Innovations and challenges in delivering crucial infrastructure to the public will be examined by industry leaders during the 7th annual Public-Private Partnership Policy Spring Forum, held Tuesday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The forum takes place at 亚洲AV鈥檚 Arlington, Va., campus. Free, lunch provided, : https://bit.ly/P3Forum2022
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The keynote address will be delivered by Anna Bonet, the new CEO of P3 company Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC, which operates the Elizabeth River Tunnels project in Hampton Roads. The project is one of Virginia鈥檚 flagship infrastructure projects of the last decade. Global toll-road management company Abertis recently purchased the P3 company, its first foray into the U.S. market.
Panelists at the forum will describe recent successes in major P3 projects, including the long-term, 75,000-streetlight contract in Washington, D.C., the new federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and a hard look at recent innovations in the public-private partnership (P3) approach to delivering such projects. (See schedule below.)
The sponsor of the event is George Mason鈥檚 Center for Transportation Public-Private Partnership Policy, in cooperation with Young Professionals in Infrastructure.
Information and registration for the event are available at p3policy.gmu.edu. The event will be held at George Mason鈥檚 Arlington campus at 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201. Parking is available in the building, and the Virginia Square Metro stop is one block away. For questions, write p3policy@gmu.edu.听 10 am. To 3 p.m.
Forum Agenda
9:30 am: Doors Open (in-person registration may be available)
10:00 am: Introductory remarks provided by Center Director,听Jonathan Gifford
10:10 am:听Panel 1: DC Streetlight Project
Prakash Ganash, Director, KPMG, Moderator
Jonathan Willingham,听Chief of Staff to D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh (Ward 3)
Kathryn Roos,听Deputy Chief Operations Officer, District Department of Transportation
Sia Kusha,听Senior Vice President, Group Head Business Development & Partnering, Plenary Americas
Ryan Pedraza, Counsel, Hunton Andrews Kurth
11:15 am:听Panel 2: Regressive P3s? Progress & Prospects for the Progressive Model
D.J. Gribbin,听Founder, Madrus LLC
Henry Patel,听Vice-President, Kiewit Development Company
Colin Peppard,听Director, Infrastructure Investments, Fengate
Moderator to be announced
12:30 pm:听Lunch Keynote
Keynote address to be provided by听Anna Bonet. The catered lunch will offer several boxed options for your comfort and convenience, in light of the university's pandemic restrictions still in place.
1:45 pm:听Panel 3: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a conversation facilitated by Young Professionals in Infrastructure (YPI)
Steve Dewitt,听Senior Vice President for Business Development, ACS Infrastructure Development
Sallye Perrin,听Senior Vice President, WSP
Geoff Segal,听Senior Vice President for Government Relations, Macquarie Group听Moderator to be announced