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Promoting PPP Investments in CEE

The European PPP Center in cooperation with International Road Federation organized the highly successful conference "Promoting PPP Investments in CEE". The event was held on the 29-30 October 2007 in Budapest, Hungary.

With more than 200 participants and the Hungarian Government as the Official Host the conference was the PPP meeting of the year.

More details including the event summary.

Hungarian Experience with PPP Project and its use for the Czech republic

This special workshop focusing on the M6 project was organized in cooperation with the Czech PPP Association. The event was held on 31 October 2007 and catered first hand information to the participants. Speakers at the workshop were:

  • Dr. András Timár, Professor, University of Pécs
  • Miklós Murányi, PPP Department Head, National Infrastructure Development Corporation
  • Dr. Ivett Demkó, Deputy Director General, Department of Public Procurement, Planning Coordination and Controlling, Ministry of Economy and Transport
  • Zoltán Agg, Head of PPP Department, Ministry of Economy and Transport
  • Erik Aal, Project Manager, Ministry of Economy and Transport
  • Béla Kilyénfalvi, Head of Structured Finance, ING Bank
  • Dr. Péter Köves, Partner, Köves Clifford Chance
  • Kálmán Seregélyes, Deputy Director General, Department for Sectoral Development, Ministry of Finance
  • István Bedekovics, Deputy Director General, Hungarian Central Statistical Office
  • Olivier Bonnin, CEO, AKA Zrt.
  • Zsolt Fáskerti, Member of the Board of Directors, M6 Duna Autópálya Koncessziós Zrt.

Large Projects in Practice

This series of training was organized in cooperation with the Association of Hungarian Consulting Engineers and Architects.

Large Projects in Practice I, held on 18 October 2007 focused on comparing traditional and PPP structures from the contracting point view.

Large Projects in Practice II, held on 8 November 2007 focused on comparing traditional and PPP structures during the implementation and the rules of technical control.

PPP Trainings

The following PPP training programs were succefully held by the Europen PPP Center:

  • A-Z Guidelines to Successful PPP - 10th-12th May & 27th-29th November 2006
  • Contracting Systems of PPP Projects - 18-19th May & 28th-29th November 2006
  • Financing Techniques of PPP Projects - 18-19th May & 29th-30th November 2006

With our training programs we aim to offer a platform for learning as well as lively discussion. Click on the pictures below to see how we do it.


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Contracting Systems of PPP Projects (420 Kb)
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Financing Techniques of PPP Projects (355 Kb)
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PPP in Romania

The European PPP Center in cooperation with Stefanica, Dutu & Asociatii, a leading Romanian law firm, held a unique training program on Guidelines to Successful Public Private Partnership in Romania in JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel on the 16th-17th November 2006.

The aim was to transfer the Hungarian PPP experiences to the Romanian colleagues, at a time when the country was just about to enter the European Union.

At this special occasion Dr. András Timár has presented his long term experiences with PPP Project Analysis & Appraisal. Dr. Timár as senior negotiator of the Ministry of Transport of the M1/M15 project and working later as Senior Motorway Specialist for EBRD has given valuable insights into topics as:

• advantages and disadvantages of PPP,
• demand analysis for project assessment,
• economic evaluation,
• financial & sensitivity analysis,
• uncertainty and risk analysis,
• accounting implications.

His presentation was followed by Mr. Peter Snelson, Director Project Development at Atkins, who has guided the audience through experiences with PPPs in different countries and the lessons learnt.

The first day was concluded with a comprehensive update on the Romanian PPP legislation. Ms. Monica Constantin from Stefanica, Dutu & Asociatii has brought the attention of the participants to the possible pitfalls in the legislation and provided them with useful recommendations.

The second day started with a presentation from Ms. Fruzsina Bíró. Ms. Bíró as a former Director General with the Ministry of Economy and Transport in Hungary and the predecessor of the M5 restructuring program spoke about the public sector expectations in PPPs.

To conclude, Mr. Béla Kilyénfalvi, Project Financing Director in ING Hungary, made an interactive presentation about his experiences with financing PPP projects. His risk matrix exercise, in which he devided the participant into a group of lawyers and other participants, created a really competitive atmosphere in the training room.

In order to have a complete overview, the training was closed by EPPPC’s Managing Director with a practical presentation of lessons learnt in major Hungarian projects.

Participating companies:

• Law Office Aivar Pilv
• Ministry of Finance, Romania
• Raiffeisen Investment
• Romanian National Company of Motorways
• Stefanica, Dutu & Asociatii
• Tuca Zbarcea Asociatii
• Voicu & Filipescu SCA

We hope that this event was just the first step in a long and fruitful cooperation between Hungary and Romania in the field of knowledge transfer as well as business development.

Public Procurement Training

We also understand the importance of public procurement. As the Hungarian Public Procurement Law is subject to frequent amendment we wish to keep our clients constantly updated on the newest developments. Therefore, trainings about public procurement in practice were held in the following dates:

  • 3rd May 2006
  • 7th June 2006
  • 17th October 2006

Our public procurement training led by Dr. Ivett Demkó, Registered Public Procurement Advisor, Head of Department, Public Procurement Secretariat, Ministry of Economy and Transport focuses on the following key topics:

  • Current regulation - new limits of values.
  • Exemptions.
  • Modified regulation for real estates.
  • Guidance to prepare preliminary summary infos.
  • Conflict of interest.
  • Modified deadlines.
  • Performance bond.
  • Remedy of mistakes in the processes.
  • Simple process.
  • Negotiation process.
  • And many more aspects of the new legislation.

Below you can see a few picuters of our participants.


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Project Management Training

Our project management training program was held on 9th-10th October 2006 with the following content:

Workshop leaders:

  • Zoltán Török, PMP Director of Benefix Bt., Project Manager, Chief Trainer at WIFI Hungária and Magyar Telekom Nyrt.
  • Kálmán Seregélyes, Deputy Director General, Department for Sectoral Development and Finance, Ministry of Finance
  • Dr. András Timár, Professor, Pécs University, Pollack Mihály Faculty of Engineering
  • Dr. Fruzsina Biró, Former Director General, Ministry of Economy and Transport
  • Béla Kilyénfalvi, Head of Structured Finance, ING Hungary
  • Dr. Károly Léderer, Managing Director, Transinvest-Budapest Kft.

Key topics:

  • Project management basics, related terms and definitions.
  • Overview of the project management process.
  • An efficient way of project planning.
  • Risk management, handling of changes during projects.
  • Effective communication and other key factors leading to project success.

Click on the pictures below to get an impression of the atmosphere of our trainings:


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Project Management for PPP and Traditional Projects (420 Kb)
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