How to become a PPP Specialist in 2024 Part 1

Lagos, Nigeria

With 20years professional experience across Public, Private, and Development sectors, he has a good understanding of strategy and governance for business and government.

Nyananso’s work experience includes working as CAD manager in a water Infrastructure Development Company, Business Unit Manager in a water utility Public-Private-Partnership management contract, Country Manager for Partners for Water and Sanitation (DFID-UK partnership programme), and as Contract Manager for the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Regulatory Agency for Public-Private Partnership. Nyananso is an associate with The Partnering Initiative (TPI), and holds a B.Eng, an MSc and an MBA.

Nyananso’s proudest achievement: The company, Weircapacity. From an idea on paper, to brick and mortar, to international brand, and with a focus on improving human and institutional capacity in water, environment and infrastructure, Weircapacity, like most start-ups, went through a steep learning curve to consistently achieve organisational goals, while maintaining its core values.

Haryana, India

Amandeep is a leading international PPP transaction advisor with over 21 years of experience. He has played multiple roles in value chain of PPP projects from ‘concept-to-commissioning’ as well as project monitoring support. His expertise covers formulation of PPP regulatory framework; project screening & prioritization; feasibility studies/business cases; PPP transactions through to financial close and capacity building. Amandeep has steered more than 60 PPP projects/programs across different sectors.

Amandeep has consistently excelled at focusing on sustainable development and pro-people interventions through PPPs. He has served as PPP Advisor to various governments and is passionate about the knowledge transfer. Currently, he is working with the World Bank as short term consultant assisting in PPP projects in various countries.

Amandeep's proudest achievement: Leading first mover USD 1.5 billion PPP transaction in East Africa.

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Johannesburg, South Africa

I am the CEO and Head Trainer of PPP Training Online. We have, since 2017, trained + 500 infrastructure practitioners using the CP3P qualification. I am an ex-banker with good experience of public sector credit risk, including the structuring and risk evaluation of PPP transactions. I have experience across a wide range of sectors including power, water, transport, health, education, and affordable housing.

PPPTO also provide PPP consulting services and have worked with the World Bank, IFC, USAID, UK Prosperity Fund, UK China Infrastructure Alliance, SIDA, Danish Embassy, and the European Investment Bank.

Andre’s proudest achievement: Experiencing practitioners progressing from being apprehensive about using PPP procurement methodologies to becoming more self-confident about their own capabilities. Many candidates are now able to positively express themselves and to conceptualise, structure, develop and procure bankable transactions.

Duane, an Astrophysicist by profession, has an extensive background in the NHS, where he has been involved in significant investment programmes and projects for more than 35 years. He has managed substantial funding from public sources and Public Finance Initiatives (PFI). Throughout his career, he has played a key role in overseeing well over £2 billion worth of investments in the NHS. Recently, he has founded his own company, specializing in offering advice, guidance, and support throughout the capital investment lifecycle.

Furthermore, Duane has completed the Cabinet Office's Major Project Leadership Academy programme and has been serving as a Gateway Reviewer for High-Risk major programmes and projects since 2003. He is also recognized as an accredited Business Case Practitioner.

Duane's awards and Nominations - 

• Primary author of “Commissioning a Healthcare Facility” (Part of the 1994 NHS Capital Investment Manual).  Also contributed to the “Project Organisation” section
• Chapter 2 “Planning Healthcare Environments” in the textbook “Improving Healthcare through Built Environment Infrastructure”. (Eds: Kagioglou and Tzortzopoulos, Publ:  Wiley-Blackwell 2010).

Duane's proudest achievement includes securing the approval for the 3Ts Hospital Redevelopment in Brighton – the largest publicly funded hospital schemes in a generation – seeing it through a complex decanting phase and well into main construction:  a process running from 2008-2020!  The project is replacing the oldest building in the NHS still providing acute care.