The Conference in Brief

• Introduction from National Audit Office:
  Challenges to value for money in the current environment

• Setting the scene - latest developments in private finance: a panel discussion followed by Q&A

• Showcasing recent NAO reports - followed by a panel discussion

• Construction performance in PFI projects : An update from the NAO

• The financial and economic down turn: latest thinking in developing and managing infrastructure projects

• Part 1:  Achieving financial close in current market conditions

• Part 2:  Contract management issues arising from the economic downturn

• Concurrent streams on key issues in private finance

• Stream A: Programme Management

• Stream B: New Deal Structures

• Stream C: Contract Management During a Recession

• Conference summary: feedback from the workshops and highlights of the key issues raised from the conference

Private Finance Policy and Support
Charles Lloyd, Head of PFI Policy, HM Treasury
Andy Rose, Head of Infrastructure Finance Unit, HM Treasury
James Stewart, CEO, Partnerships UK
Stuart Broom, Senior Policy Advisor, PPP Team, HM Treasury
Michael Gerrard, Deputy Chief Executive, Partnerships UK
Brian Standen, Chief Executive, 4ps
John Tizard, Director for Centre of Public Services Partnerships, University of Birmingham

Leaders of Major Government Programmes and Projects
John Burns, Director of the Waste Infrastructure Delivery Programme, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sal Wilson, Operations Director, Partnerships for Schools
Steve Trueman, Head of Private Finance, Homes and Communities Agency
John Bland, Treasurer and Deputy Clerk, Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority
Nick Joyce, Infrastructure & Project Finance, Corporate Finance Directorate, Department for Transport
Paul Harris, Operations Director, Vinci Construction UK
Trevor Payne, Director of Estates & Facilities, and Facilities Administrator, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust

Scrutiny of Projects
Edward Leigh MP, Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
Ed Humpherson, Assistant Auditor General, NAO
David Finlay, Director, NAO Private Finance Practice
Patricia Leahy, Director, NAO Private Finance Practice
James Robertson, NAO Chief Economist 

This event is being held at:
Park Plaza Victoria London
239 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London SW1V 1EQ
United Kingdom

T: +44 (0) 20 7769 9888
F: +44 (0) 20 7769 9767

http://www.parkplaza.com/hotels/gbvictor
ppvlconf@pphe.com

Nearest Tube Station: Victoria (Victoria line)

• The NAO Private Finance Conference (Documentation)