11th Annual North America Infrastructure Leadership Forum: Full Schedule

AGENDA

7:00am EDT

Registration and Light Breakfast

Monday October 21, 2019 7:00am - 7:30am EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

7:45am EDT

Breakfast Session: Renewing Montreal - An Infrastructure Perspective

Hear from the Montreal Port Authority about the Contrecœur Port Terminal Expansion Project, a strategic hub for the international container traffic of Eastern Canada and the Midwest, and Canada Infrastructure Bank’s first project in the trade and transportation sector. The Port of Montreal is a strategic National asset and thanks to the direct services of ocean carriers with transhipment ports in Europe, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, the Port of Montreal trades today with the world. Today, about 37% of containers handled at the Port of Montreal originate or end in Northern Europe, 25% in Asia, 21% in the Mediterranean, 8% in the Middle East, 5% in Latin America and 4% Africa and Oceania.

Moderators

Alex Wong

President, CG/LA Infrastructure

Speakers

Ryan Dermody

Vice President, Montreal Port Authority

Ryan Dermody has a multidisciplinary background acquired in Canada and abroad in the fields of securities and investment, diplomacy, port operations, politics and the military. He has broad experience and extensive knowledge of port, logistics and supply chain operations, of complex... Read More →

Vincent Joli-Coeur

Vice-Chairman, National Bank of Canada

Projects

Port of Montreal Contrecœur Container Terminal

The Montreal Port Authority proposes the construction of a container port terminal with a maximum annual capacity of 1.15 million containers on its property located in Contrecoeur, approximately 40 kilometers downstream from Montreal. The project would include the construction of... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 7:45am - 8:45am EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Plenary

8:45am EDT

Special Keynote: Transformative Leadership - How to Make Major Change Happen

Gen. David H. Petraeus discusses the strategic importance of a robust infrastructure investment program, through strong, transformative, leadership - focused on revitalizing our domestic infrastructure model and creating a modern infrastructure renaissance.

Moderators

Norman F. Anderson

Chairman & CEO, CG/LA Infrastructure

As Chairman & CEO, Norman F. Anderson focuses on infrastructure project creation, aimed at increasing the level of infrastructure investment, and the performance of existing infrastructure stocks, in developed and developing countries alike. He has overseen the development and execution... Read More →

Speakers

David H. Petraeus

Chairman, KKR Global Institute

General (Ret) David H. Petraeus (New York) joined KKR in June 2013 and is Chairman of the KKR Global Institute, which supports KKR’s investment committees, portfolio companies, and investors with analysis of geopolitical and macro-economic trends, as well as environmental, social... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 8:45am - 9:30am EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Plenary

9:30am EDT

Blueprint 2025 Initiative - Revealing the Top U.S. Infrastructure Projects

The Blueprint2025 Top Infrastructure Projects are projects that are national priorities, and that require little or no public investment to move forward. The award ceremony will be presided over by General David H. Petraeus. Private investment in U.S. infrastructure would transform our economy, without adding to the national debt - these projects are key harbingers of that transformation.

Moderators

Norman F. Anderson

Chairman & CEO, CG/LA Infrastructure

Speakers

Courtney Degener

Vice President, Cadiz Inc.

Forrest Hoglund

Chairman & CEO, SeaOne Holdings, LLC

Jeff Hirschberg

Vice Chairman, The Northeast Maglev

Carlos Aguilar

CEO & President, Texas Central Railway

Carlos F. Aguilar, PhD, serves as the President and CEO of Texas Central, a private, Texas-based company developing a high-speed passenger train that will connect North Texas and Houston.Dr. Aguilar brings the experience overseeing large-scale infrastructure projects that will be... Read More →

Ed Leonard

Director, Great Lakes Basin Transportation, Inc.

Projects

Army Corps Wright-Patman Reservoir

The Wright-Patman Reservoir is owned and operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in Northeast Texas and sits 150 miles from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Looking as far out as 2070, Dallas-Fort Worth water providers (e.g. Dallas Water Utilities and the Tarrant Regional... Read More →

Cadiz Water Conveyance

An innovative PPP focused on created a new water supply in Southern California by reducing the loss of groundwater to evaporation in the Mojave Desert. The project will be broken down into two phases, the later of which will allow for storage of water for dry years.

Department of Interior - Grand Coulee Dam

Grand Coulee Dam is one of the Federally owned, large-scale, multipurpose facilities in the FederalColumbia River Power System (FCRPS). The FCRPS comprises 31 dams on the Columbia and lowerSnake rivers, 14 of which are owned and operated by Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers(Corps... Read More →

Great Lakes Basin Transportation

Great Lakes Basin Transportation, Inc. proposes three transportation projects to provide new rail, road, and air transport capacity for the Midwest Region. The Great Lakes Basin Railroad, Daniel Burnham Expressway and South Suburban Airport will support regional growth and help meet... Read More →

Northeast Maglev

The Northeast Corridor is home to 17% of the US population and 20% of US jobs—all on a land area that represents just 2% of the United States. Travel between the major cities of the Northeast Corridor is predicted to increase by 115% by 2040. If we do not bring advanced transportation... Read More →

SeaOne CGL Export

SeaOne, a U.S. Company based in Houston, Texas has developed and patented a transformational newtechnology for production and transportation of custom-tailored mixtures of all of the lighter hydrocarbons(methane through pentanes plus) produced from oil or gas wells. This new product... Read More →

Texas Central Railway

The Texas high speed rail is a transformative project that will cut down the travel time between Dallas and Houston from four hours to 90 minutes. Aims to provide an alternative form of transportation to alleviate congestion in urban areas that are rapidly expanding due to increasing... Read More →

Theia Global Satellite Infrastructure System

Monday October 21, 2019 9:30am - 10:00am EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Plenary

10:00am EDT

Coffee Break

Monday October 21, 2019 10:00am - 10:15am EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Exhibit Hall

10:15am EDT

Update on United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and its Impact on Infrastructure

Moderators

Norman F. Anderson

Chairman & CEO, CG/LA Infrastructure

Speakers

Gerardo Lameda

Trade office, Secretariat of Economy (Mexico)

Rich Steffens

Deputy Assistant Secretary - Western Hemisphere, U.S. Department of Commerce

David Woodruff

Head of US Public and Government Affairs, Canadian National

Monday October 21, 2019 10:15am - 10:45am EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Plenary

10:45am EDT

Keynote: Unleashing the Full Potential of America’s Fossil Energy: Critical Infrastructure Needs

Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of Energy, Steven Winberg, will address the country's state of fossil energy and infrastructure priorities to maintain energy security and the global status as a leader in oil and natural gas export, followed by a Q&A.

Moderators

Norman F. Anderson

Chairman & CEO, CG/LA Infrastructure

Speakers

Steven Winberg

Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

As Assistant Secretary, Steve Winberg is responsible for the management and oversight of FE’s research and development program, encompassing coal, oil, and natural gas, as well as the Office of Petroleum Reserves.Prior to joining DOE, Mr. Winberg served as a senior level executive... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 10:45am - 11:15am EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Plenary

11:15am EDT

Energy Storage Hub Opportunities: Transforming the Appalachian Region

Hear from energy storage executives and politicians on the major significance these projects bring and the business opportunities they create.

Moderators

gordon arbuckle

co founder, Strategic Infrastructure Performance Institute

Speakers

Joseph Savage

Business Director, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Steve Hedrick

Chairman and CEO, Appalachian Development Group

Mr. Hedrick is Chairman and CEO of Appalachia Development Group, LLC, (ADG) a subsidiary of Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research & Innovation Center (MATRIC). ADG is the strategic driving force focused on the Appalachia Storage and Trading Hub, a regional network of transportation, storage... Read More →

Mike Hall

Chief of Staff for the Governor, West Virginia State Government

Denise Brinley

Executive Director, Pennsylvania Governor's Office of Energy

Denise Brinley serves as the Executive Director of Governor Wolf’s Office of Energy, a newly formed office in Pennsylvania. Ms. Brinley will coordinate energy-related matters among state agencies and serve as the first point of contact for federal agencies, businesses, nonprofits... Read More →

Projects

Appalachia Storage and Trading Hub

The Appalachia Storage and Trading Hub (ASTH) is a built-for-purpose, regional network of transportation, subsurface storage and trading of Natural Gas Liquids and chemical intermediates. The ASTH is considered to be a catalyst for a renaissance in manufacturing within the Appalachian... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 11:15am - 12:15pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Plenary

12:15pm EDT

Technology Transformation for Infrastructure - Smart Cities

With the development of AI and 5G, innovation behind Smart Cities has no limit. Join Parsons, a technology-driven firm leveraging their expertise in existing infrastructure design, construction, systems, and security (cyber and physical), on how they aim to utilize digital trends to keep cities and people connected alongside U.S. mayors and market experts.

Moderators

Andrew Liu

Senior Vice President, Smart Cities, Parsons

Speakers

Lucinda Babers

Deputy Mayor for Operations & Infrastructure, Government of the District of Columbia

Lucinda Babers was appointed as the Deputy Mayor for Operations and Infrastructure (DMOI) on March 5, 2019. She previously served as the Director of the District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles (DC DMV). As the DMV Director, Lucinda led the agency in significant and innovative... Read More →

John Trobough

Managing Partner, JLA Advisors

Jenn Schmitz

Managing Partner, Lattice Industries

Public Private Data ExchangeSmart City Revenue StrategiesFeasibility Studies for P3 Regional Data Exchanges

Monday October 21, 2019 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Plenary

1:00pm EDT

Lunch: Blueprint 2025: Vision and Action in U.S. Infrastructure Policy

Our Infrastructure Leadership Speaks on Key Recommendations.

Monday October 21, 2019 1:00pm - 2:15pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Plenary

2:30pm EDT

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Priority Projects

Construction and engineering affects the US economy every day and the Army Corps of Engineers contributes to shaping critical future investments in infrastructure that fuels America's economic growth, competitiveness, and prosperity. This session will discuss project opportunities, programs, and initiatives from USACE.

Moderators

William Crosbie

Senior Vice President, Parsons

Speakers

Thomas P. Smith

Chief of Operations and Regulatory, United States Army Corps of Engineers

Joseph Savage

Business Director, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Monday October 21, 2019 2:30pm - 3:15pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Track A

2:30pm EDT

Cybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure

As our world becomes increasingly digital, infrastructure owners/operators cannot continue to remain agnostic in the face of evolving cyber threats. This session will feature experts and discuss building a cyberdefense for critical infrastructure.

Moderators

Chad Carter

Senior Vice President, Infrastructure Systems, Kiewit

Speakers

Colin Dunn

Founder & CEO, Fend

Colin worked as a design engineer, manager, and consultant for 15 years, helping teams bring products to market and improve the resilience of our built environment. He is a Professional Engineer with degrees in mechanical engineering and business administration. Colin started Fend... Read More →

Diana Marina Cooper

Senior Vice President, Policy and Strategy, PrecisionHawk

Ms. Cooper is the Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy at PrecisionHawk. She is an aviation policy executive and industry thought leader with extensive cross-functional experience, including in emerging legal and policy frameworks, government relations, regulatory compliance... Read More →

Kyle Malo

Senior Director, Cybersecurity & CISO, WMATA

Kyle Malo is Senior Director of Cybersecurity and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). As CISO, he leads cybersecurity strategy and execution for the nation’s second busiest transit system - a critical infrastructure... Read More →

Wanda Lenkewich

President, Chinook Systems

Monday October 21, 2019 2:30pm - 3:15pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Track B

3:15pm EDT

Technology & Infrastructure: Electric Vehicles & Mobility

With the demand for electric vehicles surging, this session will discuss the latest technology adopted, from the public and private sectors, and the impact on our infrastructure.

Moderators

Larry Eisenstat

Partner & Energy Group Chair, Crowell & Moring LLP

Regulatory and transactional issues associated with electric power and transmission infrastructure, market rules and new technology market entry and deployments.

Speakers

Wayne Killen

Director, Infrastructure Planning & Business Development, Electrify America

Arturo Garcia

COO, AvPorts

Mark Smith

Technology Integration Program Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office, DOE

Mark Smith is the Technology Integration Program Manager within the Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office. In this role, he oversees a broad technology portfolio, which is focused on accelerating the development and widespread use of advanced vehicle technologies... Read More →

David Anderson

Program Manager, Energy Efficient Mobility Systems, VTO, U.S. Department of Energy

David Anderson is the Program Manager for the Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) Program within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). He leads a team responsible for a research portfolio that focuses on understanding the potentially dramatic energy... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Track A

3:15pm EDT

A Map of the Future: Prioritizing Projects to Protecting Critical Assets, and Achieving National Security

Parts of our Nation are sinking and our shores are subsiding at accelerated rates. Where subsidence cannot be economically stopped, we can plan and finance the infrastructure we need to preserve value and protect public safety. But first we need to fill in the blank spaces. In this session, NASA, USGS and NGS propose a partnership between industry, NGOs, state and regional entities, and the federal government to make the first map of land-level change for our Nation.

Moderators

John Macomber

Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School

Speakers

Whitney Katchmark

Department Head, Wastewater and Drinking Water, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission

Pierce Homer

Vice President and Transportation Director, Moffatt & Nichol

Jonathan Stock

Director, USGS National Innovation Center, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Jim Pass

Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Partners

Jason Behrer

Vice President, Starr Companies

Jason Behrer joined Starr Companies in May 2019 as the North America Construction Manager for Builder’s Risk. Prior to that, he had spent nearly 12 years with Liberty Mutual in offices around the world. He joined Liberty International Underwriters in May 2007 in the role of... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Track B

4:00pm EDT

Coffee Break

Technology Exhibits & Networking

Monday October 21, 2019 4:00pm - 4:15pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Exhibit Hall

4:15pm EDT

Autonomous Vehicles & The Impact on our Infratructure

Driverless vehicles will fundamentally alter our transportation system. Infrastructure providers
such as highway authorities and private companies are bound to face significant structural and roadway challenges to promote AV growth. This session will discuss the impact on infrastructure and the opportunities that are appoaching to create the structure that can support the full adoption of AVs.

Moderators

Karen Weiss

Senior Industry Strategy Manager, Civil Infrastructure, Autodesk

Karen Weiss is a Senior Industry Strategy Manager for Civil Infrastructure at Autodesk. In her current role, she is responsible for establishing long-term strategies for bringing new and transformational technologies into civil infrastructure workflows as well as driving business... Read More →

Speakers

Greg Rogers

Director, Securing America's Future Energy

MacCallister Higgins

Co-Founder, Voyage

Dan Lukasik

Vice President, ITS, Parsons

Mr. Lukasik, P.E. is Vice President and ITS Sector Group Leader for the Parsons Transportation Group. Mr. Lukasik has 29 years of experience in the design and implementation of ITS systems used for managing freeways, toll roads, arterial roadway networks as well as transit systems... Read More →

Theodore Newman

Co-Chair, Autonomous Vehicles Working Group, Starr Companies

Monday October 21, 2019 4:15pm - 5:00pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Track A

4:15pm EDT

Let's Put it All Together: "Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change"

https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/even-for-non-believer s-these-are-the-next-steps-on-climate-change

By John Macomber, Harvard Business School

Exposures to sea rise, flood, fire, and drought seem to be getting greater. But confusion and uncertainty about future conditions leads to policy and investor paralysis. This logjam can be broken with more informed use of probability and expected value, with better project selection, and by anticipating patterns of migration into and out of cities. This interactive discussion will explore solutions to some of the most pressing infrastructure concepts of our time.

Moderators

John Macomber

Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School

Speakers

Jim Pass

Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Partners

Katharina Schneider-Roos

CEO, Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation

Katharina Schneider-Roos is CEO of the non-profit foundation Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB). Katharina’s team has assessed over one hundred infrastructure projects across the world to identify a range of environmental, social and governance risks and potential impacts. Katharina... Read More →

Mike Tischler

Director, National Geospatial Program, USG, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Dr. Michael Tischler is the Director of the National Geospatial Program (NGP) at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The NGP provides the digital geospatial foundation for the United States, and is responsible for designing, planning, and executing the national topographic mapping... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2019 4:15pm - 5:45pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Track B

5:00pm EDT

Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Transformative Energy Technology Workshop

Fuel cells and hydrogen technologies have come of age and are transforming our energy landscape. This workshop highlights these technologies and the benefits they bring, including increased efficiency, higher reliability, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Fuel cell technology, as available today, are critical components of existing and new assets, including airports, transportation and water authorities and smart cities. Along with hydrogen, what other energy technologies are solving efficiency and reliability issues our country faces, how do we get them to market to transform businesses and homes for the next generation?

Moderators

Edward Fanter

Managing Director, Co-Head US Investment Bank Power, Utilities & Infrastructure, National Bank of Canada

Speakers

Bill Cherry

Director of National Accounts, Nikola Motor

David Edwards

Director of Hydrogen Energy, Air Liquide

Everett Anderson

Vice President, Advanced Product Development, Nel Hydrogen

Henry Aszlkar

CEO, Carbon Sink LLC

Member of U.S. DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Advisory Committee (HTAC). CEO of Caron Sink LLC, a carbon capture and utilization development company. Advisory Board Member for community solar company.

Monday October 21, 2019 5:00pm - 5:45pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Track A

5:45pm EDT

Welcome Reception

Sponsored by CN and Lattice Industries, the Leadership Forum Welcoming Reception provides Forum attendees with the opportunity to meet key project owners, infrastructure decision-makers, visionaries, and policy experts in a casual, interactive setting.

Sponsors

Canadian National

Lattice Industries LLC

Monday October 21, 2019 5:45pm - 7:00pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Plaza Ballroom

7:00am EDT

Registration Opens

Tuesday October 22, 2019 7:00am - 7:45am EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Exhibit Hall

7:45am EDT

Breakfast Session: Mexican Infrastructure Opportunities

Hear from Mexico's Infrastructure Leadership as they present the country's top infrastructure projects and the strategic importance of U.S. support in developing them.

Moderators

Kristie Pellecchia

Senior Advisor, Western Hemisphere, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)

Speakers

Juan Emmanuel Gonzalez Castelan

Technical Secretary, FONATUR

Carlos Castillo

BRE (Mexico)

Marco J.A. Espinosa

Head of Global Investments, Caxxor Group

Paul V. Oliva

Foreign Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial Service

Projects

The Tren Maya

An extension of an originally planned Cancun to Palenque train in Quintana Roo and Chiapas, the Maya Train is also going to also include the states of Campeche and Yucatan. The railroad project, also known as the Transpeninsular Tourist Train, will cover more territory than initially... Read More →

Albert Binger to Participants pdf

Summary Potential of Designer Fuel from Natural Gas SIDS DOCK pdf

Tuesday October 22, 2019 7:45am - 8:45am EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Track A

7:45am EDT

Breakfast Session: Restoring the Bahamas

The Bahamas anticipate $20B investment for disaster recovery in the wake of Hurricane Dorian and the U.S. government is in full support. How can others get involved?

Moderators

Rich Steffens

Deputy Assistant Secretary - Western Hemisphere, U.S. Department of Commerce

Speakers

Al Binger

Secretary General, Small Island Developing States

Jeffrey Beckles*

CEO, The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employer's Confederation

Sidney Collie

Ambassador of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the United States & Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States

Tuesday October 22, 2019 7:45am - 8:45am EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Track B

8:45am EDT

Special Keynote: Economic Growth & Infrastructure

Senator Manchin (D-WV) will address West Virginia, the Appalachian region, and creating great infrastructure throughout the Twelve State Appalachian Region, including an energy powerhouse for the East Coast.

Moderators

Norman F. Anderson

Chairman & CEO, CG/LA Infrastructure

Speakers

Senator Joe Manchin

(D-WV) Ranking Member, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senate

Senator Joe Manchin is West Virginia’s senior senator and has served on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee since joining the Senate in 2010. Prior to serving in the U.S. Senate, Senator Manchin served as West Virginia’s Governor, Secretary of State, and in the West... Read More →

Tuesday October 22, 2019 8:45am - 9:00am EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Plenary

9:00am EDT

Special Keynote: The Strategic Energy for America Act

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski discusses the implications of the SEA Act, enabling the IDFC to support natural gas and nuclear energy projects in developing countries to U.S. exports of energy and related technology, and additionally, creating a strategic energy portfolio at the US Export-Import Bank while authorizing the Ex-Im Bank through 2031.

Moderators

Joe Dillon

Senior Vice President, External Affairs, Starr Companies

Speakers

Senator Lisa Murkowski

Senator (R - Alaska), Chairman, Energy & Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senate

Lisa Murkowski is Alaska’s senior representative in the U.S. Senate and the chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Senate Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee. Sen. Murkowski has served on the energy committee since joining the Senate in... Read More →

Tuesday October 22, 2019 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Plenary

9:15am EDT

North America's Strategic Projects

This session features key projects that are critical for dramatically increasing national and/or regional competitiveness. These projects are game changers, either because of their magnitude, or their replicability.

Moderators

Jon Leiter

Area Vice President, Oracle Construction & Engineering

Speakers

Steven Broughall

Managing Director, Federalt

Kevin Knobloch

President, New York, OceanGrid LLC, Anbaric

Kevin Knobloch is President of New York OceanGrid LLC, where he has led Anbaric’s efforts to develop offshore wind transmission in New York since April 2018. He previously was a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy (CIERP) at... Read More →

Ryan Dermody

Vice President, Montreal Port Authority

Forrest Hoglund

Chairman & CEO, SeaOne Holdings, LLC

Projects

OceanGrids

Anbaric

Offshore wind is the next major American energy resource. Plans already announced by coastal states will put 40,000 megawatts of very large wind turbines into federally controlled waters off the east and west coasts in the next 10 to 20 years. This makes offshore wind one of the largest... Read More →

Port of Montreal Contrecœur Container Terminal

SeaOne CGL Export

Texas Central Railway

Tuesday October 22, 2019 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Plenary

10:15am EDT

Megaprojects - Building the Next Great U.S. Projects

On one level, infrastructure mega-projects are an amalgamation of fiendish technical challenges. At the same time, the most brilliant engineering is just one of many ingredients required in order to deliver a successful mega-project. Hear from The Gateway Program, JFK New Terminal One, etc. as they explore the innovative ways of using strategic leadership to overcome challenges spanning the domains of political backing and stakeholder buy-in, permitting, finance, design and delivery.

Moderators

Pierce Homer

Vice President and Transportation Director, Moffatt & Nichol

Speakers

Jason Behrer

Vice President, Starr Companies

Steve Sigmund

Chief, Public Outreach, The Gateway Program Development Corporation

Stephen Sigmund is Chief of Public Outreach for the Gateway Development Corporation, the entity overseeing the development of the new Gateway Program to replace a century old one-track-in, one-track-out rail system that serves 200,000 daily passengers and links to 20% of the nation’s... Read More →

Shalva Marjanishvili

Technical Director, Hinman Consulting Engineers

Shalva Majanishvili is a top structural engineer. He has worked on the structural design for many significant and monumental billion-dollar megaprojects. He is known for his creativity and innovative approach. Shalva is an expert in seismic and extreme loading and approaches those... Read More →

Stephen Cheung

Director, CAG Holdings

Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill

(D-NJ), United States House of Representatives

Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill proudly represents New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1994, Congresswoman Sherrill spent almost 10 years on active duty in the United States Navy. She flew missions throughout Europe and... Read More →

Projects

JFK Terminal One Redevelopment

As a part of $13 billion initiative announced by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2018, the redevelopment of JFK Airport is intended to expand its capacity and upgrade its facilities to a modern 21st-century airport. Two new world-class international terminal complexes on the airport's... Read More →

The Gateway Program - Hudson River Tunnel

Gateway is currently focused on the Portal North Bridge and Hudson Tunnel Projects. The Gateway Program will preserve and expand reliable, resilient and safe Northeast Corridor rail capacity between New York City, New Jersey, and the entire Northeast Corridor. The current projects... Read More →

Tuesday October 22, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Plenary

11:00am EDT

Financing the U.S. Infrastructure Build

There is a tremendous under-investment in infrastructure, largely because of a lack of bankable infrastructure projects, and so we have assembled a group of global leaders - the best of the best - to discuss how the world can, and should, respond to this challenge.

Moderators

Andrew Charlesworth

CEO & CIO, Capital & Asset Management Group

Speakers

Ernesto Machado

Project Finance Officer, North American Development Bank

Ernesto Machado is Project Finance Officer at the North American Development Bank (NADB). He is responsible for identifying, structuring, and closing of loans for infrastructure projects located in both sides of the US-Mexico border region, including, among others, renewable energy... Read More →

Congressman Salud Carbajal

(D - CA) Member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, U.S. House of Representatives

Congressman Salud Carbajal proudly represents the 24th Congressional District of California. The District includes the entirety of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, and a portion of Ventura County.Prior to representing the Central Coast in Congress, Salud served as Santa... Read More →

Dan Flanagan

Infrastructure Investment Services and Advisor ULLICO Infrastructure Fund

Mike Hall

Chief of Staff for the Governor, West Virginia State Government

Giuseppe Cosulich

Head of Green Debt Capital Markets, Credit Suisse

Tuesday October 22, 2019 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Track A

11:45am EDT

Book Launch: Superpower: One Man’s Quest To Transform American Energy

Two decades ago, Michael Skelly foresaw an energy transition coming in the United States, with a shift from electricity generation primarily using fossil fuels to renewable-based power. He began working on wind energy projects in 2000, a time when the industry was lightly regarded. Just eight years later, a company Skelly helped create became the second-largest wind power firm in the country. In his new book, SuperPower! One Man's Quest to Transform American Energy, Wall Street Journal energy reporter Russell Gold tells the story of Skelly's push to change the electricity generation picture in the United States. Meet Michael Skelly and received a signed book!

Speakers

Kevin Knobloch

President, New York, OceanGrid LLC, Anbaric

Michael Skelly

Senior Advisor, Financial Advisory, Lazard

Tuesday October 22, 2019 11:45am - 12:15pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Plenary

12:15pm EDT

Luncheon Keynote: Larry Kudlow - Driving N.A. Infrastructure Forward

Larry Kudlow will discuss the future of U.S. infrastructure, focusing on the key forces that are driving its evolution and the implications and opportunities they bring for project owners and investors.

Moderators

Norman F. Anderson

Chairman & CEO, CG/LA Infrastructure

Speakers

The Honorable Larry Kudlow

Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy

Lawrence A. Kudlow serves as Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council. He leads the coordination of President Donald J. Trump’s domestic and global economic policy agenda. During President Trump’s campaign, Mr. Kudlow served... Read More →

Projects

Northeast Maglev

Tuesday October 22, 2019 12:15pm - 1:15pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Plenary

1:30pm EDT

2019 Oracle Project of the Year Awards

Project of the Year Awards - sponsored by Oracle - recognize the projects and the leaders behind the projects, that will serve as models for vvastly increased infrastructure investment in the North America. Awards are given in the categories of Strategic, Engineering, Finance, Sustainability, and Job Creation.

Strategic Members

Oracle

Oracle Construction and Engineering delivers a comprehensive cloud-based project delivery platformthat asset owners and project leaders rely on for the visibility and control, connected supply chain, anddata security needed to drive performance and mitigate risk across their processes... Read More →

Tuesday October 22, 2019 1:30pm - 1:45pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Plenary

1:45pm EDT

Top Rail & Transit Project Opportunities

Hear from the project owner/operators of the top North American urban mass transit projects. These are projects critical for mobility, moving people in 'smart' rail cars, highlighting new forms of funding, and new smart technology.

Moderators

Ryan Leonard

Rail Segment Manager, Hexagon Geosystems

Speakers

Rogelio Jiménez Pons

Director, FONATUR

Ed Leonard

Director, Great Lakes Basin Transportation, Inc.

Jeff Hirschberg

Vice Chairman, The Northeast Maglev

Projects

Great Lakes Basin Transportation

Northeast Maglev

The Tren Maya

Tuesday October 22, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Track A

1:45pm EDT

Top Highway, Bridge, and Tunnel Project Opportunities

Hear from the project owner/operators of the top North American highway projects, bridge and tunnel projects - particularly those ready to go forward with private funding.

Moderators

Bryce Docker

Sales Manager – Urban/Industrial Solutions, EMS

Speakers

Thomas P. Smith

Chief of Operations and Regulatory, United States Army Corps of Engineers

K. Joe Carpenter

Division Director of P3, Georgia Department of Transportation

Mr. K. Joe Carpenter, Jr. joined Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) on March 11, 2013 as the Division Director of Engineering. In January 2014 he was assigned as the Division Director of P3/ProgramDelivery. In March 2017 he was assigned as the Division Director of P3. In... Read More →

Projects

Army Corps Bourne Bridge

Army Corps Sagamore Bridge

State Route 400 Express Lanes

State Route 400 (SR 400) is a vital north-south transportation corridor in metro Atlanta that connects people, jobs, and freight. To improve mobility, Georgia DOT plans to add new, optional express lanes from the North Springs MARTA Station to McFarland Parkway. The project will add:•Two... Read More →

Tuesday October 22, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Track B

2:45pm EDT

Top Energy Project Opportunities

Hear from the project owner/operators of the top North American energy projects.

Moderators

Glady Singh

Vice President, Government Solutions, PrecisionHawk

Speakers

Harvey Hill

Consultant, The Nation's Reservoirs

Carlos Ortiz

CEO, Caxxor Group

Marco J.A. Espinosa

Head of Global Investments, Caxxor Group

Ernesto Machado

Project Finance Officer, North American Development Bank

Steve Hedrick

Chairman and CEO, Appalachian Development Group

Projects

Appalachia Storage and Trading Hub

Fuel Terminal Colombia, Nuevo León

The Nation's Reservoirs

United Refineries of México (REFMEX) 60,000 BPD Facility in Tamaulipas

US-Mexico Border Renewable Energy Green Bonds

The NADB has committed to issuing “green bonds” to finance or refinance environmental infrastructure projects in the U.S.- Mexico border region. Eligible projects include renewable energy, sustainable water and wastewater management, energy efficiency, and pollution prevention... Read More →

Tuesday October 22, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Track A

2:45pm EDT

Top Water/Wastewater Projects

Hear from the project owner/operators of the top North American global water and wastewater projects.

Speakers

Scott Slater

CEO & President, Cadiz Inc.

Scott S. Slater is Cadiz Inc.’s President and Chief Executive Officer, appointed to the role of President in April 2011 and Chief Executive Officer effective February 1, 2013. In addition, Mr. Slater has been a member of the Company’s Board of Directors since February 2012 and... Read More →

Rick Cassidy

Vice President Building Solutions, Global Business Development, Hexagon Geosystems

Duane DeKrey

Garrison Diversion General Manager, Garrison Water Conservancy District

Michael Ereti

Director of Capital Projects, City of Houston

Projects

Cadiz Water Conveyance

Houston Capital Improvement Program

The Houston Capital Improvement Program is a five year plan updated annually to address the infrastructure needs for the city of Houston. Some components of the most recently published plan include addressing needs in storm drainage, street traffic, and combined utility systems. Budgeted... Read More →

Red River Water Supply

The Red River Valley Water Supply Project is a $1.14 billion plan to provide water from the Missouri River to central and eastern areas of North Dakota through a buried pipeline during drought season.

Tuesday October 22, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Track B

3:45pm EDT

Top Airports Project Opportunities

Hear from the project owner/operators of the top North American global airports projects.

Moderators

Bryce Docker

Sales Manager – Urban/Industrial Solutions, EMS

Speakers

Stephen Cheung

Director, CAG Holdings

Fred Ford

President, Airglades International Airport

I am a structural engineer and mathematician and I lead the innovation lab at Hinman Consulting engineers. I write algorithms that make decisions for large infrastructure projects. I am happy to speak with project owners builders, designers and engineers to talk about how pre-planning... Read More →

Projects

Airglades Airport Redevelopment

Airglades International Airport is a proposed airport development project located on the site of the existing county-owned Airglades Airport, in Clewiston, Florida. It is proposed that the site be developed into an integrated freight logistics hub to capitalise on the trade in cut... Read More →

JFK Terminal One Redevelopment

Tuesday October 22, 2019 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Track A

3:45pm EDT

Top Ports & Logistics Project Opportunities

Hear from the project owner/operators of the top North American ports projects.

Moderators

Pat Holtz

Transportation Manager, Trimble Government Solutions

Patrick is responsible for working with the USDOT, the Office of the Governors and the state departments of transportation at the director level and at the program level, working in conjunction with AASHTO, AGC, local general contractors and other stakeholders. This includes promoting... Read More →

Speakers

Carlos Ortiz

CEO, Caxxor Group

Marco J.A. Espinosa

Head of Global Investments, Caxxor Group

Don Krusel

Director, Container Terminal, Québec Port Authority

Don Krusel, Managing Director, Port of Quebec Container Terminal Project, Quebec, QCDon Krusel ismanaging director of the Port of Québec’s project to build a container terminal. Mr. Krusel is a major figure in the North American port world. He was the president and CEO of the Prince... Read More →

Joseph Savage

Business Director, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Projects

Laurentia Terminal Project

Logistics and Customes Processing Station America, Colima

Puerto Soto de la Marina

Soo Locks

The Soo Locks are vital to United States trade and commerce and have been need of repair and upgrade for a long time. The locks are the largest waterway traffic system in the country and are a vital pathway to bringing in iron ore, agricultural products and thousands of other goods... Read More →

Tuesday October 22, 2019 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Track B

5:00pm EDT

Private Meetings Reception

Private Meetings Sign-up

Registrants have an opportunity to pre-schedule up to 10 meetings (15 minutes in lenght) with project developers and Forum Partners, over the course of this three hour round robin. Project sponsors and participants have a unique opportunity to learn about key projects, future plan and other opportunities in the pipeline.

Speakers

Katharina Schneider-Roos

CEO, Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation

Ernesto Machado

Project Finance Officer, North American Development Bank

Steve Hedrick

Chairman and CEO, Appalachian Development Group

Courtney Degener

Vice President, Cadiz Inc.

Jeff Hirschberg

Vice Chairman, The Northeast Maglev

Don Krusel

Director, Container Terminal, Québec Port Authority

Duane DeKrey

Garrison Diversion General Manager, Garrison Water Conservancy District

Fred Ford

President, Airglades International Airport

Stephen Cheung

Director, CAG Holdings

Joseph Savage

Business Director, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

K. Joe Carpenter

Division Director of P3, Georgia Department of Transportation

Rogelio Jiménez Pons

Director, FONATUR

Kevin Knobloch

President, New York, OceanGrid LLC, Anbaric

Ed Leonard

Director, Great Lakes Basin Transportation, Inc.

Projects

Airglades Airport Redevelopment

Appalachia Storage and Trading Hub

Cadiz Water Conveyance

Great Lakes Basin Transportation

Laurentia Terminal Project

Northeast Maglev

Port of Montreal Contrecœur Container Terminal

Red River Water Supply

SeaOne CGL Export

State Route 400 Express Lanes

Texas Central Railway

Strategic Members

Starr Insurance Company

Starr Insurance Companies is a leading global insurance and investment organization, providing commercial property and casualty insurance, including travel and accident coverage, to almost every imaginable business and industry in virtually every part of the world.Cornelius Vander... Read More →

Hexagon

Hexagon is a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions committed to a simple, yet powerful purpose: Putting data to work to empower an autonomous future. In this future they’re empowering, data is doing its greatest work — leveraged to achieve its full potential... Read More →

Oracle

Trimble

Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety and sustainability... Read More →

Sponsors

ACEA

The Group has implemented a process of radical change, characterised by a decisive move towardsthe latest digital technologies. This goal we’ve set makes the Company one of the mosttechnologically advanced utilities in Europe. Today, Acea is one of the major multiutility operators... Read More →

Aninver

Aninver is a global market intelligence and business advisory group 100% owned by the Bristish consultancy IMC Worldwide. We are an innovative and dynamic company serving public authorities and governments, development financial institutions and private clients around the world in... Read More →

Autodesk

Autodesk develops solutions that our customers can use to design a future in which our builtenvironment, infrastructure, and manufacturing serve the needs of all, within the limits of the planet.We help our customers proactively understand, optimize, and improve the environmentalperformance... Read More →

BNA

BNA is a boutique recruiting and staffing firm with a highly effective and agile team that has an extremely personal touch. We are able to deliver a great story to the marketplace with an in depth and well-rounded understanding of the industry and the opportunity at hand. Here we... Read More →

CCR

Founded in 1999, CCR Group (“CCR”) is one of the largest infrastructure P3 groups in the world and the largest in the Americas with a market cap of approximately US$10 billion. CCR owns and operates businesses in the highway, urban mobility, and airport sectors. CCR includes its... Read More →

Conseil des Infrastructure

Crowell & Moring

Founded 40 years ago with a commitment to build a different kind of law firm, Crowell & Moring LLP today is an international law firm representing clients in litigation and arbitration, regulatory and transactional matters. We are internationally recognized for our representation... Read More →

EMS Bruel & Kjaer

EMS Brüel &; Kjær is the world leader in continuous environmental monitoring serving Tier 1 clients around the world. Operating for over 30 years and active in 42 countries, they deliver managed services to over 300 clients across airports, construction, mines, ports, cities, entertainment... Read More →

Global Infrastructure Basel

Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Foundation is a Swiss foundation based in Basel working to promote sustainable and resilient infrastructure through sustainable infrastructure design and financing on a global scale. Active since 2008, GIB works with multiple stakeholders ranging... Read More →

Hinman Consulting Engineers

IPFA

IPFA is the global professional association that connects and promotes the collective interests of both public & private sector organisations, and professional individuals involved in infrastructure and energy project financing. We are independent and don’t exist to make a profit... Read More →

Kiewit

Moffatt & Nichol

Moffatt & Nichol is a leading U.S.-based global infrastructure advisor specializing in the planning, funding, design, construction and optimization of facilities and multimodal networks that move people and goods domestically and globally. From offices throughout North America, Europe... Read More →

SIMCO Technologies

For over 25 years, SIMCO has been assisting owners and managers in analyzing, designing and maintaining civil engineering structures while supporting sound asset management and decision-making practices. By combining sophisticated material analysis techniques and leading-edge service-life... Read More →

Structural Technologies

STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES is firmly committed to its mission of making structures stronger and last longer. We develop and integrate products, engineering support, repair and maintenance services to provide value-added solutions to owners, engineers and contractors. STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES... Read More →

Ullico

The Labor Movement has given workers a way to collectively achieve a better future for their families and Ullico shares in that passion for collective achievement. As the only labor-owned company of its kind, Ullico’s insurance and investment services are customized to fit the needs... Read More →

Tuesday October 22, 2019 5:00pm - 7:30pm EDT
The Ritz-Carlton

Plaza Ballroom