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Andrew Burgess - Director at Symphony Ventures

Andrew has been a management consultant for most of his 25-year career. He has worked on many major change projects, including strategic development, IT transformation and outsourcing, in a wide range of industries across four continents. As well as being an IT Director and CTO, he has run sourcing advisory firms and recently created and managed the robotics practice for one. He is considered an authority on innovative and disruptive sourcing, including Robotic Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Impact Sourcing, and is regularly invited to write and speak on these subjects.

Lucy Brownsdon -  Director at The Centre for Facilitation

Lucy's background is in Organisation Development, initially in a retail PLC before working as a freelance facilitator and project manager. Lucy is renowned as an excellent facilitator intent on delivering results with an interesting and eclectic breadth of experience. Recent experience includes enabling a pharmaceuticals business get their products to market faster whilst maintaining their great reputation for following regulations.

Nic Walden - Senior Advisor, Procurement and P2P Advisory Services, The Hackett Group

Nic Walden is a Senior Advisor in The Hackett Group’s Procurement and P2P Advisory programme where he works continuously with senior executives of the world’s leading companies to provide top performance insights, research and networking. With a broad background in consulting and industry, he has spent 15 years working with senior executives to address and overcome challenges to transform procurement, finance and shared service organisations. Mr Walden has specific interests in effective sourcing, procurement’s internal brand and purchasing technologies.

Michael Hyltoft - Director of Shared Service, Ultra Electronics

Michael Hyltoft is an accomplished Supply Chain Finance Director and Advisor with over fifteen years of experience in finance, shared services, technology and outsourcing. With his practical experience in Shared Services and specialise experience in Purchase to Pay and Order to Cash processing, Michael can deliver invaluable Supply Chain Finance (SCF) solutions. With his record of successfully implementing SCF programs, he is well versed in all aspects of designing and implementing SCF from end to end. Recognised as one of the top thought leaders in the market, Michael is regularly invited to speak at international conferences. He possesses a Master’s degree in Information Technology and Economic Control. Michael has consulted to many multinational clients, such as Qinetiq, Heineken and Kingfisher, and he structured finance for Nestlé’s global supply chain.

Daniel Pope - Shared Services Manager, Volker Wessels

Daniel has a successful track record of streamlining internal processes and maximising efficiencies, obtained while working with some of the UK’s leading companies. He has a rich background in mentoring, leadership and the training of diverse teams from all walks of life and is a proven communicator at all levels. Daniel is an MBA who specialises in change management, systems implementation, purchase-to-pay and the management of teams in a shared services environment. At VolkerWessels, Daniel is focused on harmonising the processes throughout all of the companies that make up the VolkerWessels group of companies in the UK. This has resulted in increased visibility and efficiencies as the group moves ever closer to adopting automated processes.

 
Jennifer Johnson - Global Process Owner, Serco

Jennifer Johnson is the P2P Global Process Owner for Serco Group, an international service and outsourcing company. Jennifer is responsible for setting and driving forward the Procure to Pay vision and strategy in order to transform purchasing operations globally, with a strong focus on the development of procurement and finance systems to enable the delivery of process excellence.

Rakesh Sangani - Managing Partner, Proservartner

Rakesh is a recognised thought leader in Finance & HR Transformation, Shared Services and Outsourcing, and regularly presents at conferences across Europe, Asia and North America. With board level roles within the NHS, and charities, Rakesh has the gravitas to influence executives on business transformation, shared services and outsourcing. He is a qualified chartered accountant, certified project manager, and Black Belt Lean Six Sigma.