Public procurement in a globalised market: a magnifying glass on trade and industrial policies

Deputy Director, Commercial Policy, Cabinet Office, UK

Ed Green OBE is the Deputy Director for Commercial Policy: International and Reform in the Cabinet Office. His team leads on reform of the UK’s public procurement rules through the Procurement Act 2023 and on international procurement including the procurement elements of free trade agreements. Ed is a career civil servant and has held a number of policy positions in the procurement and sustainability arenas. 

Deputy Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Chair of the OECD working party of the leading practitioners on public procurement, Canada

Arianne Reza was appointed Deputy Minister of Public Services and Procurement on November 2, 2023. Before that, she served as Associate Deputy Minister, beginning in August 2021. In addition, she is the Chair of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Working Party of the Leading Practitioners on Public Procurement.

Director for Public Governance (GOV), OECD

As Director for Public Governance at the OECD, she spearheads the Organisation’s efforts to support governments in building citizen trust and the OECD Reinforcing Democracy Initiative. She also leads the Directorate’s policy work on key governance issues such as budgeting, digital and open government, public procurement and infrastructure governance, better regulation, public sector integrity, public employment and furthering access to justice and achievement of the SDGs through the empowerment of youth, women and vulnerable groups.

Deputy Director for Public Governance (GOV), OECD

As Deputy Director, Mr. Bertók provides strategic leadership to advance the public governance agenda at the OECD and multilateral fora. Prior to this, he was heading divisions for integrity and for public sector reform, supporting policy makers with comparative data, good practices, policy guidelines and practical tools for building a culture of openness and integrity, strengthening accountability, risk-based internal control and effective oversight, strategic public procurement, and innovation in the public sector, among others.

Head of Infrastructure & Environmental Sustainability, IBEC, Ireland

Aidan Sweeney has special responsibility for infrastructure delivery, regulation, planning, intellectual property, public procurement, housing, EU and international funding, the Dublin and Eastern region, city development and local government. He is Vice Chair of Business at the OECD’s Governance and Regulatory Policy Committee and sits on the Dublin Regional Enterprise Plan’s steering committee. He is an external member of Dublin City Council’s Finance, and Planning & Urban Regeneration strategic policy committees. Prior to joining Ibec in 2008, Aidan was a Brussels-based consultant who identified, tracked, and progressed business development opportunities across a number of sectors with the European institutions or Member State governments, as well as having spent time in the Delegation of the European Commission in Washington, DC. He is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London.

Director for Trade and Agriculture Directorate (TAD), OECD

Marion Jansen is the Director of the Trade and Agriculture Directorate (TAD), having been appointed in September 2020. She oversees the implementation of the OECD’s work on international trade, agriculture and fisheries and its contributions to relevant G20, G7 and APEC tracks, and other relevant international forums like the WTO and FAO. Before joining the OECD, Marion Jansen was Chief Economist at the International Trade Centre (ITC) in Geneva. Prior to this, she held senior research positions in the World Trade Organization and headed the Trade and Employment Programme at the International Labour Organization.

Deputy Director of the Trade and Agriculture Directorate (TAD), OECD

As Deputy Director of the OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate (TAD), Ms Nielson helps oversee work to develop and communicate evidence-based advice to governments with the aim of helping them improve the domestic and international performance of their policies in the areas of trade, food, agriculture and fisheries.

Special Representative Trade Policy, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Chair of the OECD Trade Committee

Benedicte Fleischer has worked most of her career with trade policy issues at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign. She has held various positions 2007-2019 related to Norway’s trade policy in the MFA section responsible for WTO- and OECD-affairs, as senior adviser, deputy director, acting director, and as policy director for trade negotiations. She has held postings at the Permanent Mission of Norway to the WTO and EFTA in Geneva, the Norwegian Embassy in Beijing and the Norwegian Mission to the OECD. She has been lead negotiator for Norway for the only two WTO multilateral agreements agreed since 1995, facilitating many of the discussions that led to the conclusion of the negotiations on Fisheries Subsidies and on Trade Facilitation.  Early in her career, she worked especially on investments and trade in services. As of 2023 she chairs the OECD Trade Committee.

Head of Division of Infrastructure and Public Procurement, Directorate for Public Governance, OECD

Paulo Magina is the Head of the Infrastructure and Public Procurement Division in the Directorate for Public Governance at the OECD, which he joined in 2014. In this division, he leads the working groups in charge of establishing and implementing international standards and promoting a global vision and good practices in infrastructure governance and public procurement. With more than 20 years of experience in the public sector, he was previously a member of the board of directors and CFO of the Portuguese Shared Services Agency of the Central Government of Portugal. Before that, he served as President and CEO of the National Public Procurement Agency of Portugal between 2010 and 2012, and previously was the CFO of the national Portuguese railways (CP) between 2006 and 2010, and before a senior advisor to the Secretary of State for Transport of the Government of Portugal. He was also an advisor to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) supporting regulatory and public policy reforms in the CIS region. He also has more than 15 years of experience in the private sector, namely in the financial, infrastructure and transport sectors. Paulo Magina holds a Master's degree in Business Administration and Management from the Católica Business School in Lisbon, was a visiting professor in MBA programs at the same university and is also a visiting professor at European universities on topics of strategic public procurement and sustainability.

Head of Division, Trade in Services, OECD

John Drummond is Head of the Trade in Services Division in the Trade and Agriculture Directorate of the OECD. Mr. Drummond leads the work of the Trade in Services Division in providing evidence-based policy advice on issues such as services trade liberalisation, global value chains, trade and investment and trade policy-making in the digital economy. In particular, Mr. Drummond is responsible for the continued development of the OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index. Mr. Drummond, a Canadian national, has more than seventeen years of experience with Global Affairs Canada, including assignments at the Embassy of Canada in Washington D.C., the Permanent Mission of Canada to the World Trade Organization and the Permanent Delegation of Canada to the OECD. Mr. Drummond holds an Honours B.A. in International Relations from the University of Windsor and a Diploma of Graduate Studies in international economics from the Graduate Institute, University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Deputy Head of Division, Infrastructure and Public Procurement Division, Directorate for Public Governance, OECD

Erika Bozzay is the deputy head of the Infrastructure and Public Procurement Division at OECD. She is leading OECD’s work on strategic public procurement and working with several OECD and non-OECD countries to support them with their procurement reforms. Before joining her current division in 2019, she worked for the SIGMA programme which is a joint initiative of the European Union and the OECD, hosted by the OECD and supporting countries in South-East and Eastern Europe and in the MENA region with their public governance reforms. She was leading SIGMA’s procurement professional group. Before joining the OECD in early 2014, she worked in Hungary’s public administration for more than a decade, in different ministries, focusing on infrastructure governance, public procurement and transport related policy issues and participating, amongst others, in her country’s accession process to the EU.

Professor, University of Nanterre, France

Mrs Laurence Folliot-Lalliot is a full professor of public law at the University of Paris Nanterre in France, co-director of the law and economics master's degree programme. She is also an honorary professor at the University of Nottingham. She sits on the steering committee of the Public Contracts in Legal Globalisation Network. From 2009 to 2012, she worked for the World Bank as Senior Legal Counsel for Public Procurement. She has been involved in several projects conducted by the OECD, UNCITRAL, and the World Bank. She is co-directing an upcoming French book on public procurement in Africa. 

Senior Expert in the Sustainable and Innovation Procurement team at ICLEI Europe

Alexandru Buftic is a Senior Expert in Sustainable and Innovation Procurement at ICLEI. He leads EU-funded projects and provides direct policy advice to public authorities across Europe, focusing on the strategic use of procurement to meet climate and circularity targets. His practical work with cities is grounded in his PhD research on the Public Procurement of Green Buildings and Energy Efficiency.

Deputy Director, International Cooperation Division, Public Procurement Service, Republic of Korea

Mr. Bongki Shin is Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Division at the Public Procurement Service (PPS) of the Republic of Korea. In this role, he is responsible for international cooperation and policy coordination in the field of public procurement, leading bilateral and multilateral initiatives with organisations such as the OECD, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and other international procurement authorities. He works to facilitate knowledge exchange and strengthen global cooperation networks in procurement. From 2008 to 2022, he served in the Procurement Division of PPS, where he managed procurement processes for goods, services, and works. He holds a Certificate in Public Sector Management from the University of British Columbia in Canada and a BA in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from Kyungpook National University in Korea.

Innovation expert, Portugal

Filomena Vieira is a Portuguese lawyer and consultant with over 25 years of experience in strategic public procurement, including cross-border and classified contracts in the defence and security sectors. A former Chief of Cabinet to several members of the Portuguese Government, she advises public authorities and EU consortia on innovation procurement, lectures in postgraduate programs, is the Portuguese member of the European Commission’s EAFIP network, and speaks regularly at international conferences on public procurement.

Head of the Government Procurement and Competition Policy Group at the World Trade Organisation

Dr Reto Malacrida is Head of the Government Procurement and Competition Policy Group, which is part of the WTO Secretariat's Intellectual Property, Government Procurement and Competition Division. With his colleagues, he advises and supports the Chair and representatives to the WTO Committee that administers the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) 2012; provides technical assistance to GPA Parties, WTO Members acceding to the GPA 2012 and other WTO Members; represents the WTO at meetings of other international organizations; undertakes outreach and research; and contributes to WTO Secretariat trade policy review reports on WTO Members. Over the course of a WTO career spanning over 25 years, Reto also served for many years as senior legal counsellor with the Legal Affairs Division, providing legal advice to WTO adjudicators (panels and arbitrators) in intergovernmental WTO dispute settlement proceedings and leading teams of Secretariat lawyers and other professional staff working with WTO adjudicators. Reto is a regular speaker at international conferences, a part-time lecturer at several universities as well as a member of the Advisory Board of the Model WTO.  

Director Sustainability & Digital Strategic Projects at BASF

Alessandro Pistillo is Director for Sustainability & Digital Strategic Projects at BASF. He is Co-Chair of the GHG-program of “Together for Sustainability”, Chair of the work-package Digital Material Passport of the consortium project “Chem-X”, and active as advisor and co-chair in several initiatives, associations, and standardization bodies in the field of sustainability, circular economy, carbon accounting and scope 3. Starting as a chemical engineer, Alessandro has been covering various leadership positions in strategy, product management, marketing, and sales during his 25-year tenure in BASF Group, based out of Germany, Switzerland, and China.

Senior Counsel, Legal Transition Programme, EBRD

Eliza is responsible for regulatory advice on digital transformation of government commerce and leads technical cooperation activities under the EBRD UNCITRAL Public Procurement Reform Initiative and the EBRD GPA Technical Cooperation Facility.  Lawyer and economist, Eliza holds postgraduate degrees from the Warsaw University, Poland and the University College London and King’s College in the United Kingdom. Eliza worked for Polish government during regulatory reforms of Poland’s accession to European Union and upon leaving civil service, as a general counsel in the IT industry. Prior to joining the EBRD in 2009, Eliza was head of procurement at power&energy company, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA in Warsaw. 

Economist, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD

Koen Deconinck is Special Advisor to the Director in the Trade and Agriculture Directorate of the OECD in Paris. He is lead author of the 2025 OECD report “Measuring Carbon Footprints of Agri-Food Products.” He has worked on market concentration, resilience, and environmental impacts of food systems. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Leuven. His research has been published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, the European Review of Agricultural Economics, Food Policy, and Business History, among others. He has also been a peer reviewer for Nature, Science, and leading field journals, and was lead author of the OECD report “Making Better Policies for Food Systems” (2021).

Director, Intellectual Property, Government Procurement and Competition Division, World Trade Organisation 

Tanuja Garde is the Director of the Intellectual Property, Government Procurement and Competition Division at the World Trade Organization, a position she assumed on 15 July 2025. Prior to this appointment, Ms Garde, a US citizen, held senior executive positions at large US aerospace and defense companies, leading teams focused on intellectual property and technology law and policy. She has worked in the field of international intellectual property law for over 25 years, including at international law firms, academia, and in the US government, where she led bilateral, regional and multilateral intellectual property and trade policy negotiations. She has also published in several peer-reviewed international law journals on topics in international and comparative patent and trademark laws. Ms Garde received her Bachelor of Science degree, with Distinction in Chemistry, from Duke University and her Juris Doctor degree from Washington University School of Law. She has also earned executive certificates in leadership and strategy from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Ms Garde is admitted to the State Bar of California and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Trade negotiator, Ministry of Trade, Costa Rica 

Leonor Obando joined the General Directorate of Foreign Trade at the MInustry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica in 2005. She is the Head of Intellectual Property and Government Procurement . As Government Procurement Coordinator, she has led Costa Rica’s negotiation processes in this field for the Central America–European Union Association Agreement, and for free trade agreements with EFTA countries, Colombia, Peru, Korea, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, and Ecuador. She currently oversees Costa Rica’s negotiations for accession to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and the Government Procurement Chapter of the CPTPP. She also played a key role in government procurement matters during Costa Rica’s accession to the OECD. Mrs. Obando holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Costa Rica and a Master’s Degree in Economic Law.

Deputy Director of the Interministerial Public Procurement Committee for Sustainable Development (CICS), Brazil

Ana Heloísa Viana Silva Moreno is a public policy specialist with 15 years of experience in social development, inclusion, and sustainable innovation. She currently serves as Program Director at Brazil’s Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services, where she co-leads the creation of the National Policy for Sustainable Public Procurement and coordinates the National Commission on Sustainable Public Procurement. In this role, she has been at the forefront of transforming procurement from a purely administrative function into a strategic tool to foster sustainable development, economic inclusion, and innovation in Brazil.

A/First Assistant Secretary, Procurement Division, Commercial Group, Department of Finance, Government of Australia

Anush Avakian is a professional executive leader with over 20 years’ commercial and procurement experience in government and across industry. Anush has extensive experience in the development of new policy initiatives and programs and managing strategic change with government and agency-wide impact, having successfully led transformation programs within the Commonwealth government, and leading teams to achieve organisational and strategic objectives. Anush is an influential leader, and develops, supports and implements multiple, integrated change initiatives with outcomes that significantly impact stakeholder and communities. She has also recently graduated with an Executive Master of Business Administration in Strategic Procurement. Prior to joining the Department of Finance in 2023, Anush was responsible for the largest non-materiel procurement portfolio in the Commonwealth Government with an annual spend of $16 billion and lead an  integrated and diverse workforce. Anush now manages the Strategic Procurement Branch within the Commercial Division in Finance, and is responsible for the procurement, refresh and retender of non-ICT Whole of Australian Government coordinated procurement arrangements. These arrangements are established for commonly used goods or services by the Commonwealth. Anush and her team collaborate closely with entities and industry to deliver competitive, fit for purpose and value for money procurement outcomes for the Commonwealth. 

Foundation for Climate Friendly Procurement and Business (SKAO), Netherlands

Maud Vastbinder leads the work of the international implementation of the CO2 Performance Ladder at SKAO (the Foundation for Climate Friendly Procurement and Business). The CO₂ Performance Ladder is an effective GPP tool that uses the ‘power of procurement’ to stimulate decarbonization and the circular economy. SKAO is an independent, impact driven NGO and is the owner of the CO₂ Performance Ladder. Maud is one of the founders of SKAO (15 years ago) and leads international activities together with her team. Since four years, SKAO has been working with her partners IKEA Foundation, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), ICLEI and the Utrecht University on the international implementation of the CO₂ Performance Ladder. The Ladder is now being structurally implemented in the Netherlands and Belgium and tested in several other European countries, including Ireland, France, the UK, Germany, and Portugal.

Head of External Relations and International Affairs, NAPP, Sweden

Ms. Elenor Kroge is Head of External Relations and International Affairs at the Swedish National Agency for Public Procurement. She has extensive experience in international cooperation and sustainability in public procurement, having also served as Acting Head of Sustainability and Sustainability Specialist at the Agency. Previously, she worked as a Procurement Specialist at the Swedish Ministry of Finance, Diplomat at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Trade Policy Advisor at the National Board of Trade, and Consultant at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise. She holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Uppsala and has completed the Swedish and European Diplomatic Training Programmes.

Economist, OECD

Clara Kögel is an Economist in the Tax Policy and Statistics Division of the OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTPA). Her work focuses on the role of taxation in advancing environmental and climate policy objectives. Within the IFCMA workstream on carbon intensity metrics, she has examined the role of monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) systems in enhancing the interoperability of carbon intensity metrics. She also leads country-specific projects on environmental fiscal reform and contributes to research on the spillover effects of climate-mitigation policies. Prior to joining CTPA, Clara worked in the OECD’s Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation. She holds a PhD in Economics from the Paris School of Economics and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

External Consultant, OECD Secretariat

Alienor Cameron is an external consultant to the OECD’s ECO directorate, within the Public Policy Analysis Division. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Paris Nanterre and the Climate Economics Chair and specializes in climate, trade, and industrial economics

Counsellor, Permanent Delegation of Japan to the OECD

Ms. Motoko Ogawa has extensive experience in the energy market, climate policy, and infrastructure across both the public and private sectors. Since 2014, she has contributed to policymaking at Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). She has led initiatives on transition finance, climate-related disclosures, and international collaboration. She later served as Director of the Office for Promotion of International Projects at METI’s Manufacturing Industries Bureau, overseeing the global promotion of infrastructure such as energy facilities, railway systems, and water services. In addition, she worked on developing green product markets and advancing industrial decarbonization as Director for Green Product Market Creation, and served as Vice Chair of the IEA Working Party on Industrial Decarbonization. Most recently, as Director of the Business and Human Rights Policy Office, she promoted business and human rights in supply chains in the context of responsible business conduct and industry competitiveness. She is currently based in Paris, responsible for economic and energy issues at the Permanent Delegation of Japan to the OECD.

Senior policy analyst at the Trade and Agriculture Directorate (TAD) of the OECD

Grégoire Garsous is a senior policy analyst at the Trade and Agriculture Directorate (TAD) of the OECD. He’s been working on trade and environment issues for more than 10 years. His work has covered a wide variety of issues such as trade in environmental goods, the implementation of trade-related environmental regulations, trade in waste and scrap, and the measurement of government support to fossil fuels. More information on all OECD activities on trade and environment be found here: https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/trade-and-sustainability.html. Grégoire holds a PhD in economics from Université libre de Bruxelles and was a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University before joining the OECD.