It is often said there are two types of forecast... lucky or wrong! Many of the world's biggest and brightest minds and entrepreneurs have stumbled over predictions - sometimes spectacularly. Bill Gates said that no-one will ever need more than 637KB of m…lnkd.in/ew9dAFvp

Feeling a wide range of emotions today addressing the critical need to break barriers in trade for women at an event hosted by the indomitable Baroness Sandy Verma and The Global Influence Club, supported by NatWest Group and WEConnect International. Desp…lnkd.in/ecw-vC_r

Yup, I’ll confess - sometimes I’m a stupid human! Last week, I was dealing with a hornet buzzing against a pane of glass - I rashly decided to swat it using the novel I’m reading… as it turned out, that was a pretty dumb thing to do!

The concept of the…lnkd.in/eTH4RvcP

Curious About How Others are Leveraging AI in Contracting?

World Commerce & Contracting is conducting a spot survey on the current state of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the field of contracting, a study that will draw perspectives from professionals…lnkd.in/eU9wrWes

Fascinating read from Alla Valente 🇺🇦🌻 about the current state of the CLM Market, published yesterday. Three key takeaways from the report for me:
1) Digitalisation of contracting must focus on post award (not just pre-award) - we kno…lnkd.in/eD8phsq7 lnkd.in/e_3FyuF4

This time last week we celebrated (in our thousands!) World Sustainable Contracting Day #WSCD and what an incredible day it was! 80 exceptional speakers shared and amplified their voices about #sustainable #inclusivecontracting practices to participants f…lnkd.in/e6ChfDGj

IF... you needed any more reasons to join us tomorrow at WorldCC Foundation's 'WORLD SUSTAINABLE CONTRACTING DAY 2023' then here's another one. Tomorrow I will be joined LIVE by the incredible Oleksandra Azarkhina, Deputy Minister of Communities, Territor…lnkd.in/eXe3s59Z

Are you passionate about building a more sustainable future? If you are then you can't afford to miss out on the opportunity to attend one of the most groundbreaking events of the year - World Sustainable Contracting Day! We invite you to be part of a glo…lnkd.in/e4KGmvW7

Pactum AI, in a recent news release, cited research that found its intelligent chatbot can run contract negotiations with up to 2,000 suppliers simultaneously, 'something no human buyer can do.'

For anyone and everyone in our World Commerce & Contracting…lnkd.in/ebygjkRV

Look beyond the content of a #contract and tackle the how and why of reducing #contract ing costs and finding additional value, in this collaborative workshop with @SirionLabs and EY

Walk away with the knowledge and tools for better #contract ing - sirionlabs.com

Delivering our annual #AmericasSummit would not be possible without the support of our sponsors & partners! We want to take this opportunity to thank them as we prepare to meet together in 18 days.

Limited places available if you would like to join us - worldcc.com/americassummit

fuck you roberts.
fuck you thomas.
fuck you alito.
fuck you kavanaugh.
fuck you gorsuch.
fuck you coney barrett.

UNCITRAL's Caroline Nicolas at Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN Global Revolution conference: 'we need to move from rules to tools and focus on better outcomes, not just compliance' if we want to transform procurement.

Super excited for today's #EUOpenProcurement event hosted by the Dutch government. The sun is shining, the venue is stunning & we have innovators across gov, business & CSOs from over 10 EU countries coming together on reimagine procurement in our digital, data-driven age.

'In its report, the Committee says “transparency is critical for the public to understand the evidence behind decisions and how money is being spent” – it also “allows departments to learn lessons from past projects and from each other”.' #opencontracting #OCDS

So, the police pulled their own kids out, but prevented other parents from rescuing their children, and they 'contained' the shooter by waiting outside a locked classroom for 40-60 minutes while the gunman killed the children? Did I get that right?

Do you have what you need to thrive in your role or can more be done?

In this webinar we'll dig into the good, the bad and the ugly; analyzing & commenting on the results from our latest 'Talent & Well-being' survey.

Register - worldcc.com/Events/Event-I…
#ccm #Career #development

Psst! Wanna buy some PPE? Bids for £600K worth of PPE are currently at £2500. Must bring own lorry....
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A poll! You are creating a green hydrogen standard. There is competition. As well as ensuring 100% renewable energy used, you are thinking about governance issues. You can 'recommend' or 'require' disclosure of 'the key terms' of contracts or even the whole contract. Would you:

My question to the panel at @oecdgov: 'how do we bring all these good ideas & safeguards together into a compelling set of commitments for the sector and get the entire industry aligned behind them'?