Giuseppe Busia

Mr. Guiseppe Busia is the President of the Italian National Anticorruption Authority (ANAC). This independent administrative body is also in charge of Public Procurement supervision and monitoring at the national level. In this role, he leads the digital transformation of public procurement in Italy, promoting transparency and digitalization as key tools to prevent corruption, enhance efficiency and effectiveness in public procurement, and engage all stakeholders in public procurement monitoring.

Ramanathan Somasundaram

Dr. Ramanathan Somasundaram researched the Diffusion of e-Government Procurement (e-GP) for his doctoral thesis work in Denmark (2001 - 2004). Since then, he has actively worked in the design, development, implementation, and assessment of e-GP systems in multiple countries in Asia and Africa. Ramanathan has worked as an international e-GP consultant for the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. Further, he is keen to apply emerging technologies such as Blockchain, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence in e-GP systems development.