CPO & CSCO ANZ Series - March Edition 2023
Building Supply Chain and Procurement Resilience in 2023
Hosted by Factor
- 500 attendees
- 27900 hours
Overview
Digital transformations, economic uncertainty and political tensions have led to too much disruption and change. As such, organisational design and change management remain a top priority for Supply chain and Procurement, especially now, as organisations are seeing the fallout of too much change and uncertainty.
And given the current climate and the past 2 years it's more important than ever to look at our strategies as leaders to ensure optimum business outcomes and organisational objectives.
Join us as we take a look at:
The synergies between Procurement, Supply Chain and IT teams and how we can enable and optimise IT Costs and implementations
The CSCO & CPO's crucial rule in 2023 and beyond
Doing more with less and looking at what automation can do for organisations in times of change
Strategies to help leaders survive and thrive despite of change resistance
What to expect
- 40+ Sessions Full Day Program
- Speakers 30+
- Practitioner:Vendor 20:1
- Discovery Conversations 1:1
- Luncheon Roundtables
What we will cover
- Organisational Resilience: Strategies to help leaders survive and thrive despite of change resistance
- The Impact of the CSCO & CPO: The back office's crucial rule in 2023 and beyond
- Supply Chain Automation: Doing more with less and looking at what automation can do for organisations in times of change
- Finance & Supply Chain: The synergies between Finance, Procurement and Supply Chain and how we can optimise Costs and IT implementations
Agenda
- Arrival and Registration(The Langham Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
- Welcome Address and Introduction by Sit - Down(The Langham Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
- Financial Close Fatigue?: Learn how to do More with Less(The Langham Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
- The synergies between finance, procurement and supply chain(The Langham Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
- Execution Intelligence – From ideas to action(The Langham Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
- Networking Morning Tea(The Langham Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
- Addressing changing market dynamics and business demands via organisational agility(The Langham Hotel, Grand Ballroom) The presentation will focus on the following key areas: Key enablers of a dynamic procurement organisation 'Chasing the Cheese’ in a volatile environment The essentials for a successful transformational journey
- Critical success factors for a procurement transformation(The Langham Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
- Procurement innovation in a fast changing landscape(The Langham Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
- Back to Basics, What Matters in 2023 and Beyond(The Langham Hotel, Grand Ballroom) While Supply Chains are still fragile and organisations are suffering emergency and change fatigue, now is the time to review and reset your organisation’s objectives and approach Many business changes are now clear and key capabilities can be developed The right organisational structure, processes and systems can be put in place (no matter how mature your organisation)
- Networking Lunch(The Langham Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
- Finance business partnering with procurement and supply chain in current uncertain times(The Langham Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
- Procurement Can Lead The Way For Digital Transformation(The Langham Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
- Tackling post Covid challenges - digital transformation(The Langham Hotel, Grand Ballroom) LTIMindtree is part of the Larsen & Toubro, a US$25Billion Global conglomerate in engineering, construction, manufacturing, technology, information technology and financial services, Key learnings: Framework of Digital Supply Chain Transformation Data Transformation Empower business users in Technology transformation
- Panel Discussion: CPO Trends for 2023 to enhance competitive advantage(The Langham Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
- Event Wrap Up and Closing Remarks by Sit - Down(The Langham Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
- Networking drinks(The Langham Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
Speakers
Neshika Pillay · Head of Strategic Procurement Transformation, Deakin University Neshika has 20+ years supply chain, contract procurement and purchasing turnaround experience with leading engineering firms and banks. She has a credible portfolio of experience in designing, leading and implementing procurement transformations. Her expertise supply chain, contract procurement and purchasing turnaround experience with leading engineering firms and banks. She has credible portfolio of experience in designing, leading and implementing procurement transformations.AJ Karliner · Chief Procurement Officer, Victoria Police A strategic and transformational executive with extensive experience in the consulting, communications, finance, outsourcing, and public sectors. Proven success in leading procurement operations to achieve business and finance goals. Effective in managing key stakeholder relations and contracts. Develops and implements innovative technology strategies and solutions for clients. Accomplished in decreasing costs and expenses through continuous process improvement. Creates new processes and key metrics to support enterprise-wide organisational growth.
Chris Kuchel · Procurement Director, Cabrini Health Experienced Procurement and Supply Chain Executive who excels at creating strategic solutions to complex problems. Having spent more than 10 years based in China with Asia Pacific and global responsibilities, able to develop high-performing teams which deliver outstanding results by understanding the entire value chain. An energetic, motivational and persuasive leader seeking to leverage commercial acumen in roles which include operational, financial and technical responsibilities.
Nilesh Gardre · Head of Supply Finance, planning and control ANZ, PZ Cussons Nilesh is an experienced finance professional who adds value across local and global operations with complex reporting structures. He has demonstrated agility in working across multiple industries, while partnering with senior executives, and influencing business decisions. He has a proven track record of navigating the team through ambiguity, especially during change and transformation.
satish bairy · General Manager, LTI MIndtree Satish has over eighteen years of experience in Business Development, Sales & Marketing and Relationship Management. During the period, the exposure was across IT (Financial Services, Retail & CPG and Industry Solutions), FMCG and Hospitality sectors. The Geography exposure is across Australia, Singapore, Philippines, US and India)
Craig Albiston · Executive Director, Supply Chain, TMX Craig Albiston leads the Supply Chain consulting practice across Australia and New Zealand at TMX Global. Craig has over 25 years of experience working with businesses and clients across several key sectors including retail, consumer and industrial products, transport and logistics, energy and resources, defence, telco and healthcare. Craig offers deep subject matter expertise in business and corporate strategy, supply chain management.
Partners
- TMX
- Trintech At Trintech, we pride ourselves on providing enterprise-class financial solutions for the Record to Report process to organizations committed to transforming their financial process to best in class levels of efficiency and effectiveness. We understand the deadlines, dynamics and challenges of managing the Record to Report process.
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