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Conference Info
WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2009
CONFERENCE DAY TWO
Accessing Financing & Structuring Deals
| 09:00 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks by the Chairperson
Mary Bonar, Head of Rail, Stephenson Harwood |
| 09:10 |
Determining the Applicability of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in the Current Economic Climate
- Understanding where PPP is appropriate and how to use it
- Examples of successful PPP projects
- Traditional – KL Express (Govt facilitated private sector work)
- Partnership – Delhi Metro (Govt procured civil works contracts, private sector responsible for systems, track, station & rolling stock, staffing)
- Matching the best delivery model to the government and private sector appetite for risk
- Conducting due diligence and determining how operations, maintenance and building impact risk on the lender’s side
Mary Bonar, Head of Rail, Stephenson Harwood |
| 09:50 |
Selecting the Right Financing and Operations Model for your Project
- Build and Transfer
- Design-Build-Operate-Maintain (DBOM)
- Design-Build-Finance-Operate (DBFO)
- Determining which delivery process is appropriate for your project
- Dealing with risk allocation, ownership and stakeholder support issues
Jeffrey Parker, President, Jeffrey A. Parker & Associates |
| 10:30 |
Morning Refreshment Break |
| 10:50 |
Accessing Green Financing
- Overview of the Asian Development Bank’s Carbon Market Initiative
- Understanding the criteria and process for generating carbon credits for funding projects or research
Sharad Saxena, Climate Change Specialist (Transport), Sustainable Infrastructure Division, Asian Development Bank |
| 11:30 |
Emissions Trading and Rail
- What is emissions trading and how may it work in the future - globally, at a country level and at a company level?
- What issues does this present in the transport sector and in particular rail?
- Will rail be a winner or a loser?
- Can Asian rail companies create carbon permits from investment in rail?
- How does the economic issues behind emissions trading impact on rail at a government and company level?
Craig Wilson, National Manager, Environmental Sustainability Planning, ASCIANO, Australia |
| 12:30 |
Networking Lunch for Speakers and Delegates |
| 14:00 |
Keynote Address: Overview of Thailand’s Transport Infrastructure Fund for SOEs
- Timeframe for setting up the fund, management and administration
- Criteria for eligibility of projects
- Mobilising funds from the private sector
Kulit Sombatsiri, Deputy Director General, State Enterprise Policy Office, Ministry of Finance, Thailand |
| 14:30 |
Financing China’s Rail Networks
- What is driving China’s rail demand and where are the priorities for China’s rail build-up?
- What are the implications for opportunities in foreign direct investment and how are foreign companies able to get involved in projects?
- What are the learnings so far from foreign/private companies that have participated?
- What are the key success factors for participating?
Vincent Yip, Associate Principal, Travel, Infrastructure & Logistics Practice, McKinsey & Co |
| 15:10 |
Afternoon Refreshment Break |
| 15:30 |
Increasing Revenues through Implementation of a Yield Management System in Korea’s High Speed Trains
- System specifications and how it interfaces with the Integrated Railway Information System (IRIS)
- Achieving Origin-Destination control and discount ticket control
- Processing power and data collection points
- Revealing results to date and future plans for the YMS
Dr Soon-Heum Hong, Principal Researcher, Korean Railroad Research Institute |
| 16:00 |
New Innovations in Air Rail Links
- Update on the Bangkok Airport Rail Link - success so far since opening
- Managing the logistics of in-town check-ins and baggage pick-up
- Weighing the benefits and economics of providing First Class (VIP) services
- Integrated ticketing innovations and progress so far – Bangkok, Delhi, Hong Kong, Beijing
- Comparisons between the Hong Kong and Kaoshiung Airport Links, and implications for the Bangkok Airport Link
Speakers include:
Richard Brown, Director, North Star Consultancy
Dennis Li, Director & Managing Consultant, MetroSolutions
Noormah Mohd Noor, CEO, KLIA Ekspres |
| 17:00 |
Close of Day Two |
| 19:00 |
Official Congress Dinner at 55 Restaurant, Centara Grand Hotel |
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