The team at Bangor University’s Institute for Competition & Procurement Studies (ICPS), our delivery partners and sponsors are excited to share with you our programme for Procurement Week 2015.

Procurement Week is an international conference and exhibition that aims to explore the many facets of Public Procurement such as Public Tendering, Business Development, Procurement Law and International Trade. During the week, presentations will be given by leading procurement practitioners, lawyers, economists, innovators, strategists and thinkers. Procurement Week 2015 will bring you the biggest names in ‘procurement’ from around the world, to present and lead discussions on a wide range of procurement topics. Their job is to work with us to address challenging local, national and global issues, whilst proposing innovative and pragmatic solutions to help our citizens.

Procurement Week continues to grow in popularity, with in excess of 500 attendees last year from over 20+ countries.

For the second time in four years, Procurement Week is taking place in Wales’ capital city, Cardiff. Our chosen venue for 2015 will again be one of Wales’ finest hotels, the St Davids Hotel & Spa, in Cardiff Bay.

In 2014 we were told by a large number of our audience members that they wanted greater involvement in the Procurement Week programme. Based on this constructive feedback, for 2015, we are going to introduce a new and innovative electronic audience participation (voting) system that will allow every member of the audience to communicate their views and thoughts during parts of the programme. Your opinion will help shape the programme and your input will influence the way we work!

Attendance at all events is free due to the generous support of the European Union, the Welsh Government and our many sponsors. However, places are limited to ensure that the quality of the sessions are optimised for participants and that the opportunity for audience interaction is maximised, so please book your place as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

We invite you to spend a few minutes browsing through the rest of this website to identify the days that interest you most. Start by taking a look at our programme in full (Procurement Week Programme - At a Glance).