23rd Leipziger Weltwirtschaftsseminar Modernising Municipal

23rd Leipziger Weltwirtschaftsseminar Modernising Municipal

Centre for International Economics, University of Leipzig (ZIW)
Fraunhofer Zentrum für Mittel- und Osteuropa (MOEZ)
23rd Leipziger Weltwirtschaftsseminar
Modernising Municipal Infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe
in the Context of EU Environmental Policy
19 and 20 November 2009
Conference venue: Fraunhofer MOEZ, Neumarkt 9-19 (inner courtyard, entrance B), 04109 Leipzig
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Introduction
13.00
Opening
Prof. Dr. Franz Häuser, Rektor der Universität Leipzig
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Posselt, Director Fraunhofer MOEZ
13.15
Financing Modernisation of Municipal Infrastructure under Fiscal Tightness
Prof. Dr. Thomas Lenk, Director ZIW
Session I: Modernising Infrastructure in the Field of Waste Disposal
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Thorsten Posselt, Director Fraunhofer MOEZ
13.45
Modernising Municipal Waste Disposal in the context of EU Environmental Policy: The case
of Poland
Danuta Grodzicka-Kozak, CEO Regional Fund of Environment and Water Protection Gdańsk
14.30
Modernisation of Municipal Waste Management in CEE countries by private-public
partnership
Jochen Trommer, ALBA Management GmbH, Department Central-Eastern Europe
15.15 – 15.45
Coffee Break
15.45
Strategy for municipal and industrial waste management in the Slaskie Voivodeship
Dr. Lidia Sieja, Instytut Ekologii Terenów Uprzemysłowionych (IETU) /
Dr. Ing. Stanisław Karuga, Instytut Mechanizacji Budownictwa i Górnictwa Skalnego
Katowice
16.30
Modernisation of Disposal Services in Czech Republic. Experiences of Czech Municipalities
Pavel Drahovzal, Federation of Towns and Cities of the Czech Republic
17.15
Hungarian Experiences: the Miskolc Regional Waste Management Project
Zoltan Papai, Municipality of Miskolc
18.30
Reception
Friday, 20 November 2009
Session II: Modernising Infrastructure in the Field of Water and Wastewater
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Thomas Lenk, Director ZIW
9.00
Modernising Municipal Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems in the context of EU
Environmental Policy: The Case of Romania
Vasile Ciomos, President ARA Romanian Water Association
9.45
Technical Solutions for the Modernisation of Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems
Dr. Dieter Bryniok, Fraunhofer IGB, Stuttgart
10.30 –11.00
Coffee Break
11.00
Modernising Municipal Water and Wastewater Treatment through Public Private Partnership
in Cheb, Czech Republic
Raymond Hernandez, Gelsenwasser AG/ Ing. Steffen Thomas Zagermann/ chairman
CHEVAK Cheb a.s.
11.45
Wastewater Modernisation Projects funded by EU in Estonia
Hannes Aarma, Environmental Investment Centre, Tallinn
12.30
Modernising Municipal Water and Wastewater Treatment in Bielsko-Biala
Krzysztof Filipek, Deputy CEO public utility company Aqua, Bielsko-Biala
ca. 13.30 End of the Conference
funded by:
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt
Verbundnetz Gas AG