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The procurement and supply profession is ever evolving, as such it is essential that procurement leaders and their teams remain up to date with the latest and best strategies and techniques. There is a deep need in Africa to reassess and reshape how procurement is done, and to place it at the very heart of business from Cape Town to Cairo.

The CIPS Pan Africa Conference 2016 will provide inspiring keynote sessions, lively panel debates, masterclasses, inspiring, networking and experience-sharing on the current procurement challenges.Join over 300 delegates from across Africa, dig deep into the procurement’s hottest topics, and make plenty of new contacts.

The agenda has been designed to provide you with enhanced learning and development opportunities on the following issues:

• The macroeconomic fundamentals impacting the African growth agenda
• International versus local sourcing, including Public Private Partnerships (PPP’s)
• Procurement and supply excellence – Africa style, including sustainability and corruption
• Solving inter Africa trading challenges: key to African development
• Leadership in procurement, measuring performance and mitigating risks
• Local tendering and whether it is still the best way to drive government procurement
• Marketing techniques to get procurement (and yourself!) noticed

Having exploited the best that the conference has to offer, join us and your colleagues at the fantastic experience that is the Supply Management Awards 2016, which promise to be the best ever!

The CIPS annual Awards ceremony is the exclusive opportunity for you and your team to take centre stage and receive the recognition and rewards for your vision, hard work and collaborative leadership in procurement and supply management over the last 12 months.

The Conference and Awards will take place on the 11 and 12 May 2016 in Johannesburg.

View full details at www.cipsafricaconferenceandawards.com/