Public Sector Tech Talks: Philip Orumwense, GCA Commercial Director and Chief Procurement Officer for Technology

Event overview

Join us on Tuesday 2 February for the next edition of our Public Sector Tech Talks. For this session, we're delighted to welcome Dr Philip Orumwense - Commercial Director and Chief Procurement Officer for Technology, Government Commercial Agency (GCA). This in-person event will run from 15:30 – 16:30, with networking until 17:00.

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About Philip Orumwense

Philip joined the Government Commercial Agency in February 2021 as Commercial Director and Chief Procurement Officer for Technology. He oversees more than £10bn of technology and digital spend across central government, the wider public sector and the third sector. His remit covers Cloud and Digital, Networks, Software, Cyber and AI, Digital Futures, and Technology Products and Services.

He previously led the Information and Technology Commercial and Procurement Group at Highways England. Before that, at the Department for Work and Pensions, he headed the Digital Platforms, Programmes and Applications category and was Commercial Director for Universal Credit. Earlier in his career he held international commercial roles at Siemens across the automotive, transport and financial services sectors.

Philip holds an MA from Essex, an MBA from Birmingham and a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from Aston Business School. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (FCIPS).