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DAY 2 ROUND UP

Please note some discussions are still awaiting approval to publish

SUPPLIER DIVERSITY DAY Welcome

Kerry Hallard, CEO at the GSA and Founding Member of SDUK

Sunita Hirani, VP, Governance & Oversight Lead at Deutsche Bank and Founding Member of SDUK

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THE IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING OUT OPPORTUNTIES AND THE POWER OF GIVING PEOPLE A CHANCE

Jay Rohman, Head of IT Sourcing at Lloyds Banking Group

Jay shared his background and his career journey and how these led to his discovery and passion for promoting supplier diversity.

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HOW CORPORATES HAVE DEVELOPED THEIR SUPPLIER DIVERSITY PROGRAMMES, IMPARTING THEIR LEARNINGS & ADVICE

Moderator: Victoria Poffley, Sustainable Supply Chain and Vendor Diversity Associate at Goldman Sachs

Sara Ahmad, Global Marketing Procurement at Bristol Myers Squibb and Founding Member of Council for Supplier Diversity UK

Lauren Jones, Chief Procurement Officer at Amazon Fresh

Theresa Harrison, ESG Leader for Supply Chain Services at EY

Andrea Fimian, CEO & Founder at FIPS Consulting

This panel covered the difference between UK and US programmes and why it’s not suitable to do a lift and shift; how to build supplier programmes and the importance of mentoring suppliers; and how a need for early payment approaches such as Net Now are essential for diverse suppliers.

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THE ROLES OF NGOs AND HOW TO BETTER BUILD CORPORATE COLLABORATIONS

Moderator: Krystle Sands, Head of Supplier Diversity, EMEA at Meta

Valeria Felgueras, European Growth and Engagement Manager at WEConnect International in Europe

Matt Dabrowski, Founder at OutBritain

Scott Johnson, Founder at Veteran Owned UK

Jason Roberts, Founder at Kaleida

Peter Zerp, Global Supplier Inclusion and Sustainability at Accenture

Here we discussed the roles of the NGOs and the role of accreditation to include whether we combine certifications or look at the possibility of self-certification. We also discussed the different databases available and how to ensure better access to improve the efficiencies of corporate buyer resources.

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SUPPLIER INCLUSION & DIVERSITY, INTERLOCK WITH RESPONSIBLE SOURCING/SOCIAL PROMISE

Moderator: Andrea Fimian, Founder at FIPS Consulting

Ben Ngobi, Global Supplier Inclusion & Sustainability Lead at Accenture

Rachel Hartley, Director at Hope for Justice & Slave-Free Alliance

Maria Campbell, Vice President of Sustainable Supply Chain Management at Goldman Sachs

Supplier Diversity is a critical part of ‘S’ in corporate ESG agendas. This panel took a deep dive on some critical issues to include modern slavery, tier 1 supplier sustainability audits and community impact programmes such as impact sourcing

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THE BIG DEBATE: WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ENSURE SUPPLIER DIVERSITY HAPPENS AND HAPPENS WELL

Moderators: Farida Gibbs, Founder at Gibbs Hybrid and Founding
Member of Council for Supplier Diversity UK, Sara Ahmad, Global
Marketing Procurement at Bristol Myers Squibb and Founding
Member of Council for Supplier Diversity UK

Gillian Askew, Director at Go4Growth

Gary Salterpicco, Procurement Lead at John Lewis Partnership

Lena Rosenior, CTO & CEO at De Graft Management (DGM)

Nish Wickramasinghe, Director at Curious Agency
Camilla Marcus-Dew PIEMA Head of Ventures at Connection Crew

This panel discussed what diverse businesses think corporates

need to do better to engage diverse suppliers in their supply chains,

insights into best practices from corporates
on how to improve your chances of being a supplier to them,
how to win the RFP; what are the typical questions and why are
they asked, what do key legal terms means and how to negotiate
them.

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INCLUSIVITY NOT EXCLUSIVITY

Moderator: Scott Johnson, Founder at Veteran Owned UK

Sunita Hirani, VP, Governance & Oversight Lead at Deutsche Bank & Founding Member of Council for Supplier Diversity UK

James Lloyd, Procurement Director at CBRE

Matt Dabrowski, Founder at OutBritain

Valeria Felgueras, European Growth and Engagement Manager at WEConnect International in Europe

Cait Kavanagh, Head of Supply Chain Sustainability and Diversity at Fidelity International

Scott opened this panel on the concept of self-generated exclusivity and the panel discussed the benefits of using a wide range of advocacy groups and how you can work towards increasing your inclusivity.

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CLOSING REMARKS WITH CLEAR NEXT INITIATIVES

Kerry Hallard, CEO at the GSA and Founding Member of Council for Supplier Diversity UK

Sara Ahmad, Global Marketing Procurement at Bristol Myers Squibb and Founding Member of Council for Supplier Diversity UK