8:00am - 9:00am

Registration and Light Breakfast – World Bank MC Front Lobby

9:00am - 9:05am

Welcome Message:

Jamieson A. Smith, Acting Suspension and Debarment Officer, World Bank

9:05am - 9:20am

Welcoming Remarks:

Shaolin Yang, [Invited] Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Administrative Officer

Introduction:

Sandie Okoro, Senior Vice President and World Bank Group General Counsel

9:20am - 10:35am

Roundtable 1: The Times They Are a Changing: Recent Trends and Developments in Suspension & Debarment

Panelists will discuss recent trends and developments in the suspension and debarment arena, including any recent conversations and/or changes within the European Union, the United States, Multilateral Development Banks, and other systems.  How exactly has the use of suspension and debarment changed over the years? Is greater attention being given to suspension and debarment by both procurement practitioners and anti-corruption experts?  Are we seeing an increased focus on suspension and debarment?  If so, why?

Moderator: Steven L. Schooner, Nash & Cibinic Professor of Government Procurement Law, The George Washington University Law School 

• Roland Stein, Partner, Blomstein (Germany)
• Rodney Grandon, Managing Director, Government Services, Affiliated Monitors, Inc. (USA)
• James M. Coyne, General Counsel, Defense Logistics Agency (USA)
• Caroline Nicholas, Senior Legal Officer, UNCITRAL Secretariat, UN Office of Legal Affairs
• Olivier Waelbroeck, Director, Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission 

10:35am - 10:50am

Coffee Break

10:50am - 12:05pm

Roundtable 2: Looking to the Future: Examining the Growth of National Suspension & Debarment Systems

Panelists will discuss the use of suspension and debarment across a number of different national procurement systems, including any implementation experiences from these jurisdictions. What do these systems look like, and how do they compare to each other?  Is suspension and debarment a new phenomenon in these jurisdictions, or is it a well-established mechanism?  By comparing these different systems, what lessons can be learned as to the purposes and impacts of suspension and debarment? 

Moderator: Sope Williams-Elegbe, Associate Professor of Law, Stellenbosch University

• Sandeep Verma, Home Secretary, Government of Rajasthan (India) 
• Alison Micheli, [Invited] Lead Counsel, Procurement, Legal Vice Presidency, World Bank 
• Maria Swaby, Suspension and Debarment Official, United States General Services Administration
• Michael Bowsher QC, Monckton Chambers (UK) 
• Stéphane Bonifassi, Partner, Bonifassi Avocats (France)

12:05pm - 1:15pm

Lunch – World Bank MC Atrium

1:15pm - 2:30pm

Roundtable 3: Keeping an Eye on the Little Guy: Suspension & Debarment Perspectives of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Individuals

Panelists will discuss suspension and debarment as applied to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and individuals.  How often is suspension and debarment being applied to SMEs and individuals?  How does the SME experience with suspension and debarment differ from larger corporations and entities, particularly in the context of compliance, mitigation, and remedial measures? Are SMEs and individuals being afforded adequate due process?

Moderator: Peter Trepte, Senior Research Fellow, Public Procurement Research Group, University of Nottingham (UK), Littleton Chambers (UK), Grayston & Company (Belgium)

• Lisa Miller, Integrity Compliance Officer, Integrity Vice Presidency, World Bank Group
• David Robbins, Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP (USA)
• Jessica Tillipman, Assistant Dean for Field Placement; Professorial Lecturer in Law, The George Washington University Law School
• John T. Boese, Of Counsel, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP (USA)

2:30pm - 2:45pm

Coffee Break

2:45pm - 4:00pm

Roundtable 4: Moving Forward: Suspension & Debarment in the Development Context

Panelists will discuss the development missions of the World Bank and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) and how suspension and debarment fits into those missions.  Given that many MDBs do not suspend or debar for performance-based issues, how exactly is suspension and debarment used by the MDBs?  Is suspension and debarment simply an anti-corruption tool, or can it also encourage capacity development (through, for example, conditional release and a strong focus on compliance and other preventive measures)?  

Moderator: Jamieson A. Smith, Acting Suspension and Debarment Officer, World Bank

• Christopher R. Yukins, Lynn David Research Professor of Government Procurement Law, The George Washington University Law School
• Juan Gabriel Ronderos, Sanctions Officer, Inter-American Development Bank Group
• Paul Kearney, Chief Counsel & Enforcement Commissioner, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• Giuliana Dunham Irving, Executive Secretary to the World Bank Group Sanctions Board
• TBD

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Reception – World Bank MC Front Lobby