In-person event |
Thomson Geer
Level 7, 19 Gouger Street
Adelaide, SA
Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC AustraliaThe procurement of IT products and services is a necessity for almost all organisations. Such procurements can range from simple to complex transformational projects that impact an entire organisation. The speed and progress of technological advancements means that such procurements are a recurring requirement for modern organisations.
Our expert panel will discuss the current themes and trends in large scale complex procurements and provide insights based on their involvement in such projects. The panel will canvass various aspects of the tender and implementation process, including:
1. The tender process and the benefits of a competitive versus sole source tender project
2. The approach to the contract and strategies for closing the gaps
3. Agile versus waterfall project implementations
4. The benefits and challenges in procuring commercial off the shelf versus developed software
5. The different considerations in SaaS v licensed software procurements
Josh Simons, Demetrios Christou and Andrew Roff will draw on their collective experience on various technology procurement projects to discuss their thoughts on the approaches and strategies to technology procurement that increase the prospects of success focussing on the key considerations at both the tender and implementation stages.
Speakers
Demetrios Christou is a corporate and technology lawyer specialising in technology, telecommunications, outsourcing, cyber security and privacy.
He advises clients on complex contractual arrangements, including major procurement contracts, cloud service agreements, smart grid deployments, infrastructure access arrangements and reseller, supply and logistics arrangements. He also advises his clients on associated regulatory issues in relation to infrastructure access arrangements and telecommunications infrastructure deployments.
Demetrios advises clients across a variety of industries spanning defence, telecommunications, technology, and supply chain management with his clients including government agencies and domestic and international technology suppliers.
Demetrios also advises clients on a broad range of corporate matters including corporate governance, domestic and cross border mergers and acquisitions, corporate structures and shareholder arrangements.
Demetrios draws on his broad experience to provide strategic, practical and effective legal advice to clients.
Demetrios has received acknowledgement from The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2018 – 2021) for his work in the IT and Telecoms space.
Josh Simons is an intellectual property, technology and regulatory specialist.
Josh’s practice encompasses all aspects of the creation, acquisition, commercialisation, management, protection, and enforcement of intellectual property rights. He is widely recognised for his expertise in intellectual property commercialisation, including negotiation and implementation of complex multi-jurisdictional licensing arrangements. He also acts for clients in litigation to enforce intellectual property rights, including patents, designs, trade marks, copyright and confidential information.
Josh’s competition and regulatory practice has a commercial focus. His areas of expertise include competition issues affecting mergers, regulated infrastructure and commercial supply arrangements. Clients seek Josh’s advice on dealings with the ACCC and other regulators, and he regularly conducts competition compliance training and presents seminars on competition and consumer law issues.
Andrew Roff, General Counsel, Simon Hackett
Andrew Roff is General Counsel for the corporate group of Simon Hackett (ex-Internode owner and founder). The group includes interests in the ICT, clean energy and aviation sectors, and Andrew helps to manage the growth of early-stage ventures, and to position maturing businesses for favourable exits. Separately, he is a non-executive director of Consunet Pty Ltd, an Adelaide-based cyber security and defence firm; and a non-executive director of e-commerce platform provider Ultra Commerce Holdings Ltd.
Notes
*Competitor Exclusion – ACC Australia Partners may request that representative/s of a competitor organisation/s registered for the event be excluded, and ACC Australia reserves the right to make the final decision as to whether a registration is rejected. As a guide, a competitor organisation could be defined as a rival organisation of similar size to the host Corporate Partner, with an established practice, product or service in the area being showcased by the Corporate Partners at the event. Please provide a brief statement as to why you have deemed an organisation to be a competitor, in support of any request to ACC Australia to reject a registration.
*Please note this is a members only event.
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