
Sustainable and Social Procurement Zone
Focus: Emphasising sustainable practices and eco-friendly products.
- For Suppliers: A platform to present sustainable offerings, such as environmentally friendly materials, products with lower carbon footprints and services that promote circular economy principles.
- For Buyers: Insights into integrating green procurement practices into their processes. Sessions could include strategies for reducing environmental impact, selecting sustainable suppliers and implementing green procurement policies.
Zone Speakers
Gordon Brown
Sustainability Advisory Panel - Vice Chair

With 30 years at the forefront of delivery in the built environment across Wales and the UK delivering award winning projects such as Loudoun Square, Thames Water’s HQ, LG’s first UK Gigga factory and the Senedd amongst others.
Currently delivering the Optimised Retrofit Program in connection with Welsh Government and CCHA alongside
Vice Chair of the Sustainability Advisory Panel and board member of FCHA.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordonjohnbrown/
Jarrad Morris
Founder and CEO

Jarrad is the founder and CEO of FleetEV. He is an award winning entrepreneur and has picked up a number of accolades for his entrepreneurial accomplishments. He has a passion for sustainability and also the knowledge to guide the business to advise clients on making the switch to a greener future.
His experience ranges from start ups right through to working directly with international OEMs. He has been voted in the top 35 under 35 entrereneurs in Wales for the last 3 years and has also been named on The Insider Rising Stars list.
Oliver Patrick
Manager, Programmes and Innovation

Paul Griffiths
Head of Commercial Delivery

Paul leads Welsh Government Procurement, overseeing a spend of circa £700 million. He also steers the delivery of a collaborative procurement pipeline for Wales with over 30 national frameworks. Prior to this Paul has held a variety of procurement roles across the Welsh Public sector including Head of Category Management of the National Procurement Service (NPS) and the Strategic Procurement Adviser to the Welsh Government’s Economy Department. An advocate for inclusion of Welsh SMEs and Social Enterprises in public sector supply chains, Paul’s team have won multiple awards at the Go Awards Wales for their work to embrace and deliver social value.
Sustainable and Social Procurement Zone
Agendas are subject to change

Head of Commercial Delivery
Welsh Government
Capturing Social Value in Procurement – the Welsh TOMs - 10:35 - 11:00

Head of Commercial Delivery
Welsh Government

Manager, Programmes and Innovation
Carbon Trust
Procurement for Net Zero Wales: Turning Strategy into Supply Chain Action - 11:30 - 11:55

Manager, Programmes and Innovation
Carbon Trust
Port Talbot Case Study - 12:00 - 12:25

Founder and CEO
FleetEV and PLUG Charging
FleetEV : End-to-end fleet transition - 12.30 - 12.50

Founder and CEO
FleetEV and PLUG Charging
Balancing Sustainability With Social Value and Local Economic Support - 13:20 - 13:50
Embedding Sustainability From Tender to Delivery - 13:55 - 14:20

Sustainability Advisory Panel - Vice Chair
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
Delivering Net Zero Through Procurement Collaboration - 14:25 - 14:50

Sustainability Advisory Panel - Vice Chair
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)



4 November / Tachwedd 2025
