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Welcome remarks
Michel Nussbaumer

Greeting of the participants and agenda to the event

  • Michel Nussbaumer (Director, Legal Transition Programme of EBRD)

    Michel Nussbaumer

    Director, Legal Transition Programme of EBRD
Key Judicial Skills and Competencies: A Handbook for Members of Public Procurement Review Tribunals
Andrei Rogac•Eriks Mezalis

How the Handbook can assist in the efficient public procurement review? The presentation will focus on the content of the Handbook and ways of its practical application

  • Andrei Rogac (Legal consultant at PPI EBRD UNCITRAL)

    Andrei Rogac

    Legal consultant at PPI EBRD UNCITRAL
  • Eriks Mezalis (Procurement Expert at EBRD GPA TC Facility)

    Eriks Mezalis

    Procurement Expert at EBRD GPA TC Facility
Oral hearings in practice: challenges and solutions
Hubert Reisner

The presentation will focus on the oral hearings in context of procedural fairness guarantees of the European Convention on Human Rights, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and the EU Remedies Directive 89/665/EEC.

  • Hubert Reisner (Judge at Federal Administrative Court)

    Hubert Reisner

    Judge at Federal Administrative Court
Pandemic emergency procurement: public procurement review and oversight mechanisms
Caroline Nicholas

Public procurement review and oversight mechanisms for emergency procurement in the context of UNCITRAL Model Law.

  • Caroline Nicholas (Head of Technical Assistance, Senior Legal Officer at UNCITRAL)

    Caroline Nicholas

    Head of Technical Assistance, Senior Legal Officer at UNCITRAL
Georgia: 5 dimensions of public procurement review reform
Kakha Demetrashvili

The presentation will focus on recent reforms establishing an independent review body for public procurement in Georgia and capacity building needs for its members.

  • Kakha Demetrashvili (Deputy Chairperson at State Procurement Agency of Georgia)

    Kakha Demetrashvili

    Deputy Chairperson at State Procurement Agency of Georgia
Moldova: National Complaint Settlement Agency from formation to today. Evolution, difficulties, challenges
Irina Gutnic

The presentation will discuss the NCSA activities and their experience in capacity building and application of the Handbook

  • Irina Gutnic (Deputy Director General of National Complaint Settlement Agency)

    Irina Gutnic

    Deputy Director General of National Complaint Settlement Agency
Ukraine: Challenges and prospects for development of public procurement review
Olha Pishchanska•Olha Nechytailo

The presentation will describe the work of AMCU in context of the new challenges and their impact on the capacity of the review body

  • Olha Pishchanska (Chairwoman at Ukrainian Antimonopoly Committee (AMCU))

    Olha Pishchanska

    Chairwoman at Ukrainian Antimonopoly Committee (AMCU)
  • Olha Nechytailo (State Commissioner at Ukrainian Antimonopoly Committee (AMCU))

    Olha Nechytailo

    State Commissioner at Ukrainian Antimonopoly Committee (AMCU)
Q&A Session
Key takeaways
Eliza Niewiadomska

Next steps for the Handbook

  • Eliza Niewiadomska (Senior Counsel, Legal Transition Programme at EBRD)

    Eliza Niewiadomska

    Senior Counsel, Legal Transition Programme at EBRD