Silver Conference and Workshop – 7th June
SILVER Final Conference will be held on 7th June 2016 in Amsterdam (venue TBC). During the Conference, we will share the results of the SILVER project and discuss the Pre-Commercial Procurement process as an innovative tool for public procurement. Both procurers’ and contractors’ views on Pre-Commercial Procurement as well as on best practices will be shared. Furthermore, the successful Phase 3 solution LEA care robot will be presented by the contractor, Robotics Care Systems.
On the same date, SILVER project will host an interactive workshop session which takes a deeper look into the learnings and recommendations for the future Pre-Commercial Procurement projects. This workshop will follow the SILVER Final Conference after a 30-minute break.
Note, that the Conference as well as Workshop programme may be subject to minor changes.
PROGRAM
11:30 Registration and coffee
12:00 Welcome and introduction, Coordinator Stephen Browning, Innovate UK
12:00 Key note speech (TBC)
12:40 Main results of the SILVER project
– A presentation on Pre-Commercial Procurement process from the developer’s perspective, Account Manager Jon Hazell, Innovate UK
– The procurers perspective, Strategic planning officer (Welfare Technology and E-health) Mats Rundkvist, City of Västerås
– The contractor’s perspective, CEO Maja Rudinac, Robot Care Systems
13:40 Questions and answers
13:50 Panel discussion on Pre-Commercial Procurement
Discussions on themes such as Pre-Commercial Procurement as means for developing innovative solutions, challenges to be solved and Pre-Commercial Procurement as a way to open new markets.
– Coordinator Stephen Browning, Innovate UK (Moderator)
– Project Manager Carla Dekker, PIANOo and the Dutch Enterprise Agency
– Funding Manager Andy Bleaden, Metropolitan Borough City of Stockport
– Managing Director Stephan Corvers, Corvers Procurement Services, Vice-chairman of the NVvA (Dutch Association for procurement and law)
– CEO Maja Rudinac, Robot Care Systems
14:20 LEA (Lean Elderly Assistant) demonstration, CEO Maja Rudinac, Robot Care Systems
Successful Phase 3 solution, LEA care robot demonstrated by the contractor
14:40–15:00 Summary and closing, Coordinator Stephen Browning, Innovate UK
15:00 Registration and coffee
15:20 Welcome, Coordinator Stephen Browning, Innovate UK
15:30 Recap of results of SILVER project, Account Manager Jon Hazell, Innovate UK and CEO Maja Rudinac, Robot Care Systems
16:00 Workshop session on Pre-Commercial Procurement
A closer look at the SILVER experience and recommendations for future Pre-Commercial Procurement projects: When and how to use Pre-Commercial Procurement to foster innovative solutions for the public sector? How SMEs can get involved in Pre-Commercial Procurement and what are the benefits of involvement?
17:20 Workshop summary, Coordinator Stephen Browning, Innovate UK
17:40–18:00 Wrap-up and closing, Coordinator Stephen Browning, Innovate UK
