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With fi Euro rst-han di pean Com nformat io miss • New ion o n from t EU f he n: undin oppo r g t u a n nd • The iti new es for bro financin g State a aid r dband egula tions for b road band EU Financing for Broadband Infrastructure Projects 2014 - 2020 28th – 29th September 2015, Berlin Brochure Interactive Seminar With experts from: • European Commission DG Connect, Broadband Unit • European Commission DG Competition, State Aids Unit, Information, Communication and Media Directorate • European Investment Bank, Projects Directorate • EAFRD Managing Authority, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Austria • ERDF funded Broadband Project “Superfast North Yorkshire”, United Kingdom • EIB First Launched Project Bond, Axione Infrastructure & Bouygues Energies & Services, France • CSI-Piemonte – Information System Consortium of Piedmont‘s Public Administration, Research and Innovation, Italy Including Workshop: Application Training for EIB Funding and Financial Instruments 1 INTERACTIVE SEMINAR EU Financing for Broadband Infrastructure Projects 2014 - 2020 Get the latest news on new EU funding and financial instruments for broadband projects 2014-2020 The EU provides multiple sources of financing for broadband projects, in form of various EU funds as well as European Investment Bank instruments. In the new programming period, broadband projects are not only supported via European Structural and Investments Fund (ESIF), including EAFRD and through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). Brand new instruments like the European Investment Bank (EIB) Project Bond Initiative and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) are aiming to boost broadband infrastructure development and networks to a higher level through new sources of direct investments. But the application process varies significantly within the range of these financing opportunities and requires a high level of expertise of all stakeholders involved. Moreover, in 2014, the European Commission adopted new State aid regulations. The General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) frees broadband infrastructure projects from the requirement of prior notification to the Commission under specific conditions. This simplification will foster new investments and has to be taken into consideration while assessing and selecting different funding opportunities in the future. The comprehension of the changes in the regulatory framework and guidelines is absolutely necessary to ensure the success and effectiveness of the approval application as well as the implementation of broadband projects. All stakeholders involved in the implementation of broadband projects in the EU need to be acquainted with the following issues: • What are the new EU funding opportunities and financial instruments available for broadband projects? • Which kind of actions will be funded and which organisations are eligible? • How to successfully apply for funds and financing instruments 2014-2020 and how to avoid typical pitfalls in the application process • What are the practical challenges that can occur during the project’s implementation? • How to make use of the new State aid guidelines for Broadband Obtain a thorough overview of the current developments in EU financing for broadband infrastructure and receive the answer to all your questions and uncertainties. Benefit from best practice examples of European broadband projects and avail from their experiences and lessons learnt at this intensive interactive seminar. “Full of practically useful information and delivered by people with valuable experience and expertise.” Jeff Foot, Head of External Funding and Investment, Highlands and Islands Enterprises, United Kingdom 2 Who is this seminar for? Practitioners and decision makers involved in the implementation of broadband infrastructure projects from institutions such as • • • • • • National, regional and local administrations responsible for and involved in broadband development, deployment and infrastructure, incl. ministries and agencies Managing Authorities and Intermediate Bodies for EU Funds: ERDF, ESF, CF and EAFRD Technology and telecommunication companies, suppliers and providers of broadband infrastructure ICT clusters and telecommunication networks Public and private banks involved in financing broadband Consultancies specialised in broadband From departments such as • • • • • • • Broadband and Infrastructure Strategic Planning Division Electronic Communication ICT / Telecommunication / Digitisation Regional & Rural Development EU Funds State Aid Control and Monitoring What will you learn at this seminar? • Which funds are available 2014-2020? Which projects and organisations are eligible? • What is new in the field of broadband technologies? What are the future trends with regard to the Digital Agenda in Europe? • What are the responsibilities of the Managing Authorities, Intermediate Bodies and beneficiaries with regard to the new funding opportunities for broadband? • How can I successfully use ESI Funds for broadband projects? • How to apply and implement an ERDF funded broadband project in practice • What do I specifically take into account when using the European Agriculture Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) to finance broadband in rural areas? Your benefits • Get first-hand information from the European Commission and the European Investment Bank on new funding and financing instruments – Exchange opinions and receive practical advice from various perspectives • Learn about the changes in the EU State aid Guidelines for Broadband – Be informed in time and prepare for the new requirements • Find out how to successfully apply for and use ESI Funds and EIB financial instruments from successful Beneficiaries • Get direct insight in the EC-EIB cooperation and learn about the new European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) • Benefit from various case studies and lessons learnt from best practice project examples – Receive valuable practical advice • Be pro-active and raise your questions and uncertainties with regard to the various EU financing opportunities for broadband • Which new financial instruments does the European Investment Bank (EIB) provide for broadband projects, how to apply for them and which projects are eligible? • How do the EIB project bonds initiative and the new European Fund for Strategic Investments look like? • How to use financing within the new Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) • What are the new requirements of the new revised State aid Guidelines as well as the new GBER for Broadband and what kind of impact do these changes have? • How to support a bottom-up approach in a broadband project • How to finance broadband projects through public-private-partnerships • Network and exchange experiences with our experts and colleagues from all across Europe “Very good, with extremely relevant practical cases.” Thomas Kampmann, Consultant Regional Development, North Denmark Region, Denmark PROGRAMME DAY 1 EU Financing for Broadband Infrastructure Projects 2014 - 2020 8.30-9.00 Registration and Handout of Seminar Material 9.00-9.05 Opening Remarks from the European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law 9.05-9.30 Welcome Note from the Chair and Round of Introductions Andy Lister, Programme Director, Superfast North Yorkshire – An ERDF funded Broadband Project by North Yorkshire County Council, Department for Culture, Media and Sports, British Telecom and NYnet, United Kingdom 9.30-10.15 EU Financing for Broadband – Unfolding a New Key Priority for Growth 2014-2020 •EU broadband policy 2014-2020 - New developments in the field of financing broadband infrastructure projects in Europe - Digital Agenda and Digital Single Market - Broadband targets for Europe - The EU’s Next Generation Access (NGA) challenge •European Broadband Portal - Broadband in member states - Mapping initiative Dr Robert Henkel, Senior Policy Officer, Broadband Unit, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG Connect), European Commission 10.15-10.30 Discussion Round 10.30-11.00 Coffee Break and Networking Opportunity 11.00-11.45 New Funding and Financing Instruments 2014-2020 •Funding broadband under ESI Funds 2014-2020 - What is new in ERDF and EAFRD? - How will funding be allocated? - How can ESI Funds support broadband infrastructure projects in practice? •EU level financial instruments - Cooperation between European Commission and EIB - New financing schemes and initiatives - The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) •Broadband plan: Guide to high-speed broadband investment Dr Robert Henkel, Senior Policy Officer, Broadband Unit, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG Connect), European Commission 11.45-12.00 Discussion Round 4 ANDY LISTER Programme Director, Superfast North Yorkshire – An ERDF funded Broadband Project by North Yorkshire County Council, Department for Culture, Media and Sports, British Telecom and NYnet, United Kingdom Andy Lister is Programme Director for ‘Superfast North Yorkshire’ – a £30m project to deliver Next Generation Access (NGA) to England’s largest rural area. He and the project were invited by the European Commission to participate in the B3 Regions Project, an EU-funded programme designed to disseminate best practice in the area of next generation broadband for rural areas across the EU. He has had a key role in helping three major UK broadband projects to get underway, namely NYnet North Yorkshire, Digital Region South Yorkshire, and Superfast North Yorkshire. Moreover, he has a specialist expertise in State aid having successfully gained several State aid approvals in the UK. DR ROBERT HENKEL Senior Policy Officer, Broadband Unit, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG Connect), European Commission Since 2002, Dr Robert Henkel is Senior Policy Officer at DG Connect at the European Commission. Prior to this position, he was Adviser of the BDI (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e. V./ Federation of German Industries) in Berlin. Between 1999 and 2000, he was Private Secretary of the President of the EPP/ED-Group, Prof. Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering, in the European Parliament. From 1998 to 1999, Dr Robert Henkel was Assistant to the Director General of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), Herbert J. Allgeier, and member of the Cellule de Communication in Brussels. He was Assistant to the Deputy Director General Hendrik Tent in the European Commission in the Directorate-General Science, Research and Development for 3 years. In this position, he had been working as a National Expert from Germany in Brussels. Before that, he was working as Policy Officer of the German Federal Ministry for Education, Science, Research and Technology (BMBF), Bonn from 1994 to 1995. Dr Robert Henkel worked as Scientific Collaborator of the German Federal Parliament in Bonn (1992-1994), as Policy Officer of the German Federal Government for Research and Technology, in the Berlin Department (1991-1992), and as Research Scientist at the Technical University Berlin (TUB) in the Department of Astrophysics (1987-1991). 12.00-12.45 Matching Broadband Technologies with Regional and Local Needs – Which Technology is Best for Your Requirements? •Overview on broadband technologies •Fixed lines technologies, wireless, direct broadcast satellite •Comparison of technologies •Infrastructure models – How to find the right strategy •Future outlook on broadband technologies Vittorio Vallero, Programme Manager, Research and Innovation, CSI-Piemonte – Information System Consortium of Piedmont‘s Public Administration, Italy 12.45-13.00 Discussion Round 13.00-14.15 Lunch Break and Networking Opportunity EIB Financing 14.15-15.00 EIB Financing for Broadband: Next Generation Networks and the New European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) •Types of broadband projects financed – Case studies •EIB financial instruments and core requirements for broadband projects •Perceived challenges in practice •Future ahead: Financing broadband under the new Project Bond Initiative and the European Fund for Strategic Investment Dr Harald Gruber, Head of Division, Digital Economy and Education (DEE), Projects Directorate, European Investment Bank 15.00-15.15 Discussion Round VITTORIO VALLERO Programme Manager, Research and Innovation, CSIPiemonte – Information System Consortium of Piedmont‘s Public Administration, Italy Vittorio Vallero is Deputy Coordinator of Infrastructures and Access Agenda for Regional Piedmont at CSI-Piemonte, the Information System Consortium of Piedmont‘s Public Administration. Vittorio Vallero has been involved in the regional broadband development programme WI-PIE since 2004, dealing in particular with wireless technologies and broadband mapping and coordinated satellite based pilot projects for the public administration sector in Piedmont. He participated in EU funded project like the fast-track, INTERREG IV-C, B3-Regions (Regions for Better Broadband Connection) and coordinated the CIP-PSP funded EU thematic network project SABER (SAtellite Broadband for European Regions). He has 19 years of experience in the telecom field and started working with VSAT satellite technology in 1998 with the FIAT group dealers’ network in Europe. DR HARALD GRUBER Head of Division, Digital Economy and Education (DEE), Projects Directorate, European Investment Bank Dr Harald Gruber is Head of the Digital Economy and Education (DEE) Division at the Projects Directorate of the European Investment Bank. He oversees project appraisal in the telecommunication sectors and advises on the Bank’s business strategy with respect to the telecommunications sector and the knowledge economy in general. Furthermore, he is on the editorial board of Telecommunications Policy and Information Economics and Policy and co-authors articles on the mobile telecommunications sector in several scholarly refereed journals such as Economic Policy, European Economic Review and International Journal of Industrial Organisation. He has been also Professor at Bocconi University (Milan) for telecommunications economics. “Excellent cross-section analysis of current EU funding schemes!” Ivan Ivankovic, Project Coordinator and Network Designer, Zagreb Holding ltd. Digital City Branch 5 PROGRAMME DAY 1 EU Financing for Broadband Infrastructure Projects 2014 - 2020 Workshop 15.15-16.45 Application Training for EIB Funding and Financial Instruments The application for various funding and financial instruments requires time, know-how and organisational capacities. In this practical session participants learn how to apply successfully and efficiently for EU level financial instruments. The group work includes: Which financing suits my project – How to identify the right instrument/funding? How to prepare, plan and monitor application procedures Participants then present their results to each other. In case of any questions our expert is ready to give advice. Dr Harald Gruber, Head of Division, Digital Economy and Education (DEE), Projects Directorate, European Investment Bank 16.45-17.00 Coffee Break and Networking Opportunity 17.00-17.45 ERDF Focus: Successful Use of ESI Funds in Broadband Projects – Experiences of an ERDF Beneficiary •From the project idea to its execution and implementation •The application process •How to monitor long-term broadband projects •Collaboration with the Managing Authority and other stakeholders •Project financing •Practical experiences and lessons learnt – Superfast North Yorkshire •Specifics of using ERDF in the context of broadband •The additionality of demand aggregation Andy Lister, Programme Director, Superfast North Yorkshire – An ERDF funded Broadband Project by North Yorkshire County Council, Department for Culture, Media and Sports, British Telecom and NYnet, United Kingdom 17.45-18.00 Discussion Round 18.00 End of Day One 6 DR HARALD GRUBER Head of Division, Digital Economy and Education (DEE), Projects Directorate, European Investment Bank Dr Harald Gruber is Head of the Digital Economy and Education (DEE) Division at the Projects Directorate of the European Investment Bank. He oversees project appraisal in the telecommunication sectors and advises on the Bank’s business strategy with respect to the telecommunications sector and the knowledge economy in general. Furthermore, he is on the editorial board of Telecommunications Policy and Information Economics and Policy and co-authors articles on the mobile telecommunications sector in several scholarly refereed journals such as Economic Policy, European Economic Review and International Journal of Industrial Organisation. He has been also Professor at Bocconi University (Milan) for telecommunications economics. ANDY LISTER Programme Director, Superfast North Yorkshire – An ERDF funded Broadband Project by North Yorkshire County Council, Department for Culture, Media and Sports, British Telecom and NYnet, United Kingdom Andy Lister is Programme Director for ‘Superfast North Yorkshire’ – a £30m project to deliver Next Generation Access (NGA) to England’s largest rural area. He and the project were invited by the European Commission to participate in the B3 Regions Project, an EU-funded programme designed to disseminate best practice in the area of next generation broadband for rural areas across the EU. He has had a key role in helping three major UK broadband projects to get underway, namely NYnet North Yorkshire, Digital Region South Yorkshire, and Superfast North Yorkshire. Moreover, he has a specialist expertise in State aid having successfully gained several State aid approvals in the UK. PROGRAMME DAY 2 EU Financing for Broadband Infrastructure Projects 2014 - 2020 9.00-9.15 Welcome Note from the Chair and Brief Review of Day 1 Andy Lister, Programme Director, Superfast North Yorkshire – An ERDF funded Broadband Project by North Yorkshire County Council, Department for Culture, Media and Sports, British Telecom and NYnet, United Kingdom Focus: State aid 9.15-10.00 State Aid for Broadband – New Rules and Requirements 2014-2020 •The role of EU State aid control - Why state aid? - Rules for State aid clearance •Assessment of State aid - EU State aid rules and reasons for public intervention •Practical cases •New regulations on broadband State aid - The General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) - Objectives of the new requirements - The role of the national Regulatory Authorities - Transparency and simplification - Latest changes and future outlook DR OLIVER STEHMANN Deputy Head of Unit, State Aids Unit, Information, Communication and Media Directorate, Directorate General for Competition (DG Competition), European Commission Dr Oliver Stehmann is Deputy Head of Unit in State aids for Communication since 2009. Before that, he was Deputy to the Chief Economist and Case Handler, responsible for different economic sectors within DG Competition and worked for DG TRADE (1993-1997) and DG INFSO (1991-1993). Dr Oliver Stehmann has a Ph.D in economics from the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence and was External Lecturer at Boston University in Brussels and at Bonn University in the Master Programme of European Regulation of Network Industries. Dr Oliver Stehmann, Deputy Head of Unit, State Aids Unit, Information, Communication and Media Directorate, Directorate General for Competition (DG Competition), European Commission 10.00-10.15 Discussion Round 10.15-10.45 Coffee Break and Networking Opportunity 10.45-11.30 Applying for State Aid and Fulfilling the Requirements of the New State Aid Guidelines for Broadband – Perspective from an ERDF Beneficiary •Where to start when thinking about State aid •How to resource the State aid process •Dealing with stakeholders •Dealing with telecom operators •What you need to be aware of when applying for State aid - Writing the application - Handling questions •Common ‚bear traps‘ •Do‘s and don‘ts of State aid •Further lessons learnt Andy Lister, Programme Director, Superfast North Yorkshire – An ERDF funded Broadband Project by North Yorkshire County Council, Department for Culture, Media and Sports, British Telecom and NYnet, United Kingdom 11.30-11.45 Discussion Round “It was an interesting seminar with various examples how to implement broadband infrastructure in white areas.” 7 PROGRAMME DAY 2 EU Financing for Broadband Infrastructure Projects 2014 - 2020 11.45-12.30 EAFRD Focus: Financing Broadband under EAFRD 2014-2020 – First-Hand Information from a Managing Authority •Financing broadband under EAFRD and the Rural Development Programme in Austria in light of the national broadband strategy - Financial extension for broadband infrastructure projects 2014-2020 - Which actions and projects can be funded? - Role of the intermediate bodies such as regional administrative boards and local community groups in managing the projects •Typical challenges of beneficiaries and how the Managing Authority deals with those •The state of affairs and outlook 2014-2020: New projects on the way Markus Hopfner, Head of Unit, Coordination of Rural Development and Fisheries Fund, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (EAFRD Managing Authority), Austria 12.30-12.45 Discussion Round 12.45-14.00 Lunch Break and Networking Opportunity 14.00-14.45 Case Study: EIB Project Bond Initiative: Broadband Infrastructures – First French and European Project Bond for Superfast Broadband •What is a European Project Bond? •Stakeholder / actors involved •Cooperation and interaction with EIB and public authorities •Cooperation with other stakeholders •Project financing •First practical experiences and future outlook Pierre-Eric Saint-André, President, Axione Infrastructure and Deputy Managing Director, Bouygues Energies & Services, France 14.45-15.00 Discussion Round 15.00-15.30 Coffee Break and Networking Opportunity “The seminar was right to the point!” 8 MARKUS HOPFNER Head of Unit, Coordination of Rural Development and Fisheries Fund, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (EAFRD Managing Authority), Austria Markus Hopfner is currently Head of the Coordination of Rural Development and Fisheries Fund Co-ordination Unit at the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management. He has been working in the field of rural development since he joined the Ministry in 1999. In the period 2006 to 2008 he worked as a seconded National Expert within the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission. Markus Hopfner has wide experience in the field of policy design and programme management of the Common Agricultural Policy and EU Structural Funds, including the general coordination of broadband infrastructure projects in Austria. For several years he was in charge of managing the bottom up initiative Leader in Austria. Currently, he is representing Austria in negotiations on Council level and participates in policy implementation boards on national level. PIERRE-ERIC SAINTANDRÉ President, Axione Infrastructure and Deputy Managing Director, Bouygues Energies & Services, France Pierre-Eric Saint-André is President of Axione Infrastructure since 2008 and Deputy Managing Director at Bouygues Energies & Services since 2010. Axione Infrastructures has been working with the European Investment Bank and the European Commission and in 2014 launched the first European project bond involving digital infrastructure (EUR 189.1m). Since 2011, Pierre-Eric Saint-André also manages the engineering and the development of the infrastructures business unit of Bouygues Energies and Services. Pierre-Eric has started his professional career in Strategy and Corporate finance Consulting for the World Bank in developing countries and then for major telecom players in France. In 2003, he co-founded Axione Infrastructure, a company dedicated to design, finance, build, maintain and operate broadband and very high-speed telecom assets developed through long-term Public Finance Initiative schemes. VITTORIO VALLERO 15.30-16.15 Case Study: Satellite Broadband for European Regions SABER: How to Contribute to Europe 2020 Goals Effectively? •Innovative approach of SABER – Regional challenges and solutions •Knowhow for regions – Know how for Europe: Satellite broadband guidelines •Project financing •Effective cooperation between the public sector and local stakeholders •Lessons learnt – How to adapt to the new Europe 2020 Strategy Vittorio Vallero, Programme Manager, Research and Innovation, CSI-Piemonte – Information System Consortium of Piedmont‘s Public Administration, Italy 16.15-16.30 Final Discussion Round and Review of the Seminar 16.30 Programme Manager, Research and Innovation, CSIPiemonte – Information System Consortium of Piedmont‘s Public Administration, Italy Vittorio Vallero is Deputy Coordinator of Infrastructures and Access Agenda for Regional Piedmont at CSI-Piemonte, the Information System Consortium of Piedmont‘s Public Administration. Vittorio Vallero has been involved in the regional broadband development programme WI-PIE since 2004, dealing in particular with wireless technologies and broadband mapping and coordinated satellite based pilot projects for the public administration sector in Piedmont. He participated in EU funded projects like the fasttrack, INTERREG IV-C, B3-Regions (Regions for Better Broadband Connection) and coordinated the CIP-PSP funded EU thematic network project SABER (SAtellite Broadband for European Regions). He has 19 years of experience in the telecom field and started working with VSAT satellite technology in 1998 with the FIAT group dealers’ network in Europe. End of Seminar and Handout of Certificates “A good overview of opportunities and funding for broadband.” Alison Cox, Partnership and Knowledge Manager, Superfast Broadband Business Support Programme, Peninsula Enterprise, United Kingdom “Professional.” Rati Skhiztladze, Head of Information and Analysis Department, Georgian National Communications Commission 9 ORGANISATIONAL MATTERS EU Financing for Broadband Infrastructure Projects 2014 - 2020 BOOKING E-mail: [email protected] Date of Event 28th – 29th September 2015 Booking Number Phone: +49 (0)30 80 20 80 230 Fax: +49 (0)30 80 20 80 250 For online booking please visit our website: www.euroacad.eu S-1070 Event Language The event language is English. Event Price For Public Administration Early booking price valid until the 26th of June 2015: 1.189,- Euro excl. German VAT (19%) Normal price from the 27th of April 2015: 1.389,- Euro excl. 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