Grahame joined BiP Solutions in 2003 and has held the positions of Senior Executive Officer, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Sales and Marketing Director, MD for Media and Marketing Solutions and Director of Business Intelligence and eSourcing, Now, as Content, Research and Communications Director, Grahame is responsible for driving the growth of the business through the creation and delivery of the most accurate, relevant and actionable data, content and insight available.

Jane is a Reader in Procurement for the Logistics and Operations Management (LOM) section of Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University. Jane’s subject areas for research and teaching include innovation and social public procurement, supply chain management, and collaboration. Jane is the strategic lead for Procurement Labs in a WEFO funded project, Infuse (Innovation of Future Public Services). Jane is Programme Director for the UK Government funded ‘Help to Grow Management’ programme delivered at Cardiff Buisness School aimed at supporting SMEs with business growth. Additional Roles: Member of IRSPP (international research study on public procurement) Branch Chair of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) South Wales Associate Director (MICW) of Institute for Collaborative Working (ICW), Cymru

Crown Commercial Service plays an important role helping the UK public sector save money when buying common goods and services. Paul has been with CCS for more than 13 years, and leads the Crown Commercial Service Devolved Administrations and Crown Dependencies Team. Prior to that Paul held commercial roles in organisations such as the Ministry of Defence and Scottish Procurement & Property Directorate and has worked in the profession for more than 30 years.

Head of Customer and Digital Services for Caerphilly County Borough Council. Liz has 34 years public sector experience. Liz has recently been appointed to the new role of Head of Customer and Digital Services which is responsible for the Customer and Digital transformation programme within Caerphilly. Liz heads up a team of 160 staff which covers Corporate Customer Service, Digital Services and Procurement Services. During the last 16 years Liz has developed the Procurement function within Caerphilly into a centralised approach. The organisations spend is categorised into levels of strategic importance and opportunities for collaboration. SME development and e-procurement has been a focal point for development. Caerphilly Programme for Procurement was approved in May 2018 with a strong emphasis social and environmental benefits. Appointed to the new role of Digital lead in August this year Liz is keen to embrace emerging technologies to bring the very best services to the citizens of Caerphilly.

Helen has worked in purchasing & supply / procurement since 2002 and became a full member of CIPS in 2008. She is currently Head of Procurement and Contracting with responsibility for managing the corporate procurement function in order to meet the Service’s strategic and operational objectives. She is also responsible for the provision of professional expertise and the development, review and implementation of all procurement strategies, policies and procedures to ensure that the Service maintains legal and regulatory compliance during procurement activities. Helen was Chair of the CIPS West Wales branch from October 2011 to November 2013 after having been Publicity Officer for the previous two years.