Powering the evolution of North American infrastructure

Now in its 16th year, the America Forum returns to New York to host North America’s most influential investors, fund managers and policy makers for two days of unparalleled networking. Join the infrastructure community and debate the trends shaping the North American infrastructure landscape.

Hear global investors debate the outlook for North American infrastructure, expand your network, and connect with leading investors. See the video below outlining exactly how you can benefit from all that is in store.

Buy your Infrastructure Investor Network membership today and join us at the America Forum this November.


Unparalleled networking

Gain access to 3,000+ investors and managers globally. Setup pre-event meetings and continue the conversation after the event with your Infrastructure Investor Network membership.

Uncover high-yield opportunities

Discuss the current state of the North American infrastructure market with leading investment practitioners from around the world. Develop new investment strategies to identify high-yield assets across the region.

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Create and nurture relationships before, after and during the event with infrastructure’s elite by setting up meetings ahead of the event on our membership platform.

Key themes:
  • Infrastructure investment opportunities amid high inflation, rates and volatility
  • Investor perspectives
  • Future of the P3 market post IIJA
  • Evolving risks and opportunities for ESG
  • Infrastructure sub-sectors: digital infrastructure, energy transition and renewables, transportation and infrastructure debt

The Forum at a glance:

Industry intelligence


Join leading infrastructure experts as they discuss the current state of North American infrastructure, renewables, ESG, infrastructure debt and so much more.

Focused networking


Connect and knowledge share with leading investors and managers with similar interests.

Keynote interviews


Gain a fresh perspective and be inspired by industry leading keynote speakers discussing the future of the asset class.

Speakers include:

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What our attendees say about the Forum

Kemi Christina Abdul

BlueHaven

The event touched on all relevant themes of the sector and I was able to walk away with notable points.

Brian Nemeth

AlixPartners

I really enjoyed the quality of people that attended the event. I also enjoyed the content presented and found it very informative.

Steven C Rothberg

Mercator International LLC

The panels were all informational and stimulating, and the scale of the event made it manageable, in terms of meeting other attendees.

Lucrative benefits of the Infrastructure Investor Network

Purchase your 12 month membership to attend the Infrastructure Investor Network Global Summit and join our global network of infrastructure leaders shaping the asset class.

Members have year-round access to a directory of investors, frequent meetings with industry leaders, and receive a reduced rate to Infrastructure Investor conferences throughout the year.

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A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible allocators and institutional and private investors to join the event.

To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, private wealth manager, foundation, endowment, family office or corporate investment division.

Apply for a pass and a member of our team will be in touch to confirm your eligibility.

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If you are interested in speaking at the America Forum, please get in touch with Kitty Watson

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Angelo Acconcia

Partner, ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC

Canan Anli

Senior Advisor, PMP Strategy

Ashli Aslin

Senior Analyst Real Assets and Infrastructure, Albourne

Perry Babb

Chief Executive Officer, KeyState Energy

Paul Barker

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

Anthony Bednarczyk

Head of Broadband Practice, Fujitsu Network Communications

Zak Bentley

Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor

Dr. Mathias Bimberg

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Prime Capital AG

Joss Blamire

Director, Infrastructure, GRESB

Heidi Boyd

Senior Managing Director, Blackstone

Lisa Buglione

Executive Director, AIAI (Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure)

Jim Burchetta

Managing Director, Oaktree Capital Management

Anna Dayn

Managing Director, New End

Ed Diffendal

Managing Director, Co-Head Private Infrastructure Americas , Partners Group

Don Dimitrievich

Portfolio Manager, Senior Managing Director, Energy Infrastructure Credit, Nuveen

Jeremy Ebie

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, The Phoenix Infrastructure Group

Gisele Everett

Senior Managing Director and Head of Americas, OMERS Infrastructure

Luke Fernandes

Head of US Infrastructure Debt, Director, Swiss Re Asset Management

Florestan Ferroux

Senior Director, Infrastructure Financing, CDPQ Fixed Income Inc.

Xenia Garofalo

Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

Kevin Genieser

Managing Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners

Filip Guz

Managing Director, Origination & Execution, InfraRed Capital Partners

Taylor J. Hart

Partner, Ropes & Gray

Yael Hayim

Director, ING Capital LLC

Eugene Holubnyak

Co-Founder, Avalon International Corporation

Guy Hopgood

Director, bfinance

Janice Ince

Managing Director, Pantheon

Omar Jaffrey

Managing Partner/Sole Founder, Palistar Capital

Recep Kendircioglu, CFA

Global Head of Infrastructure Equity, Manulife Investment Management

Vidyu Kishor

Investments Director, Osaka Gas USA

Jason Koenig

Managing Partner, ITE Management

Rob Kupchak

Senior Managing Director, Stonepeak

Stephanie Kwong

Principal, Investments, Generate Capital

Jeffrey Lack

Senior Director, Fitch Ratings

Sue Lee

CEO, Lesura Strategies

Ying Lin

Vice President, Stepstone Group

Andrea Logan

Director, First Point Equity

John Ma

Partner, Co-Head of North America, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

James Mackey

Managing Director, Climate Investment

Léonie Maruani

Senior Director, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Graham Matthews

CEO Infrastructure, PATRIZIA

Irene Mavroyannis

Global Co-Head of Business Development, Infrastructure, Partners Group (USA) Inc.

Matthew Mendes

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)

Thomas Mulvihill

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, KeyBanc Capital Markets

Petya Nikolova

Deputy CIO and Head of Infrastructure Investments, New York City Comptroller's Office

Isabel O'Brien

Reporter, Americas, Infrastructure Investor

Bill O'Conor

Managing Director, Americas, PEI Group

Mansi Patel

Managing Director, MetLife Investments Management

Kangdi Peng

Investment Director – Infrastructure, AustralianSuper

Margot Phillips

Senior Director, Head of DEI for North America, Ericsson

Violeta Rabanal

Senior Director, Head of Corporate Development, Mitsubishi Power

Miriam Rafiqi

Managing Director, HIG Capital

Santhosh Rao

Managing Director, Head of Digital Infrastructure, MUFG

Alexis Rosenberg

Senior Associate, Projects Americas, Ashurst LLP

Nicolas Rubio

Partner, Chief Executive Officer Americas, Meridiam

Ziad Sarkis

Director of Research, Alternative Investment Program, The Wharton Program

Snehal Shah

Reporter, New Private Markets, PEI Group

Kurt Shuman

Head of Asset Management, North America, Equitix

Daniel Silverberg

Managing Director, Capstone

Melisa V. Simic

Senior Director, ESG Integration Infrastructure, Nuveen

Stephen Simpson

Partner, Instar Asset Management

Rudi Stuetzle

Infrastructure Debt Americas, MEAG – Munich Re

Manish Taneja

Managing Director, Deputy Global Head of Infrastructure Credit, The Carlyle Group

Peter Taylor

Managing Director, Carlyle Global Infrastructure

Surinder Toor

Managing Partner, Arjun Infrastructure Partners

Quynh Tran

Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Finance, North America, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Mark Weisdorf

Chair of the Investment Committee, IST3 IG

Mark White

Head of Real Assets, Albourne Partners

Tommer Yoked

Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

Jonathan Zelmanovitch

Partner, PMP Strategy

Eugene Zhuchenko

Managing Director, ETORE Advisory

Valerie Zona

Director of ESG, ArcLight Capital Partners

For more information regarding the event, please contact Kitty Watson.

E: kitty.w@pei.group

 

2023 Agenda:

Day 1 Day 2
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Agenda

Day 1 - Wednesday 29th

Welcome
07:45 - 08:30

Registration & networking breakfast

08:30 - 08:45

Welcome from Infrastructure Investor

08:45 - 09:00

Chair's welcome

Ashli Aslin

Ashli Aslin, Senior Analyst Real Assets and Infrastructure, Albourne Partners

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Ashli Aslin

Senior Analyst Real Assets and Infrastructure, Albourne

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Plenary sessions
09:00 - 09:40

Keynote opening panel: A deep dive into North America’s “infrastructure decade”

Isabel O'Brien, Kevin Genieser , Rob Kupchak, Léonie Maruani, Stephen Simpson
  • Hitting on the fundraising breaks: exploring the appetite for core and continuation funds in a high interest era
  • Investigating how resilient infrastructure will be in 2023 and beyond in the current macroeconomic landscape
  • Going back to basics: What the investor community needs to see

Moderator:
Isabel O’Brien, Reporter, Infrastructure Investor

Speakers:
Kevin Genieser, Managing Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners
Rob Kupchak, Senior Managing Director, Stonepeak
Léonie Maruani, Senior Director, Vauban Infrastructure Partners America
Stephen Simpson, Partner, Instar Asset Management

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Isabel O'Brien

Reporter, Americas, Infrastructure Investor

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Kevin Genieser

Managing Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners

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Rob Kupchak

Senior Managing Director, Stonepeak

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Léonie Maruani

Senior Director, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

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Stephen Simpson

Partner, Instar Asset Management

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09:40 - 10:20

Assessing the state of the post-IIJA P3 market in North America

Zak Bentley, Jeremy Ebie, Jeffrey Lack, Sue Lee, Nicolas Rubio
  • The impact of government policies and changes in regulations on the P3 market
  • How technology has changed the landscape of P3 projects
  • The future of the P3 market: identifying the key drivers for growth and what that will look like in the coming years

Moderator:
Zak Bentley, Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor

Speakers:
Jeremy Ebie, Founder and CEO, Phoenix Infrastructure Group
Jeffrey Lack, Senior Director, Fitch Ratings
Sue Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Lesura Strategies
Nicolas Rubio, Partner, Chief Executive Officer Americas, Meridiam

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Zak Bentley

Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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Jeremy Ebie

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, The Phoenix Infrastructure Group

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Jeffrey Lack

Senior Director, Fitch Ratings

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Sue Lee

CEO, Lesura Strategies

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Nicolas Rubio

Partner, Chief Executive Officer Americas, Meridiam

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10:20 - 11:00

Dissecting new infrastructure investment opportunities amid high inflation, rates and volatility

Xenia Garofalo, John Ma, Graham Matthews, Miriam Rafiqi, Peter Taylor
  • A deep dive into what extent infrastructure is an inflation hedge
  • How long inflation will stay up and that looks like for infrastructure sub-sectors such as transportation, renewables, water resources and broadband
  • Inflation risk: how exposed are North American infrastructure investors

Moderator:
Xenia Garofalo, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland
Speakers:
John Ma, Co-Head of North America & Partner, Igneo Infrastructure Partners
Graham Matthews, Head of Infrastructure, Patrizia
Miriam Rafiqi, Managing Director, HIG Capital
Peter Taylor, Managing Director, Carlyle Global Infrastructure

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Xenia Garofalo

Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

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John Ma

Partner, Co-Head of North America, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

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Graham Matthews

CEO Infrastructure, PATRIZIA

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Miriam Rafiqi

Managing Director, HIG Capital

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Peter Taylor

Managing Director, Carlyle Global Infrastructure

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Networking
11:00 - 11:30

Coffee break

Plenary sessions
11:30 - 12:10

The resilience of infrastructure debt

Guy Hopgood, Don Dimitrievich, Luke Fernandes , Florestan Ferroux, Mansi Patel, Manish Taneja
  • How to navigate the challenges of managing risk and liquidity in the current financial landscape
  • Where US infrastructure debt investment sits in comparison to other regions and what the future holds for investors and borrowers
  • Investigating if infrastructure debt will continue to outperform alternative credit strategies

Moderator:
Guy Hopgood, Director, bfinance

Speakers:
Don Dimitrievich, Portfolio Manager, Senior Managing Director, Energy Infrastructure Credit, Nuveen
Luke Fernandes, Head of US Infrastructure Debt, Director, Swiss Re
Florestan Ferroux, Senior Director, Infrastructure Financing, CDPQ
Mansi Patel, Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Debt – Americas & APAC, MetLife Investment Management
Manish Taneja, Managing Director and Deputy Global Head of Carlyle Infrastructure Credit, Carlyle Infrastructure Credit

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Guy Hopgood

Director, bfinance

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Don Dimitrievich

Portfolio Manager, Senior Managing Director, Energy Infrastructure Credit, Nuveen

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Luke Fernandes

Head of US Infrastructure Debt, Director, Swiss Re Asset Management

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Florestan Ferroux

Senior Director, Infrastructure Financing, CDPQ Fixed Income Inc.

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Mansi Patel

Managing Director, MetLife Investments Management

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Manish Taneja

Managing Director, Deputy Global Head of Infrastructure Credit, The Carlyle Group

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12:10 - 12:50

ESG – evolving risks and opportunities in infrastructure investment

Joss Blamire, Paul Barker, Dr. Tobias Engelmeier, James Mackey , Valerie Zona
  • Identifying the challenges/opportunities of measuring, managing and reporting on progress towards tackling the evolving risks and opportunities
  • Navigating the impact of climate risk on the viability and resilience of infrastructure assets
  • What the advent of AI and machine learning means for performance and helping to achieve ESG goals

Moderator:
Joss Blamire, Director, Infrastructure, GRESB

Speakers:
Paul Barker, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Dr. Tobias Engelmeier, Chief Executive Officer, VIDA
James Mackey, Managing Director, Climate Investment
Valerie Zona, Director of ESG, ArcLight Capital Partners

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Joss Blamire

Director, Infrastructure, GRESB

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Paul Barker

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

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Dr. Tobias Engelmeier

CEO, VIDA

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James Mackey

Managing Director, Climate Investment

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Valerie Zona

Director of ESG, ArcLight Capital Partners

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Lunch
12:50 - 13:50

Lunch break

Stream A – Energy transition & renewables
13:50 - 14:30

The rising stars under the microscope: Hydrogen, batteries & EV charging in an IRA world

Perry Babb, Eugene Holubnyak, Violeta Rabanal
  • Discussing if these subsectors are established infrastructure or optimistic/value-add
  • The role the subsectors play to enable the energy transition
  • Exploring the sustainability of batteries and EV charging

Speakers:
Perry Babb, Chief Executive Officer, KeyState Energy
Eugene Holubnyak, Director, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources
Violeta Rabanal, Senior Director – Head of Corporate Development, Mitsubishi Power

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Perry Babb

Chief Executive Officer, KeyState Energy

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Eugene Holubnyak

Co-Founder, Avalon International Corporation

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Violeta Rabanal

Senior Director, Head of Corporate Development, Mitsubishi Power

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14:30 - 15:10

Examining the energy trilemma – security, sustainability and affordability

Isabel O'Brien, Matthew Mendes, Angelo Acconcia
  • The role of due diligence in assessing climate risk and other sustainability measures
  • The impact of emerging technologies, such as blockchain, on the energy trilemma
  • Discussing the importance of energy efficiency measures in promoting sustainability
  • The role of renewable energy in promoting energy security

Moderator:
Isabel O’Brien, Reporter, Infrastructure Investor

Speakers:
Angelo Acconcia,
Partner, ArcLight Capital Partners
Matthew Mendes,
Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)

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Isabel O'Brien

Reporter, Americas, Infrastructure Investor

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Matthew Mendes

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)

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Angelo Acconcia

Partner, ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC

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15:10 - 15:50

The impact of interest rates and inflation on the energy subsectors

Daniel Silverberg, Dr. Mathias Bimberg, Vidyu Kishor, Rudi Stuetzle
  • Exploring how to harness momentum as North American clean power production builds and costs for renewable technology continues to fall
  • What inflation directly means for consumers
  • Navigating higher production costs and the impact on the energy subsectors

Moderator:
Daniel Silverberg, Managing Director, Capstone LLC

Speakers:
Dr. Mathias Bimberg, Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Prime Capital AG
Vidyu Kishor, Director, Renewables and Grid Solutions, Osaka Gas USA
Rudi Stuetzle, Senior Vice President, Munich Re America

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Daniel Silverberg

Managing Director, Capstone

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Dr. Mathias Bimberg

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Prime Capital

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Vidyu Kishor

Investments Director, Osaka Gas USA

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Rudi Stuetzle

Infrastructure Debt Americas, MEAG – Munich Re

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Stream B – Digital Infrastructure deep dive
13:50 - 14:30

Telecommunication infrastructure investment: challenges and opportunities in North America

Tommer Yoked, Gisele Everett, Omar Jaffrey , Jonathan Zelmanovitch
  • Navigating regulatory hurdles and increased competition from emerging technologies
  • Exploring the initiatives to meet customer demand in remote and underserved geographies
  • Dissecting the opportunities for investors in the telecommunication investment landscape

Moderator:
Tommer Yoked, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

Speakers:
Gisele Everett, Senior Managing Director and Head of OMERS Infrastructure Americas, OMERS
Omar Jaffrey, Managing Partner/Sole Founder, Palistar Capital
Jonathan Zelmanovitch, Partner, PMP Strategy

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Tommer Yoked

Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

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Gisele Everett

Senior Managing Director and Head of Americas, OMERS Infrastructure

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Omar Jaffrey

Managing Partner/Sole Founder, Palistar Capital

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Jonathan Zelmanovitch

Partner, PMP Strategy

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14:30 - 15:10

Dissecting the demand for fibre to the home

Taylor J. Hart , Anthony Bednarczyk, Filip Guz, Stephanie Kwong, Kangdi Peng
  • Examining rollout dynamics across North America compared to other regions
  • Exploring what is being done on projects to make the processes more efficient, transparent and cleaner
  • The role of Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Programme (BEAD) in fibre rollout

Moderator:
Taylor J. Hart, Partner, Ropes & Gray

Speakers:
Anthony Bednarczyk, Head of Broadband Practise, Fujitsu Network Communications
Filip Guz, Managing Director, Origination & Execution, InfraRed Capital Partners
Stephanie Kwong, Principal, Generate
Kangdi Peng, Investment Director – Infrastructure, Australian Super

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Taylor J. Hart

Partner, Ropes & Gray

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Anthony Bednarczyk

Head of Broadband Practice, Fujitsu Network Communications

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Filip Guz

Managing Director, Origination & Execution, InfraRed Capital Partners

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Stephanie Kwong

Principal, Investments, Generate Capital

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Kangdi Peng

Investment Director – Infrastructure, AustralianSuper

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15:10 - 15:50

The impact of interest rates and inflation on digital infrastructure

Eugene Zhuchenko , Yael Hayim, Santhosh Rao, Surinder Toor, Quynh Tran
  • The role of co-investments in digital infrastructure investment in the current climate
  • The impact of inflation on R&D and long-term plans for growth in digital infrastructure
  • How a more stable inflation and interest rate backdrop will set the stage for positive infrastructure earnings growth

Moderator:
Eugene Zhuchenko, Managing Director, ETORE Advisory

Speakers:
Yael Hayim, Senior Banker, Digital Infrastructure and Technology, ING Capital
Santhosh Rao, Managing Director, Head of Digital Infrastructure, MUFG
Surinder Toor, Managing Partner, Arjun Infrastructure
Quynh Tran, Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Finance, North America, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

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Eugene Zhuchenko

Managing Director, ETORE Advisory

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Yael Hayim

Director, ING Capital LLC

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Santhosh Rao

Managing Director, Head of Digital Infrastructure, MUFG

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Surinder Toor

Managing Partner, Arjun Infrastructure Partners

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Quynh Tran

Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Finance, North America, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

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Networking
15:50 - 16:30

Coffee break

Plenary sessions
16:30 - 17:10

LP panel: How are infrastructure investors finding a point of differentiation

Andrea Logan, Petya Nikolova, Mark White
  • Exploring the demand for more complex structure deals
  • How infrastructure fares in relative attractiveness compared to other asset classes such as credit and PE
  • Looking into a crystal ball: the future for investor-manager relationships

Moderator:
Andrea Logan
, Director, First Point Equity

Speakers:
Petya Nikolova, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, New York City Retirement System
Mark White, Senior Analyst, Albourne Partners

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Andrea Logan

Director, First Point Equity

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Petya Nikolova

Deputy CIO and Head of Infrastructure Investments, New York City Comptroller's Office

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Mark White

Head of Real Assets, Albourne Partners

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17:10 - 17:40

Infrastructure Investor: Investment Committee Case Study

Mark Weisdorf, Dr. Mathias Bimberg

A hand-picked fund manager will present an investment case study in this exclusive, data-driven and interactive format. Hosted by an experts, you’ll have the chance to ask questions, share your thoughts in our very own investment committee.

Moderator:
Mark Weisdorf, Chair of Investment Committee, IST3 IG

Speaker:
Dr. Mathias Bimberg, Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Prime Capital AG

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Mark Weisdorf

Chair of the Investment Committee, IST3 IG

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Dr. Mathias Bimberg

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Prime Capital

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End of day 1
17:40 - 17:45

Chair's wrap up and close of Day 1

Ashli Aslin

Ashli Aslin, Senior Analyst Real Assets and Infrastructure, Albourne Partners

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Ashli Aslin

Senior Analyst Real Assets and Infrastructure, Albourne

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17:45 - 18:45

Cocktail reception

Agenda

Day 2 - Thursday 30th

Breakfast session
08:15 - 09:30

Investor-only breakfast session (by invite)

Welcome
09:30 - 09:40

Chair's welcome back

Ashli Aslin

Ashli Aslin, Senior Analyst Real Assets and Infrastructure, Albourne Partners

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Ashli Aslin

Senior Analyst Real Assets and Infrastructure, Albourne

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Plenary sessions
09:40 - 10:10

Investor Keynote: Energy Transition 2.0 – The investor handbook to the next phase of transition investing

Zak Bentley, Matthew Mendes

Moderator: Zak Bentley, Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor

Speaker: Matthew Mendes, Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)

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Zak Bentley

Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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Matthew Mendes

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)

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10:10 - 10:20

Market update from Infrastructure Investor

Bill O'Conor

Presenter:
Bill O’Conor, Managing Director, Americas, PEI Group

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Bill O'Conor

Managing Director, Americas, PEI Group

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10:20 - 11:00

North America’s position on diversity, equity and inclusion

Snehal Shah, Ashli Aslin, Lisa Buglione, Margot Phillips , Melisa V. Simic
  • Joining the dots between ESG and DEI
  • Exploring the legitimate need for data and the value it brings if any
  • Where the infrastructure asset class places on the DEI scorecard

Moderator:
Snehal Shah, Senior Reporter, New Private Markets

Speakers:
Ashli Aslin
, Senior Analyst Real Assets and Infrastructure, Albourne Partners
Lisa Buglione, Executive Director, AIAI (Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure)
Margot Phillips, Senior Director and Head of DEI for North America, Ericsson
Melisa V. Simic, Senior Director, ESG Integration Infrastructure, Nuveen

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Snehal Shah

Reporter, New Private Markets, PEI Group

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Ashli Aslin

Senior Analyst Real Assets and Infrastructure, Albourne

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Lisa Buglione

Executive Director, AIAI (Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure)

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Margot Phillips

Senior Director, Head of DEI for North America, Ericsson

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Melisa V. Simic

Senior Director, ESG Integration Infrastructure, Nuveen

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Networking
11:00 - 11:20

Coffee break

Plenary sessions
11:20 - 12:00

Data centers under the spotlight

Canan Anli, Ed Diffendal, Recep Kendircioglu, CFA, Ying Lin
  • What the investment landscape looks like and the challenges in data center investment
  • How to maximise efficiency in data center operations such as energy efficiency measures etc
  • A deep dive into emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning and edge computing and their impact on data centers

Moderator:
Canan Anli, Senior Advisor, PMP Strategy

Speakers:
Ed Diffendal, Managing Director, Co-Head Private Infrastructure Americas, Partners Group
Recep C Kendircioglu, Global Head of Infrastructure Equity, Manulife Investment Management
Ying Lin, Vice President, Stepstone Group

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Canan Anli

Senior Advisor, PMP Strategy

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Ed Diffendal

Managing Director, Co-Head Private Infrastructure Americas , Partners Group

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Recep Kendircioglu, CFA

Global Head of Infrastructure Equity, Manulife Investment Management

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Ying Lin

Vice President, Stepstone Group

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12:00 - 12:40

Transportation infrastructure investment: key challenges and solutions

Alexis Rosenberg, Heidi Boyd, Jim Burchetta , Jason Koenig, Thomas Mulvihill, Kurt Shuman
  • Identifying the incentives from federal government capital put into transportation
  • How to make transportation more sustainable
  • Exploring the buying opportunities for transport investors

Moderator:
Alexis Rosenberg, Senior Associate, Ashurst

Speakers:
Heidi Boyd, Senior Managing Director, Blackstone
Jim Burchetta, Managing Director, Oaktree Capital Management
Jason Koenig, Managing Partner, ITE Management
Thomas Mulvihill, Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, KeyBanc
Kurt Shuman, Head of Asset Management, North America, Equtix

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Alexis Rosenberg

Senior Associate, Projects Americas, Ashurst LLP

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Heidi Boyd

Senior Managing Director, Blackstone

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Jim Burchetta

Managing Director, Oaktree Capital Management

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Jason Koenig

Managing Partner, ITE Management

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Thomas Mulvihill

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, KeyBanc Capital Markets

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Kurt Shuman

Head of Asset Management, North America, Equitix

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Lunch
12:40 - 13:40

Lunch break including Women in Infrastructure lunch (invite-only)

Plenary sessions
13:40 - 14:20

LP Panel: North American investor views on navigating disrupted markets

Irene Mavroyannis , Anna Dayn, Janice Ince, Ziad Sarkis
  • How infrastructure investors plan to tackle the tailwinds from the increase in interest rates on the banking crisis
  • Investigating the shift from endowments towards infrastructure investment
  • Exploring investor appetite for investing in emerging/first time managers

Moderator:
Irene Mavroyannis
, Managing Director, Global Co-Head, Business Development, Infrastructure, Partners Group

Speakers:
Anna Dayn, Managing Partner, New End
Janice Ince, Managing Director, Pantheon Ventures
Ziad Sarkis, Director of Research, Alternative Investment Program, The Wharton Program

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Irene Mavroyannis

Global Co-Head of Business Development, Infrastructure, Partners Group (USA) Inc.

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Anna Dayn

Managing Director, New End

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Janice Ince

Managing Director, Pantheon

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Ziad Sarkis

Director of Research, Alternative Investment Program, The Wharton Program

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Afternoon coffee roundtables
14:20 - 15:20

Infrastructure resilience and climate adaptability

Joss Blamire

Joss Blamire, Director, Infrastructure, GRESB

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Joss Blamire

Director, Infrastructure, GRESB

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14:20 - 15:20

Renewable energy infrastructure investments

James Mackey

James Mackey, Managing Director, Climate Investment

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James Mackey

Managing Director, Climate Investment

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14:20 - 15:20

Social infrastructure investment

Lisa Buglione

Lisa Buglione, Executive Director, AIAI (Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure)

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Lisa Buglione

Executive Director, AIAI (Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure)

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End of day 2
15:20 - 15:30

Close of conference

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Connect with North America's most active investors
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Allstate
American Equity
AustralianSuper
Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec
Calgary Foundation
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Carnegie Corporation Of New York
City of Fresno Retirement Systems
Desjardins
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan
HRM Pension Plan
Indiana Public Retirement System
MassMutual
MEAG Munich ERGO Asset Management
New Mexico State Investment Council
North Carolina State Treasury
Oregon State Treasury (Investment Division)
Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System
Swiss Reinsurance Co
Texas Employees Retirement System
The Principia Corp
Toronto Transit Commission Pension Fund Society
TTC Pension Fund Society
University of Notre Dame
Utah Retirement Systems
Washington State Investment Board
Woodbridge Company
Tokyo University of Science

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What to expect?


Network with your peers

Enrich your network, build lasting relationships, and exchange valuable perspectives with your investor peers through investor-only breakfasts, networking breaks, lunches and much more.


Gain expert insights
Hear from our industry-leading speaker line-up, discover the latest trends and stay aligned with future innovations in the market.


Explore opportunities
Discover remarkable investment opportunities in sectors including emerging markets, energy transition, infrastructure debt and more.


Meet with the best and brightest funds
Connect and arrange one-to-one meetings with infrastructure’s biggest fund and asset managers in the market.

What to expect on the event day

300+
Attendees

100+
Institutional Investors

75+
Speakers

5+
Networking hours

Last year's investors included:

Network with North America's most active investors

AIMCo
Allstate
Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec
Calgary Foundation
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Carnegie Corporation Of New York
City of Fresno Retirement Systems
Desjardins
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan
HRM Pension Plan
Indiana Public Retirement System
KWAP
New Mexico State Investment Council
North Carolina State Treasury
Oregon State Treasury
Swiss Reinsurance Co
Texas Employees Retirement System
Toronto Transit Commission Pension Fund Society
University of Notre Dame
Utah Retirement Systems
UTIMCO
Washington State Investment Board

Apply for a complimentary Institutional Investor pass

A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible allocators and institutional and private investors to join the event.

To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, private wealth manager, foundation, endowment, family office or corporate investment division.

Apply for a pass and a member of our team will be in touch to confirm your eligibility.

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Kemi-Christina Abdul

Managing Director, BlueHaven

Niraj Agarwal

Head of Real Assets, New Jersey Division of Investment

Ross Alexander

Senior Portfolio Manager, Infrastructure/Real Assets, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation

Anna Dayn

Managing Director, New End

Guy Hopgood

Director, bfinance

Tom Idzal

Head of Americas, GRESB

Laurie Mahon

Former Vice-Chair, US Investment Banking, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets

Léonie Maruani

Senior Director, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Irene Mavroyannis

Global Co-Head of Business Development, Infrastructure, Partners Group (USA) Inc.

Matthew Mendes

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)

Alexander Poll

Infrastructure Equity Americas, MEAG – Munich Re

Devinder Sangha

Partner, Albourne Partners Limited

Peter Taylor

Managing Director, Carlyle Global Infrastructure

Mark Weisdorf

Chair of the Investment Committee, IST3 Infrastruktur Global