Taftie Annual Conference 2018

07.06 2018

Taftie Annual Conference 2018

Impact of pre-commercial procurement (PCP)

Public procurement of innovation (PPI)

Functional public procurement in boosting innovation

 

7th June Vilnius 

Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Main conference hall

Gedimino Ave. 3, Vilnius

 

 

 

 

 

Programme (9:30 - 16:10)

09:30 - 10:00 Registration of participants
 

Moderator: Siguté Stankevičiūtė
10:00 - 10:15 Welcome, Ričardas Valančiauskas, MITA
10:15 - 10:50

Functional public procurement
Prof. PhD. Charles Edquist, Holder of the Ruben Rausing Chair in
Innovation Research at Centre for Innovation Research and Competence
in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE) Lund University

Questions
10:50 - 11:25

Procuring innovation under 2014 Directives, rules and guidance
Jaroslav Kracun, European Commission

Questions
11:25 - 12:00

Innovation procurement / a practitioners perspective
Gaynor Whyles, director at Jera Consulting
Questions
12:00 - 12:35 Measuring R&D&I procurement - state of play & selected results
Silvia Alppelt, OECD
12:35 - 13:40 Lunch break
13:40 - 14:15

How can PCP shape economy: the case of Bank of Lithuania
Andrius Adamonis, Bank of Lithuania

Questions
14:15 - 14:50

Making Norway a pioneer in public-private innovation - solving societal challenges
and creating growth 

Jorunn Birgitte Gjessing-Johnrud, Public-private innovation specialist in
Innovation Norway
Questions
14:50 - 15:25

Innovation Procurement in Austria - Experiences on national level
and some conclusions from Horizon 2020
Jeannette Klonk, FFG Expert on Innovation procurement

Questions
15:25 - 16:00 Policy Framework on Innovation Procurement
Vassilis Tsanidis, European Commission/Directorate Digital Single Market/
Start-up and Innovation Unit
16:00 - 16:10 Closing remarks, Ričardas Valančiauskas
17:30 - 19:00 Visit the Trakai city (starting point Lithuanian Academy of Science)
19:00 - 21:30 Dinner