Day One - 7th October 2008
08:30 Registration
09:00 Chairman’s welcome
John Arbouw, Australia Editor, Project Finance International
09:15 NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE -
Developing national structures for the development and delivery of PPPs and other funded infrastructure projects
- Australia - new Government Infrastructure Unit and relationship with states
- Reviewing operational PPP projects and projects currently in procurement
- Outlining PPP pipeline projects and other funded infrastructure projects and plans for 2009 and beyond
10:00 STATES PANEL -
State level developments in PPPs and infrastructure policy pipelines, and projects
- Examining inter-sate relationships and state to national government relationships for PPP delivery
- Defining the funding and procurement relationships between PPP and other funded projects at state level
- Identifying new state level projects for 2009 and upcoming tenders
Danny Graham, Director, Private Projects Branch, Treasury, New South Wales
Steven Page, Director – Public Private, Treasury and Finance, South Australia
10:45 Refreshments
11:15 DELIVERY PANEL -
What impacts might Infrastructure Australia and new delivery structures have on projects in procurement and future tenders?
- Identifying evolving national and local delivery structures for the procurement of infrastructure
- What might change in public agencies and what do private partners need to be aware of?
- How can agencies enhance delivery to improve private sector partnering?
Josh Sgro, Partner, Freehills
John McEvoy, CEO, The Peron Group
11:45 FINANCE, FUNDING & INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS PANEL -
Current conditions for financing & funding Australian infrastructure
Debt Financing
- Examining the impact of current credit conditions and price inflation on PPPs and other funded infra projects
- Exploring the development of mezzanine financing in project finance
- Evaluating current market risks including capital and credit risks in infrastructure
Equity and Infrastructure Funds
- Surveying sentiment and availability of private equity for partnerships
- Impact of managed infrastructure funds on financing projects and outlook for Australian infrastructure funds as an asset class
- Monitoring re-financing and secondary market activity for infrastructure funds
Robert Zivcic, Director, Global Infrastructure & Project Finance Group, Asia Pacific
Fitch Ratings
Shane Guyot, Director, Originations Division, Hastings Funds Management
Ian Wainwright, Head of Project Finance, KBC Structured Finance Limited
Craig Lee, Managing Director, Asia Pacific Assured Guaranty Corp
Michael Polich, Director Structured Finance, ABN AMRO
Jeremy Brasington, Head of Infrastructure, Project and Structured Finance, ANZ
12:30 Lunch
13:45 TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PANEL
Roads, Rail and Ports - Examining the key challenges and opportunities for project delivery in 2009 and beyond and identifying future industry trends, including capital flows, operational risk, and environmental issues in Australian hard infrastructure.
Queensland - Airport Link - Update on Brisbane's $4bn Airport Link, a 6.7km tunnel toll road being delived by a PPP which will link the city and the airport.
Michael Carter, Executive General Manager, QR Network
David Lynch, Chief Executive Officer, Airport Link Project Office, Department of Infrastructure and Planning, Queensland
NSW - Progress in the ambitious A$7bn M4 tollway extension to connecting the north, the airport/Botany Bay port and the central business district.
Victoria - East West Link Melbourne - Consultation catch up with the A$18bn road and rail transport plan to connect east and west Melbourne proposed by Sir Rod Eddington
WA - A$3bn Oakajee port development - future opportunities for PPPs and private sector involvement
Martin Locke, Partner Advisory Project Finance, PWC
David Larocca, Partner Project Finance Advisory, Ernst & Young
Mark Lynch, Executive General Manager, Infrastructure & Investments, Thiess Pty. Ltd
14:45 UTILITIES AND POWER PANEL
Surveying pipleline projects in the utilities arena and identifying opportunities for project finance
Power - New South Wales
- Exploring plans to sell state's power assets for A$15bn to A$18bn
Water and Desalination
- Victoria - A$3.1bn desalination PPP project - 150 gigalitre desalination plant to convert sea water into drinking water for Melbourne residents, the largest reverse osmosis plant in the worldMonitoring re-financing and secondary market activity for infrastructure funds
National PPP Projects - Broadband Networks
- Roll out of A$8bn high speed national broadband network project 50% funded by the government and 50% by a project consortium to build an internet infrastructure for 98% of the Australian population
Martin Locke, Partner Advisory Project Finance, PWC
Steve Durose, Regional Director, Energy & Utilities, Asia Pacific, Fitch Ratings
Robert Ludecke, Head of Energy & Utilities, BNP Paribas Australia
15:30 Refreshments
16:00 CONTRACTOR PANEL
Examining the key challenges for contractors, including areas such as skills, capacity and cost and price inflation going forward
- Are contractors getting a good deal from PPP projects vis a vis conventionally financed infrastructure
- What are the opportunities and constraints for firms looking to develop market share
Michael Metcalfe, General Manager, Construction, Leighton Contractors NSW
Peter Hicks, General Manager, Leighton Contractors
Renée Kok, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
16:30 PORT OF NEWCASTLE CASE STUDY
Newcastle Coal Loader 3 Case Study – financing the $1bn and 30Mtpa facility
Philip Cornwal L, Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson
John Snelling, Executive Director, ANZ Capital
16:55 Refreshments
17:00 Close of Day 1
Day Two - 8th October 2008
09:00 Chairman’s welcome
John Arbouw, Australia Editor, Project Finance International
09:10 DEFENCE HQ CASE STUDY
Canberra Defence PPP Case Study – A$300m Headquarters Joint Operations Command Facility, Bungendore, NSW
Peter Hicks, General Manager, Infrastructure Investments, Leighton Contractors
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
09:30 Schools Projects - How are educational facilities enhanced by partnerships?
The challenges and opportunities in delivering PPPs for Queensland Schools
Rob Chittenden, Project Director – SEQ Schools, PPP Projects Department of Education Training and the Arts, Queensland
09:50 Housing and Regeneration - Is a blueprint emerging for housing partnerships?
Housing - Bonnyrigg Renewal Project: The first Housing PPP of its kind in Australia – Update on project implementation and the prospects for further housing partnerships
Mark Shepherd, Director Development & Financing, Strategic Projects, NSW
10:10 Hospital Partnerships
How are PPPs transforming health infrastructure?
Queensland - Sunshine Coast Hospital PPP project
Darren Black, Commercial Director, Sunshine Coast Hospital PPP Project, QLD
10:30 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE PANEL
Discussing the scope for the further development of schools, hospitals and other social infrastructure projects and the frameworks for capital planning, asset managers and developers in the region
Joanne Evans, Partner, Blake Dawson
Lloyd Esau, Director, Brookfield Multiplex
11:00 Morning Refreshments
11:30 ASIA PACIFIC PANEL
Discussing project finance opportunities and updating on PPP projects in the Asia Pacific region including:
JAPAN
National and Municipal Investment
- Update on PPP projects in Japan and upcoming tenders and review of major infrastructure projects including the high-speed trains connecting Tokyo and Nagoya.
Kazuo Ueda, President, PFI Association of Japan
SINGAPORE
Infrastructure PPPs in Singapore
- Greater private sector involvement in infrastructure has been an area that Singapore has been focusing on across the board, where greater value can be derived. PPP projects include the Sports Hub PPP and Broadband Infrastructure, but what scope for partnerships in big ticket road and rail infrastructure?
SOUTH KOREA
Partnerships and Infrastructure
- Surveying private finance opportunities in the US$2.8bn worth of BOT and PPP infrastructure projects including the Second Seohaean Express, Ui-sinseollrt project, the Mokpo Newport project and the construction of a second Yeongdong Highway.
Dr. Jungwook Kim, Chief of PPP Division, PIMAC, KDI
THAILAND
PPP Prospects and Major Projects
- Examining proposals at the finance ministry to developing much needed infrastructure through PPP schemes and surveying large infrastructure projects including the multi billion transport infrastructure plans for Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) and motorway projects
Graham Brooke, Partner, National Head of KPMG Infrastructure and Projects Group, KPMG
12:50 Q&A and Discussion
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Close of Conference
