🎓 We’re pleased to welcome colleagues to the IPEC Research Symposium, hosted in collaboration with *Manchester Institute Of Innovation Research and *City-REDI, University of Birmingham. This full-day workshop brings together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to explore how public procurement can drive innovation and strengthen public service delivery. 🔍 Key themes include: ◾ Emerging evidence and policy shifts in Public Procurement of Innovation (PPI) ◾ Practical challenges and opportunities in implementation ◾ Sector-specific insights: retrofit, defence, KIBS ◾ Innovation across supply chains and the role of intermediaries We're looking forward to a productive day of research insights and collaborative discussion.   👉 For more information about IPEC Research and the latest research publications please visit our website: https://lnkd.in/eVBwMN2F   {hashtag|#|PPI} {hashtag|#|PublicProcurement} {hashtag|#|Innovation} {hashtag|#|IPEC} {hashtag|#|ResearchSymposium} {hashtag|#|LocalGov} {hashtag|#|Procurement} @Rikesh Shah @Kayleigh Hadjimina MCIPR @James Cushing @Nick Woodward @Nicholas Loke @Malcolm Harbour CBE @Ian Brotherston @Dominic Stevens-Robert @Fumi Kitagawa @Elvira Uyarra @Pelle Berkhout @Raquel Ortega-Argilés @[Pei-Yu Yuan](urn:li:person:N-0VHI3_8d) @Xin Deng @[Xiuqin Li](urn:li:person:pPXZ_UgqIR) @Matt Ziembla @Annum Rafique @Ian Heptinstall @Oishee Kundu @Jane Lynch @Kostas Selviaridis @Robin Polding @[Julian Blake](urn:li:person:_z-b2bZt8P) @[Lindsay Maguire](urn:li:person:sT1_MoBPMq) @Kieron Flanagan @Luis Ospina-Forero @Maria Fernanda Ibarra Gutiérrez @Andrew James @Grigory Pishchulov @[Katherine Sugar](urn:li:person:_4rdIWdZrv) @Huanjia Ma @Luis Antonio Torres Retamal @Luis D. Torres @Laura Scotland @Mehr Farhan @Sarah Pagan @Ariana Darvish @Sandra Hamilton