2026 Agenda

The Owner’s Table is a public sector–only breakfast forum that kicks off the P3 Conference & Expo with direct, peer-level conversation among public owners.

The forum opens with a moderated Q&A featuring public sector leaders, shaped by questions submitted in advance and from the room. The discussion is candid and practical, grounded in real project experience and the realities of delivering complex infrastructure projects.

All conference delegates are welcome to join us in the Expo Hall for a networking breakfast.

Part 1: The New Standard for P3 Evaluation

This session provides a deep dive into the BAC’s Value for Money (VfM) Analysis Principles and Standards, offering attendees a practical understanding of the new standardized methodology. Participants will be guided through the VfM Checklist and apply it to a sample project case study, working step-by-step to assess whether the project meets the “Value for Money” test. Designed to be interactive and hands-on, this session equips attendees with the tools and confidence to apply VfM principles consistently and effectively in real-world project evaluations.

This workshop is open to all registered attendees.

Part 2: Funding Strategy with GrantsPlus

Part 2 of this session focuses on funding strategy and navigating the complex federal grant landscape using modern technology. Attendees will be introduced to GrantsPlus through a live demonstration and interactive discussion. Participants will see how entering key project parameters can instantly generate a tailored matrix of eligible federal grant opportunities and innovative financing mechanisms applicable to local projects. This session is designed to help public agencies and project teams identify funding options more efficiently and make informed decisions that advance project delivery.

This workshop is open to all registered attendees.

Part 3: The Untapped Potential of Opportunity Zones

Part 3 explores the untapped potential of Opportunity Zones as a financing tool for public infrastructure projects beyond traditional real estate development. This session provides an overview of the legal frameworks and financial modeling considerations for deploying Opportunity Zone funds in projects such as transit hubs, broadband expansion, and utility upgrades. Attendees will also learn strategies for positioning and pitching infrastructure projects to Qualified Opportunity Funds, gaining practical insight into how OZ capital can be leveraged to support community-serving investments.

This workshop is open to all registered attendees.

A collaborative lunch discussion examining the evolving landscape of public-private partnerships—open to public sector attendees and hosted with support from conference sponsors.

Join us at this special networking event for all conference delegates.

All conference delegates are welcome to join us in the Expo Hall for a networking breakfast.

Industry leaders share candid insights on the evolving state of the public-private partnership market and what lies ahead across sectors. This session will examine the strength and composition of today’s P3 pipeline, highlighting where deal activity is accelerating and how projects are being structured to meet shifting public and private priorities.

The first in a series of exclusive fireside chats offering direct insights from project owners. These conversations will shed light on their major projects, the difficulties they navigate, important lessons learned, and their vision for what lies ahead.

Sustainable P3 pipelines are intentionally built, not opportunistic. This session explores how public agencies move beyond one-off projects by developing the internal capacity, policies, and institutional knowledge needed to sustain a P3 program. Using contrasting approaches—from land-based development strategies and bundled delivery programs to bespoke, market-informed project identification—the discussion highlights how agencies embed P3s into day-to-day decision-making.

Attendees will gain practical insight into how agencies identify the right projects, align internal stakeholders, maintain transparency and accountability, build market confidence, and create a repeatable pipeline that delivers value for money and supports long-term infrastructure goals.

Owner Insights is an exclusive fireside chat offering direct insights from project owners. These conversations will shed light on their major projects, the difficulties they navigate, important lessons learned, and their vision for what lies ahead.

Owner Insights is an exclusive fireside chat offering direct insights from project owners. These conversations will shed light on their major projects, the difficulties they navigate, important lessons learned, and their vision for what lies ahead.

Stay tuned for additional lunch workshops!

Join us at this special networking event for all conference delegates.

All conference delegates are welcome to join us in the Expo Hall for a networking breakfast.

We kick off the final day with opening remarks from Jim Ross, the Mayor of the City of Arlington.

As demand for digital infrastructure accelerates, communities are being challenged to rethink how—and where—major projects can happen. This session examines how Richland Parish emerged as the host community for a landmark hyperscale data center investment, anchored by Meta, and what this moment reveals about the evolving role of public-private collaboration.

While large-scale data centers are not being delivered through traditional design-build-finance-operate-maintain P3 structures, the Richland Parish experience highlights a different kind of opportunity: how coordination among local and state governments, utilities, and the private sector can unlock projects of extraordinary scale and speed—particularly in rural and high-potential regions.

Using the Richland Parish data center campus as a case study, this discussion explores how public entities can position themselves as credible, competitive partners for capital-intensive technology projects, leverage infrastructure investments as long-term economic catalysts, and build frameworks that extend value well beyond construction. The session invites attendees to think expansively about what “partnership” can mean in the next era of P3s—and where new possibilities are beginning to take shape.

This session builds on the Richland Parish discussion by stepping back from the case study to examine the broader questions it raises for public-sector leaders. While today’s data centers are largely delivered as private projects, their scale, energy demands, and long-term community impacts are prompting new conversations about how these assets fit into public infrastructure strategies.

Rather than revisiting how individual deals are structured, this forward-looking discussion focuses on how project delivery models could evolve over time. Panelists will explore the conditions under which government entities might take on a more direct role in owning, overseeing, or delivering data center assets through a P3 model, and what that shift would mean for energy strategy, risk allocation, procurement approaches, and public accountability.

Government agencies make high-stakes decisions every day—about safety investments, road expansions, permitting, resilience, and long-term capital planning. Yet these decisions often rely on fragmented, inconsistent, or outdated geospatial data. At the same time, private sector companies are building rich, highly accurate open map data to support their services in mobility, logistics, local sea.

Founded by AWS, Meta, Microsoft, and TomTom, Overture builds open, high-quality, interoperable base map data that anyone can use. By harmonizing inputs from public and private contributors, standardizing schema, and providing a common reference system (GERS), Overture enables agencies, vendors, and researchers to work from the same trusted foundation, reducing duplication and unlocking data interoperability.

This panel will showcase how municipalities are already leveraging Overture’s data for emergency response, transportation planning, economic development, and permit management. We’ll highlight Fresno County’s implementation, show how GERS ensures reliability across sources, and outline practical frameworks for integrating this continuously updated resource into government workflows.