Scaling emerging market investment in a post-pandemic world

Join, learn from and network with a global delegation focused on investment opportunities in emerging markets.

The forum will bring together emerging market specialists with investors keen to put capital to work outside OECD nations.

 

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Advance your fundraising

Connect with a global audience of investors with an interest in emerging markets and benefit from focused networking with the right people.

Gain peer-to-peer insights

Explore the role of infrastructure in achieving net-zero, understand the landscape of digital investment and supply of investable projects, look at collaboration with development banks and much more.

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Create and nurture sustainable relationships with infrastructure’s elite at the event and on our sophisticated networking platform.

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One Summit. Seven Forums.

The Emerging Markets Forum is part of the industry leading Infrastructure Investor Global Summit. Taking place across four days, the Summit has something to offer everyone involved in infrastructure.

The private infrastructure industry’s annual general meeting

Investing in assets which provide essential services

The role of infrastructure in the route to net-zero

The future of energy

Building the inclusive digital economy of the future

From pandemic-resilience towards sustainable growth

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

 

Day 1
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Agenda

Emerging Markets Forum - Monday 18th

Emerging Markets Forum
09:00 - 09:20

Introduction from Infrastructure Investor

09:20 - 09:30

Welcome from the chair

Mujde Zeynel
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Mujde Zeynel

Senior Advisor, Istanbul PPPCoE

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09:30 - 10:15

Outlook of emerging market infrastructure in a post-pandemic world

Jonathan Blake, Luis Fernando Lopes, Opuiyo Oforiokuma, Jackie Surtani
  • Overview of government plans to ‘build back better’ post-pandemic and the role of private capital
  • Exploring the relative attractiveness of growth markets vs developed nations for the coming decade
  • Exploring the pandemic impact on the infrastructure pipeline across jurisdictions and what opportunities will emerge as a result
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Jonathan Blake

Head Of International Private Capital Funds Strategy, Herbert Smith Freehills

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Luis Fernando Lopes

Partner and Chief Economist, Patria Investments

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Opuiyo Oforiokuma

Senior Partner, Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund

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Jackie B. Surtani, Asian Development Bank

Jackie Surtani

Director – Infrastructure Finance, Asian Development Bank

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10:15 - 11:00

Comparing regulatory environments: is it becoming easier for private capital to access opportunities?

Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine, François Bergere, Marie Lam-Frendo, Helmut Von Glasenapp, Michel Andre Volle
  • Discussing the safest and riskiest sectors from a regulatory and political perspective
  • Best practices in engaging in a constructive dialogue with regulators and governments
  • Where are regulatory developments creating the biggest opportunities and what are the most significant barriers to investment
  • Will the government budget constraints as a result of the pandemic lead to an increase PPP activity?
  • Lessons across jurisdictions in strengthening PPP frameworks
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Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine

Partner, Private Equity and Investment Funds, Goodwin

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François Bergere

Executive Director, LTIIA

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Marie Lam-Frendo

CEO, Global Infrastructure Hub

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Helmut Von Glasenapp

Secretary-General, European Long-Term Investors Association

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Michel Andre Volle

Global Head of Funding and Investors Relations, Meridiam

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11:00 - 11:30

Coffee & networking

Emerging Markets Forum
11:30 - 12:05

The role of infrastructure in achieving SDGs and net-zero in emerging economies

Hans-Peter Egler, Raza Hasnani, Shami Nissan, Felipe Pinto, Sarvesh Suri
  • Which assets are contributing towards the greatest social and environmental impact and how can they be scaled
  • How can private capital aid carbon-neutral goals in developing economies outside of renewables investment?
  • Rebuilding and rebalancing existing base of power generation towards low carbon technologies
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Hans-Peter Egler

Senior Director, Sustainable Infrastructure / Technical Assistance, South Pole Group

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Raza Hasnani

Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Investments, Africa50

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Shami Nissan

Partner, Head of Sustainability, Actis

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Felipe Pinto

Partner and Head of Infrastructure Brazil, Patria Investments

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Sarvesh Suri

Director - Climate, Energy, Extractives, Financial & Capital Markets , MIGA

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12:05 - 12:35

Defining and mitigating climate risks to infrastructure projects

Katherine Stodulka, Alexandre Chavarot, Cathy Granneman, Laurent Merlaut, Paul Munday
  • Investor views on addressing physical climate risks in their investment models
  • Building resilience into existing assets – where is innovation able to mitigate risk and protect value
  • Exploring case studies that have significantly dealt with climate-related risks on infrastructure assets
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Katherine Stodulka

Partner, Sustainable Finance, SYSTEMIQ

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Alexandre Chavarot

Founder, Climate Finance 2050

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Cathy Granneman

Manager, Member Relations, GRESB

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Laurent Merlaut

Senior Investment Director, STOA Infra & Energy

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Paul Munday

Director, Adaptation and Resilience, S&P Global Ratings

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12:35 - 12:45

Switchover time

  • Attendees to Ballroom for the keynote
12:45 - 13:15

Keynote: ‘The Key Man’ explored- lessons learned from the fall of Abraaj

Simon Clark
  • Red flags. What should investors be on the look out for?
  • Alignment of interest and the social licence to operate. Making stakeholder engagement a priority
  • Doing well and doing good: opportunities and limitations of impact investing
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Simon Clark

Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

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13:30 - 14:30

Networking lunch with ESG and Sustainability & Social Infrastructure Forums

Emerging Markets Forum
14:30 - 15:30

Collaboration with development banks: sector and country cases

Helen Beatty, Nadia Nikolova, Jason Zhengrong Lu, Jochen von Frowein
  • Exploring how to enhance the bankability of projects with blended finance solutions and development bank involvement across sectors such as roads, transportation, digital and energy (renewable and conventional)
  • Debate the right models for project financing in emerging jurisdictions
  • Understand the landscape of deal flow and investments across Latin America, APAC and Africa and what has changed in the last two years
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Helen Beatty

Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills

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Nadia Nikolova

Lead Portfolio Manager, AllianzGI

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Jason Zhengrong Lu

Head of Global Infrastructure Facility, World Bank

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Jochen von Frowein

Director –Infrastructure & Energy, Global Equity, DEG

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15:30 - 16:00

Coffee & networking

Emerging Markets Forum
16:00 - 16:45

The landscape of digital investment opportunities in growth markets

Brian Burns, Jussi Ahonen, Phil Cooper, Sola Lawson
  • Profiling of digital penetration and connectivity across jurisdictions, existing infrastructure and supply of investable projects
  • Outlook on regulatory landscape concerning digital infra and how is political risk affecting exit options for investors
  • Fixed-fee vs revenue-sharing models – which model is more suited to change the economic case for investing in rural telecoms infrastructure
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Brian Burns

Telecoms Strategy Director, PWC

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Jussi Ahonen

Head of Digital Infrastructure and Solutions, Finnfund

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Phil Cooper

Director, Digital Infrastructure Accelerator

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Sola Lawson

Co-Managing Director, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)

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16:45 - 17:30

Future-proofing the energy transition in emerging markets

Marcus Steinig, Lucy Heintz, Joe Nielsen
  • Overview of the evolving energy mix across APAC, Africa and Latin America
  • Assessing the prospects for wind and solar projects in key markets
  • How to achieve scale, manage development risk & construct viable revenue models
  • The role of distributed generation and storage to create future-proof, leaner energy systems
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Marcus Steinig

CFO, Harvest Waste

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Lucy Heintz

Partner, Actis

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Joe Nielsen

Partner, A. P. Moller Capital

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17:30 - 17:35

Closing comments from the chair

Mujde Zeynel
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Mujde Zeynel

Senior Advisor, Istanbul PPPCoE

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Jussi Ahonen

Head of Digital Infrastructure and Solutions, Finnfund

Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine

Partner, Private Equity and Investment Funds, Goodwin

Helen Beatty

Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills

François Bergere

Executive Director, LTIIA

Jonathan Blake

Head Of International Private Capital Funds Strategy, Herbert Smith Freehills

Brian Burns

Telecoms Strategy Director, PWC

Alexandre Chavarot

Founder, Climate Finance 2050

Simon Clark

Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Phil Cooper

Director, Digital Infrastructure Accelerator

Hans-Peter Egler

Senior Director, Sustainable Infrastructure / Technical Assistance, South Pole Group

Cathy Granneman

Manager, Member Relations, GRESB

Raza Hasnani

Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Investments, Africa50

Lucy Heintz

Partner, Actis

Marie Lam-Frendo

CEO, Global Infrastructure Hub

Sola Lawson

Co-Managing Director, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)

Luis Fernando Lopes

Partner and Chief Economist, Patria Investments

Laurent Merlaut

Senior Investment Director, STOA Infra & Energy

Paul Munday

Director, Adaptation and Resilience, S&P Global Ratings

Joe Nielsen

Partner, A. P. Moller Capital

Nadia Nikolova

Lead Portfolio Manager, AllianzGI

Shami Nissan

Partner, Head of Sustainability, Actis

Opuiyo Oforiokuma

Senior Partner, Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund

Felipe Pinto

Partner and Head of Infrastructure Brazil, Patria Investments

Marcus Steinig

CFO, Harvest Waste

Katherine Stodulka

Partner, Sustainable Finance, SYSTEMIQ

Sarvesh Suri

Director - Climate, Energy, Extractives, Financial & Capital Markets , MIGA

Jackie B. Surtani, Asian Development Bank

Jackie Surtani

Director – Infrastructure Finance, Asian Development Bank

Michel Andre Volle

Global Head of Funding and Investors Relations, Meridiam

Jochen von Frowein

Director –Infrastructure & Energy, Global Equity, DEG

Helmut Von Glasenapp

Secretary-General, European Long-Term Investors Association

Mujde Zeynel

Senior Advisor, Istanbul PPPCoE

Jason Zhengrong Lu

Head of Global Infrastructure Facility, World Bank