Building the future: harnessing the power of connectivity
Attendees connected with a global community of investors and managers at the Digital Infrastructure Forum, part of the Infrastructure Investor Global Summit, and explored this increasingly important sub-asset class.
Key themes included:
- Investigating the sub sectors of digital infrastructure: fibre, data centres, and digital tower infrastructure
- Investor perspectives on how to revolutionise digital infrastructure
- Navigating the roadmap to sustainable digital infrastructure
- The challenges and benefits of integrating AI into urban infrastructure frameworks
Our line-up of industry leading speakers include:
Six specialist forums. One Global Summit.
The Digital Infrastructure Forum is part of the industry’s leading event, the Infrastructure Investor Global Summit, taking place across four days in Berlin. From ESG & Sustainability to the Energy Transition, the Summit delves deep into each of the sub-asset classes to provide actionable insights to individuals with varying areas of interest.
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Then you may be eligible for a complimentary pass. A limited number of 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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Agenda
Infrastructure Investor Digital Infrastructure Forum 2024 - Monday 18th
07:30 - 09:00
Registration opens
Digital Infrastructure Forum 2024
09:10 - 09:15
Introduction from Infrastructure Investor
09:15 - 09:30
Welcome from the chair
Andrea Logan
Andrea Martinez Logan, Director, FirstPoint Equity
09:30 - 10:15
Opening Panel: Macroeconomic opportunities and challenges in digital infrastructure
Dolly Mirchandani,
Mamoun Jamai,
Omar Jaffrey,
Thor Johnsen,
Romain Py,
Vicente Vento
- How digital infrastructure is faring in the high inflation and interest rates era
- How the digital players are navigating the demand to meet the growth
- Looking through the crystal ball: what’s next for the digital infrastructure sphere
Moderator: Dolly Mirchandani, Partner, White & Case
10:15 - 11:00
Panel: Discussing the significance of investing in digital tower infrastructure for the telecommunications industry
Mark Weisdorf,
Victor Magny,
Steven Marshall,
Erica Noda
- Exploring what specific requirements and challenges are associated with implementing 5G/6G capabilities on towers
- Discussing the importance of tower performance, managing power supply and backup systems
- Analysing the role of technologies like small cells in enhancing digital tower infrastructure for future needs
Moderator: Mark Weisdorf, Chair of Investment Committee, IST3 Infrastruktur Global
Erica Noda
Global TMT Sector Lead for Global Clients ＆ New Business, International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group)
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11:00 - 11:30
Coffee and networking with ESG ＆ Sustainability and Emerging Markets attendees
Digital Infrastructure Forum 2024
11:30 - 12:15
Panel: Unleashing the potential: investing in data centres for future growth
David Strauss,
Canan Anli,
Ashraf Arafeh,
Willem Jansonius,
Ljudmila Popova,
Dr Christopher Stief
- Discovering the increasing need for data centre infrastructure investments and how to ensure resiliency amongst the newer models in an ever-shifting business landscape
- How the current market environment has changed data centre investment and what investors plan to do about legacy data centre assets
- Exploring the criticality of a secure and reliable power supply for data centres and the increasing regulations around it
Moderator: David Strauss, Principal, Broadband Success Partners
12:15 - 13:00
Panel: AI - Looking beyond the buzzword
Zak Bentley,
David Blackford,
Jon Mauck,
Mark Prybutok,
Quynh Tran
- How existing players are keeping up with the new wave of AI
- What AI means for infrastructure investors
- Discussing the challenges and benefits of integrating AI into urban infrastructure frameworks
Moderator: Zak Bently, Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor
