I have to admit that my dream came true at eBF, because there was one special stage where we talked about computerisation, automation and robotisation from morning to evening. What’s more, it was a great success because the hall was full. It seems to me that not only the number of participant has increased, but also the standard of the presenters. I saw people presenting at eBF for the first time who greatly enriched me. The organizers again managed to attract leaders who have something to share with others in their fields.

Everything was to my liking; the programme, the presentations and nice, funny, interesting people. The accompanying programme is also important; it is great when you can talk to people about what they have done and how and why they did it. I was here with my colleagues for the fourth time and we will be happy to come again. We were interested in supplier obstruction, for example, which worries everyone, and we were also interested in artificial intelligence. The "downside" is that the programme is really busy, so there was no room for the corporate sector in our schedule. The conference would have to last a week to fit everything in.

I came to eBF for the first time, so a lot of things were a surprise for me. I had no idea it would be so large, colourful and fascinating. I was most interested in public procurement, in which I myself work as a data analyst. I must say that I saw several innovative solutions here that can inspire us in practice. I was also pleased with the details of the organization, such as hairstyling and the festival-like approach. All this helps to create a friendly atmosphere in which it is easier to have fun.

I had an amazing two days with a full, interesting programme and lots of meetings with inspiring people. A person had to leave full of thoughts and energy. It seemed to me that the presentations from the corporate sector were also beneficial for public procurement. I liked seeing the way corporate sector buyers think, where there are fewer procedures and better results. This is an inspiration for those of us who work in the public sphere.

It was great to be able to speak at eBF and share my ideas with people who use them in practice. It was a fantastic meeting with a group of open-minded people, thanks to whom I had the opportunity to translate the results of my research into reality. This is seldom experienced. I liked it that everybody really gets to know each other at the festival, and people treat each other in a friendly and uncompetitive manner. It’s obvious that they meet to solve problems together, which is brilliant.

This year I was interested in the discussions at Hyde Park, where there were not only very practical topics, but also excellent speakers. The top issue was a discussion on the obstructive behaviour of suppliers. Although it was the last item on the agenda, everybody stayed till the end. It seems that this was a can of worms which hadn’t been opened before and it was great that we could talk about it so openly. The great group of people and the atmosphere that the festival is famous for were there as always, of course.

I always look forward to meeting my colleagues and hearing new ideas. eBF is a wonderful thing, more like a family or social event, for which I am very grateful. I've been to a number of conferences abroad and in Slovakia, but I think eBF is unique in its atmosphere. For this I would like to thank the organizers and say I’m looking forward to the coming years and more innovative ideas. In a professional capacity, exchanging experiences with DPS was particularly engaging for me, but I also found topics such as Big Data, digitalisation and the behaviour of cartels interesting.

Again it was a festival of ideas, experiences, examples, discussions and comments. From my point of view, eBF can respond to developments in the procurement environment, so it always offers something new. This year it was the turn of socially responsible public procurement, which I think is a new wind that will affect contracting authorities and has a future not only at the town and municipality level, but will certainly extend into other procurement areas.

I think this year's eBF was the most interesting so far. Given the extent of the programme, I sometimes found it difficult to choose where to go. I appreciated the fact that there were many foreign guests among the speakers. Thanks to this, it was possible to share experience between different EU countries and compare their situations. I was particularly interested in the Big Data block, which was about using data for a variety of predictions, such as corruption. A bonus was the friendly and open atmosphere.