Die Bank der EU

The Forum's objectives are to:

• Raise relevant issues at a high political level
• Facilitate a dialogue between major stakeholders
• Identify priorities
• Share information on financing needs and opportunities to help align policies to needs in the region

Topics are divided into three main sessions:

Energy

In order to sustain economic development, to ensure the security of energy supply and to protect the environment, the public and private sectors in the field of power generation need to overcome the challenges surrounding, amongst others: new capacity and modernisation needs, technological deployment, market liberalisation, directives enforcement, fuel diversification and the social impact of the decline in the mining industry and the increasing energy prices.

With Central and Eastern Europe's energy mix being mostly based on fossil fuels and considering that the primary energy demand will increase dramatically by 2020, the decision to integrate renewable energy and energy efficient projects into national and regional energy policies is essential. How will the region implement the EU Energy Package?

Transport

The European Union policy objectives promote environmentally friendly means of transport, sustainability, interoperability and intermodality. How advanced is the implementation of these objectives in the region? Is it more difficult when costs of transport are primarily national but distribution of benefits regional or local?

Infrastructure networks should facilitate economic growth, regional competitiveness, employment generation and territorial cohesion. How, in practise, can Member States maintain the proper balance between infrastructure development in economically active regions versus interventions in developing regions where additional infrastructure and improved accessibility could increase competitiveness and reduce the economic gap?  Should large, visible TEN-T projects be implemented or rather prioritise the overall efficiency of the networks?

Finance

The financial crisis has put tremendous strain on public budgets, lending to public private partnerships is less available and more expensive; is this temporary, or has the market been affected permanently? Although European Union funds are a partial remedy for constrained public finances, what is needed to create a more efficient infrastructure financing system? What could enhance the attractiveness of infrastructure projects for commercial banks?

How can investments into energy efficient and renewable energy technologies be catalysed by the public sector and are the banks in the region able to promote lending to renewable energy projects which use expensive, potentially unproven new technologies?

These are but some of the topics to be addressed during the Forum. Please join us if you would like to hear more.

Confirmed key-note speakers include:

• Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament
• European Commissioner in charge of Transport
• Philippe Maystadt, EIB President

Confirmed panel speakers include:

• Tuomo Hatakka, President, Vattenfall
• Zbigniew Jagiełło, President of the Management Board, PKO BP
• Graeme Sweeney, Executive Vice President, Shell International
• Grzegorz Wiśniewski, President of the Board, Institute for Renewable Energies

The Forum will be Chaired by Stefan Wagstyl, Emerging Markets Editor of the Financial Times

Clients Corner

Several EIB engineers, specialists and country officers will be available throughout the day to answer your questions.  Appointments can be made in advance or on the spot.  More information will be available shortly.

Who should attend?

Those directly involved in the development of energy and transport networks in Central and Eastern Europe - CEOs of corporates, network operators, international financing institutions, banks, government officials, representatives of local authorities, think tanks - are invited to join us to exchange views on this active platform.

Practical information

The Forum will start at 9h00 and close with a cocktail at 18h15. 

The Conference languages will be English, French, German and Polish with simultaneous interpretation throughout.

Conference program

The conference program will soon be available.

Registration

Participation in the forum is upon invitation only. If you would like to be invited, please complete the following invitation request. Those who already requested an invitation for the event in April will automatically receive an invitation and do not need to complete a new request.

All those who officially registered for the event in April will however be asked to reconfirm, in writing, their registration for the 26 November event. Formal invitations with the new registration forms will be sent on 27 September, when registration via the website will also be possible.

Venue

Hilton Warsaw Hotel & Convention Centre
Grzybowska 63,
Warsaw,00-844
Tel: 48-22-356-5555  
Fax: 48-22-356-5556

Hotels

Please find attached a list of suggested hotels for your accommodation arrangement.
For reservations, please contact directly the hotel of your choice.
Registration is free of charge. However, participants must cover any travel and/or accommodation costs.

For further information, please contact the EIB's Protocol Unit:

Phone: (+352) 43 79 - 84206
Fax: (+352) 43 79 - 64280
Email: prot.events@eib.org