Agenda

Agenda for 2010

Opening Keynote Address: Assessing Europe's Infrastructure Funding Requirements in a Post-Crisis World - what is the real scale of the infra gap, what are the priorities and how might they best be delivered?
Hear the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) view on how the market will develop and describe the role of the new Marguerite Fund;

Macroeconomic Environment for Infrastructure:  Paul Donovan, UBS’ Global Economist, who regularly appears on CNN, Bloomberg TV & CNBC, will present his views on the global economy including trends & ramifications for infrastructure developers & investors;

UK Infrastructure: Hear from James Stewart, CEO of the newly-formed Infrastructure UK (IUK), on IUKs brief and progress achieved to date;

French Infrastructure: Hear from Francois Bergere, director of French Government Department MAPP, on how they are delivering an ambitious multi-billion euro transport & social infrastructure plan including high speed rail;

Meet the Infra CEOs: Hear from some of the industry's top CEOs, including Cintra, Global Via, Vinci Concessions & Balfour Beatty, on how developers are building new strategies for the future, prioritizing key sectors, geographies & projects & how they will finance their investments by re-cycling capital and partnering with institutional investors;

Assessing the Corporate Environment for Europe’s Infrastructure Developers: Listen to Exane BNP Paribas, one of Europe's leading equity research houses analyze market trends & pick out opportunities & value drivers for European infrastructure corporates.

Public Sector Viewpoint: Responding to the crisis – what are European governments’ priorities & policy objectives in delivering new infrastructure? Hear from the German Ministry of Finance, Strategic Investment Board of Northern Ireland and Infrastructure UK.

Market Watch: Central & Eastern Europe: Austrian Bank Erste Group’s Head of Infrastructure outlines the infrastructure deal pipeline in CEE including Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and beyond;

Sector Watch – Next Generation of Opportunities for European Roads: Hear briefings from senior executives from European toll road investors Abertis and Brisa;

Sector Watch – Infrastructure & the Environment: A leading European investor will brief delegates on opportunities in the waste and renewable energy sectors;

Under the Spotlight: France – Hear from Louis-Roch Burgard, Vinci Conessions’ COO, on why the French infrastructure market has become so active and what has made French developers and investors major forces in global infrastructure;

 The Equity Perspective: What role will infrastructure funds play in the delivering of Europe's infrastructure? How will brownfield infra funds, primary & secondary PPP funds and pension funds invest in this asset class in the future?
 
The Debt Perspective: What will the new infrastructure debt finance market look like and how can the industry ensure there is enough liquidity? Are bonds, debt funds and institutional debt investors potential solutions?

Hot Sectors in Focus: 

• High Speed Rail
• Next Generation of Roads Transactions
• Environmental infrastructure
   

 

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	Last Updated: 23.08.10

 

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