INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2025

AGENDA

22 SEPTEMBER 2025

8.45 – 9.30 Welcome, registration

9.30 – 10.00 Opening speech

László Kovács PhD – Public Procurement Authority, President

10.00 – 10.30 Opening address

László Windisch – State Audit Office, President

10.30 – 11.00 COFFEE BREAK

11.00 – 11.30 Technology to serve public procurements

László Palkovics – Government commissioner responsible for AI

11:30-12:00 The review of the EU public procurement directives

Roberto Caranta – University of Turin, external expert assigned by the European Commission to review the EU directives

12:00-12:30 The public procurement aspects of the green sectoral dossiers

Helena O'Rourke-Potocki – ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, Procurement Expert

12.30 – 13.30 LUNCH BREAK

SECTION I. – CURRENT ISSUES IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENTS (CONCERT HALL)

13:30-14:00 The impact of AI on boosting competition

Csaba Balázs Rigó – Hungarian Competition Authority, President

14:00-14.30 AI and public procurement data

To be confirmed

14:30-15:00 Professionalisation in public procurements

Diána Kretter – National Development Centre, Deputy State Secretary for the supervision of public procurement

SECTION II. – CURRENT ISSUES IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENTS (LECTURE HALL)

13:30-14:00 Innovation in public procurements

László Korányi – member of the Council operating within the framework of the Public Procurement Authority appointed by the Minister for Innovation

14.00-14.30 Artificial Intelligence in Action: The Future of Public Procurement

Timo Rantanen – Finnish State Treasury, Policy Officer

14:30-15:00 Possibilities for implementing innovative aspects in public procurement procedures

Tünde Tátrai – member of the Council operating within the framework of the Public Procurement Authority appointed by the Association of Public Procurement Consultants

15.00 – 15.30 COFFEE BREAK

I. ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION (CONCERT HALL)

15:30-17:00 Public procurements at the Court of Justice of the European Union,

the impact of the Kolin and Qingdao cases on EU public procurements –

roundtable discussion

Maja Kuhar – State Commission for Supervision of Public Procurement Procedures, Croatia, President

Jan Kuzawiński – Polish National Appeals Chamber, Chairman

Silviu Popa – The Romanian National Council for Solving Complaint, Chair of Panel

Norbert Virágh – Public Procurement Arbitration Board, Chairman

Moderator: Gabriella Havas-Kovács – Public Procurement Authority, Head of Department

II. ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION (LECTURE HALL)

15:30-17:00 Interface between public procurement and competition law – roundtable discussion

László Bak – Hungarian Competition Authority, Vice-President

Ágnes Demendi – Public Procurement Authority, Head of Department (moderator)

Peter Kubovič – Public Procurement Office of Slovakia, Chairman

Iveta Pospíšilíková – Office for the Protection Competition Czechia,Director

17.00- Closing