Agenda Highlights:
Registration 1.30
2.00pm Welcome & Introduction
Kimmo Lehto, Managing Director, Inspira Oy
2.05pm Key-note Address: Infrastructure, Competitiveness, Jobs and Growth
Juhana Vartiainen, Director General, Government Institute for Economic Research VATT
2.30pm The Changing Legal Landscape of Local Authority Infrastructure Finance in Finland
Annaliisa Lehtinen, Counsel, Castrén & Snellman Oy
2.50pm Financing Options for Local Authority Energy and Infrastructure Companies
Tarja Kylänpää, Senior Director, Head of Infrastructure, Transportation & Telecom Group, Nordic Investment Bank
3.10pm Project Finance from a Bank’s Perspective
Timo Ahonen, Head of PAEF, SEB Leasing Oy
3.30pm Coffee Break
3.50pm Case Study: Tampere Light Railway
Janne Salonen, Finance Director, City of Tampere
4.10pm Project finance from a Sponsor perspective - Case Study: Sale of Fortum’s Finnish electricity distribution business
Miika Kotaniemi MRICS, Portfolio Manager, Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company
4.30pm Panel Discussion
Moderated by: Kimmo Lehto, Managing Director, Inspira Oy
Eeva Grannenfelt, Director Investments, Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company
Arto Vuojolainen, Director of Finance, City of Tampere
Pirjo van Nues, Rahoitusjohtaja, CFO, City of Vantaa
Olavi Louko, Deputy Mayor, Head of Techinical and Environment Services, City of Espoo
5.00pm Closing Remarks
Kimmo Lehto, Council Member, IPFA Nordic Region
5.10pm Networking Drinks Reception kindly hosted by Castrén & Snellman Oy, Inspira Oy, Nordic Investment Bank and SEB Leasing Oy
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD IN FINNISH.