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EPSRC – NSF International Infrastructure Workshop: The Role of Funding, Financing and Emerging Technologies in Delivering and Managing Infrastructure for the 21st Century
July 11-15, 2022
Report from the EPSRC-NSF Infrastructure Workshop
July 31, 2024, 10am
CPIP’s Director Professor Rick Geddes testified about the economic benefits and challenges of federal infrastructure investments before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing , and Urban Affairs.
“There ARE reasons for optimism in the infrastructure outlook. There is an opportunity for the private sector to take on a larger role in financing US infrastructure beyond that provided by the federal government. The BIL took steps to encourage greater private participation by increasing the national limit on Private Activity Bonds (or PABs) for qualified projects from 15 billion dollars to 30 billion dollars. But more can be done. These arrangements can bring American infrastructure delivery up to global standards through better cooperation between the public and private sectors.”
Rick’s full written testimony
FALL 2024 events
November 21, 2024, 10am-5pm
Cornell Infratech Day: Shaping infrastructure Policy through Technology and Climate Engineering
Verizon Executive Education Center on the Cornell Tech Campus, 2 W Loop Rd (Roosevelt Island), New York, NY
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Please note: this is a paid event ($199). Cornell University students, faculty, and staff should contact Olga Petrova at CPIP for free registration (ogp2@cornell.edu).
October 24, 2024, 4-5:30pm
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1970: Is It Time for Reform? Panel discussion with Prof. Rick Geddes at the American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC
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Zoom Infrastructure Breakfast Series
CPIP has been organizing Zoom Infrastructure Breakfast Series on Friday mornings at 8:30 a.m. ET in both fall and spring semesters. We usually invite presenters to discuss an infrastructure-related topic for 20-30 minutes, followed by Q&A. Our one-hour sessions are moderated by John Foote, Lecturer in the Jeb E Brooks School of Public Policy and member of the CPIP Board of Advisors. Presentations are informal and not recorded. For more information on a particular session and to get a Zoom link, please check out our Linkedin page. Here is the Fall 2024 semester lineup:
Sept. 6 Robert Mariner, Senior Transportation Advisor to Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure, Tetra Tech
Sept. 13 Nigel Holmes, CEO, Hydrogen Scotland
Sept. 20 Karl Reichelt, Chief Commercial Officer, Cavnue
Sept. 27 Clive Lipschitz, Managing Partner, Tradewind Interstate Advisors
Oct. 4 Douglas Weill, Managing Partner; Mark Rudovic, Principal, Head of Real Assets; Jordan Gould, Analyst, Private Capital Advisory / Hodes Weill & Associates
Oct. 18 Ancor Suarez Aleman, Lead Specialist, Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), Infrastructure and Energy Sector, Inter-American Development Bank
Oct. 25 Emrah Ergelen, Founding Partner & Vice President, Arge Construction and Trade Inc.
Nov. 1 Christine Weydig ‘95, Operating Partner, Tiger Infrastructure Partners
Nov. 8 Naseh Kausar, Principal, Queensland Investment Corporation
Nov. 15 Peter Ford, Founder, SkyRock Advisors
Nov. 22 Dr. Sadek Wahba, Chairman and Managing Partner, I Squared Capital
Dec. 6 Roger Boothe, Senior Vice President, Program & Construction Management, WSP