14 Nov 2018 08:30 AM

14 Nov 2018 01:00 PM

Capital Club Dubai DIFC Dubai, United Arab Emirates

IPFA Middle East: Dubai: Can the Middle East Learn from the UK's PPP Experience?

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The UK is currently experiencing some turmoil in the public private partnership sector. Parties are in dispute, projects are terminating and contractors and operators are often struggling to deliver what is expected of them profitably (evidenced to some extent by Carillion’s downfall).  Is this an indication that PPPs are actually not an appropriate model for delivery of public infrastructure and services by the private sector or is it just a case of the UK providing us with useful “lessons learned”?  This morning we will consider what has been causing some of that turmoil and what lessons can be learned in adopting the model in other jurisdictions to ensure that those problems don’t arise elsewhere.

8.30am Registration
 
9.00am Welcome
Amir Kordvani, Partner, CMS
 
9.05am Keynote Presentation: Can the Middle East learn from the UK’s PPP experience?
Paul Smith, Partner, CMS

- Common areas of dispute
- Key areas of risk for sponsors and lenders
- Where are we now and lessons learned

9.45: Panel Discussion
Moderated by: Amir Kordvani, Partner, CMS

Paul Smith, Partner, CMS
Umer Ahmad, Vice President, Investment Development, SNC-Lavalin Capital 
Vishal Rander, Director Project & Infrastructure Finance, Deloitte

10.30 Closing Remarks
 
10.40 IPFA Update
Umer Ahmad, SNC-Lavalin Capital, IPFA Middle East Council Member
 
10.45 Networking session

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