It is in procurement’s gift to drive social value in supply chains and ensure that spending drives positive, lasting social impact. But what does meaningful social value look like in practice? 

In this session, hear why procurement can drive social mobility by working with suppliers to set real living wage standards. TfL shared how they created apprenticeship and workplace opportunities for women and underrepresented communities in the engineering sector. And, get top tips on shaping social value-based tender questions and how you measure and report impact.

Session supported by Procure Partnerships Framework

Poorly managed contracts can quickly become a source of confusion, risk and missed opportunity. Bad visibility and manual processes make effective oversight of contracts a major challenge. So, how do you bring order to multiple, complex contracts? What does good contract management lookout throughout the entire lifecycle? And, how can digital tools and AI further enhance these efforts? 

Find out in this session as a global infrastructure firm shares its lessons for success and gain insight into the emerging AI capabilities to reduce your contract risk, better manage supplier performance, and bring clarity to chaos.

Session supported by Agiloft

The global risk landscape is shifting and procurement and supply professionals must develop strong visibility of the supply chain risks they are exposed to. How can procurement, risk and compliance work closer together? What are the evolving risks to be aware of? And how can you embed a risk management culture into every stage of the supplier lifecycle? 

Learn how a leading advertising and media agency has integrated risk and procurement functions to develop a strategic supplier due diligence programme. Followed by a discussion to explore practical ways of managing evolving risks.

Session supported by Atamis