KPMG in Bermuda has announced its 2013 Island Infrastructure Summit will take place September 22 to 24 in Miami, Florida, focusing on issues affecting island jurisdictions.This year’s summit will explore how island economies can use alternative financing models, such as public private partnerships (PPPs) to work with the private sector to deliver innovation and efficiencies in asset management, and achieve accelerated infrastructure development that drives economic growth, KPMG said.The summit is the highly anticipated second instalment of their successful Island Infrastructure Summit Series.“KPMG seeks to build on the issues and best practises raised during the 2011 Summit, delivering a snapshot of the current landscape, while exploring practical solutions for meeting the growing demand for new and better infrastructure solutions across island jurisdictions,” the firm said.“From managing risk and meeting timelines, to selecting the right investment, construction, and technology partners, the Summit will feature lessons learned across island jurisdictions and from some of the industry’s most experienced infrastructure professionals.“As an added highlight, KPMG said this year’s programme features a preview of island infrastructure project pipelines, showcasing high priority projects and providing an opportunity to explore project delivery options with international infrastructure developers and other leading infrastructure advisers.Similarly, the 2013 programme will once again include an impressive combination of panels and speakers, featuring key decision makers, executives and financiers from across the Public and Private Sectors.Confirmed speakers and panellists for 2013 include:Dr the Hon. Orlando Smith, OBE, the Premier and Finance Minister of the Virgin IslandsThe Hon. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP, Premier of BermudaDennis Richardson, Kingdom Advisory State Councillor for Sint MaartenThe Hon. Burney El Hage, MP, Minister of Economic Development & Management and Support, BonaireThe Hon. Ryan Pinder, MP, Minister of Financial Services, Trade and Industry of The BahamasThe Hon. Trevor Moniz, JP, MP, Minister of Public Works, BermudaThe Hon. Khaalis Rolle, Minister of State for Investments of the BahamasSenator the Hon. Darcy W. Boyce, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Government of BarbadosNeil Smith, Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance of the Virgin IslandsDenise Arana, General Manager of PPP and Privatisation Division, Development Bank of Jamaica LimitedLizanne Dindial, President & CEO of Curacao Hospitality and Tourism AssociationRussell Harrigan, Chairman of the BVI Tourist BoardPhaedra Mackey-Knowles, Deputy Director — Investments, National Insurance Board of The BahamasDavid Altshuler, Senior Vice President — Infrastructure Practice Leader, Meketa Investment GroupIan Bendell, Foreign Legal Consultant, Project Finance, Davis and Co., LLPNick Bliss, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus DeringerChris Brock, CEO, Island Analysis Limited, GuernseyDuncan Caird, Managing Director, Head of Project and Export Finance — The Americas, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.Walter M. Higgins, Chief Executive Officer and President of Ascendant Group LtdNigel Lelew, Vice President Technical Director, Balfour Beatty InvestmentsRuth McMorrow, Executive Vice President, Parsons Corporation, New YorkJason Radford, Partner, Head of Americas Energy, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ashurst LLPDarryl White, Regional Vice President, Corporate Banking, RBC Merchant Bank (Caribbean) LimitedPeter Williams, Managing Director, Light & Power Holdings Ltd, BarbadosTo view the 2013 Island Infrastructure Summit agenda, including a regularly updated list of confirmed speakers and panellist, or to register for the event, please visit: http://www.kpmgislandinfrastructure.com/.