2025 Programme Overview
PSI 2025 will provide a uniquely vibrant showcase of everything that’s new in the procurement profession, focusing on uniting senior practitioners, innovators and creative thinkers, to solve many of the industry’s most pressing challenges and opportunities. This year’s event is designed to help you to navigate your digital procurement transformation journey and ensure your organisation remains efficient and competitive for the years ahead. With a focus on equipping procurement professionals to navigate economic uncertainty, supply chain complexities, and the rapid integration of digital and sustainable practices into procurement strategies, there will be lots of key learnings and take-aways.
All delegates will benefit from a curated conference programme focusing on strategy, leadership, innovation and real-world solutions – to bridge the gap between what’s already possible and to help embrace new developments of the future. The programme features over 20 sessions, including inspirational keynotes, educational technology seminars, and interactive knowledge-sharing roundtables.
Whether you are a CPO, Analyst, Specialist Buyer, Category Manager, Procurement Coordinator, or another key player in the procurement ecosystem, PSI 2025 offers something for everyone. Gain actionable insights, meet leading solution providers, and collaborate with your peers through dedicated networking breaks, interactive sessions and hands-on workshops.
2025 Programme focus
Vision, direction and thought-leadership for Senior Procurement practitioners
Procurement Pathways: Soft-skills, career mapping & expanding influence within the enterprise, for established and emerging leaders
New products and technology/services available within the last two years
Examples of every day current solutions to common challenges
Topics include:
- Digital Transformation: Cognitive Procurement & Disruptive technologies
- ESG Procurement Credentials and Strategy – people, processes and technology
- Crisis Management: Contingency planning & business continuity
- The Data Driven Procurement Process
- Supplier Management: A new era of collaboration
- Contractual and Legal Issues in Procuring AI Solutions
- The Rise of Cryptocurrency in the Supply Chain
- Minimum Contact: P2P automation & paperless systems
- Procurement on the Move: Mobile & remote working
- Collaboration: maintaining support from the C Suite
- Evaluating, selecting and implementing new technologies
- Combating Inflation: The Role of Technology in your Cost Optimisation Strategy
- Procurement Pathways: New skillsets, career mapping & expanding influence within the enterprise
Key event timings:
- 08:45 Registration opens – tea, coffee and breakfast bites
- 09:15 Opening Keynote followed by the Supplier Showcase (30-second videos from each supplier highlighting their services)
- 10:30 Breakout sessions – Technology seminars, case studies and interactive workshops hear from Amazon, Proactis Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and more!
- 11:10 Networking and tea and coffee break
- 11:40 Breakout sessions – Technology seminars, case studies and interactive workshops Coface UK & Capsticks LLP
- 12:20 Networking and tea and coffee break
- 12:35 Breakout sessions – Technology seminars, case studies and interactive workshops Capita, Market Dojo etc.
- 13:15 Complimentary lunch and networking time
- 14:00 Breakout sessions – Technology seminars, case studies and interactive workshops hear from Rolls-Royce and more!
- 14:40 Networking and tea and coffee break
- 15:00 Breakout sessions – Technology seminars, case studies and interactive workshops Hear from Sky and more!
- 15:55 Closing Keynote