3rd International Open and Sustainable Public Procurement Conference 2024
Next Generation Procurement
Europe has been at the cusp of a digital procurement transformation with better data and digital systems at its core. E-forms, the European Public Procurement Data Space, and national reforms have led to some EU-wide progress and some strong country-level results. Yet, this progress towards leveraging the new systems and information for better decision-making has been uneven and still faces an uphill battle. This means governments, companies, and EU citizens can’t yet leverage procurement to promote greater economic development, social inclusion and environmental sustainability in Europe. Procurement in Europe needs a concerted rethink effort to respond to current and next-generation challenges.
This regional conference, organized by ANAC of Italy, the Public Procurement Commission of Albania, and Open Contracting Partnership, will bring together 100 leaders from governments, EU institutions, civil society, academia and other stakeholders to discuss how to advance opportunities and to overcome challenges in making procurement in the EU more results-data-and impact-driven. We will focus on the crucial role of public procurement as a means of implementing national and European public policies, contributing to economic and social development and promoting the well-being of citizens.
Thought-leaders and practitioners will explore some of the most pressing questions that we are facing in European policymaking:
- Where are we collectively in building a more data-driven, sustainable and inclusive procurement system in Europe? What are the actual opportunities and real challenges ahead of us?
- Will e-forms and the European Public Procurement Data Space lead to digital transformation or will it be an administrative burden with little results?
- Where can AI be helpful in procurement? How can the governments buy or build AI technologies that serve the public good?
- Can procurement promote environmental sustainability and social inclusions without adding inadequate regulations and costs?
Our Agenda
8:00 Registration
9:00 Opening remarks
Raffaele Fitto, Italian Minister for European Affairs, Cohesion Policies and the RRF
Giuseppe Busia, President, ANAC
Jonaid Myzyri, Chair, Public Procurement Commission, Albania
Kathrin Frauscher, Deputy Executive Director, Open Contracting Partnership
10:15 Opening panel: How can public procurement improve the lives of Europeans?
Constantine Palicarsky, UNODC
Erika Bozzay, OECD
Gustavo Piga, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Annamaria La Chimia, University of Nottingham
Moderator: Gavin Hayman, OCP
11:15 Lightning talk 1:
Cutting through the AI hype: Andre Petheram, Oxford Insights
11:30 Coffee break
12:00 Lightning talk 2:
Procurement is democracy in action: Elena Calistru, Funky Citizens
12:15 Fireside chat: How to make EU procurement really a data-driven digital service?
Warren Smith, former Director for the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, UK Government Digital Service
Anna Corrado, Italian Administrative Judge
Moderator: Kathrin Frauscher, OCP
12:45 Closing Panel Day 1:
Sustainable procurement – It is not just about green criteria!
Laura Valli, ANAC
Przemyslaw Grosfeld, Government of Poland
Kestutis Kazulis, Public Procurement Office Lithuania
Maria Arnal Canudo, World Bank
Moderator: Gabriella Racca, University of Turin
13:45 Lunch
14:45 Networking Session
15:15 Mini Coffee break
15:30 Breakout groups: Emerging technologies
| Breakout 1 | Breakout 2 |
| Can we or should we leverage procurement to regulate AI? Sabine Gerdon, Amazon Web Services Albert Sanchez, Bristol University (online) Andre Petheram, Oxford Insights Moderator: Lorenzo Segato, ReAct | Where will AI be useful for public procurement? Ian Makgill, Open Opportunities Samuel Repfennig, Tendium Volodymyr Tarnay, Open Contracting Partnership Moderator: Emma O’Connell, European Institute of Public Administration |
17:00 End
17:30 Social event
19:30 Conference dinner
8:00 Registration
9:00 Opening
9:15 Lightning talk: The state of procurement in the EU: Helga Berger, Member of the European Court of Auditors
9:30 Panel: How to unlock social value in procurement?
Luca Forteleoni, ANAC
Rolf Valenteijn, Government of the Netherlands
Livija Sepetyte, Ignitis Group
Moderator: Anna Maria La Chimia, Nottingham University
10:30 Closing panel: What’s next for the public procurement community in Europe?
Giuseppe Busia, ANAC
Ivo Locatelli, European Commission – GROW
Isabel Da Rosa – IMPIC
Jonaid Myzyri, Public Procurement Commission of Albania
Moderator: Karolis Granickas, OCP
11:30 Coffee break
12:00 Breakout groups: Round 1 – The power of data
| Breakout 1 | Breakout 2 |
| Getting data architecture right Luca Martinelli, Publications Office Trexyl Chua Miranda, UNOPS (online) Felix Zimmermann, Ministry of Interior representative, Germany Hans Minkes, TenderNed Netherlands Moderator: Eliza Niewiadomska, EBRD | Using procurement data for collaborative monitoring Filippo Romano, ANAC Enrico Fusco, Invitalia Elisa Orlando, Libera Elena Calistru, Funky Citizens Moderator: Mara Mendes, TI Germany |
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Breakout groups: Round 2 – Procurement data to fight corruption
| Breakout 1 | Breakout 2 |
| Using cross-sectoral approaches to successfully monitor procurement Tunde Tatrai, Corvinus University of Budapest Luigi Reggi, University of Bergamo, Monithon Vitaliy Trenkenchu, Datanomix Moderator: Antonio Greco, TI-S | Better data, better public trust Reida Kashta, PPA Albania Audinga Baltrunaite, Bank of Italy Bruno Gonzales, Oficina Antifrau de Catalunya Sergii But, Prozorro Sale Moderator: Camila Salazar, OCP |
15:00 Coffee break
15:30 Breakout groups: Round 3 – Procurement policies to fight corruption
| Breakout 1 | Breakout 2 |
| Policy approaches to fighting corruption Alina Mungiu, Luiss University Michela Gnaldi, University of Perugia Ferenc Pál Biró, President, Hungarian Integrity Authority (online) Mirela Bogdani, High Council of Prosecution Albania Moderator: Orjana Ibrahimi, World Bank | Kickstarting anti-corruption reforms with procurement review bodies Jonaid Myzyri, Public Procurement Commission of Albania Olga Nechytailo, Antimonopoly Committee, Ukraine Serdar Gunbay, Public Procurement Office Turkiye Eliza Niewiadomska, EBRD Moderator: Volodymyr Tarnay, OCP |
16:30 – 17:00 End of the Conference
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Region: Europe
Audience: Government