SIGMA Support for Improvement in Governance and Management A joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union, principally financed by the EU REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN PRISTINA PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REFORM IN WEST BALKAN -KEY CHALLENGES AND PRIORITIES FOR CHANGE- Pristina, 16 – 17 September 2008 “Grand Hotel, Conference room” A joint initiative of the Public Procurement Regulatory Commission and the Public Procurement Agency of Kosovo*, and OECD/SIGMA The Conference will be sponsored by Prof. Dr. Fatmir Sejdiu – President of Kosovo 1st DAY – Organisation and functions of Central Procurement Institution 09.00- 09.30 Registration and hand-out of materials 09.30- 10.15 Welcome and Introduction - Prof. Dr. Fatmir Sejdiu, President of Kosovo - Mr. Jakup Krasniqi, President of Assembly of Kosovo - Ms. Angeliki Votsoglou - The EC Liaison Office to Kosovo - Mr. Piotr-Nils Gorecki, SIGMA - Mr. Ilaz Duli, President of PPRC, Kosovo - Mrs Vlora Kuqi, Director of PPA, Kosovo 10.15- 10.45 Public Procurement in Kosovo - recent developments Mr. Ilaz Duli, President of PPRC 10.45 - 11.15 Coffee break 11.15 - 12.00 Central Public Procurement Institutions – Common Key Features, Challenges and Developments Mr. Piotr-Nils Gorecki and Mr. Marian Lemke 12.00 - 13.00 Lunch 13.00- 14.30 Public Procurement Legal and Institutional Reform in Western Balkans -Priorities and Achievements Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia FYR Macedonia Montenegro Serbia 14.30 - 15.00 Coffee Break 15.00- 15.30 Central Public Procurement Institution in Hungary – Public Procurement Council – Organisation and functions Mrs. Gabriella Fribiczer, Hungary 15.30- 16.00 Central Public Procurement Institution in UK – Office of Government Commerce – Organisation and functions Mr. Peter Bennett, OGC, U.K. 16.00- 16.45 Panel Discussion: Developing the Role of Central Procurement Institution in the EU and Western Balkans Moderator Mr. Marian Lemke, SIGMA 19.00 Official dinner 2nd DAY – Public Procurement in the Utilities Sector 09.00- 10.00 Public Procurement in the EU – recent developments Mr. Olivier Moreau, European Commission, DG Markt 10.00 - 10.30 Coffee Break 10.30 - 11.30 The Process of Managing- Small and Large Scale- Qualification Systems in the Utilities Sector - Why, When and How? Mr. Colin Maund, Managing Director, Achilles Ltd, UK 11.30 - 12.30 The Purchasing Function within a large Electricity/Power Company in the French Utility Sector- Key features in the procurement process Mr. Daniel Levy, EDF, France 12.30 - 13.30 Lunch 13.30 - 14.15 The EU utilities procurement regime – a comparison with the classical sector Mr. Yves Allain, SIGMA 14.15 - 15.00 Panel discussion – Regulating the Utilities Procurement in Western Balkans Moderator Mr. Yves Allain 15.00 - 15.30 Summary and wrap-up 15.30 - 16.00 Coffee *under UNSCR 1244/99 2.