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Building the future of the nation
Tony Shepherd, Chairman, Transfield Services
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Delivering infrastructure in Queensland
The Hon Paul Lucas, Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning, Queensland State Government
Efficient PPP processes
Doug Jones, Partner, Clayton Utz
The new world of value transfer PPPs
Chris Mitchell, Partner, Blake Dawson
Funding Australia's largest road infrastructure project
Trevor C. Rowe AM, Chairman, BrisConnections
Market uncertainty and its impact on infrastructure credit risk
Paul Ovnerud-Potter, Vice President / Senior Analyst, Moody's Investors Service
Frontiers in infrastructure investing
Michael Hanna, Investment Director – Infrastructure, Industry Funds Management
Agenda - Wednesday, 20 August 2008
| 9.00 am |
Conference open and welcome
Andrew Stabback, Director, Australian Financial Publications |
| 9.05 am |
Presentation
Building the future of the nation
- PPP's substantial contribution to Australia’s economic development over the past 20 years
- Can PPPs continue to contribute considering the current financial markets turmoil?
- What can governments do to encourage and facilitate private sector investment in infrastructure?
Tony Shepherd, Chairman, Transfield Services |
| 9.35 am |
Keynote address
Delivering infrastructure in Queensland
The Hon Paul Lucas, Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning, Queensland State Government |
| 10.05 am |
Presentation
Efficient PPP processes
- Bidding processes: Where are we and what can be improved
- Economic versus social infrastructure transactions
- Market impacts on PPP transactions
- Hybrid PPPs - how best to procure them
Doug Jones, Partner, Clayton Utz |
| 10.35 am |
Morning tea break |
| 10.55 am |
Panel discussion
State outlook: A new frontier for infrastructure financing
- Funding challenges in the current economic and investment landscape
- Implications of Infrastructure Australia and the Building Australia Fund
- Have financial market challenges affected infrastructure projects and developments?
- Outlook for private sector involvement and financing
- Is there the need for government debt issuance to fund infrastructure?
Panellists:
John Fitzgerald, Deputy Secretary, Commercial Division, Department of Treasury and Finance, Victoria
Steven Page, Executive Director, Projects Division, Department of Treasury and Finance, South Australia
Steve Richards, Executive Director, Infrastructure Evaluation and Procurement, Department of Infrastructure and Planning, Queensland
Chaired by: Geoff Meulman, General Manager and Global Head of Infrastructure & Utilities, Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
| 11.35 am |
Presentation
The new world of value transfer PPPs
- Differences from the traditional PPP structure
- Specific risks which arise
- Identifying and managing those risks
- Opportunities for the private sector partners
- Opportunities for Government
Chris Mitchell, Partner, Blake Dawson |
| 12.05 pm |
Presentation
Funding critical projects in volatile times
- What is the current funding environment for major infrastructure projects?
- How would a $10 billion communications project be funded?
- Outlook for mega deals: Syndicated loans versus capital markets
The Hon Michael Egan, Chairman, TERRiA |
| 12.35 pm |
Networking lunch |
| 1.45 pm |
Keynote address
Investing in a productive future for Australia
- Pulling the states together: Working with the states and COAG
- Funding major projects: Responsibility and financing
- Infrastructure Australia: Progress and aspirations
- How will the delivery process differ from before?
- Goals for 2010 and beyond
The Hon Anthony Albanese, Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government |
| 2.15 pm |
Presentation
Funding Australia's largest road infrastructure project
- Working with government: Structuring the PPP
- Assessing current debt and equity markets
- What is the institutional investment climate?
- Project outlook
Trevor C. Rowe AM, Chairman, BrisConnections |
| 2.45 pm |
Presentation
Market uncertainty and its impact on infrastructure credit risk
- Global and local credit trends
- Key areas of focus in 2008/09
- Liquidity
- Exposure to slowing economic cycle
- Moody’s approach to assessing these risks
Paul Ovnerud-Potter, Vice President / Senior Analyst, Moody's Investors Service |
| 3.15 pm |
Afternoon tea break |
| 3.35 pm |
Presentation
Frontiers in infrastructure investing
- Investing in an environment of constrained liquidity – lessons to learn
- US market review: assets, pricing and returns
- The listed versus unlisted debate
- Challenges in ongoing management of an infrastructure portfolio
- Offshore opportunities – how do they compare to domestic investments?
- What will the infrastructure investing model look like going forward?
Michael Hanna, Investment Director – Infrastructure, Industry Funds Management |
| 4.05 pm |
Panel discussion
Institutional investor roundtable: Trends in supply and demand
- Current institutional investment trends and outlook
- Pricing in current markets and impact on returns
- Investor certainty: What measures need to be taken to ensure institutional investment in domestic assets?
- Legislative considerations: Australia and offshore
- Key risks to assess in emerging markets investments
- UN PRI and CSR: Impact on the infrastructure investment portfolio
Panellists:
Michael Hanna, Investment Director – Infrastructure, Industry Funds Management
Sandi Orleow, Investment Consultant and Head of Private Markets, Australia, Watson Wyatt
Richard Roberts, Director, Infrastructure Investments, Super Investment Management
Roland Winn, Head - Research Strategy, CP2
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| 4.45 pm |
Close of conference
Andrew Stabback, Director, Australian Financial Publications
Cocktail drinks
Sponsored by Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
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