- WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2025
Welcome
Debbie Tagg
CEO – Smart Procurement (formerly COO of Commerce Edge Pty Ltd)
OPENING | Welcome by Breakfast Sponsor
Nicholas Stonuary
Regional Director for Corporate Solutions, Partnerships & Analytics EEMEA, Mastercard
FIRESIDE CHAT | Winning Tactics: How Leaders are Navigating Economic Challenges
Enkromelle Andrew
Leadership Speaker, The Master of Ceremonies
Nicholas Stonuary
Regional Director for Corporate Solutions, Partnerships & Analytics EEMEA, Mastercard
Edward Robinson
Vice President, Procurement for Asia Pacific & South Africa, McCain Foods
Michael Sudarkasa
Chairman, Africa Business Group
ROUNDTABLES
Roundtable One
Playing to Win: Embedding Sustainability into Procurement for Long-Term Impact
Senne Vanderstraeten
Head of South Africa & Benelux, Ecovadis
Rountable Two
From Push to Partnership: Rethinking How We Engage Suppliers
Amanda Pienaar
Senior Sales Consultant, Ulula
Roundtable Three
AfCFTA - Shifting the Goalposts: Procurement’s Role in Africa’s Trade Transformation
Michael Sudarkasa
Chairman, Africa Business Group
Roundtable Four
The Difference that Makes the Difference. How to Create a High Performing World Class Organisation
Bernie Van Niekerk
Editor, Smart Procurement
Roundtable Five
Procurement Cost Transformation in the Era of AI
Anton de Klerk
Supply Chain and Operations Lead, Accenture Strategy and Consulting
Goitseona Raseroka
Supply Chain and Operations Principal Director, Accenture Strategy and Consulting
Roundtable Six
Empowering procurement decisions through advanced payment solutions
Nicholas Stonuary
Regional Director for Corporate Solutions, Partnerships & Analytics EEMEA, Mastercard
Pascalle Albrecht
Executive: Commercial Issuing, Absa Group
Roundtable Seven
Why Every CPO Should Know What Supply Chain Finance (SCF) is and the Importance of SCF in Overall Organisational Strategic Goals
Msawenkosi Hlanti
Executive Head: Trade Sales, South Africa, Standard Bank
Roundtable Eight
Supply Chain Transformation: Procurement Reimagined
Sanreesha Bodasing
Head of Money Market, Investec Bank Limited
Roundtable Nine
Closing the Loop: From Sourcing to Margin Multiplication
Manav Sachdeva
Managing Partner, SoluGrowth PSA
Yashodh Singh
Senior Principle, Source to Pay & Supply Chain Technology Solutions Advisory,
Coupa Software
Roundtable Ten
Leveraging Supply Chain Finance to Cut Costs and Negotiate Better Payment Terms
Niron Rampersad
Divisional Executive of Trade, Nedbank CIB
Closing
