Global Sourcing Summit in Belfast 2019 Opening Speech

Welcome to Northern Ireland. Brian Dolaghan, Executive Director, Invest Northern Ireland

2019 Global Sourcing Summit in Belfast Welcome

By Kerry Hallard, GSA CEO, and Mark Devonshire, Chair of the GSA & Vice President & Head of Client Delivery, NTT Data Services International

Global Sourcing Summit 2019, Belfast Panelist Discussion

2025: The state of and opportunity for the strategic sourcing industry and profession

Kerry Hallard, CEO and Mark Devonshire, Vice Chair, GSA This view of the future will be followed by a panel discussion on the opportunities of transitioning to a strategic sourcing function, with a lens on the barriers companies encounter along the way. Chaired by Mark Devonshire, Vice President and Head of Client Delivery for EMEA/LATAM, NTT Data Services Panellists:

• Jim Hemmington, Director of Procurement, BBC and Chairman of the GSA
  
• Graeme Matheson, Partner and Outsource Operations Lead, John Lewis & Partners
  
• Darren McKnight, Head of Outsourced Services, Ulster Bank
  

The GSA hosted spectacular Global Awards in Cape Town in 2018. Including a speech from Nelson Mandela's grandson, a number of the industry's best spoke throughout the Summit day and celebrated the Awards ceremony.

GSA UK Awards 2016