Thursday, April 2, 9:00 ET/15:00 CET/21:00 CST
Duration: 60 minutes
Governments’ procurements of critically needed supplies for COVID-19 – such as ventilators, masks, and other protective equipment – are collapsing in the face of a worldwide pandemic and global shortage. Join this free webinar with George Washington University Law School to discuss the emerging economic, business, political and legal aspects of what may well be the biggest procurement challenge of our time, with private and public experts from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
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Topics:
- What critical supplies are needed
- Where are those supplies, and how are they being sourced
- How are procurement systems coping
- What business and legal strategies work
- Will more international cooperation be needed
Guests:
- Gian Liuigi Albano, CONSIP (Italy’s centralized purchasing agency)
- William Kovacic, GW Law School (former chair, U.S. Federal Trade Commission)
- Ben Koberna, EASiBUY (USA)
- CAO Fuguo, Law School of the Central University of Finance and Economics (Director, China Procurement Research Center) (Beijing, China)
- Simon Evenett, University of St Gallen (Switzerland)
Moderators: Christopher Yukins, GW Law School (USA); Laurence Folliot Lalliot, University of Paris (based in Senegal); David Drabkin (USA)
Resources on COVID-19 and Public Procurement
Over 300 registrants from over 30 nations, across five continents
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