Ensuring Sustainable Infrastructure Delivery through Public-Private Partnerships
- Day 1, Tuesday September 23, 2025
- 08:45-09:00
Registration and Networking
- 09:00-09:30
Opening Ceremony
- Opening Remark Dong Chul Cho, President, Korea Development Institute (KDI)
- Welcome RemarkBambang Brodjonegoro, Dean and CEO, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)
Dae Won Shin, PPP Division, Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) of the Republic of Korea
- 09:30-09:45
Coffee Break
- 09:45-11:00
Keynote Speech
- PresentationRisk Allocation and Management in PPPs, past and current challenges Edward Farquharson, Senior Advisor, European PPP Expertise Centre (EPEC), European Investment Bank (EIB) Promoting Green PPPs in the Asia-Pacific region: The GCF Experience Oyun Sanjaasuren, Department of Partnerships and Resource Mobilization, Green Climate Fund (GCF)
- 11:00-12:30
Session 1. Revitalizing Aging Infrastructure: Sustainable Delivery in PPPs
- Moderator Kiwan Kim, Executive Director, Public and Private Infrastructure Investment Management Center (PIMAC), KDI
- Presentation Introducing Operation-type PPP projects in Korea Kyong Ae Park, Deputy director of PPP Division, PIMAC, KDI
Investing for the long term: the Victorian experience with PPPs over the asset lifecycleDavid Noble, Head of Partnerships Victoria and Director of Infrastructure Delivery Group, Department of Treasury and Finance of the Government of Victoria, Australia
- 12:30-13:30
Luncheon
- 13:30-15:00
Session 2. Asset Monetisation and the role of PPP for existing infrastructure
- Moderator Adrian Torres, Director, Special Initiatives and Funds, ADB
- Presentation Asset Monetization for Sustainable InvestmentsRosemary Castillo Ong, Principal Markets Development Advisory Specialist, Office of Markets Development and Public-Private Partnership (OMDP), ADB
- 15:00-15:20
Coffee Break
- 15:20-16:50
Session 3. Enabling Local-Level PPPs: Closing Gaps and Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure
- Moderator Bo Young Jang, Senior Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI
- Presentation Local and Small PPPs: Japanese experienceYu Namba, Professor, Graduate School of PPP, Toyo University
Korea’s Experience in Strengthening Local Government’s PPP CapacityJaeyoung Kim, Senior Research Fellow, Local Finance Association, KoreaLocal Government PPPs in the Philippines Enabling Policy, Program, and Institutional Initiatives for Sustainable Infrastructure and Development ProjectsEleazar E. Ricote, Deputy Executive Director, PPP Center, Philippines
- 16:50-17:00
Wrap-up Day1
- 17:30-19:00
Cocktail and Dinner hosted by KDI
- Day 2, Wednesday September 24, 2025
- 09:30-10:00
Networking
- 10:00-11:30
Session 4. Infrastructure Sector Assessment Program (InfraSAP): Establishing a Sustainable Pipeline of Infrastructure Investment
- Presentation Infrastructure Sector Assessment Program (InfraSAP): Driving infrastructure growth and private sector engagement globallyJunglim Hahm, Sr. Infrastructure Finance Specialist, World Bank
- 11:30-11:50
Coffee Break
- 11:50-13:00
Session 5. Upstream support to facilitate Critical Minerals value chain towards adoption of clean technologies in PPP infrastructure
- Moderator Adrian Torres, Director, Special Initiatives and Funds, ADB
- Presentation ADB’s Proposed Board Direction on Critical Minerals-to-Manufacturing (CMM) Value Chains for Powering Progress, 2025-2029Annika Seiler, Principal Energy Specialist, Sectors Department 1, ADBUpstream Support for Critical Minerals Value Chains: Driving Clean Technologies through PPP InfrastructureEun Lee, Market Development Advisory Specialist, Special Initiatives and Funds, ADB
- 13:00-14:00
Luncheon
- 14:00-15:30
Roundtable Discussion 1. Resetting the Legal and Institutional Framework: Country cases
- Moderator Hyeon Park, Professor, University of Seoul
- Presentation Caisse Nationale d’Equipement pour le DeveloppementMohammed Salim Telidji, Director General, Caisse Nationale d’Equipement pour le Developpement (CNED), Algeria
Promoting and Managing Public Private Partnership in the Lao PDRThavichanh Thiengthepvongsa, SDeputy Director General, Investment Promotion and Management Committee (IPMC), Lao PDRUzbekistan PPPs Institutional (Legal) FrameworkSarvarbek Rakhimov, Project Manager of the PPP Unit, Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan
- 15:30-15:50
Coffee Break
- 15:50-16:50
Roundtable Discussion 2. Green PPP Projects: Country Cases
- Moderator Yoo-Eun Koh, Specialist, PIMAC, KDI
- Presentation Advancing Resilient, Sustainable and Inclusive Industrial Development via PPPs: Cambodia’s Pioneer Green Special Economic Zone ProjectMacthearith OM, Director General, General Department of PPP, Ministry of Economy and Finance, CambodiaLukman Harahap, PPP Senior Expert, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia Open Discussion
- 16:50-17:00
Closing Wrap-up Day2
- Day 3, Thursday September 25, 2025
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Korean Private Sector Engagement in PPPs - organized in Partnership with the Ministry of Economy and Finance
- 8:45-9:00
Networking
- 09:00-12:00
Session 6.Policy to Practice: Korea’s PPP Landscape and Global Reflections
- Presentation Overview of Korea's PPP Policies and PracticesMin woo Bae, Deputy Director, PPP Division, MOEF KODIT's Support program for PPP projectsSo Hyang Kim, Deputy Director, Infra Finance Department, Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) Introducing KIND’s Overseas PPP support programsYoungmok Lee, Director, Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation (KIND) Transforming Turkiye’s PPP Experience for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure InvestmentZeynep Ulas, Department Head of Public Private Sector Partnership, General Directorate of Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Turkiye From law to infrastructure: How Chile built a reliable Concession FrameworkMariana Abel Baraona, Attorney, Legal Department of Construction and Operation, General Directorate of Concessions, Ministry of Public Works, Chile
- 12:00-13:00
Luncheon
- 13:00-14:30
Session 7. Overseas PPP Initiatives: Case Studies from Private Enterprises in Korea
- Presentation Best Practices in PPP ProjectsJae Kang Song, Team Leader, Daewoo E&C PPP Practices in Korea (Hyundai E&C)Kwan hee Cho, Team Leader, Hyundai E&C Case Study: GS E&C’s Entry into the Australian PPP Market - North East Link PPP PackageYoung Chang, Vice President, GS E&C
- 14:30-15:00
Coffee break
- 15:00-16:30
SESSION 8. Overseas PPP Initiatives: Case Studies from State-Owned Enterprise in Korea
- Presentation 470MW Lower Spat Gah Hydropower ProjectChanghoo Oh, Senior Manager, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP)
Why Does Incheon Airport Do International Investment ProjectChaiwoo Lee, Head of International Investment & Consulting Services, Incheon International Airport CorporationK-water’s Global PPP Journey and Future VisionSeung Beom Kim, General Manager, Global Business Division, Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water)
- Presentation 470MW Lower Spat Gah Hydropower ProjectChanghoo Oh, Senior Manager, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP)
- 16:30-16:40
Wrap-up and Closing
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