Profile

Michael Burnett

Expert
m.burnetteipa.eu
+31 43 3296 286
+31 43 3296 296
Fields of Specialisation:

Public procurement; public-private partnerships and privatisation; public service delivery management; public financial management; European economic and monetary union



CV in English

Michael Burnett, a UK Chartered Accountant, member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, has more than 20 years experience of public sector management, working in and with EU institutions, central government and local government.
He is currently responsible for EIPA’s international training programmes in Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) and public financial management. He launched EIPA's European PPP Forum as a forum for PPP issues.
His experience also includes more than 15 years practical experience of PPP/ public procurement in UK, EU and transition countries, working for the European Commission (DG Enterprise) as an END (e-business projects) and three years leading a UK government training agency in health sector.
Mr. Burnett advised MEPs throughout the revision of EU Public Procurement Directives (2000-2004). He is also a member of the Editorial Board of the European Procurement and PPP Law Review and of the European Commission’s Stakeholder Expert Group on Public Procurement and has been an expert witness in the European Parliament's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee hearings on the Concessions Directive, on the EU public procurement regime and on innovation in procurement.
He was also a Theme Leader in EIPA’s European Public Sector Awards (EPSA) in 2009 and 2011 and a contributing author to “EPSA Trends in Practice - Driving Public Sector Excellence to Shape Europe for 2020” (published by EIPA in 2011) and (with A Heichlinger), to “Taking the pulse of public administrations”, (published by EIPA in 2009).
Mr. Burnett is a regular speaker at PPP conferences and seminars and has published widely on public procurement and PPP. He has published widely on PPP and public procurement including his latest books “Competitive Dialogue – A practical guide”, published by EIPA in January 2010 and “PPP - A decision maker's guide”, published by EIPA in September 2007.


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