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Sunday, November 8, 2009

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Tunnel, Toll Road, Rail
4:00 PM -
Registration Opens
6:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Welcome
Michael Stanton, Publisher, THE BOND BUYER
Moderator: Marshall Crawford, Managing Director, J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
David Narefsky, Partner, MAYER BROWN LLP

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Life Is A Highway: The D/FW Road Trip
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Registration
6:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Amadeo Saenz, Executive Director, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
6:15 PM - 6:45 PM
Keynote Address: Looking to the Future
Victor Mendez, Administrator, FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
6:45 PM - 7:45 PM
Cocktail & Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall

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Thursday, November 5, 2009

7:30 AM -
Registration

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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast

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8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Conference Co-Chair's Opening Remarks
Michael Stanton, Publisher, THE BOND BUYER
Pamela Bailey-Campbell, Vice-President North America Infrastructure Consultancy, JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP
Dan Heimowitz, Managing Director, RBC CAPITAL MARKETS
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Keynote Address
Mortimer L. Downey, Senior Advisor, Parsons Brinckerhoff, FORMER DEPUTY SECRETARY OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
The Unstable Market
Moderator: Marshall Crawford, Managing Director, J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
Moderator: Mary Francoeur, Managing Director, Project Finance and Utilities - Americas, ASSURED GUARANTY CORP.
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
BABs, PABs and TIFIA Making a Difference in an Unstable Market
Michael Vaccari, Partner, NIXON PEABODY LLP
Moderator: Michael Lexton, Managing Director Tax Exempt Capital Markets, J. P. MORGAN SECURITIES, INC.
James M. Bass, Chief Financial Officer, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Stephen Howard, Director, BARCLAYS CAPITAL
Duane Callender, Director, TIFIA Credit Program, US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Morning Networking & Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

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11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
$8 Billion High Speed Rail Development Program
Moderator: Mike Marler, Freight Rail Practice Leader, JACOBS NORTH AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE
Pierce Homer, Secretary of Transportation, STATE OF VIRGINIA
Karen Rae, Deputy Administrator, FEDERAL RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION
Patrick Simmons, Director Rail Division, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Richard Harnish, Executive Director, MIDWEST HIGH SPEED RAIL ASSOCIATION
Irene Walsh, Managing Director, DELOITTE CORPORATE FINANCE
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
State Spotlight: Virginia
Pierce Homer, Secretary of Transportation, STATE OF VIRGINIA
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Luncheon with Keynote Speaker
Timothy J. Lomax, Ph.D., P.E., Research Engineer, TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE

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1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
THE CRUCIBLE: Texas Panel - What's been learned? What comes next?
Doug Hartman, Managing Director, RBC CAPITAL MARKETS
James M. Bass, Chief Financial Officer, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Mario Espinoza, Deputy Executive Director, CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY
Paul N. Wageman, Chairman, Board of Directors, NTTA
Stefano Taverna, Partner, MCCALL, PARKHURST & HORTON L.L.P.
Edwin Harrison, Director of Financial Services/Chief Investment & Debt Officer, HARRIS COUNTY
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
State Spotlight: California
Norma Ortega, CFO, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Afternoon Refreshment & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall

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3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
P3s: Gusher or Slow Flow?
David Narefsky, Partner, MAYER BROWN LLP
D.J. Gribbin, Managing Director, MACQUARIE CAPITAL ADVISORS
Moderator: Paul Ryan, Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Advisory, Transportation & Energy, J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
Michael Uhouse, Managing Director, SCOTIA CAPITAL
Carlos Ugarte, Director, North America Business Development, CINTRA DEVELOPMENTS, L.L.C.
Dennis J. Enright, Principal, NW FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
State Spotlight: North Carolina
Mark Foster, CFO, NC DOT
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Airports
Moderator: Seth Lehman, Senior Director, Global Infrastructure and Project Finance Group, FITCH RATINGS
Lynn Hampton, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY
Christopher Poinsatte, Executive Vice President-Chief Financial Officer, DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
San Francisco City & County Airport Authority
Dave Arthur, Assistant Director & Chief Financial Officer, AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Susan Warner Dooley, Vice President, National Director Aviation Strategic, Business and Financial Planning, HNTB CORPORATION
5:45 PM - 7:15 PM
Cocktail & Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall


Friday, November 6, 2009

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

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8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Conference Co-Chair's Remarks
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Transit
Moderator: Mitchell Gold, Director, BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH
Carol Dillon Kissal, Chief Financial Officer, WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Terry Matsumoto, Chief Financial Services Officer & Treasurer, LAMTA
Gregg Jones, Partner, ANDREWS KURTH LLP
Anne Rabin, JEFFREY PARKER & ASSOCIATES
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Ports - P3 Opportunities
Eric Zampol, Vice President, BMO CAPITAL MARKETS
JJ Keever, Senior Deputy Executive Director, VIRGINIA PORT AUTHORITY
Tim Bath, Director Infrastructure Finance, RBC CAPITAL MARKETS
John LaRue, Executive Director, PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI AUTHORITY
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
State Spotlight: Alaska
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Public Private Partnerships – The Next Generation
Moderator: Barney Allison, Partner, Infrastructure Practice Group, NOSSAMAN LLP
Moderator: Chee Mee Hu, Managing Director, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
Earl Mahfuz, Treasurer, GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Lisa Fenner, Senior Director, KPMG
12:00 PM -
Conference Concludes