The Norwegian government has recently stated it has identified three road projects with a total value of up to NOK 12bn that will be procured as PPPs. The projects are expected to include toll roads and to have a capex of around NOK 3-4 billion each and should be put to market in the course of 2015. PPPs are likely to form part of the Norwegian infrastructure landscape in the years to come, and a vibrant and robust pipeline of PPP projects may be on the horizon under Norway's new Transport Reform.
The conference aims at providing practical and hands-on insight, analysis and cutting-edge debate in respect of the key issues in highway PPP projects when it comes to risk, risk allocation, risk mitigation and insurances, with a focus on the particular challenges posed in the Norwegian market and by virtue of the Norwegian geography.
Agenda Highlights:
Registration & Coffee 8.30am
9.00am Welcome & Introduction
Martin Bennett, Senior Vice President Private Equity and M&A Practice, Marsh Infrastructure Practice, Marsh Ltd
Fredrik Lindblom, Partner, DLA Piper
9.10am Keynote Address: The Norwegian Transport Reform
Torill Eidsheim, Member of Parliament (Conservative Party) and Member of the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications of the Norwegian Parliament
9.30am Market Update: What are the Key Recent Developments? And What is Potentially in Store?
Fredrik Lindblom, Partner, DLA Piper
9.45am Risk Allocation in the Three Norwegian Pilot Highway PPP Projects
Nils Ole Møllenhus, Senior Manager, Project, Asset & Export Financing, SEB
Fredrik Lindblom, Partner, DLA Piper
10.15am Networking Break
10.30am Key Risks in Highway PPP Projects I: Building the Risk Matrix
Aurelie Dethan, Investment Director, Infrastructure, InfraRed Capital Partners (France) SAS
10.40am Key Risks in Highway PPP Projects II: Case Studies
Aurelie Dethan, Investment Director, Infrastructure, InfraRed Capital Partners (France) SAS
11.00am Panel Discussion: Hard-Talk: Risk Allocation in Highway PPP Projects
Moderated by: Martin Bennett, Senior Vice President Private Equity and M&A Practice / Marsh Infrastructure Practice, Marsh Ltd
Tarja Kylanpää, Head of Infrastructure and Telecom Group, Nordic Investment Bank
Agne Sandberg, General Counsel, Skanska Infrastructure Development
Andreas Parzych, Head of Continental Europe, John Laing
11.30am Practical Risk Structuring and Mitigation
Julia Prescot, Chief Strategy Officer, Meridiam
11.50am Light Networking Lunch
12.30pm Insurance Cover and the Insurance Market for Highway PPP Projects
Janice Oram, Managing Consultant, Marsh Project Risk Practice
1.00pm Panel Discussion: What are the True 'Norwegian Risks' and How do you Deal with them?
Moderated by: Nils Ole Møllenhus, Senior Manager, Project, Asset & Export Financing, SEB
Jan Walle, CEO, Agder OPS
Ketil Sand, Director Market and Business Developments, Civils, Skanska Norge AS
Fredrik Lindblom, Partner, DLA Piper
1.45pm Closing Remarks
Fredrik Lindblom, Council Member, IPFA Nordic Region
For more information, please contact Laura Cafora e: lcafora@ipfa.org
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