6th Annual International Conference

Czech PPP Forum 2009

9 – 10 June 2009, Hotel Diplomat, Evropská 15, Prague 6, Czech Republic

In cooperation with the Czech Ministry of Finance, the Czech PPP Association and the Slovak PPP Association

Conference Programme

Day I – Tuesday, 9 June 2009

8:30 Registration of participants, welcome coffee
9:00 Opening of the conference

Chairman – Jiří Petrák, Mott MacDonald Praha, spol. s.r.o.

Current situation and PPP policy in CR and Europe

Opening word

Jiří Paroubek, Chairman of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD)

PPP projects – A way through the financial crisis

Marek Ditz, Chairman of the Czech PPP Association

Present and future of PPP projects from the perspective of the Czech Ministry of Finance

Bohdan Hejduk, Deputy Minister, Czech Ministry of Finance

EPEC – New European vehicle to improve financing of public sector projects

Andy Carty, Special Advisor, EPEC (European PPP Expertise Centre), EIB, Luxembourg

10.20  Coffee break

Foreign experiences – situation in the PPP sector in the CEE region : Slovakia

Overall setting from the Ministry of Finance’s perspective, new programmes in Slovakia

Jana Kolesárová, Director of the Partner Projects Department, Slovak Ministry of Finance

Current situation in the PPP sector in Slovakia and outlook for the future

Irma Chmelová, Executive Director, Slovak PPP Association

PPP highway projects in Slovakia

Michal Gajdzica, Advisor to the Slovak MF for PPP projects, member of the Interdepartmental Committee for accelerating the construction of superior transport infrastructure in Slovakia

Experience in procuring financing for Slovak PPP highway projects (or: “Where there is a will, the neighbours find a way.”)

Marcel Babczynski, Head of group PPP Advisory, Erste Bank

Back home: Mororway D3 and other PPP projects in the trasnport sector in the CR

Roman Kramařík, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transport CR

12.30 - 13.30 Lunch

Foreign experience – situation in the PPP sector in the CEE region

Experience with the preparation and implementation of PPP projects in Eastern Europe

Oldřich Bronec, Mott MacDonald CR

PPP projects in St. Petersburg and in Russia - Booming PPP in the East?

Ilja Gudkov, General Director, Agency for Strategic Investments, Government of St. Petersburg, Russia

PPP projects in Poland - Current status and future outlook

Irena Herbst, Fundacja Centrum PPP, Poland

14.40 Coffee Break

Legislative – legal framework for PPP execution in the Czech Republic

Amendment to the Concessions Act in the CR

Jan Sixta, Chief Director of the Legislative Legal Section, Czech Ministry of Regional Development

Drafting PPP Documentation: Beyond the London Perspective

Christian Blatchford, Kocián Šolc Balaštík Attorneys

Prepared amendment in legislation for the placement of PPP projects – facilitation of complication?

Lenka Krutáková, WOLF THEISS Attorneys

Conclusion of the first conference day, cocktail party

Day II – Wednesday, 10 June 2009

9:00 Start of the second conference day

Markets will push for new projects - Trends and Opportunities

Jessica – A convenient vehicle for PPP development in the municipal sector

Rafal Rybacki, JESSICA Task Force, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg

Critical factors for successful PPP development

Jaap Veenenbos, Director Risk Consulting CEE, Aon Global Risk Consulting, Netherland

Selected aspects of financing PPP projects

Jan Troják, Director, Project Financing, CSOB bank

Where are PPP projects headed?

Richard Otevřel, Havel & Holásek Attorneys

10.20 Coffee break

Existing and planned projects, case studies, new opportunities

Experience with the competitive dialogue – Central Army Hospital - PPP pilote project

Pavel Berger, Miroslav Jop, PPP team Deloitte Advisory Ltd.

Facility management and PPP in the sports sector

Jiří Lašmanský, Holec, Zuska & Partners Attorneys

PPP for city rail systems:  Prague metro Line D system in an international comparison

Jakub Slavík, Technical Director, Pro-serv s.r.o.

Case study - PPP in the waste management - inexplored pipeline of future projects

Pavel Válek, Mott McDonald Prague

13.00 Conclusion of the second conference day, networking lunch