The Buttonwood Gathering 2015
February 10th / New York, NY
From railroads to utilities to the Internet to space exploration, governments pave the way for new industries to flourish. With public indebtedness at its highest peacetime level, a new wave of privatisation is underway. What do governments and investors need to learn from mistakes made in past waves of privatisation? What opportunities will privatisation and public-private partnerships, from energy in Mexico and Greece, mail in UK, aerospace and defense in the US, airports in Brazil, alternative energy in Australia and beyond, represent for investors? Is government and industry investing enough in R&D and infrastructure development to ensure long-term social dividends? What benefits can privatisation promise and where may it fall short?
Dag Detter
Managing director, Whetstone
Yannis Manuelides
Partner, Allen & Overy
Raúl Mendoza
Vice-president of supplier and contractors development, PEMEX
Philip Coggan
Buttonwood columnist and capital markets editor, The Economist
