Invitation to the webinar “Organisation of workshops in the 27 Member States to develop a dialogue on the use of strategic public procurement”

Organisation of workshops in the 27 Member States to develop a dialogue on the use of strategic public procurement (green, social and innovation) Invitation to the introduction webinar Thursday, May 11, 2023, 10:00 - 11:00, online via Webex PricewaterhouseCoopers with ICLEI, is implementing a project “Organisation of workshops in the 27 Member States to develop a dialogue on the use of strategic public procurement (green, social and innovation)” for the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW). The purpose of the project is to organise workshops in each Member State to provide a dialogue between stakeholders on the use of public procurement as a strategic lever for innovative and sustainable public policy development. The purpose of the project is also to understand the current strategic use of public procurement within each of 27 Member States, identify existing barriers and potential solutions in the strategic use of public procurement, cooperate with local stakeholders to prepare a roadmap towards the development of strategic public procurement and most of all, unlock the full potential of contracting authorities to add value in the context of national and European policy objectives. We would like to invite you to the initial step of the project, a one-hour Webex webinar which will act as the first step in presenting the main planned activities, the means to include the key stakeholders in the process as much as possible and a way to thoroughly explain what their involvement will be in the project implementation and organisation of the Member State workshops. To participate in the webinar, please register your attendance via link. You will receive an invitation to participate online via a webinar upon registration. We appreciate your attendance and your concrete contribution during the webinar Agenda Organiser: PricewaterhouseCoopers and ICLEI, on behalf of European Commission – DG GROW Time and place: Thursday, May 11, 2023, 10:00 - 11:00, online via Webex 10:00 - 10:10 Opening keynote speech Jean-Yves Muyelle Head of Unit "Public Procurement policy", European Commission, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs 10:10 – 10:35 Presentation of the project objectives and stakeholders engagement Presentation by the project team of PricewaterhouseCoopers and ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability 10:35 – 10:55 Q&A with discussion 10:55 – 11:00 Final remarks