Yet, adoption of technology in the public sector, in spite of global government spending almost $10 trillion every year, is very low.
Public Spend Forum, in collaboration with academia and experts from around the world, will host a public procurement technology symposium focused on educating public sector practitioners on the benefits of and the market landscape for procurement technology.
Overview of Symposium
The first of its kind, a Procurement Technology Symposium will be held on October 18, 2017 in Washington, D.C., bringing together more than 100 government practitioners, influencers, and decision makers with a specific interest in procurement technology.
Director, eProcurement Bureau Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of General Services, Division of Purchases & Supply
Shane Caudill has been with eVA Program for over fifteen years and is currently serving as the Director of the eProcurement Bureau. His experience with eVA is wide ranging and includes acting as the Deputy Director, Vendor Support Manager, Catalog Manager, and Functional Lead for the eVA Quick Quote Module.
Tania Ghossein is a lawyer with the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C. since 2008. She currently coordinates the World Bank’s Benchmarking Public Procurement as well as the Procuring Infrastructure PPPs projects globally. Prior to that, Tania worked as a corporate lawyer and had extensive experience in the private banking sector in Beirut, Lebanon.
Pierre Mitchell is a procurement and supply chain expert specializing in helping supply-side leaders and their teams elevate their value proposition and capabilities to deliver value beyond cost savings. He focuses on identifying and sharing emerging strategies, practices, and digital capabilities that will deliver continuous improvements and discontinuous breakthroughs.
Georg Neumann manages engagement and communications at the Open Contracting Partnership. At the Inter-American Development Bank, Georg led the Digital Strategy of the Multilateral Investment Fund focused on supporting micro, small and medium businesses and entrepreneurs in Latin America. He also co-initiated the organization's portfolio of projects testing social innovations such as crowdfunding.
Public Spend Forum helps government programs and buyers as well as suppliers in public sector markets learn and accelerate impact through market intelligence, best practice tools and a global expert network. Our goal: use knowledge and community to create an open and efficient public sector market that helps governments and suppliers reduce costs, drive innovation and achieve outcomes, together.