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Welcome the eBF Procurement Festival - the largest meeting of purchasing specialists and public procurement contractors from Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia and other corners of Europe! And this year it will be especially big, because we will welcome a historic number of speakers - over 120 speakers who will gather in Ostrava to discuss a topic such as the future of purchasing and public procurement. The program includes debates on AI and the future, supply chain management, risk management, contract management, diversity and sustainability and the digital revolution. But that's not all, the atmosphere at eBF is also about meeting, friendship, debates, but also about smiles and fun. Come meet other procurement specialists and enjoy the great atmosphere. We look forward to seeing you at the eBF festival!

Don't miss another part of the eBF shopping festival, namely the PROCUREMENT CAMPUS stage. Two days full of interactive workshops, inspiring discussions and expert consultations with a limited number of participants, all under the guidance and patronage of our dramaturg Jan Janek and his colleagues from Deloitte from the Czech Republic and Austria. We have several engaging topics on the agenda, such as:

Do you love negotiating and managing supply chains? In that case, we are happy to invite you to a brand new stage. And in addition, at the SIEMENS ENERGY STAGE, you will be guided throughout the day by masters in this field, Mr. Martin Zelinka and Mr. Martin Pokorný. The topics are really interesting, come and judge for yourself:

Thursday's professional program (May 25 from 4 p.m.) will be followed for the second time by a team rowing competition in wild Ostravice – PROCUREMENT REGATTA. Pack a swimsuit, water shoes and energy bars. We are now accepting applications! You can thus meet buyers from TOP companies and public institutions and compete with them on rafts. This is also what the eBF Procurement festival is about. Of course, there will be space for relaxed networking, barbecuing, exchange of experiences and a lot of fun between the furious paddling. And we will end the accompanying program with a concert.

Do you want to be inspired on how to shop better and more efficiently in the healthcare environment? You're in luck, because this year at eBF you can look forward to a new scene full of interesting topics and challenges in this field. Under the leadership of two skilled ladies, Alenka Ševčíková and Petra Ulrichová, we will spend the whole day addressing the issues that trouble us in this area. For example:

The program of the eBF festival will once again be enriched by the exciting gala evening of the presentation of fair procurement and responsible public procurement awards - Fair Sourcing Awards. On Wednesday 24th May from 18:00, the best nominations from the field of procurement and public procurement will be transformed into the prestigious FSA awards. Be there! Hundreds of specialists from the PROCUREMENT BOARD propose their favorites in three categories: TREND, MASTER and GRAND PRIX. Nominations and applications are still open, so other innovative and inspiring projects in procurement can also participate. Terms such as electronicization, robotization, digitization and automation will be frequently mentioned during the awards ceremony, which reflect current developments and trends in the world of procurement and public procurement. Want to learn more about the Fair Sourcing Awards?

Visit the FSA website for more information.

The eBF programme is always a tough nut to crack, as it regards quite a few quality-consuming parameters. It takes quite a long time to develop because it requires a lot of consultation, the selection of the most relevant trends and issues, practical examples and case studies, and the cooperation and coordination of a multitude of curators, and speakers so that everything is in harmony with each other, and the themes are related, up-to-date, attractive, and everyone is able to choose from our tailor-made programme.

We believe that this year we managed to do it really well. A number of scenes with themed blocks and fine-tuned highly contemporary topics. Nothing is perfect, but this programme map really comes close.

See for yourself - PROGRAMME MAP

We will dress this year's eBF procurement festival in the playful colors of the British artist Darrell! We like to have fun, we are cheerful and colorful, which is why we are happy that Darell's unique graphics will connect us with the world of purchasing.

Darell's Tonda has already become an unstoppable mascot, relentlessly running for his participation on all stages of the festival. Like the whole festival, it does not slow down, smiles and looking forward to seeing everyone. Already on Tuesday, May 23, we will all meet together, including Tonda and Darrell, at the opening of the TOGETHER exhibition. Are you also looking forward to this joint meeting?

When, one day in many years, archaeologists will discover and decipher the text on some future clay tablet they find on the banks of the Ostravice River, they will read that ZuzKa is awesome and eBF is marvelous!

This year's eBF was amazing, remarkable, highly professional and most of all friendly. What more could you ask for; the atmosphere and expertise came with the visitors. Thanks to all of you!!! Together, the largest meeting on digitalization of corporate and public procurement in Central Europe was created, where masters of the field shared their experience with the participants, together with important local and European providers of sw tools. Such a magnificent crowd has not met anywhere before.

Check out the after movie eBF 2022

Success has many fathers and failure is an orphan, this is one of the slogans that was heard at the Little eBF, the preparation of the festival program that took place in Bořetice :). The responsibility for the dramaturgy and preparation of the eBF was taken by the PROCUREMENT BOARD. This is a group of selected specialists in the field of corporate purchasing, which contributes to the growth of standards for the digitization of the industry through BOARD workshops and open cooperation projects. The programme reflects all current topics that resonate across the world of procurement.