Day 1 – 23 September

1900

Informal get-together and dinner - restaurant

Day 2 – 24 September

0900 

Updates on Project Governance and Project Governance Research in Norway: MoF

Ingvild M. Hanssen, Ministry of Finance, Norway

Updates on Project Governance and Project Governance Research in Norway: Concept

Gro Holst Volden, Concept Research Programme, Norway

0930

The Missing Link: Aligning Public Investment with Fiscal Strategy

Eddie Casey, Irish Fiscal Advisory Council 

1015

Crisis Management in a Changing World

Espen Rostrup Nakstad, Oslo University Hospital, Norway

1045

A Global Perspective on Front-End Public Project Governance

Ed Hearne, International Monetary Fund

1230

The UK Project Assurance Model

Kalpesh Patel, National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority, UK

1300

Major Project Governance in Canada: Evolution and International Perspective

Olivier Choinière, Université du Québec à Rimouski

Session 1

Choices and Challenges in Project Delivery

Chair: Haavard Haaskjold

Session 2

Governance Models for Large Public Projects

Chair: Gro Holst Volden

Session 3

Megaprojects – Mega Success or Mega Failure?

Chair: Ole Jonny Klakegg

1345

Cost Escalation in Major Infrastructure Projects: Lessons from Ireland

Donal Palcic, University of Limerick, Ireland

The Two-Step Public Investment Planning Model in Lithuania

Linas Jasiukevicius, Central Project Management Agency, Lithuania

Recent UK Reforms to Governance and Budgeting Arrangements for Megaprojects

Laura Kiddoo, UK Government Investments

1415

Learning in and Across Major Public Projects: A Community of Practice Lens

Christine Unterhitzenberger, University of Leeds, UK

Governing Investment Costs in the Project Front-End Phase

Torbjørn S. Aass, Concept Research Programme, Norway

How to Create a Boondoggle: The Case of HS2

Graham Winch, University of Manchester, UK

1445

What Makes a Business Case Successful?

Paul Chapman, University of Oxford, UK

The Role of the SRO in UK Major Government Projects

Joanne Bradshaw, Tax Compliance Programmes – HM Revenue & Customs, UK

Transforming Supplier Relationships in Megaprojects: The Ostlänken Story

Patrik Guné, Swedish Transport Administration

1515

Break

1545

Practices of Implementing Collaborative Contracting in Infrastructure Client Organisations

Lilly Rosander, Swedish Construction Clients, Sweden

The Dutch Practice: A Complex Puzzle Towards Manageable Projects

Dylan Koenders, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Netherlands

Between Robustness and Flexibility: Lessons Learned From the Arna-Stanghelle  Joint Project

Katrine Sælensminde Erstad, Public Roads Administration, Norway

1615

Unpacking the Label: Rethinking Project Delivery Models as Owner Governance Choices

Sebastian Kussl, Nye Veier, Norway

Iceland’s Public Projects: Governance Challenges and a Model in the Making

Gunnar Sigurðsson, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Iceland

Too Free to Succeed: The Paradoxes and Dilemmas of the Danish Super-Hospital Program

Christian Thuesen, DTU, Denmark

1900

Symposium dinner 

Day 3 – 25 September

Session 4

Navigating Complexity in Public Digitalisation

Chair: Irene Kahelelani Tanke

Session 5

Ensuring the Societal Benefits of Public Investment Projects

Chair: Anne Strand Alfredsen Larsen

Session 6

Security Policy and Governance

Chair: Helene Berg

0900

Digital Countdown – A Study of Lifespans in Digital Investment Projects

Rasmus Bøgh Holmen, Vista Analyse, Norway

Beyond Benefits Management: The Next Steps in Value Creation

Rasmus Rytter, Implement Consulting Group, Denmark

Governing Major Defense Capital Projects Under Uncertainty: Lessons from Canada

Yves Giroux, The C.D. Howe Institute, Canada

0930

Building the Future of Public Debt Collection: Governance and Cross-Government Collaboration

Rune Langsø Johansen, Norwegian Tax Administration

Implementing Net Benefits as a Decision Criterion in Swedish Infrastructure Planning – Methods and Experiences

Jonas Eliasson, Swedish Transport Administration

From Investment to Impact: Benefits Management in the Defence Sector

Morten Welde, Concept Research Programme, Norway

1000

Break

1030

Is the Traditional Enterprise Portfolio Management Office Fit for the Digital and AI Era? An Australian Public Sector Perspective

Jamie Witcombe, Australian Taxation Office

Using Taskforces to Drive Public Value: Insights from the UK's Office for Value for Money

Benjamin Paxton, Institute for Government, UK

Industry Preparedness: Revisiting the Trade-Off Between Mass and Technology

Julien Malizard,  Le Institut des hautes études de défense nationale, France

1100

Digitalization and AI for Better Public Infrastructure Investment Outcomes

Kai-Alexander Kaiser, World Bank

Measuring What Matters: Reducing Uncertainty Where It Counts

Andreas Leed, Aarhus University, Denmark

The Security and Resilience Turn in Swedish Transport Policy

Linnea Eriksson, National Road and Transport Research Institute, Sweden

1130

Lunch

1230

The Secrets Behind the Incredible Speed of Chinese Megaproject Delivery

Martina Huemann, University College London, UK/Austria

1300

From Contract to Grave: The Novi Sad–Kelebija Railway Case. Architecture of Corruption in a Captured State

Vladimir Obradovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia

1330

Time and Budget Performance in Government Construction and Infrastructure Projects

Mikala Thøger, Rigsrevisionen, Denmark

1400

Finish and Close

Gro Holst Volden, Concept Research Programme, Norway