Date: Thursday 27 March 2025
Time: 09.00 – 17.00 (followed by drinks reception)
Location: Convene 133 Houndsditch, City of London
SAVE THE DATE!
We’re back for the LUPC&SUPC Conference 2025. Firmly established as the must-attend event for Heads of Procurement, Category Managers and Buyers across the LUPC and SUPC membership, the LUPC and SUPC Conference provides you with a unique and unrivalled opportunity to build new relationships and cement existing ones at the largest HE Procurement Conference of 2025 in the UK.
More information to follow soon!
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Catch up on last year’s 2024 conference
Full members of LUPC and SUPC joined us at the LUPC & SUPC Conference in London for a day of lively discussion, expert workshops and networking. Together, we reflected on where we are now, shared procurement best practice from the sector and beyond, and gained the latest innovative ideas for building resilience.
Open Plenary – The Change Advantage – Thriving in Turbulent Times
To open the Conference, we were joined by Mark Gilroy for a captivating session on how the ability to adapt to change is a superpower in modern times. Through insights from the worlds of psychology and neuroscience, we were able to gain a new perspective on our pre-programmed responses to change.
Breakout sessions 1
- The very latest on the Procurement Act 2023
- Responsible Procurement Strategies, Tools and Best Practice
- Meet the Category Manager
Breakout sessions 2
- The Growing Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Workplace
- Efficiency unleashed: How to enhance procurement performance within your organisation
- Procurement Templates Workshop: How to use the resources developed for members
- Supplier Session – Implications for Suppliers of the Procurement Act 2023
Breakout sessions 3 – roundtables
- Implementing the New Procurement act
- Supplier Relationship and Contract Management
- Early Procurement Career Networking
Closing plenary – Building a Resilient Team: A roadmap to keep your team inspired, enthusiastic and engaged
Our Conference sessions finished with Mark Gilroy from Performance Climate Systems sharing his knowledge of the frustrations that come hand-in-hand with not having closure, and helping us to discover how we can boost resilience and become adaptable!
Thank you to all the members, exhibitors, speakers and staff that joined us at this year’s Conference.
If you’d like to find out more about anything discussed in the sessions, or how you can make the most out of your SUPC membership, get in touch with us below today!
Exhibition
In 2024, we were joined by over 65 suppliers from UKUPC frameworks, showcasing their products and services available to the HE sector.
Our Headline Sponsors – Key Travel
Our Drinks Reception Sponsors – Diversity Travel
