The California Infrastructure Development Conference is a two-day forum where public leaders and private partners come together to share lessons on how it is advancing its most pressing infrastructure needs. This year’s agenda highlights 25+ sessions that showcase innovative financing, delivery models, and case studies across transportation, social infrastructure, water, energy and more.
Attendees will hear directly from agency executives, developers, AEC leaders, and investors on topics ranging from financing Olympic-sized infrastructure to modern tax-increment tools, transit-oriented development, water innovations, and strategies for risk allocation and political support.
Designed to provide actionable takeaways, the program emphasizes project readiness, procurement strategies, lifecycle management, and market perspectives—ensuring participants leave with clear insights on how to deliver successful infrastructure projects and build stronger partnerships statewide.
This address makes the case for a new delivery playbook grounded in early, integrated collaboration and strategic transparency. Rather than viewing P3s or alternative delivery as purely financing mechanisms, it...
The City of Los Angeles is advancing one of its most ambitious civic projects — the expansion and modernization of the Los Angeles Convention Center, a transformative effort to enhance...
Join Senator Anna Caballero (District 14) and Patrick Henning, Chief Deputy Treasurer, California State Treasurer’s Office, for a timely discussion on the Golden State Infrastructure Act and how state policy...
California’s infrastructure future is being shaped at the regional level, where long-range planning, major capital investments, and visionary leadership come together. This fireside conversation brings together two of the state’s...
A comparative primer on project delivery methods. This session looks into Design-Build, Construction Manager at Risk, and Public-Private Partnerships, examining when to use each approach. Panelists will discuss the pros...
The hard work doesn’t end at contract award. This session tracks the full lifecycle of a project from procurement through delivery, commissioning, and handover. Learn what internal systems and staffing...
Delivering public infrastructure that meets societal needs, withstands scrutiny, and delivers long-term value requires more than technical excellence—it demands strategic foresight, robust governance, and collaborative execution. This panel brings together...
In just 12 years California economic development has transitioned from Redevelopment Agencies to value capture districts known primarily as EIFDs and Climate Resilience Districts. CRD with a focus green infrastructure...
As California prepares for generational opportunities like the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and other special events, cities and regions are rethinking how to finance and deliver world-class infrastructure. This panel...
California’s Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank), part of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, is accelerating resilient, sustainable infrastructure through innovative financing. This session will explore how...
How do we go from bold transit visions to on-the-ground results in California’s communities? This panel would delve into transportation planning at the strategic level developing long-range plans, securing funding,...
This session delivers six high-impact lessons directly applicable to your own large projects, focusing on transforming political vision into concrete, large-scale reality. Join Boris Lipkin, who dedicated over a decade...
Tourism supports more than 540,000 jobs in Los Angeles County—over one in ten across the region’s workforce. The future of this sector relies on the modernization of public facilities such...
Discover how the City of Garden Grove has partnered with Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate to deliver a new civic center revitalization project through a progressive P3 model. The project...
Los Angeles County’s new Administrative Offices Building was delivered using an innovative delivery approach, 63-20 Progressive Design-Build, commonly referred to as 63-20. The project was completed in October 2021, 4...
Broadband is rapidly becoming a more robust foundational component of California’s infrastructure strategy, enabling smarter, more resilient systems across transportation, energy, water, emergency services, and other disciplines. This panel brings...
The County of San Diego has delivered one of California’s most ambitious public health infrastructure initiatives through a long-term public-private partnership with Lowe. Over the span of a decade, the...
As California confronts worsening drought and water demand, the Doheny Ocean Desalination Project represents a bold step toward climate-resilient supply. Spearheaded by the South Coast Water District, this coastally located...
At San Francisco International Airport, art and design have been woven directly into the fabric of terminal redevelopment to create more than just a transit space—they’ve created a civic and...
The County of Orange is pioneering a new model for social infrastructure delivery through a Public-Private Partnership that combines workforce development, supportive housing, and community services under one coordinated campus....
California’s infrastructure ambitions increasingly intersect with the realities of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a landmark law that continues to shape how projects are planned, reviewed, and delivered. This...
As the scale of public-private partnership projects continues to grow, the dynamics of risk allocation and market competition are evolving. Larger, more complex projects can strain the private sector’s appetite...
In recent years, California’s housing affordability crisis has accelerated and is now a major issue affecting workforce planning and competitivity for local businesses and governments – including those that do...
Join this forward-looking discussion featuring two of California’s most influential public owners, the Port of Los Angeles and the California High-Speed Rail Authority, as they outline major upcoming development, contracting,...
California water agencies have turned to innovative delivery methods to meet the challenges of climate resilience, cost optimization, risk mitigation and schedule certainty. This session will explore how alternative delivery...
Join industry leaders for breakfast and an interactive discussion focused on helping public owners and agencies navigate today’s evolving infrastructure delivery landscape. This pre-conference session is designed for those looking...
The redevelopment of the under-utilized property at Santa Monica Airport, upon closure December 31, 2028, presents a unique infrastructure opportunity in the region, one that transcends conventional runway conversion to become...
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