Agenda

	Topic
8.30	Registration and Exhibition
9.50	Chair's Opening Address Brian Taylor Political Editor, BBC Scotland
9.55	Procurement Update Alastair Merrill Director, Scottish Procurement Directorate
10.15	Extending Procurement John McClelland, CBE
10.35	Scottish Futures Trust Colin Maclean Non Executive Director, Scottish Futures Trust
10.55	Success Story – Recognising Excellence in Procurement Grahame Steed Managing Editor, Government Opportunities (GO)
11.15	Refreshments and Exhibition
12.00	BREAKOUT SESSION 1 See opposite
12.45	Lunch and Exhibition
14.00	BREAKOUT SESSION 2 See opposite
14.45	Exhibition & Networking
15.00	KEYNOTE ADDRESS John Swinney MSP Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth
15.15	Risky Business Detective Chief Super Intendent Allan Moffat Crime Support and and Interventions Officer Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) Director General Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA)
15.25	Implications of the Climate Change Act on Procurement Councillor Alison Hay COSLA Regeneration and Sustainable Development Spokesperson
15.45	'News Round Up' – Learning Points Brian Taylor Political Editor, BBC Scotland
15.55	Q & A Speaker panel
16.10	Exhibition & Networking

1	Delivering wider social benefits through public contracts: Strengthening the use of community benefits clauses
	Breakout Sessions
	Jo Mitchell Procurement Policy Advisor, Scottish Government Mike McNally Community Benefits Manager, Glasgow City Council Gerry Higgins Chief Executive, Community Enterprise in Strathclyde (CEiS) Pamela Brown Head of Social & Economic Regeneration, Raploch Urban Regeneration Company (RURC)
	Following on from the publication of the Scottish Government's 2008 report Community Benefits in Public Procurement and subsequent developments in the use of Community Benefit clauses, delegates will have an opportunity to hear about the use and application of social clauses, in particular Community Benefit clauses, in different types of contract activity and to discuss approaches to the wider use of such clauses across the public contractingenvironment.
2	Procurement Capability Assessment
	Collette May Procurement Development Manager, Scottish Government Alison Brown Programme Manager, NHS National Procurement
	This breakout session will provide an overview of the background to the Procurement Capability Assessment and the benefits already seen in the health sector and will allow the participants to consider where they will find evidence to support the process.
3	Systems Thinking: Improving performance, systems and procedures
	Scott Bell Capability Development Manager, Procurement Scotland
	This breakout session will provide delegates with the opportunity to hear about Procurement Scotland’s systems review project and the learning outcomes this has generated. Procurement Scotland used the ‘systems thinking ’methodology to test customer satisfaction with the IT hardware and office supplies processes. The results gave a statistical confidence level of 95% and are helping Procurement Scotland to improve its performance, systems and procedures.
4	Sustainable Food Procurement: Raising the steaks
	Fiona Thomson Portfolio Specialist, Central Government Centre of Procurement Expertise (CGCoPE) Gordon Sloan Marketing Executive, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS)
	The objective of this breakout session is to provide an understanding of ministerial policies surrounding food and how these have been addressed within the new Scottish Government Collaborative Catering and Associated Services contract, as well as providing useful information on how delegates themselves can make a difference.
5	Remedies Directive
	Alan Boyd Director of Public Law, McGrigors LLP
	The Scottish Government will require to introduce new regulations to implement the Remedies Directive during December 2009. The second stage of the consultation is currently under way. This breakout session will consider the most important aspects of the changes to the regulations and provide a comprehensive update on recent case law. This is essential information for all procurement practitioners.