Public/Private Partnerships: What’s New, What’s Next in Australia, U.K., and Canada
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Sessions Information

  • October 10, 2018
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Event: 2018 ULI Fall Meeting
    Session Type: Concurrent Session
    Session Capacity: N/A


    The United States is cautiously embracing public/private partnerships (PPPs): 37 states have passed enabling legislation so far, and the White House is “looking at” PPPs for its vaunted, though so far dormant, Infrastructure Initiative. In contrast, Australia, Canada, and the U.K. have pursued far more robust and proactive strategies. Canada has applied the PPP model to education, health care, housing, transportation, water, and the full range of public infrastructure functions. Australia is adopting outcome-based policies with dramatic results, and in the process transforming how government works. This session will showcase six experts in the field to report on works in progress and tee up audience engagement on the key issues that Washington policy makers should address....
Session Speakers
Apgar IV Mahlon


MAHLON (SANDY) APGAR, IV is an international authority on housing, infrastructure, and real estate. His consulting, teaching, writing and speaking span management issues in private and public enterprise. He has advised boards and senior executives of more than 150 corporations, governments and non-profit organizations in the US and abroad on leadership, business development, strategic transforma

Geddes R. Richard
Organization: Cornell University
Kennedy Jonathan


Jonathan serves as a strategic advisor to governments and multilateral organisations on infrastructure policy and projects, specialising in P3 facilitation and best practice delivery, as well as asset recycling and associated microeconomic reform. He has over a decade of experience in the Australian infrastructure market in roles spanning the public and private sectors. This has included serv

Nolan Casey
Organization: Clark Realty Capital


Since starting with the Clark organization in 1997, Mr. Nolan has led numerous development efforts and been involved with over 6 million square feet of residential, commercial and retail projects. His experience includes site acquisition, entitlements, financing and execution of the firm’s development projects, as well as leadership on Clark’s largest public private partnership in the DC area.

Woo Leslie
Organization: Metrolinx


Leslie Woo is Chief Planning and Development Officer at Metrolinx, the regional transportation authority for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, the fastest growing urban region in Canada. Leslie is the executive lead for transportation planning, a multi-billion-dollar real estate portfolio and a $35B expansion in public transit infrastructure (approximately $4B capex). Leslie was named Canada

Zuk Peter M.
Organization: Metrolinx
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