Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) enable governments to procure and deliver public infrastructure and leverage the resources and expertise of the private sector through risk-sharing arrangements. When properly designed and executed, PPPs can create social value through on-time and on-cost delivery, generating efficiency gains and offering innovation in project design, incorporation of global expertise, and accessing new sources of capital. Conversely, poorly designed and executed PPPs can fail to deliver on these promises and create additional risks compared to traditional financing modalities. Building institutional capacity among developing country governments is critical for ensuring they can harness the benefits of PPPs and mitigate the risks.
Drawing on the success of the 2024 and 2025 series, the 2026 Workshop Series on Public-Private Partnership Hot Topics was designed for PPP professionals affiliated with governments, financiers, developers, consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders. The virtual three-part series offered participants opportunities to:
- Better understand the latest “frontier issues” in PPPs, such as developments in PPP capacity building, PPP transaction design, and data center PPPs
- Learn from, and collaborate with, experts from leading International Financial Institutions (IFIs), who will share their latest thinking and tools
- Learn practical approaches to addressing common PPP project development and implementation challenges from experienced PPP units in developing countries
- Engage with other practitioners and build stronger professional networks
- Request further support through the feedback survey at the end of each workshop
Participants received a certificate at the end of each session upon completing a feedback form.
The workshop series was tailored for staff from PPP units, ministries of finance and planning, and PPP practitioners from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and Asia. Project developers, financiers, contractors, and consulting companies were also welcome.
Each of the three workshops in the series were held virtually. Presentations and discussions were conducted in English. MCDF’s event platform provided simultaneous AI-generated written and audio translation in 60 languages.
Participants engaged through survey apps, and question and answer sessions at the end of each panel discussion.
- Multilateral Cooperation Center for Development Finance (MCDF)
- Egypt Ministry of Finance
- African Development Bank (AfDB)
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Development Bank of Latin American and the Caribbean (CAF)
- Eurasian Development Bank (EDB)
- Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) of World Bank
- World Association of PPP Units and Professionals (WAPPP)
Ede Ijjasz, Senior Advisor to the CEO, MCDF
If you would like to learn more about the 2026 Workshop Series on PPP Hot Topics or get in touch with the IFI co-organizers, please contact MCDF’s Ms. Lulu Meng Gu (meng.gu@themcdf.org)