Public Procurement

Next week: Rome

Pedro Telles

Jun 30, 2023

Next week I will be in Rome taking part on the 8th IMPPM Global Procurement Conference (July 6th and 7th) where on Thursday I will be sharing a session with Kirsi-Maria Halonen on competitive dialogue.

These days I am more or less out of the traditional conference circuit and refrain myself from participating in more than one or two per year, but it is always a pleasure to speak at this particular conference. And since it is my first time going back since 2018, it will be great to catch up with old faces and also my students from the procurement masters at Belgrade University who will be receiving their certificates on Friday.

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Looking at the procurement angle of the Letta report

If it quacks like a duck...

What's next in terms of events

A bird’s eye view about the Procurement Act 2023 philosophy