Day One: Wednesday October 3rd, 2007

8:00 Registration and Morning Refreshments

08.30 Welcome and opening remark’s

Rod Morrison, Editor, PFI

08.45 Keynote address:

Honourable Kevin Falcon, Minister of Transportation, British Columbia

09.15 Pipeline and projects: A look at the current status and future PPP projects across Canada:

• British Columbia: Larry Blain, CEO, Partnerships B/C
• Ontario: Jim Dougan, Chair, AFP Committees, Infrastructure Ontario
• New Brunswick: Doug Johnson, Assistant Deputy Minister, New Brunswick Department of Transportation

11.00 Refreshments

11.30 The maturing Canadian infrastructure market: What are the latest trends and how does this benefit procurement for governmental agencies?

Moderator:

• Duncan McCallum, Managing Director, Head of Canadian Infrastructure Group, Royal Bank of Canada

Speakers

• Conor Kelly, Managing Director, Depfa Bank
• Richard Fyfe, Supervisor Solicitor, Ministry of the Attorney General
• Anne Hird Rabin, Managing Director International and Global Utilities, FGIC
• Robert Van Belle, Senior Associate, Macquarie North America

12.30 Lunch

14.00 Can there be consistency across Canadian jurisdictions to finance, build and operate P3 projects? Where can the consistencies be found?

Moderator:

• Ian N. MacIntosh, Partner, Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP

Speakers

• Mike Wevers, Assistant Deputy Minister for Strategic Capital Planning, Ministry of Treasury Board
• Terry Tetreault, National Director, P3 Advisory Services, Real Property Branch, Public Works & Government Services, Canada
• Mike Marasco, CEO, Plenary Health

14.45 They tend to be small, but how can municipal PPPs take advantage of the success of larger PPP’s?

Moderator:

• Jonathan Huggett, President, J.R. Huggett & Co.

Speakers

• Jack Kler, Director of Corporate Services, City of Penticton, BC

15.30 Refreshments

16.00 The long term aspects of PPPs in Canada: It is not only about the deal, and not only about bringing money to the table. What are the expectations in the long run, both from a government and a private sector perspective? Do the players on both sides meet those expectations during construction and operation?

Moderator:

• Stefan Parche, Babcock & Brown

Speakers

• Jane Bird, CEO, Canada Line Rapid Transit Inc.
• Sarah Clark, Vice President, Partnerships Development and Delivery, Partnerships BC
• Jim Dougan, Chair, AFP Committees, Infrastructure Ontario
• John McArthur, President, Bilfinger Berger BOT Inc.

17.15 End of day one followed by Cocktail Reception.

Day Two: THursday October 4th, 2007

08.00 Refreshments

08.45 Chairman’s Review of the Day

Rod Morrison, Editor, PFI

09.00 Keynote Address

David Crane, Special Advisor, Jobs and Economic Growth, Office of the Governor, State of California

09.45 Attracting contractors in a hot and competitive Canadian PPP market: How demand for labor and materials are affecting the financing and completion of P3 projects? How does it affect pricing?

Phil Hochstein, President, Independent Contractors and Builders Association

10.15 Refreshments

10.30 Financing US Transportations needs: An overview of the States with sound public-private-partnership laws and large transportation shortfalls.

• Tyler Duvall, Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, US DOT

11.30 Comparing the US and Canadian PPP Markets. What are the differences and what do they have in common with respect to:

• Procurement Process
• Maturity of Markets
• Political Support

Moderator:

• Tim Philpotts, Senior Vice President, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance

Speakers

• Scott L. Schroeder, Controller-Treasurer, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
• Art James, Project Director, Office of Innovative Partnerships, Oregon Department of Transportation
• Stefan Parche, Babcock & Brown
• Steve Small, Director of Project Development, Bilfinger Berger
• Andrew Cullinan, First Vice President, Ambac

12.30 Lunch

14.00 What does Canada need to do to compete successfully for bidder’s attention from investors in the US and abroad?

Brian Chase, Vice President Infrastructure, Carlyle Group

14.45 Where is the market going?

• What other assets fit the project finance/infrastructure model?
• How is environmental sustainability going to impact PPP projects?

Moderator:

• Ruth McMorrow, Managing Director, DEPFA Bank

Speakers

• Mark Liedermann, Vice President, Project Finance-Public Private Partnerships, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
• Ken Daley, Senior Vice President International, Transurban Group
• Fred Cummings, Project Director, Golden Ears Bridge

15.30 Chairman’s closing remarks, questions & answers

15.40 Close of Conference