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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
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?
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?
Sofia Silva Carballido, Gobe Studio (tbc)
Anna Corrado, Italian Administrative Judge
Moderator: Kathrin Frauscher, OCP
12.45 Closing Panel Day 1:
Sustainable procurement – It is not just about green criteria!
13.30 Lunch
14.30 Networking Session
15.00 Coffee break
15.15 Breakout groups: Emerging technologies
| Breakout 1 | Breakout 2 |
| Can we or should we leverage procurement to regulate AI? | Where will AI be useful for public procurement? |
16:45 End
9.15 Lightning talk: The state of procurement in the EU: Helga Berger, EcA
9.25 Panel: How to Unlock Social Value in Procurement?
Luca Forteleoni, ANAC
Rolf Valenteijn, Government of the Netherlands
Livija Sepetyte, Ignitis Group
Warren Smith, former Director for the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, UK Government Digital Service
Moderator: Anna Maria La Chimia, Nottingham University (confirmed)
10.25 Closing panel: What’s next for the public procurement community in Europe?
Giuseppe Busia, President of ANAC
Ivo Locatelli, European Commission – DG GROW
Isabel Da Rosa – IMPIC
Jonaid Myzyri, Chair, Public Procurement Commission of Albania
Ferenc Pál Biró, President, Hungarian Integrity Authority (virtual)
Moderator: Karolis Granickas, OCP
11.15 Coffee break
11:45 Breakout groups: The power of data
| Breakout 1 | Breakout 2 |
| Getting data architecture right | Milan/Cortina 2026: transparency in major sporting events |
13:00 Lunch
14.00 Breakout groups: Procurement data to fight corruption
| Breakout 1 | Breakout 2 |
| Mixing civic and digital initiatives to successfully monitor procurement | Better data, better public trust |
15.15 Coffee break
15:45 Breakout groups: Procurement policies to fight corruption
| Breakout 1 | Breakout 2 |
| Policy approaches to fighting corruption | Kickstarting anti-corruption reforms with procurement review bodies |
17:00 End of the Conference
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Region: Europe
Audience: Government