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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

UNECE International PPP Centre of Excellence

UNITED NATIONS Geneva, April 2011

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CONTENTS

Letter of Address by Ján Kubiš................................................................................................. 3

High Level Panel....................................................................................................................... 4

Overview of the UNECE International PPP Centre of Excellence........................................... 6

Programme................................................................................................................................ 7

Support for the Forum............................................................................................................. 12

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LETTER OF ADDRESS

Dear Colleagues, It is my pleasure to welcome you all to the Third Session of the Team of Specialists on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Geneva. PPPs are critical in the modernization of infrastructure, the improvement of public services and in meeting the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Governments in the UNECE region and around the world increasingly favour PPPs. However they are complex in nature, requiring different types of skills and new public sector capabilities. To address the need to improve the public sector’s capability to deliver successful PPPs, the UNECE elaborated a Guidebook on Promoting Good Governance in PPPs. This is, however, only a beginning and there is a consensus that more actions were needed. Following an inter-agency capacity building programme involving the UNECE, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), it was proposed to create an international PPP Centre of Excellence. UNECE was tasked to explore whether extra-budgetary resources could be raised to make this project feasible. Our Meeting will discuss the UNECE International PPP Centre of Excellence. We look forward to hearing your views and to receiving your support for the Centre. I wish you a fruitful discussion at this session, and a pleasant stay in Geneva.

Ján Kubiš

Executive Secretary

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HIGH LEVEL PANEL

Dr. Enrique T. Ona Minister of Health of the Philippines

Dr. Ona is recognized as one of the top surgeons in the field of vascular surgery and organ transplantation, as well as being a dedicated advocate for preventive nephrology in the Philippines. He has dedicated himself to the mission of attaining Universal Healthcare Coverage for Filipinos in two to three years. Today he will be talking about the hosting of the PPP Specialist Centre for Health in the Philippines.

Mr. Loay bin Ahmad Sa'ad Al-Musallam CEO of the National Water Company of Saudi Arabia

Mr. Loay Bin Ahmad Sa’ad Al-Musallam serves as the Deputy Minister for Planning & Development in the Ministry of Water & Electricity and Head of Privatization and Re-engineering of the Water Sector. Today he will talk about the hosting of the PPP Specialist Centre for Water in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Alexander Bazhenov Director, PPP Center, State Corporation “Bank for development and foreign economic activity” (Vnesheconombank), Russia

Mr. Bashenov is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at JSC Economic Institute of Utilities and is a Member of the Board of Directors at JSC Zarubezhneft. Today he will be talking about the hosting of a PPP Specialist Centre in the Russian Federation.

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Dr. Amer Aladhadh Adviser to Ministry of Business and Trade, Qatar PPP Unit

Dr. Amer Aladhadh is an Economist with extensive background in economic and political institutional development in the Middle East. Today he will be talking about the hosting of the PPP Specialist Centre in Food Security in Qatar.

Mr. Ioan Bala Director General, National Administration of Penitentiaries, Romania

A recognized European prisons expert, Dr. Băla is member of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA); the European-Middle Correctional Roundtable (MECR) and the International Network to Promote the Rule of Law. Mr. Bala will be talking about hosting the PPP Specialist Centre in Prisons.

Mr. Uchkunbek Tashbaev Minister of Economic Regulation of Kyrgyz Republic

Mr. Tashbaev will be discussing the UNECE PPP Initiative, namely the importance of the UNECE International PPP Centre of Excellence and its role in initiating a National Programme on the development of PPPs in the Kyrgyz Republic. Mr. Tashbaev has wide experience in corporate governance, insurance, banking and finance sectors, as well as in the development of non-banking institutions.

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OVERVIEW OF THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

The purpose of the UNECE International PPP Centre of Excellence will be, in collaboration with other international and regional institutions, to assist Member States in their ongoing development of both internal PPP capabilities and national PPP markets. It will significantly contribute to achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by fast tracking the development of critical civil and social infrastructure, and raising performance of existing infrastructure. The UNECE Family of PPP has two groups: privately-financed, and publicly-financed. Within each of these groups, there is a range of PPP options. The UNECE International PPP Centre of Excellence will: • be a “One-Stop-Shop”; • develop and implement a set of best-

practice guidelines in PPP capacity-building and PPP project delivery (the “UNECE PPP Toolkit”);

• establish UNECE PPP Specialist Centres, each with a global sector-specific focus on an area of PPP public asset and service delivery; and

• research to develop lower-risk models for PPP delivery and finance.

UNECE PPP Specialist Centres, hosted by countries Specialist Centres focus on sector specific PPP applications. They are hosted by countries which have a strategic imperative within the sector, such as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Water, and the Philippines for Health. Countries hosting UNECE PPP Specialist Centres agree to: • Support a full time position in the Geneva PPP Centre of Excellence; • Fund the development and updating of the sector specific best practice guides under

the direction of the UNECE PPP Secretariat; • Fund the establishment and operation of the Specialist Centre; • Manage the Research Program • Provide support to other countries; • Establish and manage the Specialistt

Centre Membership. Private sector. members support the Specialist financially through annual membership fees, and participate in the Centre’s activities (such as research and support to countries);

• Establish an international data-base.

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PROGRAMME

Monday 18 April 10.00 – 10.25

Opening statement by Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General, United Nations Office, Geneva Keynote address : Infrastructure Deficit and Importance of PPP Capacity Building: Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD

10.25 – 10.55 Item 1. Adoption of the agenda Item 2. Election of officers and issues related to the Bureau

10.55 – 13.00 Item 3. Substantive segment: the UNECE PPP Initiative – the UNECE PPP Toolkit and the UNECE International PPP Centre of Excellence Session 1 – High Level Panel: The challenges of implementing successful PPPs, and how the UNECE International PPP Centre of Excellence can help countries meet these challenges. Moderator: Mr. Rumen Dobrinsky, Director of the Economic Cooperation and Integration • Dr. Enrique T. Ona, Minister of Health of the Philippines

• Mr. Loay bin Ahmad Sa'ad Al-Musallam, Chief Executive Officer of the National Water

Company of Saudi Arabia

• Mr. Alexander Bazhenov, Director PPP Center, Vnesheconombank, Russian Federation

• Mr . Amer Aladhadh, Advisor to Ministry of Business and Trade, Qatar PPP Unit

• Mr. Ioan Bala, Director General, National Administration of Penitentiaries, Romania

Countries getting started in PPPs: Mr. Uchkunbek Tashbaev, Minister of Economic Regulation of Kyrgyz Republic Special address: The situation in Japan and the role of PPP in its reconstruction: Mr. Sam Tabuchi

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LUNCH BREAK

13.00 – 15.00 At 13.45 there will be a special session in Salle XIX devoted to exploring the ways and means of setting up Specialist Centres under this Initiative. The focus of this discussion will be on the following issues:

• Review of experience to date of setting up Specialist Centres in Countries • Raising the necessary resources • Working with the private sector • Working with the Centre in Geneva to ensure consistency in the best practice deliverables

15.00 – 16.30

Session 2 – The development of the UNECE PPP Toolkit, and the structure and operations of the UNECE International PPP Centre of Excellence. Moderator: Mr. Jan van Schoonhoven I. The UNECE PPP Toolkit (i) Overview on the development and purpose of the UNECE PPP Toolkit: General overview of the UNECE PPP Toolkit: Mr. Tony Bonnici, UNECE

Structure and development of the ‘How-To’ Manual, and the ‘Best-Practice’ Guides: Dr. David

Dombkins

The UNECE Guidebook on Promoting Good Governance in PPPs: Mr. Art Smith

Development and structure of the PPP National Readiness Assessment Tool: Mr. Peter

Dombkins

Application of the PPP National Readiness Assessment Tool in national capacity building

programmes: Mr. Tony Smith

16.30 – 16.45 Coffee Break

16.45 – 18.00 (ii) How the UNECE PPP Initiative is going to be applied in individual countries? Ukraine Ms. Irina Zapatrina Kyrgyzstan Ms. Gulnara Kalikova Germany Mr. Bernhard Mueller

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(iii) What is going to be the role of the private sector? How will the private sector be engaged in this process? The role of the UNECE roster of PPP experts: how to engage the private sector in the UNECE PPP Initiative: Mr. Leo McKenna (iv) How will the Toolkit raise the capacity of governments in improving/implementing PPP legislation? Review of the UNCITRAL Model Legislative Provisions Privately financed Infrastructure Projects (PFIPs): Results of the UNECE survey and evaluation: Mr. Richard Armitage , Simmons and Simmons, London, United Kingdom The role of UNCITRAL in PPP legislative best practice: Ms. Samira Musayeva, UNCITRAL The challenges of introducing legal best practices: Mr. Alexei Zverev, EBRD Implementing legal best practice in the Russian Federation: Mr. Khafiz Salikhov , Chairman of the Sub-Committee for PPPs, the State Duma, Russian Federation (tbc) PPP Progress in the Russian Federation: Mr. Pavel A. Brusser, Project & Structured Finance, Executive Director, Gazprombank II. The UNECE International PPP Centre of Excellence: Structure, purpose and benefits of the International PPP Centre of Excellence Mr. Jan van Schoonhoven

Progress and international support in establishing the International PPP Centre of Excellence: Roads –Mr. Emin Sazak, President, Turkish Construction Association (tbc)

Health – Mr. Celso Manangan

Seaports – Ms. Katerina Kitsili / COSCO Group (tbc)

Airports – Mr. Türker Yöndem / Mr. Vincent Ladougne , Bouygues Batiment International

Sustainable Development – Mr. Anthony Coumidis , Director of McBains Cooper

RECEPTION

18.15 Restaurant des Délégués, Palais des Nations, 8th floor

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Tuesday, 19 April

10.00 – 11.00 Session 2 (cont’d)

11.00 – 12.30 Session 3 – Comments on the UNECE PPP Initiative from International Organisations, Multilateral Development banks, the private sector, NGO’s, and members of the Team of Specialists on PPPs Moderators: Mr. Geoffrey Hamilton , UNECE and Mr. Filip Drapak , IFC (i) How does the UNECE PPP Initiative relate to the activities of Development Banks Mr. Anand Chiplunkar , Asian Development Bank

(ii) How will the International PPP Centre of Excellence assist other agencies in their PPP capacity building activities Mr. Nicholas Jennett (EPEC) Ms. Anne Miroux, UNCTAD

(iii) UNECE PPP Initiative: the Perspective of the Business Advisory Board on PPPs: Mr. Anthony Pearce (iv) UNECE PPP Initiative: the Perspective of NGOs: Ms. Caroline Visser, International Road Federation

(v) Cross-sectoral synergy within UNECE: Mr. Geoffrey Hamilton , UNECE

12.30 – 13.00 Summing up of the Substantive Segment Supporting a Recommendation to establish the UNECE International PPP Centre of Excellence Mr. Jan van Schoonhoven Mr. Art Smith

LUNCH BREAK

13.00 – 15.00

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15.00 – 18.00

Item 4. Review of the work done since the second session Item 5. Implementation plan for the rest of 2011 and proposals for the programme of work in the next biennium 2012-2013 Mr. Yuriy Husyev from Ukraine will brief the Team on activities planned for 2011 in Kiev; Mr. Vladimir Karyagin , from the Minsk Capital Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers, will make a presentation on PPP development in the Republic of Belarus; Mr. Yong-Seong Kim, Head, Policy and Research Division, Korea Development Institute (PIMAC), will make a presentation on PPP development in the Republic of Korea, and on the International Alliance of PPP Centres; and Ms. Muhabbat Mahmudova, Senior Research Analyst, Infrastructure Journal, will present an 2010 analysis of the PPP market. Item 6. Other business

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SUPPORT FOR THE FORUM

THE SECRETARIAT WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE TO THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES FOR THEIR

SUPPORT

• Deloitte

• Price Water House Coopers

• Rebel Group

• Simmons and Simmons