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ECC 2008 Forum Plan & Status
March 13, 2008
When Big Projects Come to Town - The Community Perspective
Engineers and construction managers are accustomed to dealing with location challenges such as logistics and labor availability. But how does the community,clearly a critical stakeholder, see a new project? They will have to live, not only with the temporary disruptions of construction, but with the long term impact of the new facility.
This forum will provide insights into the community’s perspective of projects, and how owners and contractors can improve their alignment of a project’s short – term objectives with the need to meet the community’s long-term goals.
Carbon Capture – Trends and Challenges
Carbon capture and sequestration have become a critical component in the strategic planning and economic analysis of major projects. What do E&C executives need to know in order to be able to address these requirements in planned projects? What impact on scope, cost, schedule, profitability and risk can be anticipated? What are the trends for legislation and the lessons learned from overseas?
This forum will provide a tutorial on this topic from both a legal and business perspective.
Inside the Mind of the National Oil Company (NOC)
Holding the vast majority of the world’s energy reserves, the economic and political power of national oil companies (NOCs) is unprecedented and will continue to increase. How will this impact the roles, risks, and rewards of owners and contractors? What do executives need to know about how their counterparts in NOC organizations think, set priorities, and make decisions?
This forum will provide timely insights into how NOC executives see their projects in the context of national objectives and sensitivities, and how this impacts the planning, risks, an execution of major projects.
The World is Getting Flatter – How Technology Will Continue to Transform International Work Processes
The “world is flat” phenomenon is made possible by information technology – now the foundation for communication and collaboration on virtually all projects. Where will this technology be in 3 to 5 years, what opportunities and challenges will it create, and how can the E&C community plan accordingly?
This forum will provide an executive-level, 3 to 5-year look-ahead on how “web 2.0” and other emerging information technologies will impact the way we manage interfaces, coordinate and control international projects.
The 2008 Election – How Will It Impact the Construction Industry?
The 2008 election will inevitably be history-making in significant ways. By the date of the ECC conference, both political parties will have selected their presidential candidates, and finalized their platforms. What political trends will be evident, and how are these likely to impact the E&C industry?
This forum will provide insider’s insights into the 2008 election – the candidates positions, what they (and the political parties) might really do if elected, and what E&C executives should plan for.
The Nuclear Giant Awakens – What Happens Now?
Concerns about global warming and energy security, combined with new technologies, have resulted in significant increase in planned nuclear power plants. What are the new technologies and trends in nuclear power, and what opportunities, challenges and risks do these present?
This forum will provide owner and contractor perspectives on the trends for nuclear power – how the new facilities will be different, what lessons have been learned, and how business models are changing.
A C-Level View of the Project Portfolio
The predictability and financial performance of the capital project portfolio has become a major concern in the executive suite as well as in the investment community. What is important to financially-focused executives and investors? What are their most critical issues and expectations?
This forum will provide a Board-level, investor perspective on the priorities and concerns of both internal and external financial stakeholders, how this has changed, and what this means to E&C managers and contractors.
The Complex World of Project Finance – What Every E&C Executive Needs to Know
Project Finance has increasingly become a critical component for major projects worldwide. Although large owners generally finance projects with their own cashflow or loans backed by their balance sheet, Project Finance is often the only way that many projects in energy and infrastructure can get done. But achieving financial close on a project, always difficult, is now more challenging than ever. What are the trends in Project Finance, what are the secrets to success, and what should E&C executives know to be able to plan effectively?
This forum will provide an executive-level tutorial on Project Finance from a deal-maker’s perspective – how the methods used to finance projects are changing, the challenges today’s projects face, and key success factors to achieving financial close.
Achieving Predictable Projects in a World of Black Swan Risks
Executive surveys (e.g., Accenture and Booz Allen Hamilton) indicate that concern about risk is higher than ever before. There has been a significant loss in predictability of project outcomes, and the combination of market conditions, new technology, location challenges and mega-project size and complexity requires a fresh look at project risk management. Are there better ways to allocate and monetize project risks? Can E&C executives and project teams improve the way they identify, assess, and mitigate today’s risks?
This forum will provide some of the latest insights and approaches to project risk management, including ideas from the best-selling management book, The Black Swan which offers important lessons to the project community.
The Big Problem of Small Projects – Practical Solutions for Sustaining / Improving Production with Limited Resources
With “small” projects often being critical to production, and subject to the same challenges of cost escalation and resource shortfalls as large projects, the challenge of consistent performance has never been greater. An operator’s program of small projects may be a significant percentage of the overall project investment, have significant operational impacts, and represent a management problem more complex than a single large project would be. What are leading operators and contractors doing today to meet these challenges and manage these projects efficiently?
This Forum will be presented by ECCs Future Leaders – project managers and engineers who are on the front lines of these projects – and will provide practical solutions to this critical issue for facilities operators everywhere.
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