06/06/2012 : Joint EC-EPEC Private Sector Forum: Financing Future Infrastructure

Context

The European PPP Expertise Centre (EPEC), in co-operation with the European Commission, are organising the next meeting of the Private Sector Forum on the 6th June 2012 in Brussels.

The main topic of discussion will be the "Financing Future Infrastructure". The event will analyse the role of new financial instruments in EU policies and PPP financing, in a crucial moment, in which the European Institutions are defining the role of these instruments in preparation for the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework (2014-2020).

The morning session will focus on the EC and EIB responses to recent market developments in the field of PPPs while the afternoon session will be divided into three separate and more specific workshops:

I - The future of PPP financing
II - Financing for municipal & regional projects

For further information, please take a look at the agenda:

• Programme of the conference(47 kB)  

Date and location

Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 9h30 – 16h30 (registration from 9h00)
Charlemagne building (Room Alcide de Gasperi)
170, rue de la Loi (metro/train: Schuman)
1040 Brussels
Belgium

Please see here, how to reach the conference building: Map(513 kB)  . (Charlemagne marked as 'CHAR')

Registration

Please register for the conference by sending an e-mail to ECFIN-L3

Important notice: Please specify the afternoon workshop you would like to attend. Further information on the workshops will be available in April (Attendance will then be confirmed).

Conference programme

09:00	Registration, welcome and opening remarks
Morning session
10:00	Opening: T.C. Barrett(3 MB), EIB responses to a changing investment & PPP market
10:15	EU 2020 and Long Term Financing, regulatory aspects
	Moderator	G. Thomas, DG ECFIN
	Speakers	M. Nava(117 kB), DG MARKT E. Reviglio(374 kB), CDP M. Wilkins(2 MB), S&P V. Allilaire, MetLife
11:30	Coffee break
11:45	Project Bonds – How to attract investors
	Moderator	N. Jennett, EIB
	Speakers	E. Rømer(73 kB), DG ECFIN L. Molte Jakobsen(196 kB), EKF P. Nair(185 kB), RBC
12:30	Connecting Europe Facility: Financing of energy and ICT infrastructures – regulatory aspects
	Moderator	M. Santoni, DG ECFIN
	Speakers	C. Sikow-Magny(441 kB), DG ENER A. Krzyzanowska(137 kB), DG INFSO K. Siwek(320 kB), Ministry Regional Development, Poland
13:15	Lunch
Afternoon Session
14:15	EPEC Activities 2012
	Speaker	C. Blades(388 kB), EPEC
14:45	Break-out Groups
	I – The future of PPP financing
	Moderator	F. Gaudet(401 kB), EPEC
	Speakers	R. Abadie(195 kB), PwC K. Kathmann(2 MB), Strabag L. Waterston(747 kB), SMBC
	Discussant	F. Bergère, MAPPP
	II - Financing for municipal & regional projects
	Moderator	G. von Thadden(544 kB), EPEC
	Speakers	A. Coutts(5 MB), Dr Alister W Coutts & Partners I. Butkauskas(385 kB), Peritus Sprendimai C. von Csiky, 3E Park Investors SCA
	Discussant	E. Fuentes, KPMG F. Bergère, MAPPP
16:15	Summary of the Break-out Groups
	Moderators	F. Gaudet, EPEC / G. von Thadden, EPEC
16:35	Conclusions
	Speaker	T.C. Barrett, EIB
16:45	Close of meeting