Programme

8.30

Coffee & registration

9.00

Investing in Ireland’s infrastructure: Key priorities

Chairman's welcome and introduction

Martin Mansergh, TD

Ministerial address: The role of infrastructure investment in supporting the economy

Martin Mansergh, TD, Minister of State, Department of Finance (Dublin)

 

Maximising value for money in infrastructure project delivery

Steven Burgess, Head of Procurement and Project Management, National Development Finance Agency (NDFA)

 

Supporting investment in delivering Northern Ireland’s infrastructure

David Gavaghan, Chief Executive, Strategic Investment Board Limited (SIB)

 

A look ahead: Delivering infrastructure for an island of 8 million people

Liam Connellan, Chairman, Dalkia Ireland and Past President Engineers Ireland

Questions and panel discussion

11.00

Morning coffee / networking break

11.30

Overcoming the challenges of infrastructure investment

Infrastructure project delivery workshop

Exploring issues around infrastructure ownership

Edgar Morgenroth
SIB

Tracking infrastructure projects effectively

Patrick McMeekin
Advisor
SIB

Live projects in NI and RoI in 2009/2010: Legal issues

Aaron Boyle and Peter Curran
Partners
Arthur Cox

The role of lean construction in delivering best value in infrastructure development

George Heaney
Director
Constructing Excellence

Financing infrastructure in a challenging economic environment

Michael Flynn
Corporate Finance Partner
Deloitte

Overcoming the challenges of delivering infrastructure investment in the current economic climate

Enrique Sanz
Administration and Finance Director
FCC Construcción

Questions & answers / Panel discussion

Sammy Wilson

Ministerial address: Investing in infrastructure for a modern economy

Sammy Wilson, MP, MLA, Minister of Finance and Personnel (Northern Ireland)

Questions & answers / Panel discussion

13.00

Conference lunch

14.00

Investing in Ireland’s infrastructure: Key investment projects

 

Chair: Alan Taylor, Managing Partner (Northern Ireland), Arthur Cox

This session will provide an overview of some of the major infrastructure projects being developed on the island. There will be a short presentation from each speaker (around 15 minutes), following which delegates will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussion with the speaker panel.

Overview of RoI projects

Steven Burgess
Head of Procurement and Project Management, NDFA

The Titanic Signature project

Jonathan Hegan
Chairman, The Titanic Foundation

Investing in transport infrastructure

Doreen Keaney
Head of Transport Investment Division,
Department of Transport, Dublin

Desertcreat public sector training college

Colin McCrossan
Programme Manager, SIB

 

Urban regeneration projects

Kyle Alexander
Programme Director, SIB

 

CLOSING PANEL DISCUSSION: Examining the future of infrastructure on the island
Panel discussion / Q&A session with high profile panel of key players in Irish infrastructure sector

16.45

Chairman’s summary and conference close