Forge the path ahead for infrastructure
Infrastructure Investor’s virtual event, the Global Offsite, is your chance to meet with 200+ investors and fund managers from around the world for three days of interactive content and networking to get ready for a post-pandemic world.
Join global infrastructure leaders in July to set the path forward for infrastructure in the new normal.
The Global Offsite provides an opportunity to connect with your peers and gain fresh insight direct from the industry. Hear first-hand from leading global investors including BCI, Japan Post Bank, LPPI, Manulife, VMFC and many more on what they want from their GPs.
There’s no better place to connect with the industry this July.
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Networking at the Global Offsite
Connect with 200 investors and fund managers
Themed virtual networking sessions give you access to like-minded investors exploring the same opportunities during the networking breaks.
Message and arrange 1-2-1 video meetings with the people you most want to meet across the three days of the event
Connect with more people using our speed matching head to the networking area, simply hit go and be matched with another event attendee for a introductory three-minute video chat.
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100+ investors from 50 organisations
Agenda highlights
An interactive online programme
- Hear from senior investors on what they want from their managers in a post pandemic world
- Interactive speaker Q&As following the panels to allow you to pose your questions to them on the issues covered in their session
- Market update from Infrastructure Investor exploring what fundraising looks like amid covid-19 uncertainty
- Keynote interviews with out of industry speaker on how the pandemic has changed their roles
Networking at the Global Offsite
Catch up with old colleagues and make new connections.
The Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite is your chance to meet with 250 of the world’s leading infrastructure investors and fund managers.
Our virtual event platform enables a number of interactive networking sessions to make sure you can get the most out of your time at the event.
Meet the right people
Want to meet an investor interested in data centres or a fund investing in the energy transition? Whatever your area of interest our themed networking breaks allow you to quickly identify other attendees with the same focus.
Click into one of our themed rooms to meet contacts and discuss your selected topics.
Chat and arrange 1-2-1 video meetings
Want to catch up with an old colleague or make a new a new contact at a specific organisation? Search for the individual contacts from the delegate list and message them to arrange online video meetings throughout the three days of the event.
Once you have set up your meeting you can invite other event attendees to join.
Meet more people with our speed matching
Replicating the experience of bumping into people in the networking room, simply hit go and be matched with another event attendee for an introductory three-minute video chat.
Want to carry on the conversation for longer, you can exchange virtual business cards to catch up again at a later date.
Ask your questions to the speakers
Following their panels speakers will be available for your questions. Head to the sessions area of the platform to pose your questions and discuss challenges and strategies with the panellists and your peers.
All agenda timings are shown in BST/UTC +1
For any agenda enquiries please contact William Russell at william.r@peimedia.com
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Agenda
Day 1 - Monday 13th
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - Day 1
13:00 - 13:30
Keynote Interview: How lessons from elite sport can be applied to business after covid-19
James Kerr
Learn how to get back to normal and what we can learn from the experience of professional sports teams and leagues about the future of business.
Keynote: James Kerr, Founding Partner, Fable Partners & bestselling author of Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life.
13:30 - 14:00
Networking tutorial
14:00 - 18:00
Networking opens
Agenda
Day 2 - Tuesday 14th
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - Day 2
09:00 - 18:10
Networking opens
10:50 - 11:00
Welcome from Infrastructure Investor
Nicholas Lockley
Nicholas Lockley, Director, Head of Conferences EMEA, PEI
11:00 - 11:30
Keynote Panel: Infrastructure in the time of covid-19
Bruno Alves,
Alena Antonava,
Ulla Frimor Agesen,
David Giordano
- How durable is the asset class proving?
- Which sectors have the best prospects?
- What investors think about private markets in a pandemic
Moderator: Bruno Alves, Senior Editor, Infrastructure Investor
11:30 - 12:00
Themed networking: Impact of Covid-19
Moderated networking with the panel
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - Day 2
12:00 - 12:30
Surviving rough seas: Infrastructure in a downturn
Nicholas Lockley,
Lennart Blecher,
Colin Simpson,
Jamie Storrow
Panel
- Are infrastructure assets behaving as expected?
- Testing the resiliency and discipline of managers
- Fulfilling return expectations in trickier times
Moderator: Nicholas Lockley, Director – EMEA, PEI
12:30 - 12:50
Themed networking: Infrastructure in a downturn
Moderated networking with the panel
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - Day 2
12:50 - 13:20
Keynote: Leadership through a time of upheaval
Ben Hammersley
- Exploring statesmanship; past, present, and future
- Adapting to rapid change
- What good can come out of the pandemic?
13:20 - 13:45
Themed networking: Developing enlightened leadership in troubled times
John Campbell OBE,
Ben Hammersley,
Nicholas Lockley
Talk to Ben live about the themes of his keynote, alongside historian John Campbell, author of ‘Haldane: The Forgotten Statesman Who Shaped Modern Britain’
Speakers:
Ben Hammersley, Editor-at-Large, WIRED
John Campbell, OBE, Founding Partner, Campbell Lutyens
Facilitated by:
Nicholas Lockley, Director Events- EMEA, PEI
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - Day 2
13:45 - 14:15
The inexorable rise of digital infrastructure
Adam Smallman,
Canan Anli,
Jerome Leyvigne,
Jan Vesely
Panel
- Why digital is now mission critical
- Assessing the durability of the digital infrastructure sector
- Which sub-sectors of digital have the most value?
Moderator: Adam Smallman, Head of Content Strategy, PEI
14:15 - 14:40
Themed networking: Digital
Moderated networking with the panel
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - Day 2
14:40 - 15:10
The state of play: Infrastructure investors on a difficult start to 2020
Nicolas Merigoux,
Liane Groenendijk,
Yasuhiro Ono,
Aiva Sperberga
Panel
A panel of institutional and private investors analyse the state of the infrastructure market as we enter a new decade amid the covid-19 pandemic.
- Managing valuation shocks and portfolio liquidity issues
- Views on new fund commitments
- Re-upping with existing managers
Moderator: Nicholas Merigoux, Portfolio Manager, Investments, VFMC
15:10 - 15:30
Investor-only networking
Connect live with our investor panellists
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - Day 2
15:30 - 16:10
Keynote: Global macroeconomic and geo-political scenarios post-Covid19
Brunello Rosa
- The implications for countries’ fiscal position as well as for sovereign rates
- What does this mean for infrastructure spending?
- A silver lining? Recessions and depression-type periods could be ideal for public infrastructure spending
16:10 - 16:50
Navigating the post-coronavirus environment – low interest rates & the economy
Floortje Brouwers,
Annette Bannister,
Jonathan Duguay-Arbesfeld,
Emma Haight-Cheng,
Erika Singer
Panel
- What short & long-term impact has the coronavirus pandemic had on infrastructure debt markets?
- The impact of low interest rates on debt market stakeholders– investors, banks, sponsors & more
- Is the market becoming increasingly borrower-friendly, and will this continue?
Moderator: Floortje Brouwers, Senior Vice President, GIC Private Markets
16:50 - 17:05
Themed Networking: Navigating the post-coronavirus environment
17:05 - 17:15
Market update from Infrastructure Investor
Nicole Douglas
Presentation
Our reports analyse the current state of the infrastructure market and detail the significant trends affecting the asset class in each quarter. We review a tough H1 for fundraising and look ahead to trends amid Covid-19 uncertainty.
Presenter: Nicole Douglas, Head of Investor Research, Infrastructure Investor
17:15 - 17:40
Live Q&A with our Head of Investor Research
Nicole Douglas
Meet Nicole and quiz her about the data in our virtual roundtable session
17:40 - 18:10
Networking roundtables
Maria Clara Rendon,
Jan Mende
Themed roundtables led by subject-matter experts on topics affecting the future of the asset class. Topics include:
- Sustainable Investing in Infrastructure- Maria Clara Rendon, ESG Director Private Markets, Manulife Investment Management
- Open-ended/evergreen fund structures – Jan Mende, Head of Real Assets, Callan
18:10 - 18:15
Summary & Close of Day 2
Nicholas Lockley
Agenda
Day 3 - Wednesday 15th
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - Day 3
09:00 - 17:20
Networking opens
10:30 - 11:00
Lessons from covid-19 lockdowns- why infrastructure investors should move on from absolute return benchmarks
Frederic Blanc-Brude
Speaker: Frederic Blanc-Brude, CEO, Scientific Infra & Director, EDHECinfra
11:00 - 11:30
The direction of travel - not all transportation assets are created equal
Kalliope Gourntis,
Anish Butani,
Renaud de Matharel,
Adil Jiwa
Panel
- Comparing opportunities for airports, ports, toll roads and rolling stock
- Which transport assets are proving the most challenging in the covid-19 era?
- Are investors still considering transport assets?
Moderator: Kalliope Gourntis, News Editor, Infrastructure Investor
11:30 - 12:00
Keynote Interview: Hear what a leading head of private markets thinks of infrastructure’s prospects
Simon Davy,
Zak Bentley
Learn how a senior investor assesses the impact of the pandemic and how they are reviewing assets and evaluating manager responses to the crisis. Including live Q&A.
Simon Davy, Head of Private Markets, Local Pensions Partnership
Interviewed by
Zak Bentley, Senior Reporter, Infrastructure Investor
12:00 - 12:20
Investor-only networking
Put your questions live to Simon Davy
12:00 - 12:20
Themed networking: Transport infra
Moderated Q&A and networking with the 11 am panel
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - Day 3
12:20 - 12:50
Bringing ESG and sustainability issues into the mainstream
Francois Bergere,
Jemima Atkins,
John Anderson,
Rick Walters
Panel
- ESG- if not now, when?
- Moving sustainability from a reporting function to top of the CEO’s inbox
- What can investors do to prioritise action on ESG issues?
Moderator: Francois Bergere, Executive Director, LTIIA
12:50 - 13:15
Themed networking: ESG & sustainability
Moderated Q&A and networking with the panel
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - Day 3
13:15 - 13:45
The time is now: Perspectives on the energy transition
Lawrence Slade,
Pooja Goyal,
Jaroslava Korpanec,
Basil Scarsella
Panel
- Can a just energy transition be achieved and financed?
- Examining the role of infrastructure funds
- Managing disruption of utilities and positioning yourself for the new world order
Moderator: Lawrence Slade, Chief Executive Officer, GIIA
13:45 - 14:00
Themed networking
Moderated Q&A and networking with the panel
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - Day 3
14:00 - 14:30
Keynote Interview: How lessons from elite sport can be applied to business after Covid-19
James Kerr
Learn how to get back to normal following a pandemic and what we can learn from the experience of professional sports teams and leagues about the future of business.
James Kerr, Founding Partner, Fable Partners & bestselling author of Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life.
14:30 - 14:50
Themed networking: Talk to James Kerr
Talk to James live about the themes of his keynote
14:50 - 15:20
COVID-19, fundraising and manager and investor interactions
Jordan Stutts,
Alexander Chester,
Kelly DePonte,
Nicolas Firzli,
André Pfleger
Panel
- Hear the outlook for those looking to fundraise
- No-go: Are new manager relationships and seeded portfolios out of fashion?
- How have interactions adapted to new business protocol?
For investors only: Meet the panel and put your burning fundraising questions to them live.
Moderator: Jordan Stutts, Senior Writer, Infrastructure Investor
15:20 - 15:50
Investor-only networking
For investors only: Meet the panel and put your burning fundraising questions to them live
15:50 - 16:00
The big reveal: Infrastructure Investor’s ranking of largest investors globally
Nicole Douglas
Presentation
Infrastructure Investor’s Research & Analytics team has produced a ranking based on the market value of investors’ private infrastructure investment portfolios both through third-party managed vehicles and direct investments. We’ll reveal the top 20 institutions in the II50 and compare how the ranking has changed over the past year.
Presenter: Nicole Douglas, Head of Investor Research, Infrastructure Investor
16:00 - 16:20
Ranking roundtable
Meet Nicole in a live roundtable and quiz her about our methodology, riser and fallers and firms to watch.
Nicole Douglas, Head of Investor Research, Infrastructure Investor
16:20 - 16:50
Defining infrastructure beyond OECD: Are infrastructure-like assets the future?
Viktor Kats,
Raza Hasnani,
Thierry de Longuemar,
Renato Mazzola
Panel
- Is technology changing the definition of infrastructure in emerging jurisdictions?
- How energy efficiency, natural infrastructure, IAAS and shared services are gaining a foothold
- Are private investors paying attention and how will technology affect their investment approach?
Moderator: Viktor Kats, Founding Partner, Augment Infrastructure Partners
Renato Mazzola
Managing Partner and Global Head of Infrastructure and Private Equity, BTGPactual
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16:50 - 17:15
Themed Networking: Emerging markets
Moderated Q&A and networking with the panel
17:15 - 17:20
Infrastructure Investor summary and closing remarks
Keynote speakers
Are you planning for the digital future?
Ben Hammersley, Editor-at-Large, WIRED
How is the information revolution affecting infrastructure assets around the globe? In a post-covid19 world, how will access and control of digital information be arranged and utilised?
Global macroeconomic and geo-political scenarios post-covid-19
Brunello Rosa, CEO & Head of Research, Rosa & Roubini Associates
What will be the implications for countries’ fiscal position as well as for sovereign rates? What does this mean for infrastructure spending?
How lessons from elite sport can be applied to business after covid-19
James Kerr, Founding Partner, Fable Partners & bestselling author of Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life.
Discover how to get your business back to normal and what we can learn from the experience of professional sports teams and leagues about the future of business.
John Anderson
Global Head Corporate Finance & Infrastructure, Manulife Investment Management
John Anderson is a 30-year infrastructure investor, responsible for Manulife’s US$ 40 billion infrastructure investment program across equity and debt strategies, and President of the Firm’s Infrastructure Equity Funds. In John’s broader role, as Glo… Read full bio
Canan Anli
Director - Head of Business Development ICT, Mubadala Investment Company
Canan leads business development efforts for Mubadala’s ICT unit. She has been with Mubadala for 9 years focusing on business development in various sectors including Semiconductors, Aerospace and recently Information and Communication Technology. Pr… Read full bio
Alena Antonava
Investment Manager, RPMI Railpen
Alena Antonava is an Investment Manager of Long-Term Income Fund (LTIF) at RPMI Railpen. LTIF targets core infrastructure, renewable energy, and long-lease commercial real estate investments in the UK. LTIF invests across capital structure and throug… Read full bio
Jemima Atkins
Infrastructure Debt, Allianz Global Investors
Jemima Atkins sits within the Infrastructure Debt investment team at Allianz Global Investors. Since joining in 2018 she has made investments in various European infrastructure assets, whilst in tandem creating the ESG integration framework for the I… Read full bio
Annette Bannister
Head of European Infrastructure, MetLife Investment Management
Annette Bannister is a Director and Head of European Infrastructure for MetLife Investments and is responsible for the origination and execution of new transactions, as well as the ongoing management of existing investments. Annette joined MetLife in… Read full bio
Zak Bentley
Senior Reporter, Infrastructure Investor
Zak Bentley is a senior reporter at Infrastructure Investor based in London. Zak joined Infrastructure Investor in 2016 from Centaur where he was a reporter as their Clean Energy Pipeline title. He has a detailed knowledge and experience of the finan… Read full bio
Francois Bergere
Executive Director, LTIIA
François BERGERE, joined the Long Term Infrastructure Investors’ Association (LTIIA) as Executive Director in September 2018. Before that, he served in the World Bank from 2014 to 2018 as Program Manager for PPIAF (Public-Private Investment Advisory… Read full bio
Frederic Blanc-Brude
Director, EDHECinfra & CEO, Scientific Infra
Frederic Blanc-Brude is the CEO of Scientific Infra, an index provider specialised in the provision of unlisted infrastructure equity and debt market indices and custom benchmarks. Scientific Infra was created to bring $10M and 5 years of R&D at… Read full bio
Lennart Blecher
Deputy Managing Partner and Head of Real Assets, EQT
Lennart Blecher joined EQT Partners in April 2007 and is Head of Real Assets, Chairperson of Credit and Deputy Managing Partner. Lennart holds a Master of Law degree from the University of Lund, Sweden and has studied at the University of Dallas, Tex… Read full bio
Floortje Brouwers
Senior Vice President, GIC
Floortje Brouwers leads the Infrastructure Debt strategy for GIC, based out of London. She is part of GIC’s INFRA investment team which covers Equity, Debt and Fund investments. In her role she is responsible for investments in non-investment grade a… Read full bio
Anish Butani
Director, Private Markets - bfinance
Anish Butani is a Director in the Private Markets team at bfinance, where he leads the coverage of the infrastructure sector and advises institutional investors seeking to deploy capital to the Infrastructure sector, with a focus on fund manager sear… Read full bio
John Campbell OBE
Founder & Non-Executive Chairman, Campbell Lutyens
John Campbell OBE co-founded Campbell Lutyens in 1988 with Bill Dacombe, a former colleague at Rothschilds, and Richard Lutyens of Warburgs and Merrill Lynch. He has been a corporate finance and alternative asset adviser for 50 years. For 15 years he… Read full bio
Alexander Chester
Partner, Clifford Chance
Alexander is a Partner in the Private Funds group at Clifford Chance. He specialises in fund formation, secondaries and advisory work across infrastructure and other asset classes. Alex's experience covers blind pool funds, co-investments, separate a… Read full bio
Simon Davy
Head of Private Markets, Local Pensions Partnership
As Head of Private markets Simon oversees LPPI’s Private Credit, Private Equity, Real Estate and Infrastructure portfolio management teams. He has a particular focus on the origination, execution and management of infrastructure assets at LPPI. The g… Read full bio
Kelly DePonte
Managing Director, Probitas Partners
Kelly is a Managing Director at Probitas Partners, a global alternative investment placement agent, responsible for research. Previously he was the Chief Operating Officer at Pacific Corporate Group, a consultant and fund-of-funds manager, focused on… Read full bio
Nicole Douglas
Head of Investor Research, Infrastructure Investor
Nicole Douglas is the Head of Investor Research for Infrastructure Investor’s Research & Analytics department. Based in London but working across the company’s offices and products, she oversees researched content, surveys, and projects on invest… Read full bio
Jonathan Duguay-Arbesfeld
Senior Director, Infrastructure Financing, CDPQ
Jonathan Duguay-Arbesfeld is Senior Director, Infrastructure Financing, in the Fixed Income team at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ). As part of his mandate, he originates and structures unique and innovative investment opportunities foc… Read full bio
Nicolas Firzli
Director-General, World Pensions
M. Nicolas J. Firzli is Director-General of the World Pensions Council (WPC), the think-tank & international association of pension and retirement funds. He is a graduate of Canada’s McGill University (Statistics & Financial Economics), an al… Read full bio
Ulla Frimor Agesen
Head of Alternatives & Manager Selection, Nykredit Asset Management
Ulla joined Nykredit Asset Management in 2011, initially as Head of Manager Selection with the remit being broadened to include Alternatives as Nykredit started investing in Infrastructure Funds in 2014. Previously, Ulla has worked as UK Head of Equi… Read full bio
David Giordano
Global Head - Renewable Power, Blackrock
David Giordano, Managing Director, Global Head - Renewable Power. Mr. Giordano leads the investment strategy and organizational management of the Renewable Power team. He has lead the investment strategies across the Americas and APAC since the launc… Read full bio
Kalliope Gourntis
News Editor, Infrastructure Investor
Kalliope is News Editor at Infrastructure Investor.com and has been writing about the infrastructure sector since 2013 when she first joined the company. Kalliope initially covered the US market when she was based in New York, but has since relocated… Read full bio
Pooja Goyal
Partner, Carlyle
Pooja Goyal is a Partner and Co-Head of Carlyle’s Infrastructure Group. She is based in New York. Prior to joining Carlyle, Ms. Goyal was the Head of the Alternative Energy Investing Group at Goldman Sachs, where she led Goldman Sachs’ investments in… Read full bio
Liane Groenendijk
Principal, BCI
Liane Groenendijk is a Principal in the Infrastructure & Renewable Resource (“I&RR”) group with the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (“BCI”) in Victoria, Canada. BCI is one of Canada’s largest institutional investors with ov… Read full bio
Emma Haight-Cheng
Partner - Head of Infrastructure Debt Europe, AMP Capital
Emma Haight-Cheng leads the European platform for the Infrastructure Debt team. She and her team are primarily responsible for sourcing, arranging and executing infrastructure debt investments in Europe. Emma has 14 years of infrastructure and energy… Read full bio
Ben Hammersley
Editor-at-Large, Wired
Ben Hammersley is one of the most thought-provoking futurists of our time and has been addressing audience around the globe for over 10 years. He brings a practical, proactive approach to future technologies inspiring audiences to be present now to b… Read full bio
Raza Hasnani
Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Investments, Africa50
Raza Hasnani has over twenty-three years of infrastructure, private equity, impact and climate-change linked investing experience in Africa, Asia and the Americas. He leads the infrastructure investments business at Africa50 (a $850 million investmen… Read full bio
Adil Jiwa
Manager, Illiquid Investments Scottish Widows
Adil is an Investment Manager, focussing primarily on infrastructure and energy related private debt investments for Scottish Widows (SW). Since joining in April 2019, Adil has worked on >£400m of deployed capital, with sectors ranging from Transp… Read full bio
Viktor Kats
Founding Partner, Augment Infrastructure
Viktor is a Founding Partner of Augment Infrastructure Partners, which he co-founded together with Darius Lilaoonwala, following a successful career of investing in infrastructure in emerging markets globally. Prior to founding Augment, Viktor was co… Read full bio
James Kerr
Author of Legacy: Lessons in Leadership
James Kerr is a superb presenter and a natural storyteller who speaks on a mixture of topics including sports psychology, leadership practice and organisational science, with a compelling narrative. Kerr is the author behind the global best-seller Le… Read full bio
Jaroslava Korpanec
Head of Infrastructure, Allianz Capital Partners
Jaroslava Korpanec joined Allianz Capital Partners (ACP) in 2008 and has worked on a number of debt and equity investments in the infrastructure sector since joining. Jaroslava was, among other transactions, responsible for the below acquisitions: -… Read full bio
Jerome Leyvigne
Portfolio Manager/Director, BlackRock
Jerome Leyvigne is a Senior Investment Professional at BlackRock Infrastructure Solutions (BIS) within BlackRock Alternative Investors. M. Leyvigne has more than 20 years of experience in the infrastructure industry. His responsibilities include busi… Read full bio
Nicholas Lockley
Director Events - EMEA, PEI
Nicholas joined PEI in 2006 to edit PrivateEquityInternational.com. In September 2008 he moved over to run the EMEA conference business. Nicholas has an MA Hons in German from the University of Edinburgh and after a brief stint in advertising, joined… Read full bio
Thierry de Longuemar
Special Advisor to The President, AIIB
Mr. Thierry de Longuemar advises the AIIB President on financial matters and represents the Bank at some financial events. Until end 2019, as Vice President and CFO, he was responsible for the design and implementation of AIIB’s financial strategies… Read full bio
Renaud de Matharel
CEO & Managing Partner, Cube Infrastructure Managers
Renaud de Matharel is Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Cube Infrastructure Managers (“Cube IM”), and has 31 years of infrastructure project management and investment experience. Since establishing Cube IM in 2005, the manageme… Read full bio
Renato Mazzola
Managing Partner and Global Head of Infrastructure and Private Equity, BTGPactual
Renato Mazzola is a Managing Partner and a member of the BTG Pactual Partners’ Committee, and global head of BTG Pactual’s Infrastructure and Private Equity divisions. Renato joined BTG Pactual in June 2011 and has more than twenty years of experienc… Read full bio
Jan Mende
Senior Vice President, Callan
Jan Mende is a Senior Vice President in Callan’s Real Assets Consulting group, based in San Francisco, California. She works with plan sponsor clients and is responsible for strategic planning, implementation and performance oversight of their real a… Read full bio
Nicolas Merigoux
Portfolio Manager, VFMC
Nicolas Merigoux is an Infrastructure Portfolio Manager at VFMC. He manages a global infrastructure portfolio of funds and co-investments. Prior to joining VFMC, he was a Director at PwC, Corporate Value and Advisory in the UK and Australia. Nicolas… Read full bio
Yasuhiro Ono
Head of Infrastructure Investments, Japan Post Bank
Yasuhiro Ono is Head of Infrastructure Investments of Japan Post Bank. Having participating in establishment of infrastructure program, he is responsible for fund investments and co-investments across all infrastructure strategies globally. Prior to… Read full bio
André Pfleger
Senior Investment Manager, SV SparkassenVersicherung
André has worked at SV SparkassenVersicherung in Stuttgart since 2012 and is responsible for the asset classes infrastructure, timber and ILS as senior investment manager. Before that, he worked for the accounting firm PwC in the area of transaction… Read full bio
Maria Clara Rendon
ESG Director - Private Markets, Manulife Investment Management
Responsible for leading Manulife Investment Management’s sustainable investing initiatives in its private markets’ asset classes including private equity and credit, real estate, infrastructure, timberland and agriculture. She works closely with the… Read full bio
Brunello Rosa
CEO & Head of Research, Rosa & Roubini Associates
Brunello Rosa is CEO and Head of Research at Rosa & Rubini Associates. He is a (short-term) visiting professor at the Department of Social and Political Sciences of Bocconi University and a visiting lecturer at the Department of International Pol… Read full bio
Basil Scarsella
CEO, UK Power Networks
Basil Scarsella is the Chief Executive Officer of UK Power Networks, owned by the Cheung Kong Group, which is the largest Distribution Network Operator in the UK, distributing electricity to over eight million homes and businesses across London, the… Read full bio
Colin Simpson
Head of Asset Management, LPPI
Colin is Head of Asset Management at Local Pensions Partnership and is part of the team responsible for origination, execution and management of LPP’s infrastructure investments. His role includes GLIL, a £1.8bn collaboration between institutions in… Read full bio
Erika Singer
Director - Capital Structuring Group, RBC Capital Markets
Erika is a banking and finance professional with 13 years' experience specialising in utilities and transport structured financings and infrastructure acquisition financing. Prior to joining RBC in September 2017, Erika was a member of the Project, E… Read full bio
Lawrence Slade
Chief Executive Officer, Global Infrastructure Investor Association
Prior to taking up his role as Chief Executive Officer with GIIA in January 2020, Lawrence Slade worked with Energy UK since 2011, becoming Chief Executive in January 2015. He has been involved in the energy industry since the late 1990’s working in… Read full bio
Adam Smallman
Head of Content Strategy, PEI
Adam joined PEI in December 2018 in a new role as Head of Content Strategy. Previously he spent three years with investment bank Liberum and held leading editorial and content roles at Dow Jones and Informa PLC. His responsibility is to ensure PEI’s… Read full bio
Aiva Sperberga
Principal, Campbell Lutyens
Aiva Sperberga has been with Campbell Lutyens secondary advisory team since 2009 and has advised clients on a wide range of secondary transactions across various asset classes, including private equity, private credit, infrastructure and real estate.… Read full bio
Jamie Storrow
Managing Director, Co-Head of Infrastructure, Northleaf Capital Partners
Jamie is co-head of Northleaf’s infrastructure investment program and is a member of the Investment Committee. Jamie is primarily responsible for transaction origination, due diligence and asset management of Northleaf’s infrastructure investments. J… Read full bio
Jordan Stutts
Senior Reporter, Private Markets
Jordan Stutts is a senior reporter at PEI Media’s Infrastructure Investor where he covers news and trends impacting infrastructure finance. His stories range from what investors look for in fund managers to why some of the US’s largest public-private… Read full bio
Rick Walters
Director Infrastructure, GRESB
Rick has more than 25 years’ experience in Sustainability, Investment, Engineering and Management. His career spans a diverse range of businesses, infrastructure and industry through design, construction and operations phases. Rick previously was a f… Read full bio
Bruno Alves
Senior Editor, Infrastructure Investor
Bruno Alves is the Editor of Infrastructure Investor. Bruno has been a journalist for over 10 years and first joined Infrastructure Investor in December 2009, where he quickly rose to become Associate Editor and a leading writer covering the infrastr… Read full bio
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For more information on the opportunities available at the Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite contact Alexander Jakes at alexander.j@peimedia.com
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- There are two ways you can get in touch with us:
- Go to the chat function within the platform and filter by organiser, submit your question to a member of the team and they will respond as soon as possible.
- Visit the helpdesk. A member of our team will be at the help desk in the exhibition area throughout the event to answer any questions you may have.
If you are having problems accessing the platform, email eventsteam@peimedia.com
3.
What equipment do I need?
All you need is your computer and an internet connection to experience the Global Offsite. We recommend that you access the event from a desktop or laptop computer using Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari browsers. We also recommend you enable your webcam while at the Offsite. You will not be visible during sessions on the main stage, but this will make interacting with other delegates easier when you take part in roundtable discussions, networking sessions and one-to-one video meetings.
4.
When will I be able to access the platform?
You will receive your personal link to access the platform a couple of days before the event starts. You will not be able to access any of the event content ahead of the event start on Monday 13 July however we recommend you login to update your user profile and familiarise yourself with the platform.
When setting your “headline” on your profile make sure this is your job title and company as this is how other delegates will search for you in the platform.
We will be running introductory sessions on the first day of the event to walk you through some of the features and explain how you can make the most out of your time at the Offsite. You will then have the rest of that day to explore and network with other attendees before the content begins on Tuesday 14 July.
5.
What content will be available where?
All panel discussions and keynote interviews and presentations will be hosted on the main stage. Smaller group discussions and the themed networking will be available in the session rooms.
6.
How can I interact with the speakers on the main stage?
You will be able to submit any questions you have to the speakers during their presentation using the session chat. If they don’t get to your question or you want to ask the question face to face, speakers will be available for small group Q&A in the session rooms.
We will also be asking for you to vote in polls during the session to help the speakers frame their discussions.
7.
What if I miss a session?
Recording of all sessions will be made available to booked delegates after the event.
8.
How do I connect with other attendees?
There are a number of ways you can connect with other attendees during the event:
- Themed networking or ‘birds of a feather’ sessions
- One-to-one video meetings
- Randomised netwoking
9.
How do I arrange a one-to-one meeting?
You can search for any attendee using their name, job title or organisation or filter the attendee list by organisation type (speakers, investors, etc). Once you have found the delegate you want to connect with, you can message them to introduce yourself and arrange a time for your meeting. You can also invite other attendees to a video call which automatically connects you via video once they accept.
10.
Are the meetings limited to one-to-one?
No, up to five people can join any private meeting. Once you have set up your meeting you can share that same link with other event attendees using the chat function to have them join the meeting.
11.
What is ‘birds of a feather’ networking?
So you can quickly identify other delegates with a specific interest we will be holding multiple networking sessions around particular topics. All you need to do is select the topic and therefore session room that you are most interested in and join the room. Once in the session you will be able to have a video conversation with other attendees interested in that topic.
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How does the Mixer networking work?
The randomised networking or Mixer is the best way to meet a lot of people in a short time. Hit ‘ready’ and be matched with another delegate for a three-minute introductory conversation.
During this introductory conversation you have the option to hit connect to share your contact details with the other delegate. If you both decide to connect you will exchange virtual business cards and their details will be available in your event account following the event. This is a great opportunity to make new connections. You can then then arrange one-to-one video meetings with your connections to follow up in more detail during the Offsite.