August 28 2025 | Fraser Suites Sydney
Sydney Big Breakfast.
Our Big Breakfast events are back following the tremendous success of our sell-out 2022, 2023 & 2024 series. We’re hosting seven Big Breakfast’s in seven cities throughout the region in 2025.
Connect and learn over breakfast.
We’re bringing an expanded program in 2025 to bring more procurement networking and knowledge over a tasty breakfast. Centre to each event is how best procurement can navigate today’s key challenges in the profession.
The Theme.
Each event will follow a similar theme, allowing key differences specific to each region.
Key challenges facing the procurement profession will be explored, including:
Mitigating the effects of high inflation – refocussing on value creation over cost savings
Delivering on stakeholder demands for raised ESG standards from the supply side
Rebalancing sourcing decisions based on risk management as well as cost advantage
Capturing the true benefits now available from eProcurement technology and digitalisation work
Reviewing the future of global sourcing from Australia & New Zealand in the face of deglobalisation worldwide
Understanding local needs and differences
Why you should attend.
- Get across issues facing Procurement now and in future – and what you can do about them in practice
- Tap into new procurement thinking from specially recruited procurement thought-leaders and experts
- Hear real-world case studies from leading procurement practitioners and organisations often facing the same challenges as you.
- Network with colleagues and peers from around your region to connect, share and learn together
Programme.
7.00am
Coffee & Juice available
7.30am
Hot Breakfast Served
8.00am
Three core challenges facing procurement leaders – Efficiency, Collaboration & Transparency
Lesley Wardropper, Managing Director, PASA
8.15am
The post-Covid period has presented real opportunities for procurement with organisations keener than ever to proactively manage a supply-side demanding simultaneous focus on risk management, modern slavery compliance, Scope 3 reporting and, of course, total cost reductions.
Yet the gateway to all these things for all procurement teams seems through the common theme of harnessing Efficiency, Collaboration & Transparency – see how Kearney is advising their clients on the journey towards Procurement’s new age of enlightenment.
Robert Harriss, Partner, Kearney – Sydney office
8.55am
An average of 9.2% of annual revenue is lost due to contract mismanagement according to a study by the World Commerce and Contracting association (WCC)
Indeed, the Top 10 systemic problems typically experienced by organisations when managing contingent labour are surprisingly consistent and, yet, can be largely solved in the same way through a digitally holistic ECT approach. Understand how you can automate to prevent being contractor-led in your payment process and avoid “paying in the dark” in future.
Delanie Sloan, SVP, Services, Management Controls
9.15am
Coffee Break and Networking
9.45am
How spend orchestration empowers streamlined S2P workflows, greater efficiency, stronger compliance and better teamwork – when Service Now is easily integrated with your existing legacy systems.
Will Brammer, Lead Consultant, Service Now
10.05am
In a world where every pharma brand, and especially AstraZeneca, must stand for safety, efficacy, and sustainability, the expectations for procurement leadership have never been higher.
Meeting these expectations means transformation on the supply side—in how we design, source, and partner across increasingly complex value chains. Delivering sustainable procurement strategies now demands heightened efficiency, stronger collaboration, and absolute transparency at every stage.
Learn how AstraZeneca’s procurement team rises to meet these demands. How efficiencies are achieved through digitalization and Lean thinking, how deep supplier and industry collaborations are built to accelerate ESG progress, and how transparency is woven through every relationship to build trust with all stakeholders.
In this session, Grant will show how these pillars drive sustainable outcomes, safeguard reputation, and ultimately benefit everyone—customers, partners, communities, and patients alike, including us.
Grant Clemens, Senior Director – APAC Operations Procurement
10.30am
Discover how Mirvac drove a cohesive programme to streamline procurement processes, digitalise best practices, utilize generative AI and deployed agile category teams to drive up operational excellence and unlock significant efficiency gains.
Charlotte Cottam, Procurement Business Partner at Mirvac and Future Leader Award winner
11.00am
11.15am
Secure your ticket.
Book for this event and pay online with a credit card.
Standard tickets are $93.50 + GST and $71.50 + GST per person including GST for PASA Connect members.
Alternatively, you can request an invoice for yourself, or your team attendance directly
from lesley@pasa.net.au T: 0413 029 709
**Please note that tickets are only available to procurement professionals on the “buy side” and not vendors, consultants or unofficial sponsors.
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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