John Medina VP - Senior Credit Officer Moody's

John is a Vice President - Senior Credit Officer in Moody’s Global Project and Infrastructure Finance Team covering a diverse portfolio of project financings, publicprivate partnerships (PPPs), and municipal infrastructure issuers in the transportation, energy and social infrastructure sectors. John chairs Moody’s Global PPP Task Force and is the sector lead for US toll roads, PPPs and generic project financings. John authors research across multiple sectors and annually leads several new rating assignments for new PPPs and project financings in the US and Canada. John was selected as one of the Bond Buyer’s 2017 Rising Stars. Before joining the Infrastructure and Project Finance Team in 2010, John spent two and a half years as a lead analyst for local governments and enterprises in the Eastern Regional Local Government Ratings Team where he was the lead for municipal issuers in Pennsylvania and New York while also covering New Jersey, Virginia, and Florida. Prior to joining Moody’s, John worked as a risk management analyst, a property and casualty insurance account manager, and a health care claims auditor. John is a founding member and was the first co-chair of Moody’s NY Multicultural Employee Resource Group and is a founding steering committee member of Moody’s NY LGBTA Employee Resource Group. John earned his BA degree in Health Care Economics and Policy from Stanford University and his MPA in Health Care Public Finance from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

Pablo Villanueva Manager, US Operations Atlas Arteria

Pablo Villanueva is the current Manager of the US Operations at Atlas Arteria, leading M&A activities, improving the operational performance and capital structure in P3 projects in North America. Pablo has extensive experience in project finance, having worked on several major complex P3 projects across North & South America, Europe, and Australia from their origination to their operational phase. Prior to joining Atlas Arteria in 2022, Pablo worked at Cintra, where he led the screening and execution of bidding, M&A transactions, capital structure optimization, including issuing bonds, and financial model preparation for Managed Lanes projects. Pablo holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and Law from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE) in Spain.

David Roy Chief Financial Officer North Carolina Turnpike Authority

David Roy is the Chief Financial Officer for the North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA), which is responsible for the development, financing and management of toll roads across the state of North Carolina. NCTA owns approximately $3 billion in facilities that are either open and operating or under construction, with an additional $6 billion in various stages of development. Since joining the Authority in 2013, Mr. Roy has been responsible for overseeing all finance, budget, debt and cash management, treasury, audit and financial risk management functions of the Authority. Prior to joining NCTA, Mr. Roy spent seven years in investment banking, serving in various fixed income and valuation risk capacities. Mr. Roy is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina and received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration, with a second major in Economics, from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He later received his master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.

Mark Melson Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer Tikehau Star Infra Partners

Mark Melson is a Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Tikehau Star Infra Partners, LLC. Since joining Star America in 2012, Mr. Melson has led the efforts to achieve successful closings on the Purple Line project, the Michigan Freeway Lighting project,  the three University of Texas student housing projects, the Cathcart rail investment and others. Mr. Melson also served as the executive in charge for Star America’s investment in our two investments alongside Greystar in student housing projects in Eugene and Seattle. He is or was (prior to sale) an active member on the board of managers/directors of the Concessionaires for the Purple Line, Freeway Lighting, Howard County Circuit Courthouse and Cathcart Rail investments and plays a key role in project structuring, legal diligence, risk management, contract administration, and client relations across the portfolios.

Dan Shapiro Senior Associate Winston & Strawn LLP

Dan focuses his practice on project finance transactions. His clients include sponsors, developers, investors, lenders, and underwriters, who he represents in energy, infrastructure, and transportation transactions. He has significant experience in project and acquisition financings and public-private partnerships. Dan was recognized in the 2022 edition of The Legal 500 U.S. as a “key lawyer” for his work in project finance, and by Best Lawyers as “One to Watch” for Project Finance Law in both 2021 and 2022. He is also a former member of the Future Leaders Network Committee for the International Project Finance Association.