Professor Panos Koutrakos at Procurement Leaders’ Europe Forum 2016 on Brexit

Professor Panos Koutrakos has addressed an international audience of180 senior procurement executives from the most influential corporations across the globe at the Europe Forum 2016 (organized by Procurement Leaders). The Forum took place in Amsterdam on 6 October.

Professor Koutrakos participated at a panel on ‘Brexit Update:How is procurement dealing with the fallout from Brexit?’ He discussed the likely arrangements between the UK and the EU and the legal issues raised by the introduction of a ‘Great Repeal Act”. He examined issues of timing and the possibility for transitional arrangements. He also answered questions about the legal risks that companies face in the context of both existing and future contracts.