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Finance Workshop
Financing Heavy Rail Enhancements
A one-day workshop hosted by PricewaterhouseCoopers
The one day workshop led by PricewaterhouseCoopers will explore in depth the issues a railway company or public authority has to deal with when funding and financing an enhancement to the rail network. Hear from project leaders in Scotland, Austria and the Czech Republic who have to resolve these same issues on projects currently in planning.
Also hear about how these issues were resolved for the Richmond-Airport-Vancouver project which is the first major rail PPP to reach commercial close in North America. The workshop will also review the outcome of discussions held at the EU Transport Summit held in October 2005 with a view to developing a response from the rail industry.
Incorporating presentations, case studies and interactive panels, attendance at this workshop will help you:
• Analyse financing options and the decision-making process – improve your decision-making up front
• Recognise how the packaging of your projects can be critical to attracting funding
• Identify ways to accelerate progress in delivering TEN-T projects in particular and financing heavy rail in general
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Workshop agenda in summary: |
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10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 Opening remarks and workshop objectives
10.45 Financing the TEN-T network
11.30 Case Study: Austrian Freight upgrade project
12.15 Lunch
14.00 Analysing procurement and financing options: the Scottish experience
15.00 Case Study: Prague Airport Rail Link
Case Study: Richmond-Airport-Vancouver Rapid Transit Line
15.45 Coffee
16.15 Report on the UK EU Transport PPP Summit
16.45 Discussion session: rail industry response
17.15 Questions and discussion. Workshop wrap-up
18.00 Workshop closes
For full workshop agenda please click here |
Company profile
PricewaterhouseCoopers is the leading provider of financial, procurement, tax and accounting advisory services to the public and private sectors on PPP and project finance projects around the world.
Voted the Thomson Financial Global Advisor of the Year 2004, we have provided advice on over 220 signed projects, with a total capital value in excess of US $40 billion.
Our experience in the global PPP/ project finance market over the last ten years includes advising public sector bodies on projects in a wide range of sectors such as transport (e.g. London Underground PPP, the largest PPP created to date), defence, prisons, education and health.
Within the rail sector, PwC has advised on a diverse range of projects, including advice to: the public sector on the Spencer Street Station project in Melbourne, Australia; the private sector bidders for a range of UK rail franchises; and, the public sector entity letting a new franchise to manage the assets and operations of Docklands Light Railway in the UK; as well as ongoing projects throughout Europe.
For further information about how our expert team can help you please visit www.pwc.com/igu |
Book your place NOW by faxing the registration form at the back of this brochure to +44 (0) 20 7242 2320 or register online click here |
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