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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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