How to finance municipalities

An event focused on the effective management of municipalities and the possibilities of their financial development. The program will offer experts' views on investments, energy self-sufficiency, the legislative framework and cooperation between municipalities and the private sector. Mayors of successful municipalities will present examples of good practice and show how modern financial instruments and partnerships can be used to strengthen the stability and development of a municipality. The event will take place at the Innovation Center of the Ústí nad Labem Region.

Financially healthy municipality

Key topics:

• List the entire framework of the afternoon block "financial instruments"
• PPP/PPA/JV's – legislation & regulatory – MMR
• Minimization of bureaucracy – SMS/HK/FINOBCE (overlap with the Public Procurement Act)
• Municipal income beyond the RUD framework – introduction to the second panel discussion

Mayors' panel discussion, examples of good practice

Key topics:

• How and when to start, examples of good practice including what didn't work right away (block: "best practice")
• Energy self-sufficiency, subsidies YES/NO – at any cost? (“good servant, bad master”)
• Relations with the council, how to promote innovative "unproven" solutions?
• Municipal income beyond the RUD framework – benefits for the municipality and citizens?

BHS – financial instruments for municipalities

Key topics:

• Financial instruments in the concept of BH Securities as or how they can be beneficial to municipalities.
• Individual tools and how to use them in practice
• Energy-focused SPV under the auspices of the fund –> PPA contract -> transfer of a functional PPA to the municipality
• BHS FINOBCE MIX – maximum profits – minimum risk, a shortcut to fulfilling strategic plans

13:00-14:00 Financially healthy municipality

• B.Sc. et B. Simon Slanina, LL.M., MBA (Founder of FINOBCE, Chairman of HKP13, businessman)
• Sarka Kuzelova (SMS ČR press officer, zs)
• Petra Olšová, Ph.D. (Department of Regional Development and Public Administration FSE)
• Hosted by: Jan Wedlich

14:00-14:45 Mayors' panel discussion, examples of good practice

• Milan Kazda (village Kněžice)
• Petr Pavek (ex-MP – Economic Committee, Subcommittee on Energy, Mayor (1998–2010) of the municipality of Jindřichovice pod Smrkem)
• Martin Hejda (portfolio manager Versute IS, BHS Energy & Battery Fund SICAV as)
• Hosted by: Filip Mikulec

14:45 – 15:30 BHS – financial instruments for municipalities

• Zdenek Lepka (CEO and member of the Board of Directors of BH Securities as)
• Robert Robek (Portfolio manager of BH Securities as, former Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Investment Director of AVANT IS.)
• Martin Hejda (portfolio manager Versute IS, BHS Energy & Battery Fund SICAV as)
• Moderator: Mgr. Bc. et Bc. Simon Slanina, LL.M., MBA