18/04/2013 : Joint EC-EPEC Private Sector Forum: Improving Public Procurement

Private Sector Forum

The Private Sector Forum, a semi-annual event organised by EPEC in co-operation with DG ECFIN from the European Commission, has proven to be a valuable source of information for the private sector both on EPEC's and the Commission's work on PPP and a sounding board for new ideas.

• Programme(47 kB)  

Date and location

Thursday, 18 April 2013, 9.15 – 16.00 (registration from 8.45)
Albert Borschette building (Room AB-1A)
36, rue Froissart (metro/train: Schuman)
1049 Brussels
Belgium

Please see here, how to reach the conference building: Map(513 kB)  . (Albert Borschette marked as "CCAB")

Registration

Please register for the conference by sending an e-mail to s.kourti@eib.org

Important notice: Please specify the afternoon workshop you would like to attend. Further information on the workshops will be available in April (Attendance will then be confirmed).

Conference programme

08:45	Coffee & Registration
Morning session
09:15	Welcome and Introduction T.C. Barrett, EIB & Representative from DG MARKT
09:45	Update on MFF from European Commission
	Speaker	M. Santoni, DG ECFIN
10:15	Overview on the New Procurement Directives
	Speaker	P. Silva, DG MARKT/S. Broom, EPEC - presentation(152 kB)
10:35	Questions and Answers
11:00	Coffee Break
11:15	Private Sector Perspective on PPP Procurement (presentation & discussion
	Speakers	V. Piron, FIEC - presentation(429 kB) R. d' Haussonville, VEOLIA - presention(687 kB)
12:05	Discussion on Private Sector Perspectives
	Discussant	S. Broom, EPEC
12:30	Network Lunch
Afternoon session
13:30	Case Studies in the EU: Dutch and Irish Cases
	Speakers	M. Nijhof, Ministry of Finance, Netherlands - presention(2 MB) S. Burgess, NDFA - Ireland - presentation(2 MB)
14:10	Role of Advisers in PPP Procurement
	Speakers	D. Mac Gray, PwC - presentation(403 kB)
14:30	Discussion on the Use of Advisors and Case Studies
	Discussant	A. Carty, EPEC - presention(531 kB)
15::00	EPEC Work Programme
	Discusant	C. Blades, EPEC
15:30	Closing remarks
	T.C. Barrett, EIB - presentation(451 kB)