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The Conference on Innovation Procurement took place under the Estonian EU presidency on 17th and 18th of October 2017 in Tallinn, Estonia. The Conference also served as the 3rd annual Major eafip Event.

The conference programme included:

  • Innovation procurement experiences in Europe
  • EU Member States’ policy and support framework for innovation procurement
  • Economic impact of innovation procurement
  • HORIZON 2020 calls supporting innovation procurements
  • 2017 Procura+ Awards Ceremony on Sustainable and Innovation Procurement

The target audience for the two-day conference was policy makers, public procurers and innovators. Its aims were capacity building, experience sharing and networking about major ICT-related innovation procurement initiatives across Europe and to facilitate networking between stakeholders to discuss new ideas, initiatives and funding opportunities.

The event was co-organised by the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications (MEAC) and the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT) of the European Commission (EC). The conference was supported by the European Union Regional Development Fund. The 2017 Procura+ Awards were supported by the EU’s Horizon 2020 Programme, and co-ordinated by ICLEI.

Conference Agenda

Below you will find the complete agenda of both conference days, including links to presentations given during the conference: 

17 October 2017

Welcoming words

Urve Palo, Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technologie, Estonia – No slides


Keynote – How to mainstream innovation procurement in Europe?

Gerard de Graaf, Director, Digital Single Market Directorate, DG CNECT, European Commission – No slides


Public procurement of innovation – the policy logic behind the strategic use of procurements

Veiko Lember, Senior Research Fellow, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia


e-solutions in Estonia – Living proof of innovation procurements

Andres Kütt, Former advisor, Information System Authority, Estonia


Panel discussion: Innovation procurement as key driver for economic growth and address societal challenges

Gaynor Whyles, Director, JERA Consulting Ltd – Moderating

Helen Köpman, Deputy Head of Unit, Start-ups and Innovation Unit, Digital Single Market Directorate, DG CNECT, European Commission

Andreas Nemec, Managing Director, Federal Procurement Agency BBG, Austria

Evelin Pärn-Lee, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

Kalev Pihl, CEO, SK ID Solutions, Estonia – No slides

Three Little Procurers, Innovation Procurement Conference 2017, EU2017EE


Session: Innovation procurement experiences
(Examples and analysis of procurements across Europe) 

Gaynor Whyles, Director, JERA Consulting Ltd – Moderating

Innovation methods for award procedures of ICT learning in Europe, IMAILE

Ellinor Wallin, IMAILE Project Manager, Sweden

Teemu Laitinen, CEO Almerin, Finland

Andrea Contino, AMIGO, Spain

Sweden’s electric roads for heavy vehicles pre-commercial procurement

Anders Bylund, Head of Rail and Road Electrification, Siemens Mobility, Sweden

London underground PROLITE lighting PPI procurement, winner of the PROCURA+ Award Innovation Procurement of the Year 2016

Leon Smith, Manager technology and innovation Transport for London, UK

David Bide, Commercial Director, ArmadilloLED – Evolution In Lighting, UK

Telemedecine for Intensive Care Units procurement, THALEA

Guernot Marx, University Hospital Aachen, Germany


Panel discussion: Benchmarking the progress on innovation procurement across Europe: EU member states (Austria, Finland, Estonia, and European Commission) policy and measurement framework for innovation procurement

Gaynor Whyles, Director, JERA Consulting Ltd, UK – Moderating

Eva Buchinger, Policy Advisor, Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria

Ville Valovirta, Senior Scientist, Innovations, Economy and Policy, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland

Paul Jaakson, Innovation procurement policy expert, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia

Vasileios Tsanidis, Policy Officer, DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology, Directorate F Digital Single Market, European Commission


Networking reception and 2017 PROCURA+ Award Ceremony on Sustainable and Innovation Procurement with support of ICLEI and European Commission


18 October 2017

Panel discussion: Bottlenecks and incentives in the implementation of innovation procurements – Lithuanian, Dutch and German examples 

Gaynor Whyles, Director, JERA Consulting Ltd, UK – Moderating

Sigute Stankeviciûté, Expert, Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology, Lithuania

Wouter Stolwijk, Procurement expert, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Netherlands (former director of PIANOo)

Doris Scheffler, Competence Centre for Innovative Procurement (KOINNO), Germany


Presentation: HORIZON 2020 funding instruments for innovation procurement

Jaroslav Kračún, Legal Officer, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Directorate G Public Procurement, European Commission

Vasileios Tsanidis, Policy Officer, DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology, Directorate F Digital Single Market, European Commission


Parallel Sessions: On thematic domains in which there are HORIZON 2020 calls with innovation procurement funding in the draft 2018-2020 work programmes

1- Interactive session on innovative health and care services: diagnosis and integrated care

Sasa Jenko, DG Research & Innovation & Jean-Luc Sanne, DG RTD, European Commission

Marc Van den Bulcke, Head Cancer Centre, OD Public Health and Surveillance Scientific Institute of Public Health, Belgium

Dr. Alexander Pimperl, OptiMedis AG, Germany

Andy Blaeden, Funding and Programmes Manager Stockport, United Kingdom

2- Interactive session on open call for any area of public interest requiring ICT-based solutions

Vasileios Tsanidis, Policy Officer, DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology, Directorate F Digital Single Market, European Commission

3- Innovation Procurement in the Energy Sector – case examples and lessons learned (EU and national PCPs and PPIs)

Stephan Corvers, Corvers Procurement Services, The Netherlands – Moderating

Philipp Tepper, Coordinator, Sustainable Economy and Procurement, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, European Secretariat – SMART SPP, Germany

Philippe Segers, PRACE 3IP project, France

Gaynor Whyles – Learning and insights from the CEPPI project, Director, JERA Consulting Ltd., UK

Robert Schwertner, PCP Programme Manager, Heating and cooling of historic buildings, Austrian Research Promotion Agency – FFG, Austria


Parallel Sessions: On thematic domains in which there are HORIZON 2020 calls with innovation procurement funding in the draft 2018-2020 work programmes

1- Interactive session on innovative health and care services: ICT for health and active ageing

Jaakko Aarnio, DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission

Ann Williams, Commissioning and Contract Manager, Liverpool City Council, UK

Frank Weber, HealthCareCoCreation, Germany

2- Interactive session on Security

Paolo Salieri, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission

Pantelis Michalis, KEMEA, EWISA project, Greece

3- eafip toolkit and how to implement a PCP or PPI in a hands-on way

Oana Voda, Corvers Procurement Services, The Netherlands


Panel discussion: Link between innovation and green procurement

Stephan Corvers, Corvers Procurement Services, The Netherlands – Moderating

Hugo-Maria Schally, Head of Unit, Sustainable Production, Products and Consumption, DG Environment, European Commission – No slides

Marcin Kautsch, PPI coordinator, Sucha Beskidzka hospital PPI procurement, Poland

Kaupo Heinma, Head of Environmental Management Department, Ministry of the Environment, Estonia

Diego Macchiella, Viveraqua, and Sara Bedin, expert, Smart.met PCP project, Italy


Parallel session: Health sector networking session

Jaakko Aarnio, DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission – Moderating


Conference conclusions 

Paul Jaakson, Innovation procurement policy expert, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia


 

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