Presentations Day 1: Thursday - September 7, 2006

0915-0930
 

Welcome speech by the Pro-Rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Astrid Lægreid, Pro-Rector and Professor, NTNU
 

0930-1015
 

Organizational Governance and Project Success: Lessons from Boston’s Big Dig
Jeffrey Pinto, Professor, Penn State University, USA
 

1015-1100
 

The Governance of Major Projects: Lessons from the Channel Fixed Link
Graham Winch, PhD MCIOB, Professor, Manchester Business School, UK.
 

1130-1215
 

Norway: A Regime for External Quality Assurance of Major Public Projects
Peder Berg, Deputy Director General, Norwegian Ministry of Finance
 

1215-1300
 

Excellence and Improvisation in Life and Projects – by Way of Jazz
Bjørn Alterhaug (bass) and John Pål Inderberg (sax), NTNU
 

1400-1445
 

Improving Quality at Entry – Principles and Procedures
Knut Samset, Professor, NTNU and Program Director, Concept Program
 

1445-1530
 

United Kingdom: Experiences of Implementing the OGC Gateway Process for Governance of Large Projects
Ian Glenday, Executive Director, Office of Government Commerce. This presentation was held by Colin Howard, Director, SJC Howard Ltd, UK
 

Presentations Day 2: Friday - September 8, 2006

0915-1000

Accountable Megaproject Decision-making
Bent Flyvbjerg, Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark
 

1030-1115

Canada: Governance of Major Projects – the Case of Quebec
Roger Miller, Professor, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada
 

1115-1200

Finland: Governing Major Investment Projects by Result Oriented Budgeting, Reforming Administration and Utilizing Markets Efficiently
Pekka Pelkonen, Budget Counsellor, Ministry of Finance, Finland
 

1415-1500

Predictable and Competitive Investment Processes. Experience from the Private Sector and Norwegian Petroleum Industry
Arne Liverud, Managing Director, Naturkraft AS