Investor
Emerging Markets Forum Global Summit 2020
16 March 2020,
Hilton Hotel, Berlin
Encouraging growth and unlocking value through infrastructure development in emerging economies
Explore infrastructure opportunities across frontier and growth markets at the Emerging Markets Forum. As prices rise in developed markets, institutional and private investors increasingly search for value in emerging markets. Attend the only event bringing together emerging market specialists with investors keen to put capital to work outside OECD nations.
Who attends?
Fund/Asset Managers
To network with emerging markets-focused international and developmental investors while discussing infrastructure opportunities across all emerging markets.
Investors
To meet managers offering investment opportunities within emerging markets globally, network with other investors and the wider industry to sell assets and recycle capital.
Service Providers
To increase business opportunities and contacts with over 100 delegates coming together in one space.
Key themes for 2020
- Building together: encouraging deeper collaboration between government, multilateral lenders and private capital.
- Paying a premium: assessing ongoing political and regulatory risk issues across key emerging jurisdictions.
- Comparing risk across developed and emerging markets: does Brexit, nationalisation fears and rising global protectionism make emerging markets a better place to do business?.
- ‘One Belt One Road’ in 2020: where are the opportunities after five years of the initiative?
- Power generation: will solar and wind investments ever catch up with coal?
One Summit: Seven Forums
The Global Investor Forum is the largest global gathering of institutional and private capital devoted to infrastructure and the focal point of the Global Summit.
Hear from government on infrastructure policy across key global markets and the broader effect of politics and government on infrastructure.
The ESG & Sustainability Forum provides a place to showcase best practice and understand what good looks like from a sustainability perspective.
The Energy Transition Forum is the event to learn from and network with a truly international delegation focused on investment opportunities in renewables and the energy transition.
Your chance to hear from investors leading the digital revolution in infrastructure investment and keep up with opportunities in an increasingly important sub-asset class.
Analyse the benefits of differing investment structures, learn about landmark transactions and pinpoint new opportunities for yield.
World-leading infrastructure managers that attended last year include:
Testimonials
Lincoln Webb
Senior Vice President, BCI
If you are serious about infrastructure investing, Infrastructure Investor’s Global Summit should be a fixture in your calendar.
Stephane Wattez-Richard
Executive Director, Conquest AM
The Global Summit is the best event to meet peers, investors and keep up-to-date on the key challenges & opportunities the asset class faces today.
Holger Haaf
Uniper
To meet so many people in such a short time is not possible without the Summit.
Sponsorship opportunities
The Infrastructure Investor Global Summit offers a unique opportunity for organisations to raise their profile as a part of the premier meeting for infrastructure investment professionals.
For more information on available sponsorship opportunities contact Alexander Jakes, alexander.j@peimedia.com, +44 (0)203 862 7498
Raffaele Della Croce
Senior Economist, OECD
Brunello Rosa
CEO & Head of Research, Rosa & Rubini Associates
Carlos Sanchez
Director, Climate Resilience Finance - Willis Towers Watson
Katherine Stodulka
Project Manager, Blended Finance Taskforce - SystemIQ
Eugene Zhuchenko
Director and Founder, ETORE Advisory
Agenda
Day 1 - Monday 16th
Introduction from Infrastructure Investor
Welcome from the Chair
Building together: Encouraging deeper collaboration between government, multilateral lenders and private capital
Opening panel session
- Developing the right models for funding and financing projects in emerging jurisdictions
- Getting national promotional banks more involved in greenfield projects
- How the choice of procurement model impacts delivery
A G20 perspective on private investment in emerging infrastructure
Presentation
Assessing ongoing political, regulatory & ESG issues in emerging jurisdictions
Panel Session
- Has the regulatory risk perception between OECD and emerging markets changed in the wake of recent political shifts in the UK and the US?
- The safest and riskiest sectors from a regulatory and political risk perspective
- How to start a dialogue with regulators
Comparing risk across developed and emerging markets: Does Brexit, nationalisation fears and rising global protectionism make EM a better place to do business?
Presentation
Coffee & networking
Defining infrastructure beyond OECD: Are infrastructure-like assets the future?
Panel Session
- Is technology changing the definition of infrastructure in emerging jurisdictions?
- How energy efficiency, natural infrastructure, IAAS and shared services are gaining a foothold
- Are private investors paying attention and how will technology affect their investment approach?
Sustainable infrastructure in emerging markets: Are the greenest countries of the future those outside the OECD?
Case Study
Keynote Presentation
Networking lunch with ESG & Sustainability and Government Forum attendees
‘One Belt One Road’ in 2020: Where are the opportunities after over five years of the initiative?
Panel Session
- Examining the biggest successes so far and the reputation of the project
- What’s next for the initiative? Prospects for financiers, advisors, developers
- Overcoming challenges: Opportunism, unsustainable debt and ESG issues
Where are the most attractive emerging market opportunities in 2020?
Presentation
- Key reasons to invest in Asian, LatAm & African infrastructure
- What do global political changes mean for capital flows into emerging markets?
- How to balance diversification across markets with risk protection
Coffee & networking
India - What can institutional investors expect in 2020 and beyond?
Presentation
- Why India is starting to see greater deal flow and investment
- Getting national promotional banks (NPBs) more involved
- Investible opportunities in brownfield infrastructure assets
Power Generation – will solar and wind investments ever catch up with coal?
Panel session
- Has solar quietly become the cheap energy du jour?
- Assessing the prospects for wind and solar projects in key markets
- Can the digital revolution be repeated in solar power and storage?
Indonesia - what are the implications of moving the capital from Jakarta?
Case Study
- Removing the burden on existing infrastructure and creating opportunities elsewhere
- What would creating a new capital from scratch look like?
- Building a resilient smart city in a rainforest environment
Closing comments from the Chair
Sponsorship Opportunities
The Infrastructure Investor Global Summit offers a unique opportunity for organisations to raise their profile as a part of the premier meeting for infrastructure investment professionals.
For more information on available sponsorship opportunities contact Alexander Jakes, alexander.j@peimedia.com, +44 (0)203 862 7498