Conference Documentation: Benelux Infrastructure Forum

Day 1

8:30

Registration & Coffee

9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Jeroen Kies, Assistant General Manager, Structured Finance Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited Amsterdam Branch

9:10

Key developments and market overview in selected PPP markets

Frank Schramm, Co-CEO, BBGI S.A.

9:40

Investing in the Netherlands: an equity perspective

Stephane Duhr, Director, 3i

10:10

Offshore wind projects

Jeroen Kies, Assistant General Manager, Structured Finance Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited Amsterdam Branch

10:40

Morning Coffee

11:10

Financing the energy and infrastructure gap

Willem Stitselaar, Managing Director, Macquarie Capital

11:40

UK Biomass Project

Jan Willem Van Roggen, Managing Director, NIBC Bank N.V.

12:10

PPPs – Where are PPP structures being used now

Andrew Petry, Partner, Energy & Infrastructure Finance, Simmons & Simmons

12:40

Networking Lunch

13:40

Solutions for insurance industry

Bernward Kulle, Executive Board Member, ÖPP Deutschland AG (Partnerschaften Deutschland

14:10

Managing stakeholders for PPP success

Karel Joos, Partner, Interel Belgium

14:40

Infrastructure project success… can all stakeholders be winners?

Karel Joos, Partner, Interel Belgium

15:10

Risk management in Dutch DBFM(O) projects

Joris van Papenrecht, Commercial Director, BAM PPP The Netherlands and Belgium

15:40

Afternoon Tea

16:10

New projects, new risks, new mitigations

Roeland van der Zee, Senior Consultant, Aon Global Risk Consulting

16:40

Funding competitions - Pro's and Con's and best practices

Johan Mouraux, Partner, DLA Piper

17:10

Investing in Brownfield Infrastructure: A focus on the energy sector

Bruno Candes , Partner , Infravia

17:40

New funding opportunities for the Benelux market

Han Claessens, Senior Investment Manager, PGGM Investments

17:40

New funding opportunities for the Benelux market

Willem Stitselaar, Managing Director, Macquarie Capital

17:40

New funding opportunities for the Benelux market

Bert Mulders, Associate Director, Infrastructure & Renewables, NIBC Bank

18:10

Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

Day 2

8:30

Registration & Coffee

9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Andrew Petry, Partner, Energy & Infrastructure Finance, Simmons & Simmons

9:10

The Investment Plan for Europe (the 'Juncker plan')

Dominik Zunt, Policy Officer, DG Economic and Financial Affairs (ECFIN), Finance, coordination with EIB Group, EBRD and IFIs, Financing of Climate Change, Infrastructure Policies and Euratom (ECFIN L3),, European Commission

9:50

The Belgian market: impact of ESA 2010

Professor Dr Steven Van Garsse, Manager, Department of Public Governance and the Chancellery, Flemish Government - Cluster Flemish Justice and Regulation - Flemish PPP Knowledge Centre

10:30

Morning Coffee

10:50

Financing transport infrastructure with EU financial instruments

Ian Conlon, Financial Instruments Team, Unit B4,, DG MOVE, European Commission

11:30

Dutch Locks, not only crucial for Holland’s waterway logistics, but also part of our heritage

Paolo Geurtsen, Director Project Finance, Treasury & Finance, VolkerWessels

12:10

Networking Lunch

13:10

Flood Infrastructure assets: what can we learn from The Netherlands?

Prof. Dr. Chris Zevenbergen, Strategic Advisor Of The Executive Board, Chair Flood Resilience Group UNESCO-IHE, Dura Vermeer Group NV, UNESCO-IHE and TuDelft

13:50

PPP in maritime and road infrastructure the Netherlands so far so good?

Rob Peters, Finance Manager, Rijkswaterstaat, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment

14:30

The partnerships behind a PPP

Jeroen In t Veld, Director, Rebelgroup BV

15:10

Developments in the PPP market

Dominik Zunt, Policy Officer, DG Economic and Financial Affairs (ECFIN), Finance, coordination with EIB Group, EBRD and IFIs, Financing of Climate Change, Infrastructure Policies and Euratom (ECFIN L3),, European Commission

15:10

Developments in the PPP market

Roeland van der Zee, Senior Consultant, Aon Global Risk Consulting

15:50

Afternoon Tea

16:10

An Institutional Investor’s view on infrastructure debt

Francois Yves Gaudeul, Director, Infrastructure Debt, Allianz Global Investors

16:50

Strengths and weaknesses of the Institutional Investors in the current financing market

Benoit Theys, Head of Real Estate and PPP Finance, BNP Paribas Fortis Bank

17:30

Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

Conference Documentation: Benelux Infrastructure Forum

Recent years have seen changes to way in which large scale infrastructure projects have been financed. While many projects still largely depend on long term bank debt, with the introduction of stiffer regulations, funding is also sought from other sources including private sector investing, project bonds, pension funds, government funding and institutional investors. These all have different criteria, however without these funding sources, the rapid rise in infrastructure developments in the Benelux area could not continue.

SMi are proud to present the industry leading 14th Annual Benelux Infrastructure Forum, 23rd-24th November 2015, Amsterdam. This year’s conference will examine hot new developments in the pipeline, including new ppp projects and the increasing focus on renewable energy ventures especially in relation to offshore wind and how these are funded. There will also be a focus on new and existing projects such UK Biomass Project, PPP in maritime and road infrastructure, flood infrastructure assets and much more!

Through a series of exciting case studies, presentations and panel discussions this premier event will allow unrivalled networking allowing for a gathering of industry’s infrastructure developers, investors, financiers & government agencies as they discuss and debate latest developments in the Benelux region.

This year’s conference will look at new pipeline opportunities in areas including:-

Evaluating mechanisms to procure infrastructure projects
Project bonds – what is happening and what does the future hold?
Reviewing smaller ppp projects and what lessons can be learned from them
Developments in public transport and funding for these projects
Project life cycle, value for money and risk management…what you need to know!

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