NWAA Member Event | Leonardo
SORRY BUT DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND THE EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT & BOOKING HAS CLOSED
📅 Date: Thursday 3rd December 2026
⏰ Time: 8.30am – 1.00pm
📍 Venue: Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Full venue details to be confirmed upon booking
The Big #4 | Procurement Challenges | Building Resilient Supply Chains. Navigating Risk. Unlocking Opportunity.
In an increasingly complex and competitive global marketplace, effective procurement is critical to business resilience, operational performance and long-term growth. From rising costs and supply chain disruption to supplier availability, sustainability pressures and evolving regulatory requirements, organisations face growing challenges in securing the goods, services and partnerships they need to succeed.
This is Event #3 in the NWAA Big #4 Event Series, Procurement Challenges 2026 brings together procurement professionals, supply chain leaders, manufacturers, suppliers and industry experts to explore the challenges shaping modern procurement, share practical insights and identify opportunities to build stronger, smarter and more resilient supply chains.
Key themes include:
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- Supply chain resilience, risk management and disruption
- Rising costs, inflation and cost optimisation strategies
- Supplier sourcing, relationships and performance management
- Supply chain visibility, transparency and traceability
- Digital procurement, automation and emerging technologies
- Sustainability, ethical sourcing and environmental responsibility
- Skills, talent and the evolving procurement workforce
- Regulatory compliance, trade challenges and geopolitical uncertainty
- Collaboration, innovation and opportunities across the supply chain
More than an event, The Big #4 is a platform for connection, insight and action—creating opportunities to learn from industry experts, share best practice and build valuable partnerships.
Hosted at some of the UK’s most prestigious aerospace and advanced manufacturing locations, including sites operated by BAE Systems, Airbus and Rolls-Royce and now for the first time Leonardo, the Big #4 offers unique access to world-class environments where innovation, collaboration and growth come together. Join the conversation. Build capability. Create opportunity. Shape the future.
