3 Ps in a Pod

3 Ps in a Pod

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3 Ps in a Pod episodes

  • Episode 86: Build America Center’s Sam Beydoun - Part 2

    Sam Beydoun, senior advisor and adjunct professor at the Build America Center at the University of Maryland, considers the wider benefits that private partners can bring


    In the second part of our interview with Sam Beydoun, senior advisor and adjunct professor at the Build America Center at the University of Maryland, he discusses  


    Topics include:

    • Importance of a pipeline
    • The wider benefits that private partners can bring
    • The need for greater competition
    • Accelerating delivery of projects


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    24 min
  • Episode 85: Build America Center’s Sam Beydoun - Part 1
    In the first of a two part special, Sam Beydoun, senior advisor and adjunct professor at the Build America Center at the University of Maryland, joints the team to discuss Value for Money and his work in strengthening confidence in decision making.

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    20 min
  • Episode 84: Asseticom’s Amir Nabil on the role of data and surveys

    Amir Nabil, managing partner at Asseticom, speaks to Paul Jarvis about the promise and pitfalls of joint surveys, and why data is an important frontier for the future of PPP. They discuss:

    • Operational contracts and the role of surveys
    • The UK government’s Asset Condition Playbook
    • Getting joint surveys right
    • Bringing technology and data into the future of PPP’s evolution


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    21 min
  • Episode 83: UK returns to PPP

    Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones has laid out the UK government’s 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy, with the use of PPP to deliver its ambitions among the key pillars of the document.


    We discuss:

    • What this announcement mean for the PPP industry
    • How the market is responding
    • Where more clarity is needed


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    20 min
  • Episode 82: Turning on the taps of UK infrastructure

    The team discuss the fallout from the recent UK Spending Review, as well as the Irish government’s decision to scrap one of its housing PPP bundles


    Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spending Review has set the direction of travel for the government. As we await the 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy, the team consider where the private finance industry will fit into government plans.


    We discuss:

    • What the allocations in the Spending Review mean for infrastructure
    • Where private finance fits into the equation
    • What needs to happen next


    Then, we turn to the issues in the Irish market and the fallout from the decision to cancel a PPP project just weeks before it was due to reach financial close.

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    21 min
  • Episode 80: What we learned from Infrastructure Week

    Politics and infrastructure often go hand-in-hand. As major legislation comes up for reauthorization, this year’s Infrastructure Week offered an important opportunity to impress upon Congress what the industry would like to see it do. The conversation considers:

    • Reasons to be hopeful for the industry
    • How the infrastructure community is driving the narrative
    • What needs to happen next
    • What are the levels of competition like in the North American P3 market?


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    16 min
  • Episode 79: UK inches back towards PPP
    There was a lot to come out of last week’s Commons public accounts committee meeting, not least a feeling that a new programme of privately financed infrastructure is now almost certain. The team discuss:

    • The mood in the room at the committee meeting
    • What are the lessons that the Treasury believes have been learned?
    • How excited should the industry get?

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    22 min
  • Episode 78: Global elections impact the infrastructure market
    The team turn their attention to the recent elections held in some key markets around the world. They discuss:

    • How Mark Carney’s Liberals will approach a fourth term in office in Canada, with a promise to renew the country’s infrastructure
    • The recent Australian federal election result, with Anthony Albanese’s Labor Party also holding onto power
    • Why the UK’s local election results raise the stakes for the central government’s Infrastructure Strategy

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    20 min
  • Episode 77: What was the mood at the Partnerships Awards 2025?

    The team reflect on the recent Partnerships Awards held in London


    Having recently hosted the latest edition of the Partnerships Awards in London, the team reflect on the atmosphere, with the event coming just a few weeks - and a few miles - away from the UK government’s Spending Review and Infrastructure Strategy announcements.


    They also consider some of the winners, and what their victories can tell the market about the future direction of the PPP industry.

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    16 min

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The team behind Partnerships Bulletin and P3 Bulletin bring you the stories behind the headlines, interviews with industry experts, and an occasional lighter look at the market