How to succeed in PPP thru joint ventures

MANILA, Philippines - One of the most effective way to partner with the government is through joint ventures. To succeed in this, it is important to fully understand the revised procedures, requirements and approval requisites released by National Economic and Development Authority that took effect on May 11, 2013 which will have a significant impact on how the private sector and the government transact joint venture agreements.

The Center for Global Best Practices, in collaboration with Forensic Solutions, is launching a one-day special seminar entitled “New Guidelines and Procedures for Entering Into JV Between Government and Private Entities”, scheduled on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at EDSA Shangri-La, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.

For details and a complete list of seminars, you may log on to www.cgbp.org or call (02) 842-7148/ 59 and 556-8968/ 69, Cebu lines: (032) 512-3106 or 07 or Baguio line: (074) 423-5148.

This pioneering program will explain and provide you all the answers to eliminate all risks in crafting JV contracts and confusion in the implementation of this new regulation. This will benefit businessmen, entrepreneurs, officials from national government agencies, government-owned and controlled corporations, and local government agencies, decision makers from financial institutions, construction companies, lawyers, business consultants and all those interested in the latest implementing rules and regulations for entering into joint ventures.          

Joint ventures, as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) modality, will be discussed in detail and how this affects transactions between the government and the private sector. This comprehensive seminar will feature lawyer Alberto C. Agra, former Secretary of the Department of Justice.  Prior to this, he was also the government corporate counsel and solicitor-general. He is a certified PPP specialist and certified regulation specialist (Institute for Public-Private Partnerships or IP3, VA, USA), an IP3 senior alumni associate, a PPP Law professor at Ateneo Law School, a proponent of PPP Codes and Frameworks for Philippine (six provinces and 15 cities, to date) and Indonesian Local Governments, and Lao People’s Democratic Republic. He is a PhD candidate, Leadership Studies major in Public Management at Ateneo School of Government. He is an author of three books including “Knowing PPP, BOT & JV: A Legal Annotation” and has written and published numerous policy papers on PPPs and joint ventures.