INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & WORKSHOP Public Private Partnerships in Transport and Road Infrastructure (How to Develop a Successful PPP Project) 22 nd 23 rd of November 2012, Płock, Poland Background information Efficient transport is a crucial component of economic development, in a global and national scale. Transport availability affects the development scheme and sometimes can be a barrier to economic growth within individual nations. A reliable road network is essential for economic development as it allows countries to integrate into regional and global markets, can lower production and transaction costs and stimulates capital investment in a region. Public-private partnerships can fill the capacity gap and help developing countries build and maintain their transportation networks. There is no single European model of a PPP but the formula have a number of common characteristics: it involves concessions or other contractual arrangements with public bodies (federal, state or local) whereby the private sector makes a service available to the general public; the risk is sharing between both of the partners and others like long term between the parties exists. It also requires commitment, clear rules and frameworks including transparent procurement. The conclusion is that the experience with transport infrastructure in CEE countries of Europe in the past 10 15 years shows that, to be successful, a PPP scheme must have strong government support and long-lasting government engagement. Despite the current political and financial difficulties PPP
remains an attractive source of finance for the public sector - well-structured PPP projects continue to provide an attractive investment and can be used by the public sector to stimulate the economy. Taking into consideration the main theme of the conference, the participant of the event will identify key methods of adopting the national strategies, policies and frameworks in PPP; will apply UNITAR self-assessment tools to rate and compare relevant PPP projects in transport and finally will explore financing and practical integration of selected practices in PPP projects. Date 22 nd - 23 rd November 2012 Location Płock, Poland Partners Municipality of Płock, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), PwC, Institute of PPP, CMS Cameron McKenna, Mazovian Energy Agency Honorary patronage Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Poland Expert partner PPP Institute Media patronage PPPortal.pl Targeted audience High-level authorities and experts from local governments and private sector, representatives from NGOs and community-based organizations, academic institutions and other local actors within Central and Eastern Europe. Content The Conference & Workshop contents are composed of the following: Overview of international PPP projects, Legal issues and strategies for international PPP projects, Funding/financial issues and strategies for international PPP projects, Technological issues and strategies for international PPP projects, Good practices and key case studies in PPP projects.
Learning objectives Participants will identify key methods of adopting national strategies, policies and frameworks in PPP, Participants will apply UNITAR self-assessment tools to rate and compare relevant PPP projects in Europe, Participants will explore financing and practical integration of selected practices in PPP projects in Europe. About City-Share methodology UNITAR and CIFAL Płock will use the CityShare methodology during the Workshop. It aims at optimizing peer learning between local officials. It consists of various processes of self-assessment, distillation and transmission of experiences and good practices. It is also composed of several tools which provide a common framework for the evaluation of experiences made by the participating cities and offer a common language for the exchange and assimilation of contextualized experiences, as well as a roadmap for action and progress. Structure The Conference structure consists of the following pillars: Keynote presentation and participatory discussion, Case studies from participant countries, Overview of good practices, key challenges, and lesson learned, UNITAR CityShare methodology Certificates of completion Each participant will receive a prestigious Certificates of Completion of learning course on Public- Private Partnerships in Transport and Road Infrastructure, jointly signed by United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) and its Associated Training Centre CIFAL.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Public Private Partnerships in Transport and Road Infrastructure Draft agenda Day 01 - Thursday, 22 nd November 2012 conference. Hotel Tumski, Piekarska St. 9, Płock/Poland 09.30-10.00 Registration 10.00-10.15 10.15-10.45 10.45-11.15 11.15-11.45 11.45-12.15 Opening of the conference Welcoming remarks by Mayor of Płock Presentation on UNITAR and CIFAL Płock Overview of Chinese transportation PPPs Mr Zhonghua Wang, Deputy Head of Shanghai Municipal Comission of Economy and Informatization, Shanghai/China How to structure a succesfull PPP Mr Peter Snelson, PPP Consult, Harwood/United Kingdom Pilot road PPP project in Lithuania Mr Jonas Kimontas, Chief Project Manager, Invest Lithuania, Vilnius/Lithuania Czech examples of PPP projects Mr Vladimír Sloup, Executive Director, Association of PPP, Prague/Czech Republic 12.15-12.45 Coffee break 12.45-13.15 13.15-13.45 13.45-14.15 14.15-14.45 14.45-15.15 15.15-16.00 PPP. British experience Mr Michael Dembiński Head of Policy, British-Polish Chamber of Commerce, Warsaw/Poland Dr Andrzej Urbanik, Member of FEHRL Executive Committee, Secretary General of Polish Road Transport Technology Platform, Road and Bridge Research Institute, Warsaw/Poland Funding/financial issues and strategies for international PPPs projects Mr Adam Jędrzejewski, International Business Executive, PPP Institute, Warsaw/Poland The process of improving the feasibility of PPP projects in Poland Mr Witold Grzybowski, Ekspert, Collect Consulting, Katowice/Poland PPP in road investements - activities of Ministry of Regional Development Mr Mateusz Urasiński, Specialist, Department for Individual Projects' Preparation, Ministry of Regional Development, Warsaw/Poland Debate: Pros and cons for a PPP Moderator: Prof. Wojciech Suchorzewski, Professor at Warsaw Technical University/Poland 16.00 Welcoming lunch Facilitator: Mr Waldemar Chachulski (Strabag Ltd.) Honorary patronage: Media patronage: Expert partner:
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP How to Develop a Successful PPP Project Draft agenda Day 02 - Friday, 23 rd November 2012 - applied workshop, sessions focusing on identified best practice cases. Hotel Tumski, Piekarska St. 9, Płock/Poland City-Share methodology: Presentation of self-assessment matrix and identifying key shared 8.30-9.00 challenges among participants City-Share methodology: Matrix results and peer assist: peer to peer discussion of self-assessment 9.00-10.00 matrix results and presentations on matrix results by each national group of participants 10.00-10.30 Coffee break 10.30-12.00 City-Share methodology: Knowledge fair - exchanging and pairing assets, expertise and challenges City-Share methodology: Consolidating lessons learned - development and finalization of action 12.00-13.00 plans Closing ceremony Completion of workshop evaluation forms by participants 13.00-13.30 UNITAR/ CIFAL Płock certificates for each participant Photo session 13.30 Lunch Moderator/facilitator: UNITAR's representative