Event dates and Structure
27 - 30 May 2025

27 May 2025
Arrival with Casual Dinner and Networking

28 May 2025
Conference and Casual Dinner

29 May 2025
Conference, Workshops and Gala Dinner

30 May 2025
Supplier Day
Topics to be discussed
Welcome
Provincial Stakeholders
Keynote
Western Cape Development Strategy – Understanding this in the context of new legislative and country dynamics
Keynote
Implementation of the Preferential Procurement Regulations 2022
Panel session
On the implementation successes and challenges of regulation
Keynote
Viable procurement approaches for municipalities to consider to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy programmes
Panel session
Considering frameworks that will work for the procurement of
Panel session
Considering frameworks that will work for the procurement of
power from IPPs and managing the potential risk.
Keynote
Empowerment Assessment Planning – The new roadmap for
transformative procurement
Panel session
Collaboration and Delivery
Panel session
Including LED, SCM, MM and National Representatives
Presentation
Achieving Strategic Procurement through DEMAND PLANNING
Presentation
Achieving Strategic Procurement through PEOPLE
Presentation
Achieving Strategic Procurement through TECHNOLOGY
Presentation
Presentation: Sustainable Procurement: Our opportunity to ensure shared value
and impactful procurement
Presentation
Best Practice Commodity Management
Presentation
Training and Development needs of departments and
municipalities, given the changes in the legislative environment.
Presentation
Western Cape Municipal Asset Management Project: The current
status, sharing of successes and the way forward.