Adelaide Convention Centre 21-22 July 2004

Conference Presentations

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Wednesday 21 July 2004

Breakfast Seminar - Australia-US Free Trade Agreement: Doing Business with the US Federal Government David Drabkin, USA

Welcome and Official Opening

Barry Miller, Chair, State Procurement Board , SA
Jim McGuire, Director Contract Services

An Environmental Scan of the US Federal Market David Drabkin USA

How Many is not Good Enough John Read, Canada

A Call for Change - Challenges Facing Procurement in a Changing World Ken James, UK

Procurement Reforms within the South African Public Sector Karen van Vuuren, South Africa

Procuring and Harvesting. Do We Add Value? Gary Stokes, WA

Planning for a Negotiation: the Strategic Overview Tom Beasor, UK

The Change Management Path to Achieving Effective Procurement Practices Rod Lewis, VIC

The New Neighbours - Public Procurement and Governance Guy Callender, WA

Thursday 22 July 2004

Step Out of the Comfort Zone - It's a Question of Delivery Ken James, UK 

Canadians Deserve the Best Public Procurement John Read, Canada

Highlights of the way the US Federal Market Works David Drabkin, USA 

Procurement Policies and Other Policy Interventions... Is this Unworkable?  Gary Stokes, WA

Negotiation: The Winning Gameplan Tom Beasor, UK 

The Changing Nature of the Procurement Manager's Role - the Leader of Process Transformation 
Andrew Targett, VIC

A Future Perfect: Recognising Success in Public Procurement Guy Callender, WA 

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