Project to 10.10.05 International Conference New City in the Old Walls: Housing Construction October 21, 2005 Radisson SAS Daugava Hotel, Riga, Latvia 09.00 – 10.00 Registration. Morning coffee (Daugava hall, 1st floor) 10.00 – 10.20 Inaugural address to the conferance delegates Mr. Aivars Aksenoks– The Mayor of Riga City, Latvia 10.20 – 12.00 Plenary session I (Daugava hall, 1st floor) « Economic development and housing construction dynamics in European cities » Moderator: Igors Graurs – Head of Economy Directorate at the City Development Department in Riga City Council, Latvia ♣ Housing Challenges in the UNECE Region Christina von Schweinichen – Senior Economic Affairs Officer and Deputy Director in Environment and Human Settlements Division, UNECE ♣ Guidelines of Housing Policy and Government Support Instruments of Housing in Latvia Ilze Oša - Director of Housing Policy Department, Ministry of Regional Development and Local Governments of the Republic of Latvia ♣ Housing Strategy and Projects/Programmes in Lithuania Vitautas Jonaitis– Deputy Director of Construction and Housing Department of the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania ♣ Establishment of Housing Market Available in the Cities of Russia Valerijs Kazeikins – 1st Vice President of the International Housing Funds and Mortgage Crediting Association, Russia 12.00 – 12.30 Coffee break 12.30 – 14.00 Plenary sessionII (Daugava hall, 1st floor) « Efficiency of Problem Solution Concerning Housing » Moderator: Ivars Gaters - Chairman of the Committee on Municipal and Housing Issues of Riga City Council, Latvia ♣ Housing Construction Plan of Riga City Ivars Gaters– Chairman of the Committee on Municipal and Housing Issues of Riga City Council, Latvia ♣ Tallinn Housing Policy Priit Partelpoeg – Deputy Head of Housing Department, Tallinn City Government ♣ Experience in Housing Problem Solution in the EU Countries: Solution Search and Elimination of Mistakes Маry Taylor – Chief Examiner in Housing Policy Practice Unit, University of Stirling, UK ♣ Development of the Schemes of Mortgage Crediting and Loans to Financing Construction Projects and Housing Consumers in St. Petersburg, According to the New Legislation of Russia Pavel Shtepan – President of St. Petersburg Real Estate Brokers Association, Russia 14.00 – 15.00 Lunch Workshops15.00 – 18.30 Workshop I (Daugava Hall 1) Social housing and social objects construction: economic justification and protection of consumer rights | Workshop II ( Daugava Hall 2)PPP (public-private partnership) | Moderator: Vadims Markovs – President of the Association „FIABCI – Latvia”, Managing Director of „NIRA Fund”, Latvian Estimators Association, Latvia | Moderator: Arvīdas Avulis - Chairman of the Board of Hanner Company, Vice - President of Developers Association, Lithuania | ♣ Creation of High-quality Environment in the Process of New Building Construction Daiga Veinberga – Director of Department of Landscape Architecture at Riga City Development Department, Riga City Council, Latvia ♣ Affordable and Social Housing and its Role in Sustainable Urban Development Anders Mattsson – Senior Adviser and Chief Negotiator at the Swedish Union of Tenants, Sweden ♣ The Role of Public Authorities in Hosing Policy Regarding to the Purchasing Capacity and Homeless persons Маry Taylor – Housing Policy Practice Unit, University of Stirling, UK ♣ Social Housing Development in Latvia in the Context of Municipal Housing Development Ināra Marana – Deputy Head of Housing Development of the Public Agency „Housing Agency”, Latvia 16.30 – 17.00 Coffee break ♣ The Long Span of Social Housing in Helsinki and the Challenges in EC Cities Juusi Kautto – Project Manager, Architect and Chairman of the Eurocities working group of housing, Finland ♣ Financing Schemes of high-rise reconstruction in Estonia Mirja Adler – Head of Housing Department of the Company „KredEx”, Estonia ♣ Urgent Problems in Forced Expropriation of Real Estate for the Needs of the State and Municipality in Riga City and Their Impact on Investment Projects Vadims Markovs – Managing Director of the Company „NIRA Fonds” , President of the Company „Latvia Iveta Stuberovska – Certified Lawyer | ♣ The Role of Government in PPP Contribution Andris Pārups – Director of Concession Division, Department of National Economy Structural Policy, Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Latvia ♣ *Municipality Function in the PPP Development Dagnija Kalniņa – Director of Property Department of Riga City Municipality, Latvia ♣ What is necessary for PPP principle in Latvia, acting at full blast? Jānis Krūmiņš– President of the Latvian PPP Association, Vice-President of the Company “Eiroholdings” Ltd., Latvia ♣ PPP Project Experience, Perspectives and Development Prognoses in the Baltic Markets of Construction and Real Estate Arvīdas Avulis – Chairman of the Board of Hanner Company, Lithuania 16.30 – 17.00 Coffee break ♣ PPP Practical Experience in Estonia Viljar Arakas – General Director of the Company „Arco Vara AS” , Estonia ♣ PPP experience in project realization, risks and tendencies in the Baltic States Ģirts Rūda – Partner of the Company „Sorainen Law Offices”, Latvia ♣ PPP Aplication in Public Sector Andra Feldmane – Department Director of Public Sector Development Department, Latvian Investment and Development Agency ♣ Daugavas Zaļā Pilsēta – Pilot Project of PPP Model Application in the Development of Housing Construction. Uldis Osis - Representative of „Daugavas Zaļā Pilsēta Ltd.”, Latvia |
* The programme is subjected to changes and supplements 18.30 Cocktail Party at the Radisson SAS Daugava | 
