Public Private Partnership (PPP) Master Class
Crowne Plaza Dubai, UAE,
5th - 8th December 2022
“Understand the effects of and risks under the Pandemic etc. on infrastructure development; and the legal effects and special provisions in PPP”
The Master Class is intended to provide a wide variety of practical knowledge and skills to those engaged in PPP projects including in the following areas:
- Capacity building
- Risk appraisal
- Basics of financial modelling
- Prioritising the projects
- Promoting the projects
- Privatisation of Infrastructure
- Pandemic Challenges: HR in PPP; difficult financial market etc. (NEW*)
Supported by appropriate case studies and group exercises in power, transport (roads, rail, airports, ports), urban regeneration, real estate, water and sewerage, and environment etc., this course will benefit professionals developing, supporting or promoting PPP projects in the market, or those engaged in seeking finance from Multilaterals and Banks and those engaged in bidding or contracting from the private sector.
Case Studies: There will be a good number of Case Studies during this 4-day course, detail to be adjusted according to Pre-course Questionnaires.
The Case Studies can include:
- World Bank and PPIAF supported projects
- Social infrastructure, social care and health projects
- Africa and Middle East: Power, roads, ports, container terminals, airports and urban regeneration
- UK: A mature PPP cycle
- Egypt: West Nile and Power & Energy
- South Africa: Gautrain transport rail
- Nigeria: Roads & power generation & privatization
- Ghana: Off the start block
Group Exercises would include localized case studies with group analysis, on Project Risk Appraisal, Negotiating for a World Bank Loan, Negotiating for a Bank Support or Loan, Building a PPP Airport or Port, Building a Community Centre or Public Amenity Project etc.
Led by internationally recognised expert trainer
with 37 years of PPP, projects and construction law experience
RECENT PPP PROJECTS AND MARKET EXPERIENCE:
- Involved in many infrastructure projects worldwide including in UK, Africa, Middle East, Caribbean and East Europe etc
- Recently participated social infrastructure, social care and health projects in the UK and other countries
- Handling pandemic challenges: HR in PPP; difficult financial market etc.
- Rolled out PPP Programmes for government including Cyprus, Montenegro, UK, Albania, Malta, Ethiopia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Romania, Jordan, and Russia at federal level and municipal level
- Prepared standard PPP Agreements for the Government of Egypt, National Bank of Egypt, and advised on West Nile Irrigation Project
- Advised Kenya PPP Unit, Lagos State PPP Unit in Nigeria, etc.
- Consulted Nigerian Infrastructure Advisory facility in Abuja on railways concessions, airport projects, roads, ports facilities and new laws and regulations
- Consulted for the Ethiopian Roads authority on the Mombasa–Addis highway
- Advised embankment dam project in Ghana
For a copy of the FULL AGENDA, please send email to: hayat@neo-edge.com
Or please call us at Tel: +65 6282 7082
COURSE FORMAT
This course will be a highly interactive and participative workshop where participants will be encouraged to discuss their own practice and compare it to others and recognised best practice. Case studies and group exercises will form an important part of the workshop and participants will be encouraged to discuss and reflect on their own organisations practices and ways to improve them.
DAILY SCHEDULE (Day 1-4): 9.00am – 17.00pm, including lunch and tea breaks during the day
PRE-COURSE QUESTIONNAIRE
Our expert trainer Marshall would like to customize the class based on your specific needs. Pre-Course Questionnaire will be sent to you prior to the workshop to complete. Marshall will analyze in advance and address the issues during the course.
COURSE OUTLINE
- An Overview of PPP (Definition, Rationales, Championing etc)
- Structuring PPP and Building Capacity
- Planning for PPP (Feasibility Studies, Process Check List, Analyzing Investment Decisions)
- Legal Issues in Setting up and Running PPP
- Procurement Process (Bidding, Evaluation & Selection)
- Communication and Stakeholder Relations
- Sector Application (Water, Hospitals, Roads, Prisons etc)
- Government Prioritization – Selecting Projects, Budgeting
- PPP Risk Identification, Mitigation and Allocation
- Financing PPP’s, VGF, Multi-Lateral Agencies
- Implementing and Closing PPPs
- Privatisation of Infrastructure
- Contract Management, Monitoring & Evaluation
Case Studies: There will be a good number of Case Studies during this 4-day course, detail to be adjusted according to Pre-course Questionnaires.
The Case Studies can include:
- World Bank and PPIAF supported projects
- Social infrastructure, social care and health projects
- Africa and Middle East: Power, roads, ports, container terminals, airports and urban regeneration
- UK: A mature PPP cycle
- Egypt: West Nile and Power & Energy
- South Africa: Gautrain transport rail
- Nigeria: Roads & power generation & privatization
- Ghana: Off the start block
Group Exercises
Group Exercises would include localized case studies with group analysis, on Project Risk Appraisal, Negotiating for a World Bank Loan, Negotiating for a Bank Support or Loan, Building a PPP Airport or Port, Building a Community Centre or Public Amenity Project etc.
For a copy of the FULL AGENDA, please send email to: hayat@neo-edge.com
Or please call us at Tel: +65 6282 7082
ABOUT THE EXPERT TRAINER
Mr. Marshall Levine, LLB, Bsc, MSc, ACIArb
- Managing Partner at PPP Legal Advisors and Marshall F. Levine & Associates
- Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales
- 37 years of PPP, Projects and construction law experience
Marshall Levine is the senior partner and hands on advisor to significant infrastructure projects. He is a leading partner specializing in Construction and Project Finance at Marshall F. Levine & Associates, a boutique law practice.
He also runs a PFI/PPP Consultancy business called PPP Legal Advisors advising foreign governments, particularly in Central & Eastern Europe and Africa, and on PPP Projects and programmes in Europe, and was a director of IFSL Limited (part of UKTI), a British financial services company, being part of its City UK Specialist PPP Consultancy group.
He is a former head of Construction and Infrastructure at Linklaters for 24 years and was also a founder partner of Linklaters PFI/PPP practice when PFI/PPP began in or around 1993 in the UK.
Marshall Levine has specialized in construction, developments and finance, joint ventures, developments, PFI/PPP projects in the UK and internationally and is particularly experienced in drafting tender documents, concession contracts, PPP agreements, design and construction and facilities contracts, dispute resolution and rescues of difficult projects.
He has been involved in schools, roads and rail, ports, marinas, higher education, urban regeneration, prisons, health, power, water and sewage, dams, and local authority. He has also been acting for the Cyprus Government, the Ministry of Transport in Bulgaria, Ghana, Ethiopia Roads Authority, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria Infrastructure Commission, Lagos State PPP Unit, the Government of Kazakhstan, Government of Albania ( roads and tunnels), Government of Turkey, St Petersburg highways, Singapore, Government of Nigeria, and Greek Government (roads), Romania (infrastructure funds), Government of Jordan (infrastructure funds), Montenegro, and the Government of Egypt (schools PPPs), and also in relation to a bus deregulation project in St Petersburg, as well as development infrastructure projects in Lebanon, Balearic Islands, Prague, Dubai, Budapest, Brno, Malta (accommodation project) and the Turks & Caicos Islands and a project in Nassau, Bahamas.
Marshall Levine is a solicitor in the UK, practising in building and engineering disputes, and is an accredited Arbitrator and Mediator and trainer. He has written many books on Infrastructure and, construction, insurance and real estate development.
For a copy of the FULL AGENDA, please send email to: hayat@neo-edge.com
Or please call us at Tel: +65 6282 7082
The Master Class is intended to provide a wide variety of practical knowledge and skills to those who have engaged or may engage in PPP projects.
In the public sector, it will benefit:
- PPP units, Privatisation Departments and relevant agencies
- Ministries of Finance, Transport, Power, Health, Public Works and etc
- Other ministries and agencies concerned with social or economic infrastructure as well as provincial and local government officials
In the private, legal and banking sectors, it will benefit:
- Project managers, surveyors, accountants and engineers who wish to understand more on PPP projects
- Lawyers who wish to improve their understanding and practice of PPPs
- Bankers and financial professionals involved in infrastructure finance
- Construction companies and developers involved with PPPs
For a copy of the FULL AGENDA, please send email to: hayat@neo-edge.com
Or please call us at Tel: +65 6282 7082
This Master Class will be hold in Live Interactive Virtual Workshop format. To ensure everyone’s learning quality, a strict maximum class size will be applied. Once the full size is reached, we will close registration.
By attending this Master Class you will be able to:
- Develop policies to support strategic PPP frameworks
- Understand the effects of and risks under the Pandemic on infrastructure and special provisions in PPP (NEW*)
- Develop PPP in global recession and difficult financial markets, amid human resource challenge (NEW*)
- Structure financeable agreements for PPP infrastructure projects between public agencies and private investors
- Reduce costs and delays in procurement and project development by using model contracts and effective negotiation strategies
- Enhance knowledge of Legal Structures
- Improve negotiating with Multilateral agencies and World Bank
- Equip with new Procurement techniques
- Evaluate PPP project risks and matrices
- Draft Payment Mechanisms and Tariff Procedure
- Create and implement your own legal agreement and action plan
- Analyze and benefit from various forms of regulation of PPP agreements and transactions
- Understand VGF, support initiatives from Government, types of lending and credit agreements etc
Pre-Course Questionnaire
The class size will be kept small to ensure interaction and learning results. A pre-course questionnaire will be sent to you through which you can raise your specific areas of interest. The Expert Trainer will review in advance and analyse them during the course, seeking to satisfy your learning needs.
CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE
Upon the successful completion of this Master Class, you will receive a Certificate of Attendance bearing the signatures from both the Expert Trainer and the Course Organizer. This Certificate will testify your endeavor and serve towards your professional advancement.
For a copy of the FULL AGENDA, please send email to: hayat@neo-edge.com
Or please call us at Tel: +65 6282 7082
Knowledge Partner
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Event Endorser
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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.
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This course will be hold at Crowne Plaza Dubai, UAE.
The course fee does not include accommodation or travel costs. It is recommended to book the hotel rooms early as there are only limited rooms available at discounted corporate room rate. Kindly contact the following for reservation:
Tracey Woutersz
Convention Sales Manager
Crowne Plaza Dubai
Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971 4 305 6244
Email: tracey.woutersz@crowneplazadubai.com
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