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The Social Procurement Festival is where the leading voices in social procurement gather to share insights and make connections. Experts in procurement, sustainability, social enterprise and policy will be giving practical advice, discussing the latest thinking and explaining the relevant context to give attendees all the information they need to create impactful social procurement.
Here you can find what talks will feature, who's speaking, what companies are represented and the event timings. Click the session titles for more details.
Day 1
March 29th | Online
March 29th | 09:00am - 09:30am
Arrivals and open networking
March 29th | 09:30am - 09:45am
Welcome and introduction to Day 1
Beth Pilgrim, Supply Change
Aoise Keogan-Nooshabadi, Supply Change
March 29th | 09:45am - 10:15am
Rebecca Rees, Trowers & Hamlins
Paul Dennett, GMCA and Salford Council
Michael Blake, RBKC
March 29th | 10:15am - 10:30am
Break
March 29th | 10:30am - 11:00am
A discussion by Reconomy:
Ben Angove, Reconomy
Michael Amos, Waste to Wonder
Speaker TBC
March 29th | 11:00am - 11:45am
Piumi Mitchell, Deloitte
Steve Hill, Auticon
John Hayes, Natwest Group
March 29th | 11:45am - 11:50am
Day 1 closing remarks
March 29th | 11:50am - 12:30pm
Day 2
March 30th | Online
March 30th | 09:00am - 09:30am
Arrivals and open networking
March 30th | 09:30am - 09:45am
Summary of Day 1 and Introduction to Day 2
Beth Pilgrim, Supply Change
Aoise Keogan-Nooshabadi, Supply Change
March 30th | 09:45am - 10:15am
A discussion by Clarion Group:
John Wallace, Clarion Group
Paul Norman, Clarion Group
Jenny Pierpoint, Retrofit Academy CIC
Alice Monty, Equans
March 30th | 10:15am - 10:25am
Break
March 30th | 10:25am - 11:00am
Rosie Ginday, Miss Macaroon
Sonja Wittenberg, Well Grounded CIC
Samuel Asiamah, Morgan Developments
March 30th | 11:00am - 12:20pm
March 30th | 12:20pm - 12:50pm
Speakers TBC
March 30th | 12:50pm - 12:55pm
Day 2 closing remarks
March 30th | 12:55pm - 1:30pm
Become a social procurement expert
Talks from influential speakers
Conference-style networking
Practical advice and information
Social procurement 'meet the buyer'
Inspiring stories
Connections and actions to take your social procurement journey forward
Session details
The future of social value in public sector procurement
This panel discussion will explore the future of social value in public-sector procurement. Since the inception of the social value act in 2012, social value has been a growing priority in the public sector. Key legislation, such as PPN 06/20 has driven this agenda forward. Panellists will discuss current challenges and what's next for social value.
29th March | 09:45am - 10:15am
Speakers:
Catherine Manning, Social Value UK
Rebecca Rees, Trowers & Hamlins
Paul Dennett, GMCA and Salford Council
Michael Blake, RBKC
How innovation and social procurement is helping the waste sector be more circular
This discussion sponsored by Reconomy, will look at how social procurement is helping create circularity and reduce wasted resources in Reconomy and its partners' supply chains.
29th March | 10:30am - 11:00am
Speakers:
Jamie Roberts, Reconomy
Michael Amos, Waste to Wonder
Speaker TBC
Building social procurement into corporate supply chains
Procurement teams around the world spend trillions of pounds per year on products and services from other businesses, and increasingly, they want that money to be spent with businesses that mitigate harm and create more good. Our panel will discuss how to build social and environmental considerations into corporate purchasing decisions and the benefits of doing so.
29th March | 11:00am - 11:45am
Speakers:
Piumi Mitchell, Deloitte
Steve Hill, Auticon
John Hayes, Natwest Group
Open networking
This event will be taking place on Remo where you can move around a virtual room during the times below. You can talk with people at 'tables' or find a specific attendee in the direct message window. You'll be able to see the names of delegates who've elected to share their details in the event prospectus sent out shortly before the event.
March 29th times:
09:00am - 09:30am
10:15am - 10:30am (break)
11:50am - 12:30pm
Social procurement to secure the future of the planet
Clarion Group sponsors this talk which will look at how social procurement can play a part in achieving net zero, especially when retrofitting homes.
30th March | 09:45am - 10:15am
Speakers:
John Wallace, Clarion Group
Paul Norman, Clarion Group
Jenny Pierpoint, Retrofit Academy CIC
Alice Monty, Equans
Social supplier showcase
Three Supply Change Trusted Suppliers will be presenting on their inspiring work delivering quality services while creating important social value.
30th March | 10:25am - 11:00am
Speakers:
Rosie Ginday, Miss Macaroon
Sonja Wittenberg, Well Grounded CIC
Samuel Asiamah, Morgan Developments
Meet the buyer pitching and networking sessions
Buyers are matched with Supply Change Trusted Suppliers in 15 minute pitching sessions where suppliers can talk about their services and the impact they create. Buyers get the opportunity to ask questions and discover the perfect social and environmental suppliers for their business.
30th March | 11:00am - 12:20pm
Buyers can register interest for these sessions when they purchase their tickets for the Social Procurement Festival here.
Suppliers must be Supply Change Trusted Suppliers to be involved with these sessions. Contact suppliers@supplychange.co.uk to find out more.
Are definitions limiting or progressing the future of the social economy?
As the social economy grows, a need to verify and validate impact is becoming increasingly important. We will discuss the importance of accreditations, and explore whether they are an effective means of signalling environmental and social impact or just redundant labels.
March 30th | 12:20pm - 12:50pm
Speakers TBA
Open networking
This event will be taking place on Remo where you can move around a virtual room during the times below. You can talk with people at 'tables' or find a specific attendee in the direct message window. You'll be able to see the names of delegates who've elected to share their details in the event prospectus sent out shortly before the event.
March 30th Times:
09:00am - 09:30am
10:15am - 10:25am (break)
12:55pm - 1:30pm