Transition Changing models of cooperation - are we on board? Finnish Water Forum (FWF)/ Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (MFA) Development aid, development co-operation, partnerships – what next? The development discourse has been reinvented throughout the history of aid and for a reason – there is hardly anyone that could claim that change is not welcome in the field of development. But do we know where we are going to and where we should be heading at? The development field is changing rapidly; some of the so called developing countries are now some of the biggest economies in the world. Some actors are propagating commercial relations as the most efficient way to create development, some are supporting more traditional ways of development cooperation bottom-up approaches and some by equal partnerships. What is the most efficient way of creating development? Do we have a consensus, do we have a conflict, do we need to have a consensus and what can we learn from each other here? We are all part of the great transition but where is it taking us and are we on board? This mini seminar is aimed to personnel working with water related projects in the ministries, embassies, companies, research/educational institution and NGOs. Language in the seminar is English. Time: Venue: Address: Sign up: Friday, 14th of August 2015, 13:00–17:00 Heureka, Auditorio Virtanen Kuninkaalantie 7, Vantaa (http://www.heureka.fi/en/how-find-us ) http://doodle.com/nm2d7s7nwcuyhh66 Program: 13:00 Welcome and opening words Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, NIRAS Finland, Finnish Water Forum 13:10 MFA’s measures and instruments to support transition TBC, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland 13:30 Public water utility "paving the road" – Case St. Petersburg Esa Ovakainen, LLC Ecovod 13:50 Innovation Funding´s role Pia Salokoski, Tekes 14:10 Experiences from the EEP Programme (Energy and Environment Partnership Programme in Southern and Eastern Africa) Päivi Lehtonen, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland 14:20 Coffee Break 14:40 BI-waterprojects in transition Oona Rautiainen, NIRAS Finland/COWASH 14:55 Private sector development –project Paula Tommila, Gaia Consulting 15:10 Panel discussion Transition – how to make the most of it? Kari Hämekoski (NEFCO), Juha-Erkki Mäntyniemi (World Vision), Minna Patosalmi (Ferroplan), Sanna-Leena Rautanen (FCG) 16:00 Wrap-up and way forward Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Finnish Water Forum 16:30 – Networking, snacks, drinks Niras office (5 min walk, next to Tikkurila railway station) Further information About the program: Markus Tuukkanen Finnish Water Forum markus.tuukkanen@finnishwaterforum.fi +358 40 865 3175 About the venue: Mikaela Kruskopf NIRAS Finland mikaela.kruskopf@niras.fi +358 40 451 0882 Oona Rautiainen NIRAS Finland oona.rautiainen@niras.fi +358 504486768