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Transforming public procurement?
Programme

16:00-16:05        Welcome by Chair Professor Anne Davies, University of Oxford

16:05-16:50        Transforming public procurement? What we learnt from the UK Government's response to the consultation on the ‘Green Paper: Transforming public procurement’

16:05-16:10        Context Setting Professor Anne Davies, University of Oxford

Reflections on the Oxford POGO Club submission to the Green Paper consultation, what we saw as the strengths and weaknesses?

  • Introduction to guest co-chair Michael Bowsher QC, Barrister, Visiting Professor, Monckton Chambers & Kings College London

Prompt for Presentations and Discussion:

  • How has the government’s thinking moved on in response to the consultation exercise?
  • What are the strengths and weaknesses of the proposals now being pursued?
  • Insights from international reform initiatives.

16:10-16:50        Presentation and Discussion led by Michael Bowsher QC, Barrister, Visiting Professor, Monckton Chambers & Kings College London

Discussion Panel

  • Gavin Hayman (🐤 @GavinHayman_GW, @opencontracting), Executive Director, Open Contracting Partnership
  • Kieran McGaughey, (🐤@KieranMcG_),Solicitor (Commercial Team), Newcastle City Council
  • Julian Blake (🐤 @Julian_A_Blake, @StoneKingLLP), Partner, Stone King
  • Basma Abdul Khalek, (🐤 @BasmaAbdulkhale), Economist, Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan, Lebanon
  • Caroline Nicholas, Senior Legal Officer, International Trade Law Division, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

16:35-16:50 Q&A/Open Group Discussion

16:50                    End of year survey: what you said?

17:00                     Meeting closed by Chair

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