Keynote Arena Agenda

Agendas are subject to change

10:10 - 10:15
Welcome from Keynote Chair
Speakers
Dr Paul Davis

Associate Professor

Dublin City University

10:15 - 10:25
Ministerial Address
Speakers
Emer Higgins TD

Minister of State

Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

10:25 - 10:35
Speakers
Sharon Smyth CBE

Deputy Secretary

Department of Finance NI, Construction and Procurement Delivery

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10:35 - 10:55
Keynote Address
Speakers
Anne Stewart

Assistant Secretary General - Head of Public Procurement Policy, Service Delivery and Digitalisation

Office of Government Procurement

11:10 - 11:30
Doing Business in the North Following the Procurement Act
Speakers
Linda O'Hare

Assistant Director - Procurement

BSO Procurement and Logistics Service

11:30 - 11:50
Strategic Sourcing in Education: Innovation, Impact, and the Future of Procurement
Speakers
Philip Gurnett

Director and Head of Sourcing Education

Education Procurement Service

11:50 - 12:10
Keynote Address
Speakers
Siobhan Dunphy

Assistant National Director for Procurement, Strategic Sourcing and Contracting

Health Service Executive

12:30 - 13:15
Panel Session: Procurement Strategies to Maximise Supplier Engagement
Speakers
Jeanne Copeland

CEO and Founder

Greenville Procurement Partners
Thomas Geoghegan

Procurement Manager

An Post
Louise Pickford

Procurement Manager

Irish Prison Service
Maurice Hally

Public Sector Lead

TEKenable Ltd
Eimear Cronin

Category Manager

Office of Government Procurement
Alan Nangle

Procurement Manager

Dublin City Council