ProcureTECH ’26

Australia & New Zealands’s Leading eProcurement Event

Thursday 26 March 2026 – The Pullman Hotel, Hyde Park Sydney
LIVE and in-person

ProcureTECH 2026.

ProcureTECH is the region’s largest independent event dedicated to eProcurement technology and digital transformation. Now in its 16th year, the 2026 program delivers practical insights, real-world case studies and direct access to leading solution providers.

Why Attend.

Procurement teams face rising workloads, increasing compliance demands, rapid AI-enabled innovation and the growing need to build stronger technology business cases. ProcureTECH ’26 helps you:

  • Understand the latest technology trends, including AI, guided buying and cybersecurity

  • Strengthen your business case for new S2C, P2P or ERP tools

  • Explore solutions from leading vendors in one place

  • Learn from Gartner, Deloitte, Spend Matters and practitioner case studies

  • Network with peers and industry experts

Event Format.

A full-day, triple-stream program including:

1. Keynote Program – Expert speakers, industry insights and future-focused trends

2. Technology Showcases – Six vendor demos to compare solutions side-by-side

3. 1:1 Hosted Buyer–Vendor Meetings – 30-minute sessions via the MEETINGS MOJO app

Followed by PASA Happy Hour networking drinks.

Key Themes for 2026.

  • Efficiency, collaboration & transparency

  • Adaptability in a volatile global environment

  • AI adoption for procurement

  • Guided buying & user experience

  • ESG visibility and compliance

  • Building capability through better tech selection and implementation

Who Should Attend.

Procurement leaders and teams responsible for technology, digital transformation, process improvement or capability uplift, including:

CPOs • Heads of Procurement • Procurement Managers • Analysts • Capability Managers • eProcurement Leads • IT/Project Managers

Hosted Buyer Program – Attend Free.

Eligible procurement professionals can attend at no cost by completing a minimum of three pre-scheduled meetings with participating vendors — a fast, efficient way to compare solutions.
Or purchase a standard delegate pass if you prefer not to take meetings.

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What people say about our events.

The PASA conference was the best conference I had attended in many years – many practical advice and applications that my team and I can put to use straight away, a great investment of our time.

Procurement Professional

It was great to hear a wide range of presentations from a diverse mix of speakers, especially in person.

Procurement Professional 

I very much enjoyed the depth and variety of skills experience of the presenters.

Procurement Professional

Jeremy Suter

Director, Procurement Advisory, Gartner

Jeremy Suter is a Director with Gartner, responsible for serving Procurement and Supply Chain clients in the Asia-Pacific region. He helps his clients to set strategy, implement and upgrade processes to become more strategic and ‘value-add’.

The topics he most frequently works with clients on: Category Management, Internal Stakeholder Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Procurement Strategy Creation, Supplier Risk Management, Talent Management and Procurement Organization Design

Phillip McDonald

Advisory Partner - Spend Console & Former CPO - Woolworths

Phillip McDonald is a procurement and business transformation leader with over 20 years’ experience across retail, energy, logistics, and pharmaceuticals. He has delivered more than $1 billion in productivity gains and led award winning programs in sustainability, innovation, and capability development. As Advisory Partner at SpendConsole, Phillip helps the organisation expand its AI driven payables orchestration platform to meet the evolving needs of procurement and finance leaders. Phillip is passionate about redefining procurement through innovation, collaboration, and technology enabled excellence.

Brad West

Partner, Deloitte

Brad is a Partner in the Deloitte Supply Chain and Procurement team and leads the Digital Procurement Transformation practice with a key focus of helping his clients transform their procurement function leveraging his digital procurement domain expertise and alliance partner network.

He has a strong focus on enabling Procurement technology and has led and delivered a range of procurement technology projects across ERP, Source to Pay, Contract Management and Intake and Orchestration domains. Brad has a track record of supporting his clients to navigate the complexity of the procurement technology landscape.

Jordan Tang

Head of Procurement - APAC, Vertice

Jordan is a dynamic procurement and commercial leader with a track record of transforming procurement functions across major financial services and utilities companies in Australia and New Zealand. With expertise in strategic sourcing, procurement transformation and cost optimisation, he has led high-performing teams and executed technology deals exceeding $100M.

As the lead for Vertices’ Procurement advisory and delivery practice in APAC, Jordan provides procurement services to customers in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and India. His responsibilities include, Technology commercial advisory, SaaS optimisation (value gen), Asset management, benchmarking and negotiation services.

Edward Baxter

Solution Consulting Manager, Ivalua

Edward Baxter has been in the procurement software industry since 2007, in a variety of customer-facing roles. Currently he leads Ivalua’s Asia Pacific Solutions Consulting team, supporting APAC organisations as they assess the value that Ivalua’s S2P capabilities deliver.

Outside of work he has 2 children under 3 years of age, and any (limited!) spare time he spends building Lego models!

Timothy Nicol

Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships, ANZ Worldline Payment Systems

Leads our partnerships team who are responsible for distribution of payment products through various partners, to end merchants.  These partners include large buying groups, point of sale software vendors, SaaS providers, schemes, third party hardware providers and others.  Tim and his team are well versed in both online and offline payments, payment operations and partner success. 

Joel Avenell

Head of Schemes, ANZ Worldline

Head of Schemes at ANZ Worldline, leading strategic partnerships and initiatives across payment schemes. He oversees scheme governance, stakeholder engagement, and product delivery to ensure robust, compliant, and innovative payment solutions for ANZ Worldline customers. Joel focuses on driving scheme alignment, risk management, and scalable implementation across the organisation.

Jonathon Stead

Partnerships Manager, Eftsure

Jonathon is the Partnerships Director at Eftsure, with over a decade of experience working with Procurement and Finance teams to create efficient and secure supplier management programs. With deep experience across ERP and finance ecosystems, he works at the intersection of finance operations and cybersecurity to help businesses strengthen their controls against digital fraud.

Frances Atkins

Co-Founder, givvable

Frances Atkins is the co-founder of givvable, an award-winning tech platform that uses AI, big data, and advanced modelling to automate supplier sustainability and ESG diligence. With a background as a vice president at J.P. Morgan and a financial services lawyer at Ashurst, Frances brings deep expertise in finance, law, and innovation. Recognised as UNSW Alumni of the Year for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (2023) and Founder of the Year (2022), she now leads a multidisciplinary team helping global companies “spend with impact.” Her work focuses on enabling organisations to embed sustainability into procurement decisions through data-driven insights and measurable impact.

Abid Ali

Founder and CEO of SpendConsole.ai

Abid Ali is the Founder and CEO of SpendConsole.ai, an AI driven payables orchestration platform helping CFOs and procurement leaders gain control over invoice processing, supplier engagement, and cash flow. With over 20 years of experience across software engineering, consulting, and operational leadership, he has delivered more than 40 large scale procurement and finance transformation programs. Recognising the persistent gaps between procurement, finance, and suppliers, Abid founded SpendConsole to drive measurable outcomes in cost, control, and efficiency. He is known for his practical, execution focused approach and for turning payables into a source of insight, control, and competitive advantage.