XIX Annual INGP Conference – Colombia 2025

The XIX Annual Conference of the Inter-American Network on Government Procurement (INGP) will take place from October 28 to 30, 2025, with public sessions (October 28–29) and a private session for INGP members (October 30), at the Hilton Garden Inn Barranquilla, Colombia, under the official theme “Effective Public Procurement: The Key to Connecting Policies with Impact.” Over three days, leaders from across the Americas, multilateral organizations, experts, and public-sector officials will discuss how procurement can align strategy, budget, and execution; integrate technology and data; and consolidate sustainable, transparent, and innovative practices with verifiable social and economic impact. The meeting is co-organized by Colombia Compra Eficiente, the Organization of American States (OAS) as INGP Technical Secretariat, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

“As Director of the National Public Procurement Agency—Colombia Compra Eficiente, I am honored to co-organize with the OAS the 19th Conference of the Inter-American Network on Government Procurement (INGP), for the first time in Colombia. This gathering reaffirms something we defend every day: public procurement is not a mere procedure; it is a lever for social transformation, for strengthening democracy, and for delivering tangible well-being to people.

From Barranquilla, we will work to turn dialogue into a clear roadmap: aligning strategy, budget, and execution; elevating integrity and transparency; and harnessing data and innovation so that every purchasing decision translates into verifiable public value.

That is our commitment: to make the public sector work better, with evidence and results.”
— Cristóbal Padilla, Director of Colombia Compra Eficiente