6th Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network Conference (Virtual e-Government Procurement Conference 2020) 3 to 5 November 2020 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized the 6th Annual Conference of the Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network (APPeN) through a virtual platform. This year’s conference focused on rapid digitalization of public procurement induced by global pandemic. Objectives To continue knowledge exchange and collaboration of the Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network During the event, participants had the opportunity to: develop a wider network of e-GP experts and public sector managers involved in developing and implementing e-GP systems in their respective countries; exchange views and foster better inter-regional e-GP cooperation and cross border trade; interact with ADB procurement specialists to get better understanding of ADB approach to e-GP; and identify potential areas of e-GP cooperation at the bilateral and regional levels. Through the APPeN, the public procurement agencies implementing e-GP are strengthened from receiving international best practice knowledge and learn from each other how best to implement and integrate e-GP as part of a wider public reform initiative. Program and Learning Materials 03 November 2020 04 November 2020 05 November 2020 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Opening Remarks Opening Remarks - 6th Conference of the Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network Deborah Stokes Session 1: COVID-19 - Supply Chain Management Challenges [VIDEO] COVID-19 - Supply Chain Management Challenges Jeff Taylor, Anna Wielogorska Session 2: COVID-19 and Acceleration of Digital Transformation of Procurement [VIDEO] COVID-19 and Acceleration of Digital Transformation of Procurement Richard Gargrave, Galiya Ismakova, Roger Osorio Session 2: COVID-19 and Acceleration of Digital Transformation of Procurement Case Study: Moving from Paper to e-Procurement - Use of EBRO ECEPP System on Suez Oil Processing Company Project in Egypt Richard Gargrave Session 2: COVID-19 and Acceleration of Digital Transformation of Procurement Case Study: Accelerating Use of e-GP Tools to Facilitate Project Procurement Galiya Ismakova Session 3: Software-as-a-Service [VIDEO] Software-as-a-Service Adebayo Adeniyi, Hunt La Cascia, Mokuolu I. Adesina, Paul Featherstone, Galiya Ismakova Session 3: Software-as-a-Service Case Study: E-Procurement Deployment at the State Level in Nigeria -- World Bank SFTAS Support Adebayo Adeniyi Session 3: Software-as-a-Service SaaS E-Procurement Framework Agreement at the State Level in Nigeria Hunt La Cascia Session 3: Software-as-a-Service Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Framework Agreement for E-Government Procurement Solution Mokuolu I. Adesina Session 3: Software-as-a-Service Case Study: ADB Support to e-GP SaaS Paul Featherstone Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Session 4: GePNIC Progress and Milestones [VIDEO] GePNIC Progress and Milestones Usha Saxena, K. Srinivasa Raghavan, Xiufeng Zhao, Joseph Fagan Session 4: GePNIC Progress and Milestones Success Story, Milestones Achieved: Government eProcurement System of NIC, GepNIC, Government of India Usha Saxena Session 4: GePNIC Progress and Milestones Initiatives on AI/ML-based Analytics K. Srinivasa Raghavan Session 4: GePNIC Progress and Milestones Meet PIA (Project Implementation and Administration) Al Bot Demonstration Xiufeng Zhao Session 5 [VIDEO] Session 5 Eliza Niewiadomska, Leslie Harper, Bernadine Fernz, Sharlene Jo-Ann Shillingford-McKlmon Session 5 Why COVID-19 Response Public Procurement Needs To Be Transparent and Accounted For? (Case Study: Moldova) Eliza Niewiadomska Session 5 Technological Innovations for Transparency Leslie Harper Session 5 COVID 19: Buy Fast, Buy Smart, Buy Open Bernadine Fernz Session 6 [VIDEO] Session 6 Masud Mozammel, Hunt La Cascia, Joseph Fagan Session 6 Global Stock-Take of Development Procurement Masud Mozammel Session 6 GPPD Information Session Hunt La Cascia Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Session 7: Digital Security: Implications of Working from Home Scenarios [VIDEO] Digital Security: Implications of Working from Home Scenarios Minsoo Choi, Peter Fizelle, Anthony Grasso , Sarah Cotgreave Session 7: Digital Security: Implications of Working from Home Scenarios Digital Security Management Minsoo Choi Session 7: Digital Security: Implications of Working from Home Scenarios Cyber Security Peter Fizelle Session 7: Digital Security: Implications of Working from Home Scenarios Digital Security: Implications of Working from Home Anthony Grasso Session 8 [VIDEO] Session 8 Ramanathan Somasundaram, Eliza Niewiadomska Session 8 e-GP Functionality for PPP/Concession Tendering Ramanathan Somasundaram Session 8 Can eProcurement be Used for Selection of Private Partners for PPPs and Concessions? Eliza Niewiadomska Session 9: e-Marketplace [VIDEO] e-Marketplace Daniel Sanchez, Sufiullah Kamawal, Lila Dhyana Mallory, Blandine Wu Chebili Session 9: e-Marketplace eMarketplace Platforms: Potential Solution for Public Procurement Daniel Sanchez Session 9: e-Marketplace Afghanistan Government Electronic and Open Procurement System (AGEOPS) Sufiullah Kamawal Session 9: e-Marketplace COVID-19: ADB's Procurement Support to the Government of the Philippines Lila Dhyana Mallory Closing Remarks [VIDEO] Closing Remarks - 6th Conference of the Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network Risa Zhijia Teng Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Marie Charmaine Yuson Related Full Agenda ADB Organizer/s Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department Read Also Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network Conference Topics ADB Administration and Governance