Fuelling growth: Transforming North America’s infrastructure landscape

The Infrastructure Investor America Forum will host North America’s most influential investors, fund managers and policy makers for two days of unparalleled networking and content. Connect with the community and debate the trends shaping the North American infrastructure landscape.

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80+ Speakers


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270+ Industry leaders


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Key themes

The rise of infrastructure secondaries
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US election– impact on the domestic infrastructure landscape

Creating value in uncertain times
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Embracing artificial intelligence & technological innovation

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Join our line-up of expert speakers and renowned keynotes as they discuss the current state of North American infrastructure, renewables, ESG, infrastructure debt and so much more.

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Build your profile, view our comprehensive attendee list, send messages, connect and book meetings ahead of the event.

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Throughout the event we will host invite-only LP sessions, including an LP breakfast and a Women’s Circle for our female community.

Our speakers include:

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BlueHaven

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Mercator International LLC

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If you are interested in speaking at the America Forum, please contact Kitty Watson

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Speakers include:

Canan Anli

Senior Advisor, PMP Strategy

Michele Armanini

Managing Director, Investments, Infracapital

Daniela Arreaza

Associate, DC Advisory

Ashli Aslin

Senior Analyst Real Assets and Infrastructure, Albourne

Paul Barr

Partner, Pantheon

Izzet Bensusan

CEO, Captona

Charles Buck

President and CEO, United Church Funds

Derek Chu

Head of American Real Assets, AustralianSuper

Nirav Dangarwala

Portfolio Manager, Resolution Life

Donnett Campbell

Managing Director, SS&C Technologies

Zak Bentley

Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor

Anna Dayn

Managing Director, New End

Don Dimitrievich

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

Jeremy Ebie

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, The Phoenix Infrastructure Group

Phil Eichhorn

Director of Investments, Versus Capital

Jennifer Essigs

Head of Sustainability, AE Industrial Partners

Dr. Morteza Farajian

Executive Director, Build America Bureau, US Dept. Of Transportation

Hamza Fassi-Fehri

Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners

Michael Felman

President and Chief Executive Officer, MSF Capital Advisors

Luke Fernandes

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

Valtin Gallani

Managing Director; Group Head of TMT and Digital Infrastructure Finance and Advisory, Societe Generale CIB

Jay Gillespie

Director of Alternative Finance, Georgia Department of Transportation

Bill Green

Managing Partner, Climate Adaptive Infrastructure

Taylor J. Hart

Partner, Ropes & Gray

Nicholas Hertlein

Managing Director, Stonepeak

Jensen Hodge

Sales Director - Infrastructure, Americas, GRESB

Grant Hodgkins

Portfolio Manager, Infrastructure & Natural Resources, BCI

Guy Hopgood

Director, bfinance

Monica Huffer

Portfolio Director, Private Markets, Texas Municipal Retirement System

Rich Juliano

General Counsel, American Road & Transportation Builders Association

Recep C. Kendircioglu

Global Head of Infrastructure Equity, Manulife Investment Management

Vidyu Kishor

Investments Director, Osaka Gas USA

Peter Larsen

Managing Director, Hamilton Lane

Kathryn Liao

Managing Principal, Private Equity Group, Allstate

Ying Lin

Vice President, StepStone Group

Anthony Liparidis

Principal and Director of Real Assets, Bessemer Trust

Andrea Logan

Director, FirstPoint Equity

Winston Ma

Executive Director of Global Public Investment Funds Forum and Adjunct Professor, NYU School of Law

Léonie Maruani

Senior Director, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Teresa Mattamouros

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Alternatives

Susan McGeachie

CEO, Global Climate Finance Accelerator

Jonathan Melmed

Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions, King & Spalding

Matthew Mendes

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, IMCO

Catarina Moura

Senior Reporter, Infrastructure Investor Deals

Josh Oboler

Investment Partner, Palistar Capital

Bill O'Conor

Managing Director, Americas, PEI Group

David Quam

Founder, President, and CEO, 56 Capitals

Michael Ryder

Co-Head and Partner, Igneo

Avantika Saisekar

Managing Director of Sustainable Investing, Wafra Inc.

Michael Sheehan

Chief Operating Officer, Dimension Energy

Daniel Silverberg

Managing Director, Capstone

David Strauss

Principal, Broadband Success Partners

Sean Toland

Associate Partner, Flagship Investment Team, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Surinder Toor

Managing Partner, Arjun Infrastructure Partners

Quynh Tran

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

Raya Treiser

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

John Tsui

Managing Principal, Peninsula House

Thierry Vandal

President, Axium Infrastructure

Vicente Vento

CEO, DTCP

Sadek Wahba

Chairman and Managing Partner, I Squared

Barbara Weber

Founding Partner, B Capital Partners

Mark Weisdorf

Chair of the Investment Committee, IST3 Infrastruktur Global

Li Xu

Managing Partner, LXI Capital

Maria Zaheer

Partner, Head of North America, Alexa Capital

Eugene Zhuchenko

Managing Director, ETORE Advisory

Jason Zibarras

Founding Partner, Argo Infrastructure Partners

For more information on speaking at the America Forum, please contact Kitty Watson
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Day 1 Day 2
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Agenda

Day 1 - Wednesday 4th

Breakfast
07:45 - 08:30

Registration & networking breakfast

Plenary
08:30 - 08:35

Welcome from Infrastructure Investor

08:35 - 08:45

Chair’s welcome

08:45 - 09:25

US Infrastructure investment: Strategies, advancements, and the journey towards growth

Jonathan Melmed, Hamza Fassi-Fehri, Josh Oboler, Michael Ryder, Léonie Maruani
  • A deep dive into the US’ continuous journey towards growth in infrastructure investment
  • How technological advancements such as AI have enhanced the efficiency and sustainability
    of infrastructure projects
  • Asset management M&A in infrastructure; trends and developments
  • Predictions for the US infrastructure investment landscape for 2025

Moderator:
Jonathan Melmed, Partner, King & Spalding

Speakers:
Hamza Fassi-Fehri, Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners
Josh Oboler, Investment Partner, Palistar Capital
Michael Ryder, Co-Head and Partner, Igneo
Leonie Maruani, Director, Vauban Infrastructure Partners Americas

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Jonathan Melmed

Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions, King & Spalding

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Hamza Fassi-Fehri

Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners

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Josh Oboler

Investment Partner, Palistar Capital

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Michael Ryder

Co-Head and Partner, Igneo

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Léonie Maruani

Senior Director, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

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09:25 - 10:05

The energy transition: an opportunity for a North American infrastructure investor?

Zak Bentley, Maria Zaheer, Vidyu Kishor, Sean Toland
  • Navigating the macro environment and its impact on the energy transition agenda
  • Methods to successfully and effectively finance the energy transition
  • The role technology has to play in the transition

Moderator:
Zak Bentley, Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor

Speakers:
Maria Zaheer, Managing Director, Head of North America, Alexa Capital
Vidyu Kishor, Investments Director, Osaka Gas USA
Sean Toland, Associate Partner, Flagship Investment Team, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

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Zak Bentley

Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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Maria Zaheer

Partner, Head of North America, Alexa Capital

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Vidyu Kishor

Investments Director, Osaka Gas USA

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Sean Toland

Associate Partner, Flagship Investment Team, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

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10:05 - 10:45

Creating value in an uncertain investment landscape

Taylor J. Hart , Ashli Aslin, Nicholas Hertlein, Teresa Mattamouros, Don Dimitrievich
  • Analysing value creation methods and practices carried out in the market across different
    assets
  • Leveraging technology to enhance value creation in infrastructure investment
  • LP views on the effectiveness of infrastructure investment in driving long-term value and
    mitigating risks

Moderator: Taylor Hart, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP

Speakers:
Ashli Aslin, Senior Analyst Real Assets and Infrastructure, Albourne Partners
Nicholas Hertlein, Managing Director, Stonepeak
Teresa Mattamouros, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Alternatives 
Don Dimitrievich, Portfolio Manager, Senior Managing Director, Energy Infrastructure Credit, Nuveen

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Taylor J. Hart

Partner, Ropes & Gray

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Ashli Aslin

Senior Analyst Real Assets and Infrastructure, Albourne

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Nicholas Hertlein

Managing Director, Stonepeak

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Teresa Mattamouros

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Alternatives

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Don Dimitrievich

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

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10:45 - 11:05

Keynote Fireside Chat: Investing in America’s Infrastructure

Zak Bentley, Sadek Wahba

Sadek Wahba talks about his new book and his vision for how to build America’s infrastructure to secure the economic growth, productivity improvements and social benefits that a good infrastructure network can offer.

Speakers:
Sadek Wahba, Chairman & Managing Partner, ISquared Capital
Zak Bentley, Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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Zak Bentley

Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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Sadek Wahba

Chairman and Managing Partner, I Squared

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Coffee break
11:05 - 11:35

Coffee break

Plenary
11:35 - 12:15

The influence of the US election on the domestic infrastructure landscape

David Quam, Jeremy M. Ebie, Raya Treiser, Daniel Silverberg
  • A deep dive into what’s next for American infrastructure sub sectors
  • What the election means for the IRA
  • Investor projections for infrastructure under the new administration

Moderator: David Quam, US Advisor, GIIA  

Speakers:
Raya Treiser, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Jeremy Ebie, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Phoenix Infrastructure Group
Daniel Silverberg, Managing Director, Capstone

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David Quam

Founder, President, and CEO, 56 Capitals

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Jeremy M. Ebie

CEO and Co-Founder, Phoenix Infrastructure Group

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Raya Treiser

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

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Daniel Silverberg

Managing Director, Capstone

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12:15 - 12:55

Exploring the benefits of alternative innovative investment frameworks

Eugene Zhuchenko , Ying Lin, Paul Barr
  • How co-investments act as J curve mitigation strategies
  • What drives investors to opt for infrastructure secondaries amidst tough market conditions?
  • What is needed from an investor perspective for the infrastructure secondaries market to grow and mature?

Moderator: Eugene Zhuchenko, Managing Director, ETORE Advisory

Speakers:
Ying Lin, Vice President, StepStone Group
Paul Barr, Partner, Pantheon

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Eugene Zhuchenko

Managing Director, ETORE Advisory

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Ying Lin

Vice President, StepStone Group

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Paul Barr

Partner, Pantheon

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Lunch break
12:55 - 13:55

Networking lunch

12:55 - 13:55

LP Lunch

Stream A - Infrastructure Investment
13:55 - 14:35

Navigating elevated interest rates across infrastructure investment

Guy Hopgood, Grant Hodgkins, Surinder Toor, Kathryn Liao, Recep C. Kendircioglu
  • The impact of interest rates and inflation on the infrastructure
    subsectors
  • How infrastructure investors plan to tackle the tailwinds from the increase in interest rates
  • Comparing core infrastructure to value add/optimistic strategies amid the increase of interest
    rates

Moderator:
Guy Hopgood, Director, bfinance

Speakers: 
Grant Hodgkins, Director, BCI
Kathryn Liao, Managing Principal, Infrastructure and Energy, Allstate Investments
Surinder Toor, Managing Partner, Arjun Infrastructure Partners
Recep Kendircioglu, Global Head of Infrastructure Equity, Manulife Investment Management

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Guy Hopgood

Director, bfinance

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Grant Hodgkins

Portfolio Manager, Infrastructure & Natural Resources, BCI

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Surinder Toor

Managing Partner, Arjun Infrastructure Partners

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Kathryn Liao

Managing Principal, Private Equity Group, Allstate

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Recep C. Kendircioglu

Global Head of Infrastructure Equity, Manulife Investment Management

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14:35 - 15:15

The growth of emerging managers and mid-market infrastructure players

Daniela Arreaza, Dr. Barbara Weber, Donnett Campbell, Peter Larsen
  • Establishing a clear differentiation between emerging and mid-market managers
  • How do emerging managers prove themselves to LPs without a proven track record
  • Strategies for new managers to establish themselves in the marketplace

Moderator: Daniela Arreaza, Investment Banking Associate, DC Advisory

Speakers:
Dr. Barbara Weber, Founder, B Capital Partners
Donnett Campbell, Managing Director, SS&C Technologies, Inc
Peter Larsen, Managing Director, Hamilton Lane

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Daniela Arreaza

Associate, DC Advisory

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Dr. Barbara Weber

Founding Partner, B Capital Partners

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Donnett Campbell

Managing Director, SS&C Technologies

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Peter Larsen

Managing Director, Hamilton Lane

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15:15 - 15:55

Where is the value in ESG?

Jensen Hodge, Jennifer Essigs, Bill Green, Charles Buck
  • How ESG data can help demonstrate performance to help make meaningful change
  • How ESG can increase profitability and investment
  • Why is ESG reporting important?

Speakers:
Jensen Hodge, Sales Director, Infrastructure, Americas, GRESB
Jennifer Essigs, Head of Sustainability, AE Industrial Partners
Bill Green, Managing Partner, Climate Adaptive Infrastructure
Charles Buck, President and CEO, United Church Funds

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Jensen Hodge

Sales Director - Infrastructure, Americas, GRESB

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Jennifer Essigs

Head of Sustainability, AE Industrial Partners

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Bill Green

Managing Partner, Climate Adaptive Infrastructure

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Charles Buck

President and CEO, United Church Funds

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Stream B – Assets under the spotlight
13:55 - 14:35

Navigating the consequences of fibre to the home overbuild

David Strauss, Valtin Gallani
  • Exploring strategies for sustainable growth and how to mitigate the negative impacts of fibre overbuild
  • Investigating methods to adapt to changing market conditions and the slow-down in dedicated digital allocations
  • Comparing strategies to avoid further overbuild

Moderator: David Strauss, Principal, Broadband Success

Speakers:
Valtin Gallani, Managing Director; Group Head of TMT and Digital Infrastructure Finance and Advisory, Societe Generale CIB

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David Strauss

Principal, Broadband Success Partners

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Valtin Gallani

Managing Director; Group Head of TMT and Digital Infrastructure Finance and Advisory, Societe Generale CIB

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14:35 - 15:15

Traditional energy “having it’s moment again” – what this means for moving towards net zero

Andrea Logan, Anthony Liparidis, Michael Felman, Michele Armanini, Michael Sheehan
  • How do we standardize a strategy to meet net zero?
  • How do we use the same terminology?
  • Predictions for the renewable and energy transition market over the coming years

Moderator: Andrea Logan, Director, FirstPoint Equity
Speakers:
Anthony Liparidis, Director of Real Assets, Bessemer Trust
Michael Felman, Owner, MSF Capital Advisors
Michele Armanini, Managing Director – Investments, Infracapital
Michael Sheehan, Chief Operating Officer, Dimension Energy

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Andrea Logan

Director, FirstPoint Equity

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Anthony Liparidis

Principal and Director of Real Assets, Bessemer Trust

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Michael Felman

President and Chief Executive Officer, MSF Capital Advisors

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Michele Armanini

Managing Director, Investments, Infracapital

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Michael Sheehan

Chief Operating Officer, Dimension Energy

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15:15 - 15:55

Investing in America’s transport infrastructure

Catarina Moura, Dr. Morteza Farajian, Jay Gillespie
  • What the federal government incentives look like under the new administration to support infrastructure investment
  • Strategies to enhance the sustainability of transport infrastructure and how to finance them
  • Investor perspectives on the transportation sub sector

Moderator:
Catarina Moura, Senior Reporter, Infrastructure Investor Deals

Speakers:
Morteza Farajian, Executive Director, Build America Bureau, US Dept. Of Transportation
Jay Gillespie, Director of Alternative Finance, Georgia Department of Transportation
Rich Juliano, Managing Director, American Road & Transportation Builders Association
Joe Seliga, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP

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Catarina Moura

Senior Reporter, Infrastructure Investor Deals

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Dr. Morteza Farajian

Executive Director, Build America Bureau, US Dept. Of Transportation

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Jay Gillespie

Director of Alternative Finance, Georgia Department of Transportation

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Break
15:55 - 16:30

Coffee break

LP Panel
16:30 - 17:10

North American LP investing strategies under the microscope

Mark Weisdorf, Monica Huffer, John Tsui
  • Infrastructure vs other alternative asset classes. How is infrastructure faring?
  • Will thematic investments continue to dominate investing opportunities?
  • Investor perspectives on the rise of alternative investment strategies

Moderator: Mark Weisdorf, Chair of the Investment Committee, IST3 Infrastruktur Global

Speakers:
Monica Huffer, Portfolio Manager, Private Markets, Texas Municipal Retirement System
John Tsui, Managing Principal, Peninsula House

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Mark Weisdorf

Chair of the Investment Committee, IST3 Infrastruktur Global

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Monica Huffer

Portfolio Director, Private Markets, Texas Municipal Retirement System

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John Tsui

Managing Principal, Peninsula House

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Roundtable
17:10 - 17:40

Roundtables over drinks

  • Investing across utilities infrastructure
  • Social Infrastructure & PPP’s
  • Natural capital as the next frontier in the infrastructure market
  • AI and technological innovations
End of Day 1
17:40 - 17:45

Chair’s closing remarks

17:45 - 18:45

Cocktail reception

Agenda

Day 2 - Thursday 5th

Plenary
09:30 - 09:40

Chair’s welcome back

09:40 - 10:10

Keynote Fireside Chat: Infrastructure Investing in the AI Era – sovereign investors’ perspective

Catarina Moura, Winston Ma

Infrastructure has been an important asset class for the SWF and pension fund community. Now the traditional infrastructure sectors are under challenges, whereas digital infrastructure projects like cloud computing and data centers are on the rise. This fireside chat will cover the rising power of sovereign investors, long term capital for global digital infrastructure needs, and how new concepts like “sovereign cloud” and “sovereign AI” will complicate the global data infrastructure.

Speakers:
Catarina Moura, Senior Reporter, Infrastructure Investor Deals
Winston Ma, Executive Director of Global Public Investment Funds Forum and Adjunct Professor, Former MD of China Investment Corporation, NYU School of Law

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Catarina Moura

Senior Reporter, Infrastructure Investor Deals

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Winston Ma

Executive Director of Global Public Investment Funds Forum and Adjunct Professor, NYU School of Law

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10:10 - 10:20

Market update from Infrastructure Investor

Bill O'Conor

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

The role of the energy transition on data centers and managing the increasing demand for AI

Canan Anli, Matthew Mendes, Avantika Saisekar, Quynh Tran, Jason Zibarras
  • Comparing existing strategies across the US to manage the power demand effectively and sustainably
  • Exploring the growth in low-emitting data center providers in the US
  • How companies are increasingly turning to off-the-grid experiments amid rising frustrations and navigating the associated regulatory and land acquisition challenges

Moderator: Canan Anli, Senior Advisor, GIRA Strategic Finance

Speakers:
Matthew Mendes, Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, IMCO
Avantika Saisekar, Managing Director, Wafra
Quynh Tran, Deputy Head, Structured Finance, Americas, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Jason Zibarras, Founding Partner, Argo Infrastructure Partners
Timothy Dobney, Investment Director, Infrastructure, IFM Investors

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Canan Anli

Senior Advisor, PMP Strategy

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Matthew Mendes

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, IMCO

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Avantika Saisekar

Managing Director of Sustainable Investing, Wafra Inc.

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Quynh Tran

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

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Jason Zibarras

Founding Partner, Argo Infrastructure Partners

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11:00 - 11:30

Coffee break

11:30 - 11:50

Investor keynote

11:50 - 12:30

Debate: Conventional vs renewable energy sources

Thierry Vandal, Michael Felman

Speakers:
Thierry Vandal, President, Axium Infrastructure (Renewable energy sources)
Michael Felman,
Owner, MSF Capital Advisors (Conventional energy sources)

 

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Thierry Vandal

President, Axium Infrastructure

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Michael Felman

President and Chief Executive Officer, MSF Capital Advisors

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Lunch break
12:30 - 13:30

Networking lunch

12:30 - 01:30

Women in Infrastructure lunch (invite-only)

LP Panel
13:30 - 14:10

How to navigate the current fundraising environment

Eugene Zhuchenko , Anna Dayn, Phil Eichhorn
  • Does infrastructure still offer the same beacon of hope for investors in turbulent times?
  • How to navigate the unprecedented need for new infrastructure in a period of record-high government deficits and supply-demand imbalance
  • What’s next for infrastructure fundraising as investors abandon the “wait and see” approach of 2023?

Moderator: Eugene Zhuchenko, Managing Director, ETORE Advisory
Speakers:
Anna Dayn, Managing Partner, New End
Phil Eichhorn, Director of Investments, Versus Capital Advisors

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Eugene Zhuchenko

Managing Director, ETORE Advisory

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Anna Dayn

Managing Partner, New End

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Phil Eichhorn

Director of Investments, Versus Capital

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Plenary
14:10 - 14:50

The contribution of infrastructure debt in delivering secure, long-term returns

Luke Fernandes
  • The role infrastructure debt plays in acting as a hedge against inflation
  • Exploring the most popular strategies across the debt space
  • What’s next for infrastructure debt investors

Speakers:
Luke Fernandes, Head of Infrastructure Finance, Swiss Re
Nirav Dangarwala, Portfolio Manager, Resolution Life

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Luke Fernandes

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

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14:50 - 15:30

Infrastructure Investor: Emerging Managers Investment Committee Case Study

Izzet Bensusan

Two hand-picked emerging fund managers 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.

Speaker:
Izzet Bensusan, CEO, Captona

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Izzet Bensusan

CEO, Captona

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Close of conference
15:30 - 15:40

Chair's closing remarks

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Purchase 12-month Infrastructure Investor Network membership to attend the America Forum, and enjoy exclusive access to:

  • Our network directory of 3,200+ leading investors and fund managers for you to connect with
  • Invite-only peer groups, monthly webinars and knowledge hubs for deeper insights
  • and so much more…

Institutional and private LPs at the America Forum

The Infrastructure Investor America Forum will be a pivotal event for LPs to connect with peers and managers to navigate the ever-changing infrastructure landscape.

Complimentary LP passes are limited to foundations, endowments, trusts, insurance companies, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.

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

Last year's attendees include

Key themes include:

What to expect at the Forum


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.

Apply for your complimentary pass

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

Complimentary investor passes are limited to foundations, endowments, trusts, insurance companies, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.

Apply today and a member of our team will follow up to secure your pass.

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Connect with and benchmark against your investor peers. Take part in roundtable discussions, think-tanks and investor-focussed sessions to explore opportunities within the asset class so you can leave with strategies to generate the highest returns.

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

Enhance your brand at the Infrastructure Investor America Forum 2024

Experience unparalleled opportunities at Infrastructure Investor America Forum 2024. Connect with senior decision-makers and leading infrastructure professionals, engage in enriching discussions, and drive lead generation. Join us to expand your network, establish thought leadership, and foster strategic partnerships.

The 2-day event offers a comprehensive view of the infrastructure landscape and will tackle challenges such as the impact of the US election on the domestic infrastructure landscape, how to create value in uncertain times, and embracing artificial intelligence and technological innovation. Showcase your solutions to empower them in overcoming these hurdles.

270+

Infrastructure professionals

100+

LPs

80+

Speakers

2

Days

Why sponsor the event?

Connect with senior investment professionals

Our engaged attendees – senior decision-makers – come from a diverse range of institutions, such as public and private pension funds, insurers, family offices, fund managers, investment consultants, fund of funds, law firms, banks, placement agents and more.

Boost brand visibility

Engage in exceptional networking with potential clients. Enhance your brand’s digital visibility and during live sessions. Utilise the Infrastructure Investor event app to facilitate seamless networking and collaboration opportunities.

Engage in insightful discussions

Sponsors can demonstrate their expertise and thought leadership on critical industry topics through speaking engagements and targeted content.

Maximize your ROI

Our sponsorship packages deliver exceptional value for your investment, offering a variety of benefits tailored to meet your specific needs and objectives.

Last year's investors include:

Thank you to our sponsors:

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Unrivalled networking experience

The Forum offers unparalleled opportunities to network with infrastructure’s most influential leaders in New York. Our networking offering is the ideal setting to build strong relationships with LPs and secure commitments.

Day 1 drinks reception

  • Exclusive sponsorship of our Private Drinks Reception
  • Including canapes, sparkling wine, beer and soft drinks
  • Branded at Official Drinks Reception Sponsor Level across brochure, signage and marketing collateral

Women’s lunch

  • Opportunity to host a panel of senior women from within the industry for an interactive discussion around DE&I, recruitment, inclusion within businesses
  • This session will be off the record and allow for a private lunch space to cultivate and grow your current network
  • Branding as our Women’s Circle sponsor across brochure, signage, marketing collateral

Private meeting room

Private meeting room, set up in a board room style for
6-8 people for the duration of the conference.

Networking lounge

Branded lounge seating area for 4 people.

Barista sponsorship

  • Exclusive sponsorship of our branded Barista Station providing coffee in branded and sustainable cups
  • Branded as our Barista Sponsor across brochure,
    signage and marketing collateral

Lanyard sponsorship

  • Exclusive sponsorship of our lanyards for all conference attendees
  • Branded as our Lanyard Sponsor across brochure, signage and marketing collateral

Expand your network. Deepen relationships. Secure capital.

Join us in December

Access to the America Forum

Purchase your Infrastructure Investor Network membership today to attend the forum.

If you are purchasing more than 3 tickets, please contact Anna Dorokhin
.

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Investor pass

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

Limited to foundations, endowments, trusts, insurance companies, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds.

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Exclusive networking functions taking place at the event

Onsite networking

Investor Council Lunch

December 4

The LPs in attendance are invited to join us for this exclusive LP lunch to gain peer-to-peer insights, build their networks and re-connect with existing connections.

 

 

Official Drinks Reception

December 4

To conclude the first day of the conference, we will host a drinks reception with complimentary canapes and beverages so you can continue to network with your peers and reflect upon the day’s sessions.

 

Women’s Circle Lunch

December 5

We are welcoming a panel of women leading North America’s infrastructure industry who will share their career journeys, and discuss how their firms retain and promote women and D&I opportunities in infrastructure.