Ice Miller lawyers Thomas John and Sebastian Smelko will be speaking at several different panels at the 2023 P3 Electrified Summit. The firm is also a sponsor of the event.

The P3 Electrified Summit delivers the latest solutions, trends and strategies to modernize energy management, utilities, and water infrastructure. The Summit encourages collaborative discussions across government agencies and amongst the private sector regarding the innovations, technologies, challenges, and best practices to achieving a greener tomorrow. The P3 Electrified Summit covers everything from building an electric vehicle charging network to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to addressing water scarcity to meeting the growing energy demand and more. Join hundreds of your peers for two days of in-depth networking, expert presentations and thoughtful discussion around how city planners, industry and government professionals are planning future projects with sustainability and energy-efficiency in mind. 

Click here to view the full agenda.
 

Ice Miller Presentations:

AIAI P3 101 Breakfast Workshop (Open to Public Sector Only l Advanced Registration Required) (Thursday, September 21, 7:30 am-9:00 am)

Join industry leaders for breakfast and an interactive conversation specifically tailored to the needs of public agencies evaluating P3s. This pre-summit session is designed for owners beginning to explore P3s, to help you understand where P3s can be applicable; and how they can save money and time when dealing with upgrades, repairs, and maintenance. Learn when P3s do or do not make sense, and what major considerations need to be made once choosing this route, in particular the crucial first steps.
 

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The Electrification of Our Ports (Thursday, September 21, 11:15 am-12:00 pm)

As tech increases and the government is incentivizing investment in EV and renewables, this panel will discuss options and concepts available to ports within America, both deep water and inland rivers, and consider what’s in store for the future related to economic and technological efficiencies, investment opportunities, and risks.

Presenters:

• Sebastian Smelko, Partner, Ice Miller
• Guy Warner, Chairman and CEO, Pareto Energy LTD
• Micah Vincent, Chairman, Ports of Indiana

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Why Do a P3? Building the Business Case for a P3 and Selling It to the Community (Thursday, September 21, 12:00 pm-12:45 pm)

There are certain business considerations that a government must review before starting the P3 process. In this panel we will discuss the elements that should be considered as the public builds out the business case for a P3. In addition, panelists will share ways to effectively communicate the business case to the community at large.

Click here to register for this event.