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Quick Q&A with Ema Menđušić Škugor on AI-powered Public Procurement
We're addressing the elephant in the room with this no-nonsense preview of Ema Menđušić Škugor’s talk on AI-powered Public Procurement at Nordic Public Procurement Forum 2025 - grounded in what buyers can do today.
Separating myth from reality
How do you separate AI myth from operational reality in public procurement? Ahead of her session on Main Conference Day 2 at Nordic Public Procurement Forum 2025, Ema Menđušić Škugor, PhD (Co-Managing Partner, Divjak, Topić, Bahtijarević & Krka, Croatia) shares crisp insights on where AI already adds value in procurement workflows, in this quick Q&A:
Q & A
Nohrcon:
“Guardrails: what’s your “red flag list” for AI use during evaluations?”
Ema:
“Cybersecurity and data protection come first. Check and recheck for these with your chosen vendor. Also, be vary of functionality claims that sound too good to be true – sometimes they are.”
Nohrcon:
“Skills map: what should a 2025 procurement team learn first?”
Ema:
“Prompting. AI is a sophisticated tool with a very simple interface – learning how best to use it in your daily work makes all the difference.”
Nohrcon:
“Name one dashboard metric that proves AI is helping—not hyped?”
Ema:
“In short – operational efficiency. How has AI saved you and your team time and resources, helped shorten your procurement cycle, helped improve your output, etc.”
About Ema Mendjusic Skugor
Ema Mendjusic Skugor PhD, Co-Managing Partner, Divjak, Topić, Bahtijarević & Krka, Croatia
Ema is DTB Law firm’s Co-Managing Partner and head of its Regulatory department. With over 13 years a practicing legal professional, her work is predominantly focusef on commercial and regulatory matters, including public procurement.
Her work ranges from day-to-day legal advice to complex legal opinions and high value transactions and projects, including representing corporate clients before courts and administrative bodies.
She has great expertise in public procurement law and is engaged in practically all public procurement procedures supported by the firm, whether in bidding, appeal, or administrative lawsuit phases.
Apart from advising local and foreign corporate clients on all segments of the public procurement process, Ema also actively participates in shaping applicable policies. For almost 10 years, she has been engaged in the work of the Public Procurement Committee at the American Chamber of Commerce in Croatia, where she has served two terms as Vice-chair and is the acting Committee Chair.
The presentation at Nordic Public Procurement Forum day 2 2025
AI-powered public procurement: separating myth from reality
This lecture will examine the intersection of artificial intelligence and public procurement, with particular attention to both opportunities and associated risks. It will outline the relevance of AI for procurement practices today and address the increasing concern of “AI washing.”
The presentation will consider the most common use cases of AI in procurement processes, supported by practical examples. Governance and legal dimensions will also be discussed, with special emphasis on the European Public Procurement Data Space as a structural enabler for trustworthy AI solutions. The aim of the session will be to discuss key implementation challenges and the ways in which businesses and public administrations are responding to them.
Read more about conference day 2 and the annual, international Public Procurement event right here:
Nordic Public Procurement Forum day 2 2025
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Nordic Public Procurement Forum 2025
