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Global Investor Offsite 2021
22 - 24 June 2021,
Virtual event, Global
Build connections with investors in infrastructure
The Global Investor Offsite was the industry’s half-year marker. Attendees explored how markets are faring, how investors’ appetite is changing and set their strategy in this rapidly changing environment.
The event enabled the industry to catch up with old colleagues and make new connections with the 800+ Global Passport members. They met and interacted with investors, managers and the global advisory community across three regions and time zones.
Attendees took time out from the day job, turned off their emails and took stock of what’s happening in the world of infrastructure.
‘Chase the sun’ across Asia, Europe and the US
Attendees were able to understand the state of play from each region’s most respected, engaging and original industry heads.
They discovered the most interesting opportunities to invest in infrastructure right now, as leaders shared global recovery scenarios and pinpointed where market dislocations will provide greatest value.
Attending investors included:
Networking at the Global Investor Offsite
Connect with global investors and fund managers
Themed virtual networking sessions provided attendees with access to like-minded peers and investors exploring the same opportunities.
Attendees were able to see who attended each session and could easily identify contacts with similar interests. They could message other attendees to catch up at the event.
Our speed networking sessions enable attendees to meet more people. They joined each other for a randomly allocated video chat.
2021 speakers included:
Unrivalled access to the global infrastructure community
The Infrastructure Investor Global Passport
The Global Investor Offsite 2021 was exclusive to Global Passport members
The Infrastructure Investor Global Passport is a new way for industry leaders to stay connected to the market, meet investors, secure capital commitments and gain a strategic edge throughout the year.
Networking at the Global Investor Offsite
The Global Investor Offsite featured a number of scheduled interactive networking sessions across different formats to ensure everyone got the most out of their time at the event.
Attendees shared challenges and brainstormed strategies during roundtable discussions
Lead by an expert moderator, our roundtables brought together senior infrastructure investors and managers to share challenges, discuss strategies and helped set their future direction on a range of industry topics.
Attendees selected the topic that matters most to them and had an open discussion with their peers.
Attendees met more people with our speed networking sessions
Replicating the experience of bumping into people in the networking room, attendees joined and were matched with other event attendees for a randomly allocated video chat.
Attendees got to know their fellow Passport holders via our quickfire, four-minute speed networking sessions. They participated in a series of randomly generated meetings to help them meet their peers. They could then follow up afterwards via the Passport directory to continue the conversation.
We helped attendees meet the right people
Whatever their area of interest, our themed ‘birds of a feather’ networking sessions allowed attendees to quickly identify other attendees with the same focus.
They could jump into one of our themed rooms to meet contacts and discuss their selected topics.
Attendees met the speakers face-to-face
Each topic was followed by a dedicated ‘meet the speakers’ Q&A session. Attendees turned on their camera and audio to discuss the topic with the speakers and put their questions to them face-to-face.
Chat and arrange 1-2-1 video meetings
Whether they wanted to catch up with an old colleague or make a new contact at a specific organisation, event attendees could 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 they had set up their meeting, they could invite other event attendees to join.
Sponsorship opportunities
The Infrastructure Investor Global Investor Offsite offers a unique opportunity for organisations to raise their profiles as part of the premier virtual meeting for the global infrastructure market.
For more information on the opportunities available at the Global Investor Offsite, please contact Alexander Jakes at alexander.j@peimedia.com.
Pre-Event Resources
2021 agenda
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Agenda
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - Tuesday 22nd
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite (UTC+1)
14:00 - 14:45
Infrastructure Investor Welcome & ‘meet the Passport holders’ speed networking
Nicholas Lockley
Welcome from Infrastructure Investor
Nicholas Lockley, Director, Head of Conferences EMEA, PEI Media Group
New to virtual or an experienced attendee? Spend some time meeting fellow Global Passport holders as we explain how to make the most of the Global Offsite format, introduce you to the platform and help you connect with your global peers.
Global Start Times: NY 09:00 | LDN 14:00 | HK/SGP/CN 21:00 | SYD 23:00 (Weds)
14:45 - 15:00
Networking tutorial
We talk you through how to make the most of the full range of networking opportunities available at the Global Offsite. Sessions are running across three time zones for the next two days, so don’t miss your chance to find out how to connect with over 200 global investors in attendance.
Global Start Times: NY 09:45 | LDN 14:45 | HK/SGP/CN 21:45 | SYD 23:45 (Weds)
15:00 - 22:00
Networking opens and 1-2-1 meetings available until 22.00 LDN/17.00 NY
Global Start Times: NY 10:00 | LDN 15:00 | HK/SGP/CN 22:00 | SYD 01:00 (Weds)
Agenda
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - Wednesday 23rd
06:00 - 00:00
Networking opens
Global Start Times: NY 01:00 | LDN 06:00 | HK/SGP/CN 13:00 | SYD 15:00
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - APAC (UTC+08:00)
14:00 - 14:45
Asia Panel: The rise of Asian funds
David Luboff,
Frank Kwok,
Chenhua Shen,
Nadia Kalic,
Ambalika Banerji
Asia Panel Session
- How are fund manager investments progressing in APAC?
- What attracts them to Asia?
- Finding promising deal flow and executing
Moderator: Nadia Kalic, Partner, Sydney, Clifford Chance
Followed by meet the speakers live Q&A and networking
Global Start Times: NY 02:00 | LDN 07:00 | HK/SGP/CN 14:00 | SYD 16:00
15:00 - 15:45
Asia Panel: Decarbonizing the portfolio post COP26
Jeffrey Altman,
Deepali Bahl,
Ayaka Fujiwara,
Felix Zhang
Asia Panel Session
- Assessing the impact of China and Japan’s decarbonization goals for infrastructure investment
- Which renewable energy technologies and which Asian markets will succeed in 2022?
- Asia as the new epicentre for offshore wind
Moderator: Jeff Altman, Senior Advisor, Finadvice
Followed by meet the speakers live Q&A and networking
Global Start Times: NY 03:00 | LDN 08:00 | HK/SGP/CN 15:00 | SYD 17:00
16:00 - 16:45
Asia Panel: Asia as a strategy for portfolio diversification
Andrew Kinloch,
Nicole Goh,
Jie Gong,
Prateek Maheshwari ,
Rohit Nanda
Asia Panel Session
- Investing in growth Asia vs developed Asian markets
- FX risk/currency hedging strategies and how to manage more volatile regional currencies
- Understanding local taxation incentives for investment across the region
Moderator: Andrew Kinloch, Managing Director, Logie Group
Followed by meet the speakers live Q&A and networking
Global Start Times: NY 04:00 | LDN 09:00 | HK/SGP/CN 16:00 | SYD 18:00
Rohit Nanda
Head of Asia, Principal Investments - Infrastructure, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Read bio
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - EMEA (UTC+1)
10:00 - 11:00
Comparing EMEA & APAC approaches to ESG and sustainability
Simon Whistler,
Rohit Anand ,
Mary Nicholson,
Ronak Patel
Cross Regional Session
- Climate change, the energy transition and infrastructure
- Keeping ESG at the forefront of investor mindsets
- What other regions can learn from best-in-class investors in APAC
Moderator: Simon Whistler, Senior Real Assets Specialist, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
Followed by meet the speakers live Q&A and networking
Global Start Times: NY 05:00 | LDN 10:00 | HK/SGP/CN 17:00 | SYD 19:00
11:00 - 12:00
Above 5%: How to get more out of your renewables funds
Laurent Segalen ,
Sybille Grandgeorge,
Jaroslava Korpanec,
Jonathan Maxwell,
Paul O’Donnell
Panel Session
- Moving beyond vanilla wind and solar strategies in search of alpha
- How disruptive technologies can boost energy & electricity distribution
- Solving supply and demand issues for operating assets
Moderator: Laurent Segalen, Managing Director, Megawatt-X
Followed by meet the speakers live Q&A and networking
Global Start Times: NY 06:00 | LDN 11:00 | HK/SGP/CN 18:00 | SYD 21:00
12:00 - 13:00
Has the market accurately assessed valuations post-pandemic?
Adam Smallman,
Canan Anli,
Bénédicte de Giafferri,
Charles Hamieh
Panel Session
- Getting frothy: Assessing prices for renewable energy and digital infrastructure assets since the pandemic
- Public or private? Assessing differences in valuations between listed assets and those in the private markets
- Troubled sectors: Are there distressed opportunities for investors in airports or other transport assets?
Moderator: Adam Smallman, Director – Membership Programs, PEI Media
Followed by meet the speakers live Q&A and networking
Global Start Times: NY 07:00 | LDN 12:00 | HK/SGP/CN 19:00 | SYD 22:00
13:00 - 14:00
Global Keynote Panel: Heavyweights from three regions discuss the state of play in infrastructure at the halfway point of the year
Kalliope Gourntis,
Suzanne Gaboury ,
Vivian Nicoli ,
Esther Peiner,
Anne Valentine Andrews
Moderator: Kalliope Gourntis, Editor, Infrastructure Investor
Followed by meet the speakers live Q&A and networking
Global Start Times: NY 08:00 | LDN 13:00 | HK/SGP/CN 20:00 | SYD 23:00
Suzanne Gaboury
Director General, Private Sector Operations Department, Asian Development Bank
Read bio
14:00 - 15:00
Meal Break - EMEA (UTC+1)
Global Start Times: NY 09:00 | LDN 14:00 | HK/SGP/CN 21:00 | SYD 00:00 (Thurs)
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - EMEA (UTC+1)
15:00 - 16:00
Keynote: Leadership, risk and volatility
Nick Allan
- Making sense of 18 months of restrictions, risk and opportunity
- Accepting where risk is inevitable and what to do about it
- Balancing data privacy, commercial power and increased regulation
Global Start Times: NY 10:00 | LDN 15:00 | HK/SGP/CN 22:00 | SYD 01:00 (Thurs)
16:00 - 17:00
Digital infrastructure: Does the reality match the hype for the ‘fourth utility’?
Zak Bentley,
Jeff Coates,
Elie Nammar ,
Ed Stumpf,
Steven Sonnenstein
Panel Session
- Areas of focus; sub-sector, strategy, or asset type?
- Competition for larger ($1bn+) vs. mid-market transactions
- Assessing exit strategies and hold periods for digital assets
Moderator: Zak Bentley, Senior Reporter, Infra Investor
Global Start Times: NY 11:00 | LDN 16:00 | HK/SGP/CN 23:00 | SYD 02:00 (Thurs)
Jeff Coates
Senior Principal - Infrastructure and Renewable Resources, British Columbia Investment (BCI)
Read bio
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - US (UTC-4)
12:00 - 13:00
How to push sustainability up the agenda in North American infrastructure
Roxana Isaiu,
Adam Bernstein,
Pierre Collins,
Mark Moseley
Panel Session
- Addressing social and economic issues intensified by covid-19 through sustainable infrastructure investments
- Can the infrastructure asset class unlock private capital for sustainable development?
- How can measurement and standards help ensure the success of a project both financially and for the communities where they are built?
Moderator: Roxana Isaiu, Chief Sustainability Officer, GRESB
Followed by meet the speakers live Q&A and networking
Global Start Times: NY 12:00 | LDN 17:00 | HK/SGP/CN 00:00 (Thurs) | SYD 03:00 (Thurs)
13:00 - 14:00
Meal Break - US (UTC-4)
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - US (UTC-4)
14:00 - 15:00
North American fund manager roundtable
Irene Mavroyannis ,
Sarah Borg-Olivier,
Andrew Claerhout,
Jennifer Gandin
Roundtable
- How will the new administration impact the funding of US infrastructure?
- Discussing changes to manager investment strategies post-covid
- Examining the resiliency of the infrastructure asset class
Moderator: Irene Mavroyannis, Managing Partner Private Capital Advisory & Infrastructure, Sera Global
Followed by meet the speakers live Q&A and networking
Global Start Times: NY 14:00 | LDN 19:00 | HK/SGP/CN 02:00 (Thurs) | SYD 05:00 (Thurs)
Sarah Borg-Olivier
Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, Instar Asset Management
Read bio
15:00 - 16:00
Investor strategies in the Americas
Kelly DePonte,
Dmitri (Dima) Blumin,
Jan Mende,
Guillaume Morency,
Kate Roscoe
Panel Session
The state of play: institutional and private investors analyse the state of the infrastructure market amid an ongoing global pandemic.
- Managing valuation shocks and portfolio liquidity issues
- Views on new fund commitments
- Re-upping with existing managers
Moderator: Kelly DePonte, Managing Director, Probitas Partners
Followed by meet the speakers live Q&A and networking
Global Start Times: NY 15:00 | LDN 20:00 | HK/SGP/CN 03:00 (Thurs) | SYD 06:00 (Thurs)
16:00 - 16:00
Close of day
1-2-1 meetings remain available until 19.00 NY
Agenda
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - Thursday 24th
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - APAC (UTC+8)
14:00 - 14:45
Asia Panel: Asset management in the new normal
Tamara Singh ,
Sandiren Curthan,
Jake Lee,
Jacob Shu,
Rohit Nanda
Asia Panel Session
- How have investors managed their assets around Asia under the current travel restrictions
- Relationship building and sourcing partnerships during the pandemic – still feasible?
- Has the pandemic given rise to any innovation or improvements in asset management?
Moderator: Tamara Singh, Head of Asia Pacific, OMFIF
Followed by meet the speakers live Q&A and networking
Global Start Times: NY 02:00 | LDN 07:00 | HK/SGP/CN 14:00 | SYD 16:00
Rohit Nanda
Head of Asia, Principal Investments - Infrastructure, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Read bio
15:00 - 15:45
Asia Keynote: Fireside Chat
John Walker,
Bruno Alves
Asia Keynote
After 22 years with Macquarie Group, John recently retired from his roles of Chairman Macquarie Group of Companies, Korea and Chairman of Macquarie Capital, Asia. He will be sharing reflections on his career and the development of the Infrastructure asset class in the region and prospects for a further accelerated growth in a post pandemic world.
John Walker, Chairman, Eastpoint Partners
Interviewed by: Bruno Alves, Senior Editor, Infrastructure Investor
Followed by meet the speakers live Q&A and networking
Global Start Times: NY 03:00 | LDN 08:00 | HK/SGP/CN 15:00 | SYD 17:00
16:00 - 16:45
Asia Panel: Driving more institutional capital into Asia
Gwen Colin,
Johnny Adji,
Allard Nooy,
Jansen Ang,
Jingyi Zhang
Asia Panel Session
- Dealing with COVID-19 challenges, how has this affected investor sentiment towards Asia?
- Finding the right risk return balance in the region’s geographies and sectors
- Lessons learnt from seasoned investors in Asian emerging markets
Moderator: Gwen Colin, Independent Advisor in Sustainable Finance, G Capital Asia
Followed by meet the speakers live Q&A and networking
Global Start Times: NY 04:00 | LDN 09:00 | HK/SGP/CN 16:00 | SYD 18:00
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - EMEA (UTC+1)
10:00 - 11:00
Investor strategies in APAC & EMEA
Adam Smallman,
Aiva Sperberga,
Harry van den Heuvel,
Yuriko Watanabe
Cross Regional Session
The state of play: institutional and private investors analyse the state of the infrastructure market amid an ongoing global pandemic.
- Managing valuation shocks and portfolio liquidity issues
- Views on new fund commitments
- Re-upping with existing managers
Moderator: Adam Smallman, Director – Membership Programs, PEI Media
Global Start Times: NY 05:00 | LDN 10:00 | HK/SGP/CN 17:00 | SYD 19:00
11:00 - 12:00
Smart money: strategies to capitalise on market dislocations
Andy Thomson,
Nicolas Le Clerc ,
Nicolas Lucas
Panel Session
- Comparing distressed debt, turnaround and special situations with other strategies
- What do investors think of the various specialist strategies?
- Getting the timing right for new vehicles and products
Moderator: Andy Thomson, Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor
Global Start Times: NY 06:00 | LDN 11:00 | HK/SGP/CN 18:00 | SYD 21:00
12:00 - 13:00
The Brazilian PPI Programme
Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas
Presentation
- Outline of one of the most successful ongoing concession and privatization programs globally
- Impact of the program on the Brazilian macroeconomic environment
- Evolving quality of the regulation and contracts
- Recent and upcoming investment opportunities
Speaker: Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas, Minister of Infrastructure, Government of Brazil
Global Start Times: NY 07:00 | LDN 12:00 | HK/SGP/CN 19:00 | SYD 22:00
13:00 - 14:00
Meal Break - EMEA (UTC+1)
Global Start Times: NY 08:00 | LDN 13:00 | HK/SGP/CN 20:00 | SYD 23:00
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - EMEA (UTC+1)
14:00 - 15:00
Market update from Infrastructure Investor
Dan Gunner
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 2021 H1 from a fundraising perspective and look ahead to trends for H2 as the world tries to get back to normal.
Followed by live Q&A. Meet the investor research team and quiz them about the data in our virtual roundtable session.
Global Start Times: NY 09:00 | LDN 14:00 | HK/SGP/CN 21:00 | SYD 00:00 (Fri)
Infrastructure Investor Global Offsite - US (UTC-4)
10:00 - 11:00
Transportation infrastructure- the good, the bad and the ugly
Chase Collum,
Andrea Echberg,
Abigail Rayner,
Angelika Schöechlin
Panel Session
- Investors explain how to return transport assets to good health
- How airports can get their mojo back
- What are the capital markets and other financing sources’ outlook on transportation businesses?
Moderator: Chase Collum, Special Projects Editor, PEI Media Group
Global Start Times: NY 10:00 | LDN 15:00 | HK/SGP/CN 22:00 | SYD 01:00 (Fri)
11:00 - 12:00
A growing niche: Key trends in post-pandemic infrastructure debt
Karen Azoulay,
Jemima Atkins,
Bertrand Loubières,
Alessandro Merlo
Panel Session
- 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?
- What types of cash yields can investors expect?
Moderator: Karen Azoulay, Head of Infrastructure Debt, BNP Paribas Asset Management
Global Start Times: NY 11:00 | LDN 16:00 | HK/SGP/CN 23:00 | SYD 02:00 (Fri)
12:00 - 13:00
Diversity roundtable: Shifting the approach
Aditi Mohapatra,
Annette Bannister,
Emma Haight-Cheng,
Laurie Mahon
Roundtable
- Making diversity a business imperative
- Driving better results through greater diversity
- How does gender diversity within infrastructure compare to other asset classes?
Moderator: Aditi Mohapatra, Managing Director, BSR
Global Start Times: NY 12:00 | LDN 17:00 | HK/SGP/CN 00:00 (Fri) | SYD 03:00 (Fri)
Laurie Mahon
Vice-Chair, US Investment Banking, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets
Read bio
13:00 - 19:00
Close of Global Offsite
1-2-1 meetings remain available until 19.00 NY
NY 14:00 | LDN 19:00 | HK/SGP/CN 02:00 (Fri)| SYD 05:00 (Fri)
2021 speakers
Johnny Adji
Senior Investment Director, Cambridge Associates Asia
Johnny Adji is a Senior Investment Director at Cambridge Associates, based in Singapore, and a member of the Real Assets Investment Group. This global group sources and monitors real asset investments (real estate, infrastructure and global natural r… Read full bio
Nick Allan
Chief Executive Officer, Control Risks
Nick Allan has been the Chief Executive Officer of Control Risks since January 2019. Previously, he was CEO for the Europe and Africa Region, and before that led the Asia Pacific region for a number of years. Nick sits on the Board and Executive Comm… Read full bio
Jeffrey Altman
Senior Advisor, Finadvice
With 26+ years of accomplishments in the global energy/infrastructure sectors, Jeffrey has been proactively involved in regulated, liberalized and energy transition markets across the globe. During this time he worked within five large US/European en… 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
Canan Anli
former 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
Rohit Anand
Director, Head of Infrastructure South Asia, CDC Group
Prior to joining CDC in 2012, Rohit worked with IDFC Private Equity in Mumbai where he focused on growth capital investments in the infrastructure sector in India. During his time at IDFC Private Equity, he was involved in managing investments in ene… Read full bio
Jansen Ang
Member of Management, Private Infrastructure Asia, Partners Group
Jansen Ang is part of Partners Group's Asian Private Infrastructure business unit, based in Singapore. He has been with Partners Group since 2015 and has 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked in various investmen… Read full bio
Jemima Atkins
Infrastructure Investments, Allianz Capital Partners
Jemima Atkins is an investment professional within the Infrastructure Direct Investments team at Allianz Capital Partners, based in London. She is particularly focused on infrastructure investments in the energy, utilities and transport sectors, incl… Read full bio
Karen Azoulay
Head of Infrastructure Debt, BNP Paribas Asset Management
Karen joined BNP Paribas Asset Management in May 2017 from SCOR Investment Partners where she had been Head of Infrastructure since 2012 and implemented and developed SCOR’s infrastructure debt strategy. She previously worked for Dexia, joining in 20… Read full bio
Deepali Bahl
Head, IFC Global Infrastructure Fund, IFC
Deepali Bahl is a Principal Investment Officer with the International Finance Corporation’s Asset Management Company and has been the Head of the IFC Global Infrastructure Fund since March 2019. Prior to joining IFC in 2013, Deepali held various posi… Read full bio
Ambalika Banerji
Executive Director, Direct Investments, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
Ambalika is a seasoned professional with over three decades of experience in private equity funds management, equity investment, debt financing, structuring & restructuring advisory in India and across Asia. She joined NIIF in March 2020 as Execu… Read full bio
Annette Bannister
Managing Director, MetLife Investment Management
Annette Bannister is a Managing Director and Head of European Infrastructure and Project Finance for MetLife Investment Management (“MIM”). Annette is responsible for overseeing the origination and execution of new infrastructure debt transactions in… Read full bio
Zak Bentley
Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor
Zak Bentley is Americas editor at Infrastructure Investor, based in New York. Zak joined Infrastructure Investor in London in 2016 from Centaur where he was a reporter at their Clean Energy Pipeline title. He now leads Infrastructure Investor’s cover… Read full bio
Adam Bernstein
Managing Director, North Sky Capital
Adam Bernstein manages North Sky's direct investments in middle market sustainable infrastructure projects across the renewable power generation, renewable fuels and gas, energy infrastructure and efficiency, and waste, wastewater and water infrastru… Read full bio
Dmitri (Dima) Blumin
Senior Portfolio Manager, Real Assets, World Bank Pension Plan
Senior Portfolio Manager in the Real Assets Portfolio, which is part of the World Bank Pension Plan. The portfolio is currently invested in Real Estate, Infrastructure, Energy and Timber. Member of the Private Markets Investment Committee that review… Read full bio
Sarah Borg-Olivier
Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, Instar Asset Management
Sarah Borg-Olivier is Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President for Instar where she is responsible for overseeing fund administration activities and non-investment operations, including investor relations, business development, environmental… Read full bio
Andrew Claerhout
Partner & Co-Head of Infrastructure, Searchlight Capital Partners
Andrew Claerhout is a Partner and Co-Head of Infrastructure Investing at Searchlight Capital Partners. Prior to joining Searchlight in 2019, Mr. Claerhout led Infrastructure and Natural Resources investing at the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (“OTPP… Read full bio
Jeff Coates
Senior Principal - Infrastructure and Renewable Resources, British Columbia Investment (BCI)
Jeff Coates joined BCI in April 2016. As a portfolio manager in infrastructure & renewable resources, Jeff’s focus is on growing our global portfolio of real assets to provide strong cash flows and long-term capital growth. Prior to joining BCI,… Read full bio
Gwen Colin
Independent Advisor in Sustainable Finance, G Capital Asia
Gwen is an independent advisor for PE/Infra funds looking to develop their sustainable projects in Asia. She was until recently supporting the development of a consulting company expert in energy transition and sustainable finance, in Europe/APAC wit… Read full bio
Pierre Collins
Director – Investments, Fondation Lucie Et André Chagnon
Pierre Collins is Director, Investments with Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon in Montréal. He helps guide the Fondation’s overall investment strategy and leads the development and implementation of its infrastructure program. The Fondation’s infrastr… Read full bio
Chase Collum
Special Projects Editor, PEI Media
Chase Collum is a special projects editor with PEI Media Group in New York, where he produces podcasts, video content, and special reports including the Infrastructure Debt report published in March 2021. Previously, he was a reporter for Infrastruct… Read full bio
Sandiren Curthan
Senior Director, Infrastructure Investments, PSP Investments
Sandiren Curthan is a Senior Director, Infrastructure Investments, at the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers. He is involved in the origination, execution and asset management… Read full bio
Bénédicte de Giafferri
Global Head, Real Assets Finance - Natixis
Bénédicte de Giafferri is Global Head of Real Assets, Corporate & Investment Banking, Natixis Bénédicte started her career in 2003 at Dexia Crédit Local. She joined the European Investment Bank in 2009 and then Natixis’ Corporate & Investment… 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
Andrea Echberg
Partner and Head of Global Infrastructure and Real Assets, Pantheon
Andrea is a Partner and Head of Pantheon’s Global Infrastructure and Real Assets Team. She is responsible for global infrastructure and real assets investments covering primary, secondary and co-investments. She is a member of the International Inves… Read full bio
Ayaka Fujiwara
Climate Investment Specialist, Green Climate Fund
Ayaka Fujiwara is Climate Investment Specialist at the Green Climate Fund (GCF)’s Private Sector Facility, where she is responsible for the origination and appraisal of private sector climate projects and programmes since 2018. Ayaka has 12 years of… Read full bio
Suzanne Gaboury
Director General, Private Sector Operations Department, Asian Development Bank
Suzanne Gaboury was appointed Director General, Private Sector Operations Department in January 2021. Ms. Gaboury has more than 28 years of professional experience in private sector finance and emerging markets with extensive international networks a… Read full bio
Jennifer Gandin
Principal, Investments, CIM Group
Jennifer Gandin is a Principal in the Investments Group. She is actively involved in the investment management process across CIM’s platforms and serves on the Investment Committee. Additionally, Ms. Gandin represents CIM on the boards of SkyPower Gl… Read full bio
Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas
Infrastructure Minister, Ministry of Infrastructure
Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas is the Brazilian State Minister of Infrastructure since 2019, having delivered about 70 concession projects. Mr. Freitas served before as the Special Secretary of the Public Investment Partnership Program (PPI) since 2015. M… Read full bio
Nicole Goh
Head, Infrastructure / Asia ex-China, GIC
Nicole Goh joined GIC Infrastructure in 2008. As Head, Infrastructure Asia ex-China, she has investment coverage responsibility for opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region, with prior experience investing in the US and Europe. She represents GIC Inf… Read full bio
Jie Gong
Partner, Pantheon
Jie is a Partner in Pantheon’s Asia Investment Team and a member of the ESG Committee and Inclusion & Diversity Committee. Jie joined Pantheon from Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners’ private equity fund of funds group, where she was… Read full bio
Kalliope Gourntis
Deputy Editor, Infrastructure Investor
Kalliope is Deputy Editor at Infrastructure Investor, focusing primarily on the print edition, the latest role she’s assumed since joining the company in 2013. Kalliope initially covered the US market when she was based in New York, but has since rel… Read full bio
Sybille Grandgeorge
Industry Banker Power and Renewables, Natixis
Since 2018, Industry Banker in the Power and Renewables Sector of Natixis, in dialogue with European utilities, Independent Power Producers, infrastructure funds and the renewable units of oil & gas companies in EMEA. Focus on emerging sectors su… Read full bio
Dan Gunner
Director of Research & Analytics, PEI Media Group
Dan has led PEI’s research products for the private equity, private real estate, private debt and infrastructure markets since he joined in 2010. A graduate of the University of Bristol, he previously worked at EMAP as Operations Director of its poli… 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
Charles Hamieh
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager - ClearBridge
Charles co-manages all Global Infrastructure Strategies. He has 24 years of investment industry experience. Charles joined a predecessor organization in 2010. Previously, he was Director and Senior Analyst, Global Infrastructure Securities, at AMP Ca… Read full bio
Roxana Isaiu
Chief Sustainability Officer , GRESB
Roxana Isaiu is Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) for GRESB. She is responsible for the strategy, management and delivery of GRESB products. She is overseeing the ESG & Benchmarks Pillar, consisting of the Real Estate and Infrastructure teams of… Read full bio
Nadia Kalic
Partner, Sydney, Clifford Chance
Nadia is a Corporate partner at Clifford Chance who specializes M&A and project development transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors. She is also a member of the firm’s Worldwide Projects Group, co-head of the Global Oil & Gas Gr… Read full bio
Andrew Kinloch
Managing Director, Logie Group
Andrew has been Lead Arranging and advising on infrastructure finance for 20+ years. This was initially in the developed markets of Australia (Westpac) then the UK (Mizuho and UBS) as concepts such as IPPs, resource based lending and PPP were first d… 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
Frank Kwok
Senior Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific for Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, Macquarie Group
Frank is the Head of MIRA Asia-Pacific, based in Sydney. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing MIRA’s investments in the region, primarily in infrastructure. Frank has been pivotal in MIRA’s growth in the region, including the establishment… Read full bio
Nicolas Le Clerc
Managing Director, ADM Capital
Nicolas Le Clerc is a Managing Director at ADM Capital, responsible for renewable energy and project finance matters. Prior to joining ADM Capital in 2019, Nicolas was an energy banker in Asia for over 18 years with CSFB, SMBC, ANZ and Nomura, based… Read full bio
Jake Lee
Head of Infrastructure, Hyundai Insurance
Jake (Jong Kwan) Lee is Head of Infrastructure, leading domestic and overseas infrastructure investments at Hyundai Insurance based in Seoul, South Korea. Prior to his current position, he helped build overseas Private Equity and Debt investment plat… Read full bio
Bertrand Loubières
Head of Infrastructure Finance, AXA IM Alts
Bertrand is Head of Infrastructure Finance at AXA IM Alts. His responsibilities include managing a team of 10 infrastructure specialists investing in infrastructure loans and bonds. Before joining AXA IM Alts’ Real Assets in 2015, Bertrand headed the… Read full bio
David Luboff
Partner and Head of Asia Pacific Infrastructure, KKR
David Luboff (Singapore) joined KKR in 2019 and is a Partner and Head of Asia-Pacific Infrastructure. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Luboff spent 18 years at Macquarie Group where he was most recently the CEO and an investment committee member of the Macq… Read full bio
Nicolas Lucas
Investment Director, Infrastructure Debt - Allianz Global Investors
Nicolas joined Allianz Global Investors in 2013 at the launch of the infrastructure debt platform, after over 9 years in project finance/infrastructure financing. Since 2013, we have invested more than 18billion euros in more than 90 transactions acr… Read full bio
Prateek Maheshwari
Managing Director, OMERS Infrastructure
Prateek joined OMERS Infrastructure in 2019 as a Managing Director based in London and leads investment efforts in transport and renewable energy infrastructure. He will be relocating to Singapore in the latter half of the year to lead our team there… Read full bio
Laurie Mahon
Vice-Chair, US Investment Banking, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets
Laurie Mahon joined CIBC Capital Markets in August 2013 and is responsible for all infrastructure finance activities globally. She has had a multifaceted career as a banker. public sector manager, infrastructure executive, consultant and developer fo… Read full bio
Irene Mavroyannis
Managing Partner, Private Capital Advisory, Sera Global
Irene is the Global Head of Sera Global’s Private Capital Advisory practice for Infrastructure, Renewables and Sustainable Investing and is responsible for advising leading general partners, operating companies and managers of real assets on fund str… Read full bio
Jonathan Maxwell
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Development Capital
Jonathan has over 20 years’ experience in international finance, infrastructure and private equity and has overall responsibility for the Investment Manager’s investment activities. Jonathan has a 82 strong track record, having worked in infrastructu… Read full bio
Jan Mende
Senior Vice President, Callan
Jan Mende is a Senior Vice President in Callan’s Real Assets Consulting group and based in San Francisco, California. She works with a range of institutional investors and is responsible for strategic planning, implementation and performance oversigh… Read full bio
Alessandro Merlo
Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Debt, UBS Asset Management
Alessandro leads UBS AM Infrastructure Debt Platform, he has 18 years of experience in infrastructure finance across debt, ratings and M&A. Alessandro joined UBS AM in 2014, leading the investment activity of the Infrastructure debt strategies si… Read full bio
Aditi Mohapatra
Managing Director, BSR
Aditi works with BSR members across sectors to help them improve and advance their sustainability strategies. She leads BSR’s global portfolio of work on women’s empowerment across consulting, collaboration, and research. Aditi joined BSR after sever… Read full bio
Guillaume Morency
Manager, Infrastructure Investments - Desjardins Global Asset Management
Guillaume Morency serves as a Manager, Infrastructure Investments at Desjardins Global Asset Management. In his capacity as a Manager, Infrastructure Investments, Guillaume is responsible for cultivating relationships with first-rate fund managers to… Read full bio
Mark Moseley
Principal and Owner, Moseley Infrastructure Advisory Services (MMM Infra)
Mark M. Moseley is the Owner and Principal of Moseley Infrastructure Advisory Services (MMM Infra), a global consulting firm advising on infrastructure projects and enabling environments, for multilateral development banks, governments and transactio… Read full bio
Elie Nammar
Senior Director and Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners
Elie Nammar joined Vauban Infrastructure Partners as a Senior Director in February 2021. Elie Nammar is dedicated to asset management in the digital infrastructure sector. Prior to joining Vauban IP, Elie was an Associate Partner at Oliver Wyman in t… Read full bio
Rohit Nanda
Head of Asia, Principal Investments - Infrastructure, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Rohit has around 13 years of experience in Private Equity, Banking and Consulting. He is currently the Head of Principal Investments – Infrastructure in SMBC in charge of building a multi-country, multi-sector infrastructure focused equity investment… Read full bio
Mary Nicholson
Head of Responsible Investment, Macquarie Asset Management
Mary is the Head of Responsible Investment for Macquarie Asset Management (MAM). Supported by a global team of experienced sustainability professionals, Mary sets and guides implementation of best practices globally across MAM’s investment lifecycle,… Read full bio
Vivian Nicoli
Managing Director - Head of European Infrastructure, CDPQ
Vivian Nicoli has been Managing Director, Head of European Infrastructure at CDPQ, since September 2020. She also heads the Paris office and leads CDPQ in developing and implementing its infrastructure investment strategy in the region. She oversees… Read full bio
Allard Nooy
Chief Executive Officer, InfraCo Asia Development
Allard joined InfraCo Asia in mid-2013 and has overall accountability for the company’s infrastructure developments and investments in 12 Asian countries. InfraCo Asia is part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) and a commercially-… Read full bio
Paul O’Donnell
Partner, Greencoat Capital
Paul is a Partner at Greencoat Capital, where is the Investment Manager for Greencoat Renewables Plc, a €850m European renewable energy infrastructure company. Paul joined Greencoat Capital in 2009 and has over 20 years of renewables and investment e… Read full bio
Ronak Patel
Principal, Campbell Lutyens & Co
Ronak is Partner at Campbell Lutyens, an advisory firm focused on raising private equity, infrastructure and private credit funds from institutional investors worldwide and advising on the secondary sale or restructuring of portfolios of direct or fu… Read full bio
Esther Peiner
Managing Director, Co-Head Private Infrastructure Europe, Partners Group
Esther Peiner is Co-Head of Private Infrastructure in Europe, based in Zug. She is a member of the Private Infrastructure Investment Committee. Esther is also a member of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Committee and the sponsor of its Women's N… Read full bio
Abigail Rayner
Principal, Real Assets, HarbourVest
Abigail Rayner joined the HarbourVest team in 2018 as a product specialist focused on global real assets investments and works closely with the investor relations team. She also sits on the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Council. Abigail joined the F… Read full bio
Kate Roscoe
Managing Director, Infrastructure Equity - Manulife
Kate Roscoe is a Managing Director on the global infrastructure equity team at Manulife and is based in Toronto. The portfolio is comprised of funds, co-investments and direct minority equity positions to support Manulife’s general accounts in Canada… Read full bio
Angelika Schöechlin
Senior Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners
Angelika joined Antin in 2010 and is a member of the Investment Committee. Angelika is a board member of Fund II portfolio companies Amedes and GSR, Fund III portfolio company Almaviva and Fund IV portfolio companies Babilou and Hippocrates. She prev… Read full bio
Laurent Segalen
Managing Partner, Megawatt-X
Laurent Segalen is a franco-british clean energy investment banker. He is the founder of Megawatt-X, the London-based Energy transition meta-platform, which he currently heads. Megawatt-X has listed more than 15GW of Wind and Solar transactions over… Read full bio
Chenhua Shen
Managing Director, I Squared Capital
Chenhua Shen is a Managing Director of I Squared Capital, where she leads the investment and asset management in Asia including deal origination, due diligence, valuation, negotiation and execution. She works closely with portfolio companies in platf… Read full bio
Jacob Shu
Associate Director, Infrastructure Investments, Manulife
Jacob Shu is a member of Manulife’s infrastructure investments team, based in Toronto, Canada. He focuses his time on infrastructure equity opportunities globally across the risk-return spectrum. He has been with Manulife since 2015 in its Toronto an… Read full bio
Tamara Singh
Advisor, OMFIF
Tamara Singh is Head of Asia Pacific. Following a decade in the UK and two years in Hong Kong, she returned to Singapore in 2012. A multi-disciplinary business manager, her experience spans energy, financial services and fund management, covering tra… Read full bio
Adam Smallman
Director – Membership Programs, PEI Media
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
Steven Sonnenstein
Senior Managing Director, Digital Colony
Steven Sonnenstein is a Senior Managing Director and member of the Investment Committee at Digital Colony. Mr. Sonnenstein is an accomplished telecommunications infrastructure executive with over 24 years of global mergers and acquisitions, asset man… 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
Ed Stumpf
Investment Director, Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers
Ed joined AIIM in 2014 as an Investment Director responsible for origination and execution of infrastructure investments across Africa for AIIM’s funds. Ed leads AIIM’s activities in the digital infrastructure and ports & logistics sectors. Selec… Read full bio
Andy Thomson
Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor
Andy has been with PEI since 2003, working on a number of titles including as Editor of Private Equity International and Senior Editor of Infrastructure Investor. Since H2 2015, he took over responsibility for Real Estate Capital and, in the first ha… Read full bio
Anne Valentine Andrews
Global Head of Real Assets, BlackRock
Anne Valentine Andrews, Managing Director, is Global Head of Real Assets within BlackRock Alternative Investors. BlackRock Real Assets comprises the Infrastructure and Real Estate platforms, which have 400+ professionals across 30+ cities globally, a… Read full bio
Harry van den Heuvel
Senior Portfolio Manager, Achmea Investment Management
Harry van den Heuvel has been with Achmea since 2007 and is since 2016 responsible for the infrastructure investments off Achmea Investment Management's pension and insurance clients. Prior to 2016 Harry was responsible for the alternatives and real… Read full bio
John Walker
Executive Chairman, Eastpoint Partners
John Walker AM, who was Chairman of Macquarie Capital Asia and Chairman of Macquarie Group, Korea ,retired in 2020 after a 22 year career with Macquarie Group. John spent 21 years in Asia ,initially in Korea where he led the establishment of Macquari… Read full bio
Simon Whistler
Infrastructure Lead, PRI
Simon joined the PRI in June 2018, and leads the organisation’s work on real assets. He works with real assets investors to support their understanding and integration of responsible investment in their investment processes. His most recent work has… Read full bio
Felix Zhang
Group Executive Director, Envision Energy
Felix Zhang is the Group Executive Director of Envision Energy, a world leader in renewable energy and technology space, and is Partner of Silicon Valley based evergreen venture fund, Envision Ventures. Currently Felix runs Envision Energy’s internat… Read full bio
Jingyi Zhang
Investment Officer, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
As investment officer at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Jingyi is passionate about connecting people, services and markets by financing and investing in sustainable infrastructure. AIIB is a multilateral financial institution with a… Read full bio