Seminars and Exhibitors

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Presentations

STAR have prepared presentations and arranged guest presentations to run throughout the day of the event. See below the host of the presentations and description of what will be included.

These presentations are free to attend, and no booking is required. You are welcome to attend as many as you would like. They will be held in a room just off of the main hall of the event and seating is provided.

Presentations hosted by STAR will also be available online after the event has been held.

Time	Title	Hosted by	Description
10:30 - 10:50	Procurement; Back to Basics	Claire Chitty & Peter Walpole, STAR	This presentation will provide an introduction to STAR and its clients, the services we provide and how we procure on their behalf. We will also be looking at our available routes to market, Risk Based Sourcing & supporting our local supply chains.
10:55 - 11:15	E-Tendering (The Chest)	Ed Farnworth & Liam Gilmore, STAR	Introduction to The Chest, how to register, access opportunities, apply to tender and opportunity to ask any questions you have about the portal.
11:20 - 11:40	Introduction to Social Value	Nadir Sultan, Growth Company - Business Growth Hub & Paul Atherton, STAR	This session will be delivered to you by STAR Procurement and The Growth Company to give you an understanding of what social value is, best practice in Greater Manchester and tips on how to get match-fit in responding to the social value element of tenders.
11:45 - 12:05	The Black United Representation Network (BURN)	Mike Crawford & Soifur Rahman, BURN	An introduction to BURN - Why we exist
12:10 - 12:30	Public Sector Tendering	Mike Tyler, North West Construction Hub	How to navigate the motorways, avenues, crescents and cul-de-sacs of tender opportunities.
12:35 - 12:55	Get Paid Faster: Becoming a Priority Account	Libby Daniels, Director of Service Delivery, Oxygen	How suppliers to Local Authorities can get paid faster. The Priority Account Service is a voluntary scheme open to all providers to STAR Local Authorities, ensuring your payments are made in 10 days or less. Hear more about how it works, how it can benefit you & your organisation, and how you can join today.
13:00 - 13:20	Real Living Wage: It's more important than ever	Sophie Little & Ben Holland, Living Wage Foundation Chris Smallwood, Anchor Removals	To learn more about becoming an accredited Living Wage Employer and why it’s more important than ever to pay a real Living Wage based on the cost of living. You will hear from the Living Wage Foundation on the history of the campaign and how to become accredited. And you will hear from Living Wage Champion, Chris Smallwood, on why paying the real Living Wage in business is the golden ticket.
13:25 - 13:45	Social Value - 6 GM Priorities (12 Steps)	Lynda Brookes, Michael Crook, & Jamie Cooper, STAR	An overview of STAR Procurement’s commitment to Social Value, with a focus around the 6 Greater Manchester Priorities.
13:50 - 14:10	Presentation by GM Good Employment Charter	GM Good Employment Charter	An overview of The Charter, its impact to date and the benefits to businesses of becoming involved.
14:15 - 14:35	Introduction to Bloom	Bloom	A presentation on how Bloom can support your organisation in procuring professional services through our compliant route to market.
14:40 - 15:00	Working with Social Value Portal	Ashley Morgan, Social Value Portal	Learn more about who Social Value Portal, and how they can support you on your Social Value Journey.
15:05 - 15:25	The Challenge of Climate Change in Rochdale: How can public procurement support our ambition?	Mark Bramah, Rochdale Sustainability Lead	An overview of our climate change priorities, case studies of some of our low carbon projects, the role of procurement and social value in achieving our objectives

Exhibitors

STAR Procurement
BURN
Bloom
Constellia
CCS
Galliford Try
Growth Company Business
Growth Hub
GM Chamber of Commerce
GM Good Employment Charter
North West Construction Hub
Oxygen
Living Wage Foundation
Rochdale Devlopment Agency
Rochdale Sustainability Lead
Social Value Portal
Stockport College
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
YPO

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