Sara Harding

Sara has been working in the technology sector since her first graduate assignment as a C Programmer over 20 years ago and has been fortunate enough to have had two careers, the first in commercial support and the second in procurement. She has managed bids, large negotiations and significant accounts in the public and private sectors in the UK in her commercial career. In her procurement roles, she's worked out of Paris and New York, managed people and teams based in most major countries in the world and bought everything from coffee machines to artificial intelligence software. Currently based out of Luxembourg with a team of over 60 people based there and in the UK, Hungary, Germany and APAC, Sara is responsible for IT & Enterprise spend at Vodafone, looking after Vodafone's third party engagements in new business, new products and throughout the procurement lifecycle for established IT categories. Sara will be co-presenting with her IT colleague Pablo Jejcic for the session ‘In Conversation: Creating Optimal Synergies Between Procurement And IT To Uncover Real Savings And Unlock Value’ on the 5th December, as well as taking part in the Crystal Ball Panel Discussion ‘Emerging Technology Trends And Disruptors - Designing An Optimal IT Procurement Roadmap for 2025’ on the 6th December.