Infrastructure Ontario (IO) is an arm's length crown corporation decidated to the renewal of the province's hospitals, courthouses, roads, bridges, water systems and other public assets.  As Chairman, Tony Ross guides IO's use of private financing to deliver vital infrastructure with maximum value for money and efficiency.  He will discuss Ontario's use of PPP, its benefits and key lessons learned.

Panel members include:

• Jim Ray, Ray Strategies LLC
• Tom McDonald, Gammage & Burnham
• Ed Eastridge, Public Private Development Cooperative
• Ken Smith, HDR
• Anthony Amendola, Amendola Enterprises
• Gail Lewis, ADOT

Vertical PPP Case Studies include:

• Canadian Models: Ryan Brady, Faithful + Gould.  This panel features experts from federal, state and departmental levels who will discuss the relevant public policy issues that define and shape the successful implementation of PPP programs.
  
• Arizona Models: Wayne Einbinder, Sundt

Horizontal Infrastructure Projects: Opportunities and Challenges.  Session will be led by Kent Dibble of Dibble Engineering.  The panel will discuss project successes, what works, what doesn't, what we can learn from previous projects, what has our research revealed as the opportunities and challenges of developing horizontal infrastructure public private partnerships in Arizona.

Case Studies include:

• Joe Wingerter, Kiewit Infrastructure
• Ken Smith, HDR
• Gail Lewis, ADOT

"Alphabet Soup with Lemonade - Evolution or Revolution" - A Public Owner making it happen!

Speakers include:

• Dave Peterson, Scottsdale Unified School District
• Lee Feliciano, CarbonFree Technology
• Dave Brixen, Arizona State University

Speakers include:

• Brien Desilets, Public Financial Management
• Molly Smith, Think Smart Planning
• Tom McDonald, Gammage & Burnham
• Jim Ray, Ray Strategies LLC
• Ed Eastridge, PPDC

"Socialism, the Tea Party, Public/Private Partnerships and the American Dilemma of Collective Action"

Closing remarks from Gary Aller