King’s College, London – George Washington University Law School Annual Transatlantic Symposium on Public Procurement Law
EVENT DETAILS
DATE: March 16, 2020
TIME: 10:00 AM to 8. 00 PM
LOCATION: King’s College, London UK
Until now, procurement reform internationally has centered on contract formation, because of the difficult political, legal and economic issues that surround the award of any public contract. For the most part, contract administration and its inevitable disputes (and fraud) have been ignored. This symposium seeks to remedy that, by bringing together judges, lawyers, academics and experts from both sides of the Atlantic, to share lessons learned and ways forward for a sound approach to contract administration.
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AGENDA
Introductions (10-10:15)
Michael Bowsher QC, King’s College, London & Monckton Chambers
Panel I (10:15-11:30) How Poor Procurement Affects Failed Contract Performance
Professor Christopher Yukins, George Washington University (moderator)
- Paul Lalonde, Dentons, Toronto
- Jane Jenkins, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London
- Francois Lichere, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
- Benedetta Audia, UNOPS
Panel II (11:30-12:30) The Limited Impact of EU Public Procurement Law on Contract Administration
Michael Bowsher, King’s College, London & Monckton Chambers (moderator)
- Roland Stein, BLOMSTEIN, Berlin Professor
- Gabriella Racca, University of Turin
- Irena Georgieva, PPG Lawyers, Sofia
- Caroline Nicholas, UNCITRAL (invited)
Lunch (12:30-13:30)
Panel III (13:30-14:30) U.S. Experience: Linking Contract Award to Performance Through Standardized Clauses and Dispute Resolution — and Fraud
Steven Schooner, George Washington University Law School (moderator)
- Hon. Jeri Kaylene Somers, Chair, U.S. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, Washington DC
- John Pachter, Smith Pachter, McLean VA
- Craig Holman, Arnold & Porter, Washington DC
- Marcia Madsen, Mayer Brown, Washington DC
Panel IV (14:30-15:30) Improving Contract Performance Through Better Procurement: Diverse National Experiences
Professor David Mosey, Center for Construction Law & Management, King’s College, London
- Vera Eiró, Linklaters, Lisbon
- Paul Khoury, Wiley Rein, Washington D.C.
- Kate Gough, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London
- Marta Andhov, Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen
Tea (15:30-16:00)
Panel V (16:00-17:00) Judges & Arbitrators Panel: European Approach to Resolution of Disputes in Public Contracts
Helena Rosén Andersson, Supreme Administrative Court, Sweden Sir Vivian Ramsey, Judge, Singapore International Commercial Court Judge Katja Hoegh, Chair, Østre Landsret (High Court of Eastern Denmark), Copenhagen Mrs. Justice O’Farrell DBE, Technology & Construction Court, London (invited)
Drinks (17:00-18:00)
Book talk: procurement across borders (18:00-20:00) For those able to stay on, co-editors Gabriella Racca and Christopher Yukins and several of their co-authors will host an evening of light refreshments and discussion of their recently published book, Joint Public Procurement and Innovation: Lessons Across Borders. The book, with leading authors from both sides of the Atlantic, addresses a range of cutting-edge issues in public procurement, including: Joint purchasing across borders — US and EU models Innovative procurement techniques emerging in Europe and internationally Special challenges in procuring for “smart cities” OECD’s role in the revised “MAPS” standards for assessing public procurement systems Electronic marketplaces for public procurement. Professor Chris Jansen (VU Amsterdam) and co-author Professor Patricia Valcárcel Fernández (University of Vigo) (invited) will discuss their ongoing study of contract administration law — another important project assessing procurement law across borders.
With generous support from: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Arnold&Porter and University of Turin
Public Procurement and Public Private-Partnership
Public Procurement and Public Private-Partnership (PPP) are methods, which can support public sector in achieving common golas, such as: sustainability and innovation of public infrastructure. Public procurement and PPP shall respond to the current global challenges such as combat of pandemia, implementation of 4th Industrial Revolution benefits, 5G, building Smart Cities, responding to geostrategic challenges and improving of eco-innovation. The role of academics, both private and public sector is to support the public procurement and PPP in common public mission.
Michał Kania, professor at the University of Silesia in Poland, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Private Governance (University of Copenhagen), legal adviser with 16 years of practical experience in PPP, public procurement and concession contracts, member of the Just Transition Research Group at the University of Silesia. Active member of the Public Procurement Association in Poland, Visiting Fulbright Scholar at the George Washington University (2018-2019), Fellowship of German Academic Exchange Service at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich (2017), author of more than 100 publications regarding PPP, public procurement law, administration law and administration procedure, speaker at the Polish and international conferences, initiator and lecturer at the Postgraduate Studies in Public-Private Partnership and Public Procurement at the University of Silesia, founder and the first president of the PPP Academic Support Foundation, founder of the program ‘’PPP- Good Choice’’ (active in years 2009 – 2014), former president of the PPP Commission by the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland, independent adviser for the Polish Ministry of Development for the concept of the new Polish Public Procurement Act, adopted on 11 September 2019, plenipotentiary of the President of the University of Silesia for PPP projects, MBA, with the final thesis: ,,Economic and financial analyses in public – private partnership projects’’.