LNG Canada's partners have committed to a second phase. Cedar LNG, Ksi Lisims, the northwest mines and the power lines behind them all need the same thing next: capital that's ready to commit.
The time between approval and investment decision is where projects lose time and money: approvals investors can't plan around, delivery risk nobody wants to carry, power that arrives late, and equity partnerships that take years to structure.
The summit brings together the owners, investors, builders and First Nations behind BC's major projects to work out what makes a project investable, and how to make more of them investable. A focused morning program, followed by lunch.
Project owners and proponents: the companies behind BC's LNG, mining, power and industrial projects, Crown corporations, port authorities and First Nations development corporations.
Investors and lenders: pension plans, life insurers, infrastructure funds and the banks financing long-life Canadian assets.
Builders and engineers: EPC contractors, engineering firms, and the lawyers and advisors who structure and deliver BC's major projects.