10-12 November 2026 | Sydney, Australia
Women in Procurement Leadership Summit 2026
Building Influence. Bridging Risk. Leading Value. Paving the Way
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Building Influence. Bridging Risk. Leading Value. Paving the Way
Built on more than a decade of bringing the profession together, the Women in Procurement Leadership Summit 2026 is Australia’s leadership and capability program for procurement professionals looking to strengthen their influence, lead with commercial confidence and step into a strategic role.
Across two days, connect with CPOs and peers to unpack the challenges in procurement today and leave with tools to drive immediate value. Whether you're stepping into leadership, leading transformation, or preparing for your next career move, join the women shaping the future of procurement and the community committed to advancing it.
Speakers include:
Coretta Bessi
ACT Government
Sharon Morris
World Commerce & Contracting
Rebecca Hayward
Fortescue
Ancila Desai
Procurement Australia
Terri-Anne Daniel
Cooee Group
Amanda Reid
Colonial First State
Sabrena King
Department of Finance
Lexia Laracy
APA Group
Kara Watson
Westpac
Abby Hall
CBRE
Lynn Feldon
Endeavour Group
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Fern Lees
IP Australia
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- Build influence
- Bridge the risk
- Gain valuable insight
- Pave the future
Why you need to be at Women in Procurement Leadership 2026
Build the leadership skills procurement now demands, including executive communication, stakeholder management and modern negotiation skills
Expand your professional network through a procurement community that brings together senior leaders and the next generation of talent
Understand what senior leaders expect from procurement, the metrics that matter, the investment mindset and commercial decision-making
Strengthen your ability to manage supplier pressure and protect value in an increasingly complex supplier landscape with practical frameworks for managing risk
Hear how procurement leaders are using AI to improve performance and participate in a hands-on masterclass building your own AI co-pilot and workflows from prompting through to real procurement applications.
Bring your mentee and join the evening drinks together, complimentary for your mentee, a great way to expand their network and support their growth
Gain insights from modern slavery and labour exploitation case studies, including warning signs that were missed and how accountability is determined when procurement failures are investigated
Work through real procurement challenges in interactive sessions alongside your peers, mentors and leaders to co-design solutions that you can apply immediately
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Partnership Opportunities
“A great opportunity to learn and network with a talented array of women in the sector.” (Contract Management Specialist, Victoria Legal Aid, Past Attendee)
WiPL is firmly established as the annual meeting place for engaged and enthusiastic leaders in the procurement and supply chain space. Now in its 11th year, WiPL continues to attract a loyal and growing audience of senior decision makers and c-suite executives as well as high profile thought leaders.
The event offers a platform to interact, build relationships and position your organisation as a solution provider of choice. We pride ourselves on developing consultative partnership programmes to suit your objectives pre-, during, and post-event, whether thought leadership, branding, lead generation, targeted attendee introductions/meetings or more informal social networking events.
There are numerous sponsorship and exhibition opportunities with packages designed to help you meet your marketing and sales targets, contact Milad Etemadi on +61 (0) 478 195 857 or milade@questevents.com.au to discuss how we can help you connect with your ideal audience.
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Supporting Partners:
Supporting Partner
CIPS, the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, is the dynamic champion driving the global procurement and supply management profession. CIPS is the world’s largest organisation dedicated to the profession, with a global community of over 200,000.
Supporting Partner
The International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM), now World Commerce & Contracting, enables public and private sector organizations and professionals to achieve world-class standards in their contracting and relationship management process and skills. World CC is leading the way in responding to the demands of global networked markets through research and training.
Supporting Partner
Operating in Australia as a not-for-profit since 1964, ASCI has fostered the professional learning in globally recognised best practice supply chain management. ASCI has grown the end to end supply chain management community over the years, merging into its fold the Logistics Association of Australia (2015); the Alliance for Supply Chain Innovation (2015), the Lean Network Australia (2016), and the Australian Chamber of International Trade (2017). As majority shareholder for the SMART Conference and the SMART Awards, it rebranded the conference and awards under its rebrand to Australasian Supply Chain Institute (ASCI) as the Professional Accreditation Body to reach its mission to professionalise Supply Chain Management in Australasia.