THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Role and governance in the implementation of innovative strategic policies and economic development
Presentation of latest CIRIEC research on public enterprises
with the participation of OECD and French ministry officials as well as CEOs from various SOEs:
Linz AG (Austria)
SNCF, EDF/RTE, Groupe La Poste, Eau de Paris (France)
Stadtwerke Köln (Germany)
Following three decades of large-scale privatisation, public authorities, at the national or local level, still own today, fully or partially, a wide range of enterprises or organisations providing citizens with goods and market services.
With the 2008 financial crisis, we even experienced a trend reversal through the implementation of nationalisations, often displayed as temporary but aiming at saving enterprises in difficulty, preserving the production tool against the risk of cessation of activity.
On the other side, a phenomenon of “re-municipalisation” occurred at the local level allowing public authorities to better control the delivery of public services; in the framework of globalisation, issues arise on resources and tools for States to pursue strategic policies.
In this context of public enterprises, CIRIEC led scientific programmes (EN) in 2012-2014 developed by the International Scientific Commission “Public Enterprises – Public Services” of CIRIEC International and the Scientific Commission “Public Economy” of CIRIEC France.
The international conference, organised with the support of the French Ministry of Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs and of the Galilée.sp association, has the objective to present CIRIEC’s research results and to debate on public enterprises’ future perspectives, together with policy-makers, managers and academics.
Conference moderator: Patrick LELONG, economic journalist at France Info Morning session: 9.20-9.40: Prof. Philippe BANCE (University of Rouen, France), President of CIRIEC’s International Scientific Council: The issue of the public enterprise and its future challenges (Text EN — PPT) 9.40-10.00: Prof. Massimo FLORIO (University of Milano, Italy), President of CIRIEC International Scientific Commission “Public Enterprises- Public Services”: The renewal of the public enterprise: an overview across the world (Text EN – Summary EN — PPT) 12.00-12.20: Exchanges with the room 12.20-12.40: Prof. Luc BERNIER (ENAP, Canada): Enterprises, public organisations and general interest missions: lessons from CIRIEC studies (Text EN – PPT) 12.40-13.00: Exchanges with the room 12h20-12h40 Intervention du Prof. Luc BERNIER (ENAP, Canada) : Entreprises, organisations publiques et missions d’intérêt général : les enseignements des études du CIRIEC (Texte FR – PPT) 12h40-13h00 Echanges avec la salle 14.00-15.20: Round Table 2: Future activity sectors for public enterprises 15.20-15.40: Exchanges with the room 16.00-17.20: Round Table 3: Forms of governance in future public enterprises 17.20-17.40: Exchanges with the room Conclusions: Jacques FOURNIER, Honorary President of CIRIEC-France and Prof. Gabriel OBERMANN (WU Vienna) (EN – DE) Major testimonial: Louis GALLOIS Closing by Michel SAPIN, Minister of Finances and Public Accounts
Textes des présentations
8.15: Welcome
9.00-9.05: Opening: Alain ARNAUD, President of CIRIEC International
9.05-9.20: Carole DELGA, Secretary of State for Trade, Craft, Consumer and Social and Solidarity Economy Affairs
Afternoon session:
Afternoon session:
– Rainer PLASSMANN, Director of personnel and of local public services policies, Stadtwerke Köln holding company, Germany (PPT)
– Grégoire POSTEL-VINAY, Head of the Mission ‘Strategy’, General Direction of Enterprises (French Ministry of Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs), France
– Martin BECKMANN, Policy Officer ‘Policy and Strategy’, Federal Board of ver.di (Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft – main German trade union), Germany
– Marc-André FEFFER, Joint General Director, Groupe La Poste, France
– Hans CHRISTIANSEN, Secretary of the OECD Working group on public shareholding and privatization, main economist at the Enterprises Affairs Division, Financial and Enterprise Affairs Direction, OECD
– Jean-Paul DENANOT, European MP, Co-President of the intergroup « Common Goods and Public Services » – Solenne LEPAGE, Director of Transportation Investments, State Investment Agency, France
– Jacques RAPOPORT, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, SNCF, France
