CIPS Futures procurement & supply conference 2025 | Think | 30 June 2025 | Queen Elizabeth II Centre, Broad Sanctuary, London SW1P 3EE, UK

Navigate the critical challenges, opportunities and emerging global trends shaping the procurement and supply chain profession. The place for procurement and supply chain professionals at all levels to practically address the critical and evolving challenges they face and be inspired by stories of excellence. Now in its fourth year, the event’s core streams will focus on the long-term vision for the profession, the sustainability and social impact agenda, procurement’s urgent priorities, and skills for future career success. Learn from pioneering case studies, ask meaningful questions in Q&As and join the conversation in panel discussions and workshops.

Reason to Attend:

Get ahead:
• Get ahead and understand the pressing topics, key trends and emerging technologies shaping the future of your profession

Invest in yourself:
• Invest in yourself and take advantage of exclusive professional development opportunities to empower your future career success

Meet your peers:
• Meet your peers during networking breaks and learn from each other via interactive workshop and panel sessions

Learn to drive change:
• Learn how to drive change both inside and outside your organisation to create more purposeful, resilient and sustainable supply chains fit for tomorrow’s challenges

Be inspired:
• Be inspired by leading experts and award-winning initiatives to find out what best practice in procurement and supply chain looks like

Ask questions:
• Ask your burning questions to innovators, thought leaders and experts for practical advice on how to approach the challenges you’re facing

Shape the future:
• Shape the future of sustainable and socially responsible supply chains by joining our dedicated stream

Earn CPD hours:
• Earn CPD hours and get away from your desk for one day to discover immediate, actionable takeaways

CIPS Procurement & Supply Futures is for procurement and supply professionals at all levels:
For CIPS members, non-members, CPOs and heads of procurement and supply chain, through to category managers, buyers, students and trainees alike. Whether you are a seasoned procurement professional, an aspiring leader, or just starting your career, CIPS Futures offers high-quality learning and networking opportunities for individuals at all levels and across sectors.

Who attends:
• Chief Procurement Officer
• Strategic Procurement Manager
• Sourcing Manager
• Senior Category Manager
• Supply Chain Executive
• Senior Buyer
• Purchasing Assistant
• Procurement Specialist
• Procurement Consultant
• Commercial Director
• Category Manager
• Buyer
• Sustainability/ESG Procurement Manager
• Supply Chain Manager
• Operations Director
• Head of Procurement
• Head of Operations
• Graduate Trainee/Buyer
• Contracts Manager
• Contracts Administrator

2025 Speakers

Adele Bleakley
Procurement Manager, Marketing, Sainsbury's

Ali Al Deiri MCIPS
Senior Procurement Manager, AtkinsRéalis

Amy Bird
Procurement Manager, Business Services, Nationwide Building Society

Becky Annison
Head of Supply Chains, The Chancery Lane Project

Ben Farrell MBE
Chief Executive Officer, CIPS

Charles Hecker
Geopolitical Risk Expert & Author

Chris Low
Head of Sustainability Procurement & Packaging, Haleon

David Campbell
Co-chair, Living Wage Supply Chain Focus Group

Declan Kevener
Partner, TPP Procurement Limited

Emma Briggs
Director of Procurement & Sustainability, Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing

Emma Scott MCIPS
Head of Content, CIPS

Faye Dolan
Framework Director, Procure Partnerships Framework

Gareth Burch
Director of Product, Atamis

Gillian Askew FCIPS
Director, Go4Growth

Hani Alsaigh FCIPS
Vice President, Shared Services, Tahakom

Ian Schollar FCIPS
Head of Teaching & Learning, CIPS

James Allen
Chief Procurement Officer, GKN Aerospace

Jochen Werner
Vice President, EMEA, Zycus

John Glen
CIPS Global Economist, CIPS

Justine Carter
Director, Unseen

Kate Hawkins
Senior Procurement & Commercial Consultant, Evolve Commercial

Kristofer Whitfield
(No title or company provided)

Laura Cook MCIPS
Director of Procurement, Primark

Linda Todd
Business Director, Hays

Lucy Harding
Global Head, Procurement & Supply Chain Practice, Odgers Berndtson

Madeline Fitton MCIPS
Head of Growth & Modern Slavery Specialist, Sodexo

Ninian Wilson
CEO & Global Supply Chain Director, Vodafone Procurement & Connectivity Co

Rebecca Derbyshire MCIPS
Head of Procurement Strategy, Planning & Supplier Engagement, Co-op

Rebecca Simpson
Chief Procurement Officer, Royal Mail

Richard Crane
Chief Procurement Officer, Haleon

Richard Hayes MCIPS
Head of Supply Chain, EDF Energy - Nuclear Operations

Rob Turner
Director of Procurement & Supply Chain, Deliveroo

Robert Taylor
(No title or company provided)

Sarah Willmott
Chief Procurement Officer, Nationwide Building Society

Scott Corboy
(No title or company provided)

Simon Hannak
Global Head of Procurement, Costa Coffee

Stephen Rose MCIPS
Head of Supply Chain Services, NATS

Tim Rudin
Head of Responsible Procurement and Supplier Skills Team, Transport for London & Greater London Authority

2025 Sponsors

• Achilles Information Ltd
• Agiloft
• Amazon Business
• Atamis
• Datum RPO
• EcoVadis
• EiQ
• Kodiak Hub
• Procurement Partnership Framework
• Rimini Street
• TPP
• Vantify
• Visa
• Zycus