Financing Options for PPP/PFI

Weigh your options!!! Make an informed choice!!!

Successful partnerships require a clear insight into roles of the various options available and actors involved. Through a series of informative presentations, combining theory and practical experience, this conference will deliver a well-rounded analysis of where PPP financing stands and what direction it is likely to take. Developments in the UK and continental Europe will be assessed from a comparative perspective.

• What are the different financing options available for financing PFI/PPP?
• What impact will your choice have?
• How are secondary markets evolving?
• What effect has the credit crunch on the PPP/PFI financing market in the UK and beyond?
• What financing options are likely to dominate future markets and which ones will loose their appeal?

This conference will provide a bridge between potential partners from the public and private sectors. Providing unparalleled networking opportunities various options will be explained and discussed. Delegates will be equipped with a toolkit enabling them to make informed choices and deliver successful projects.

Why should you attend this event?

Why you should attend:

• Review developments in financing options for local authority
• Identify financing options that benefit your project
• Review and assess trends in PPP/PFI
• Learn about current investment opportunities for PPP/PFI
• Hear from leading PPP experts across Europe
• Compare and contrast projects in various European countries

Hear keynote addresses from:

• David Finlay, Director of PFI Development, National Audit Office
• Dr Arif Khurshed, Finance Department, Manchester Business School

Our expert speaker line-up also includes:

• Andra Feldmane, Director of Public Sector Development, Latvian Investment and Development Agency
• Bernard Warr, Director of Waste Management, Cambrideshire County Council
• Robin Herzberg, Managing Director, Carillion Private Finance
• Caroline Visser, Director of Programmes, International Road Federation
• Kevin Maddick, Senior Director, Royal Bank of Scotland
• Darien Goodwin, Head of Transport and Joint Project Director of the Croydon and Lewisham Street Lighting Project, London Borough of Lewisham
• Jens-Peter Walter, First Vice President, Global Strcutured Finance, Bayerische Landesbank
• Marco Schweer, Investment Manager, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Ltd
• Bruno Erbel, Investment Manager, John Laing Investments Plc
• Mark Courtneidge, Director, AON Private Finance
• Gavin Hall, Principal Consultant, Berkshire Consultancy
• Alexander Ugryumov, Senior Consultant, Oxera Consulting

Who should attend?

Venue details

. Crowne Plaza St James London . 45-51 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6AF Tel: +44 (0) 207 834 6655 Fax: +44 (0) 207 6307 www.london.crowneplaza.com

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Crowne Plaza St James London is a traditional deluxe hotel right in the heart of the city, perfectly situated for all your business and leisure needs.  In the heart of Westminster, it is just a stones throw away from Buckingham Palace, The Houses of Parliament, the London Eye and Victoria Station.

The hotel boasts three excellent restaurants. Bistro 51 with British and European cuisine, the Michelin Starred Indian restaurant Quilon serving south coastal Indian food and Bank Westminster with a modern British menu.

A beautiful, award-winning, courtyard garden surrounds the Victorian buildings of the Crowne Plaza London St James - a peaceful oasis in the centre of London.
 
Nearest train stations:
• Victoria Station, 7 minutes’ walk
• Waterloo Station, 10 minutes by car

Underground stations
• St James’s Park, 5 minutes’ walk (District and Circle lines)
• Victoria Station, 7 minutes' walk (Victoria, District and Circle lines)

From St. James's Park Underground Station to the Hotel

Take the main St James’s Park exit and turn left into Petty France Street.
Continue Straight down for 200 yards and at the end turn left into Buckingham Gate

SMi discounted rates include Continental Breakfast & VAT
£ 205.63 / Standard room / night for single occupancy
£ 229.13 Executive  room / night for single occupancy

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