Wednesday, December 10

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Special Workshop:
The Future of US Infrastructure Project Finance - PPP's, The National Infrastructure Bank & 'Mobility'

This workshop is focused on 3 specific projects: Port of New Orleans, California High Speed Rail, and Dulles Light Rail Access.  The session will be highly interactive, with short presentations of each project, followed by a discussion of financing options.  In addition, participants involved in designing the National Infrastructure Bank will discuss how that entity might catalyze financing for these projects, and other major US infrastructure initiatives. 

Moderator: David Brooks, New York Times (invited)

Panelists:

Judge Quentin L. Kopp, Chairman, California High-Speed Rail Authority
Francisco Lafuente, VP of Development, Iridium
Concessiones de Infraestructure, S.A.Arturo Diaz-Tejeiro Larranaga (invited) COO, Solaria - Madrid, Spain
Representative from President-Elect Barack Obama’s Transition Team
Location: Mayflower East Room

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4:15 pm - 5:30 pm Special Workshop for Project Sponsors:
Financing your Project During the Crisis - Three Examples

Panelists:

Michael H. Kappaz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, K&M Engineering and Consulting
Terry Newendorp, Chairman, Taylor-DeJong
James Bond, COO, MIGA/World Bank Group (invited)

Location: Mayflower East Room

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2:00 pm –  3:00 pm Measurement Technology Panel, Leica Geosystems
Accuracy & Strength in Structural Positioning

From tape measures to 3D laser scanners, from transits to GPS  positioning - the last 15 years have place of the most sophisticated technology  within the reach of most infrastructure projects. In recognition of innovations achieved since 1993, Leica Geosystems will host a panel discussion, "Measuring the world's infrastructure" on  Thursday, December 11th -  Open to all attendees at the CG/LA Infrastructure Conference, the event includes prepared remarks by the panelists  followed by question-and-answer session.

Moderator: David Rutledge, Director Structural Monitoring Engineered Solutions, Leica Geosystems

Panelists:

Dr. Allen Marr, President and CEO, Geocomp Corporation
Jim Hummert, VP Systems Engineering, URS Corporation
John Cliffe, Director of HDS Sales, US, Leica Geosystems Inc.
Pat Conroy, US Army Corps of Engineers (invited)
Cory Baldwin, Project Manager, Leica Geosystems Inc.

Location: The Colonial Room

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4:10 pm – 5:00 pm Technology Workshop, Trimble Inc.
Improving Project Life Cycles and Bottom Lines Through Technology

This workshop will showcase several complementary technologies, with a focus on enabling productivity and saving costs over the project lifecycle.  These machine technology innovations will benefit projects in a variety of infrastructure sectors, from design and planning through construction and maintenance.  All are invited – the workshop is geared towards anyone concerned with the project's bottom line and performance.

Panel chair:  Mark Forrest, Trimble Navigation Ltd., VP and Heavy and Highway Business Manager
Panelists: Chris Dietsch, Quantm Pty. Ltd. America's Regional Director and John Riddle, Senior Vice President, Bentley Systems, Inc. North American Operations
Location: The Colonial Room

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2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Vietnam Strategic Infrastructure Projects Workshop
Sponsor: BEDC (BIDV Expressway Development Company)
Location: Colonial Room

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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm The US Clean Energy Initiative:
Winners & Losers in the Great Energy Paradigm Shift

Discussion forum addressing policy initiatives and new technology that aims to catapult the US to the leading edge of clean energy investments globally.  The US Department of Energy is responsible for a US $2 billion budget to promote energy efficiency and the panelists are experts in both public policy and the technologies enabling policy and export drive.  The workshop will highlight several concrete examples where the US is taking a leadership position in clean energy and outline the prospects for future growth and technology exports.  Three projects presented at the Leadership Forum will act as examples for discussions.

Sponsor: US Department of Energy
Moderators: John Mizroch, Senior Policy Advisor, US Department of Energy;
and Jacques Beaudry-Losique, Manager of Industrial Technologies Program, US
Department of Energy

Location: Chinese Room

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