Financing Infrastructure, Municipalities and Regional Development in Russia 2009 St. Petersburg, Russian Federation - Sokos Hotels - Holiday Club (Birzhevoy pereulok 2-4, 199004) - 16.12.2008-17.12.2008
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| Programme and speakers
Please note that the speakers listed below have been invited and that some of them are not yet confirmed. The programme will be updated and new speakers will be included
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Tuesday 16 December 2008
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| 09:00-09:30 |
Registration of participants, welcome coffee and networking in the exhibtion area |
| 09:30-10:00 |
Welcome Address
Eugenie Lukyanov, (confirmed)
Deputy Representative of President of the Russian Federation in
the North-Western Federal District
Keynote Address
Valentina Matviyenko, (waiting for final confirmation)
Governor of St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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| 10:00-11:30 |
Panel Session 1: Assessing the Municipal/Regional Infrastructure needs for 2009 and beyond
- Russian infrastructure development into the North-Western Regional context
- Existing business opportunities and prospects
- Implementation of new projects
- Benefits from City twinning relationships in the Baltic Sea Region
- The North-Western Russian Region and the Baltic Rim Economies
- Capitalizing geographical advantages
- Sectorial showcases (roads and bridges, ports, construction and real estate, railways, social infra), etc.
Chairman
Andrew Somers, (confirmed)
President, American Chamber of Commerce, Russian Federation
Opening Ceremony with the presence of
Yuri Molchanov, (confirmed)
Deputy Governor of St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
and Thomas Maier, (confirmed)
Business Group Director Infrastructure, EBRD, United Kingdom
Sergey Sveshkov, (confirmed)
Regional Manager,
Savant International, Russian Federation
Alexander V. Bazhenov, (confirmed)
Director of PPP Center,
Vnesheconombank, Russian Federation
Valery Kucherov, (confirmed)
Lead Consultant,
ERM Eurasia, Russian Federation
Artiom Kozlovski, (confirmed)
Head of Advisory Services, Infrastructure Sector
Ernst & Young, Russian Federation
Igor Kovtun, (confirmed)
General Representative,
Nordic Investment Bank, Russian Federation
A Speaker from the private sector
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| 11:30-12:00 |
Coffee break and networking |
| 12:00-13:30 |
Panel Session 2: Infrastructure investment and project finance trends
- Increasing role of Regional Funds and IFIs
- Meeting the evolving needs of the rapidly changing Municipal/Regional environment in Russia
- Attracting foreign investment/capital
- Banking long-term investment projects within the international financial markets instability
- Sectorial showcases (roads and bridges, ports, construction and real estate, railways, social infra), etc.
Chairman
Speaker tba
Klaus Rohland, (confirmed)
Country Director for Russia,
The World Bank, Russian Federation
Glenn Kolleeny, Partner and Natalia Diatlova, Counsel, (confirmed)
Salans, Russian Federation
Natasha Khanjenkova, (confirmed)
Director, Infrastructure and Energy,
EBRD, Russian Federation/UK
Jaakko Henttonen, (confirmed)
Manager,
Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership (NDEP Support Fund)
Elena Bourganskaia, (confirmed)
Manager, Real Sector,
International Finance Corporation, Russian Federation
Victoria Goldman, (confirmed)
Managing Partner St. Petersburg and
Anatoly Sukhodolov, (confirmed)
Senior Associate,
Hannes Snellman, Russian Federation
A Speaker from the private sector
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| 13:30-14:30 |
Buffet Luncheon
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| 14:30-16:30 |
Panel Session 3: a) PPPs in waste and water sector - track record possible developments and opportunities
b) Private Equity and Capital Markets Route
- South-West Water Treatment Facilities as a case study for successful water treatment PPPs in Russia
- Experience of working with regional and local authorities
- Legal frameworks and structures for waste and water PPPs
- Overview of international experience and market trends in waste and water PPPs
- Implementation of new projects: sectorial showcases (roads and bridges, ports, construction and real estate, railways, social infra), etc.
Chairman
Anton Vayshnurs, (confirmed)
Manager, Financial Advisory, Coordinator of PPP and Infrastructure Projects,
Deloitte, Russian Federation
Sergei Sivaev, (confirmed)
Director for Municipal Service,
Institute for Urban Economics, Russian Federation
Irina Bakhtina, (confirmed)
Chairperson,
SPIBA Committee on Waste Management, Russian Federation
Rauff Yabbarov, (confirmed)
Director, PPP Concession International,
Transstroy, Russian Federation
Nikolay Kolychev, (confirmed)
Member of the Board of Directors,
Autopark "Spectrans", Russian Federation
A Speaker from the private sector
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| 16:30 |
Evening Cocktail Reception for all the delegates, speakers, guests and speakers (venue to be advised) |
Wednesday 17 December 2008
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| 09:00-09:30 |
Morning coffee and networking |
| 09:30-11:00 |
Panel session 4: Key role of Public Private Partnership models
- Overcoming the challenges
- Key factors for successful PPP projects in Russia
- Bankability
- Legal Issues
- Best practices
- Sectorial showcases (roads and bridges, ports, construction and real estate, railways, social infra), etc.
- Pulkovo Airport: a 5 stars PPP project
Chairman
Speaker tba
Igor Lukyanov, (confirmed)
General Director,
Western High-Speed Diameter, Russian Federation
Dmitri Babiner, (confirmed)
Partner, Head of Tax & Legal Services Department,
Ernst & Young, Russian Federation
Caroline Visser, (confirmed)
PPP Expert,
International Road Federation, Switzerland
Innokenty Ivanov, (confirmed)
Senior Associate,
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Russian Federation
Andrey Vasilyev, (confirmed)
Director, Economic Cooperation and Integration Division,
United Nationas Economic Commission for Europe, Switzerland
Srilal Perera, (confirmed)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA),
A Member of the World Bank Group, USA
A Speaker from the private sector
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| 11:00-11:30 |
Coffee break and networking
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| 11:30-13:00 |
Panel session 5: SMEs role in Russia Regional economic development in Russia
- Towards entrepreneurship and knowledge-based economies
- Role of the special economic zone in attracting foreign investment
- Innovations
- Sectorial showcases (roads and bridges, ports, construction and real estate, railways, social infra), etc.
Chairman
Speaker tba
Vladimir Gamza, (confirmed)
First Vice President,
Association of Regional Banks of the Russian Federation
Valentin Makarov, (confirmed)
President,
RUSSOFT Association, Russian Federation
Yuri A. Mikhailov, (confirmed)
Chief of RusSEZ St. Petersbourg Territorial Department, Russian Federation
A Speaker from the private sector
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| 13:00 |
Farewell cocktail for all the delegates, speakers, sponsors and invitees and end of the Conference |
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