- Pre-Workshops
- MONDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2025
WORKSHOP 1
Level Up: Mastering Supply Business Models for Strategic Advantage
A hands-on workshop exploring key supply business models and how to optimize them for efficiency and growth. Attendees will gain practical insights into traditional, lean, and agile frameworks to drive resilience and maximize strategic impact.
Balekile Ngalo
Director, Strategic Procurement, National Treasury
Smanga Zwane
Assistant Director, Strategic Procurement, National Treasury.
WORKSHOP 2
Game Plan or End Game? Tackling Procurement Fraud through Accountability and Multidisciplinary Action
This workshop will help you:
Identify and address fraud and corruption risks in procurement.
Understand the role of multidisciplinary teams in anti-corruption efforts.
Recognize the importance of whistle-blowers and accountability mechanisms.
Implement controls such as segregation of duties and electronic payment systems.
Promote transparency, proper documentation, and a culture of integrity in procurement.
Clarence Jones
Semi-Retired Directorate of Priority Crimes, HAWKES
WORKSHOP 3
Play to Win: The Fundementals and Benefits of Project Management in Procurement
This workshop will explore why a project management approach is essential in procurement—especially for managing complex, high-risk, and time-sensitive assignments. Learn how project-based thinking drives task ownership, improves delivery timelines, and enhances coordination across teams. Practical tools, templates, and IT solutions will be shared to support real-world application.
Rodney Moolman
Director, Moolmans Consultancy
WORKSHOP 4
Sealing the Deal: Optimising Contract Lifecycles for Efficiency and Impact
A practical workshop focused on exploring best practices and solutions to streamline contract management from creation to renewal. Attendees will gain actionable strategies to enhance efficiency, mitigate risks, and maximize contract value.
Ernie Claassen
Contract Law & Procurement Consultant, Private
- Post-Workshops
- THURSDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 2025
WORKSHOP 1
Level Up: Winning with Sustainable Business Practices
In a fast-changing world, embedding sustainability into your business isn’t optional—it’s how you stay in the game. This workshop explores how to build sustainability into your strategy, operations, and supply chain. Learn how to engage employees, innovate responsibly, and measure what matters. A practical toolkit and real-world case studies will be shared to support immediate implementation.
What You’ll Gain:
Clear guidance, practical tools, and proven strategies to drive sustainable value—inside your team and across your business.
Gcina Mahlaba
Managing Director, Trans4mation Consulting
WORKSHOP 2
The Power of Influencing in Procurement: Boosting Communication Intelligence for Greater Impact
A focused workshop that teaches how to elevate communication intelligence to influence stakeholders, drive collaboration, and create impact. Participants will gain practical strategies to enhance their negotiation skills and lead procurement initiatives with confidence.
John Muir
Associate, Outerbox Thinking
WORKSHOP 3
Next-Gen Negotiation: Human Influence Meets System Power
Tomorrow’s negotiations won’t be won with data alone. This highly practical workshop equips professionals with the tools to thrive at the intersection of people and process. Through hands-on exercises, role plays, and AI-relevant scenarios, participants will build critical frontline skills – how to uncover hidden interests, manage pressure, and create leverage. At the same time, they’ll be introduced to negotiation systems thinking: playbooks, preparation frameworks, and language that scale. It’s the human skillset upgraded for the modern game.
Jan Potgieter, Author, Negotiation: Your Hottest Currency, Mananging Director, Imperium
Jan Potgieter
Managing Director, Imperium