Mayor Fung to Attend Prestigious P3Bootcamp in Boston
Mayor invited to share successes in bringing private investment to City of Cranston
CRANSTON, RI—Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung will be attending a portion of the prestigious P3Bootcamp in Boston, MA, on Wednesday to speak to high-profile business and government leaders about his success partnering with the private sector to bring economic growth to the City of Cranston.
The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships and Burns & Levinson LLP are hosting the P3Bootcamp for a select group of participants between October 11 and 12. Attendees of the intensive day-and-a-half course are both newcomers to the P3 field and seasoned professionals looking for the latest best practices.
Mayor Fung was invited to join a panel of experts on Wednesday morning at Burns & Levinson LLP to discuss how municipalities attract the private sector, find suitable projects and identify and calculate the risks with P3 projects before commitments are made.
“I am honored to be joining a group of esteemed and successful business, legal and governmental leaders to share some of the strategies we’ve used here in Cranston to promote economic growth and strengthen our tax base,” commented Mayor Fung. “I also look forward to learning new things to bring new ideas back home as we continue to develop strong partnerships with the business community.”
The mayor will be joined on the panel by Somerville, MA Mayor Joseph Curatone; and attorneys Thomas Barlow, a partner at Fasken Martineau; Stan Ladner, a partner at Butler Snow LLP; and John Smolden, a partner at Nossaman LLP.
Attendees and faculty at the P3Bootcamp include top lawyers and business executives from across the country. This year, attendees hail from the MIT Sloan School of Management, AIG, Stantec, Loop Capital Financial Service, Salem State University and many others. Government officials will be on hand representing communities like Boston, MA, and Austin, TX, in addition to Somerville and Cranston.
“A key reason why Cranston’s finances are stable is because of our success attracting private investment,” Mayor Fung said. “Being asked to speak at the P3Bootcamp training course is just one more example of how Cranston is paving the way not just for the rest of Rhode Island, but the entire country.”
For more information about P3 Bootcamp, visit http://www.p3bootcamp.org/
