P&SC LIVE - Leading Procurement Executives Join the Lineup

This month, the global summit for procurement & supply chain leaders, Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE, shall be returning to the BDC between 24 and 25 September.

The event, which is crafted to promote exploration and deep learning, will allow attendees to engage in exclusive discussions with internationally acclaimed business leaders, participate in interactive panel discussions, and discover insights in a series of executive workshops.

Throughout the two days, a span of contemporary topics will be explored, such as AI in procurement, supply chain sustainability, and strategic sourcing insights, allowing attendees to exchange insights and shape the future.

Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE promises to inspire and connect, through many unique opportunities to gain a new perspective into these industries.

Miriam Quattrone, Director of IMS Procurement Regions at Philip Morris International

Miriam consistently places increasing productivity at the forefront of her work in leading procurement transformation programs across the region, as the Director of IMS Procurement Regions at Philip Morris International. As well as this, she strives to create a positive impact on the planet and people, through searching for sustainable solutions and aims to quicken the delivery of PMI’s vision of a smoke-free future by partnering with Regional and Global business leaders. 

Miriam has acquired a wide range of global Procurement roles in many sectors, such as cost categories management, shared service centre procurement, procurement governance and planning and commercial categories. Before joining the procurement function at Philip Morris International in 2008, Miriam initially joined the company in Finance in 2002.
In addition to this, she holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from the ESCP Business School, as well as a Bachelor’s degree with a Major in Business Management and Administration from the Faculty of Economics at LUISS Guido Carlo.

Rachael Legg, Interim Chief Procurement Officer at Rolls Royce

Before becoming the Interim Chief Procurement Officer at Rolls Royce, Rachael was awarded Team of the Year and Overall Winner at the 2020 CIPS Procurement Excellence Awards, and was a Finalist at the 2020 World Procurement Awards for Transformation, through her role as CPO at Johnson Matthey.

Throughout her role at JM, she was able to help the company move towards net zero, advance ESG goals, and mitigate supply risks, by creating a focused procurement function, which aimed to increase sustainable value. As well as this, she also successfully achieved gender balance in the global procurement team and actively promoted inclusion, equity and diversity.

Over 30 years, Rachael has helped many organisations reach strategic goals by accessing their own procurement and supply chains, through her experience as a board and business advisor and interim executive. As well as this, her work has focused on business turnarounds, post-merger integration, and carve-outs across privately owned aerospace, chemical, and automotive industries.

In her current role at Rolls Royce, Rachael helps aid their group transformation. In addition to this, she focuses on AI’s role in supply chain resilience, energy transition and sustainability as she continues to complete her Executive MBA at Warwick Business School.

 Kevin Betts, Senior Manager at Enable

Kevin Betts is the current Senior Manager at Enable. In his role, he works closely with several customers to utilise the commercial benefits of their individual trading agreements, to craft strong solutions through his support. 

Kevin discovered the initial challenges businesses can face as a result of rebate agreements, through being on the audit of a small independent Builders' Merchant based in Buckinghamshire.

After 6 months of working as a Management Accountant in the Rebates Team at Grafton Merchanting GB, Kevin was promoted to manage the team. In this role, he utilised internal data, to optimise commercial arrangements. 

He has acquired exposure to financial and commercial arrangements from a span of industries, through qualifying as a Chartered Certified Accountant. Before this, Kevin was an Auditor, which is where his career started.

Keith Wright, Procurement Consultant at K Wright Consultancy

Keith Wright has had a successful corporate career, including over 30 years of expertise in the building industry. 

He founded K Wright Consultancy in 2021 and is currently a Procurement Consultant for the company. His consultancy firm has made value in the millions over two and a half years, through collaborating with 25 organisations. Within his role, he accelerates the growth of entrepreneurs, investors, leaders, and business owners through sharing his wealth of knowledge and expertise.

Keith aims for operational efficiency and searches for opportunities for his clients to grow, through his strategic approach as a procurement expert.

Essential diary dates for 2024 and 2025…

Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE continues to expand its events with more to come in 2024 and 2025, discover our essential diary dates below.

2024 diary dates: ​​​​​​​

• Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE London | 24-25 September 2024
• Procurement & Supply Chain Awards | 24 September 2024
• Manufacturing Digital LIVE | 6 November 2024

2025 diary dates: 

• Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE Singapore | 11 February 2025
• Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE: Scope 3 | 5-6 March 2025
• Manufacturing LIVE | 5-6 March 2025
• Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE Dubai | 29 April 2025
• Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE Chicago | 4-5 June 2025
• Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE London | 23-24 September 2025
• Procurement & Supply Chain Awards | 24 September 2025
• Manufacturing LIVE Chicago | 4 November 2025

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