Programme – Smart Procurement World West Africa

DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2018
07:00	Morning registration, breakfast and networking
08:30	Opening remarks from MC: Faith Musonda, Managing Partner, Life TV, Zambia
08:40	Official welcome from the Zambia Institute of Purchasing and Supply: Chibwe Mwelwa, President, Zambia Institute of Purchasing & Supply, Zambia
09:00	Keynote address: Bringing possibilities to life Mizinga Melu, CEO, Barclays Bank, Zambia
09:15	Industry address: State-owned enterprises procurement – value creation through SMME development Victor Mundende, Managing Director, ZESCO, Zambia
09:45	Contextualisation of the Africa Procurement & Enterprise Development Summit Bernie van Niekerk CEO, Commerce Edge, South Africa
10:20	Presidential Keynote address: How the Zambian government is prioritising sustainable procurement as a strategic function in realising set sustainable and socio-economic objectives Invited Honoured Guest, His Excellency the president of Zambia, Mr. Edgar C. Lungu, Republic of Zambia
11:00 – 11:30 Mid-morning refreshments and networking
POWERING AFRICA
11:30	Regional Address: The state of public procurement in the Southern Africa region Is public procurement a catalyst for regional economic growth? Vision 2030 Honourable Goodall Gondwe, Minister, Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Republic of Malawi
INTERCONTINENTAL PARTNERSHIP
12:15	Presentation: The role that supply chains play in global trade and regional integration Leveraging on the combined regional buying power Strategies to improve global competitiveness of local suppliers to grow exports Why Africa does not support buy local campaigns Yonov Fred Agah, Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization, Switzerland
12:45	Panel discussion: Partner Institution presentations highlighting the dictates of the local procurement acts and the consequences for not adhering to the prescripts of the law Chibwe Mwelwa, President, Zambia Institute of Purchasing and Supply Gladys Mwale, CEO, MIPS Nyasha Chizu, CEO, PRAZ
13:15	Networking lunch and EXPO viewing
INTERCONTINENTAL LEARNING
14:15	Presentation: Large capital projects creating opportunities for regional SMMES How the $25 million investment in Zambia’s scaling solar project will drive socio-economic development and create procurement opportunities for local enterprises Africa reality – Are large capital projects mostly beneficial to foreign companies? Washington Mashanda, Chief Financial Officer, Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group
14:35	Presentation: Emerging and disruptive technologies – enabling tomorrow’s supply chain, today Peter Dixon,Regional Sales Director- SADC, Oracle, South Africa
SMME DEVELOPMENT
14:55	Panel discussion: E Government procurement and technology – enabler or disruptor for SMME participation in the supply chain Pushing the frontier of E- Governance to analyse performance in SMME budget spending Technology factors that affect strategies to support enterprise supplier development Francis Bisika, Chief Director , Ministry of Communications and Technology , Malawi Mwawi Phiri, Chairperson Marketing and Publicity Committee, ZIPS, Zambia Danies Chisenda, Director General, Zambia Public Procurement Authority, Zambia Peter Dixon, Regional Sales Director – SADC, Oracle, South Africa Sandi Maqoqa, Applications Senior Solutions Consultant: ERP Cloud, Oracle, South Africa
15:25	Presentation: SMME access to funding & the role supply chain can play Barriers faced by SMMEs that lead to failure in the supplier development process Too big for microfinance, too small for commercial banks, what now? KeaObaka Mahuma , Managing Executive, SME Banking & BEE Financing, ABSA, South Africa
15:55	CASE STUDY: Pro-Active vs Re-Active Supplier Engagement Setting the tone for competitive supplier development outcomes in South African supply chains Wybrand Ganzevoort, Managing Director, Collective Value Chain, South Africa
16:25	Panel discussion: Can state-owned enterprise’s procurement serve as catalysts for public value creation? What role do State-owned enterprises play in societal and public value creation? Subcontracting, partnering and project alliances Edgar Nyoni, Executive Director, SERA, Zimbabwe William Liabunya, Chief Executive Officer, EGENCO, Malawi Pamela Musepa, Group Manager: Procurement and Supplies & Chief Corporate Services, IDC, Zambia Dr Asumani, Director of Operations, Northern Region Water Board, Malawi
16:55	Networking cocktail function
DAY 2 – THURSDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2018
07:00	Morning registration, breakfast and networking
08:30	Opening remarks from MC: Faith Musonda, Managing Partner, Life TV, Zambia
08:40	Opening Keynote Address: Applying critical thinking skills to the procurement process Vaughan Zoutendyk, Commercial Head – Education and Training, Commerce Edge
09:05	Keynote presentation: Localisation strategy of the Zambian government and its role in socio-economic development How regulatory reforms will improve competitiveness of domestic business Underinvestment in skills development Dr. Emmanuel Mulenga Pamu, Permanent Secretary – Budget & Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Zambia
09:35	Keynote address: How government can stifle SMME growth/development through: Policy inconsistency Underinvestment in skills development Misheck Kaoma, Chairman & Director, MIGE Agencies & Trading Ltd, Zambia
10:05	Case Study: Contracting for success with a specific focus on local supplier development Best practices from Africa’s leading SMME development initiative bank Bruce Jaani, Acting Head Business Banking, Barclays Bank Zambia
10:35	Presentation: Public Procurement in Infrastructure Projects – the key to unlocking industrialization Roseta Chabala, CEO, ZAMEFA, Zambia
11:10 – 11:40 Mid-morning refreshments and networking
11:40	Presentation: Millennial women in supply chain – Practical solutions to close the gender gap Lebo Letsoalo, Founder & Chairperson, AWISCA
12:00	Presentation: Effective Procurement: Using your purchasing power for Social Economic Growth Cecilia Zimba, Vice President ZICA/Board Member ZRA, Zambia
12:30	Clearing hurdles for Zambian SMME’s Factors influencing SME failure How to unlock the potential of small businesses in Zambia Theresah C. Chuula, Enterprise Development Manager, ZDA, Zambia
13:00 – 14:00 Networking lunch and EXPO viewing
14:00	Presentation: The African manufacturing sector downfall – is Enterprise Supplier Development the answer? Local beneficiation Competitiveness of local suppliers Chipego Zulu, CEO, Zambia Association of Manufacturers, Zambia
14:30	Presentation: Public & Private partnerships – As a procurement model in Africa The lack of institutional capacity Political challenges Keeta Shisholeka, Director – PPP Unit, Ministry of Finance
15:00	Panel discussion: Developing the skills of procurement professionals – critical to harness procurement success and contribution to the value chain Skills vs Competency Optimisation of training budgets through reliable skills gap analysis Cliff Gondo, Director Capacity Building, PRAZ, Zimbabwe Dr Abdul Majid Mahomed, Head of Professional Body, CIPS AFRICA
15:30	Key resolutions & actions to define the way forward Full audience discussion
16:15	Closing remarks by chairperson
DAY 3 – FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2018 09:00 – 15:00
Workshop 1.	Strategic Sourcing & commodity management Bernie van Niekerk, CEO, Commerce Edge
Workshop 3.	Ethics in procurement Andre Coetzee, COO, Africa Procurement & Enterprise Development Summit
Workshop 5.	Collaboration and Influence Vaughan Zoutendyk, Head: Education & Training, Commerce Edge
Workshop 6.	Strategic management of commercial contracts; Mastering business essentials and de-risking Ronald Mlalazi, Managing Director, Commerce Edge