Investor
ESG & Sustainability Forum Global Summit Online 2021
18 - 21 October 2021,
Virtual Event, BST
Putting ESG at the heart of the infrastructure agenda
The 2nd Annual ESG & Sustainability Forum virtual experience brought together more than 200 delegates from across the infrastructure asset class. The ESG and Sustainability Forum provided a place to showcase best practice and understand what good looks like from a sustainability perspective.
Who attended in 2020?
Fund/Asset Managers
Attended to showcase ESG credentials to prospective and current investor base and learn from peers and outside experts.
Investors
Attended to hear what good infrastructure ESG looks like while meeting and educating fund peers.
Service providers
Were in attendance to increase business opportunities and contacts with 200+ delegates in one space and share client success stories.
Key themes for 2020
- The state of ESG and infrastructure: where are we now?
- Maintaining the social license for investments in infrastructure
- IMP: raising the bar for impact measurement and management practice
- Investor and manager scenario session: deal or no deal?
- Developing a resilience plan to reduce risk in infrastructure investments
- Working with the deal team: the role of ESG in fundraising and value creation
One Summit: Seven Forums
World-leading infrastructure managers that attended in 2020 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.
2021 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
2020 Speakers

Clara Barby
Chief Executive, Impact Management Project

David Bentley
Founding Partner, ATLAS Infrastructure

Ginette Borduas
ESG Officer, Meridiam

Jeff Cohen
SASB: Institutional Product Strategist – Head of Private Investments Initiatives, CAIA

Isabelle Combarel
Deputy CEO - Head of Business Development & ESG, SWEN Capital Partners

Tomas Dauden
Principal - Responsible Investing, OTPP

Martin Ewald
Managing Director, Allianz Global Investors

Charlie Garrood
Head of Infrastructure EMEA, AON

Chris Heathcote
Independent

Adam Kirkman
Head of ESG, AMP Capital

Anders Klinkby
Managing Partner, Klinkby Enge

Brenda Kramer
Senior Advisor Responsible Investment, PGGM

Margaret Kuhlow
Finance Practice Leader, WWF International

Tom Maher
Managing Director, PATRIZIA

Niamh McBreen
Asset Management Director, AMP Capital

John Morrison
Chief Executive, Institute for Human Rights and Business

Mary Nicholson
Head of Responsible Investment, Macquarie Asset Management

Shami Nissan
Head of Sustainability, Actis

Jon Phillips
Director - Corporate Affairs, GIIA

Peter Plaut
Executive Director, Wimmer Family Office

Jean-Philippe Richaud
Managing Director, SWEN Capital Partners

Aurélien Roelens
Investment Director and ESG Coordinator, Cube Infrastructure Managers

Susanne Røge Lund
Director - ESG, ATP

Valeria Rosati
Senior Partner, Vantage Infrastructure

Kat Shenton
Head of Energy Asset Management, Octopus Investments

Emmeline Stein
Analyst, 2° Investing Initiative

Nikolas Stone
Director, Environment and Social Governance (ESG), CDC Group

Cameron Talbot-Stern
Senior Responsible Investment and ESG Manager, APG Asset Management

Rick Walters
Director, Infrastructure, GRESB

Dr. Barbara Weber
Founding Partner, B Capital Partners

Simon Whistler
Infrastructure Lead, PRI

Carlise White
ESG Manager, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
2020 Agenda
Agenda
ESG & Sustainability Forum 2020 - Monday 12th
Welcome from Infrastructure Investor
Chairperson's opening remarks

Keynote address: Maintaining the social license for investments in infrastructure

The State of ESG: Where are we now?
Working with the deal team: The role of ESG in fundraising and value creation
- How seriously are investment teams really taking ESG?
- Influencing investment teams to ensure ESG is not an afterthought
- Examining the role of ESG in due diligence; historically and now
Moderator: Mary Nicholson, Global Chief Risk and Sustainability Officer, MIRA
ESG case studies highlighting the value of ESG
2 case studies will be presented highlighting innovative ways to consider ESG at different stages of an investment from due diligence to exit.
CDC Group – Virunga Energy Investment
Nikolas Stone, Manager, Environmental & Social Responsibility, CDC Group
B Capital Partners – ESG Due diligence case study, Bekk og Strøm
Dr Barbara Weber, Founding Partner, B Capital Partners
Coffee and Networking
Managing climate risk within an infrastructure portfolio
- TCFD Update: What are the implications of the latest update for infrastructure investors?
- How can investors use the recommendations to help predict climate risk across the portfolio?
- What metrics are most relevant to measure climate risk?
- Developing a resilience plan to reduce climate risk in infrastructure investments
EU taxonomy: Practical and strategical implications for infrastructure investors
Presentation followed by a panel discussion
- Outlining responsibilities around sustainability for investors based on new legislation
- How to use the EU taxonomy on your investments
- What are the risks and opportunities for infrastructure in the European Green Deal?
Session facilitator: Brenda Kramer, Advisor Responsible Investment, PGGM
Networking Lunch
IMP: Raising the bar for impact measurement and management practice
- How is the IMP project relevant to infrastructure investors?
- Building consensus on what constitutes good impact measurement and management practice
- Approach and timeline for completing this ambitious project

How should investors measure and demonstrate impact?
- Views on the IMP project and how useful It is for infrastructure investors
- Defining impact for infrastructure: What metrics can you track?
- Examples of how fund managers have incorporated impact
- Mobilising sustainable infrastructure: moving from ESG to impacts
Moderator: Martin Ewald, Lead PM Impact Investments, Allianz Global


Jeff Cohen
SASB: Institutional Product Strategist – Head of Private Investments Initiatives, CAIA
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Coffee and Networking
Aligning the investment chain on the SDGs in infrastructure
- Practical examples of how infrastructure investors are putting the SDGs into practice.
- How can fund managers and asset owners work together more effectively to deliver SDG outcomes?
- What barriers remain for infrastructure investors to contribute to the SDGs?
Moderator: Simon Whistler, Senior Specialist, UNPRI
Investor and Manager Scenario Session: Deal or No Deal
The session will highlight the increased role of ESG in due diligence. A fund manager and institutional investor will discuss two hypothetical investment opportunities with ESG issues. The investor asking the questions they would ask in a real situation regarding specific infrastructure assets. The audience will then be given the opportunity to quiz the presenters on their decisions and decide whether they would invest in the fund.
Moderated by: Anders Klinkby, Managing Partner, Klinkby Enge
Networking Roundtables looking at the role of ESG on different areas of infrastructure
- Social Infrastructure – Tom Maher, Head of Business Development, Whitehelm Capital
- Listed Infra – David Bentley, Founding Partner, Atlas Infrastructure
- Due Diligence – Anders Klinkby, Managing Partner, Klinkby Enge
- Stranded Assets – Emmeline Stein, Analyst, 2° Investing Initiative
- Cyber Security – Charlie Garrood, Head of Infrastructure EMEA, AON
- Debt Funds – Peter Plaut, Executive Director, Wimmer Family Office
- Greenfield – Carlisle White, ESG & Compliance Officer, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
- Renewables – Kat Shenton, Head of Energy Asset Management, Octopus Investments








Chairperson’s summary and Close of Forum
Keynote Speech
Back by popular demand, futurist Ben Hammersley will explain how to prepare for the digital future. Hear one of the world’s leading thinkers explain how the information revolution affects infrastructure assets around the world.
Ben Hammersley, Editor-at-Large, Wired
Followed by Q&A with the audience

Emerald Gala Reception
2021 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