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Event 

Title:
AUSPECC and FPTPEC - Workshop on Public-Private Partnerships
When:
13 Dec, 2004 - 14 Dec, 2004
Where:
Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney - Sydney
Category:
PECC Events

Description

 

  WORKSHOP ON

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS


Jointly Organized by AUSPECC and FPTPECC


Four Seasons Hotel Sydney

 

 13 - 14 December 2004

 

 
Monday, December 13

0800

Registration

0900

Introduction and Welcome

  • Professor Christopher Findlay; Vice Chair Auspecc, Coordinator PECC Community Building Task Force

0910

Opening Remarks

  • Yves Cousquer; Special Adviser to the Ministry of Public Works, Paris; Chair of the European Centre for Services of General Interest; previously – Director, General of La Poste and President of Paris Airports
    icon Public-Private Partnerships in EU (577.54 kB)

0920

Public Private Partnerships in the Essential Services Sectors- A Review of the Issues

PPP: A Double Approach - Infrastructure Model or Operational Model?

0940

Public Private Partnerships - Trends and Options

Chair: Professor Jean Luc Le Bideau, vice Chair FPTPECC


Legal Options, EU Perspectives, New Trends & Innovative Models

  • Mr. Laurent Deruy, Partner of Gide Loyrette Nouel Law firm

PPP Trends in the Region

The Government Perspective: Capacity Building and Transparency

1100

Break

1115

Engaging Support for PPPs at the Community Level

Chair: David Papps; Director, Planning, Innovation and Policy, Macquarie Bank Limited

The New Zealand PPP Portfolio: Current Projects and Recent Legislative Exclusions

Keys to the Success of Project Financing: Local Authority Capacity Building (Budgeting and Good Governance for Sustainable Development)

Public Sector Accounting: An Obstacle to Fair Evaluation of the Performance of Public Services

1245

Lunch with Address

A Framework for PPPs in Local Government in New South Wales

1400

Session I : The Regional PPP Portfolio

Chair: Lew Owens; Chairman, Essential Services Commission (SA)

The World Bank's Role in the Infrastructure Sector and the Case for PPPs

The Thai Experience

The Adelaide-Darwin Railway Project

  • Franco Moretti, Bid Director (and previous CEO) of Asia Pacific Transport

Melbourne Passenger Rail

1515

Break

 

Session II : Electricity Generation and Distribution

Chair: Mike Smart, Network Economics Consulting Group

IPPs in the Philippines

Urban Distribution Systems

Private-Public Participation in Indonesia’s Power Sector: Reality and Expectations

Concessions in Thailand

Water/Waste Water Management

1700

Review of Day 1

Chair: Professor Edward Chen, President, Lingnan University and Chairman, Hong Kong Committee for PECC

Summary remarks by a panel comprising session chairs.

Introduction to the first session of day 2

1730

Meet at the front of the hotel for Bus transfer to the French Senior Trade Commissioner’s Residence (Victoria Road, Belleview Hill)

1800

Cocktail Party hosted by FPTPECC

Hosts:

  • Ambassador Bruno Gain, Permanent Secretary for Pacific Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Jean Leviol, Head of the French Economic Mission, Sydney
Tuesday, December 14

0900

Introduction and Welcome

  • Professor Christopher Findlay; Vice Chair Auspecc, Coordinator PECC Community Building Task Force

0915

Keynote Address

The Commonwealth’s Position on Public Private Partnerships and Case Studies Currently Being Undertaken

  • The Hon Dr Sharman Stone; MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration

1000

Private Financing for Public Infrastructure: Options for More Efficient Financing

Chair: Bernard Poignant; International Finance Project Director, International Affairs, Veolia, France


Perception versus Reality: Why Differing Views of Risk Matter

Political Risk Insurance and its Role in Project Financing

  • Raffy Rios, Executive Director, Trade Credit and Political Risk Aon Risk Services Singapore (Insurance Brokers) Pty Ltd
  • David Pulver; Divisional Director, Political Risk for Aon Australia
    icon Political Risk Insurance and PPP (224.29 kB)

The Development of the PPP Market in Asia

The Role of Local Financing in the Development of PPPs and Municipal Investment / Services


Break – a 15 minute break will be held during Session 5 at a time convenient to the group.

1230

Lunch sponsored by Veolia with Keynote Address

The Debate on PPPs – Where Are We Now in the EU?

  • Mr Joachim Bitterlich, International Affairs, Veolia, and former Adviser to the German Chancellor (Dr Helmut Kohl), and German Ambassador to Spain

1400

Case studies: Airports – the Challenges of Private Participation

Chair: Colin Gannon, Senior Economic Adviser, ACCC

Airport Privatisation in Australia

Incheon International Airport

1515

Break

1530

The Next Steps in the PPP Agenda – Review Panel Reports and Discussion

Moderator and Opening Comments

  • Yves Cousquer; Special Adviser to the Ministry of Public Works, Paris; and Chair of the European Centre for Services of General Interest, previously Director General, of La Poste and President of Paris Airports

Panel members:

  • Edward Chen
  • Christopher Findlay
  • Bernard Poignant
  • Laurent Deruy

1610

Closing Session

Moderator to identify key points for the summary report

1615

Thanks and acknowledgements – Workshop Close

1630

Meet at the front of the hotel for a short walk to Circular Quay

1645 - 1830

Sydney Harbour Cruise and Cocktail Party

 

Venue

Map
Venue:
Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney
Street:
199 George Street
ZIP:
NSW 2000
City:
Sydney
Country:
AUSTRALIA