8:15 - Registration

9.00 – Conference opening

Foreword

Summary of the legislation of the European Communities, SGEI package rules, the mandate and its tailored-made notion, the scope for not notifying, the transparency of accounts

Situation in particular Member States the main problems and challenges

Pascal Schloesslen, European Commission, DG Competition

Summary of the situation in the Czech Republic
Czech SGEI report on 2008
The state of EC directive implementation into Czech legislation
Main issues and challenges in Czech Republic, practical examples

Kamil Rudolecký, Vice - chairman , Office for the Protection of Competition, Brno

Coffee Break (10.45 – 11.15)

Services of general economic interest and Operational Programme Environment, profit projects a calculation of financial support, water projects and the reflection of the principles of services of general economic interest.

Ing. Jan Kříž, Director of EU Funds, Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic

Practical experience with implementation of regulation on services of general economic interest in the CR - Operational programme in the European Funds 2007-2013

Mgr. Marta Sargánková, Director, Office of the Regional Southeast Cohesion Region

Coffee Break (12.15 – 12.35)

The practical application of the principles of accessibility and sustainability of services of general economic interest in the Operational Programme Environment.

Tim Young, Mott MacDonald Praha Ltd.

The compatibility of general economic interest services financing - social services with the rules of public support - Delegation act requirements.

Jarmila Škvrnová, Věra Fleischmannová, Barbora Bušíková, Grants and Incentives Section, Deloitte Advisory

Coffee Break (13.45 – 14.05)

Delegation acts specification of the credentials of the acts of general economic interest - examples

Daniel Weinhold, David Emr, Weinhold Legal

Different approaches to measuring reasonable profit for services of general economic interest – the utilities

Ian Alexander, director, Cambridge Economic Policy Associates

15.00 – 15.10 Discussion, Conference Closing