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SUMMARY:Round Table Event: Procurement is the new battleground. Rethinking 
 supplier diversity in a market where access is everything
DESCRIPTION:Procurement used to be the back office. The place where decisio
 ns got executed\, not made. That era is over. Today\, how you buy says as 
 much about your business as what you sell\, and the procurement table is w
 here transformation\, resilience\, and ESG either become real or stay theo
 retical.
 WHY THIS\, WHY NOW
 Markets are tighter. Supply chains are mor
 e complex. Corporates are being measured on outcomes\, not intentions. Thi
 s Roundtable unpacks the shifting procurement landscape and asks the harde
 r question: how do we move from compliance-driven supplier diversity to st
 rategic partnerships that actually build long-term economic value
 WHAT W
 E WILL UNPACK
 
 Procurement as a strategic lever\, not a purchasing fun
 ction
 How to move beyond compliance-driven supplier diversity programs t
 oward strategic partnerships
 Real market access for Black\, women and yo
 uthowned businesses
 Balancing transformation\, ESG and supply chain resi
 lience
 From transactional spend to long-term economic value
 Building p
 rocurement partnerships that hold beyond reporting cycles
 
 WHO SHOULD 
 BE IN THE ROOM
 Procurement and ESD leaders\, transformation executives\,
  supplier development managers\, the ESDCoP\, and SASDC corporate members 
 and nonmembers ready to rethink the playbook.
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ORGANIZER;CN=SASDC:MAILTO:events@sasdc.org.za
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