A word from our chairperson Ross McCarthy on the key topics to be discussed on the day, and what you will take away from the event.
Key topics this year include:
The Government’s Green Public Procurement Strategy and Action Plan
Procurement Litigation & Errors that lead to challenges
Communications with Bidders Before, During and After
Price Caps and the affect on the Procurement Process
AGENDA
09:15
Conference Chairperson Opening Remarks
Ross McCarthy, Managing Director, Keystone Procurement
09:20
Best Practice Procedures in Tender Evaluation
Paul Davis, Lecturer in the Faculty of Business, DCU
The Government’s Green Public Procurement Strategy and Action Plan - Key Issues for Contracting Authorities and Tenderers
Peter Brennan, Chairman and Co-Owner of Bid Management Services
Reforms to the Public Works Contracts and the Procurement Process
Patrick Kane, Senior Associate, Philip Lee
11:30
Coffee Break
Procurement Litigation – Errors that lead to challenges
Eoin O'Cuilleanain, Barrister At Law - The Bar of Ireland
ESG Procurement - Sample Criteria
Ross McCarthy, Managing Director, Keystone Procurement
E-Tenders
Donnacha Phelan, Director, Keystone Procurement
13:00
Lunch Break
Communications With Bidders Before, During and After the Tender Process – the Do’s and the Don’ts
Dorit McCann, Partner, Mason Hayes and Curran
Case Law Session
David Browne, Senior Counsel, The Bar of Ireland
Querying and Challenging Procurement Decisions – A non-legal perspective
Graham Proudfoot, Head of Procurement in The Princes Trust
16:00
Conference Close
09:00
Introduction to The Most Creative Conference
Arlene Miles
09:30
Morning Networking with hot coffee
11:00
Brining the most powerful Art Direction
Lily Grover
12:40
Advanced Design Systems
Lily Grover
14:00
Salad Break
15:00
Compositions and Effects of 2024
Peter Robbins
16:30
How to engage your audience effectively
Peter Robbins
09:00
Introduction to The Most Creative Conference
Lily Grover
09:30
Morning Networking with fresh croissant
10:00
Brining the most powerful Art Direction
Nathan Nguyen
11:00
Advanced Design Systems
Peter Robbins
12:00
Best conversions for Product managers
Nathan Nguyen
13:30
Burger Break
14:45
Compositions and Effects of 2024
Arlene Miles
16:15
How to engage your audience effectively
Jenny Watson
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The Public Procurement Conference brings together experts, practitioners, and thought leaders to explore the latest trends, strategies, and initiatives shaping the field of public procurement.
This conference will delve into key topics, such as E-Tenders, ESG Procurement-Sample Criteria, Updates to the CWMF and PWC, competitive dialog and so much more.
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Paul Davis
Lecturer in the Faculty of Business, DCU
Peter Brennan
Chairman and co-owner of Bid Management Services
Patrick Kane
Senior Associate, Philip Lee
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It was well managed & the flow was excellent.. All aspects were of great benefit to my day to day role
Esther Lane
Procurement Officer, Limerick City & County Council
“It was a fascinating conference”
It was a fascinating conference with procurement and law professionals and informative presentations. Various procurement areas were excellently covered. Looking forward to the following procurement events
“Excellent to see people experiencing same issues/concerns”
Q&A was excellent to see people experiencing same issues/concerns, and the speakers were excellent
Louise Kenny
Procurement, Teagasc
“Relevant to on the ground buying.”
A very information, engaging session, up to date with current legislation, and relevant to on the ground buying.
Eidin Killilea
Procurement, MSLETB
“Really enjoyed today's conference”
Really enjoyed today's conference, the speakers all have great knowledge and provided great answers to questions asked
Maura, Category Buyer
ESB
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All attendees will gain an opportunity to ask questions and engage with our speakers, as well as accessing all presentations in advance of the event, and will even get access to all video presentations after the conference has finished.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This event would be very relevant to those involved in the process of procuring public work or awarding public contracts. This includes government departments, local authorities, semi state agencies, consultants, contractors dealing with public construction projects, procurement / purchasing managers in hospitals & healthcare, housing, universities, as well legal experts, and service providers.
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