May 13, 2025 | RACV Club, CBD
Melbourne 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 nine 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 how best procurement can navigate today’s the 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
7.30am
Hot Breakfast Served
8.00am
Three core challenges facing procurement leaders – Efficiency, Collaboration & Transparency
Jonathan Dutton FCIPS, MC
8.15am
As a Health, Wealth & Care business, Australian Unity requires a wide range of suppliers to deliver goods and services to their sites and customers nationwide.
Learn more about their 10-year journey to optimise the procurement function, and hear specific examples of how this organisation collaborated with key suppliers to drive efficiencies and transparency in the end-to-end procure to pay process.
The challenges with manual processes leading to delays with deliveries and payments were eliminated by successfully implementing a technology solution to automate and streamline purchasing (and invoicing) to minimise manual touchpoints and ensure timely delivery of orders (and payments).
Andy Bee, Head of Procurement, Australian Unity
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.
Neil Armstrong, Vice-President APAC, Management Controls Corp
9.15am
Coffee Break and Networking
9.45am
Procurement professionals often face the challenge of managing complex enterprise-wide meetings and events programs without the right tools. This thought-leadership session will explore how the right technology can transform your existing meetings and events process through automation – including event lifecycle management, streamlining approval processes, and harnessing data for insightful reporting.
Sophie Tabet, Regional Sales Manager, Cvent
10.15am
As many might expect, governance levels within Victoria Police are set high and can be demanding.
But this is an outcome stakeholders insist is set high for good reason and not least to build confidence and set standards for public bodies.
So, how does this affect the supply side effort and what benefits does it bring to procurement?
A J Karliner, Chief Procurement Officer – Victoria Police
10.30am
Whilst Procurement can frequently be framed as an insular support function, often singularly focused on cost, Procurement can also align its strategy closer to the business and expand its remit to support the delivery of broader organisational objectives whilst still fulfilling its own goals.
Rohan De Silva, Former Head of Procurement, MECCA brands
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