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The conference on Knowledge Sharing on Infrastructure Public Private Partnerships in Asia, held 19-21 May 2009 in Seoul, Korea, was the first event of the 2009 ADBI PPPI Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building Series. The conference, organized in collaboration with the Korea Development Institute, ADB's Regional and Sustainable Development Department and the World Bank Institute, brought together 80 senior government officials and experts responsible for PPP policy, programs and projects from 23 countries across the Asia Pacific region. The conference on Knowledge Sharing on Infrastructure Public Private Partnerships in Asia (19-21 May 2009, Seoul, Korea) profiled an in-depth assessment of the Korean PPP experience and contrasted the Korean approach with PPP approaches from Australia, Chile, India and the UK. The 3-day event brought together 80 senior government officials and experts responsible for PPP policy, programs and projects from 23 countries across the Asia Pacific region. The conference on Knowledge Sharing on Infrastructure Public Private Partnerships in Asia was opened by Oh Seok Hyun, President of the Korea Development Institute. In his speech, he expressed that Korea's extensive PPP experience, which now spans well over a decade, together with the other country experiences profiled at the conference, would enable participating country delegates to explore alternative PPP approaches that are relevant and pragmatic for the specific challenges faced in their countries. Ursula Schaefer-Preuss, Vice President of Knowledge Management at ADB, delivered the keynote speech at the conference on Knowledge Sharing on Infrastructure Public Private Partnerships in Asia. She expressed that the private sector is going to be an important partner for addressing the significant demands for infrastructure financing in the Asia-Pacific region, and highlighted ADB's commitment to supporting this effort by playing a catalytic role in mobilizing private sector resources. She also noted the key roles of KDI and the Government of Korea as long standing ADB partners in economic and infrastructure development.
A diverse team of leading PPP experts from the investment banking, finance, legal and technical fields shared their experience in PPPs across a number of sectors at the conference on Knowledge Sharing on Infrastructure Public Private Partnerships in Asia. All of the country and sector PPP case studies presented will also be part of a global comparison of PPP approaches that are being compiled for the Multilateral PPP for Infrastructure Capacity Building Initiative (MP3IC) that ADBI is implementing in collaboration with the World Bank Institute and the Multilateral Investment Fund - Inter American Development Bank. Delegates attended a welcome reception during the conference on Knowledge Sharing on Infrastructure Public Private Partnerships in Asia, held in Seoul, Korea from 19-21 May 2009. During the conference on Knowledge Sharing on Infrastructure Public Private Partnerships in Asia, on-site field visits to Incheon Bridge (a BTO Facility) and Gochon Elementary School (a BTL Facility) were organized to enable delegates to engage with PPP project managers. The conference on Knowledge Sharing on Infrastructure Public Private Partnerships in Asia was well attended, bringing together 80 senior government officials and experts responsible for PPP policy, programs and projects, from 23 countries across the Asia Pacific region. The 3-day event profiled an in-depth assessment of the Korean PPP experience and contrasted the Korean approach with PPP approaches from Australia, Chile, India and the UK.





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