Exclusive event for German companies

PROCUREMENT SEMINAR

BONN – UN Campus | September 30, 2014

DEinternational Italia S.r.l. ist die Dienstleistungsgesellschaft der Deutsch- Italienischen Handelskammer (AHK Italien)

oing business with the United

Nations offers great potential, not

only worldwide, but also locally in

Germany!

In 2013, the UN organizations

procured for a total of USD 16.083

billion, which represents an

increase of 4.6% compared to 2012.

This seminar, an incoming event

at the UN Campus in Bonn, will

focus on UN procurement in general

and on the procurement of the

following local organizations in

particular: UNFCCC, UNV and 16

other UN organizations.

The purpose of this seminar is to

show German companies what and

how the Bonn-based UN agencies

procure in order to facilitate the

procurement procedures for

potential vendors and the UN

procurement officers.

Procurement staff of UNFCCC and

UNV will hold presentations. As a

special service, the procurement

officers will be available for

bilateral meetings during the

event. Additionally, there will be

presentations from German UN

suppliers sharing best practices. A

networking lunch will complete

the seminar.

Potential vendors to the United Nations in Bonn:

IT products and services: hardware, software, development, training, security, maintainers, external workforces etc..

Media: printing, editing/writing, translation, graphic design and layout

Event: event management, catering, tent rental, technical equipment, mobil IT and -Internet service, logistic, travel agencies, consulting etc..

Local needs: furniture, office equipment, stationary, paper products, cleaning services

PROCUREMENT SEMINAR DRAFT OVERVIEW: Version of 07 Aug 2014, 14:00hrs 8:30 Registration

9:00 Welcome by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy Ms Margitta Wülker-Mirbach, Head of "Development Politics, United Nations, UNCTAD"

9:10 Welcome by UN Bonn head or senior representative, UN Bonn agency

9:20 A general presentation of the United Nations, United Nations structure and main bodies presentation by [DGVN] [UNRIC]

9:40 A general presentation of the UN organizations in Bonn and Germany presentation by Ms Alice Fišer, UNBonn Common Information Unit

10:00 What do the UN Bonn agencies procure? presentation by Procurement Officer, UNFCCC or UNV

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 The United Nations procurement process presentation by Procurement Officer, UNFCCC or UNV

11:30 How to find business opportunities with UN Bonn agencies • Tenders by UN Bonn agencies, UNGM, UNDP • How to become a vendor? Registration by the UN organizations in

Bonn and UNGM • Contractual modalities: LTAs, POs, “piggy-backing”, preferential

(e.g. government) pricing, terms and conditions Presentation by Procurement Officer, UNFCCC or UNV

12:00 Lunch buffet at UN Campus

13:30 Specifics of UN General Conditions of Contract: privileges and immunities, applicable law and jurisdiction, dispute settlement Presentation by Legal Officer, UNFCCC

14:00

“Commercial Dialogue” on-line platform - company presentation (tbc) Presentation by Procurement Officer, UNFCCC

14:30

German Vendor Companies: experiences with the UN and useful tips

15:30 Coffee break

16:00 GTAI – German trade and invest Presentation by Ms. Hungermann, GTAI

16:30 Closing remarks by Ms. Heidi Ehlers, DEinternational Italia S.r.l.

16:45 End of seminar

PRACTICAL INFORMATION Time and place The seminar will take place on September 30th , 2014 from 8:30 to 17:00 at the

UN Campus Bonn Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1 53113 Bonn “Altes Hochhaus” Building, Conference Room AH-UG Please note that all presentations as well as the bilateral meetings will be held in English.

Fee Participation fee is EUR 50.00 Included in the fee are participation in the seminar, coffee breaks and beverages as well as a networking lunch buffet. Participants An incoming event at the UN Campus in Bonn for potential German Vendors from the private sector and companies as well as the local institutional stakeholders.

UN organizations: Representatives from all UN organizations in Germany will take part of the seminar.

Registration Sign up no later than September 19 to guarantee interested vendors and UN Bonn procurement officers the opportunity to schedule bilateral meetings beforehand throughout the day. For more detailed information and registration please visit www.ahk-italien.it

CONTACT

DEinternational Italia S.r.l. Via Fara 26 I-20124 Milano Heidi Ehlers / Simona Bellotti Manager UN Procurement ehlers@deinternational.it bellotti@deinternational.it +39 02 39800910 +39 02 39800914

REGISTRATION FORM PROCUREMENT SEMINAR - UN-Campus –Bonn, Sep. 30, 2014

Please complete and return this form to Heidi Ehlers, ehlers@deinternational.it, by September 19, 2014

Company:_____________________________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ City: __________________________________________________ VAT-ID (USt-IdNr): DE ____________________________ Name:________________________________________________________________ Phone: ____________________________________ Email: ____________________________________ Industry sector: _______________________________________ ________________________ ________________________ AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE: I understand that during this seminar filming or photography may take place. I agree to pay a participation fee of Euro 50,00.

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