Julia Prescot, Chief Strategy Officer, Meridiam, USA

Speaker Biograghy: Julia is co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Meridiam Infrastructure and sits on the Board of Meridiam SAS. She has been appointed as a Commissioner for the UK’s National Infrastructure Commission. In addition, she is a non-executive director at the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund; non-executive director of the International Project Finance Association; a member of the Advisory Board of Glennmont Partners, a fund focused on renewable energy; and a Visiting Professor at the Bartlett School, University College London. She has been directly involved in long-term infrastructure development and investment in the UK, Europe, North America and Africa as part of the equity-only Meridiam funds in energy, transport, environmental and social projects. The main contributors to the Meridiam funds are global pension funds, insurance companies and development institutions. Julia has an extensive history and background in infrastructure investment on a large number of major infrastructure projects around the globe.


Day 3 - 22 March
Session: Airport Design, Planning & Development

12:25 - 13:25 - Panel Discussion: P3 aviation projects in the USA – a status update
Synopsis: P3 is a comparatively new, but critically important, delivery structure, and this presentation proposes to offer an overview of P3 projects and pursuits in the USA, and their current status. Among the questions to be addressed are: What is the current state of P3 at US airports (successes/challenges). Why is a P3 delivery structure being used by US airports and/or municipalities? An assessment of P3 opportunities vs. risks. Is P3 at US airports a viable and sustainable delivery structure? This panel discussion will offer the perspective of the sponsor/owner, investors, terminal operators, builder and designers.

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