Eighth SIGMA Regional IPA Conference on Public Procurement: Presentations

13 JUNE

14 JUNE

‌‌SESSION 1

Mr. Bonifacio Garcia-Porras, Head of Unit, G/2 Access to Procurement Markets, European Commission, DG GROW:
Key values and principles of a modern public procurement for jobs and growth

Mr. Mersad Mujević, Head of Public Procurement Administration, Montenegro:
The public procurement reform in Montenegro: challenges and achievements

Ms. Diana Vilytė, Director of the Public Procurement Office, Lithuania:
The public procurement reform in Lithuania: implementation of the new EU public procurement directives and structural reforms

 SESSION 4 

Mr. Peder Blomberg, procurement expert, Sweden:
Conditions for a successful centralised purchasing

Mr. Uwe Flach, Head of Consulting & E-Procurement & International Affairs, Bundesbeschaffung GmbH (BBG), Austria:
Experiences of introducing centralised purchasing in the EU

Ms. Reida Kashta, General Director, Public Procurement Agency, Albania
The development the central purchasing function in Albania – state of play and expectations

Mr. Safet Hoxha, President, Public Procurement Regulatory Commission, Kosovo*: Guidelines on centralized procurement

Ms. Ivančica Franjković, Head of Sector, Ministry of Labour and Pension System, Croatia: Centralised purchasing in Croatia – a success?

‌‌SESSION 2

Ms. Carmen Raluca Ipate, Policy Officer, Unit G/2 Access to Procurement Markets, European Commission, DG GROW:
European Commission’s recommendations on the professionalisation of public procurement

Mr. Petur Matthiasson, Policy Analyst, Public Procurement Unit, Public Governance Directorate, OECD:
Developing a public procurement training framework – practical examples

Ms. Maja Kušt, procurement expert, Croatia:
Support for professionalisation of the public procurement community in Croatia

Mr. Aleksandar Djordjevic, Advisor, Public Procurement Office, Serbia
Professionalization in Public Procurement in the Republic of Serbia

Mr. Günay Sezer, procurement expert, Public Procurement Authority, Turkey: Public Procurement Training in Turkey

 SESSION 5 

Mr. Uwe Flach, Head of Consulting & E-Procurement & International Affairs, Bundesbeschaffung GmbH (BBG), Austria:
Experiences of introducing electronic procurement in the EU

Ms. Gabriela Papes, Associate, Public Procurement Bureau, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia:
E-Government Application with an Impact

Mr. Almin Vehabović, senior Expert Associate for Information System Administration, Public Procurement Agency, Bosnia and Herzegovina:
BiH National e-Procurement Portal

Mr. Yarema Dul, Head of International Co-operation, Department on Public Procurement Regulation, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Ukraine:
The development of electronic procurement in Ukraine

SESSION 3 

Ms. Małgorzata Stachowiak, procurement expert, Poland:
Selection of economic operators in public procurement procedures: overview of legislation and practice in the EU

Mr. Daniel Ivarsson, procurement expert, Sweden:
Implementation of framework agreements in the EU