Australian British
Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
September Update
Principal Sponsors
ABIIC aims to bring together leading infrastructure players to enhance the further development of best practice, to facilitate
the matching of projects to funding and in so doing strengthen the Australian UK relationship .
London, UK
30 September – 2 October 2015
Australian British
Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Program Content
INFRASTRUCTURE – Project Planning & Policy Settings
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Innovation
Best practice as standard
INVESTMENT – PPP Mechanisms & Frameworks
• Innovation
• Best practice as standard
INNOVATION – Smart Urban Transformation
• Disruptive Innovation – New Markets, New Values
• Future best practice – Infrastructure & Investment in 2050
London, UK
30 September – 2 October 2015
Australian British
Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Program Outline – Day 1, Wednesday 30 September
Time
Activity
10.00am
Site visit: London Olympic Village
12.00pm
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Ashurst, London Office
Paul Lewis: Chair, Australian British Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Managing Partner, Ashurst London
12.10pm
Lunch: Australian Infrastructure Pipeline
Guest speaker: Brendan Lyon, CEO Infrastructure Partnerships Australia
2.30pm
Site Visit: Crossrail
£15B Transport Linkage across London
4.00pm
Return to The Langham Hotel
6.00pm 8.00pm
Welcome Reception: Australia House
Welcome: David Slessar OBE Chair, Australian British Chamber of Commerce
Guest speaker: Andrew Todd, Deputy Australian High Commissioner
Dress code: Business attire
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Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Program Outline – Day 2, Thursday 1 October
Time
Activity
8.30am
Coffee and introductions
Macquarie Group, London Office
8.45am
Welcome and opening remarks
Paul Lewis, Chair Australian British Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Lord Gus MacDonald, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (State Minister for Transport 1999-2001)
9.00am
Innovation in UK Project Planning – High Speed Rail 2
Sir David Higgins, Chairman HS2
9.30am
Innovation in Australian Project Planning – West Connex
Tony Shepherd, Chairman Sydney Motorway Corporation, Delivering Westconnex
10.00am
Innovation in UK Project Planning – The Mersey Project
Guest speaker – Senior Director, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
10.30am
Morning Tea
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Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Program Outline – Day 2, Thursday 1 October
Time
Activity
11.00am
Policy settings driving the renaissance in UK Infrastructure Projects
Guest speaker: Lord O’Neill Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (tbc)
11.45am
Infrastructure Policy in Australia: Pipeline presentation, regulatory change and recycling strategy
Guest speaker: The Hon Jamie Briggs MP, Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
12.30pm
Lunch:
Guest speaker: Chris Heathcote, CEO Global Infrastructure Hub
2.00pm
Panel discussion:
“Government perspectives on private financing of infrastructure projects”
• Phillip Davies, CEO Infrastructure Australia
• Mike Mrdak, Secretary Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
• UK Panellist TBC
• UK Panellist TBC
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30 September – 2 October 2015
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Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Program Outline – Day 2, Thursday 1 October
Time
Activity
3.00pm
Afternoon tea
3.30pm
PPP: Optimum finance structures
Leigh Harrison, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
Equity financing of infrastructure projects, PPP current trends, key features and focus areas for equity
4.15pm
PPP: Optimum finance structures
David Gardner, Managing Director, Global Head of Project and Export Finance, HSBC
5.00pm
Day 2 closing remarks
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Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Program Outline – Day 2, Thursday 1 October
Time
Activity
6.00pm
Pre-dinner drinks
Venue: TBC
Dress code: Business attire
7.00pm
Rugby Dinner – The Transport Museum
Welcome: Tony Cripps, CEO HSBC Australia
Guest speakers: Rugby personalities
10.00pm
Return to Langham Hotel
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Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Program Outline – Day 3, Friday 2 October
Time
Activity
8.30am
Site visit: Elephant and Castle
Lendlease £1.5B Urban regeneration project over 28 acres in Zone 1 London.
10.30am
Travel to PwC, London Office
11.00am
Welcome and opening remarks
Paul Lewis, Chair Australian British Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Sean Gregory, Managing Partner Deals PwC
11.15am
Partnering in Practice – Policy, Project Planning and PPP
Infrastructure & Risk; Innovation in Risk Management and Transfer
Richard Abadie, Global Leader Capital Projects and Infrastructure PwC
12.00pm
UK Water; Capex v Totex
Guest speaker: TBC
12.45pm
Discussion and Q & A
London, UK
30 September – 2 October 2015
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Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Program Outline – Day 3, Friday 2 October
Time
Activity
1.00pm
Lunch: Capturing Value – London Infrastructure 2050
Guest speaker: TBC
2.00pm
Utilising technology to improve tenders, bids and deals
Guest speaker: Sam Riley, CEO ansarada
2.30pm
Technology – Smart cities, Smart buildings
Guest speaker: Jonathan Emery, Managing Director Urban Regeneration Lendlease
3.00pm
Technology – Smart Cities, Smart Buildings
Mark Bew – UK BIM Taskforce
Afternoon Tea
3.30pm
4.00pm
5.00pm
Breakout discussion: Delegate Disruption: What does disruption mean to me?
David Tollner – Treasurer Northern Territory
Andrew Constance – Minister for Infrastructure NSW
Peter Elliott – Property Development Manager Transport for London
Others TBC
Day 3 closing remarks
London, UK
30 September – 2 October 2015
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Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Program Outline – Day 3, Friday 2 October
Time
Activity
5.30pm
Private tour of the Palace of Westminster
6.30pm
Pre-dinner drinks
Venue: Terrace, House of Lords
Dress code: Business attire
7.00pm
House of Lords Dinner, hosted by Lord Addington
“The Future of London”
Guest speaker: Paul King, Managing Director Sustainability Europe Lendlease
Closing remarks: David Slessar OBE, Chairman Australian British Chamber of Commerce
London, UK
30 September – 2 October 2015
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Australian British
Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Optional Program – Saturday 3 October
Sport as an Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Date
Activity
Saturday 3
October
Site visit – Twickenham
Australia v England Rugby World Cup
London, UK
30 September – 2 October 2015
Australian British
Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
APPENDICES
London, UK
30 September – 2 October 2015
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Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Key questions and areas of interest:
What is current best practice?
What is future best practice?
How do we get there?
Infrastructure Pipeline Australia
Infrastructure Pipeline UK
Funding Sources (Australia and UK)
Funding Sources (Australia and UK)
Australian Government Perspective
UK Government Perspective
Supply Chain (Australia and UK)
Supply Chain (Australia and UK)
London, UK
30 September – 2 October 2015
Australian British
Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Aims
Bring together leading players in Australia and the UK to promote;
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An understanding of the regulatory reforms and changes that have led to the renaissance of infrastructure development in the UK
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Further development of policies and processes to support the ongoing pipeline of projects in Australia
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Widen the understanding and adoption of best practice
Overview
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Prior to the UK mission, for Australian based delegates, a workshop on aims, objectives and program content, with the Hon Andrew Robb,
Minister for Trade and Investment.
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Participants in the programme will be limited to senior business leaders and financiers from Australia and the UK including infrastructure
experts, government representatives, and major project leaders, by invitation only.
We wish to explore your involvement in this initiative and welcome the opportunity to discuss participation in all aspects of the mission with
you and your colleagues.
London, UK
30 September – 2 October 2015
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Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Key Objectives
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Engage ownership and investment communities in a focused manner in both countries
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Harness and aggregate key insights to deliver best practice as standard
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Promote opportunities for resources and expertise in the infrastructure sector to be optimised more efficiently, from concept to sustainable
investment
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Promote the opportunity to collaborate and drive investment, innovation in infrastructure, technology and related services
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Lower the barriers to doing business between the two countries in these key sectors
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Promote the creation of a transferable platform for infrastructure development, a staging post for the development of the B20/G20
Infrastructure Hub
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Reinforce the common interest in a stable and prosperous bilateral relationship
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Encourage the formation of stronger multilateral relationships through collaboration opportunities in Australia, UK and potentially Western
Europe and the Asia Pacific Region.
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30 September – 2 October 2015
Australian British
Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Program Outline
Pre event planning:
• 09 07 2015 – Lunch with The Hon Jamie Briggs MP, Assistant Infrastructure Minister (Federal)
• 15 07 2015 – Lunch with The Hon Mike Baird MP, NSW Premier. The address will focus on infrastructure.
• 02 09 2015 – Workshop with delegates to finalise objectives, content and participants – includes a briefing and discussion with The Hon
Andrew Robb, Minister for Trade and Investment at PwC in Sydney
Plenary Sessions:
• Overview of the infrastructure opportunities and pipelines in each country
• Latest thinking on collaborative funding models between governments and the private sector
• Sources of funds – what is changing
• Implications of recent political outcomes on funding of infrastructure projects and acceptability of funding options moving forward
• Key issues to be resolved to ensure success.
Breakout Sessions:
• Particular infrastructure programs by type - energy, rail, roads, water, airports, ports, urban renewal - to be finalised according to participants
and interest levels
• Geographic opportunity areas
• Individual projects
Final program design is anticipated to provide the opportunity for pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings among senior attendees.
London, UK
30 September – 2 October 2015
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Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Who should attend?
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Ministers, Government Department Heads, Chairs, Board Directors, CEO’s, Chief Investment Officers with a role in Infrastructure.
Proponents for green and brownfield infrastructure assets including: funders, engineers, constructors and related professional services and
advisory firms.
Prime Minister’s Office, British High Commission in Australia, UKTI, Austrade in London, Invest Victoria, DTIQ, NSWT&I, DS&RD (WA)
Current Support / Attendees
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The Hon Andrew Robb, for pre event briefings
The Hon Jamie Briggs MP, Federal Assistant Minister for Infrastructure
The Hon Andrew Constance MP, NSW Minister for Infrastructure
UK Ministerial representation (being finalised)
Tony Shepherd AO, Chair of Sydney Motorways, Delivering WestConnex
Sir David Higgins, Chairman, High Speed Rail 2
Lord Gus McDonald, Former Minister of Transport UK
Infrastructure heads from Macquarie Group, PWC, HSBC, Lendlease and other financiers, legal firms and other supporting services in
Australia and the UK
To ensure the opportunity for attendees to have direct one to one discussions, it is anticipated that attendees will not exceed 50.
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30 September – 2 October 2015
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Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
Mission Inclusions
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Program orientation, materials and facilitation
VIP facilitation
PR, advertising and marketing
Infrastructure Investment education
Contribution to the ABIIC Secretariat
Individual tailored meetings
All food and beverage costs
Three nights 5 star accommodation
Match ticket Australia v England (first 25, fully paid, 50% deposits – tied to accommodation)
About The Chamber
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A significant organisation in the bilateral relationship with 105 years of history.
20 Principal Sponsors, 450 Members and 18,500 contacts
Activities in 5 states & ACT, over 80 events attracting the best of British business, Australian business & Government
Website www.britishchamber.com
London, UK
30 September – 2 October 2015
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Infrastructure Investment Catalyst
CONTACTS
David McCredie
Paul Lewis
Chief Executive Officer
Deputy National Chairman and UK Mission Committee Chair
Australian British Chamber of Commerce
Australian British Chamber of Commerce
(02) 9247 6271 or dmccredie@britishchamber.com
0418541678 or pajlewispty@bigpond.com
David Slessar OBE
Andrew Turnbull
National Chairman
Chief Operating Officer ABIIC
Australian British Chamber of Commerce
Australian British Chamber of Commerce
0410 631 222 or ds@walford.com.au
0400 695 204 aturnbull@britishchamber.com
London, UK
30 September – 2 October 2015