3 Ps in a Pod
Episodes
Episode 109: The blockbuster start to 2026 in the US
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Having tackled the UK, Europe and beyond in last week’s episode, Paul and Jonathan reconvene to assess the state of the North American market in 202...
Episode 108: Looking ahead in 2026
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Setting the scene for our Year Ahead conference on 22 January, the team take a look at what is happening in the UK market, before looking further afie...
Episode 107: Airports start to fly
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Major airport projects look to be back in vogue in the US, led by the recent announcement on Dulles Airport.https://www.partnershipsbulletin.com/artic...
Episode 106: Sia Kusha Part 2
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sia Kusha, group head of business development and partnering at Plenary Americas, speaks to Jonathan Davies in this second of a two-part interview. Th...
Episode 105: Plenary’s Sia Kusha - Part 1
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sia Kusha, group head of business development and partnering at Plenary Americas, speaks with Jonathan Davies about the P3 landscape and how the model...
Episode 104: Budget breakdown
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget speech this week, the Partnerships Bulletin team highlight some of the main outcomes for the infrastructu...
Are these P3s plan feasible? Hear who's trying to find out with P3TER
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join the 3Ps in a Pod team in this free special as they flick through the latest findings from P3TER, the bespoke AI tool that listens to municipal me...
Episode 103: CCPPP’s Lisa Mitchell on the evolving Canadian market
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Jarvis speaks to Lisa Mitchell, president & chief executive of the Canadian Council for PPPs (CCPPP), reflecting on how the market is reacting an...
Episode 102: What works in PPP?
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The future of UK PPP is facing a critical moment, and the team discuss the latest rumours and expectations as the Budget looms large. Paul also brings...
Episode 101: ACS’s Steve DeWitt on why the future of P3s looks different to the past
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Davies speaks to Steve DeWitt, chief executive at ACS Infrastructure Development in North America, about the potential of SR 400 to be a trai...
Episode 100: Taking stock of the global PPP market
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our 100th episode, the team consider some common themes affecting the global PPP landscape, as well as some of the barriers to developing stro...
Episode 99: Duncan Ball, BBGI
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Jarvis speaks to Duncan Ball, chief executive of BBGI, at the Canadian Council for PPPs annual conference in Toronto. They discuss BBGI’s ...
Episode 98: Is P3 becoming outdated or just beginning?
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After the best P3 Awards yet, the team digest the winners and where their success points the industry in 2026 and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Episode 97: NHS and PPP
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recent figures revealed that backlog maintenance costs have increased by over £2bn in the past year alone. As we await the government’s plans ...
Episode 96: What’s happening to operations & maintenance?
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Operations & maintenance (O&M) may not be the most exciting aspect of a new project, but over a long-term contract they can be the most important.So a...
Next year's P3s are here. P3TER points the way.
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tolls. Sports. City Halls. Hear the highlights from this month's P3TER Locked & Loaded recap. Free until it isn't. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Episode 95: Rodney Slater & Bill Shuster on the future of US infrastructure
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Squire Patton Boggs partner Rodney Slater and senior policy advisor Bill Shuster bring their experience of working on Capitol Hill to consider where t...
Episode 94: The UK’s PPP yo-yo
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do the changes in the UK government threaten the development of PPP plans? And how can historic issues in PFI contracts be effectively managed to ensu...
Episode 93: Alberta takes the lead
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Canadian market remains one of the most significant in the world - and Alberta has underlined that narrative in recent weeks. But is there more th...
Episode 92: Excitement and uncertainty in Ireland
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plenty of interest appears to remain for the Dublin MetroLink project, but can the PPP deal overcome hurdles and uncertainty caused by the recent canc...
Episode 91: Mike Schneider on getting P3s on the ballot
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Schneider, partner and co-founder of InfraStrategies, has over four decades’ experience in the infrastructure sector. Formerly senior vice pres...
Introducing P3TER: Locked and Loaded
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this brand new series, the team will look at P3TER's findings from local authority meetings in greater depth, to consider the trends and pick out s...
Episode 90: Growing interest in UK’s PPP return
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following the launch of the UK Infrastructure Strategy and Pipeline documents - plus the recent signing of the HARP project - the 3Ps in a Pod team co...
Episode 89: Has USDOT opened a new chapter for P3?
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TIFIA to 49%, a new USDOT advisory board, a warning to foreign capital in P3 - the team discusses the latest news and the market's reaction to Secreta...
Episode 88: Brailsford & Dunlavey on the future of higher education
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Turner, president, and Ryan Jensen, vice president, in the higher education division of advisory firm Brailsford & Dunlavey, consider how demogra...
Episode 87: Is the UK’s long-awaited Pipeline up to scratch?
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team dissect the recent publication of the Infrastructure Pipeline, and consider the continued progress of the UK marketWith a number of significa...
Episode 86: Build America Center’s Sam Beydoun - Part 2
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Beydoun, senior advisor and adjunct professor at the Build America Center at the University of Maryland, considers the wider benefits that private...
Episode 85: Build America Center’s Sam Beydoun - Part 1
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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, joint...
Episode 84: Asseticom’s Amir Nabil on the role of data and surveys
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amir Nabil, managing partner at Asseticom, speaks to Paul Jarvis about the promise and pitfalls of joint surveys, and why data is an important frontie...
Episode 83: UK returns to PPP
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 am...
Episode 82: Turning on the taps of UK infrastructure
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 bundlesC...
Episode 81: American Global outlines the P3 insurance landscape
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
American Global’s Francois Wasselin and Caryn Maxfield discuss the issues impacting the insurance market and its effects on the P3 world Hosted on...
Episode 80: What we learned from Infrastructure Week
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Politics and infrastructure often go hand-in-hand. As major legislation comes up for reauthorization, this year’s Infrastructure Week offered an imp...
Episode 79: UK inches back towards PPP
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 78: Global elections impact the infrastructure market
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 approa...
Episode 77: What was the mood at the Partnerships Awards 2025?
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team reflect on the recent Partnerships Awards held in LondonHaving recently hosted the latest edition of the Partnerships Awards in London, the t...
Episode 76: John Porcari, Investcorp Corsair Infrastructure Partners
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Porcari discusses:The increasing complexity of P3 dealsHow freight is an emerging market for the P3 sectorThe impact of tariffs on the P3 industr...
Episode 75: What was the mood at P3C?
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan reports back from his time in Dallas at the P3C conference, taking place in the week that the Trump administration launched its tariffs plan....
Episode 74: Moustafa Fahour discusses Plenary’s new Middle East platform
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alicia Buller speaks to Plenary’s Moustafa Fahour about opportunities in the Middle East. They discuss:The impact of ADQ’s recent 49% stake in Ple...
How is New Zealand shaping the PPP world, and is it all that it seems?
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul and Jonathan take a closer look at the recent Infrastructure Investment Summit in New Zealand, where a host of new projects were announced and pr...
Episode 72: What does Canada’s election mean for P3?
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Newly installed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a General Election. Things have changed considerably since former Prime Minister J...
Episode 71: Learning and development in the PPP world
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
IPFA Learning & Development leader Alex Yew joins the team as we kick off a new focus on supporting the next generation of talent Hosted on Acast. S...
Episode 70: Uncertainty and upheaval in the USA
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the impact of federal changes on the whole P3 market, as well as reflecting on six months of P3TER Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Episode 69: Affinitext’s Graham Thomson on how data can deliver better outcomes
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Affinitext chief executive and data enthusiast Graham Thomson about the role that data can play in existing and future PPP contracts Host...
Episode 68: What projects to watch in 2025
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A look at some of the schemes making it into our 25 projects to watch in 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 67: Reflections on our Year Ahead conference
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team consider the main talking points from the recent event in London, from expiry to new projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
Episode 66: All change in North America
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team take a look at what to expect from new administrations in both Canada and the US in 2025; plus a new funding source for Sizewell C? Hosted ...
Episode 65: What our Yearbooks say about the market in 2025
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Jarvis and Yearbooks author Lisa Best discuss what the figures from the Global Projects Tracker indicate about the future of the PPP market Hos...
UK, Europe and beyond in 2024
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team look back at the three Ps of 2024: Politics, Projects and Progress Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 63 - Americas Year in Review
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team look back at the three Ps of 2024: Politics, Projects and Progress Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 62: Chief executive Chris Williams sets out the strategy for Invesis
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Invesis chief executive talks to the team about the firm’s future plans, bumps in the road and emerging opportunities Hosted on Acast. ...
Episode 61: What the US election means for P3
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How the success of Donald Trump and the Republican Party will shape US infrastructure Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 60 - Budget reaction and what’s going on with PFI expiry?
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expectations are being reset in the wake of Labour’s first Budget for 14 years, while there remain plenty of issues to consider in the PFI handback ...
Episode 59: Are P3 advisors displaying “concerning behavior”?
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team consider what recent comments by an official at the US Securities and Exchange Commission might mean for the P3 advisory market Hosted on A...
Episode 58: Can Labour find a coherent infrastructure strategy?
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team look back on the recent panel session hosted in partnership with Burges Salmon, which focused on Labour’s first 100 days in office Hosted...
Episode 57: Middle East conversations and more UK activity
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deputy editor Jonathan Davies reports back on the 4th MENA PPP Forum, and the team review the latest developments in UK infrastructure policy Hosted...
Episode 56: Toll temptation
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A flurry of toll road deals have appeared in the US over the summer. The team discuss what this means for the market Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
Episode 55: Clamour grows for a new UK PPP regime
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team considers the growing noise around PPPs in the UK, and parallels with what’s happening in New Zealand. Plus resident snoop Hackitt P Delasw...
Episode 54 - The mercurial US market
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team take stock of the changing shape of the P3 landscape in the US, as macroeconomic forces threaten to bite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
Episode 53: Why is planning reform so hard?
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pinsent Masons planning expert Robbie Owen discusses the infrastructure planning landscape and the new UK government’s proposals for wider reform ...
Episode 52: New UK government, old Tameside problems
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discuss the raft of policy moves by the UK’s new government, but point to problems with existing projects, exemplified by the latest develo...
Episode 51: Partnerships Awards’ Lifetime Achievement winners
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sharpe Pritchard’s Roseanne Serelli and Nicola Sumner reflect on their careers and consider what’s next for the PPP landscape in the UK Hosted o...
Episode 50: Learning by Doing
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can we glean from the current sample of P3 project performance evidence? Listen to an excerpt of our P3TV webinar with the leading academics in t...
Episode 49: What do the UK election manifestos say about infrastructure?
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With all major parties having published their manifestos for the upcoming General Election, the team see what can be gleaned about the potential futur...
Episode 48: What’s happening in the business market?
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team consider the recent flurry of mergers and acquisitions among P3 companies and what it means for the market Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
Episode 47: Tameside and the positives of PPP
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the team delve into the problems that the Tameside PFI legal case raise for the industry at large, before highlighting a number ...
Episode 46: Has the IIJA been effective?
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The P3 team consider what impact the IIJA has had at the halfway point, and what could come next Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
Episode 45: The Partnerships Awards 2024
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team look back on the 25th edition of the Partnerships Awards, picking out some of the highlights from the biggest night in PPP Hosted on Acast....
Episode 44: The good, the bad and the ugly of PFI
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team reflects on the discussion at our latest roundtable in association with Burges Salmon, considering what the future might hold for PPP in the ...
Episode 43: In conversation with Marc Watkins, Service Works Global
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Service Works Global's Marc Watkins takes the team through the landscape of PPP relations and the role technology can play going forward. Hosted on ...
Episode 42: GIIA chief executive Jon Phillips
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The head of the Global Infrastructure Investor Association celebrates hitting a major milestone, offers a perspective on investor sentiment and c...
Episode 41: Thoughts and views from the P3C conference in Dallas
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team take time out from the conference floor to pick out some of their highlights and give a sense of the market atmosphere at the largest P3 conf...
Episode 40: Problems and progress in PFI behaviours
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discuss whether the UK PFI market is evolving following the White Fraiser Report, and consider some examples of positive working Hosted on ...
Episode 39: The US P3 landscape with Sandra McQuain
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team is joined by our US correspondent, Sandra McQuain, to take the temperature of the US market in 2024 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
Episode 38: Picking through the latest attack on PFI; plus what our Yearbooks are saying about the global market
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We dig into the recent BBC report criticising PFI, and analyse the industry's response; there's a brief discussion on the latest from the Middle East,...
Episode 37: UAE's first schools PPP; the rise of high-speed rail; and what Lord Hutton can do for UK PPPs
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team take a look behind the scenes at the Zayed City Schools project; consider how PPPs can help high-speed rail, and react to a former Labour Cab...
Episode 36: The roads revolution around the world; confusion in Manitoba; and an update on the PFI expiry & disputes landscape
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team considers different drivers for road projects in Tennessee and Georgia, and underlines the importance of good communication - something ...
Episode 35: The Middle East's moment; political problems on the global stage; and the higher education bubble
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We pick out our takeaways from the recent webinar on Saudi Arabia, skip back and forth across the Pond to consider the latest events impacting co...
Episode 34: Alicia Buller discusses the Middle East PPP landscape with Plenary's chief operating officer for the region, Moustafa Fahour
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The hottest PPP spot on the planet? Plenary's chief operating office for the region, Moustafa Fahour joins Alicia Buller to discuss the prospects and ...
Episode 33: Healthcare and Energy P3s - is the time now?
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a sponsored podcast, ENGIE's Maribel Adydan joins the team to discuss the advantages of utilizing P3s to deliver the energy needs of healthcare fac...
Episode 32: Reflections on the P3 Awards and the state of the US market
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The P3 Bulletin team digests what's happening in the US P3 market after celebrating the P3 Awards in New York. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...
Episode 31: The Third P in P3
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest sponsored episode, JLL's Lindsay Stowell & Purdue University's Rob Wynkoop join the team to talk about the third P in P3. Hosted on Ac...
Episode 30: Reflections on the UK National Infrastructure Assessment and the increasing issue of political risk as a major US project is blocked
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Partnerships Bulletin team sit down to digest the big news coming from both sides of the pond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Episode 29: Inside the success of Prince George's County Schools P3
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
P3 Bulletin is joined by the team behind the pioneering Prince George's County Public Schools Bundle 1, sharing what they learned from delivering a fi...
Episode 28: Local Partnerships' Adele Gritten gets into the details of the UKs partnerships scene
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adele Gritten, Local Partnerships chief executive, discusses the organisation's role in supporting the future of partnerships in the UK Hosted on Ac...
Episode 27: The hottest of hot spots, what's Besix seeing in the Gulf?
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nicolaas de Koning of Besix speaks with the team about the opportunities and challenges in the Middle East PPP market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
Episode 26: Stanford’s Carter Casady shares his objective findings about PPP performance around the world
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The team is joined by academic Carter Casady, who sheds light on his work in getting to the bottom of how PPPs perform around the world, and what can ...
Episode 25: CCPPP's Lisa Mitchell discusses the Canadian infrastructure landscape
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The team are joined by Canadian Council for Public Private Partnerships's Lisa Mitchell, who is helping craft the future for P3s amid a changing lands...
Episode 24: Sizewell C's Julia Pyke discusses the UK's nuclear ambitions
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The team is joined by Sizewell C's Julia Pyke to walk through one of the UK's most exciting infrastructure projects. From the RAB model to local impac...
Episode 23: A new approach to keyworker housing; picking out PPP positives; and a man called Bob
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The UK Infrastructure Bank's Ian Brown discusses how the bank will meet its mandate - and considers the discipline needed to ensure crowding in never ...
Episode 22: UKIB's Ian Brown on its approach to investing, opportunities for equity, and "rewiring" for a new approach to risk
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The UK Infrastructure Bank's Ian Brown discusses how the bank will meet its mandate - and considers the discipline needed to ensure crowding in never ...
Episode 21: A deep dive into the White Fraiser Report
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a special episode, the Partnerships Bulletin team give their first reactions to the Report on the status of behaviours, relationships and disputes ...
Episode 20: The AIAI discuss capacity building, the rise of smaller P3s and the diversification of P3 players
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Sherman, director of public sector initiatives & programming, and Carol Todd, director of communications at the Association for the Improvement...
Episode 19: From a US infrastructure bank to international megaprojects
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The team discuss some of the global moves lighting up the PPP industry, from Indonesia's capital relocation, London's historic Hammersmith Bridge proj...
Episode 18: Reflections on the Partnerships Awards, positive PPP experiences, and our expiry & handback event with Addleshaw Goddard
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The team discuss what trends can be seen from this year’s prestigious Awards ceremony in London, and move into a discussion on showing the positives...
Episode 17: From Lord Michael Heseltine to the US military, the team talk over all the hottest topics in the global PPP market
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After an eventful few months, the team touch base on home turf to digest a few of the major themes across the global PPP market. Highlights include me...
Episode 16: Graham Olver, Luton Rising CEO, on leveraging a major infrastructure asset for wider community benefit
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Luton Rising's Graham Olver gives a look under the hood on how his team is driving positive change in the area by leveraging Luton's flagship infrastr...
Episode 15: Mental health special with Artelia and Mates in Mind
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What are the important considerations around mental health in the workplace and how can they be tackled? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Episode 14: Special edition from P3C in Dallas
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The P3 Bulletin team descended on Dallas, Texas, along with hundreds of other industry professionals for the annual P3C conference. We recorded live f...
Episode 13: Reflections on our recent roundtable in London; plus the impact of federal dollars on the US pipeline
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The team discuss the key takeaways from their recent roundtable discussion with UK industry experts on the future of the market, hosted at Burges Salm...