Bookings open - HEPA Conference 2018

We are pleased to confirm that bookings are now open for our HEPA conference which will take place at Burleigh Court Hotel and Conference centre at Loughborough University on the 12^th and 13^th September this year. The conference is aimed at those in a strategic procurement role in Universities and the event will seek to provide those persons with content which will enable them to develop both themselves and their teams in a range of subjects.

The Agenda already includes the following plenary and breakout sessions, we will be adding even more in the next couple of weeks.

• Professor Sue Arrowsmith, Achilles Professor of Public Procurement Law and Policy, University of Nottingham. Brexit implications for UK Universities and EU regulations 
• James Trotter, Head of Procurement, Universities of Loughborough and Leicester.  The Loughborough Leicester project.  Collaborating for demonstrated benefits
• Larissa Morrish, Head of Procurement University of Lancaster, EMM Update
• Richard Murphy – TEC. Securing low cost renewable energy supplies on a long-term basis
• Rashmi Patel and Jayne Billam, Human Resources Nottingham Trent University, Managing Staff Performance
• Kevin Casey, Head of Procurement University of Manchester and Johnathan Jones, Head of Procurement University of Birmingham. “Getting to level five on the Flexible Framework and incorporating Sustainability into your strategy” Interactive session.
• Dr Olga Martin-Ortega, Reader in Public International Law, University of Greenwich.  Reviewing your Modern Slavery Statement ready for 2019
• Keynote Speaker: Professor Eddie Obeng.  Described as “The Rockstar of Business Education.” by Duke Corporate Education.  Eddie will talk us through Strategy and making sure we are focussing on what is important.
• David Hansom, Partner, Clyde and Co.  Procurement Case Law Update (session 1)
• David Hansom, Partner, Clyde and Co.  Ensuring the fair assessment of new and incumbent suppliers during a tender process (session 2)
• Tina Yu, Head of Procurement University of Chester - Empowering Procurement Effectiveness to add Value of Strategic Relevance
• Rachel Lambert, StudyFlex - Managing Change in your institution
• Scott Dance, Director of Hays Procurement & Supply Chain, Recruitment and retention, Its not all about the salary!
• Professor John Domingue, Director of the Knowledge Media Institute at the Open University. Blockchain and the Supply Chain

This year, we will be introducing a “Buddy” system.  This invites those new to the sector, or the conference, to be matched up with someone who knows “the ropes” and who is willing to introduce them to others.  This maximises the networking opportunity for the conference, makes the event nicer to attend if you don’t know anyone and enables those with similar interests to meet more easily.  Just tick the appropriate box on the booking form if you would like to be or be matched to a Buddy.

The event this year also includes an evening dinner with some relaxed optional entertainment to help you enjoy the focussed time out of the office with your peers. To book please click here. And should you have any questions, do get in touch.