CONFERENCE AGENDA
 
 
     
  DAY ONE 25th September, 2002  
     
 
09:00 Introductory Remarks   Sir Jeremy Hanley KCMG, Non-executive Chairman, ITE Group Plc
09:05 Presidential Address   H.E. THE PRESIDENT OF ROMANIA, HON. ION ILIESCU
09:25 Official Opening Address   Hon. Hildegard Puwak, Minister of European Integration
09:40 Official Opening Address   H.E. Jonathan Scheele, Head of the EU Delegation in Romania
09:50 Official Opening Address   H.E. Richard Ralph, The Ambassador of The United Kingdom
 
Section 1 National Strategies for Infrastructure Development in the Framework of EU Accession
 
10:00 National Strategy for Transport Infrastructure   Sorin Ovidiu Bota, Secretary of State, Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Housing
10:15 National Strategy for Environmental Infrastructure   Ion Bazac, Secretary of State, Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection
10:30 National Strategy for Regional Infrastructure Development   Mihai David, Secretary of State, Ministry of Development and Prognosis
10:45 National Strategy for Municipal Infrastructure Development   Paul Romeo Postelnicu, Secretary of State, Ministry of Public Administration
11:00 National Strategy for Rural Infrastructure Development   Valeriu Steriu, Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forests
11:15 EU Infrastructure Policies: requirements, trends, challenges   European Commission (or its Delegation in Romania) Representative
11:30 Cofee Break Hosted by: TBD  
 
Section 2 Alternative Financing of Infrastructure Projects
 
12:00 EU Assistance Programmes: Phare, Ispa, Sapard   European Commission (or its Delegation in Romania)
12:45 Implementation of EU Programs in Romania Daniela Gheorghe, Undersecretary of State - NAO, Ministry of Public Finance
13:00 Special Loan Facilities Florence Gaboreaud, Loan Officer, European Investment Bank
13:20 Special Loan Facilities Thomas Maier, Director, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
13:40 Special Loan Facilities Senior Representative, World Bank
14:00 Lunch Break Hosted by: TBD  
15:30 ABN-AMRO FINANCE ROUNDTABLE
Structured Trade Finance, Syndications, Municipal & Corporate Bonds, Structured Loans & Cash Management
17:30 Bilateral Meetings  
18:30 End of Day One  
       
 
  DAY TWO 26th September, 2002  
     
 
Section 3 Implementation Mechanisms in Infrastructure Development Agencies
 
9:00 Transport Infrastructure: Roads Eugenia Dunca, Deputy General Director, National Roads Administration
9:15 Transport Infrastructure: Railways Orlando Craciun, Director, Romanian Railways (CFR)
9:30 Municipal Utilities Infrastructure Jeana Buzduga, Director, Central Financing and Contracting Unit, Ministry of Public Finance
9:45 Rural Infrastructure Stefan Mitrache, General Director, SAPARD Agency
10:00 World Bank PIU
10:15 Coffee Break Hosted by: TBD
 
Section 4 State of the Art Technologies
 
10:45 Technologies for Environment Infrastructure   Manufacturers, Suppliers, Contractors, Consultants
- Water Supply & Water Treatment  
- Sewerage & Wastewater Treatment  
- Solid Waste Systems  
- Heating Systems  
12:15 Technologies for Transport Infrastructure Manufacturers, Suppliers, Contractors, Design Consultants
- Roads  
- Railways  
- Others  
13:30 Lunch Break Hosted by: TBD
 
Section 5 Management of Infrastructure Projects
 
15:00

Management of international works contracts - the FIDIC way.

Senior Representative of FIDIC (Federation Internationale des Ingenieurs Conseils)
16:00 Cofee Break Hosted by: TBD
16:15 Risk Management of the infrastructure projects Theodore Cominos, Senior Associate, LINKLATERS
17:00 Bilateral Meetings
18:00 End of Conference