Sustainable Supply Chains

Skills Development Zones

Overview

With increasing pressure to deliver against net zero, social value and ethical sourcing priorities, this zone will focus on how local authorities can build more sustainable and resilient supply chains.

Sessions will explore practical approaches to embedding sustainability into procurement processes, engaging suppliers effectively and measuring impact. Bringing together public and private sector perspectives, the zone will highlight how procurement can drive long-term environmental and social outcomes while maintaining value, compliance and supply chain stability.

Sustainability & Social Value Zone Agenda

10:30 - 10:55
Public Procurement as a Catalyst for Social Value, Net Zero, and Place-Based Regeneration
Speakers
George Stevens

Director of Communities

LHC Procurement Group

11:00 - 11:25
Beyond Compliance: Embedding Social Value into Each Stage of the Procurement Lifecycle
Speakers
Tim Rudin

Head of Central Responsible Procurement Team

The Greater London Authority Group

11:30 - 12:05
Panel Session - Unlocking Social Value through Frameworks: A Collaborative Case Study
Speakers
Lisa Bliss

Head of London Construction Programme & Dynamic Markets

Haringey Council
Pat Sweeney

Divisonal Director

McConnell
Rapheal Balogun

Quality Practitioner

Laing O'Rourke
Julian Sanz

Head of Social Value

McConnell
Rommell Wallace

Co-Founder

Serious About Youth (SAY)

12:10 - 12:35
Delivering Place-Based Need in Local Government
Speakers
Emma Grigson

Bid Partnerships and Social Value Director

PeoplePlus UK
Jonny Boyden

Social Value Key Account Manager

PeoplePlus UK

12:40 - 13:05
The Politics of Purchasing: Navigating Populism, Pressure, and Public Good
Speakers
Christopher Hammond

Chief Executive Officer

UK100

13:10 - 13:35
Speakers
Christopher Hartley

Managing Director

InLine Risk Solutions Ltd

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13:40 - 14:05
Building Collaborative Supply Chains that Deliver for People and Place
Speakers
Anna McChesney-Gordon

Chief Strategy Officer

Social Value Portal

14:10 - 14:35
Social Value: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Speakers
Simon Grove-White

Senior Researcher

Centre for Local Economic Strategies

14:40 - 15:05
Cooperative Procurement – The CCIN Social Value Toolkit
Speakers
Cllr Jim Robbins

Leader

Swindon Borough Council
Mark Cook

Partner

Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP