Conference

The annual conference strives to strengthen the procurement profession by sharing information and experience, as well as best ethical practices. The purpose is to improve the status of the procurement function in firms, which is accomplished by contributing to the company’s added value. Each previous conference was thematically focused and addressed specific aspects of procurement:

Procurement: generator of corporate value (2012)
Procurement: The Function That Makes a Difference (2013)
Category Management for successful procurement (2014)
Innovation-driven procurement (2015)
Leadership in procurement (2016)
The digital era of procurement (2017)
Development of procurement with the application of technology (2018)
Procurement at a turning point: What does the future hold? (2019)
Procurement for the New Normal (2020)
Times of Risk and Opportunity (2021)
Agile Procurement – ​​the Protector of Business (2022)
People – Technology – Sustainability (2023)
Intelligent Procurement for a Sustainable Future (2024)

The conference is primarily aimed at procurement experts and specialists, but it will also benefit board members and CEOs who want to obtain a better understanding of this strategic function. In addition to procurement professionals, the conference is attended by personnel from several specialities, such as logistics, sales, finance, and marketing.

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The conference takes place in the Sheraton Zagreb Hotel and online in Croatian and English, with simultaneous translation.

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The previous conference, held in 2024, was attended by 307 representatives from 134 companies from Croatia and abroad.

19th Procurement Conference in numbers

See how it was at the last conference

Organizers

HUND/CAP (Hrvatska udruga nabavne djelatnosti / Croatian Association of Purchasing) >>> HUND/CAP members are procurement professionals and enthusiasts who want to share their knowledge and best practices in procurement and supply chain management. The Association’s vision is to improve the reputation of the purchasing profession. Since 2007, the Association has been a member of the International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management, a global federation of 43 national and regional associations with access to 200,000 procurement professionals. The Federation shared a code of ethics, adoption of which was the primary requirement for membership.

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