Agenda

Subject to change

10:15 - 10:35

Ivan McKee MSP

Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise

10:35 - 11:05

Nick Ford

Director of Procurement and Property

SPPD, Scottish Government

Breakout Session 1: 11:30 – 11:50

Can We Buy a Greener Future? Scotland’s Climate Assembly and Procurement

Susie Townend – Head of Secretariat, Climate Assembly Scotland

Lyreco Goodness

Andrew Bryers – Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, LYRECO UK & IRE

Hey Girls…The SME Fighting Period Poverty

Kate Smith – Co-Founder, Hey Girls 

Georgie Nicholson, Public Sector Partnerships Manager, Hey Girls

Breakout session 2: 12:00 – 12:20

Scotland Innovates: opening the doors of the public sector to all ambitious innovators

Laura Robertson, Procurement of Innovation Coordinator, Scottish Government

Mitigating Risk Through Intelligent Procurement

Lesley Anderson, Head of Procurement, SPA

Sustainable Procurement Duty Enabling Scotland’s Supported Businesses

Alistair Kerr, Director and Chair, British Association for Supported Employers (BASE)

Breakout Session 3: 12:30 – 12:50

Driving Daring and Innovation in the Public Sector

Mark Elliot, Programme Director, CivTech

An overview of the Scottish Government’s Supply Chain Development Programme

Morag Watt, Supply Chain Development Programme Team Leader, Scottish Government