Local governments continue to face increasing pressure to deliver more for less – did the conference help them find other innovative ways of funding local services, infrastructure and other public projects under the current financial situation? We certainly hope that the experience shared by the international experts added value to the local shareholders.

The sessions on stage included editorially driven panel discussions, sponsor workshops, presentations, case studies and keynote speeches. The speakers addressed the key issues facing local authorities, exchanged best practice strategies and discussed the way forward for 2011 and beyond. Year after year this conference continues to be one of the most important gatherings for the subnational governments of Europe and the private sector leaders who work with them.

The audience heard keynote speeches and presentations from:

Keynote:
Hon. Kadir Topbaş, Mayor, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and President, United Cities and Local Governments

Presentation:
Non-Fiscal Instruments of Public Transit Infrastructure Funding: Engaging Beneficiaries and Private Capital at the Local Level Experiences in the United States and Lessons for European Cities
 - Oliver Mietzsch, Head of Transport Unit, German Association of Cities
Click here to view presentation

Railway System Investments in Istanbul
 - Yalçın Eyigün, Director, Railway System, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Delivering Public Infrastructure - Lessons from Global Markets
 - Michael Dinham, Head of Infrastructure Finance, EMEA, ING Bank and Alistair Higgins, Director, Infrastructure Finance and Advisory, ING Bank
Click here to view presentation

Euromoney would like to thank all our speakers and delegates for participating and for making it such a successful dialogue on the key issues affecting the public sector in this region.

We would also especially like to thank the conference sponsors, without whose support the event would not have been possible:

Lead sponsor: ING Bank
Co-sponsors: Moody’s Investors Service, Standard & Poor’s and WestLB
Exhibitor: Fitch Ratings

We also wish to thank the Istanbul Municipality for hosting our event, and in particular to The Honourable Mayor Kadir Topbas for his patronage.

To download the final agenda please click here

If you would like to discuss sponsoring, exhibiting or advertising at the 2012 conference please email Helen Wyles on hwyles@euromoneyplc.com or call +44 20 7779 8957.