The annual PURCO SA Conference and Exhibition is a three-day learning, networking and collaboration event for higher education procurement professionals, their colleagues and their suppliers. It is the best way to deepen your knowledge about higher education procurement, network, and connect with higher education buyers and decision-makers from almost every South African university, TVET College and their allied institutions. Join over 300 buyers, suppliers, decision-makers and influencers over three content-packed conference and exhibition days in Cape Town, in October.
Focused on Collaboration
PURCO SA’s sixty three member institutions include every South African and Namibian university, a rapidly growing contingent of TVET colleges, and a broad range of allied institutions such as the CSIR, SABS, Academy of Science and the National Health Laboratory Service.
Every year procurement and finance executives from almost every member institution in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana, as well as their supplier partners, congregate for three days of learning and collaboration at the annual PURCO SA Conference and Exhibition.
The event is designed to maximise collaboration between delegates through knowledge transfer and learning, structured engagement, activities and social functions.
The conference includes a comprehensive programme of keynote addresses, plenary and breakaway sessions, interactive presentations, round table discussion forums, and custom workshops.
All delegates have access to a mobile Conference App which provides delegate details, the programme as well as exhibitor contact and marketing information.
High impact exhibition
A core objective of the event is to encourage and facilitate collaboration between buyers and their supplier partners. An Expo with upwards of 45 exhibitors will share their latest information on their products, services and plans, while being encouraged to participate fully in every aspect of the conference event. To encourage engagment and collaboration the event includes an incentivised Buyer-Seller Engagement Programme which ensures repeat visits to every exhibition stand.
Suppliers are encouraged to participate in all the conference sessions and evening functions, and exhibition open times are maximised to deliver as much engagement time as possible.
Venue
Century City Conference Centre
No. 4 Energy Lane, Century City, Cape Town
Telephone: 021 204 8000
KEY FACTS
Date and Venue
Date: 30 October - 1 November 2019 (Pre-conference JPPF Meeting on 29 October)
Venue: Century City Conference Centre, Cape Town.
Participants
Higher education institutions:
60+ universities, TVET colleges, and allied institutions.
Attendees:
300+
Exhibitors:
40+ exhibitors
Typical university delegates:
Buyers, Heads of Procurement, Heads of Finance, Accounting staff, Facility Managers, Catering Managers, IT Managers, Travel Management, Commodity and Strategic Sourcing Managers.