HM Treasury's decision to lend direct to PFI projects in order to break the "log jam" that has built up in the market has been widely welcomed by market participants.

This conference, which is being held shortly after the establishment of the new HM Treasury Lending Unit, will provide delegates with an early opportunity to understand how the new Unit will operate and how they can raise senior debt from it for their projects. We are delighted that both Charles Lloyd, the new Head of Public Private Partnerships at HM Treasury, and Andrew Rose, who will be heading up the new Lending Unit at HM Treasury, have both confirmed their participation.

There is substantial demand from delegates for places at this highly topical conference. We therefore recommend early registration to secure your place.

Conference Chairman
Gershon Cohen, Head of Infrastructure, HboS

HM Treasury Speakers
Charles Lloyd, Head of Public Private Partnerships, HM Treasury
Andrew Rose, HM Treasury

Expert Speaker Panel
Richard Abadie, Head of PFI, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
John Bland, Deputy Clerk and Treasurer, GMWDA
Nick Chard, Cabinet Member for Finance, Kent County Council
Paul David, Managing Director, Head of PFI/PPP, MBIA UK Insurance Ltd
Mark Elsey, Partner, Ashurst
Cheryl Fisher, Associate Director, Head of Project Finance, Western Europe Department, European Investment Bank
Mike Harlow, Partner, KPMG
Chris Leslie, Director, NLGN
Jonathan Manley, Head of PPP/PFI Ratings Team, Standard and Poor's
Paul Milner, Director, Commercial Team, Partnerships for Schools
Richard Parker, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Nick Prior, Partner, Deloitte
Amar Qureshi, Project Director, Partnerships UK
Brendan Walshe, Head of Specialist Infrastructure and PFI, Hewitt Associates
Chris Whitehouse, Chair, The LIFT Council

This conference will also examine a number of  innovative private sector funding solutions that are beginning to emerge; the sessions will include:

• Developments in HMT's PFI policy
• The European Investment Bank's growing role in UK PPP lending
• HMT Lending Unit - A perspective with the market in mind
• Specific funding issues for individual sectors/programmes:
• Schools
• Health
• Waste
• Defence
• Social Housing     
  
• Case Study I: GMWDA - The authority's role as senior lender
• Panel on creating a local authority mutual savings fund
• "Mini Perm" structures as an alternative to long-term financing
• Case Study II: M25 Widening - Co-financing by the Highways Agency
• Panel on attracting local authority pension funds by unitising PFI bonds via new forms of securitisation
• Panel on overcoming the current constraints on traditional PPP debt financing - when will the market recover? 

This event is being held at:
Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington
Scarsdale Place, Kensington
London, UK W8 5SR
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7937 7211
Fax: +44 (0) 207937 7100
Web: www.millenniumhotels.co.uk/copthornetarakensington

Nearest Tube Station:
High Street Kensington (Circle & District Lines)

• Bridging the PPP/PFI Funding Gap (Documentation)