Programme: 7 December, PM&C and Dept of Finance Indigenous Procurement Policy Implementation Training for Commonwealth Officers

Venue: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,Ground Floor,

Centraplaza – 16 Bowes Place, PHILLIP ACT 2606

Date: Monday, 7 December 2015, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Agenda item / Time / Subject / Presenter /
1 / 2:30 pm – 2:35 pm / Acknowledgement of Country / Jane Christie,
Senior Adviser, Indigenous Procurement Policy,
The Dept of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (PM&C)
2 / 2:35 pm – 2:40 pm / Transformation Story: Indigenous Business, Curijo / Darren Schaeffer,
Managing Director, Curijo
3 / 2:40 pm – 3:10 pm
(more time avail if req’d) / Overview of the assistance the Department of Finance provides includes:
·  Assessing value for money
·  Using AusTender
·  Commonwealth Contracting Suite – decision tree
Resources available
·  UNSPSC
·  WoG panels arrangements etc
·  Procurement Bulletin
·  Procurement workshops / Yvette Sims,
Assistant Secretary,
Procurement Policy Advice Branch,
Dept of Finance
4 / 3:10 pm - 3:30 pm / Water and coffee provided by Waddi Springs
Afternoon Tea (Sponsored by Dept of Finance)
5 / 3:30 pm –
3:45 pm / The ATO’s approach to procuring with Indigenous business
·  Outcomes achieved
·  Examples
·  Building Indigenous business capability
/ Carmel Boyd,
Australian Taxation Office
6 / 3:45 pm –
3:55 pm / Overview of an Indigenous supply chain specialist / Roehl Oringo,
COO/ CFO,
ServeGate Australia
7 / 3:55 pm –
4:05 pm / Overview services IBA provide to assist Indigenous businesses / Simone Persson, Senior Manager Commercial Development,
Indigenous Business Australia (IBA)
8 / 4:05 pm –
4:15 pm / Overview of the Indigenous Enterprise Development Fund / Bianca Birdsall,
A/g Senior Adviser, Indigenous Enterprise Development, PM&C
9 / 4:15 pm –
4:25 pm / Indigenous Enterprise Hub & importance of high quality mentoring / Joanne Metcalfe, Business Development Manager,
GHD
10 / 4:25 pm –
4:35 pm / Importance / opportunities of including Indigenous businesses in supply chains / Shane Kennelly,
Kennelly Constructions