Czech PPP Forum 2008 Has A Municipal And Regional Focus
As the biggest gathering of regeneration professionals from both public and private sectors, the 5th Czech Public Private Partnership (PPP) Forum, organised by B.I.D. services, will focus on critical emerging issues around Municipality and Region.
Where and when
The Forum will be held on Wednesday 18th –and Thursday 19th June 2008, in the Hotel Diplomat, Prague, Czech Republic. It will be followed by a workshop on PPP project development on 20th June
New developments in existing PPP projects, both in Czech and other European countries, will be discussed, as well as changes in legislation, political support and influence, procurement trends, etc.
Focus on municipality and region
The main focus of this year´s PPP Forum however is the municipal and regional PPP market, where the majority of future PPP projects are envisaged.
Municipalities are visibly more flexible and their need for faster development is critical in CEE territory, where PPP/PFI can find the way forward with less pain.
Emerging programmes
Numerous municipal projects are emerging already, and more will follow (many of them will be presented at the Conference). Also new innovative ways of financing will be described, namely combining EU funds and PPP, as well as EIB, EBRD and EU joint initiatives JASPERS and JESSICA.
Come in June to Prague and benefit from unrivalled networking opportunity in the Czech and CEE boosting PPP market.
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THE PROGRAMME: Czech PPP Forum 2008
- The Municipal and Regional Focus -
18th – 19th June 2008, Hotel Diplomat, Prague, Czech Republic
Followed by a workshop on PPP project development - 20th June
Conference Programme
Day I – Wednesday 18th June 2008
Chair – Marcel Babczynski, director, Erste Corporate Finance
I. Conditions for PPP in CR and Europe in 2008, current status of PPP projects in CR, outsight for future
Review of “pilot projects” in CR and their assessment, current appetite for PPPs in the Czech Government
Kateřina Helikarová, Head of PPP Unit, Ministry of Finance, CR
Vladimír Sloup, Director, Czech PPP Association
Roman Kramařík, Member of the Board, Czech PPP Association
II. Lessons learned and new opportunities for PPP in CR (plans vs. reality)
PPP in municipalities – acceleration and improvement of municipal development
Oldřich Vlasák, MEP, President of Union of Municipalities CR
Legal frameworks for PPPs execution - focus on experience
Mgr. Josef Hlavička, lawyer, Havel & Holásek
Real life is not black and white – tailor made solutions
Michal Tesař, project director, NEWTON Management, Plc.
Overseas and Czech experience – pros and cons of local PPP projects
Jiří Petrák, director, Mott MacDonald
III. Legal framework for PPP, public procurement and concessions in CR
Concession vs. lease – do you want to avoid concession proceedings?
Christian Blatchford, lawyer, Kocian Solc Balastik
Selected Aspects of PPP financing in view of recent PPP projects bid procedures
Jan Troják, director, Project Financing, CSOB bank
Competitive and concession dialogue – way to quality and best added value
Milana Chamberlain, Norton Rose
IV. Combining EU grants and PPP: Brilliant, challenging or impossible? Examples from abroad, EC perception
Current grant administration in CR does not support combining of public and private investments: Need of Urban Development Funds
Klára Dostálová, director, Centre of European Projects, Regional Development Agency
PPP in Slovakia – status and future outlook
Irma Chmelová, Managing Director, Slovak PPP Association, Bratislava
Status and potential for PPPs in Balkan states – opportunities also for Czech companies
Zoran Jelić, director, C.R.E.A.M. Europe, Brussels
Cocktail party
Day II – Thursday 19th June 2008
Chair – Milana Chamberlain, International Managing Partner, Norton Rose
V. Examples of municipal and regional PPP projects – existing, planned and thought about
JESSICA (Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas)
- an initiative to promote sustainable investments and growth in urban areas
Rafal Rybacki, Gianni Carbonara, JESSICA team, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg
Partnership of public and private sectors in district of Prague 7 – „Association New Prague 7“
Tereza Procházková, project coordinator, Best Communications
Upgrading of county hospital in Pardubice
Libor Cupal, Jan Prokeš, Ernst & Young
Milana Chamberlain, Norton Rose
Jan Feřtek, director of Pardubice hospital
Development programme of Hradec Králové and use of PPP – lessons learned and new projects
Boris Herman, deputy mayor of Hradec Králové
Innovative environmental – social project: revitalisation of former military site Velká Hleďsebe: under MISTER international project
Karel Zuska, partner, Holec, Zuska & Partners
PPP as an option to solution to investment needs of regions – National Sport Centre Morava – case study
Karel Kolář, senior manager, PPP projects, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Jan Dvořák, Head of Strategic projects department, Municipality of Ostrava
PPP projects in transport under development in South Bohemia Region
Ivan Študlar, advisor to Governor of South Bohemia regional government
Development projects in South Morava region and PPP – way to speed up?
Ing. Milan Venclík, DeputyGovernor, South Morava regional government
Workshop - Friday 20 June 2008
PPP Project Development Workshop
How to develop PPP project properly
This workshop is primarily intended for municipalities and public sector representatives, who want to learn how the PPP projects are started, developed, communicated, procured, negotiated, controlled and evaluated or rebased.
There is not an unlimited amount of project types. Whatever complex and difficult your project can be, there is only a limited number of particular situations, and the final project solution is just a combination of properly chosen (and preferably formerly tested) components. Of course, the final mixture can be wrong…
Cit. Prof. Julian Le Grand, London School of Economics
Lecturers:
Lenka Krutáková, Wolf Theiss, Prague
Jan Kincl, Facility Ltd.