Join the Fitch Ratings Global Infrastructure & Project Finance and U.S. Public Finance teams as they share their perspective and insights on credit risks for projects in Higher Education. This forum will focus specifically on higher education projects including the types of assets, alternative procurement options, the unique operational, financial and credit issues confronting universities, and the benefits of risk transfer.
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Fitch will offer its views on these institutions of higher learning including the sector credit outlook, demand profile and key rating factors including privatization of infrastructure on both an availability and demand basis.
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The agenda will include Fitch analyst presentations followed by an expert panel addressing a number of issues specific to this emerging asset class. We will then move to a Q&A format.
For more information, please contact Danielle Riles at (212) 908-0756 or danielle.riles@fitchratings.com
Project Financings at Public Universities & Colleges – Opportunities and Credit Considerations for Expanding Social Infrastructure Needs
A panel of experienced industry practitioners will discuss a range of issues most pertinent to the Higher Ed sector as well as P3 overall including:Â key considerations made when choosing how to procure a capital project; what makes a P3 a viable option in some situations but not others; appropriate levels of risk sharing between the public and private sector in a Higher Ed P3 and other sectors, along with lessons learned to date and the future of the sector.
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Moderator:
Scott Zuchorski, Senior Director, Global Infrastructure & Project Finance, Fitch Ratings
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Panelists:
Daniel Feitelberg, Vice Chancellor Planning and Budget, University of  California Merced
Nicole Doheny, Senior Vice President, Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisors LLC
Andrew Prindle, Vice President, Goldman Sachs
Dominic Leadsom, Director, Turner & TownsendÂ