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Investing Capital: PPPs Funding the Future
Tuesday January 28, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm CST
Zlotnik 5/6
Rising costs of infrastructure, increasing water demands, and governmental constraints have led to greater need for non-traditional financing structures. Public-private partnerships have grown in popularity as a method to leverage private-sector funds to meet public needs, but there are few such partnerships in Texas to implement imperative water projects. This session will explore how Texas communities can pursue collaborations to develop water infrastructure projects and how project risks and responsibilities can be negotiated.
Speakers
avatar for Stephen Auton-Smith

Stephen Auton-Smith

Senior Managing Director, Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisors, LLC
Stephen leads Ernst & Young’s environmental infrastructure team and has more than 20 years of experience advising owners and developers on infrastructure projects in the water, sanitation, and energy sectors. He has a strong record in financial and commercial structuring, procurement... Read More →
avatar for Michael Esparza

Michael Esparza

City Manager, City of Alice
Michael Esparza has served as the city manager of Alice since 2018. His experience in public administration includes more than 11 years as an elected city council member, including four years serving as mayor pro tem. He also has business experience in such industries as insurance... Read More →
avatar for Michael Irlbeck

Michael Irlbeck

Director of Business Development, EPCOR
Since 2015, Michael has been responsible for developing private investment opportunities for EPCOR in the United States. Most recently, Michael originated the state-of-the-art industrial water supply and water reclamation projects serving Samsung’s new $45 billion semiconductor... Read More →
avatar for Jorianne Jernberg

Jorianne Jernberg

Director of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act management division, Office of Water at the Environmental Protection Agency
Jorianne Jernberg is the director of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act management division where she is spearheading the implementation of a federal infrastructure bank at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency overseeing the origination, underwriting, negotiation... Read More →
Tuesday January 28, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm CST
Zlotnik 5/6
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