Upcoming Meet the Buyer Events
It’s important for suppliers trying to get into the public sector market to find ways to engage with buyers. Events can be a great way to meet potential clients and demonstrate what your company can offer. Here’s our rundown of government procurement events to look out for in the next few months.
Business Gateway Events
Every Wednesday
Edinburgh
Weekly events to help entrepreneurs set up and run businesses. An example of the events on offer include introductions to Digital Marketing, Bookkeeping and PR, plus opportunities to network with other local businesses.
https://www.bgateway.com/local-offices/edinburgh/events?page=1®ion=edinburgh
ConstructionOnline — Meet the Buyer
September to November
Various locations
Construction Online is organising a programme of Meet the Buyer events for the construction industry. Events will be attended by main contractors and public sector buyers. The first event is in Newcastle on the 7th of September, then moves to Lincoln, Liverpool, Bristol, London, Glasgow, Nottingham and Southampton.
Think Digital Government
15th September
Islington
The conference will be focusing heavily on the opportunities and threats within Public Sector IT around Brexit and how we Redefine the role of Digital in Government. It will look in detail at the potential impact of Brexit, the well published Skills Gap in the public sector especially in digital, and how we can make the Digital Marketplace a more effective framework.
Speakers already confirmed include:
Jessica Figueras — Head of Public Sector at GlobalData (formerly Kable)
Daniel Thornton — Programme Director at Institute for Government.
Aaron Powell — Chief Digital Officer at NHS Blood and Transplant
Holly Ellis — Data Digital and Technology Profession, Director of Capability at Government Digital Service
Kit Collingwood-Richardson — Deputy Director at DWP
Gary Barnett — Head of End-User advisory at GlobalData (formerly Kable)
Simon Stansford — CEO at UKCloud Ltd
Think AI for Public Sector
20th September
Westminster
After Brexit, AI is the biggest topic in public sector technology in 2017 and this conference looks at all of the concerns, opportunities and successes to date and focuses on the future of AI across government.
Speakers already confirmed are:
Stephen Metcalfe MP — Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on AI
Chi Onwurah MP — Shadow Minister for Industrial Strategy Science and Innovation
Eleonora Harwich — AI Research Specialist at Reform Think Tank,
Rocco Labellarte — Assistant Director of Information technology at Enfield Council (Case study — Enfield AI Chatbot)
Andrew Grant — Chief Executive at Aylesbury Vale Council (Case study)
Tim Page — Senior Policy Officer at TUC
Alan Mak MP — Chair of All Party Parliamentary Group on the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Gary Barnett — Head of End-User advisory at GlobalData (formerly Kable)
Gavin Mee — Senior VP and UK Head at Salesforce
http://www.thinkdigitalpartners.com/event/think-ai-publicsector/
SDP — Meet the Buyer
28 September
Glasgow
This annual event is the largest free procurement event in Scotland, where public sector buyers and suppliers come together. There will be 60 exhibitors and 1,000 delegates, allowing suppliers unprecedented access to decision makers in both the public and private sectors with speakers from Scottish Government, the Crown Commercial Service, Google Digital Garage and Infrastructure and Projects Authority.
Free
For details of more events, visit https://openopps.com/blog/post/59/upcoming-supplier-events-july-update/.
