PPP Days 2012 Conference

Programme overview

Days 1 and 2 will include panel debates among practitioners and researchers. Sessions will address the following key areas:

• Identification and prioritization of PPP projects, past and current practices in different countries, institutional issues and training needs.

• Governance of PPP procurement, including the process adaptation, procurement, and the role of PPP Units, parliament, Courts of Auditors, and the media.

• Contract management, management by contracting authorities of the interaction with private partners. Many countries are currently experiencing a host of issues regarding contract management, especially concerning contract enforcement.

Day 3 will be a Business Forum providing a networking opportunity for governments to dialogue with representatives of the private sector from around the world. Keynote speaker: Margareta Wahlstrom, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).

Day 4 will include site visits and case studies giving participants the choice to attend local site visits or case study discussions. The site visits to operational PPPs in the Geneva vicinity will be complimented by presentations about projects from around the world. The case study discussions will be integrated within the fourth session of the UNECE Team of Specialists on PPP.