Annual PPRG Seminar Series
The PPRG organizes a number of research seminars each academic year.
Speakers include academic scholars, practitioners, and officials from international organizations, such as the UN and the WTO.
The annual seminar series covers a wide range of topics including both theoretical issues in the reform of international, regional and national public procurement regime and practical issues arising in procurement projects.
Program of the PPRG 2010-2011 Seminar Series:
Public Procurement Reform in Developing Countries: a Practical Perspective
Peter Trepte (Barrister, Littleton Chambers, London)
Thursday, 11 November 2010, 11:00-12:50, A100, Law and Social Science Building
Public Procurement and Innovation
Dr Elvira Uyarra (Research Fellow, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester)
Thursday, 25 November 2010, 13:00-13:50, B55, Law and Social Science Building
Government Procurement Reform in India (full presentation available here)
Dr Sangeeta Khorana (Lecturer, Aberystwyth University, UK)
Thursday 3 February 2011, 13:00-13:50, B55, Law and Social Science Building
Case Study of Procurement Issues Arising in a PPP: a Practitioner's Perspective
Susie Smith (Consultant, Bevan Brittan)
Thursday 10 February 2011, 13:00-13:50, B55, Law and Social Science Building
Anti-corruption/Article 45 exclusion in EU Procurement Directive and the new UK Bribery Act
Jonathan Denison Cross (EU & International Policy Advisor, Office of Government Commerce, UK)
Thursday 10 March, 2011, 13:00-13:50, B55, Law and Social Science Building
Reform of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) and Other WTO Initiatives on Public Procurement
Robert Anderson (Senior Counsellor in charge of competition policy and public procurement, WTO Secretariat)
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 11:00- 12:50, B55, Law and Social Science Building
Program of the PPRG 2009-2010 Seminar Series
Program of the PPRG 2008-2009 Seminar Series
Program of the PPRG 2007-2008 Seminar Series
Program of the PPRG 2006-2007 Seminar Series