The University of Nottingham is pleased to announce the forthcoming international conference Public Procurement: Global Revolution VI. This is the 6th in a series of very successful international conferences. It provides a chance to network with senior professionals and academics, and to participate in in-depth discussions and hear about new research on current issues in procurement regulation.

The conference will be attended by policy-makers, lawyers and practitioners from around the world, including from the main international organisations involved in procurement regulation, and by the world’s leading professors and researchers.

Conference organised by University of Nottingham

Conference administration provided by our sponsor Achilles Information Ltd.

Public Procurement: Global Revolution IV & V (2010)This is the 6th event in the famous “Global Revolution” series, which dates back to 1997. Thanks to the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in April 2010, which prevented many of the delegates from travelling, the 2010 conference was effectively run twice, once in Nottingham (IV) in April and a second time, with a few programme variations, in Copenhagen (V) in September. The 2010 events attracted over 400 delegates from more than 35 countries, including national and international policy makers, purchasing professionals, lawyers and consultants, as well as academics.

The venueEast Midlands Conference Centre, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RJ.

Accommodation informationThe overnight accommodation fee (bed and breakfast) will be £83.33 + VAT per person per night. The accommodation is in single en-suite rooms at the University Hotel adjacent to the East Midlands Conference Centre. Delegates should book and pay for their own accommodation by contacting

the sales office directly on +44 115 846 8000 between the hours of 8.45am and 5.00pm, quoting the reference ‘School of Law’. Availability is limited and early booking advised.

If you prefer to take advantage of other hotel possibilities in Nottingham and the surrounding area, you can arrange this through our conference Hotel Reservation Service which can advise on, and book, hotel accommodation for you. You may contact the service on 0115 951 3640 (from outside the UK on +44 115 951 3640)

Travel and directionsThe East Midlands Conference Centre, University of Nottingham, is close to East Midlands Airport (15 minutes) and accessible by train from the airports at Birmingham (90 mins); Manchester (two hours); London airports: Heathrow, City, Gatwick and Stansted (three hours), and Luton (one hour). Nottingham Train Station is a 15-minute taxi ride to the campus.

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Contact informationPlease return completed booking form to: Achilles, c/o 5 Upper Cross Lane, East Hagbourne, OX11 9NET/F: +44 (0)1235 512537 E: events@achilles.com

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The fee for the event includes:

• two days of conference sessions;

• full documentation (for all workshops, not just those attended);

• lunch both days;

• conference dinner on 24 June (if required)

• interval refreshments.

It does not include accommodation: see information page for further detailsGeneral rate: £595

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Payment termsPayment is required within 28 days of the invoice date for bookings made more than 42 days before the event. For bookings made within 42 days of the event payment is required at least 14 days prior to the event. For bookings within 14 days of the event immediate payment is required. The organisers have the right to cancel any booking when these payment conditions are not met in order to release places for other delegates and to refuse admission on the day without prior notice when payment has not been made.

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24 - 25 June 2013 East Midlands Conference Centre, University of Nottingham, UK

Public Procurement:Global Revolution VI

The conference is organised by the Public Procurement Research Group, University of Nottingham, and supported by the following collaborators:

• Cabinet Office (UK)

• Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply

• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

• European Commission

• OECD

• UNCITRAL

• World Bank

• World Trade Organization

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Conference speakers include:

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• Robert Anderson, World Trade Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland

• Nikolay Akimov, Moscow Metropolitan Governance University

• Prof Sue Arrowsmith, PPRG, University of Nottingham, UK

• Peter Bennett, Cabinet Office, UK

• Roger Bickerstaff, Bird & Bird, UK

• Duncan Brock, Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, UK

• Prof Phoebe Bolton, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

• Michael Bowsher QC, Monckton Chambers, UK

• Adrian Brown, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Brussels

• Prof Dr Martin Burgi, University of Munich , Germany

• Prof Roberto Caranta, University of Turin, Italy

• Gerard Chick, Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, UK

• Dr Richard Craven, PPRG, University of Nottingham, UK

• Jonathan Davey, Addleshaw Goddard, UK

• Dr Ama Eyo, University of Bangor, UK

• Paula Faustino, PPRG, University of Nottingham, UK

• Serban Filipon, PPRG, University of Nottingham, UK

• Glenn Fletcher, Achilles Information Ltd., UK

• Dr Michael Fruhmann, Federal Chancellary, Austria

• Dr. Aris Georgopoulos, PPRG, University of Nottingham

• Dean Dan Gordon, George Washington University, USA

• Steven Guppy, Crown Agents, UK

• Dr Anna Gorczynska, Faculty of Law and Administration University of Lodz, Poland

• Natascha Graff, Europol, Netherlands

• Dr Åse Berit Grødeland, Senior Researcher, FAFO, Norway

• Auke Haagsma, Seminal Consulting, Brussels, Belgium

• Paul Heijnsbroek, Houthoff Buruma, Netherlands

• Dr Baudouin Heuninckx, Head of Aeronautical Programmes , Belgian Defence Procurement Division, Belgium

• Robert Hunja, World Bank Institute, USA

• Daud Ibrahim, Contract Management Officer, United Nations Support Office for Amisom (UNSOA), Somalia

• Jan Jackholt, Director, Procurement Department EBRD, UK

• Dr Sirilaksana Khoman, National Anti-Corruption Commission, Thailand

• Dr Wojciech Kostka, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Ireland

• Dr Totis Kotsonis, Of Counsel, Norton Rose LLP, London, UK

• Prof Peter Kunzlik, The City Law School, City University, London, UK

• Dr Annamaria La Chimia, PPRG, University of Nottingham, UK

• Dr Nicolas Lambert, Assistant Professor, University of Moncton, Canada

• Prof John Linarelli, Professor of Law & Legal Theory and Head of School Swansea University School of Law, UK

• Antonio López Miño, Competition Authority of Galicia, Spain

• Dr Cristina Martorana, Watson, Farley, Williams, Italy

• Colin Maund, Achilles Information Ltd., UK

• Anna Müller, World Trade Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland

• Caroline Nicholas, UNCITRAL, Vienna, Austria

• Elinor Nippard, Crown Agents, UK

• Erik Nooteboom, European Commission, Belgium

• Martin Oder, Haslinger Nagele & Partners, Vienna, Austria

• Dr Grith Ølykke, Associate Professor, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

• Prof Luca Pardi, Watson, Farley, Williams, Italy

• Ioannis Petrou, European Commission, Belgium

• Paul Phillips, Crown Agents, UK

• Dr Hans-Joachim Prieß, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Berlin, Germany

• Ulrich Paetzold, Federation of the European Construction Industry, Belgium

• Prof Geo Quinot, Stellenbosch University, Director: African Public Procurement Regulation Research Unit, South Africa

• Prof Gabriella Racca, University of Turin, Italy

• Dr Zbigniew Raczkiewicz, Head of Calls for Tender Section, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg

• Dr Carina Risvig Hansen, Head of Section Danish Competition and Consumer Authority, Denmark

• Ivan Rugema, University of the Western Cape, South Africa

• Dr Albert Sánchez Graells, University of Hull, UK

• Dr Peter Schäfer, BDI Germany

• Dr Johannes S. Schnitzer, Wolf Theiss, Austria

• Prof Steve Schooner, George Washington University, USA

• Dr Andreas Schwab, Member of the European Parliament

• Jason Skill, Consultant, UK

• Susie Smith, Consultant, Bevan Brittan LLP, UK

• Dr Tina Søreide, University of Oslo, Norway

• Kai Struckmann, White & Case, Brussels, Belgium

• Dr Andrea Sundstrand, University of Stockholm, Sweden

• Dr Peter Trepte, Barrister and PPRG, University of Nottingham, UK

• Prof Christina Tvarnø, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

• Prof Steen Treumer, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

• Dr Patricia Valcárcel Fernández, University of Vigo, Spain

• Sandeep Verma, Ministry of Defence, India

• Dr Ping Wang, PPRG, University of Nottingham, UK

• Dr Mark von Wietersheim, Forum Vegabe, Germany

• Prof Christopher Yukins, George Washington University, USA

• Dr Xinglin Zhang, Associate Professor, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, China

Further details of the programme, including speakers, can be found at: www.nottingham.ac.uk/pprg/events/2012/global-revolution-vi.aspx

08.45 Opening Address

08.55 Introduction from the Chair – Dr Peter Trepte, University of Nottingham

09.00 – 10.15 Plenary Session: Reform of the EU Public Procurement Regime

09.00 Introductory remarks – Professor Sue Arrowsmith, University of Nottingham

09.15 The Commission’s initiatives – Erik Nooteboom, European Commission

09.30 The UK perspective – Peter Bennett, Cabinet Office, UK

09.45 The view from industry – Ulrich Paetzold, Federation of the European Construction Industry

10.00 The view from the profession – Gerard Chick, Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply

Workshop A1The latest developments• progress with proposals for new Directives• public sector directive• utilities sector directive

Workshop A2Key procedural elements of the reforms• procedural changes• qualification and award• procurement of services• governance and oversight

Workshop A3Key operational elements of the reforms• e-procurement• strategic use of procurement• SME access• integrity issues

Workshop A4Changes to concluded contracts• the case law• provisions of the reforms• contract changes in practice

Workshop B1Procurement by the EU institutions• applying the Financial Regulation• comparison with Directives• procurement versus grant funding• how the institutions apply framework agreements• the Galileo procurement

Workshop B2Challenging the EU institutions• available remedies• levels of compliance with the Financial Regulation• standards of protection of contractors

Workshop B3Professionalising procurement• capacity building in developed and developing

countries • next generation of professional procurement• buyer/supplier relationships• the rise of new technologies

Workshop B4Electronic procurement for the 21st century• managing electronic procurement• experience with e-auctions • using databases

Workshop C1The new Government Procurement Agreement• the road to the GPA 2012• the new text• interrelationship with GATT and GATS• update on RTAs and their interface with the GPA• future Work Programme

Workshop C2GPA expansion• expansion of coverage• extension of membership• acceding to the GPA• issues arising from China’s GPA accession:

remedies

Workshop C3The developing rules of the multilateral development banks• reform of the World Bank Guidelines• EBRD’s role in non-Sovereign lending• is it time to review national frameworks based on

earlier international standards?

Workshop C4The revised UNCITRAL Model Law• overview of changes• e-procurement and frameworks• removal of approval requirement for use of

procurement methods• use of the Model on the international stage

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Note that this event has limited capacity and the previous events have all sold out. Thus early booking is strongly advised if you wish to secure a place.

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Workshop Stream A:Operation and Reform of the EU Procurement Regime

10.15 - 11.30 Workshop number 1

11.30 - 11.50 Refreshments11.50 - 13.00 Workshop number 2

13.00 - 14.15 Lunch14.15 - 15.30 Workshop number 3

15.30 - 15.50 Refreshments15.50 - 17.00 Workshop number 4

18.45 for 19.00 Conference Dinner

Workshop Stream B:Procurement in Practice

Workshop Stream C:International Perspectives

Further details of the programme, including speakers, can be found at: www.nottingham.ac.uk/pprg/events/2012/global-revolution-vi.aspx

09.00 - 10.15 Plenary Session: Reforms in the International Public Procurement Arena

09.00 Introduction from the Chair – Professor Sue Arrowsmith, University of Nottingham

09.10 The continuing revolution – Dr Peter Trepte, University of Nottingham

09.20 The new WTO Agreement – Robert Anderson, WTO

09.30 The revised UNCITRAL Model Law – Caroline Nicholas, UNCITRAL

09.40 The reforms at the World Bank – speaker tbc

09.50 Harmonisation at the global level - Jan Jackholt, EBRD

10.00 Promoting Innovation – Robert Hunja, World Bank Institute

Workshop A5Contract awards• evaluation from a comparative perspective• assessing experience• weighting • use and abuse of scoring methodologies

Workshop A6Market access: the EU and its trading partners• procurement as a trade weapon• reciprocity of access• fortress Europe?

Workshop A7Remedies issues• a comparative review of damages awards in the EU• ineffectiveness of contracts• private enforcement of ineffectiveness• an example from Canada

Workshop A8Defence and security• scope of the new EU Directive• security of supply and subcontracting• security of information• transparency in defence procurement

Workshop B5Corruption in procurement• corruption as an obstacle to development• international and economic perspectives• the effects of corruption• anti-corruption enforcement controls in the EU• dealing with corruption in the new member states

Workshop B6Distortions of competition• state regulation• collusion and competition from a state and market

perspective• bid-rigging and price fixing• difficulty of enforcement (an example from Spain)• debarment for competition infringements

Workshop B7Using framework arrangements• comparative session looking at experiences in 3 EU

countries • use of frameworks outside the EU

Workshop B8Key legal issues in the operation of EU frameworks• how contracts are called off without mini-competition• can new criteria be introduced into a mini

competition?• revisiting qualification during the life of the framework• remedies available during call-off stage

Workshop C5Procurement in sub-Saharan Africa• national reform programmes • regional reforms • aid and procurement in Africa• the use of procurement for social and economic

development purposes in Africa

Workshop C6Aid effectiveness and procurement reform• current status of OECD/DAC agenda• links with Public Finance Management• donor perspectives• influence of the UNCITRAL model law on African

procurement

Workshop C7Global defence procurement issues• national offsets in the defence sector (an Indian

perspective)• challenging corruption in the defence sector (a

Chinese perspective)

Workshop C8Country experiences• fragile states and conflict areas (Somalia)• fighting corruption in Thailand• challenges in Russian reform• the Malaysian experience

Workshop Stream A:Developments in EU Procurement

10.15 - 11.30 Workshop number 1

11.30 - 11.50 Refreshments11.50 - 13.00 Workshop number 2

13.00 - 14.15 Lunch14.15 - 15.30 Workshop number 3

15.30 - 15.50 Refreshments15.50 - 17.00 Workshop number 4

Workshop Stream B:Procurement in Practice

Workshop Stream C:International Perspectives

24 - 25 June 2013 East Midlands Conference Centre, University of Nottingham, UKTuesday 25th June 2013

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Conference themes:• Operation and reform of the EU public procurement

regime

• Early experiences of the new UNCITRAL Model Law

• Plurilateral procurement: life after the WTO’s revised Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

• Corruption and collusion in procuring: managing the risks

• Defence and security procurement: the challenges of transparency

• Procurement in sub-Saharan Africa

• The regulator as regulated: procurement by the EU institutions

• Electronic procurement for the twenty-first century

• Aid effectiveness and procurement reform

Conference programme directors:• Professor Sue Arrowsmith, Achilles Professor of

Public Procurement Law and Policy, University of Nottingham

• Dr Peter Trepte, Barrister, Senior Fellow in Public Procurement Law, University of Nottingham

The conference will be composed of plenary sessions for all delegates and a series of parallel workshops focusing on specific topics of interest.

Workshops with the same number run at the same time. Participants choose one of each number to attend but will receive full documentation for all the workshops.

An international conference on procurement regulationThe conference will be attended by policy-makers, lawyers and practitioners from around the world, including from the main international organisations involved in procurement regulation, and by the world’s leading professors and researchers. Presentations will be provided by recognised experts in the field and the speakers will include academics, practitioners and representatives of key organisations involved in public procurement worldwide.

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