INTOSAI Working Group for the audit of Privatisation, Economic Regulation and Public Private Partnerships
Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th May 2010
Conference and Event Agenda
A Celebration of Achievements: 1993-2010
Monday 10 May
09:00-09:30 Arrive at NAO, registration and coffee
09:30-10:00 Opening address from Mr Amyas Morse (Comptroller and Auditor General of the UK NAO) and Mr. Ed Humpherson (delegated Chair of the meeting, Assistant Auditor General)
The Legacy of the Group (Part One)
10.00-10.30 Celebration of achievements
Ms Louise Bladen, UK National Audit Office
10.30-11.15 Breakout Session 1: Looking back
What is the legacy of the Group for your SAI?
Group A: Privatisation
Group B: Economic Regulation
Group C: PPPs
11.15-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12.00 Feedback from Breakout Session 1
12.00-12.15 Group photo
12.15-13.15 Lunch
Presentations on the Global Financial Crisis: Continuing effects
13.15-13.45 Results of survey of Group members and update on case study on the effects of the global financial crisis on the audit of PPPs
Mr Joshua Reddaway, UK National Audit Office
13:45-14.30 ‘The UK response to the Global Financial Crisis’
Mr David Finlay, Director, Corporate Finance and Infrastructure, and Phil Airey, Audit Manager, Financial Stability team
UK National Audit Office
14.30-15.15 ‘Shareholder/owner supervision in joint-stock companies in which the State has a majority interest’
Supreme Audit Office of Poland (NIK)
15:15-15.30 Coffee break
15.30-16:15 ‘New regulations and auditing of the state property management in Hungary’
Mr Gusztav Bager, State Audit Office of Hungary
16.15-17.00 ‘The impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the audit of Economic Regulation’
Dr Dimitrios Ioannidis, Audit Director, Swedish National Audit Office
17.00-17.20 Case Study: Financial Services Sector – Regulation and Audit
Ms Eleanor Murray, Senior Analyst, UK National Audit Office
17.20-17.30 Closing remarks for day one
17.30 Close
Tuesday 11 May
09:00-09.30 Arrive at NAO, coffee
Sharing of Audit Experience
09:30-10.15 ‘Recent findings in the audit of PPP’s and Privatisation’
The Netherlands Court of Audit
10.15-11.15 ‘Criteria for auditing the governance of regulatory infrastructure agencies’
‘The use of the Group’s guidelines at the TCU: achievements’
Brazil Tribunal de Contas da Uniao (TCU)
11.15-11.30 Coffee
11.30-12.15 ‘Summary of experiences: auditing the Privatization programme implemented by the Swedish government since autumn 2006’
Dr Dimitrios Ioannidis, Audit Director, Swedish National Audit Office
12.15-13.15 Lunch
The Legacy of the Group (Part Two)
13.15-13.45 ‘Information on the preparation of an EU Contact Committee - EUROSAI seminar on the Audit of Public Private Partnerships’
German Bundesrechnungshof
13.45-14.30 Breakout Session 2: Looking forward
What can be passed on to others? How relevant is the Group’s legacy for current and future issues?
Group A: Privatisation
Group B: Economic Regulation
Group C: PPPs
14:30-15.00 Feedback on Breakout Session 2
15.00-15.15 Coffee
15.15-16.00 Presentation and discussion on Group remit and reporting to XX INCOSAI Louise Bladen, UK National Audit Office
16:00-16.15 Closing remarks for day two
16:15 Close
18:30-21.00 Closing dinner hosted by Mr Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General of the NAO in the NAO’s restaurant