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EVENT OVERVIEW:

• Learn from Site Tour to Two PPP Projects in Abu Dhabi
• Examining vital aspects of PPPs in current market

The Active New PPP Markets

There has been a big increase of interest in Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in emerging markets away from the traditional and established markets of UK, Canada and Australia. Governments in Africa, parts of South-East Asia and the Middle East are increasingly turning to this procurement model as an avenue to address huge infrastructure deficits. New PPP Laws and Acts have been introduced by Governments as far afield as Vietnam, Uganda and Dubai in recent months. Governments tend to favour the discipline of PPP delivery, through the use of private finance over state funding as one of the most effective ways to harness the expertise of the private sector.

This creates substantial opportunities for various private sector stakeholders including lenders, construction companies, transaction advisors, infrastructure funds and law firms. PPPs are popular within the social infrastructure, transport and utility sectors etc, which translate to a wide variety of projects such as street lighting, IPPs, airports, hospitals, schools, universities, roads, metros, housing, convention centres, and waste to energy projects. All these, when properly structured, can be procured by PPP, each with varying levels of complexity.

The Challenges

However, some of the most pressing issues and real challenges the emerging PPP market faces is the lack of bankable PPP projects, i.e. well-structured projects that can attract finance as well as the ability to effectively design, implement and regulate PPP programmes. PPP projects are complex and in order to prevent failure and ensure success, capacity building is key for PPP projects.

This Course and The Site Tour

This course responds to and addresses these issues, providing a forum to share knowledge, practical transaction experience, and illustrate proven techniques to aid the structuring and financing of successful PPP projects.

There will be a full day site tour visiting the sites of two PPP projects within the Social Infrastructure sector (specifically in Education and Housing), one of which will be the subject of a detailed case study as part of the training session. The case study will highlight the key structuring and bankability issues, and how these were resolved, giving participants the opportunity to relate to own projects and take away key learning points.

Training will be led by experienced practitioners in this field, providing a comprehensive and detailed learning experience incorporating interactive discussions, working groups and case studies.

For a copy of the FULL AGENDA, please request thru:
Eugene Azucena – Senior Marketing Manager
+65 6557 9168; eugene@neo-edge.com

Twitter: @NeoedgeSG

DAY 1
 
Brief of the 3-day course, structure and training methods

Self-introduction from each participant, including your leaning objectives

Module 1 PPP Delivery and Management

• Overview of PPP
• The rationales
• Global market updates
• Advantages/Disadvantages
• Key Contract Documents

Coffee Break

• Timetable
• Delivering a PPP project
• Risk allocation
• Success/Failures
• Worked Example: A PPP Project Delivery and Management

Networking Lunch

Module 2 PPP Bankability and Structuring

• Funding
• Bankability defined
• Bankability key factors
• Lender requirements for PPP Projects
• Project structuring to achieve bankable projects
• An overview of a Project Finance Lenders Credit Application

Coffee Break

• How Project Finance Lenders use Loan Documentation to structure risks
• Assessing Project Finance Debt
• Social Infrastructure Projects – Financing and Investment Considerations

Coffee Break

• Case Study: Accommodation Village PPP
  (One of the trainers was responsible for leading this project transaction to successful financial close)
• Timeline to Financial Close
• Key features of the deal
• Bankability issues and resolution
• Key takeaways

Brief of Site Tour tomorrow

Wrap up of Day 1

Day 2

Leave hotel at 9am
Arrive at NYU Abu Dhabi University around 10.30am

Site Tour 1: NYU Abu Dhabi University PPP

Agenda

• Tour of key areas of the facility
• Illustration of the key elements of the transaction
• Key stakeholders of the project
• Key learning points
• Q&A

Networking Lunch

Site Tour 2: Accommodation Village PPP

Note: This project will be the highlight of the detailed case study under Module 2. One of the trainers was responsible for leading this transaction to successful financial close and will answer detailed questions on the projects.

Agenda

• Tour of selected areas of the facility
• Illustration of the key elements of the transaction
• Key stakeholders of the project
• Key learning points
• Q&A

Leave site at 3.30pm
Return to hotel around 5pm

Day 3

Review and discussion of Day 1and Day 2 proceedings

Module 3 PPP Agreements, Finance and Investment

• Project Agreements
• Cash Flow
• PPP Financial Modelling
• Payment Mechanism
• Worked Example: A Payment Mechanism

Coffee Break

• Power projects – Financing and Investment considerations
• Case Study: Power Project PPP
  - The case study will examine the project from sponsor, banking and government viewpoints and will review set up from concept stage to financial close
• A review of the practical steps to finance and construct this in the private sector

Networking Lunch

Module 4 PPP Law, Procurement, Risk and Contract Management
(This Module will be mainly delivered by a PPP Law Expert from a leading law firm)

• The benefits of PPP Law
• PPP Law – legal perspective
• Understanding the key clauses in a PPP Law
• The unique features of PPP Contracts
• How legislation facilitates the use of PPPs

Coffee Break

• Negotiate PPPs structure and contracts
• Explore procurement options under relevant Law
• PPP Risk Management
• PPP Contract Management, Monitoring and Evaluation
• Group Exercise: PPP Contract Management

Discussion and review of the 3-day learning

Wrap up of the whole course

For your copy of the FULL AGENDA, please request thru:
Eugene Azucena – Senior Marketing Manager
+65 6557 9168; eugene@neo-edge.com

Twitter: @NeoedgeSG

Jointly led by two Experienced PPP Practitioners

Ebere Ihetu Founder, ENA Consulting Formerly with Standard Chartered Bank

Andrew Ward Director, Affric Infrastructure Advisory Formerly with Ernst & Young and Barclays Bank

 
Ebere and Andrew have transacted on and raised over USD 20 bn to support the delivery of PPP projects, including some of the largest and most complex PPP deals, in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America across sectors of Transport, Utility, Social Infrastructure and Renewable etc.

Ebere Ihetu is the Managing Director and founder of ENA Consulting in Dubai, a specialist PPP financial advisory firm, and has over 15 years’ professional experience in the PPP and Infrastructure sector. Prior to founding ENA, he was part of the project finance team at Standard Chartered Bank, Dubai.

He began his career with Ipco International in Singapore, where he built financial models for project finance deals within the utility sectors in South-East Asia. Thereafter, he focused his attention on the UK market where he has worked for a number of notable participants in the PPP sector including Mowlem, Grant Thornton, IKB Deutsche Industriebank, Santander and Suez Environment.

Ebere gained his diverse experience through working on the equity & developer side, financial advisory and debt funding of projects and has closed PPP deals in the UK and Middle East. His transaction record is equally diverse and includes renewables, social infrastructure, transport and utilities, with a cumulative capital value of over USD 10bn.

Ebere holds an MBA from the University of Leeds, a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting and Financial Management from the University of Essex, a BA (Hons) in Economics and Business Administration from Oxford Brookes University and a Diploma in Islamic Finance from CIMA, UK.

Andrew Ward is project finance and infrastructure specialist with over 11 years’ experience of Infrastructure and PPP projects. He has helped clients raise in excess of $10 billion of project finance both through bank debt and capital markets to fund economic and social infrastructure projects in the UK, Australia and the Middle East.

Andrew has led project teams on some of the largest and most complex project finance and PPP deals in the market. Working with both private and public sector clients, these deals have incorporated developing innovative and bespoke funding solutions, as well as developing and integrating new market practice and standards.

Prior to his current role at Affric Infrastructure Advisory, Andrew was a key member of the Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisory team with responsibility for the strategic planning and business development for the infrastructure business in the UK and Western Australia. Andrew has also worked as part of Barclays Bank Plc’s Corporate Finance team in the UK.

For your copy of the FULL AGENDA, please request thru:

Eugene Azucena – Senior Marketing Manager
+65 6557 9168; eugene@neo-edge.com

Twitter: @NeoedgeSG

Attendee Profile

Public Sector

• PPP Units
• Government officials from National Line Ministries, State Infrastructure Agencies and Municipal Governments
• Ministries of Finance, Power, Transport, Health, and Public Works
• Officials from Investment Agencies responsible for infrastructure development
• etc

Private Sector

• Commercial and Investment Banks involved in PPP/Project Finance lending
• Construction Companies – Project Investment Teams
• Project Developers
• Infrastructure Funds
• Sovereign Wealth Funds
• Pension Funds
• Transaction Advisors
• Development Finance Institutions
• Lawyers involved in PPPs
• Facility Management Companies
• etc

Geography

• Middle East
• Asia
• Africa
• Europe
• Etc

For a copy of the FULL AGENDA, please request thru:
Eugene Azucena – Senior Marketing Manager
+65 6557 9168; eugene@neo-edge.com

Twitter: @NeoedgeSG

Why You Should Attend?

• Learn from Site Tour to Two PPP Projects in Abu Dhabi
• Examining vital aspects of PPPs in current market

This Course and The Site Tour

This course will address all key issues in PPP market, provide a forum to share knowledge, practical transaction experience, and illustrate proven techniques to aid the structuring and financing of successful PPP projects.

There will be a full day site tour visiting the sites of two PPP projects within the Social Infrastructure sector (specifically in Education and Housing), one of which will be the subject of a detailed case study as part of the training session. The case study will highlight the key structuring and bankability issues, and how these were resolved, giving participants the opportunity to relate to own projects and take away key learning points.

Training will be led by experienced practitioners in this field, providing a comprehensive and detailed learning experience incorporating interactive discussions, working groups and case studies.

Key Learning Outcomes

Upon completing this training course, you will be able to

• Identify, analyze and select workable PPP projects
• Master different aspects of key PPP contract documentation and what to look out for
• Understand how Project Finance lenders assess PPP projects
• Undertake financial analysis from the lender’s perspective
• Examine credit risk and why it is core to PPPs
• Understand why projects can fail
• Appreciate the requirements to get a PPP project to achieve financial close
• Grasp key issues with successful PPP project delivery and management

Course Format

This course will be held in a highly interactive workshop format with case studies, exercises, worked examples and site tour.

Pre-course Questionnaires

A Pre-course Questionnaire will be sent to you prior to the workshop. The trainers would like to customize the training based on your specific needs.

Certificate of Attendance

Upon the successful completion of this course, you will receive a Certificate of Attendance bearing the signatures from the trainers and Neoedge, the Course Organizer. This Certificate will testify your endeavour and serve towards your professional advancement.

For a copy of the FULL AGENDA, please request thru:
Eugene Azucena – Senior Marketing Manager
+65 6557 9168; eugene@neo-edge.com

Twitter: @NeoedgeSG

Research Partner

InfraPPP is both a provider of advisory services and also a website and social media tool providing the latest and most up to date knowledge on infrastructure and PPP covering the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific.

InfraPPP’s website provides every new market report and the latest research on infrastructure and PPP, from the most trusted sources. Their website also provides a free online database of PPP tenders and projects awarded.

InfraPPP Advisory Services is a management consultancy focused on infrastructure and PPP, serving clients in strategic, financial and operational issues, but always related to infrastructure and PPP assets or businesses.

Event Supporters

CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory is a leading advisor to regulators and governments, multilateral agencies, investors, and large public and private sector firms. We help shape public policy and enable infrastructure development. Our services span a wide array of infrastructure development activities. Our work in the areas of policy formulation, regulation, design and implementation of public-private partnership (PPP) frameworks and infrastructure financing mechanisms helps create a vibrant ecosystem for infrastructure development. Our services at the project level include bid process management, valuations and due diligence to enable investment decisions. We are known for our core values of independence and analytical rigour combined with deep domain expertise. Our teams have expertise across the complete range of infrastructure sectors – urban development, energy, transport and logistics, natural resources, education, and healthcare. We have a rich understanding of PPP and financing related issues. We operate in India and 22 other emerging economies in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory is a division of CRISIL Risk and Infrastructure Solutions Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of CRISIL Limited.

Media Partners

The Partnerships Bulletin, PPP Bulletin and P3 Bulletin are a series of magazines and websites providing in-depth updates on partnership working between the public and private sector to procure, build and manage public infrastructure.

Each hard-copy edition of P3 Bulletin (Americas) and Partnerships Bulletin (UK) includes news, interviews with the top industry figures, in-depth market reports on partnership sectors and industry authored articles covering transport, waste, education, healthcare, housing, courts and leisure. Plus, the magazine includes a Business Leads section – giving you information about projects before they are even advertised.

Subscription to all three websites also gives you unlimited access to constantly updated news stories, features and searchable Project Tracker.

The websites and magazines are essential reading for industry professionals to help them make informed decisions and remain at the cutting edge of partnerships and infrastructure business information.

Financial Nigeria magazine is a development and finance journal published monthly since 2008 by Financial Nigeria International Limited. With a team of world class columnists, the magazine provides authoritative knowledge of the Frontier Emerging Markets (FEMs) of sub Saharan Africa, with particular attention on Nigeria. Its knowledge-intensive features make Financial Nigeria magazine a reference material to learning resource centres including public libraries, libraries of MDAs and private institutions. The magazine is widely circulated amongst middle-to-top level policy and private sector professionals in Nigeria, Kenya and elsewhere in SSA, and some major cities of the world through our conference partnership programmes.

Voicesofleaders is a global business network for top executives and companies to Meet, Share and Grow.

We empower entrepreneurs, sme’s and large businesses to succeed by providing customized business profiles by building brand reputation, boosting business potential while increasing business networking among members of VL leaders network.

The customized Business profiles allow you to: Meet top executives across a wide variety of industries, sectors and countries. Share, your business needs among members looking for specific business opportunities Grow your business network at a local and international level while increasing the possibility of creating synergies, finding partners and investors.

Worldoils is a company that combines the power of marketing as well as the in-house expertise for the Oil, Gas, Offshore and the Maritime industries. Worldoils’ web portal www.worldoils.com has become a truly central platform for visitors who need information regarding oil and gas products and services, research, training, conferences, news and events as well as a popular advertising base for providers of Oil, Gas, Marine and Offshore services. Worldoils has also launched the jobs system and a marketplace. In the recent months, Worldoils has strengthened its position as a fast developing central place for buying and selling of land rigs, offshore rigs, barge rigs and other oilfield and subsea equipment.

Live Trading News is constantly updated to bring you top market news from around the world. It is produced by dedicated staff in Hong Kong working with colleagues in Asia and the United States. We also handpick articles from the world’s top market blogs, money managers, financial experts and investment newsletters.

Live Trading news gives voice to our readers, providing access to the most savvy and experienced investors.

Our site is a free, online source for stock quotes and research. Live Trading News differs from other finance sites because we focus on what, when, and how. What to buy, when to buy it and how to trade it. We deliver opinion and analysis rather than just all news, written exclusively by other investors and traders who describe their personal approach to stock selection and portfolio management, rather than by journalists. Live Trading News features the latest multimedia technologies from online digital magazines to searchable archives of news features and background information.

The Strategist Private Limited is an established publishing house and consultancy with its core strength rooted in Asia’s oil, gas, power and petrochemical industries. We have offices in Vancouver and Calgary, Canada to better serve our customers in the oil, gas, power, engineering, environmental and renewable energy industries.

Founded in 1993, Singapore-based The Strategist produces the EnergyAsia stable of publications. They include:

• EnergyAsia Daily on www.EnergyAsia.com
• EnergyAsia Report, monthly publication
• Renewables Report, monthly report focusing on climate change, solar power, wind power, hydro and biofuels.
• Energy Map of Singapore & Johor, Energy Map of China and many other maps

Contact: Admin@EnergyAsia.com

NRGExpert is an independent energy market intelligence and research company. We specialise in energy market research reports, energy market databases and energy market consulting as well as analysis and market forecasts. Our global energy market research reports cover the electricity, water and waste, gas, hydrogen, nuclear and the renewable energy markets. We follow the energy markets very closely and we produce a wide range of reports, databases and directories. We also answer very specific energy market information requirements with our energy market consulting and data services. Our energy market analysis and forecasts are independent and benefit from our wealth of experience and knowledge about the energy markets and extensive sources that we use. We can help you jump the gap from where you are to where you want to be. We provide information to a wide range of companies, associations, education and government bodies and organisations.

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We partner with leading publications, online media and associations etc in relevant sectors to achieve win-win results. Our extensive marketing campaigns will ensure you impress the right players at the forefront of the latest industry advancements and expand your business territory.

For a potential event collaboration, please send email to: eugene@neo-edge.com

Eugene Azucena
Senior Marketing Manager
Telephone: +65 6557 9168
Twitter: @NeoedgeSG

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