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News article28 March 2023

Successful conclusion of the PPE 2022 Programme

Final Conference & Graduation Ceremony

On Friday, the third round of the Public Procurement Excellence Programme came to a close with the Closing Conference and Graduation Ceremony at Labstelle (Wollzeile 1, 1010 Vienna). 

 

The event started off with opening addresses by Martin Ledolter and Birgit Weidel, who both underlined the importance of this training programme for the public procurement sector in Europe.

 

After the opening adresses, Marc Steiner delivered a keynote speech on “Innovation and Sustainability without Competition Based on Quality Criteria?”.

 

Following the keynote, Marc Steiner, Ivo Locatelli, Tobias Polzer, Anssi Pihkala and Martin Ledolter discussed the “Development Paths in Organisational Structures of CPBs and the Importance of Innovative and Sustainable Public Procurement” in an interactive panel, moderated by Dana Mitea.

 

The concluding graduation ceremony included acknowledgements by Barbara Stöttinger and Andreea Bianca Puica, as well as speeches by participants of the current programme and alumni of previous editions of the PPE.

 

Last but not least, our 31 participants received their certificates for the successful completion of the programme.

 

We want to thank all speakers, trainers, participants and alumni for their contributions towards a solemn and memorable conclusion of the Public Procurement Excellence Programme 2022!

 

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