2025 Annual Conference

Entry for this competition is now closed.

We’re giving you the chance to win 2 full conference tickets, including entry to the 2- day conference at Doltone House & tickets to the country-themed dinner & Procurement Awards with drinks and networking. 

This year’s agenda brings together global thought leaders, industry experts, and procurement innovators. 

Agenda Highlights: 

• The Future of AI in Government – Kirsty McGrath, 8x Microsoft MVP 

• Top 5 Issues for Procurement Leaders in 2026 & Beyond – Gordon Donovan, SAP 

• Platinum Sponsor Keynote – Daniel Hearn, Telstra 

• Geopolitical Disruption to Local Government Supply Chains – Shivendra Kumar, Shivendra & Co 

• Leveraging Social Value in Procurement to Tackle Climate Change – Bronwyn Challis, LGP 

• Impact of Economic Inclusion on First Nations Businesses – Kate Russell, CEO, Supply Nation 

• Cyber Protection in Practice – David Griffith, CISO, Northern Beaches Council 

• Case Studies on managing modern slavery risks in council systems 

Plus: Round Robin Networking, exhibitor sessions, panel discussions, and valuable opportunities to connect with peers across government and industry. 

How to Enter: 

Entrants must email [email protected] and tell us in 25 words or less which speaker you’re most looking forward to seeing at the LGP Annual Conference 2025, and why. 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS – GAME OF SKILL PROMOTION 

1. Promoter
   The promoter is Local Government Procurement, ABN: 34 578 553 267, Level 11, 55 Clarence St Sydney 2000. 
2. Eligibility

• Entry is only open to NSW local government employees, aged 18 years or over. 

• Employees of the Promoter, its agents, suppliers, contractors, and their immediate families are ineligible to enter. 

3. Promotional Period: The promotion opens at 10am October 2nd 2025 and closes at 5pm October 8th, 2025. (“Promotional Period”).
   
4. How to Enter: To enter, participants must, during the Promotional Period, email [email protected] and outline in 25 words or less:
   “Which speaker are you most looking forward to seeing at the Local Government Procurement Annual Conference 2025, and why?. Only one entry per person is permitted. Entries must be original and the entrant’s own work.
   
5. Judging Criteria: Entries will be judged on creativity, and originality. Chance plays no part in determining winners. 
6. Judging: Judging will take place at the offices of Local Government Procurement at 10am on October 9th, 2025.  The judge’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
7. Prize: 2 tickets to the Local Government Procurement Annual Conference 2025, including the Conference Dinner & Drinks. Prize value is $2,600. The prize does not include travel nor accommodation costs to the event. If living outside of metro areas, you will need to cover your travel expenses. Prize is not exchangeable, or redeemable for cash. The winner must be available to attend the event in person in Sydney on October 21st & October 22nd. 
8. Notification of Winners: Winners will be notified by email and published on the Local Government Procurement website on October 10th 2025. 
9. Conditions: Maximum one entry per person. Incomplete or late entries will not be accepted. The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
   
10. General Conditions

• The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and to disqualify any entrant who tampers with the entry process or submits an entry not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. 

• If the prize (or part of it) is unavailable, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute it with a prize of equal or greater value. 

• If for any reason this promotion is interfered with in any way, the Promoter reserves the right to modify, suspend, terminate, or cancel the promotion.