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Joint Public Procurement Innovation: Lessons Across Borders Mar 11, 2024

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Public Procurement Lessons from the Pandemic Dec 10, 2023

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Join a roundtable discussion with King’s College, London and George Washington University Law School’s Government Procurement Program, to review important lessons learned from procurement during the pandemic.

Towards a European Economic Sovereignty? Dec 10, 2023

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The European Commission is concerned that subsidies granted by non-EU governments to companies active in the European Union appear to have an increasing impact on the Single Market. Although the EU has tools at its disposal to address some of the distortions caused by foreign subsidies, the Commission is concerned that the existing tools do not fully address all possible distortions caused by these foreign subsidies, including in EU public procurement markets. In June 2020 the Commission therefore adopted a White Paper on Foreign Subsidies, which proposed ways to level the playing field and called for new tools to address this regulatory gap – the subject of this webinar.

Delivering the Vaccine - Procurement's Challenge Dec 10, 2023

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On Dec 10, 2020, GW Law's Government Procurement Law Program hosted a webinar which discussed what may be the greatest challenge to public procurement in our lifetimes: delivering COVID-19 vaccines, worldwide. A panel of experts addressed distribution strategies in the United States and internationally, focusing on potential problems and their solutions.

Cybersecurity: Adapting Legal Solutions to New Threats and Old Adversaries Dec 10, 2023

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The George Washington University Law School’s Government Procurement and National Security/Cybersecurity programs hosted a discussion about emerging threats and solutions in cybersecurity and public procurement.Panelists: Sandeep Kathuria (Leidos), Lisa Schenck (GW Law), Paul Rosenzweig (R Street Institute), Kate Growley (Crowell & Moring), Alexander Canizares (Perkins Coie), Moshe Schwartz (President, Etherton & Associates), Sam Singer (Boeing) and Christopher Yukins (GW Law)

A Comparative Study of Exclusion Systems Dec 10, 2023

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On September 16, 2021, the GW Law Government Procurement Law Program co-hosted a webinar with the World Bank Office of Suspension & Debarment and the ABA International Anti-Corruption Committee where a panel of experts discussed the recently published Global Suspension & Debarment Directory, the first ever consultative resource on exclusion systems. Published by the World Bank Office of Suspension and Debarment, in partnership with the International Bar Association Anti-Corruption Committee, the Directory captures data and information on the exclusion systems of 23 different countries and institutions and is for anyone interested in learning about how these jurisdictions employ exclusion to prevent wayward suppliers from accessing public funds.CO-MODERATORSCollin Swan, Senior Counsel, World Bank Office of Suspension & DebarmentNikolaos Doukellis, Legal Consultant, World Bank Office of Suspension & DebarmentPANELISTSJuan Ronderos, Sanctions Officer for the Inter-American Development Bank Group and Co-Chair of the Debarment & Exclusions Subcommittee of the IBA’s Anti-Corruption CommitteeJessica Tillipman, Assistant Dean for Government Procurement Law at the George Washington University Law School and Co-Chair of the ABA Section of International Law Anti-Corruption CommitteeMirella Lechna-Marchewka, Attorney-at-Law, Wardynski and Partners, PolandCarlos Ayres, Founding Partner, Maeda, Ayres e Sarubbi Advogados, Brazil

Career Paths in Government Contracts Law Dec 10, 2023

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A panel of attorneys from Morrison & Foerster, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. General Services Administration discussed career paths in government contracts law, featuring the varied perspectives of in-house counsel, government attorneys, and private practice lawyers.Speakers:•Anjali Chaturvedi (Assistant General Counsel, Northrop Grumman Corporation)•Robert Wu (Corporate Counsel, Northrop Grumman Corporation)•Dianne Coombs (Senior Counsel, Northrop Grumman Corporation)•Maria Swaby (Procurement Ombudsman, U.S. General Services Administration)•Vijaya Surampudi (Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice) (invited)•Sandeep Nandivada (Associate, Morrison & Foerster LLP)•Caitlin Crujido (Associate, Morrison & Foerster LLP)

Brazil’s Public Procurement Market: New Opportunities, New Challenges Dec 10, 2023

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Panelists discussed Brazil’s new procurement law and its move to open its procurement markets by joining the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.Professors Christopher Yukins & Victoria Christoff (GW Law) – IntroductionsJonas Lima (Jonas Lima Advocacia) — U.S./Brazil comparative overview and international biddingCristiana Fortini (Carvalho Pereira Fortini) – Brazil’s new law – an introductionCesar Pereira (Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini) – New law on criminal penalties and bid riggingMarina Maciel (BMA) — New law on environmental impactRicardo Campello (Licks) – Brazil joining WTO Government Procurement Agreement

Intelligent Automation in U.S. Federal Procurement: Industry Solutions Dec 10, 2023

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Panel 2 of a 3-part series on Intelligent Automation in the U.S. Federal Procurement System. A panel of industry leaders shared their companies’ use of intelligent automation solutions designed to increase compliance, improve customer experience, secure supply chains, and gain valuable insight into real-time data to enhance decision-making. Panelists shared examples of how intelligent automation technology solutions revolutionized their business processes and discussed how federal agencies can benefit from integrating intelligent automation technologies into their procurement business processes.Speakers:David Kessler, Vice-President and Associate General Counsel, IT & Data Law for BAE Systems, Inc.Chris Nelson, Assistant General Counsel, MicrosoftTifani O’Brien, Chief Engineer for Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, LeidosMichael Scruggs, Senior Vice President of Artificial Intelligence, SAICModerators: Alexander Canizares, Senior Counsel, Perkins Coie & Jessica Tillipman, Assistant Dean for Government Procurement Law, GW Law School

Intelligent Automation in U.S. Federal Procurement: Successes, Challenges & Future Efforts Dec 10, 2023

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The first in a 3-part series on intelligent automation and emerging technologies in the U.S. federal procurement system. This session included federal agency representatives who are modernizing acquisition workplaces by implementing intelligent automation technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, to drive decision-making, improve operational efficiency and effectiveness, and to shift the workforce’s focus to higher-value work. These U.S. federal agency “intelligent automation pioneers” discussed the successes and challenges of implementing intelligent automation technologies to streamline federal procurement business processes.Speakers:Elizabeth Chirico, Acquisition Innovation Lead, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement)Katherine Crompton, Chief of Contracting, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC)Scott Simpson, Digital Transformation Lead, Procurement Innovation Lab, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland SecurityModerator: Jessica Tillipman, Assistant Dean for Government Procurement Law, GW Law School

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