We are delighted to be welcoming the Council for Supplier Diversity (SDUK) and Meta to the Festival of Sourcing in partnership with BASIS.
Join SDUK on the 5th of July on the main stage to discuss all things ‘driving impactful programs for inclusive supply chains’. We’ll be hearing from members of the council as they share their journeys, including both success stories and challenges, in implementing supplier diversity programmes into their businesses. We’ll also hear from supplier and corporate experts on how to contribute to driving more business in the hands of diverse and small suppliers.
The facilitated workshops covering corporate experience, supplier experience and technology experience, will provide an immersive environment to openly discuss topics and share ideas in more detail with members of the council and other corporates.
Agenda
15:00 Welcome
Farida Gibbs, Chief Executive Gibbs Hybrid/Chair Supplier Diversity at Cabinet office and Sunita Hirani, Head SRM / Strategic Contract Management / Supplier Diversity
15:10 Keynote ‘Supplier Diversity and Inclusion, the business case, journey and success stories
Louise Harries, IBM Consulting Public Sector Buyer and UK, Ireland and Nordics Supplier Diversity Lead
15:20 Panel discussion – ‘Collaborate to drive more impact’
Hear from Supplier and Corporate experts on how to contribute to driving more business in the hands of diverse and small suppliers
Moderator: Kerry Hallard, CEO of GSA, and Chairperson at Global Technology & Business Services Council
Panelists:
- Andy Horne, Client Partner at IBM
- Gill Thorpe, CEO and founder The Sourcing Team
- Alexandre Maria, Global Managing Consultant, The Clear Company
- Matt Dabrowski, CEO and Founder Out Britain/Out Scotland
15:50 Break and intro into workshops
Workshop 1: Corporate Experience,
Lead: Krystle Sands, Meta, EMEA Strategic Sourcing Manager |Supplier Diversity Lead EMEA
- Natasha Angell, Strategic Supplier Relationship Manager & Sustainability supply chain advisor
- Paulina Dri-Rabell, WEConnect International Lead, France
- Matt Dabrowski, CEO/Founder Out Britain / Out Scotland
- Ruth Blechynden, Marketing Procurement at American Express
Workshop 2: Supplier Experience:
Lead: Sunita Hirani
- Support from:
- Farida Gibbs
- Becky Toal & Mary Toal, Crowberry Consulting
- Louise Harries, IBM
Workshop 3: Technology Experience
Lead: Kerry Hallard
- Support from:
- Jason Roberts from Kaleida
- Peter Zerp, Accenture
16:45 Return to main session, break
17:00 Present workshop outcomes by leads: Natasha Angell, Sunita Hirani, Jason Roberts
17:30 Closing reflections by Sara Ahmad and Peter Zerp
17:45 Networking and drinks
