High-level Expert Group Meeting on Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development 2-4 October 2007, Seoul, Republic of Korea Shilla Hotel The High-level Expert Group Meeting will be convened by the ESCAP secretariat and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea in Seoul from 2 to 4 October 2007. The Meeting will provide an opportunity for agencies involved in public-private partnerships development to discuss issues of common concern especially for infrastructure development. Participants will also review a draft ministerial declaration (see below) which will be submitted to the Ministers for consideration and adoption. The High-level Expert Group Meeting will be followed by the Asia-Pacific Business Forum on Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development, to be convened by ESCAP and the Korea Development Institute on 4 October 2007. Immediately after the Forum, the Ministerial Conference on Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development will be held on 5 October 2007. It will be organized and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea, through the Ministry of Planning and Budget, with ESCAP providing support to the Conference. • Provisional Agenda • Programme • Guidelines for the Preparation of Country Reports • Report of the High-level Expert Group Meeting Background materials • PPPs in Infrastructure Development • Guide to Promoting Good Governance in PPP (ECE) • PPP Self-Assessment • Guidelines (PDF) • MS Excel files for the self-assessment: Manual input (.xls) Individual files: Government (.xls), Domestic private sector (.xls), International private sector (.xls) Linked input from individual files (.xls) • Workflow Diagram, Republic of Korea • The Philippines National Infrastructure Forum, Manila 1997 • E-procurement • "The Way Forward" • Country Reports High-level Expert Group Meeting - Presentations 2 October 2007 0900-0920 hrs Opening Statements   Director of Transport and Tourism Division of the UNESCAP   President of Korea Development Institute   Congratulatory Address   Vice Minister of Planning and Budget, Republic of Korea 0940-1230 hrs PPP Alliance Programme for Capacity-building PPPs in Infrastructure Development - Issues from different perspectives Insight into Korea's Public-Private Partnerships by Cho Yong-Man, Ministry of Planning and Budget 1400-1700 hrs Promoting Good Governance in Public-Private Partnerships by Geoffrey Hamilton, UNECE   Risk Management in Public-Private Partnerships, Value for Money and the Public Sector Comparator by Anthony Smith, Farne Project Consultancy   Self-Assessment of PPP-Readiness of Countries 3 October 2007 0900-1230 hrs Case studies in administration and management of public-private partnerships programmes - Bangladesh, Philippines and Sri Lanka 1110-1130 hrs e-Governance for Infrastructure Development in Japan by Yoshio Umehara, JACIC   Public Procurement System in Korea by Kim Jong-Yeul, Public Procurement Service 1400-1700 hrs Risk Allocation/Mitigation by Institutional Arrangements, Concession Agreements & Payment Security Mechanisms by Siddhartha Das, Ernst & Young Private Limited / Additional Notes   Key Issues, Some Illustrations of Activities, & Suggestions for the Way Forward by Batdelger Luuzan UNDP-PPPSD Business Forum - Statements and presentations 4 October 2007 • Keynote Addresses by Rajat M. Nag, ADB and by Minister Chalongphob Susangarn, Ministry of Finance, Thailand • Toll Road Development by Deputy Minister Bambang Susantono, Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Indonesia • Risk Management in Public-Private Partnerships, Value for Money and the Public Sector Comparator by Anthony Smith, Farne Project Consultancy • The Philippine BOT Program by Ms. Corazon M. Ravara, BOT Centre, Philippines • Good Governance in Public-Private Partnerships by Geoffrey Hamilton, UNECE • Public-Private Partnerships: The U.S. Experience by Arthur L. Smith, NCPPP, USA • Multilateral Development Banks: Contribution to Infrastructure Development via support to PPP transactions by Ellis Juan, World Bank • Partnership with municipalities by Binh Adjemian, Veolia Water • Institution and Administrative Arrangements of PPI in Korea by Park Hyeon, PIMAC • Experience from Australia by Glenn Maguire, Department of Treasury and Finance, Australia • Facilitating Infrastructure Financing by Sunghwan Shin, Hongik University • LIFT in the England:a PPP to deliver premises for primary health and social care by Tim Challis, Partnerships for Health, UK • Private Financing of Infrastructure Assets by John Walker AMChairman of Macquarie Group of Companies, Korea • PPP in the School by Lee Jeong-Eun, Korea Development Bank • Public Private Partnerships: A Canadian Perspective, Rick Mahler, Partnerships British Colombia Board • Japanese Policy and Implementation on PFI by Hirohiko Machida, Cabinet Office, Japan • Capital Market and Potential Financing Instruments By Russell Lamb Ministerial Conference - Statements and presentations 5 October 2007 • ESCAP's Opening Statement • Bangladesh (presentation) • Cambodia (statement) • Fiji (presentation) • Indonesia (presentation) • Lao PDR (statement) • Myanmar (statement) • Mongolia (statement) • Nepal (statement, presentation) • Pakistan (presentation) • Republic of Korea (presentation) • Sri Lanka (statement) • Thailand (presentation) • Uzbekistan (presentation) • Viet Nam (statement) • ESCAP's Closing Statement • Report of the Ministerial Conference on Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development For more information, please contact: Mr. John R. Moon Chief, Transport Policy and Tourism Section Tel: (662) 288 1378 Fax: (662) 288 3050 E-mail: moon.unescap@un.org Mr. A.S.M. Abdul Quium Economic Affairs Officer Tel: (662) 288 1316 Fax: (662) 280 6042 E-mail: quium.unescap@un.org http://www.ppp2007.org/

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