Evening Reception
Welcoming Remarks
The Infrastructure Imperative – What is the current state of infrastructure in the United States and Canada
Speakers: Mark Romoff, Todd Herberghs, Brian Pallasch
Overcoming the Internal Barriers – What are the internal challenges facing the adoption of innovative financing tools such as the P3 model?
Speakers: Sue Gander, John McKendrick, Mike Cheroutes, Jody Becker
Networking Break
Managing Political Risk – What are the external challenges facing the adoption of innovative financing tools for infrastructure and how can they be overcome?
Speakers: David Caplan, Greg Lyle, Damian Joy
Putting Together a Deal – How have other jurisdictions succeeded in finding different funding models and what were the lessons from their experience?
Speakers: Robert Palter, David Pennington, Stephen Mayer, Doug Koelemay
Lunch & Keynote Presentation
Moderator: Marica Hale
Speakers: John McBride, Elaine Buckberg
Concluding Remarks
Invited participants in the conference include senior-level government officials, senior-level corporate officers (CEOs, project developers, financiers, and engineers), and senior-level representatives of industry associations.