The role of infrastructure in the route to net-zero

The 3rd annual ESG & Sustainability Forum will bring together more than 200 delegates from across the infrastructure asset class. Join the Forum to discuss the role of infrastructure in the route to net-zero and to explore what the future looks like for the asset class.

 

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Advance your fundraising

Connect with a global audience of investors with an interest in sustainability and showcase your ESG credentials. Benefit from focused networking with the right people.

Gain peer-to-peer insights

Hear how investors are aligning themselves with the Paris agreement, discuss how you can work with management teams to drive the sustainability agenda, address human rights within a portfolio of investments and much more.

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Save time building your network

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

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The ESG & Sustainability 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.

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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

ESG & Sustainability Forum - Monday 18th

ESG & Sustainability Forum
09:00 - 09:15

Introduction from Infrastructure Investor

09:15 - 09:25

Welcome from the chair

Chris Heathcote
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Chris Heathcote

Independent

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09:25 - 09:45

State of ESG: where are we now?

Rick Walters

Presentation referencing GRESB results as well as latest work of the PRI in infrastructure

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Rick Walters

Director, Infrastructure, GRESB

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09:45 - 10:25

Net-zero asset owners: how investors are aligning themselves with the Paris agreement

Kalliope Gourntis, John Anderson, Gordon Bajnai, Cameron Talbot-Stern
  • Update on latest initiatives and opportunities for convergence
  • How are asset owners getting to net zero? Is capital allocation being impacted?
  • How are LPs setting interim targets and on what basis?
  • Engaging with government, regulators and broader society? What is the LPs role?
  • How can LPs help GPs and vice versa? How can this effort be most collaborative? Is there friction and fakery that inhibits progress?

 

Moderator: Kalliope Gourntis, Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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Kalliope Gourntis

Deputy Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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John Anderson

Global Head Corporate Finance & Infrastructure, Manulife

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Gordon Bajnai

Partner, Campbell Lutyens

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Cameron Talbot-Stern

Senior Responsible Investment and ESG Manager, APG Asset Management

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10:25 - 11:00

What will moving to net zero mean for infrastructure?

Bengt Enge, Kate McKeon, Mary Nicholson, Karl Nietvelt
  • Will certain sectors of infrastructure become unacceptable to invest in?
  • Where to start? Practical tips for a decarbonisation roadmap
  • How are investors committing to net-zero? To what extent is pressure being put on managers?
  • How managers/investors/assets can collaborate effectively on net-zero goals

Moderator: Bengt Ove Enge, COO, Klinkby Enge

 

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Bengt Enge

Partner, Klinkby Enge

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Kate McKeon

Head of Sustainability, InfraRed Capital Partners

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Mary Nicholson

Head of Responsible Investment, Macquarie Asset Management

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Karl Nietvelt

Global Head of Analytics and Research, Infrastructure Ratings, S & P Global

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11:00 - 11:30

Coffee & networking

ESG & Sustainability Forum
11:30 - 12:15

Sustainable value creation: How ESG has moved from a cost centre to a value driver

Sabine Chalopin, Peter Dickson, Thibault Richon, Valeria Rosati, Johan Tiselius
  • How investors and managers can work with management teams to help ESG drive growth
  • Making data useful for investors and other key stakeholders
  • How to show the value of ESG work to investment teams future owners
  • Justifying significant effort and investment in long-term issues
  • Examples of work on ESG adding to multiple paid at exit

 

Moderator: Sabine Chalopin, ESG & Impact Director, Denham Capital

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Sabine Chalopin

Head of ESG, Denham Capital

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Peter Dickson

Co-Founder and Technical Partner, Glennmont Partners

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Thibault Richon

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Multi-Strategy, SWEN Capital Partners

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Valeria Rosati

Senior Partner, Vantage Infrastructure

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Johan Tiselius

Head of Sustainability and Investment Manager, Infranode

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12:05 - 12:35

Regulatory update and what it means for investors in infrastructure

Patricia Volhard, Martin Bresson, Isabelle Combarel
  • Latest on the higher-level platform on sustainable finance
  • Where are we with the EU taxonomy?
  • What’s coming next in Europe and globally? How should managers prepare?
  • The importance on collaboration to develop joint taxonomies and standards

Moderator: Patricia Volhard, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton

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Patricia Volhard

Partner, Debevoise and Plimpton

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Martin Bresson

Public Affairs Director, Invest Europe

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Isabelle Combarel

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

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12:35 - 12:45

Switchover time

Attendees to Ballroom for the keynote at 12.45

12:45 - 13:30

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

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

Simon Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

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Simon Clark

Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

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13:30 - 14:30

Networking lunch with Emerging Markets & Social Infrastructure Forums

ESG & Sustainability Forum
14:30 - 15:10

Sustainability in digital infrastructure investments

Brian Burns, Vincent Cassagne, Carmela Mondino, Phoebe Smith
  • Outlining the sustainability concerns linked to digital investments
  • Determining the sustainability of digital assets such as data centres
  • Considering the positive social impact of digital investments
  • Infratech and how infrastructure investment could be redefined by sustainability

Moderator: Brian Burns, Telecoms Strategy Director, PWC

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Brian Burns

Telecoms Strategy Director, PWC

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Vincent Cassagne

Investment Director - Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

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Carmela Mondino

Head of ESG & Sustainability, Partners Group

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Phoebe Smith

Senior Investment Director, Whitehelm Capital

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15:10 - 15:30

Addressing human rights within a portfolio of investments

David Thomas, Nikolas Stone
  • Defining what is meant by human rights in the context of infrastructure investing
  • Balancing human rights with environmental challenges investors face
  • Managing complex supply chains for technologies involved in the energy transition
  • Social issues linked to labour policies, economic displacement etc, and dealing with them as they occur
  • Considering regulatory changes particularly the social taxonomy

Moderator: David Thomas, Director, Infrastructure, GRESB

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David Thomas

Director, Infrastructure Engagement, GRESB

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Nikolas Stone

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

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15:30 - 16:00

Coffee & networking

ESG & Sustainability Forum
16:00 - 16:30

Keynote Speech: how Meridiam uses impact targets to drive value creation

Zak Bentley, Thierry Deau

Facilitator: Zak Bentley, Senior Reporter, Infrastructure Investor

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Zak Bentley

Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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Thierry Deau

Founder and CEO, Meridiam

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16:30 - 17:00

Investor and Manager Scenario Session: Deal or No Deal

Anders Klinkby, John Anderson, Peter Schümers

The session will highlight the increased role of ESG in due diligence. A fund manager and an institutional investor will discuss a hypothetical investment opportunity with ESG issues. They will ask the questions they would ask in a real investment situation with specific infrastructure assets and reflect on the ESG risk of the investment. The audience will then be given the opportunity to quiz the presenters on their decisions and decide whether they would themselves invest.

Moderated by: Anders Klinkby, Managing Partner, Klinkby Enge

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Anders Klinkby

Managing Partner, Klinkby Enge

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John Anderson

Global Head Corporate Finance & Infrastructure, Manulife

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Peter Schümers

Co-Head of Investments, Energy Infrastructure Partners

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17:00 - 17:30

Networking Roundtables

Paolo Alemanni, Sarah Borg-Olivier, Anna Chmielewska, Tobias Griesshaber, Anders Klinkby, William Lowry, Estelle Mandigout, Mary Nicholson
  • Nature Based Solution Infrastructure / Biodiversity – Paolo Alemanni (B Capital Partners)
  • Energy Transition – Tobias Griesshaber (Energy Infrastructure Partners) 
  • Impact Investing – William Lowry (Threadmark) 
  • Diversity & Inclusion – Sarah Borg-Olivier (Instar Asset Management)
  • Circular Economy– Anna Chmielewska (EBRD)
  • Human rights/modern slavery – Estelle Mandigout (CDC Group)
  • ESG Due Diligence – Anders Klinkby (Klinkby Enge)
  • Achieving net-zero – Mary Nicholson (MIRA)
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Paolo Alemanni

Managing Partner, B Capital Partners

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Sarah Borg-Olivier

Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, Instar Asset Management

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Anna Chmielewska

Associate Director, Senior Banker, EBRD

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Tobias Griesshaber

Co-Head of Investments, Energy Infrastructure Partners

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Anders Klinkby

Managing Partner, Klinkby Enge

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William Lowry

Associate, Threadmark

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Estelle Mandigout

Executive, Safeguarding Domain Lead, CDC Group

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Mary Nicholson

Head of Responsible Investment, Macquarie Asset Management

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17:30 - 17:35

Closing comments from the chair

Paolo Alemanni

Managing Partner, B Capital Partners

John Anderson

Global Head Corporate Finance & Infrastructure, Manulife

Gordon Bajnai

Partner, Campbell Lutyens

Zak Bentley

Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor

Sarah Borg-Olivier

Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, Instar Asset Management

Martin Bresson

Public Affairs Director, Invest Europe

Brian Burns

Telecoms Strategy Director, PWC

Vincent Cassagne

Investment Director - Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Sabine Chalopin

Head of ESG, Denham Capital

Anna Chmielewska

Associate Director, Senior Banker, EBRD

Simon Clark

Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Isabelle Combarel

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

Thierry Deau

Founder and CEO, Meridiam

Peter Dickson

Co-Founder and Technical Partner, Glennmont Partners

Bengt Enge

Partner, Klinkby Enge

Kalliope Gourntis

Deputy Editor, Infrastructure Investor

Tobias Griesshaber

Co-Head of Investments, Energy Infrastructure Partners

Chris Heathcote

Independent

Anders Klinkby

Managing Partner, Klinkby Enge

William Lowry

Associate, Threadmark

Estelle Mandigout

Executive, Safeguarding Domain Lead, CDC Group

Kate McKeon

Head of Sustainability, InfraRed Capital Partners

Carmela Mondino

Head of ESG & Sustainability, Partners Group

Mary Nicholson

Head of Responsible Investment, Macquarie Asset Management

Karl Nietvelt

Global Head of Analytics and Research, Infrastructure Ratings, S & P Global

Thibault Richon

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Multi-Strategy, SWEN Capital Partners

Valeria Rosati

Senior Partner, Vantage Infrastructure

Peter Schümers

Co-Head of Investments, Energy Infrastructure Partners

Phoebe Smith

Senior Investment Director, Whitehelm Capital

Nikolas Stone

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

Cameron Talbot-Stern

Senior Responsible Investment and ESG Manager, APG Asset Management

David Thomas

Director, Infrastructure Engagement, GRESB

Johan Tiselius

Head of Sustainability and Investment Manager, Infranode

Patricia Volhard

Partner, Debevoise and Plimpton

Rick Walters

Director, Infrastructure, GRESB