Thursday, 11 May 2023Friday, 12 May 2023
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  • 8:00

    Registration of participants

  • 9:00

    Opening of the Conference and opening addresses

TRENDS IN TURBULENT TIMES

  • TRENDS IN TURBULENT TIMES

  • 9.15

    Lessons learnt from past crisis and this one this crisis to better navigate in the future

    Bernard Gracia, EIPM
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    Procurement faced many challenges during the past crisis, but we have learned valuable lessons that will help us lead organizations out of future crisis situations. During the past crisis, procurement departments had to quickly adapt to changing market conditions and supply chain disruptions. This required a greater focus on cost management, risk mitigation, and supplier relationship management. As a result organizations have implemented new processes and technologies to enhance procurement capabilities. Moving forward, procurement will play a crucial role in leading organizations out of crisis. We have to leverage technology and data to drive informed decision-making, establish close relationships with suppliers, and adopt a flexible and agile approach to supply chain management. By doing so, procurement will be better equipped to navigate future challenges and help organizations succeed.
    The important question is to understand if it is the main crisis we recently faced? How Procurement managed similar events in the past?

  • 10.00

    Resilience and structural transformation of the business sector in changed global conditions

    Peter Wostner, The Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development of the Republic of Slovenia
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    The lecture will present what is happening with Slovenian productivity, competitiveness, as well as the resilience of the business sector. It will present the main reasons for the increasingly pronounced structural lag resulting from the slow transition to a smart circular economy, including the key measures needed to reverse the trends. Also on the side of the business sector, which, like the state, should also pay more attention to the longer-term opportunities arising from the changed global context.

  • 10.30

    Volatile commodity prices and the two strategies you need

    Tom Bundgaard, Mintec
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    Commodities have always been highly volatile, even more so in the last few years. That puts a lot of strain on procurement to handle this professionally. The saying is that you need a good strategy, but more is needed. You actually need two strategies. In this presentation, we will examine what these strategies contain and how to handle volatile commodity prices.

  • 11.00

    PMI – thermometer of business conditions

    Marina Lindič, ZNS
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    Circular procurement strategies can play an important role in decarbonizing our value chains and securing the availability of scarce resources for the future. To reach that goal, innovation, new business models and new forms of partnerships between all relevant players are necessary. Best practice examples include small and big ways of integrating circularity into procurement to keep resources in the loop and reduce greenhouse gas at the same time.

  • 11:15

    Coffee break

SUSTAINABLE AND GREEN PROCUREMENT IS NO LONGER A CHOICE

  • SUSTAINABILITY AND GIONG GREEN IS NO LONGER OPTIONAL

  • 11.45

    Carbon is the new cost!

    Herve Legenvre, EIPM
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    Herve’s lecture will provide participants with knowledge and tools required to decarbonize their supply chains.
    The aim is to go beyond understanding the stakes and the measurement challenge and to explore practical solutions that can be applied with external partners.
    Amongst the topic covered participants will
    – Understand the challenge and solutions associated with the decarbonation of supply chains
    – Integrate supply chain decarbonation levers in purchasing activities and in company strategies
    – Develop and implement decarbonisation strategies with suppliers and external ecosystems. .

  • 12.15

    Closing the Loop: The Role of Circular Procurement in Driving Sustainable Value Chains

    Ines Sturm, OBB
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    Circular procurement strategies can play an important role in decarbonizing our value chains and securing the availability of scarce resources for the future. To reach that goal, innovation, new business models and new forms of partnerships between all relevant players are necessary. Best practice examples include small and big ways of integrating circularity into procurement to keep resources in the loop and reduce greenhouse gas at the same time.

  • 12.45

    Round table: Sustainability and going green is no longer optional

    Round table will be moderated by Srečko Bukovec
    Participating: Herve Legenvre, Ines Sturm, dr. Peter Wostner
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    We will address the integration of productivity and competitiveness with the decarbonisation of supply chains and circular procurement. We will face views on how to simultaneously raise productivity and competitiveness and pursue sustainable business objectives and the importance of innovative approaches in decarbonising supply chains and establishing circular procurement. We will talk about the role of the state in a successful transition to a smart and circular economy, because public green procurement can play an important role in promoting sustainable business.

  • 13.30

    Joint lunch

  • DEVELOPMENT AND CHALLENGES IN PROCUREMENT

  • 14.30

    Control tower – value creation in supply chains

    Thomas Kamper, DSV Road
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    Control towers are springing up across global supply chains, to support companies on daily operational tasks in logistics, as supply chains are becoming more and more complex.
    The concept provides supply chain visibility across divisions, countries and modalities, ranging from the orchestration of raw material supplies to a factory, to an end-to-end control centre.
    Greater long-term flexibility in relation to resources and systems is achieved by establishing partnerships with logistics providers like DSV, which offer pay as much as you need service.
    Control Towers collect and store status information from suppliers and logistics service providers in a structured way. During the conference, the focus of discussion will be pointed to procurement logistics flows and how they are managed to deliver value to customer.

  • 14.55

    Research findings on usage of procurement software

    Andrej Vizjak, AV.Consulting
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    The results of the survey of the members of the Purchasing Society of Slovenia on digital support for the purchasing process will be presented. The survey included the following perspectives:
    – Which part of the purchasing process is supported by the classic ERA system.
    – What specialized purchasing systems are used by companies and which part of the purchasing process is supported by them.
    – What are the costs of these specialized purchasing systems and what are the effects.

  • 15.25

    Two worlds: blockchain and cryptocurrencies

    Bojan Čekrlić, CargoX
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    Blockchain is not bav-bav. It’s already 14 years old this year. Despite this, it still has a lot of mystique surrounding it. What is blockchain and what are cryptocurrencies? Why are these two completely separate things, but closely related? At this presentation, we will delve into what blockchain is, how it works and what its basics are. We will look at the difference between a public and a private network and how it differs from classic databases. We will check why it experienced a boom with the creation of cryptocurrencies and what blockchain technologies we know. Finally, we will touch on examples of where blockchain is used in practice and how it can be useful in completely realistic scenarios.

  • 15.45

    Avoid potential cyber attacks

    Matjaž Mravljak, Government Information Security Office
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    A brief presentation of the elements of cyber security and how rapid progress in the development of new technologies and accelerated digitization affects security in cyber space. A brief overview of the most important cyber incidents in the world and at home, a presentation of cyber threats and attack vectors, and the necessary steps to increase cyber security. Presentation of measures: to reduce the likelihood of a cyber incident, to quickly detect a cyber incident, to be prepared to respond in the event of a cyber incident and to increase resilience to more severe cyber incidents. Recommendations for the implementation of measures that do not have financial consequences can be implemented immediately and significantly increase security and resistance to cyber incidents.

  • 16.15

    Coffee break and socialising

DEVELOPMENT AND CHALLENGES IN PROCUREMENT

  • SKILLS AND COMPETENCES FACING THE REALITY OF THE JOB MARKET

  • 16.35

    Trends in the job market

    Luka Peter Medved and Leonela Domitrovič, Adecco
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    You are kindly invited to the lecture on the present of the labor market, where we will look at the current state of the labor market and talk about the challenges faced by companies due to the lack of workers. Intertrends such as digitization, automation, robotization and sustainable development are bringing major changes. If you are interested in how the process of finding candidates has changed in the last period and what their requirements are, join us at the lecture.

  • 17.05

    Navigating the labour market: Building essential skills and competencies

    Predrag Marković, SUPLS
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    In a market characterized by high dynamics and volatility, companies must effectively adapt to the changes. Successful companies have found their „Why“, or the essence of their operations and the value they offer to their consumers, but in the market reality we are in they still have to achieve a high level of flexibility in order to continue to operate and develop.
    Achieving resilience and agility of the organization is the goal, continuous building of essential skills and competencies are the way to reach it.
    Through this topic Predrag will cover the recent evolution of procurement as the crucial sector of any operations and to see what are the skills that would be needed ahead.

  • 17.35

    Procurement practice of the year award

  • 20.00

    Procurement Conference evening party

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EXCELLENCE IN PROCUREMENT – YOUR PATH TO GROW

  • 09:00

    Opening of second day of the Regional Procurement Conference

  • EXCELLENCE IN PROCUREMENT - YOUR PATH TO GROW

     

  • 9.05

    Life and habits of a company’s creator of value

    Denis Miletović, Rand Shipyard
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    Life in procurement and logistics is not easy, moments of peace are rare and most often we juggle several “balls” (read challenges), and we get the attention of our colleagues when one of the balls inevitably falls on the floor. During my 20 years in procurement and logistics, I made a lot of mistakes. I still do them today. I had patient mentors who allowed me to learn through them. Along the way, I picked up a few habits that helped me cope with the demands and responsibilities of the job. Changes are getting faster, demands are getting bigger and employees in procurement and logistics departments are still one of the key foundations in the success of any organization.

  • 9.45

    ReThink Next Generation Coatings

    Nevio Benetello, Sezione TreVenezie
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    The San Marco Group, a leading company in Italy in the production of paints and varnishes for professional construction, has always been attentive to respect for the environment and with the Rethink Next Generation Coatings Project wanted to use the paradigm of Open Innovation in the search for new raw materials to improve our final products in terms of sustainability and circular economy, involving companies, start-ups, university research centers, identifying sustainable solutions already available on the market (“Ready Made Solutions”) and developing (“Emerging Solutions”), the result of the most recent research work in the technological and academic fields.

  • 10.15

    Round table: Excellence in procurement – Your path to grow

    Round table will be moderated by Srečko Bukovec
    Participating: Irena Rimac, Luka Rutar, Denis Miletović
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    We will address the integration of productivity and competitiveness with the decarbonisation of supply chains and circular procurement. We will face views on how to simultaneously raise productivity and competitiveness and pursue sustainable business objectives and the importance of innovative approaches in decarbonising supply chains and establishing circular procurement. We will talk about the role of the state in a successful transition to a smart and circular economy, because public green procurement can play an important role in promoting sustainable business.

  • 11.00


    Break with snacks

  • THE IMPACT OF TURBULENT TIMES ON THE BEHAVIOUR AND HABITS OF AN INDIVIDUAL

  • 11.30

    Standardization of job positions in procurement

    Marko Lekše, Adria Mobil
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  • 11.50

    How to burn but not burnout

    Danijela Brečko, SOFOS
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    The burnout, the plague of modern times, is globally reported by 84% of generation Z members, 74% of millennials and 47% of Baby Boomers (Asana), who feel emotionally affected in the workplace and show low levels of well-being. Of these, 67% are women and 59% are men. Overall, 63% of employees experience burnout. (Asana Study, 2023). In the post-covid times, burnout continues to grow, surprisingly even among employees working remotely. Is burnout really an inevitable part of success, which 40% of workers believe in? Even if at first sight burnout seems to be primarily an individual’s problem, unusual phenomena in the labour market, such as extremely high turnover, increased sick leave, numerous job cancellations, the phenomenon of hidden dismissal… show that this is primarily an organisational problem that reduces the competitive advantage and requires a thorough reflection on new ways of management and new forms of work and support for employees. In the lecture we will thus highlight the phenomenon of burnout in the post-covid period, present the most common causes of combustion in classical and virtual work environments, and indicate possible solutions towards greater engagement and less burnout of employees.

  • 12.20

    Understanding post covid consumer behaviour & encouraging sustainable behaviour

    Dan Podjed, ZRC SAZU
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    Disinfecting bottles in the shower, overheating newspapers in the oven, speed clicking to access the online store, receiving packages with a mask on your face … Today it sounds like an episode from the Black Mirror series, and two years ago it was part of the everyday life that turned out because of a pandemic. The lecture focuses on changes in shopping habits in the post-crisis period and understanding habits in a time of “new normality” at various levels: from households to businesses. Following the presentation of global and local guidelines related to both digital transformation and sustainable lifestyles, the lecturer will present measures that can modernise purchasing processes and adapt to new realities that may become even more pronounced in times of new crises – from energy scarcity to climate change and environmental waste problems. As the lecture will point out, in the future, the winners in the purchasing field will be those who will be able to make a shift from expert development of solutions to custom solutions for humans and the planet during crises.

  • 13.05

    Closing remarks

    Marina Lindič, President ZNS and Peter Ribarič, Director Planet GV

  • 13.20


    Closing break with snacks

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Moderator

Peter Ribarič, MA

Peter Ribarič, M.A., is a finance officer and analyst with over 20 years of work experience. Among other things, he has served in various Slovenian companies as CFO, company director and board member. He is the CEO of Planet GV Ltd. Mr. Ribarič is also the co-author of the first Slovenian book on risk management and a graduate of the Faculty of Computer Science in the field of artificial intelligence.

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