Montenegro Investment Forum [EBRD

Montenegro Investment Forum, 3 June 2008 at EBRD headquarters

Promoting the Bar-Boljare Highway Project in Montenegro

Montenegro, the pearl of the Adriatic, is a country rich in history, scenic beauty and economic promise. Independent since 2006, Montenegro has attracted impressive numbers of foreign investors, further underscoring the country’s economic potential.

Meet HE Milo Djukanovic, Prime Minister of Montenegro, and other government officials and learn about the infrastructure investment opportunities opening up across the state. Montenegro will soon be initiating a PPP arrangement for the 170 km Bar-Boljare Highway Project, estimated to cost around €2 billion, which will eventually join a highway planned for Serbia. Presentations by the government and other financial and infrastructure experts will form part of this unique networking event.

Confirmed attendance

HE Milo Djukanovic, Prime Minister
HE Ranko Krivokapic, President of the Parliament
Andrija Lompar, Minister of Transport
Igor Luksic, Minister of Finance

Registration

If you are interested in participating, please send your details to events@ebrd.com by close of business on 2 June.

On the day of the event, registration will begin at 13:15 and the conference commences at 14:00. There will be an informal reception after the afternoon discussion at 18:00.

Venue information

Agenda

13:15 - 14:00	Registration, coffee & tea

14:00 - 14:10	Welcoming note and introduction Jean Lemierre, President of EBRD

14:10 - 14:20	Welcoming note and introduction HE Milo Djukanovic, President of the Government of Montenegro

14:20 - 14:30	Message from the European Commission Francois Begeot, Respresentative of the Directorate-General for Energy and Transport at the EC

14:30 - 15:00	Transport policy and role of the Bar-Boljare highway in the development of Montenegro Dr Andrija Lompar, Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs & Telecommunications of the Government of Montenegro

15:00 - 15:30	Feasibility study for two highways in Montenegro: Scope of the project Key characteristics Technical challenges Traffic forecasts Project development Daniel P. Serafimovski, Regional Representative, and David H. Jarrett, PPP Coordinator, Louis Berger SAS, France

15:30 - 15:50	Options for PPP: Project structure Risk allocation Payment mechanism Legal context Tendering & contracting process Marcel van den Broek, ECORYS, Netherlands

15:50 - 16:20	Coffee and tea

16:20 - 16:35	IFC's Infrastructure Advisory Services modus operandi Dr Vojislav Kandic, Senior Advisor, IFC Infrastructure Advisory Services

16:35 - 16:50	Key elements of a successful PPP project Agnieszka Lukasik, Senior Banker, Transport team, EBRD

16:50 - 17:00	Message from the Montenegrin Investment Promotion Agency Dr Petar Ivanovic, CEO

17:00 - 17:40	Question & answers session Moderated by Ms Angelina Zivkovic, Advisor to Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs & Telecommunications of the Government of Montenegro

17:40 - 18:15	Cocktail