FORUM PROGRAM

The 2° Annual North American

Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum
“100 Strategic Projects: Vision, Innovation & Speed ”

MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

12:30p - 4:30p Registration

1:15p - 2:30p Opening Luncheon & Keynote Address: “Building the Region’s Future - Vision, Project
Priorities & Long-term Goals.”
The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor, State of California [Invited]

3:00p - 6:00p Kick-Off Workshops

Participants are invited to register early in order to attend a series of dynamic Deep Dive
workshops. NOTE: Worksop topics are selected by CG/LA in collaboration with Strategic and
Platinum Sponsors, and are structured as discussion sessions. Most workshops are open to
all participants. Sponsors are encouraged to moderate, to recommend panelists, and to define
the workshop’s key discussion points. Space per workshop is limited to the first 80 delegates
who pre-schedule space. Workshops are each 1 hour in length, and will take place between
3pm and 6pm. They will be offered on a two-track schedule.

The Project Overview: Mega-Regions & Key Sectors. Getting it Right.

Sponsored by: Platinum Sponsor

Fast Track to Project Preparation; Cutting North America's Infrastructure Costs in Half
Sponsored by: Platinum Sponsor

National Capital Budget & A National Infrastructure Bank; Building the Right
Infrastructure for the Next Generation.
Sponsored by: Platinum Sponsor

Vision: Masterplanning & Great Projects

Sponsored by: Platinum Sponsor

Integrating & Financing Innovative Technology into Existing Infrastructure

Sponsored by: Platinum Sponsor

Where is the Money Targeted?

Sponsored by: Platinum Sponsor

6:30p - 8:30p Welcome Reception

Get to know all of the participants right after the opening workshops. The Welcoming reception
is a hallmark of the Leadership Forum, allowing participants - who know each other from
previous Forum events - to build business relationships around critical priority projects.

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TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

7:30a - 8:15a Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:15a - 1:15p Morning Plenary Session: Keynote Addresses & Infrastructure Project Presentations

8:15a - 8:30 a Welcome to the 2° North American Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum
Building the Right Infrastructure for the Next Generation
Norman F. Anderson, President & CEO, CG/LA Infrastructure LLC

8:30a - 8:50a Opening Remarks

Sen. Mark Warner, State of Virginia (invited)

8:50a - 9:50a Top 5 Strategic Infrastructure Projects - “Vision, Innovation & Speed”
Top Transformative Projects in North America. The projects—ambitious, imaginative,
creative—that will transform North America’s competitiveness. These are projects that offer
immediate business opportunities, and that will have a dramatic impact on competitiveness.

9:50a - 10:10a Trend Keynote: “Energizing Mexico: Generating and Transmitting Electricity Efficiently”
Alfredo Elias Ayub, Director General, Federal Electricity Commission (CFE)

‣ TRACK A
10:15a - 11:15a Top 5 Highway & Connectivity
Projects - “Roads & Bridges to
Global Competitiveness”
Building and renovating the traditional
infrastructure that forms the backbone
of a productive society. This panel will
focus on the latest technologies in
tunnels and bridges, and on highway
and ring road projects that increase
connectivity and economic
competitiveness.
‣ TRACK B
10:15a - 11:15a Top 5 Water/Wastewater Projects -
“Regional Cooperation for a
Healthy Society”
Water and wastewater projects are
increasingly high priorities, and are
efficient job creators. What are the real
business opportunities in the sector.
New ‘unbundled’ financing approaches
point to new technologies and ways of
building solid waste management
systems into public enterprises.

11:15a - 12:15p Top 5 Ports & Logistics Projects -
“Transporting Goods & Services
securely and efficiently”
Freight rail is the critical variable in
creating a new generation of high-tech
manufacturing jobs, and in promoting
regional connectivity. Projects include
dry ports on the border that will
increase manufacturing and economic
productivity.
11:15a - 12:15p Top 5 New Infrastructure Projects
“Green Productivity & Green Jobs
in North America”
Visionary projects in electricity
generation and transmission, urban
mass transit, building and integrated
development. The focus is on projects
that create models for infrastructure
project development, and jobs, in the
future.

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‣ TRACK A
12:15p - 1:15p Top 5 Urban Massive Transit
Projects: Mobility & Productivity
Urban infrastructure requires new
highly innovative projects that meet
key urban challenges. Safe,
comfortable and affordable mobility is
increasingly critical to economic
productivity.
‣ TRACK B
12:15p - 1:15p Top 5 Electricity Generation &
Distribution Projects - “Building a
reliable Grid”
The projects that will supply power to
populations and industrial centers, with
a focus on those with advanced
metering applications to increase
energy efficiency.

1:15p - 2:30p Luncheon & Keynote Address “A Vision for US Infrastructure Competitiveness”
Senior Level US Government Official: Obama Administration [Invited]

2:30p - 5:30p Pre-Scheduled Private Meetings:

Registrants have an opportunity to pre-schedule meetings (up to 15, each of 15 minutes in

length) with project developers, sponsors, and other registrants. Each sponsor and project
presenter has their own, permanent, meeting space in the exhibitor hall.

4:30p - 5:30p Afternoon Plenary Session

‣ TRACK A
4:30p - 5:30p Top 5 High Speed Rail Projects
“Moving the Region at 21st Century
Speed.” Innovative teams making
thought- provoking strides in
designing, planning & constructing
regional high-speed train systems.
‣ TRACK B
4:30p - 5:30p Top 5 Natural Gas/Shale/Pipeline
Projects
“The Energy Powerhouse - Self-
sufficiency and Integration.” Building
North American energy independence
by optimizing the resources of the US,
Canada and Mexico.

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WEDNESDAY | SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

7:30a - 8:30a Registration & Continental Breakfast

7:30a - 8:30a Special Breakfasts: Led by Platinum Sponsors

8:30a - 8:45a Welcoming Remarks & Summary of Day 1

Norman F. Anderson, President & CEO, CG/LA Infrastructure

8:45a - 9:45a Top Strategic Infrastructure Projects and National Initiatives - “Ensuring Global Access”
Moving the region at 21st Century Speed (High-Speed Rail, Multimodal Terminals, and
Tourism). Innovative teams making thought-provoking strides in designing, planning &
constructing regional high-speed train systems.

9:45a - 10:45a Infrastructure “Crystal Ball” Panel: Predictions for the North American Infrastructure Market
Innovative approaches to project creation & financing.
Planelists include CEO’s of leading EPC, finance, and Equipment & Technology Firms
Moderator: Norman F. Anderson, President & CEO, CG/LA Infrastructure LLC

INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL

Presented by the Progressive Policy Institute in conjunction with CG/LA Infrastructure

11:00a - 12:00p Building a Modern High Speed Rail System in the U.S: Who will build it and can the states
pay for it?

12:00p - 1:30p Luncheon Discussion: The Potential for a National Infrastructure Bank: What are the
benefits and the impediments to its implementation?

1:30p - 2:30p Federal Grants: Where are the incentives and what is the future in transportation and energy
generation led by the Federal Government?

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