Day 1 – 18 September

1900

Informal get-together and dinner - restaurant

Day 2 – 19 September

0900 

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

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

Ingvild Melvær Hanssen, Ministry of Finance, Norway

Gro Holst Volden, Concept Research Programme, Norway

0930

Development of the Norwegian Armed Forces

General Eirik Kristoffersen, Chief of Defence, Norwegian Armed Forces

1000

Development in Key Economic Indicators and Building Costs

David Lund, Prognosesenteret, Norway

1030

Break

1050

Inefficiencies in the Front End of Large Transport Projects

Jonas Eliasson, Swedish Transport Administration, Sweden

1125

Decision-Making on a Mega-Project – High Speed Two

Lee-Anne Murray, National Audit Office, UK

1200

Lunch

Session 1

Estimating and Controlling the Costs of Large Projects

Chair: Atle Engebø/ Ola Lædre

Session 2

Learning from Completed Projects

Chair: Gro Holst Volden

Session 3

Who Owns the Project? Project Ownership and Governance

Chair: Ole Jonny Klakegg

1330

The Potential for Reference Class Forecasting in Swedish Transport Projects

Henrik Erdalen, Swedish Transport Administration, Sweden

Evaluation of Local Transport Schemes

Jenny McCurry, Department for Transport, UK

The Role of the Project Owner in Project Governance

Ofer Zwikael, The Australian National University

1400

Evaluation of Design-Build Projects in the Norwegian Construction Industry

Torbjørn Aass, Concept Research Programme, Norway

Delivering Value from Major Projects

Lee-Anne Murray, National Audit Office, UK

What Are the Causes and Cures of Poor Megaproject Performance? Exploring Strategy, Governance, and Procurement

Juliano Denicol, University College London, UK

1430

Improving Major Project Delivery Outcomes and Value Through Outcome-Based Procurement: Key Lessons from Victoria, Australia

Dominic Ahiaga-Dagbui, Deakin University, Australia

Meta Evaluation of Road Projects

Morten Welde, Concept Research Programme, Norway

Overview of Relational Contracting in Nordic Construction 2000-2023 – Implications for Owners and Policy-makers

Anna Kadefors, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

1500

Break

1530

The Impact of and Causes for the Bad Economic Performance of the Berlin Brandenburg Airport Project

Hans Georg Gemünden, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

Comparative Evaluation of Major IT Projects – Challenges and Opportunities

Per Svejvig, Aarhus University, Denmark

The Project Owner’s Role in the Governance of Inter-Organizational Networks for Projects

Ralf Müller, BI Norwegian Business School

1600

Unmasking the Estimators' Role in Project Success 

Sirish Parekh, Infrastructure and Projects Authority, UK

Participatory Value Evaluation: A New Appraisal Method in the Dutch Planning Process for Large Projects

Niek Mouter, TU Delft, the Netherlands

1900

Symposium dinner 

Day 3 – 20 September

Session 4

The External Costs of Large Projects

Chair: Helene Berg

Session 5

Appraisal and Decisions. Bridging the Gap Between Practice and Policy

Chair: Nils Olsson

Session 6

The Search for Positive Impacts

Chair: Morten Welde

0900

Governance for Sustainable Project Performance

Christine Unterhintzenberger, University of Leeds, UK

Business Cases as Input to Appraisal Decisions

Jan Braaksma and Giacomo Barbieri, University of Twente, the Netherlands

The Illusive Economic and Social Impacts of Large Sporting Events

Harry Arne Solberg, NTNU Business School, Norway

0930

Sustainable and Precise Road User Charging to Reduce External Costs

Morten Tveit, Norwegian Tax Administration, Norway

Bridging Policy Implementation Gaps Through Public Projects

Hang Vo, Project X, UK

Benefits Realisation in Public Building Projects

Christian Bakke, Statsbygg/Concept Research Programme, Norway

1000

Break

1030

How Can a Nature-Related Risk Approach Bring Value to Large Projects?

Marian Rui Slettebakken, World Wide Fund for Nature

Top Politicians’ Use of the Decision Basis for Major Public Investments

Inga Margrete Ydersbond, Institute of Transport Economics, Norway

Benefits Realisation: Case Studies in Public Major Project Delivery with Recommendations for Practice

Richard Kirkham, University of Manchester, UK

1100

The Cost of Unsustainability: A Project Leadership Perspective

Martina Huemann, University College London, UK

Why Advice is Ignored

David Marsh, former Government Project Delivery Director, UK

Management of Benefits in Government IT Projects

Nis Berthelsen, Rigsrevisionen, Denmark

1130

Lunch

1230

The Dark Side of Projects

Giorgio Locatelli, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

1300

Long-term Planning and Capability Development in the Norwegian Defence Sector

Marianne Rafn Skuse, Ministry of Defence, Norway

1330

Break

1345

Overview of Public Investment Management Practices in the EU

Cristiana Belu Manescu, European Commission

1415

Governance Framework for Major Projects in Ireland

Garret Doocey, Ministry of Transport, Ireland

1445

Finish and close

Gro Holst Volden, Concept Research Programme