You are invited to join the VIC Committee and fellow procurement professionals for a focused panel event which will include the following discussions:

From inaction to impact: Why dynamic materiality matters in responsible procurement
Bridging the policy-to-practice gap - using AI to track credentials and close the loop
Embedding processes that drive high performance and measurable impact

Event Details:

📅 Date: Wednesday 20 August 2025

🕒 Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm (AEST)

📍 Location: Marsh McLennan - Tower 1, 727 Collins St, Docklands 3008

Event Programme:

5:00pm: Registration and Arrival/networking
5:30pm: Welcome - CIPS Committee/Chair
5:35pm: Presentation / Panel Discussion / Q&A
6:30pm: Post Event Networking Drinks
7:00pm: Event concludes

Event Speakers:

Dayna Simpson - Professor Responsible Operations and Supply Chain Management, Monash Business School

Dayna is a Professor of Responsible Operations and Supply Chain Management. She researches and writes on organisational responsibility for the impact of their operational and supply chain decisions. This includes the choices of procurement (in supplier selection, and labor incident remediation) and operations.

Frances Atkins -Co-Founder, givvable

Frances is a mission driven leader and director of givvable, an AI-powered platform used by companies and governments to automate complex supplier diligence.

She has 20+ years' experience in corporate, finance, and legal sectors, with expertise in M&A, corporate finance and NFP, and holds an MBA (with excellence) from AGSM, a Masters in Law from USyd, and a Bachelor of Commerce & Law from UNSW.

More speakers to be announced shortly!

A beautiful selection of Indigenous themed canapes will be served along with a selection of beverages.

Thank you to givvable for sponsoring this event, providing the venue, food and beverages.

Registering for this event will opt you in to receive a post event feedback survey. We appreciate any feedback you are willing to provide CIPS and your local branch to help the continuous improvements of events. There is no obligation to complete this survey.