer, e-procurement, supplier management
and relationship management. This led to him
working closely with companies such as IBM,
BT and Accenture, among others. |
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Pauline
Wilkie
Senior Project Development
Officer, Supplier Development Programme,
Glasgow City council |
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Pauline
ran her own successful retail business for
six years, selling outdoor clothing and equipment
specialising in the travel market. During
this time, the business won several awards,
including awards from Shell LiveWIRE and the
Royal Bank of Scotland. She joined Glasgow
City Council to develop the Women Into Enterprise
programme – a pioneering joint initiative
with several organisations delivering advice
and support to women-owned businesses at all
stages of their development. Her current role
within the Supplier Development Programme
is to deliver a comprehensive programme of
support, which aims to help all businesses
improve their performance in winning contracts
with Scottish public sector organisations
through providing information and news and
delivering events and workshops. |
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