Conference 2012

Lisbon 2012: Privatization of planning powers and urban infrastructures

After five successful conferences of the Platform of Experts in Planning Law the sixth will take place in Lisbon, Portugal on 12 and 13 October 2012! Location: The conference will take place in the main auditorium of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, Alameda da Universidade 1649-014 Lisboa.

The subject of the conference will be: ‘Privatization of planning powers and urban infrastructures’. This conference is organized in collaboration with Claudio Monteiro, Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.

PROGRAM 12 October 2012:

‘Privatization of planning powers and urban infrastructures’

09.30-09.50:  Registration and coffee
09.50-10.00:  Welcome
10.00:10.20:  Comparative planning law research, Rachelle Alterman
10.20-10.40:  Case study: Introduction and Portuguese point of view, Claudio Monteiro, Professor of Law, University of Lisbon
10.40-11.20:  Case study: Stephan Mitschang Technische Universität Berlin
11.20-11.35: Short break
11.35-12.15:  Case study: Georgia Giannakourou (University of Athens) and Evangelia Balla (Council of Klimtologio S.A.)
12.15-13.00:  Panel discussion – chair: Rachelle Alterman, co-founder Platform of Experts in Planning Law
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13.00-14.00:  Lunch
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14.00-14.15:  Introduction to the afternoon session, João Miranda, Professor of Law, University of Lisbon
14.15-14.40:  Privatization of planning powers and urban infrastructures from a private investor perspective (Pedro Silveira, Grupo Sil)
14.40-15.05:  Privatization of planning powers and urban infrastructures from a lawyer perspective (Pedro Siza Viera, Linklaters LLP)
15.05-15.30:  Privatization of planning powers and urban infrastructures from a municipal perspective (Guilherme Pinto, Mayor of Matosinhos)
15.30-16:00:  Discussion
16.00-16.15:  Coffee
16.15-17.00:  Short presentations (Tuulia Puustinen; Aalto University School of Engineering Finland)
17.00-17.30:  Discussion and conclusions by Rachelle Alterman

For the Case click here

For more information or registration: internationalplanninglaw@ibr.nl