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12 EU UN- Procurement Seminar - April 20-22, 2015
@Bohemian National Hall - 321 East 73rd St., New York, NY 1002
Day 1: Monday, 20 April 2015 - 12th EU UN-Procurement Seminar
Time
Workshop / Organization
08.15-09.00
Registration and Breakfast
09.00-09.20
Speakers
Title
3 rd fl. Audio Room & Library
4th fl. Ball room
Announcements & welcome
European Procurement Forum
Ms Ana Martinez Saez
EUPF Chairwoman
Mr. Stephen Cutts
Mr. Thomas May-Harting, Ambassador
Assistant Secretary-General for OCSS
EU Head of Delegation to the United Nations
Mr. Dmitri Dovgopoly
Director
Mr. Niels Ramm
Mr. Jin Wang
UNGM Project Manager
Officer in charge Vendor Registration & Management Team
4th fl. Ball room
Opening
United Nations Secretariat
Delegation of the EU to the UN
09.20-10.00
10.00-10.30
10.50-11.50
13.30-14.15
15.15-16.30
Mr. Dominic Grace
Director of Procurement
4th fl. Ball room
3 rd fl. Audio Room & Library
Panel discussion to highlight procurement specifics and differences of the participating UN organizations
Ms. Josephine Makandora
Mr. Niels Ramm
Ms. Meg Johnson
Ms. Ana Esmeralda Martinez
Ms. Karen Hong
Ms. Lauren Bolinger
Mr. Michael Dethlefsen
Ms. Ana Esmeralda Martinez
3 rd fl. Audio Room &
4 th fl. Coffee corner
4th fl. Ball room
Trading Places: putting yourself in the UN's shoes
Mr. Miguel Alvarez
Team Leader, Field Supply Team
Construction & engineering requirements resulting from agency specific global field support strategies
UN/PD- UN Procurement Division
Ms. Karen Grajeda
UNRWA- UN Relief and Works Agency
UNOPS- UN Office for Project Services
Moderator
Ms. Karen Hong
Mr. Niels Ramm*
Ms. Nicole Klug
One-on-one meetings
18.00-20.00
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Welcome remarks
4th fl. Ball room
Chief, Procurement and Logistics Division
Contracting and Admin Associate
Chief, Procurement Services Unit
EUPF Chairwoman
Coffee Break
10.00-18.00
4th fl. Ball room
Contracts Manager Supply Division
UNGM Project Manager
Chief, Economic Empowerment
EUPF Chairwoman
Panel discussion to highlight procurement specifics and differences of the participating UN organizations (cont'd)
UN/PD- UN Procurement Division
16.30-17.45
Chief, Corporate & IT Procurement
Lunch Break
UNRWA- UN Relief and Works Agency
UNFPA - UN Population Fund
UNIDO- UN Industrial Development Organization
Moderator
15.00-15.15
Mr. Yavar Khan
Overview of UN Development Programme
UNICEF- UN Children's Fund
UNOPS- UN Office for Project Services
UN Women
Moderator
14.15-15.00
4th fl. Ball room
The tender process
UNDP- UN Development Programme
12.30-13.30
3 rd fl. Audio Room &
4 th fl. Coffee corner
Coffee Break
UN/PD- UN Procurement Division
11.50-12.30
4th fl. Ball room
Vendor registration
UNGM- UN Global Marketplace
UN/PD- UN Procurement Division
10.30-10.50
4th fl. Ball room
Overview of the United Nations
UN/PD- UN Procurement Division
Location
3rd fl. Audio room
Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary-Generalfor Central
Support Services, DM3
Head of Contractual Procurement Section
UNGM Project Manager
EUPF Board
3rd floor Library, 5th fl. Lounge
4th floor Ball room
Mr. Martin Dvorak
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Consul General of the Czech Republic in New York
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12 EU UN- Procurement Seminar - April 20-22, 2015
@Bohemian National Hall - 321 East 73rd St., New York, NY 1002
Day 2: Tuesday, 21 April 2015 - 12th EU UN-Procurement Seminar
Time
Workshop / Organization
08.30-09.00
Coffee
9.00-10.15
ICT, communication and software
UN/PD- UN Procurement Division
UN/DFS/ ICTD
UNICEF- UN Children's Fund
Moderator
9.00-10.15
Multilateral Development Bank: IADB
IDB Business Opportunities in Latin America
10.15-11.30
11.15-11:45
11.30 -12.30
13.00-14.00
13.30-15.00
Title
Chief of Information & Technology Procurment
Communications Officer
Chief IT Programmes & Quality Assurance Services
EUPF Member
TRACK 2
Mr. John Ferriter
Ms. Maria Teresa Soto-Aguilar
Lead Communications Officer - Office External Relations
Procurement Specialist
UNOPS- UN Office for Project Services
UNIDO- UN Industrial Development Organization
Moderator
Mr. Niels Ramm
Mr. Michael Dethlefsen
Mr. Drazen Maloca
Update on Aviation Reform on the UN System
14.45-16.00
14.45-16.00
3rd fl. Audio room
4 th floor coffee corner
TRACK 1
Mr. Soomi Ro
Mr. Joscha Kremers
Mr. Baptiste Danjou
UNHCR- UN High Commissioner for Refugees
TRACK 2
Mr. Stephen Ingles
UN/PD- UN Procurement Division
Ms. Karen Grajeda
UNFPA - UN Population Fund
UNOPS- UN Office for Project Services
Moderator
Ms. Henia Dakkak
Mr. Charles Callanan/Niels Ramm
Mr. Drazen Maloca
Lunch Break
Lunch Provided by EUPF
Emergency Response
Entrance level, Cinema
Chief, Logistics & Transportation Section
Team Leader - Long Term Air Charter Team, LTS
Procurement Officer, Logistics & Transportation Section
EUPF Member
4th fl. Ball room
Head of Procurement, Procurement Management and Contracting
Services
Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary-Generalfor Central
Support Services, DM3
Senior technical specialist
Director, Global Partnerships and Services
EUPF Board
3 rd fl. Audio Room & Library
Entrance level, Cinema
Live Registration Advice and Support (walk-in session)
Vendor Registration Team
4th fl. Ball room
Finding business opportunities in the UN System
Chief UNDB Department of Public Information
UNGM Project Manager
United Nations Development Business, Chief
UNGM
Ms. Nina Brandt
Mr. Niels Ramm
Innovation initiatives
UNFPA - UN Population Fund
UNICEF- UN Children's Fund
UNHCR- UN High Commissioner for Refugees
TRACK 1
Mr. Ruben Vellenga
Ms. Sunita Grote
Mr. Stephen Ingles
UNDP - UN Development Program
Moderator
Mr. Bernardo Cocco
Mr. Stanislav Benes
Head of Procurement, Procurement Management and Contracting
Services
Advisor, Knowledge Management & Innovation
EUPF Member
Multilateral Development Bank: World Bank
TRACK 2
Mr. Diomedes Berroa
Lead Procurement Specialist
Key reforms in WB Procurement and their impact
on the private sector
4th fl. Ball room
Procurement Officer, OIC Engineering Team
PSO-BoM, Crisis Response/ Energy & Environment Procurement
Team
UNGM Project Manager
Chief, Procurement Services Unit.
EUPF Board
Coffee Break
UN/PD- UN Procurement Division
14.00-14.45
3rd fl. Audio room
TRACK 1
Mr. Greg Kuchler
Mr. Eduardo Artigas
Mr. Christian Larsson*
Ms. Heidi Hoover
TRACK 1
Ms. Justina Ehirim
Ms. Mettelena Herring
Environmental technologies
Location
4 th fl. coffee corner
UN/PD- UN Procurement Division
UNDP- UN Development Programme
UN/PD- UN Procurement Division
UN/PD- UN Procurement Division
UN/PD- UN Procurement Division
Moderator
11.45-13.00
Speakers
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4th fl. Ball room
Private Sector Partnership Specialist
3rd fl. Audio room
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12 EU UN- Procurement Seminar - April 20-22, 2015
@Bohemian National Hall - 321 East 73rd St., New York, NY 1002
Day 2: Tuesday, 21 April 2015 - 12th EU UN-Procurement Seminar
Time
Workshop / Organization
16.00-16.15
Coffee Break
16.15-17.00
Title
4th fl. Ball room
Mr. Greg Kuchler
Mr. Willem Tahon
Mr. Michael Dethlefsen
Chief of Information & Technology Procurment
Team leader, IT & Change Management Support
Chief, Procurement Services Unit.
UNDP - UN Development Programme
UNOPS- UN Office for Project Services
UNHCR- UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Mr. Dominic Grace
Mr. Niels Ramm
Mr. Stephen Ingles
Moderator
Mr. Jacob Willemsen
Director of Procurement
UNGM Project Manager, UNOPS
Head of Procurement, Procurement Management and Contracting
Services
EUPF Coordinator
UNIDO - United Nations Development Program
4th fl. Ball room
Sustainable procurement
09.00-17.00
One-on-one meetings B-2-UN & B-2-B
18.00-20.00
Informal Networking opportunity
Location
4 th floor coffee corner
Procurement trends within UN: Impact of UMOJA & E- tendering
UN/PD- UN Procurement Division
17.00-18.00
Speakers
3rd floor Library,
5th fl. Lounge
Bar/Restaurant Session 73
Corner of 73rd street
and 1st Avenue
Day 3: Wednesday, 22 April 2015 - 12th EU UN-Procurement Seminar
Workshop / Organization
08.30-09.30
Coffee
3rd fl. Audio Room & Lobby
09.00-13.00
One-on-one meetings B-2-UN & B-2-B
3rd fl. Library
09.15-10.30
Speakers
Title
Location
Time
Entrance level, Cinema
Live Registration Advice and Support (walk-in session)
Vendor Registration Team
UN/PD- UN Procurement Division
09.15-10.00
10.00-11.15
11.30-12.45
Afternoon
Mr. Guido Ranselaar
Sales Manager
Mr. Miguel Alvarez
Mr. Gregory Soneff
Ms. Karen Hong
Mr. Gian Gandhi
Ms. Lauren Bolinger
Mr. John Ferriter
Ms. Aneta Kuczewska
Team Leader, Field Supply Team
PSO's Global Procurement Unit
Head of Contractual Procurement Section
Senior Advisor, Markets & Financing, Supply Division
Contracting and Admin Associate
Lead Communications Officer - Office External Relations
EUFP Board
3rd fl. Audio room
Healthcare: Coordination and Developments
UN/PD- UN Procurement Division
UNDP - UN Development Programme
UNRWA- UN Relief and Works Agency
UNICEF - UN Children's Fund
UNFPA - UN Population Fund
IDB - Interamerican Development Bank
Moderator
11.15-11.30
3rd fl. Audio room
Experiences of an EU vendor in Healthcare
The Medical Export Group
3 rd fl. Audio Room & Lobby
Coffee Break
3rd fl. Audio room
Healthcare: Logistics
UN/PD - UN Procurement Division
UNDP - UN Development Programme
UNFPA - UN Population Fund
UNHCR- UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Mr. Joscha Kremers
Mr. Gregory Soneff
Ms. Henia Dakkak
Mr. Stephen Ingles
Moderator
Ms. Aneta Kuczewska
Training session for government representatives (TBC)
*Only EUPF and Gov Rep
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Team Leader - Long Term Air Charter Team, LTS
PSO's Global Procurement Unit
Senior technical specialist
Head of Procurement, Procurement Management and Contracting
Services
EUFP Board