Crumbling highway bridges and rising urban gridlock in Canada and the United States are driving governments to look to public-private partnerships as a road to new and replacement bridge infrastructure. This session will address the policy choices governments in Canada and the United States are making in opting for P3s to design, build, finance, operate and maintain new and replacement bridge infrastructure in projects such as the Canada New Bridge for the St. Lawrence Project across the St Lawrence River at Montreal, the Canada-Michigan New International Trade Crossing across the Detroit River between Detroit and Windsor, the Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project of 558 Pennsylvania bridges, and the Saskatoon Bridges Project. Government and private sector leaders will speak to political and policy issues such as the use of P3 or traditional procurement, the use of a dedicated government procurement agency, and the use of alternative funding and financing models. Attendees will gain valuable insights into senior government and private sector leader perspectives in an evolving P3 market. The keynote address will be delivered by Helena Borges, Associate Deputy Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Transport Canada.
4:00 pm Registration
4:30 pm Welcome and Introduction
Michael Ledgett, Partner and Co-Chair, National P3/Infrastructure Group, Dentons Canada LLP
4:35 pm Keynote address
Helena Borges, Associate Deputy Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Transport Canada
Question & Answer Session
5:00 pm Panel discussion
Moderator: Gianni Ciufo, Partner and North American Leader, Infrastructure Advisory and Project Finance, Deloitte LLP
Mayor Donald Atchison, City of Saskatoon
Paul Martin, Senior VP, Plenary Group
Lyle McCoy, Managing Director, Head of Public Finance and Infrastructure Banking, BMO Capital Markets
Question & Answer Session
6:10 pm IPFA Update
IPFA Canada Council Member
6:15 pm Networking Reception kindly co-hosted by Deloitte LLP and Dentons Canada LLP
For further information, please contact Carrie Reid: creid@ipfa.org
For registration enquiries, please contact events@ipfa.org