2018 Conference Programme

PRE-CONFERENCE: JPPF MEETING
TUESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2018 
Venue: Heathrow Room

PURCO SA CONFERENCE 2018 
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY 24 OCTOBER 2018
Venue: The Terminal

Welcome
Selvan Govender (CEO, PURCO SA)

Vice Chancellor's Opening Address
Prof Francis Petersen (Rector and Vice Chancellor of University of the Free State)

** International guest

Lessons from Leiden University: Delivering value through shared services
Rob van den Wijngaard, Head FSSC, Leiden University - Netherlands
Rob will share the journey of collaboration and continuous improvement that led to the creation of the Leiden University Shared Service Centre. His message emphasises practical experiences as well as guiding principles. Key points include ontinuous monitoring and improvement, innovation, advanced data analytics, agility, and preparing for the future. He will talk about maintaining momentum, the impact that a major transformation such as this has on people and how to manage it, and how by opting for small, manageable projects (experimental gardens) they were able to achieve quick, tangible successes.

Session sponsored by Transparent SA

Understanding the Bidvest unbundling
Ravi Govender, Group Business Development Executive, Bidvest Group

Sustainability and You
Dr Ven Pillay, Sustainability Advisor

Understanding the non-traditional leadership characteristics required to drive sustainability, and using these characteristics to transform conventional thought patterns into sustainable solutions.

High level Panel Discussion:
Strategies for agility in an age of disruption

Panel: Rob van den Wijngaard, Leiden University, S’celo Mahlalela, CFO at Tshwane University of Technology, Willem Du Plessis, Director Budgets and Management Accounting at UNISA. Facilitated by Lourens van Zyl: Director Transparent SA

The high level panel of University Finance Executives will share their challenges and strategies for becoming agile in the age of disruption. How are they driving the adoption of data analytics, arti cial intelligence, and predictive modelling to support decision-making and to drive continuous improvement? What other technologies are they applying? What mistakes have been made and lessons learned? What are the next steps?

Session sponsored by
Transparent SA

Procurement Analytics, Big Data and the Price of Washroom Towels
Paul Morgan, Data & Analytics Lead, Karabina
In this session Paul will take delegates through the procurement journey, demonstrating how the use of big data and procurement analytics can add value to the procurement function and address pain points.

Facilitated Strategic Workshop
Facilitated by Rob van den Wijngaard, Leiden University and Lourens van Zyl: Director Transparent SA
In this session Rob will facilitate a structured hands-on workshop to help you get to grips with the opportunities and processes to review your own finance and procurement operations at your institution.

Thought leader presentation (sponsored by HP)
Matias Matias, Worldwide Education BDM Director, HP Inc.

Closing Keynote:
Is blockchain a supply chain game changer, or just hype?
Shana Derman: CEO Intellicred
In this session Shana Derman will share real-life use cases and provide a practical primer on what blockchain is, and how it is relevant to higher education procurement, supply chain and finance. Shana was a speaker at the 2018 Global Blockchain Congress and is a winner of the 2018 #InspiringFiftySA initiative. #InspiringFiftySA is a global initiative that showcases inspiring female role models in the technology and innovation industry in the Netherlands, France, Europe, the Nordics, United Kingdom, Canada and South Africa. 

PURCO SA CONFERENCE 2018 
DAY 2: THURSDAY 25 OCTOBER 2018
Venue: The Terminal

Opening keynote:
Lessons from Nelson Mandela on Negotiation, Leadership and Influence
Debora Patta: investigative journalist, CBS News foreign correspondent and television producer

Artificial Intelligence: is your job at risk?
Rudeon Snell: Leonardo Lead, SAP Africa
This talk will focus on AI and jobs, with a specific focus on AI’s influence on procurement jobs.

Integrating sustainability and managing environmental risk in HE procurement
Leticia Greyling, Senior Lecturer: Strategy & Sustainability, Rhodes Business School

Tools, technology and ESD successes
Nonhlanhla Mtwisha, Supplier Manager, University of Johannesburg
Prof Edwin Bbenkele, Department of Business Management, University of Johannesburg
This session will share lessons and learning from the University of Johannesburg's Small Business Enrichment strategy, including success stories, tools, technology and systems.

ESD Supplier Workshop

Time management for Entrepreneurs: the 80/20 Pareto Principle
Christa Bonnet, CEO, Difference Makers

Too many entrepreneurs spend 20% of their time growing their business, and 80% on everything else. In this session we will introduce a simple and practical Time Management Tool to help you spend 80% on maximising the growing of your business.

Third stream income: Expectations & Reality
Heather Regenass, Fundraising Consultant (past Development & Fundraising Director, University of the Witwatersrand)
With reduced state funding, unrealistic student expectations, disenchanted academic staff and the growing need for expansion the only possible source of increased funding is from the Third Stream. Heather will discuss how expectations are often totally unrealistic, share the key things needed before launching  funding campaigns, and explain the role you play in the process. 

The critical impact of supplier selection
Cornelia Olivier, Head of Sourcing, ABSA
Finding and appointing good suppliers is a core procurement responsibility. Through case studies this session discusses the dramatic impact of poor  appointments, and how they can set your institution and your suppliers up for failure.

ESD Supplier Workshop:
Small Business Enrichment

Prof Edwin Bbenkele, Department of Business Management, University of Johannesburg

Nonhlanhla Mtwisha, Supplier Manager, University of Johannesburg

3rd stream income: panel discussion
Tsabiso Letsoela: CEO, UNISA Enterprise;
Heather Regenass: Consultant
Ashley Francis: Exec. Director Finance, UCT
What are universities doing right now to grow their third stream incomes. How is that working out? The panel will provide an update on  initiatives, lessons learned, pitfalls and successes.

Facilities management: delivering environmental and financial sustainablility
Bertie Lourens, CEO WastePlan
Michael Cassidy, Renewable Energy, Mustek
Waste management, water management, solar, recycling and other innovations are delivering cost savings and helping our planet. This session will discuss how you can join the movement.

ESD Supplier Workshop:
Practical SWOT Analysis to determine strategic imperatives for your business

Learn how to develop a practical analysis of business strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats - and complete one for your business during the session.

Round table discussions

Select your area of interest from multiple parallel round table topics. The full session spans an hour with each discussion lasting 15 minutes. You can participate in up to 3 discussions as you dig deeper with conference presenters and subject experts, explore opportunities with suppliers, or discuss operational issues with the PURCO SA management team.

ESD Supplier Workshop:
Your 360 degree Growth Plan

Develop a 360 degree growth plan to cover every element of your business, using a tested 4 quadrant Growth Wheel methodology.

Thought leader presentation (sponsored by Colourtech)
Building Digital Classrooms maximises student engagement, and delivers improved ROI 
Lelanie Judeel, COO and psychologist, Blue Rooster (a Colourtech Holdings e-learning company)
Digital classroom technology can unlock the full potential and value of quality education, while reducing costs and delivering third stream income.

ESD Supplier Workshop:
Making the BEE Codes work for you

Insights and guidance on how to structure your pitch and proposal to get access to Preferential Procurement and Supplier Development opportunities.

The Future of Robots
Frederik Langenhoven, Cobots Pty Ltd
This fascinating session unpacks how robotics is transforming the world of work, and demonstrates the various roles robots play in industry and business. It will discuss how robots are relevant within higher education procurement and take a lighthearted look at common robot myths.

16h45:  Conference closes for the day

Visit the Exhibition

PURCO SA CONFERENCE 2018 
DAY 3: FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER 2018
Venue: The Terminal

09h00: Conference starts in the Plenary Auditorium

Thought leader presentation (sponsored by Jabatha Paper and Stationery)
Buying local: a critical step to fixing South Africa
Eustace Mashimbye, CEO ProudlySA

Changing behaviour, risk and reward through shared value. Lessons from the Vitality programme.
Deon Kotze, Head of Discovery Health Research and Development
Discovery's Vitality programme has achieved global success in improving individual health outcomes while reducing costs. Discovery learnt that people seldom make good choices when it comes to their health - they think in the short term and discount the future. Recognising this, the Vitality programme incentivises people to make better choices that make them healthier. Through a shared value approach that offers rewards and discounts to promote behaviour changes, health outcomes have improved and healthcare costs have come down 25% for those engaged in the model. Technology is a key enabler and the programme makes extensive use of data analytics to understand behaviour and promote change. The objective of this presentation is to share lessons and insights from Vitality, so that delegates can consider whether a shared value, incentivised approach in the higher education procurement sector could improve purchasing outcomes for users while driving reductions in university procurement costs.

Evidence based procurement using data and technology
Prof Thea de Wet, Director: Centre for Academic Technologies, University of Johannesburg

Insourcing lessons (panel discussion)
Nicole de Andrade, University of the Witwatersrand
Venessa Ranjit, Director: Logistical Services, Tshwane University of Technology (President of HEFMA)
Connie Tshimangadzo, University of Johannesburg
What are the lessons learned from the insourcing programmes taking place in our universities? We'll explore challenges, pitfalls, successes and guiding principles.

The Future of Jobs: Critical career skills
Vaughan Zoutendyk, Commercial Head - Education and Training, Commerce Edge
In a time of technology innovation, job insecurity and strained economies, keeping your job and developing your career are top of mind for many people.
In this session we’ll explore the World Economic Forum Future of Jobs report, and the critical skills it highlights that you need to embrace in order to stay relevant and employed.

PURQ: A third stream income platform
Zubair Hattia, PURCO SA Head of Finance & Operations
PURQ is an online platform that aggegates quali cation data from all universities. This session provides a deep dive into the platform, with particular emphasis on the third stream income and savings bene ts for participating institutions, and the value proposition for students.

Closing Plenary: 
Digital Dreamscape
Kevin Derman: CEO: Kaskade.cloud
Join Kevin Derman as he takes along an exciting journey of what our next 35 years will look like. Touching on topics like Arti cial Reality, Digital Twins, Augmented Reality and more, Kevin describes a future radically di erent from our lives today. This captivating session unveils how our lives will be influenced by dramatic change and how the pace of technological advancement is accelerating at an exponential rate. Expect to be enthralled, fascinated, and probably a little frightened.