2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE

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1 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE With the financial support of: VIENNA, MAY 7 AND 8, 2015

2 SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION #1 Romanian #2 Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian/Montenegrin #3 Albanian #4 Bulgarian #5 Ukrainian #6 English 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

3 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE Discuss the State of the Water and Wastewater Sector 160 Participants from national and local governments, regulatory agencies, water utilities and professional associations in 16 countries in the Danube Watershed Organized jointly by the World Bank / IAWD Danube Water Program and the GIZ Open Regional Fund With funding from Austrian, German and Swiss Governments 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

4 WORDS OF WELCOME Konstantin Huber Deputy Director, Austrian Ministry of Finance Ellen Goldstein Country Director, World Bank Christoph di Marco Sector Fund Manager, GIZ Walter Kling Executive Secretary, IAWD 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

5 ENSURING A SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE Participate Open Dialogue and active involvement Time management Be on time, stick to time allocations Productive use of session time Taking discussions further & deeper Please keep questions and responses brief and to the point in the sessions Use the breaks 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

6 THE VENUE Plenary sessions in Gustav Mahler Parallel Sessions in Sigmund Freud (also translated) Coffee breaks in foyer Lunch breaks downstairs Poster Room across the foyer Work stations across the foyer We are here! 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA Program page 36

7 HOUSEKEEPING Group Photograph After this session, here Speed Networking and Posters Conference Dinner (Melia hotel) Questions on logistics? Angelika Heider (World Bank) Georgi Hristov (GIZ) Katherine Wagner (IAWD) Program page DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

8 PARTICIPATE! Connect to Internet SSID: NETGEAR59 Password: luckycurtain267 Open Pollev.com/2015DWC on your tablet, smartphone or laptop Questions will change through the conference 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA Program page 34

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17 COUNTRY GROUPS YOUR views on the State of the Sector Coordinate place among country participants Meet today, tomorrow (lunches, informal times) Agree on response as a country group Return results by tomorrow 13:30 to David Michaud or Phil Weller 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

18 EVALUATION FORMS In your conference bag Please help us get better Fill it out as you go Leave the completed form on your table or in the box at the end of the conference! 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

19 PLENARY SESSION The State of the Sector Chair: Philip Weller Presentation: The State of the Sector David Michaud, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist, World Bank Opening Statements Junaid Ahmad, Senior Director, Water Global Practice, World Bank Ger Bergkamp, Executive Director, International Water Association Dialogue and Open Discussion 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

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21 SESSION A: REGULATION AT WHAT COST? Introduction by Chair Steven Schonberger, Practice Manager, World Bank Presentations: Celine Kauffmann, Deputy Head, Regulatory Policy Division, OECD Alberto Biancardi, Commissioner, Italian Regulator of Electricity, Gas and Water, Member of WAREG Manfred Eisenhut, Head of Water Department, Austrian Association for Gas and Water Avni Dervishi, Chairman, Albanian Regulator Panel discussion and Q&A 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

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23 SESSION A LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HELPING EACH OTHER Introduction by Chair Frank Wiederkehr, Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation Presentations Georgi Hristov, GIZ ORF MMS Denis Ambrus, Deputy Mayor, Osijek Dejan Andrejevic, Director, Water Utility Nis Panel discussion and Q&A Dusan Protic, European Policy Center 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

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25 SESSION B BEYOND PUBLIC SUPPLY Overview by Chair Kirsten Hommann, World Bank Presentations Reinhard Perfler, Vienna University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Hajrije Morina, Community Development Initiative Panel discussion and Q&A Gheorghe Constantin, Water Director, Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests Oljan Kanushi, Prime Minister s Office 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

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27 SESSION B ASSET MANAGEMENT AS A TOOL FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE Introduction by Chairs Violeta Wolff, IAWD Oliver Nachevski, GIZ ORF MMS Presentations Erna Zildzovic, Lead Researcher, Hydro-Engineering Institute Sarajevo Ivana Stanisic, Coordinator, PU Bijeljina Petros Kolovopoulos, Executive Director, Hydro-Comp Enterprises Panel discussion Vladimir Tausanovic, President, IAWD Osman Causevic, Manager, PUC Velinka Kladusa Elia Pendavinji, Administrative Department Manger, PU Korca Miodrag Gluscevic, Head of Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalitites 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

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29 SESSION C WHEN UTILITIES TAKE THE LEAD Introduction by Chair Miroslav Klos, VRV Consulting Case studies Lyubomir Filipov, Director, Sofiyska Voda Csaba Haranghy, CEO, Budapest Water Works Petrit Tare, Manager, PU Korca / President, SHUKALB Panel discussion and Q&A Jane Vrteski, Advisor, ADKOM Sergiu Rusu, Director, Floresti 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

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31 SESSION C PROMOTING EFFICIENT SERVICES Introduction by Chair Stjepan Gabric, World Bank Presentations Michael Klien, Vienna University of Economics and Business Sami Hasani, Water and Wastewater Regulatory Office Kosovo Panel Discussion Miodrag Gluscevic, Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities Vladimir Simic, Croatian Waters Maria Hristova, Association of Danube Municipalities Ylber Mirta, Macedonian Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

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33 SPEED NETWORKING AND IDEAS FAIR Presentations Dejan Romic, PUC East Sarajevo Hari Shutoski, ORF MMS David Michaud, World Bank Dragan Chorobenski, PUC Kumanovo Milan Bulatovic, PUC Bijelo Polje Oliver Nachevski, ORF MMS Faraj El-Awar, UN Habitat Poster exhibition and drinks 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

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35 PLENARY SESSION EU Water Policies Everything you always wanted to know Chair: David Michaud EU Quiz Opening Statement Balasz Horvath, Policy Officer, European Commission Questions and Answers 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

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43 SESSION D BUILDING CAPACITY FOR WWS SERVICES Introduction by Chair Brigitta Meier, GIZ Presentations Sandi Zulic, President, AQUASAN Heiko Heidemann, Senior Program Manager, GIZ Water Hub Panel discussion and Q&A Silviu Lacatusu, Executive Director, Water training center, Romanian Water Association Predrag Bogdanovic, Executive Director, Development and Design, Belgrade Water Works and Sewerage Faraj El-Awar, Program Manager, UN Habitat 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

44 SESSION E FINANCING AS A GOVERNMENT TOOL Introduction by Chair Yogita Mumssen, World Bank Presentations Maria Salvetti, Researcher, Sorbonne University Christoph Prandstetten, Senior Consultant, Kommunalkredit Vibeke Christensen, Senior Project Manager, KfW Development Bank Radoslav Russev, Senior Advisor, Bulgarian Ministry of Regional Development Panel discussion and Q&A 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

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46 SESSION E AFFORDABILITY AND SERVICE PROVISION Introduction by Chair Stjepan Gabric, World Bank Presentations Kirsten Hommann, Senior Economist, World Bank Teodor Popa, Financial Manager, Apa Brasov SA Ildiko Czegledi, European Water Association Dusan Protic, Independent Consultant, European Policy Center Panel discussion Sami Hasani, Head of Tariff and Finance, Water and Wastewater Regulator Ivan Ivanov, Bulgarian Water Association Sandi Zulic, UNA Consulting 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

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48 WHAT ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS DOING? Introduction by Chair David Michaud, World Bank Statements Pavel Puncochar, Czech Ministry of Agriculture Dorith Breindl, Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Christian Hasenleithner, Energie AG Panel discussion and Q&A 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

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50 CLOSING SESSION The Future of the Sector Chairs: David Michaud and Philip Weller Summary of country group discussions Panel discussion: Elizabeta Poci, Deputy Executive Director, SHUKALB, Albania Ivan Zavadsky, Executive Secretary, ICPDR Vladimir Tausanović, President, IAWD Steven Schonberger, Practice Manager, World Bank Baton Begolli, Water Policy Advisor, Prime Minister s office, Kosovo Dobri Simidchiev, Chair of Board, FLAG, Bulgaria Danijela Đurović, NALAS Task Force, Montenegro 2015 DANUBE WATER CONFERENCE WATER SERVICES: THE STATE OF THE SECTOR 7-8 MAY 2015 VIENNA

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