AGENDA

9:10 Greetings from

  • Fabrizio Santini, President of ADACI
  • Chris Oanda, President of IFPSM
  • Mirela Senica, IFPSM Regional Chair of Europe

9:30 Introduction by

  • Giovanni Atti, Past President ADACI

10:00 Parallel Round table:

1. Green Procurement and ESG

Moderator: MIRIAM ALLENA, Associate Professor of Administrative and Environment Law. Research Fellow of Green Centre Observatory on Public Procurement and Sustainability, Bocconi University Milan.

Specific subjects discussed during the round table:

  • Is environment still a priority?
  • How ESG and circular economy can drive sustainable business
  • Best practices for the evaluation of corporate and product carbon footprint
  • Extensive sustainability reporting or due diligence process?
  • Are ESG requirements new barriers to trade?
  • ESG and the role of suppliers
2. Goals and Principles for the Modern Public Procurement

Moderator: ROBERTO CARANTA, Full Professor in Administrative Law, Department of Law University of Turin, Coordinator of SAPIENS Network

Specific subjects discussed during the round table:

  • Does the ‘best value for money’ goal justify some form of norm flexibility or should the compliance with law continue to be the overarching goal of the procurement cycle?
  • Understanding the basics of public procurement: open competition, proportionality, accountability, fairness (equal treatment and non-discrimination), transparency, integrity and social utility.
3. Governance and Organisation of Contracting Authorities

Moderator: Mario COMBA, Lawyer and Full Professor in Comparative Economic Law and Comparative Public Law, Department of Law of University of Turin

Specific subjects discussed during the round table:

  • Proper mix and synergies between national, regional and local PP
  • Central coordination or centralized procurement?
  • Clear definition of roles and responsibilities and greater integration between roles
  • Collaborative approaches and open dialogue with supply markets
  • More flexible and efficient proceeding; automation supported by AI agents, KPIs and financial audits
4. Automation and AI to Improve Efficiency, Transparency and Productivity in P.P.

Moderator: Maurizio PETRONZI, Head of Procurement & Operations Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP)

Specific subjects discussed during the round table:

  • From dynamic e-procurement to AI applications
  • Importance of data and integration of public procurement platforms
  • Prerequisites, risk and benefits of traditional and generative AI
  • Good and bad experiences in AI project design and implementation

13:00 Lunch Buffet

14:00 Parallel Round table

5. Innovation to Drive the Adoption of New or Improved Solutions to Public Needs

Moderator: Nader SABBAGHIAN, Adjunct Professor Department of Management and Technology Bocconi University of Milan, Partner @ 360 Capital

Specific subjects discussed during the round table:

  • What does innovation mean in public procurement and why do we need to innovate?
  • Innovation in rule-making, in procurement negotiations and procedures
  • Innovation in products and services and the role of suppliers
  • Pre-commercial in procurement
  • The OECD framework for the effective use of innovative procurement
6. Enhanced Professionalism and Discretion of P.P. Operators

Moderator: Ivo LOCATELLI, Senior Expert and Team Leader for Strategic Procurement, European Commission

Specific subjects discussed during the round table:

  • Giving frontline staff the power to make exceptions and improve outcomes
  • Focus on compliance, but also on performance and community interests
  • Enhancing professionalism through training, improved skills, certification, incentives, career development, technology
  • The role of the Marketing Decision Support System (MDSS)
7. How to Enhance Competition in Public Procurement

Moderator: G.L. ALBANO, Fellow National Academy of Public Administration Washington, Research fellow Utrecht University Centre for Public Procurement, Adjunct Professor of Economics LUISS Rome

Specific subjects discussed during the round table:

  • Strategies to boost supplier’s participation and competition
  • Participation of SMEs in public procurement: opportunities, challenges, policy implications
  • Fair evaluation processes and anti-competitive prevention
  • Strategic public procurement to foster fair competition
8. P.P. Performance Management: Measuring Efficiency, Compliance and Targets

Moderator: Davide VANNONI, Full Professor of Applied Economics, Director of the School of Management and Economics, University of Turin

Specific subjects discussed during the round table:

  • Importance of measurement and evaluation, recommended KPIs
  • Balanced scorecard, capability maturity models, OECD indicators
  • Weaknesses in PP in Europe (European Court of Auditors)

17:00 Closing works

9:10 Opening of the Convention
Greetings from

  • Fabrizio Santini, President of ADACI
  • Chris Oanda, President of IFPSM
  • Mirela Senica, IFPSM Regional Chair of Europe

9:30 Cai Jin, Vice President of IFPSM and President of CFLP China – "Features of Chinese Public Procurement"

9:55 IVO LOCATELLI, Senior Expert at European Commission and Team Leader of Strategic Procurement for Innovation, Green and Social Procurement.

10:20 Speaker from Africa Region

10:45 CLAUDIO CONTESSA, President of the Jurisdictional Section of the Council of State

11:10 Coffee Break

11:30 Sašo Matas, Director-General Public Procurement Directorate of Slovenia – "Competitiveness and Challenges of the EU Public Procurement System"

11:55 Grauer Marlene, Senior Project Manager BME Germany – "Market Management Techniques for Innovation in Public Procurement"

12:20 CONSUELO DEL BALZO, Advisor to the Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority

12:45 Lunch Buffet

13:45 FRANCO MASSI, Magistrate and Secretary General of the Italian Corte dei Conti – "Public finance and P.P. contracts: key levers for the development of the national economic system. How to simplify and speed them up without compromising the expected performances."

14:10 Philippe MARAVAL, Director of DAFG, Direction des Achats et Marchés France – "Payment by Results: 15 Years Feedback from France Travail"

14:35 Speaker from CONSIP the Italian state-owned company that provides frameworks and consultation for the procurement of public goods and services.

15:00 Speaker from Africa Region

15:25 Speaker from Asia Pacific Region

15:50 Speaker from Sace the Italian state-controlled company that provides insurance and
financial services to support Italian businesses in their growth and internationalization efforts both
domestically and abroad

16:15 Summary of the research of ADACI Working Group on Public Procurement

16:40 Closing of the Convention