PMFORUM Breaking News

Two major western US infrastructures will be showcased on Day one of the North America West Coast Infrastructure Partnerships conference being held during 14-15 October 2008 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, California, USA. This major conference related to Public Private Partnerships (P3) for major infrastructure projects will feature keynote addresses by state leaders, international finance experts and development executives, along with panel discussions and case studies.

Beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 14 October, the following major projects will be reviewed:

• High Desert Corridor Project – a new 50 mile freeway/expressway from SR14 in Los Angeles County to I-15 in San Bernardino County - by Brad Mitzelfelt, Chairman, High Desert Corridor Joint Powers Authority; Supervisor, San Bernardino County



• Oakland Port Projects - Detailing progress in the public-private partnership to develop four berths in the port's Outer Harbor Terminal area totaling 107 acres – by Alistair Sawers, Director, West U.S. Group, Infrastructure & Project Finance, RBC Capital Markets

These case study presentations will follow speeches, panel discussions and presentations earlier in the day by leading state leaders and private financing and infrastructure development experts. Public private partnership (P3) models for delivering public and private finance for social and hard infrastructure projects are being developed and applied in the Western United States and in Canada and Mexico. The west coast of North America is being transformed under these partnerships. With the British Columbia projects in Canada and Mexico border projects, West Coast North America is now a region of choice for global project finance. Organizations that want to learn about or participate in these big programs and projects should consider attending.

The North America West Coast Infrastructure Partnership conference in Los Angles will showcase opportunities for private sector organizations to get involved in public infrastructure projects across the Western USA, Canada and Mexico. It will also be an opportunity to meet some of the major participants, from owners representatives to global financing organizations.

The 1.5 day conference will be held at the Los Angeles Four Seasons hotel. Organizers are PFI conferences, a division of Thomson Reuters. The conference will highlight current and ongoing opportunities for funding organizations, sponsors, contractors and project advisors. A major networking opportunity and the only regional conference of its kind this year, the PFI West Coast Infrastructure conference will be an important event for global and regional partnership professionals and organizations. For information, visit http://www.pficonferences.com/pfi_west_coast_2008/conference_home.aspx