In the face of competing budget priorities and constrained revenues, many nations have turned to the private sector to provide financing for public buildings and other needed infrastructure projects. The U.S., however, has been slow to engage the private sector in financing “social infrastructure” that is not readily supported by user fees despite well-documented benefits. The Federal Facilities Council (FFC) and the International Project Finance Association (IPFA) are co-sponsoring this event to explore the opportunities that exist for private financial participation in Federal building construction, barriers (perceived and real) to such private involvement, and to identify what needs to occur at the legislative and regulatory level to increase opportunities for the beneficial involvement of the private sector.
12:30 pm Registration
1:00 pm Welcome and Overview
FFC representative
IPFA representative
1:10 pm Keynote Address: Is There a Need for Change?
Hon. Rodney E. Slater, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs; former Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
1:30 pm Panel Discussion I: A Perspective on Federal Procurement of Capital Projects
Moderator: Richard G. Little, Former Director, USC Keston Institute for Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy
Pauline Thorndike, PM Alternative Financing, USACE
Dorothy Robyn, former Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, GSA
David Haun, former Deputy Associate Director, OMB
2:30 pm Panel Discussion II: Social Infrastructure and Private Finance
Moderator: Andrew N. Garbutt, KPMG
Scott Derby, Senior Investment Director, Asset Management, Meridiam Infrastructure
Eric S. Petersen, Partner, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
Jason Radford, Partner, Ashurst LLP
3:30 pm Panel Discussion III: How Can Deals Get Done?
Moderator: Richard Stolbach, Senior Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
Members of Panels I and II
4:30 pm Closing Remarks
4:45 pm Networking Reception kindly hosted by the Federal Facilities Council
The Keck Center, located in downtown Washington, D.C., is served by Union Station (AMTRAK), Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA), Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI). It is accessible by Metro's Red and Green/Yellow lines.
For event enquiries, please contact Carrie Reid, creid@ipfa.org
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