See you next year at Procurex Wales 2024
Procurex Wales connects buyers and suppliers from across Wales’ public procurement sector – worth more than £8.3bn annually.
It’s a unique event that enables all stakeholders to learn about the latest developments shaping the future of this area – featuring extensive skills development, networking, collaboration and product showcase opportunities for public sector buyers and private sector organisations alike.
Speakers
Rebecca Evans MS
Minister for Finance and Local Government

Rebecca Evans was first elected to the National Assembly for Wales in May 2011 to represent the Mid and West Wales region. In 2016 she became Assembly Member for Gower. Rebecca received a degree in History from the University of Leeds, and a Master of Philosophy degree in Historical Studies from Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge. Before being elected, Rebecca worked in the third sector. Rebecca has served on the National Assembly for Wales' Environment and Sustainable Development Committee and its Common Agricultural Policy Task and Finish Group. She has also served on the Health and Social Care Committee, and the Children, Young People and Education Committee. In June 2014, Rebecca was appointed Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, and in May 2016 she became Minister for Social Services and Public Health. In November 2017, she was appointed Minister for Housing and Regeneration, and in December 2018 she joined the Cabinet as Minister for Finance and Trefnydd. On 13 May 2021 Rebecca was appointed Minister for Finance and Local Government.
John Coyne
Director Commercial and Procurement

John Fitzgerald Coyne nicknamed ‘Fitzy’ is an expert at developing commercial strategy and skills for the modern business. Named after the 35th President of the United States he had the privilege of working closely with his sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver a long-time advocate for children's health and disability issues who founded the movement that became Special Olympics. John began his career in the Irish tourism sector and in 1991 became the first ever Commercial Director at Liverpool FC where he was tasked with broadening the financial, commercial and business development aspects of the club. After leaving Liverpool FC, John spent some time at Sports Wales before moving to the health sector where he has largely remained since. John was most recently the Managing Director an NHS owned Teckal Company, SWFT Clinical Services Ltd. Here he managed a turnover of approximately £50m a year and 280 staff. He’s appeared on ‘This is your Life’ and ‘Question Time’ and interviewed Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson, Cecelia Ahern and Colin Farrell for cover stories for the Irish Post newspaper, and once even presented to a President! John is a keen runner and lives with his wife Lisa and daughter Darcy. He became the Director Commercial and Procurement for the Welsh Government in September 2021.
David Taylor
Chief Operating Officer

David has over 30 years’ experience in managing complex supply chains in both the private and public sectors, and internationally. He is passionate about the value that the procurement and supply profession can add and has built his career developing high performing teams and being a business leader and advocate for the profession. Before joining CIPS, David was the Deputy Government Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for developing the capabilities of the procurement organisation across government and the wider public sector, with £50 billion of procurement spend under management and some 6000 procurement professionals in central government, who form the Government Commercial Function. David began his career in the public sector with the Home Office, where he became a part of the executive leadership team as the Chief Commercial Officer, managing a procurement spend of £4bn, revenue generation of nearly £2bn with a direct team of 300. Prior to joining the public sector in 2008, David had an extensive career in the private sector across multiple sectors, including technology and telecoms with Sony, Cable & Wireless, Vodafone and Orange. David has also worked with private equity and was the European Commercial Director in a leveraged buy out of Hertz from Ford, with a subsequent re-engineering of the global business and its supply chains, resulting in a successful IPO. David has lived and worked overseas, and was also a volunteer in Africa with Raleigh International, a youth development charity.
Ian Schollar
Head of Teaching and Learning

Richard Marwood
Commercial Contracts Director

Helen Rees
Head of Procurement and Contracting

Richard Dooner
Programme Manager

WLGA’s lead officer for procurement. Richard came into public procurement “From a background of Logistics, Branch Management and B2B Sales in the private sector.” Initially as one of Cardiff Councils operational procurement team where he ran the County Supplies Catalogue and a delegated suite of procurement frameworks; then to a joint Welsh Government & WLGA initiative, the Welsh Local Government Procurement Support Unit; from there to the WLGA core team. A champion of social value and the wellbeing of future generations; he's taking a pivotal role in central/local government relations, coordinating the National Procurement Network for councils in Wales and much more. Army of one and fiercely loyal to his procurement officer network, he is coordinating local government responses to consultation and participating in the Government's reform programme. In 2021 Richard initiated the NPN Market Intelligence Expert Group and currently acts as researcher, editor, publisher. He says that he’s just a middleman; the value comes from the people on the group and the knowledge they have; but that’s what Richard does, he brings the good from the people he’s with. Richard has been speaking on the National stage, at the National Local Government Procurement Expo about Procurement in Difficult Times, about the Local Government Showcase at the National Social Value Conference and about Digital Transformation in a Gov News Masterclass. Wales representative to LGA's National Advisory Group for procurement, he's providing a weekly bulletin to an extended network of 114 procurement stakeholders and is credited in the Social Value Roadmap 2023, an important document nationally. So far, in 22/23 he's appeared in 10 separate external (non-WLGA) searchable and public facing digital media events. There were at last count 21 separate live events online featuring interviews, presentations, keynotes and reports where Richard is recorded or credited as a contributor.
Tristian Jones
Sell2Wales Programme Management Co-ordinator

Sian Lloyd
Journalist and Presenter

Sian Lloyd is an experienced journalist and presenter and a well known face to TV audiences. She began her career in Wales before joining the national BBC News team as a senior correspondent and presenter, and has covered some of the most important stories of the past two decades. Sian has now embarked on a freelance career and presents TV and Radio programmes in Welsh and English.
Professor Jane Lynch
Centre of Public Value Procurement

Rob Poyer
Director

Rob has been involved in the waste management industry for most of his career, working in a variety of senior management and project management roles; this included developing and managing three large landfill operations in Wales as regional landfill manager. In 2004, Rob decided to concentrate his efforts as Managing Director and joint shareholder of Natural UK Limited and has since developed a profitable waste collection and environmental management business. His specialist knowledge on waste management legislation and his expertise in the development and operation of waste treatment and disposal facilities has enabled us to develop our unique waste treatment facility – to recover and re-use the paper fibre and plastics from traditional offensive wastes that would otherwise be disposed of at landfill.
The Strategic Supplier Management Team

Howard Jacobson
Supply Chain Engagement Manager

Lydia Sullivan
Director of Procurement, Sustainability & Social Impact

Carl Thomas
Procurement Reform Stakeholder & Policy Lead

Olivia Murphy
Head of Sustainability and Social Value

Huw Lloyd
Business Account and Project Delivery Manager

Thomas Funk
Business Account and Project Delivery Manager

Kirsten Green MCIPS
Head of Sustainability - Transport & Large Infrastructure

Kristen joined Crown Commercial Service (CCS) in 2013 and has worked in various roles across the business over the past 10 years including project management, commercial strategy of £bn frameworks and business development. Kristen recently followed her passion for the environment and took on the position of Head of Sustainability, working to decarbonise the £30bn annual spend through CCS. Kristen works closely with public sector buyers, suppliers and industry bodies to help accelerate the journey towards achieving CNZ by 2050 at the latest.
Helen Carter
Lead Consultant

Helen Carter is an experienced procurement professional who after 10 years in the profession found a new way of making it even more interesting – namely sustainable procurement. After working in Direct mail, manufacturing and then Infrastructure construction Helen embarked on a journey to embed the flexible framework and drive more sustainable procurement practices. During her career at Action Sustainability, she has worked with a wide variety of clients, including Network Rail, TFL, MOJ, RBI, Skanska, Balfour Beatty, United Utilities and too many more to mention. In addition to sustainable procurement, she also has a focus on Modern Slavery and Human Rights within supply chains, expanding her expertise and becoming AS’s centre of knowledge in the fight to combat modern slavery. In 2018 she was awarded a Top 100 influencer in this space and more recently she was part of the technical authoring committee and panel for the new British Standard BS25700 – Organisational response to modern slavery. As part of her role, she has worked with her clients to upskill their teams and supply chains as well as helping them and their supply chains implement effective modern slavery and human rights due diligence activity. Projects have been varied and include developing and delivering training courses, providing procurement and supply chain support, ranging from developing strategies and policies to supplier development plans, PQQ’s, ITT’s, risk assessments and category strategies.
Brendan Burke
Commercial Procurement - Policy

Nia Harvey
Senior Category Manager

I joined Police Digital Service (PDS) in 2022 and having previously worked in varying procurement roles across NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) over a 14 year career managing multi-million £ frameworks. Within PDS I now currently work on the National Digital Policing Strategy, developing digital commercial avenues to harness the power of digital, data and technology in realising Policing’s digital ambitions.
Ross Gregory
Director

Warren Smith
Partner

David Nicholson
Head of Commercial and Procurement - Digital Data and ICT branch

Cory Hughes
Director of Strategic Design

Sam Perkins
Commercial Lead; digital Data and ICT

Sue Hurrell
Head of Fair Work Procurement

Carla Lavender
Commercial Procurement

Mike Redmond
Procurement Reform Senior Analyst

Chris Wheeler
Head of Workflow & CIP Solutions

Alice Horn
Change Analyst (Policy & Reviews)

Derek Walker
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Geraint Walsh,
Fair Work Procurement Policy and Engagement Manager

Helen Schoolar
Head of Strategic Partnerships

Andy Wallace
Regional Partnership Manager

Oliver Patrick
Senior Associate

Tom O’Hanlon
Business Intelligence Data Analyst

Emily Powell
Partner

David Stewart
Business Intelligence Consultant

Shaz Hawkins
Segment Marketing Manager UK & IE

Jonathan Tench
International Partnerships & Networks Change Maker

Partners
Welsh Government
Partner

Business Wales
Partner

Sell2Wales
Partner

Welsh Local Government Association
Partner
Stand Number: Welsh Government Pavilion

The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) represents the interests of local government and promotes local democracy in Wales. Its primary purposes are to promote better local government, to promote its reputation and to support authorities in the development of policies and priorities which will improve public services and democracy.
Crown Commercial Service (FW)
Partner

Every buying decision you make has the power to help Wales build back better, fairer and greener. Crown Commercial Service is the UK’s biggest public procurement organisation. We use our commercial expertise to help buyers in central government and across the public and third sectors to purchase everything from locum doctors and laptops to police cars and electricity. Our strategic partnerships with organisations across Wales ensure we collaborate effectively to benefit our Welsh customers
Ministry of Defence
Partner

The MOD’s Doing Business with Defence team facilitates the entry of new innovative and non traditional businesses into the defence supply chain. The team provide advice and guidance to companies on how to become a defence supplier and access MOD tender and contract opportunities through a variety of channels: – Helpdesk facility -Attendance at trade exhibitions across the UK where they will deliver presentations on request -Webinars -Publication of various sources of useful information via the supplier portal hosted on Defence Contracts Online and their Twitter account @defenceproc
Institute of Directors
Partner
Stand Number: Stand number: 10

We support the interests of the nation’s diverse business sectors – from agriculture to tourism and engineering to renewable energy. Connect with your local branch to make sure your voice is heard, and to stay informed on the policy issues that matter to you – whether they come from the Senedd or Westminster.
WRAP
Partner

WRAP is one of the globe's leading sustainability charities. Based in the UK, we work with businesses, governments, citizens, and charities to make the planet a healthier, safer place. In Wales, our work includes supporting public bodies to embed sustainable procurement to achieve positive environmental, economic, and social outcomes, and to maximise contributions to Wales’ Well-being Goals.
Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)
Partner

CIPS, the global membership organisation for procurement and supply. With 60,000 members spanning 156 countries and offices across the world, we’re building a global network to power our profession. We lead in education and training. We provide information and tools. And we help build capability within organisations. Through all our work, we are the voice and standard.
Supply2Gov
Partner

At Supply2Gov, we have one goal – to make business growth simpler for sole traders, micro and small businesses. Powered by the UK and Republic of Ireland’s largest database of public sector contract notices and awards, combined with our daily email alerts sent straight to your inbox, we’ve made it as easy as possible for you to find relevant opportunities as soon as they become available – giving you more time to focus on putting your bids together and growing your business. You can register for a free local area of your choice or take advantage of our flexible monthly payment options – giving you a no risk, scalable, cost effective contract alerts service option.
Tracker
Partner

Tracker is the only end-to-end business development solution with the unique intelligence you need to find, bid for and win more business. With access to Europe’s largest database of opportunities and competitive insights – you can engage earlier to sell more effectively and win more business. And Tracker’s just got even better – now you can also upload opportunity documents and manage your bid responses all in the one place. Focus on winning business – not looking for it.
PASS Procurement
Partner

PASS procurement consultants present at over one hundred conferences and events each year as well as delivering in-house training and consultancy for both public and private sector clients. Our training sessions are designed to cover the legal requirements of public procurement in a non-legalistic manner, using real life examples to help simplify the rules. Thousands of organisations, public and private, have already benefited from PASS best practice tendering/procurement events and advice. Whether you work within public sector procurement or tender for public sector contracts, PASS can help you improve your efficiency and effectiveness.
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