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Post-event report: ITC Day

ITC Day

This week saw PASA’s ITC Day – sponsored by Grosvenor Procurement Advisory – take place online on 5th September, providing a deep dive into the ITC category.

This exclusive event saw four hours of virtual procurement content for specialist ITC category managers who learned from industry leaders, vendors and specialists.

The full program featured a number of high-profile speakers including:

  • Luke Ellery, VP Analyst at Gartner on leadership vision for IT procurement in a cloudy world and the unique opportunity sourcing, procurement and vendor management (SPVM) leaders have to determine their transformation and define a new vision for technology acquisitions and vendor relationships
  • Dr Stefan Gassner, MD at Grosvenor on everything-as-a-service: pitfall or utopia? Including what are the common pitfalls that procurement needs to be aware of and where is the upside for the client
  • Anna Cakal, Director Strategic Operations at Monash University on the customer journey: procurement strategy for SaaS, including how the procurement team is an integral partner in the customer journey to digital services
  • Nicholas Leask from Grosvenor on acronyms to action: buying XaaS with confidence, including the definition, advantages and considerations for each service type
  • Frances Aitkins, CEO at Givvable on driving sustainable outcomes from ITC vendors, including how smart technology, such as AI & data models, can help businesses conduct supplier due diligence more efficiently and effectively
  • Peter MacFarlane on delivering value across the ITC procurement life cycle, including requirement identification, market research and supplier selection, contract negotiation, cost optimisation and contract & vendor relationship management

The event, which was an unparalleled opportunity to connect with industry leaders and peers, closed with a fast-paced Q&A that saw our speakers answer a wide variety of perceptive questions.

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