advance to Day 2

advance to Day 3

Day 1 – 1 December 2004
8:30 am Forum registration and coffee

PLENARY SESSION

9:00 am Minister’s Welcome
• The Hon John Brumby, MP, Treasurer, Minister for Innovation, and Minister for State and Regional Development, Government of Victoria

9:20 am Forum Overview
• Michael Porter, Tasman Asia Pacific
“Objectives of Forum, overview of agenda, housekeeping matters”
• Bruce Davis, Director General, AusAID (invited)
“AusAID’s experience in Asia and the Pacific in infrastructure provision”
• Christian Delvoie, Director East Asia and the Pacific, Infrastructure, World Bank
“Infrastructure development - challenges and opportunities in the region”

10:00 am The Big Picture
• Michael Porter, Chairman, Tasman Asia Pacific
"Sharing the lessons from the Australian experience"
• Nicholas Moore, Executive Director, Macquarie Bank
“The bankability of reform”

11:15 am Coffee Break

11:30 am Infrastructure in the Asia Pacific
• Mark Baird, Team Leader, Joint ADB-JBIC-World Bank East Asia and Pacific Infrastructure Study
“Advancing prosperity and development in the region: Flagship Study results and next steps”
• David Erhardt, Castalia NZ, contributor to Infrastructure Study
“Pacific infrastructure challenges – a broad view”

12:30 pm Lunch

BREAKOUT SESSIONS – SECTORAL ISSUES IN ASIA AND PACIFIC

Presentations by visiting delegates on reform developments in each economy; 3 speakers for 15 min each, with 5 min discussion after each (please note specific countries listed are tentative and may change pending response from regional delegates)

1:30 pm Session A – Water
• Chair: Denis Cavagna, Managing Director, South East Water
• Philippines: Juanita Amatong, Secretary, Ministry of Finance (invited)
• Indonesia: Sumaryanto Widayatin, Ministry of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure
• Vanuatu: Mr Mahit Kalourai, Senior Finance Officer, Ministry of Lands, Geology and Mines

Session B – Transport
• Chair: Peter Kelly, Infrastructure Adviser, AusAID
• Lao PDR: Sommad Pholsena, Vice Minister, Ministry of Communication, Transport, Post and Construction (invited)
• Thailand: Kumrapluk Suraswadi, Director General, Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning, Bangkok
• Samoa: Fepuleai Rimoni, CEO, Samoa Airport Authority

Session C – Energy
• Chair: Les Hoskins, CEO, NEMMCO
• Cambodia: Ith Praing, Secretary of State, Ministry of Mines and Energy
• China: Mr Jia Xiaoling, Deputy Director General, State Asset Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC)
• Vietnam : Dr Viet Cuong, Power Network Development, Electricite du Vietnam

2:30 pm Reportage / Discussion
Chairs of each session present overview of each session and discussion
(10 min in total for each Chair)

3:00 pm Coffee break

BREAKOUT SESSIONS – CROSS CUTTING ISSUES

3:30 pm Panel A – Financing infrastructure
• Moderator: Gillad Dalal, Partner, Deacons
• Speaker: Martin Locke, Director, PWC
“The buyer’s checklist for infrastructure acquisitions”
• Speaker: David Roseman Executive Director and Head of Infrastructure for Australia, Macquarie Bank
“Risk allocation and mitigation from an investor’s perspective”

Panel B – Infrastructure reform and regulation
• Moderator: Ed Willett, Commissioner, ACCC
• Speaker: John Tamblyn, Chairman, Victorian Essential Services Commission
“Evolution of incentive regulation in electricity”
• Speaker: Jeff Balchin, Director, The Allen Consulting Group
“Transformation of the Australian gas industry”

Panel C – Options for private sector participation
• Moderator: Michael Sonnenberg, Freehills
• Speaker: Mr Bob Annells, Chairman, Connex Melbourne
“Urban public transport - the franchisee's perspective”
• Speaker: Jim Betts, Deputy Director (PTD) Department of Infrastructure (Vic)
“Managing transport concessions – the government perspective”

4:30 pm Reportage / Discussion
Chairs of each session present overview of each session and discussion
(10 min in total for each)

5:00 pm Close of first day

7:00 pm Gala Dinner Hosted by Macquarie Bank at the National Gallery of Victoria (Grand Hall)
• Keynote speaker: The Hon. Alexander Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Day 2: 2 December 2004

8:30 am Coffee served

PLENARY SESSION

9:00 am SUCCESSES AND FAILURES IN INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM
• TBA
“Reform champions – how to drive the reform process”
• Bambang Susantono, Assistant Deputy for Communication and Telecommunication, Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Jakarta
“Some recent experience in reform in Indonesia”
• James van Smeerdijk, CEO, The Allen Consulting Group
“Corporatisation and regulation of government business enterprises”

10:30 am Coffee break

BREAKOUT SESSION

10:45 am Session A – The development of the regulator
• Moderator / speaker: Thomas Abe, East Asia Pacific Infrastructure Regulatory Forum
“The East Asia and Pacific Infrastructure Regulatory Forum – objectives”
• Speaker: Sung-Bong Cho, Senior Research Fellow, Korean Economic Research Institute
“The positives and negatives of independent regulation”
• Speaker: Allan Fels, Dean, Australia New Zealand School of Government
"The importance of independent regulation"

Session B – The evolution of SOEs in infrastructure
• Moderator: Rohan Madders, Special Counsel, Freehills
• Speaker: Ian McCubbin, Partner, Deacons
“Evolution of Government Business Enteprises in Australia”
• Speaker: Jia Xiaoliang, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Enterprise Reform, State Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), China
“Dissolution of monopoly power and its economic effects”

Session C – The role of government departments
• Moderator: James van Smeerdijk, CEO, The Allen Consulting Group
• Speaker: John Fitzgerald, Partnerships Victoria
“Planning infrastructure and encouraging investment with private sector participation”
• Speaker: TBA
“Inter-departmental cooperation on key infrastructure issues and transactions”

11:45 am Reportage/ Discussion
Chairs of each session present overview of each session and discussion (10 minutes each)

12: 30 Lunch

SPLIT SESSION
Participants choose one of two sessions.

1:30 pm Split Session 1 - Development of infrastructure in regional and remote areas
• Moderator / speaker: Frances Perkins, Chief Adviser (Pacific), Macroeconomic Group, The Australian Treasury
“Models for successful infrastructure provision in small markets”
• Speaker: Lachlan Bruce, Director, Infrastructure and Development, DIIRD Victoria
“Innovations in remote infrastructure in Victoria: Leveraging private investment for regional extensions to the gas grid in Victoria”
• Speaker: Robyn McLeod, Executive Director, Major Projects Division, Water Sector Group, Victoria Department of Sustainability and Environment
“The water infrastructure challenge: Creating solutions and changing behaviours through innovation and new opportunities”

1:30 pm Split session 2 – Infrastructure financing case studies
• Moderator / speaker: Amy Auster, Principal Economist, Tasman Asia Pacific
“Using the government's balance sheet to support major infrastructure projects”
• Speaker: Liu Dawei, Chief Economist, China State Development Bank
“China’s experience with public and private sector financing of infrastructure”
• Speaker: Chang Foo, Head of Product Management and Risk Transfer, Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
“Use of insurance and risk guarantees for international infrastructure projects”

3:00 pm Coffee break

BREAKOUT SESSION

3:30 pm Case Study A – Corporatisation of state-owned infrastructure businesses
• Moderator: Mick Bourke, CEO & Chairman, Environment Protection Authority, Victoria
• Speaker: John Feil, Executive Director, National Competition Council, Australia.
“Legal and financial relationship between government businesses and government”
• Speaker: Paul Fearon, CEO Essential Services Commission Victoria
“Corporatisation in practice”

Case Study B – Concessions and franchises in infrastructure
• Moderator: Mark Baird, Team Leader, Joint ADB-JBIC-World Bank East Asia and Pacific Infrastructure Study
• Speaker: Bill Wild, CEO, John Holland (invited)
“Private sector perspective on the bidding process”
• Speaker: Jim McMeckan, (former) Executive Director, Public Franchise Review Taskforce, Victoria
“Evaluating bids – forecasts, costings and negotiations”

Case Study C – Privatisation of infrastructure providers
• Moderator: Michael Porter, Chairman, Tasman Asia Pacific
• Speaker: Maria Venus Cajucom, Officer in Charge, Privatisation Committee, Department of Finance, Philippines
“Which businesses are most suitable for privatisation?”
• Speaker: Shane Breheny, CEO, Powercor
“Restructuring the market – breaking up monopolies and then putting the pieces together again”

4:45 pm Reportage / Discussion
Chairs of each session present overview of each session and discussion (10 min each)

5:00 pm Close of second day

6:00 pm Cocktail Reception – Crown Casino

Day 3: 3 December 2004

INDUSTRY DAY

Interactive working sessions between delegates from Asia and the Pacific and line managers of major infrastructure businesses in and around Melbourne

PLENARY SESSION
9:00 am Morning presentation
• Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC
“Enforcement of regulation by an independent regulator”

Option 1: Energy Day
10:00 am The relationship between energy security and market structure
• Moderator: Brad Page, Executive Director, Electricity Supply Association of Australia
• Les Hoskins, CEO, NEMMCO – “Evolution of the electricity market in Australia”
• Jim Gallaugher, Director, Jim Gallaugher & Associates, Australia – ”Has the NEM changed energy security in Australia?”
• Jamie Carstairs, Firecone “The uncertainties brought about by competitive markets”

11:15 am Coffee break

11:30 am Panel session: Road blocks to power projects in Asia (please note specific countries listed are tentative and may change pending response from regional delegates)
• Moderator: Michael Porter, Chairman, Tasman Asia Pacific
• Moderator: Trevor Bull, State Enterprise Policy Office, Ministry of Finance, Thailand
• Panelist: Sandra Gamble, Director, The Allen Consulting Group, Australia
• Panelist: Yim Nolson, Deputy Managing Director, Electricite du Cambodge, Cambodia
• Panelist: Shao Binren, Vice Chairman, State Electricity Regulatory Commission, China
• Panelist: Kang-Won Lee, General Manager, Electricity Industry Restructuring Office, KEPCO (invited)
• Panelist: Rodolfo Albano, Chairman, Energy Regulatory Commission, Philippines
• Panelist: Viet Cuong, Expert, Power Network Development, Electricity of Vietnam

12:45 pm Lunch

1:30 pm Case Studies: financing major projects
• Moderator: Michael Wilton, Partner, Deacons
• Case study: SEA Gas pipeline – Brendan Quinn, Partner, Freehills
• Case study: Paiton II – Representative, TBC
• Case study: Financing remote and regional power projects – Peter Wood, General Manager, Burns Roe Worely

Option 2: Transport and Water Day
10:00 am Panel discussion: The suitability of transport and water projects for private sector participation
“How government support comes together”
• Moderator: David Downie, Deacons
• Panelist: Alf Smith, DOI
• Panelist: Nouphek Virabouth, Director, Water Supply Authority, Lao PDR
• Panelist: Chin Kong Hean, Director General, Department of Highways and Railways, Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Cambodia
• Panelist: Yan Zhongqiu, Secretary General, Beijing Government

11:15 am Coffee break

11:30 am Private finance and public support
Country experience: “Private sector innovation and acceptance of risk in public transport franchises” (please note specific countries listed are tentative and may change pending response from regional delegates)
• Moderator: John Curtis, Freehills
• Speaker: Mr Dawei Liu, Chief Financial Officer, China Development Bank, China
• Speaker: Peter Swan, Director, Structured Trade and Project Finance, Australian Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
• Speaker: Kumrapluk Suraswadi, Director General, Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning, Bangkok

12:30 pm Lunch

1:15 pm Water –Tariffs and subsidies
Country experience: “Water rights and who pays?” (please note specific countries listed are tentative and may change pending response from regional delegates)
• Moderator: Michael Lawriwsky, The Allen Consulting Group
• Speaker: Tony Kelly, Managing Director, Yarra Valley Water
• Speaker: Sumaryanto Widayatin, Ministry for Settlement and Regional Infrastructure, Indonesia
• Speaker: Jason Ricketts, Partner, Freehills

Option 3: Remote regions and small economies

10:00 am Services reform in small economies and island states
“What is going on?”
• Moderator: Charles Tapp, Deputy Director General, AusAID
• Speaker: David Erhardt, Castalia NZ
“Overview of reforms underway throughout the region”
• Respondent: Winston Hay, Caribbean Official
“The Caribbean Experience – successes and failures”

11:15 am Coffee break

11:30 am Vanuatu Case Study
“Lessons learned from privatisations in energy and water”
• Speaker: John Chaniel, General Manager, UNELCO, Vanuatu
• Respondent: Mr Mahit Kalourai, Senior Finance Officer, Ministry of Lands, Geology and Mines, Vanuatu

12:30 pm Lunch

1:15 pm Facilitating public-private initiatives
• Moderator: Thakoor Persaud, Sector Co-ordinator / Lead Infrastructure Specialist, Timor-Leste, PNG and Pacific Region, World Bank
• Contributor: Lorenzo Bertolini, Infrastructure Specialist, World Bank Infrastructure Economics and Finance Department
“Mixing public funding with private delivery using output-based aid”
• Speaker: Brown Bai, Papua New Guinea
“The role of the state in safeguarding social obligations”
• Respondents: Pacific Island delegates
“Next steps”

2:45 pm Reportage
• 15 minute presentation from each industry group on main issues discussed

4:00 pm Conclusion of Forum
• Moderator: Zhu Xian, Country Director PNG, Timor-Leste and Pacific Islands, World Bank Office, Sydney
• Michael Porter, Chairman, Tasman Asia Pacific
• Charles Tapp, Deputy Director General, AusAID

4:45 pm Closing remarks
• The Hon. Tim Holding, MP Minister for Manufacturing and Export and Minister for Financial Services Industry, Victoria

5:00 pm Forum concludes

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