The Embassy of Canada, the Canadian Business Club of Slovenia and AmCham Slovenia are pleased to invite you to a
Conference on Public Private Partnerships
Perspectives from Canada and Slovenia
Wednesday, 11 March, 2015, Hotel Slon, Ljubljana
The conference will present good practices and models from Canada and Slovenia with a focus on health, energy and infrastructure followed by networking lunch.
Please register online by Monday, 9 March, 2015. Conference is free of charge, space is limited so please register early.
Conference Program:
08:00 – 08:30 Registration
08:30 – 08:45 Opening Remarks
State Secretary, Ministry of Finance,Government of Slovenia (tbc)
H.E. Lisa Helfand, Ambassador of Canada
Ms. Aleša Kandus, President, Canadian Business Club of Slovenia and Honorary Consul of Canada
08:45 – 10:00 Expert Presentations
Dr. Alan Humphries, Strategic Executive Advisor, Strategic Partnerships Division, Infrastructure Alberta – Public Sector Perspective: Well built, well maintained assets that exceed community expectations
Mr. Nasser Massoud, Executive Board Director, Global Head of Transactions & Corporate Development, InterHealth Canada – A PPP Model for Health Infrastructure
Tibor Turi, Ph.D.,P.Eng., Manager, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada – PPP – NSERC International Overview
Mr. Matej Čepeljnik, Public Property Directorate, Ministry of Finance and ms. Miranda Groff-Ferjančič, Government of Slovenia – PPP Regulatory Framework in Slovenia
Mr. Klemen Grebenšek, State Secretary and Ms. Darja Kocjan. Director General, Infrastructure Directorate, Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning – PPP Opportunities for Slovenia: The Divača Koper Rail Project
Mr. Miloš Vignjević, Unicredit Bank Slovenia – Financial Considerations for PPP in Slovenia
Ms. Alenka Loose, City Energy Manager, Mayor`s Office, City Of Ljubljana Energy – Retrofit of Public Buildings Owned by the City of Ljubljana: Experiences with Public Private Partnership – Energy Performance Contracting Principle (PPP EPC)
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee and Networking Break
10:30 – 11:45 Panel Discussion – Moving PPP Forward in Slovenia: Lessons Learned and International Best Practices
Moderator:
Nevenka Črešnar Pergar, Chair of the AmCham Environmental and Spatial Committee
Panelists:
Dr. Alan Humphries, Strategic Executive Advisor, Strategic Partnerships Division, Infrastructure Alberta
Mr. Nasser Massoud, Executive Board Director, Global Head of Transactions & Corporate Development, InterHealth Canada
Dr. Tibor Turi, Manager, National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada
Mr. Klemen Grebenšek, State Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning
Dr. Boštjan Ferk, Managing Director of the Institute for Public-Private Partnership
Ms. Miranda Groff-Ferjančič, Government of Slovenia
11:45 – 12:00 Closing Remarks
Ms. Ajša Vodnik, Executive Director, AmCham Slovenia
12:00 – 13:00 Networking Lunch
Program of the conference is subject to change.
The conference will be held in English without translation.
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