Lykourezos Law Offices’ International Conference on the Legal and Business Aspects of Public Private Partnerships. Athens, May 18th 2006, Hotel “Grande Bretagne”.

Lykourezos Law Offices
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
THE LEGAL AND BUSINESS ASPECTS OF
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPPs)
“Grande Bretagne” Hotel, AthensGreece
Thursday, May 18th, 2006
(9:00 a.m.- 6:00p.m.)

SPEAKERS

Leonidas Korres, Special Secretary for Public-Private Partnerships, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Hellenic Republic
Athanassios Kouloumbis, Secretary General for Co-Funded Public Works, Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, Hellenic Republic
George Vlachos, Secretary General of Ports and Ports’ Policy, Ministry of Mercantile Marine, Hellenic Republic
Matthias Petschke, Head of Unit, Internal Market and Services DG, European Commission
Themistoklis Kouvarakis, Head of Division Greece, Lending Dept. of Southeast Europe, European Investment Bank
Gerardo Gavilanes, Director of the Division for Economic Consultancy, Ministry of Development, Spain
Libor Cupal, Senior Project Manager, PPP Centrum, Czech Republic
Andre Autrand, Senior Vice President, Head of European Public Sector Dept.,Rothschild, Switzerland
Marios Gartaganis, Special Advisor, ATEbank
George Liakopoulos, Deputy General Manager, Piraeus Bank
Michalis Aggelopoulos, Secretary General, Region of East Macedonia & Thrace
Nikos Tachiaos, Member of Executive Committee, Technical Chamber of Greece
Thanassis Papamichos, President and CEO, “Health Unit S.A”
Marshall Levine, PPP Legal Advisers & International Financial Services London
Robert Rees, Partner, Secondary Market Infrastructure Fund, UK
Apostolos Papadopoulos, Partner, Grant Thornton Consulting

The Minister of Economy and Finance, George Alogoskoufis, extended his greetings at the commencement of the workings of the Conference.

This Conference focused on the very important aspects of PPPs in Greece, and in particular with respect to their use and implementation in the sectors of Public Health, Ports, Public Works and Transportation. There was also a presentation on the international perspective of PPPs, with case studies from abroad.

Sponsored by:

Nomiki Vivliothiki, “EXPRESS” – DAILY FINANCIAL NEWSPAPER, OPAP S.A., Elliniki Technodomiki – TEB S.A., PIRAEUS BANK, Hellenic Public Real Estate Corporation

The detailed minutes of this Conference will be published in a special edition soon.

Download the Agenda of the Conference