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- Sustaining returns amid energy insecurity, market volatility and geopolitical tensions
- ESG and Sustainability – taking the conversation forward beyond energy assets
- Enhancing your infrastructure portfolio in an inflationary world
- To the core: assessing the increasing popularity and evolving definition of core infrastructure funds
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Agenda
Global Investor Forum 2023 - Tuesday 21st
Plenary
08:30 - 08:35
Welcome from Infrastructure Investor
Nicholas Lockley
08:35 - 08:45
Welcome from the chair
Ali Miraj
08:45 - 09:25
Keynote panel: Will infrastructure pass the ultimate resilience stress-test?
Wilhelm Schmundt,
Deepa Bharadwaj,
Bruno Candès,
Dylan Foo,
Irini Kalamakis,
Dr. Angelika Schöchlin
- How infrastructure offers respite in the face of recessions, high-inflation and rising interest rates
- What are GPs doing to reassure and encourage investors?
- Sectors and strategies that are positioned to thrive amidst macroeconomic and geopolitical adversity
Moderator: Wilhelm Schmundt, Managing Director and Senior Partner – Global Leader, Infrastructure Investors, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
09:25 - 10:05
Core to the fore for infrastructure investors
Charlotte Madden,
Gwenola Chambon,
Nick Langley,
Alina Osorio,
William Smales,
Gijs Voskuyl
Panel discussion:
- How is the definition of core infrastructure evolving?
- How does appetite for core infrastructure assets compare to value-add, core plus and others amongst different types of investors?
- Highly regulated, inflation-linked and more: analysing the key characteristics that are setting these investments on the path to success
Moderator: Charlotte Madden, Partner, Clifford Chance
10:05 - 10:45
Keynote: Dr Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy – Center on the United States and Europe
Dr. Fiona Hill,
Kalliope Gourntis
10:45 - 11:10
Coffee and networking
Plenary
11:10 - 11:50
Assessing appetite for risk in an unstable environment
Esther Peiner,
Gautam Bhandari,
Graham Matthews,
Gregory J. Smith,
Nikolaus Woloszczuk,
Chantale Pelletier
Panel discussion:
- How investors and funds are measuring different types of risk in today’s world
- Amidst the Ukraine conflict and further geopolitical instability across the globe, where are investors willing to take a chance?
- Looking at merchant risk, technology risk, stranded asset risk and more as investors measure across different sectors
Moderator: Esther Peiner, Managing Director, Co-Head Private Infrastructure Europe, Partners Group
11:50 - 12:30
Driving the transition forward and through current energy insecurity
Louisa Yeoman,
Natalie Adomait,
Joost Bergsma,
Marco van Daele,
Dan Wells,
Saket Trivedi
Panel discussion:
- How can policy makers and funds influence energy efficiency in the short and long term?
- The importance of diversification amongst suppliers, supply chains and technology in order to safeguard and strengthen energy transition ambitions
- Battery storage, hydrogen, carbon capture and more: what developments hold the key to success?
Moderator: Louisa Yeoman, Founding Partner, Astrid Advisors
Dan Wells
Partner, Foresight Group Co-Manager, Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners, Foresight Group
Read bio
12:30 - 13:10
Global LP ＆ GP perspectives: Sector strategies in 2023 and beyond
Irene Mavroyannis ,
Jackson Hall,
Jonathan Ord,
Ed Pallesen,
Mark White
- Targeted vs generalist approach when it comes to sectors
- Energy, digital, social, transport – LP & GP thoughts on what these sectors hold for the future
- How LPs and GPs are developing their sophistication and diversification
Moderator: Irene Mavroyannis, Managing Partner, Private Capital Advisory, Sera Global
Irene Mavroyannis
Global Co-Head of Business Development, Infrastructure, Partners Group (USA) Inc.
Read bio
13:10 - 14:10
Networking lunch
Stream A
14:10 - 14:50
Finding the keys to success for infrastructure debt ＆ financing
Irina Frolova,
Annette Bannister,
Jean-Francis Dusch,
Simon Hayden,
Patrick Trears,
Garret Tynan
Panel Discussion:
- How are debt funds thriving as liquidity leaves the market?
- Examining the success blueprint for equity players crossing over into the credit space
- Struggles with ESG & sustainability reporting: how could standardisation help?
Moderator: Irina Frolova, Independent Non-Executive Director & former Head of Infrastructure at PGGM
14:50 - 15:30
Digging into the details: best approach and methods for energy assets
Isabel O'Brien,
Alex Brierley,
Juergen Pinker,
Kai Rintala,
Elena Savostianova,
Albena Vassileva
Panel Discussion:
- Net-zero mega-funds, increased specialisation and increasing legislation: what’s shaping the energy assets of the future?
- Merits of debt and equity funds when it comes to pricing and regulatory factors affecting energy assets
- PPAs, merchant power and taking on risk – weighing up the key considerations for renewables investment models
Moderator: Isabel O’Brien, Reporter, Americas, Infrastructure Investor
Stream B
14:10 - 14:50
The transportation bounce-back: stalling or in full flow?
Alexandra Dimsdale Gill,
Juan Angoitia,
Gisele Everett,
Gonzalo Cantabrana Fernández,
Dominic Helmsley ,
Jamie Storrow
Panel Discussion:
- How pronounced has the bounce-back for transportation assets been since Covid-19 restrictions have softened?
- How is a likely incoming recession going to impact this?
- Transportation assets of the future: how investors must adapt to find value as this sub-sector blends with other newcomers.
Moderator: Alexandra Dimsdale Gill, Partner, Clifford Chance
14:50 - 15:30
Combating present and future challenges in digital infrastructure
Claudio Ghisu,
Ingrid Edmund,
Omar Jaffrey,
Ted Manvitz,
Steven Marshall,
Rick Shrotri
Panel Discussion:
- Protecting your portfolio against technology risk in a rapidly developing sector
- Achieving sustainability and energy efficiency in data centres
- Overcoming labour shortage issues in fibre rollout
Moderator: Claudio Ghisu, Managing Director, YIELCO Investments (Switzerland) AG
Claudio Ghisu
Co-Head Infrastructure/Managing Director, YIELCO Investments (Switzerland) AG
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15:30 - 16:00
Coffee and networking
Plenary
16:00 - 16:40
LP panel: Smart strategy selection and risk assessment
Surinder Toor,
Prasad Gadkari,
Henrik Lundin,
Kate Roscoe,
Christian Wiehenkamp
- Finding best value in the mid-market and beyond
- Are investors diversified to different types of risk sufficiently?
- The strategic importance of disentangling infrastructure from private equity and other asset classes in your portfolio
Moderator: Surinder Toor, Managing Partner, Arjun Infrastructure
16:40 - 17:20
Polling debate: The future of infrastructure
Mitch Barltrop,
Erik Botnevik,
Karen Dolenec,
Emil W. Henry, Jr.,
Cedric Lucas,
Adrian Mucalov
- What will prove the biggest influence on the changing definition of infrastructure in the next five years?
- Which sub-sector will emerge from the recession and inflationary environment as the biggest ‘winner’?
- Which type of strategy will prove the most popular with institutional and private investors?
Moderator: Mitch Barltrop, Managing Director, FTI Consulting
17:20 - 18:00
Closing keynote: Wirecard: Lessons from the spectacular collapse of a tech giant
Dan McCrum
18:00 - 18:10
Chair’s summary and close of Day 1
Ali Miraj
18:10 - 20:00
Paul Hastings official drinks reception
Agenda
Global Investor Forum 2023 - Wednesday 22nd
08:00 - 08:45
Women in Infrastructure networking breakfast
Plenary
08:45 - 08:50
Chair’s welcome back
Ali Miraj
08:50 - 09:10
Opening keynote fireside chat
Daniel Kemp,
Lennart Blecher,
Masoud Homayoun
Moderator: Daniel Kemp, APAC Editor, Infrastructure Investor
09:10 - 09:50
Global keynote panel: Analysing the policy-making tailwinds blowing across the globe
Jon Phillips,
Thomas Buss,
Keith Derman,
David Giordano,
Markus Hottenrott
- How is domestic & international policymaking currently shaping the infrastructure investment market?
- How are those in charge grappling with this unprecedented geopolitical and economic turmoil?
- Assessing the US’s Inflation Reduction Act; EU windfall tax action in response to energy security, and other policies in the pipeline
Moderator: Jon Phillips, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA)
09:50 - 10:30
Keynote Interview
Suresh Subudhi,
Carlos Moreno
Moderator: Suresh, Subudhi, Managing Director and Senior Partner, Global Head of Transport, Cities and Infrastructure, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
In conversation with Carlos Moreno, Scientific Director of the Chair ”Entrepreneurship Territory Innovation”, Sorbonne University-IAE Paris
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee and networking
Plenary
11:00 - 11:25
Fireside Chat: SOLID infrastructure portfolios to navigate macro and geopolitical headwinds
Kalliope Gourntis,
Nicola Palmer,
Arash Shojaie
11:25 - 12:05
Sustainability ＆ ESG as a priority: maintaining momentum in challenging times
Rene Kassis,
Laurent Chatelin,
Pénélope Dietsch,
Jennifer Gandin,
Niall Mills
Panel Discussion:
- Are there sufficient opportunities out there for forward-thinking investors when it comes to article 8 or 9 funds?
- How can the trend towards increased sector specialisation help drive ESG and sustainability?
- How might standardisation be the answer in the face of increasing demands for data, reporting and regulatory compliance on funds?
Moderator: Rene Kassis, Chairman of the Infrastructure Funds’ Committee, AFG (The French Asset Managers Association)
Rene Kassis
Chairman of the Infrastructure Funds’ Committee, AFG (The French Asset Managers Association)
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12:05 - 12:45
Exploring fund-structuring trends in 2023 and beyond
Paul Buckley,
Sarah Cable,
Andrew Cogan,
Daniel Fuchs,
Melannie Pyzik
Panel Discussion:
- What do fundraising figures tell us about the recent rise of open-ended funds and how does this compare to closed-ended?
- How do we see this trend playing out across different types of infrastructure assets?
- Continuation fund vehicles – a credible alternative option in the face of growing numbers of megafunds?
Moderator: Paul Buckley, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, FIRSTAvenue
Andrew Cogan
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Infrastructure Yield Fund, Fengate Asset Management
Read bio
12:45 - 13:00
Presentation: Infrastructure Investor data presentation
Tom Zimmermann
13:00 - 14:00
Networking lunch
Plenary
14:00 - 14:20
Fireside Chat: Underwriting risks and opportunities in digital infrastructure during an economic downturn
Bruno Alves,
Marc Ganzi
14:20 - 15:00
From the PE playbook: differentiating through operational capability
Helene Schütrumpf,
Chris Beall,
Andrew Honan,
Vincent Policard,
Ross Posner,
Mark Prybutok
- Who are the funds leading the trend in operational value creation strategies for infrastructure assets?
- Best practice and examples of carrying out asset value creation and operational excellence
- Why are these capabilities becoming of increasing importance for investors selecting their managers?
Moderator: Helene Schütrumpf, Director, Ely Place Partners
15:00 - 15:20
Fireside Chat: Differentiation and driving value within infrastructure
Isabel O'Brien,
Pooja Goyal
15:20 - 16:00
Infrastructure’s influential role in a changing wider world
Janis Hoberg,
Christoph Gisler,
Luis Fernando Lopes,
Gideon Tilburgs,
Beth Watkins,
Nicolas Wyss
Panel Discussion:
- Assessing responsibilities and adaptability when it comes to climate
- Social issues – what can investors and fund managers do to make a positive difference in a world of rapidly evolving social dynamics?
- Cost of living, economic turmoil and geopolitical tensions – striking the right balance in uncertain times
Moderator: Janis Hoberg, Investment Manager, Luxcara
16:00 - 16:20
Coffee and networking
Plenary
16:20 - 17:00
Defying gravity? Outlook for infrastructure valuations
Rishi Karir,
Timothy Keeling,
Recep C. Kendircioglu,
Kerron Lezama,
Hamish Mackenzie,
Maciej Tarasiuk
Panel Discussion:
- Why are infrastructure valuations staying higher than anticipated? Will it remain this way?
- How might the cost of debt have a significant impact on this in the near future?
- Which infrastructure sub-sectors might feel the impact of changing valuations most severely?
Moderator: Rishi Karir, VP of Sales, Mercatus, a State Street Company
17:00 - 17:40
Closing Panel: Embracing the infrastructure toolkit beyond core
Devinder Sangha,
Dr. Mathias Bimberg,
John Graves,
Pete Labbat,
Scott Mackin,
Vicente Vento
- What areas outside of core are experiencing the most significant growth, and why?
- Impact of valuations when it comes to selecting strategies including co-investments, secondaries, value-add and more
- Operational capabilities, volatility protection and more: how can managers differentiate themselves to succeed across the strategy spectrum?
Moderator: Devinder Sangha, Partner, Albourne Partners
17:40 - 17:45
Chair’s summary
Ali Miraj
17:45 - 17:45
Close of Global Investor Forum
Natalie Adomait
Managing Partner, Brookfield
Natalie Adomait is a Managing Partner in Brookfield’s Renewable Power & Transition Group. In this role, Ms. Adomait is responsible for sourcing, execution and asset management of the investments within Brookfield’s Global Transition Fund, with a… Read full bio
Bruno Alves
Senior Editor, Infrastructure Investor
Bruno Alves is the Senior Editor of award-winning publication Infrastructure Investor. Bruno has been a journalist for nearly 20 years and first joined Infrastructure Investor in December 2009, where he quickly rose to become Associate Editor and a l… Read full bio
Juan Angoitia
Co-Head Europe and Senior Managing Director of the Infrastructure team at Ardian, Ardian
Juan Angoitia is Co-Head Europe and Senior Managing Director of the Infrastructure team at Ardian. Juan was/is a board member of portfolio companies such as Autopista Vespucio Norte, Tunel San Cristobal, ASR, ASTM, CLH and Tunels Barcelina, London Lu… Read full bio
Annette Bannister
Managing Director, MetLife Investment Management
Annette Bannister is a Managing Director and Head of European Infrastructure and Project Finance for MetLife Investment Management (“MIM”). Annette is responsible for overseeing the origination and execution of new infrastructure debt transactions in… Read full bio
Mitch Barltrop
Managing Director, FTI Consulting
Mitch is a Managing Director of FTI Consulting’s Strategic Communications practice. Mitch is a real assets specialist with ten years’ experience advising financial sponsors investing in and managing European real assets throughout the fund lifecycle.… Read full bio
Chris Beall
Managing Partner & Founder, NOVA Infrastructure
Chris is the Managing Partner and a Founder of NOVA Infrastructure and has 24 years of experience in private equity, investment banking and infrastructure operations and engineering. Since 2017 Chris has built NOVA with Allison Kingsley, forming the… Read full bio
Joost Bergsma
Managing Partner, CEO, Glennmont Partners from Nuveen
Joost is a founding partner and CEO of Glennmont Partners. Glennmont is managing over €3.8bn since 2009 across its equity and debt funds for a range of global institutional investors. Glennmont focuses on renewable energy with +5GW in over 40 investm… Read full bio
Gautam Bhandari
Managing Partner, I Squared Capital
Gautam Bhandari is a Co-founder and Managing Partner of I Squared Capital, an independent multibillion-dollar global infrastructure investment company with over 215 professionals based in Miami, London, New Delhi, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei and Syd… Read full bio
Deepa Bharadwaj
Head of Infrastructure, Europe, IFM Investors
Deepa is responsible for the infrastructure business in Europe and for oversight of IFM Investors’ European infrastructure portfolio. She is a board member of Mersin International Port and has previously been a board member at Brisbane Airport and Ve… Read full bio
Dr. Mathias Bimberg
Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Prime Capital AG
Holds a PhD in Corporate Finance (Eberhard-Karls-Universität in Tübingen). Joined Prime Capital in 2015. Prior positions at Ernst&Young WPG, Equita Management and Lincoln International. Responsible for Investment and Portfolio Management for infr… Read full bio
Lennart Blecher
Head of Real Assets' Advisory Teams, Deputy Managing Partner and Chairperson of EQT Exeter, EQT
Lennart Blecher joined EQT Partners in April 2007 and is Head of Real Assets, Deputy Managing Partner and Chairperson of EQT Exeter. Lennart holds a Master of Law degree from the University of Lund, Sweden and has studied at the University of Dallas,… Read full bio
Erik Botnevik
Director, Country lead Norway, Infranode
Erik joined Infranode in January 2018 and is a Director and Country Lead Norway and sector Head of Digital infra. He has over 19 years transaction and business development experience, including management positions at Telenor Group where he was head… Read full bio
Alex Brierley
Co-Head of Octopus Energy Generation, Octopus Energy Generation
Alex joined Octopus in 2015 as the Co-head of Octopus Energy Generation to help develop our energy strategy and lead our private institutional fund management business. Prior to joining Octopus, Alex was Director in the Energy and Environmental Infra… Read full bio
Paul Buckley
Managing Partner and Co-Founder, FIRSTavenue
FIRSTavenue is a leading independent global placement agent and advisory firm specialising in private credit, real assets, private equity and associated capital solutions. Since the firm’s inception in 2006, it has raised more than $28 billion of cap… Read full bio
Thomas Buss
Partner, Origination & Execution, InfraRed Capital Partners
Thomas leads the team focused on the origination, structuring, execution and management of Capital gains infrastructure investments in Europe. Before joining InfraRed, Thomas led the venture capital team at E.On SE, building and managing a portfolio… Read full bio
Sarah Cable
Head of Investor Solutions, Morrison ＆ Co
Sarah is responsible for leading client relationships with Morrison ＆ Co’s global capital partners, focused on both investor relations and capital raising. Prior to joining Morrison ＆ Co in 2018, Sarah worked with Lendlease for over 12 years, as the… Read full bio
Bruno Candès
Partner, InfraVia Capital Partners
Bruno has more than 20 years of experience in global infrastructure markets in particular as a principal investor across Europe and North America. Before joining InfraVia, Bruno worked for several financial and corporate institutions including Axium… Read full bio
Gwenola Chambon
CEO and Managing Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners
Gwenola Chambon, is CEO and Managing Partner of Vauban Infrastructure Partners. She has built and developed this equity infrastructure activity through the past 10 years. She developed the team, lead the various vintages of fundraising, designing the… Read full bio
Laurent Chatelin
Partner – Infrastructure, Eurazeo
Laurent joined Eurazeo as Partner and head of the Infrastructure investment team. Prior to that, Laurent was a Partner of Marguerite, a European infrastructure asset manager with 1.5bn€ AuM which he joined at inception in 2010. During his tenure at M… Read full bio
Andrew Cogan
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Infrastructure Yield Fund, Fengate Asset Management
As Portfolio Manager of Fengate Infrastructure Yield Fund (the Fund), Andrew is the executive responsible for all aspects of the Fund including the Fund’s investment strategy, fundraising, investments, and asset management for the Fund’s assets. Prev… Read full bio
Marco van Daele
Co-CEO & CIO, SUSI Partners
Marco van Daele is Co-CEO of SUSI Partners and oversees the company’s global investment and asset management activities in his role as Chief Investment Officer. He has wide-ranging investment and M&A experience in the energy infrastructure sector… Read full bio
Keith Derman
Partner & Co-Head of Infrastructure, Ares Management
Mr. Derman is a Partner and Co-Head of Ares Infrastructure Opportunities. Additionally, he serves on the Ares Infrastructure Opportunities Investment Committee and the Ares Climate Infrastructure Partners Investment Committee. As the Co-Head of Infra… Read full bio
Pénélope Dietsch
Managing Director, ICG Infra
Pénélope is a Managing Director within the ICG Infra team based in Paris. Pénélope joined ICG in September 2008 as part of the European private equity team of ICG, and is now part of the European infrastructure team having moved across in 2018. She i… Read full bio
Alexandra Dimsdale Gill
Partner, Clifford Chance
Alexandra is a Partner in the London office and has worked at the firm since 2006. Alexandra advises lenders, sponsors and corporate borrowers in the context of infrastructure finance, acquisition finance, syndicated loans and debt restructurings. Cl… Read full bio
Karen Dolenec
Partner, Ancala Partners
Karen is a Partner at Ancala Partners which she joined in 2017. At Ancala, Karen is involved in investments across sectors in line with the firm’s diversified approach and in investor relations / fundraising. She has over 25 years of private markets… Read full bio
Jean-Francis Dusch
CEO, Edmond de Rothschild UK, CIO Infrastructure Debt, Edmond de Rothschild AM UK
Jean-Francis Dusch brings 30 years of international project and structured finance experience to the team. He joined the Edmond de Rothschild Group in 2004, as co-head of the Project Finance department before taking charge of the group’s structuring… Read full bio
Ingrid Edmund
Head of Financing and Portfolio Management, Columbia Threadneedle Investment
Ingrid is a founding member of the Columbia Threadneedle European Sustainable Infrastructure Fund, an open-ended fund focused on mid-market equity investments established in 2019. She leads the financing activity of ESIF’s portfolio companies and has… Read full bio
Gisele Everett
Senior Managing Director and Head of Americas, OMERS Infrastructure
Gisele Everett is Senior Managing Director and Head of Americas for OMERS Infrastructure and is based in New York City. Since joining OMERS in 2019, Gisele has been instrumental in shaping Infrastructure Americas’ strategy, portfolio construction, po… Read full bio
Gonzalo Cantabrana Fernández
Sector Lead and Senior Director, Infrastructure and Project Finance Ratings, S＆P Global Ratings
Gonzalo is the Sector Lead of the Infrastructure and Project Finance team for Europe and Middle East at S＆P Global Ratings. With nearly 15 years of experience, Gonzalo leverages his insight to analyze the financing of infrastructure and energy compan… Read full bio
Uwe Fleischhauer
Managing Director, YIELCO Investments AG
Uwe Fleischhauer is Founding Partner and member of the Executive Board and Investment Committee of YIELCO Investments AG in Munich, Germany. YIELCO, established in 2011, is an innovative alternative investment service provider with focus on the asset… Read full bio
Dylan Foo
Head of Global Infrastructure, Apollo Global Management
Mr. Foo is a Partner and Head of Global Infrastructure at Apollo. Mr. Foo has more than 20 years of industry experience investing in Asia, UK, Europe and North America, with a particular focus on mid-market assets in transportation, telecommunication… Read full bio
Irina Frolova
Independent non-executive director ＆ Investment Committee Chair, PGGM
Irina Frolova brings over 20 years of international experience in investment management and corporate finance. For the past 8 years she helped to build the EUR 14 bln flagship direct open-ended private equity infrastructure fund at PGGM, most recentl… Read full bio
Daniel Fuchs
Lead Portfolio Manager High Yield Infrastructure Debt, BlackRock
Daniel Fuchs, Director, is a senior investment professional and the Lead High Yield Infrastructure Debt Portfolio Manager at the Infrastructure Debt Group within BlackRock Alternative Investors (BAI). In his role, he manages BlackRock’s global high-y… Read full bio
Prasad Gadkari
Executive Director and Chief Strategy Officer, NIIF
Prasad Gadkari has over two decades of experience in areas of private equity, principal investments, joint ventures, project finance, and corporate & policy advisory. He is currently the Chief Strategy Officer at NIIF responsible for leading the… Read full bio
Jennifer Gandin
Principal, Investments, CIM Group
Jennifer Gandin serves as a Principal, Investments at CIM Group®. She is actively involved in the investment management process across CIM’s platforms and serves on the Investment Committee. Additionally, Ms. Gandin represents CIM on the boards of Sk… Read full bio
Marc Ganzi
Chief Executive Officer, DigitalBridge
Marc C. Ganzi is President and Chief Executive Officer of DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE:DBRG). Mr. Ganzi has been a successful entrepreneur and executive in the communications infrastructure industry for over 25 years, actively investing in and ope… Read full bio
Juan Garin
Policy Advisor, Sustainable Finance and Infrastructure, OECD
Juan Garin is a Policy Advisor in the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs at the OECD where he supports the development of the Blue Dot Network, a global certification framework for quality infrastructure projects. Since joining the OECD… Read full bio
Claudio Ghisu
Co-Head Infrastructure/Managing Director, YIELCO Investments (Switzerland) AG
Claudio is a partner at YIELCO Investments AG and managing director at YIELCO Investments (Switzerland) AG and in this role member of YIELCO's management and investment committee. Claudio is co-heading YIELCO's infrastructure practice and is YIELCO's… Read full bio
David Giordano
Managing Director, Global Head - BlackRock Climate Infrastructure, BlackRock
David Giordano, Managing Director, Global Head - BlackRock Climate Infrastructure. Mr. Giordano leads the investment strategy and organizational management of the Climate Infrastructure team. He has lead the investment strategies across the Americas… Read full bio
Christoph Gisler
Head Infrastructure Equity, Swiss Life Asset Managers
Christoph Gisler has over 25 years of experience in international asset management as well as in infrastructure and private equity markets as a founder, entrepreneur, director, executive board member and manager. He began his career in 1996 as a deri… Read full bio
Kalliope Gourntis
Deputy Editor, Infrastructure Investor
Kalliope is Deputy Editor at Infrastructure Investor, focusing primarily on the print edition, the latest role she’s assumed since joining the company in 2013. Kalliope initially covered the US market when she was based in New York, but has since rel… Read full bio
Pooja Goyal
Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Carlyle Global Infrastructure, Carlyle
Pooja Goyal is a Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Carlyle Global Infrastructure, Co-Head of the Carlyle Global Infrastructure Opportunity Fund (CGI), and Head of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. She is based in New York. Prior to joining Carl… Read full bio
Cathy Granneman
Manager, Member Relations - Infrastructure, GRESB
Cathy Granneman is an Manager, Member Relations - Infrastructure at GRESB, based in Amsterdam. She works with Infrastructure Fund and Asset Managers to support them with their annual ESG reporting to GRESB and has previously worked on the development… Read full bio
John Graves
CIO, Low Carbon
As CIO, John leads the investment team. John has more than 20 years of experience as a senior institutional investor, general partner and fiduciary. Prior to joining Low Carbon in 2021, he served as Assistant Senior Investment Officer at the Washingt… Read full bio
Jackson Hall
Senior Investment Leader, Partners Group
Jackson Hall is head of the London office of Partners Group’s Private Infrastructure business. He has over 16 years of industry experience and is responsible for leading sourcing and execution of new investment opportunities as well as working with p… Read full bio
Simon Hayden
Senior Managing Director, European Head of Blackstone Credit Sustainable Resources Group, Blackstone Credit
Simon Hayden is the European Head of the Sustainable Resources Group within Blackstone Credit. He is based in London. Before joining Blackstone Credit, Mr. Hayden was a Managing Director at EIG where he spent over 12 years working on private investme… Read full bio
Dominic Helmsley
Head of Core Infrastructure, Abrdn
Dominic has spent ten years with abrdn, is based in the London office and leads the Core infrastructure team. He is closely involved in all of the team’s activities including fund raising, origination of new investments and ongoing asset management.… Read full bio
Emil W. Henry, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer, Tiger Infrastructure Partners
Emil W. Henry, Jr., Founder and CEO of Tiger Infrastructure Partners, is a recognized leader and innovator in private equity and public policy. Emil launched Tiger in 2010 to provide transformational growth capital to enable the infrastructure of tom… Read full bio
Dr. Fiona Hill
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution
Fiona Hill is a senior fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. She recently served as deputy assistant to the president and senior Director for European and Russian affairs on the National Secu… Read full bio
Janis Hoberg
Investment Manager, Luxcara
Janis Hoberg is investment manager and team leader at Luxcara and responsible for investment analysis, due diligence oversight and transaction management. He is in charge of contract negotiation with developers, contractors, offtakers and investors a… Read full bio
Masoud Homayoun
Partner and Deputy Head of Value-Add Infrastructure, EQT
Masoud joined EQT Partners in 2008 and is a member of the Infrastructure Partners’ Investment Committee, Infrastructure Portfolio Performance Review Committee and has been a board member in portfolio companies across digital infrastructure, energy… Read full bio
Andrew Honan
Head of Infrastructure and Sustainable Investing, MML Capital Partners
Andrew Honan is the founding Head of MML’s Infrastructure business, having joined MML’s established mid-market private equity business to focus on the development of distributed infrastructure in the European mid-market to meet a number of macro them… Read full bio
Markus Hottenrott
Chief Investment Officer, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners
Markus Hottenrott is a Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP). Markus has been a part of MSIP since inception and has been with Morgan Stanley for over 25 years. Prior to joining MSIP, Markus c… Read full bio
Irini Kalamakis
Senior Managing Director & Global Head of Strategic Partnerships, OMERS Infrastructure
Irini is Senior Managing Director for OMERS Infrastructure’s global third-party capital program, the Strategic Partnership Program (SPP). She joined OMERS in September 2022 and is based in London. Most recently, Irini was with IFM Investors as the He… Read full bio
Omar Jaffrey
Managing Partner and Sole Founder, Palistar Capital
Omar Jaffrey has been involved in technology, media and telecommunications (“TMT”) investments, mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, public and private capital raises, restructuring and bankruptcies for over 30 years. Mr. Jaffrey founded… Read full bio
Rishi Karir
Vice President of Sales, Mercatus
Rishi Karir is VP of Sales for Mercatus, a State Street company. In this role, he leads engagements with some of the largest Private Markets firms in North America and Europe, helping them use Mercatus and the State Street Alpha Platform to bring cla… Read full bio
Rene Kassis
Chairman of the Infrastructure Funds’ Committee, AFG (The French Asset Managers Association)
Rene joined La Banque Postale Asset Management in 2012 to launch their Real & Private Assets platform dedicated to European infrastructure, real estate and corporate debt strategies. The platform has raised and invested more than EUR 6 bin on beh… Read full bio
Timothy Keeling
Director, BCI
Timothy Keeling is a Director in the Infrastructure & Renewable Resources (“I&RR”) group with the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (“BCI”) in Victoria, Canada. Tim joined BCI in 2015 and is responsible for investment sourcin… Read full bio
Daniel Kemp
APAC Editor, Infrastructure Investor
Daniel Kemp is APAC Editor for PEI Group’s Infrastructure Investor and Agri Investor, overseeing coverage of the Asia-Pacific region for both titles. He joined PEI in February 2018 and is based in Sydney. Daniel is an experienced B2B journalist, work… Read full bio
Recep C. Kendircioglu
Global Head of Infrastructure Equity, Manulife Investment Management
Recep oversees the firm’s global infrastructure equity platform. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for Enel North America, acquiring and developing renewable energy projects in the United States and Canada and also taking an international assignme… Read full bio
Andreas Köttering
Managing Director, CBRE Investment Management
Andreas joined CBRE Investment Management in 2018 and is a member of the firm's investment committee. He is the head of European private infrastructure investment practice, and has over 25 years of extensive experience in infrastructure investing. Pr… Read full bio
Pete Labbat
Managing Partner, ECP
Mr. Labbat is a Managing Partner of ECP. He is involved in all areas of the firm’s investment activities, serves as the Chairman of the Investment Committee and Valuation Committee and is a member of the ESG Committee and Management Committee. Prior… Read full bio
Nick Langley
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, ClearBridge Investments
Nick Langley co-manages all Global Infrastructure Strategies at ClearBridge Investments. He has 26 years of investment industry experience. In 2006 Nick co-founded ClearBridge Investments Limited (formerly RARE Infrastructure), now part of ClearBridg… Read full bio
Kerron Lezama
Senior Director, Private Infrastructure, CBRE Investment Management
Kerron Lezama joined CBRE in 2023 as a Senior Director responsible in the Private Infrastructure team responsible for direct infrastructure investments across Europe. He has over 15 years of experience working in the infrastructure sector in Europe.… Read full bio
Nicholas Lockley
Director Events - EMEA, PEI Group
Nicholas joined PEI in 2006 to edit PrivateEquityInternational.com. In September 2008 he moved over to run the EMEA conference business. Nicholas has an MA Hons in German from the University of Edinburgh and after a brief stint in advertising, joined… Read full bio
Luis Fernando Lopes
Partner and Chief Economist, Patria Investments
Luis Fernando Eleutério Lopes is Partner & Chief Economist. Mr. Lopes is primarily responsible for supporting the firm’s diversified investment activities in Latin America. Mr. Lopes joined the group in 1996, when he held the same position at Ban… Read full bio
Cedric Lucas
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Cedric is a managing director in Infrastructure within Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He is a member of the Asset Management Sustainability Council and the Asset Management Infrastructure Investment Committee. Cedric joined Goldman Sachs as a managi… Read full bio
Henrik Lundin
Chief Investment Officer, IMAS Foundation
Henrik is the Chief Investment Officer at IMAS Foundation, responsible for a EUR 12 billion multi-asset portfolio, spread across listed and non-listed assets with a strong sustainability focus. IMAS Foundation is a sister foundation to the INGKA Foun… Read full bio
Hamish Mackenzie
Managing Partner, Global Head of Infrastructure, DWS
Mr. Mackenzie is Head of Infrastructure, responsible for overseeing DWS’s investment activity in infrastructure debt and equity globally. Hamish was responsible for establishing the European Infrastructure equity business in 2005 as well as directing… Read full bio
Scott Mackin
Partner, Denham Capital
Scott Mackin is a Partner of Denham Capital and co-leads the firm’s Sustainable Infrastructure team. Scott brings over 25 years of energy experience to Denham and is a member of the Investment Committee and Valuation Committee. He currently serves on… Read full bio
Charlotte Madden
Global Co-Head of Infrastructure, Clifford Chance
One of the prominent partners at Clifford Chance, Charlotte specialises in private equity and infrastructure investments. A Chambers-ranked solicitor, she represents financial investors through all stages of the investment cycle and has been at the f… Read full bio
Ted Manvitz
Managing Director, Grain Management
Mr. Manvitz is a Managing Director on the Investment Team, bringing extensive global telecommunications infrastructure deal and operating experience. Prior to Grain, Mr. Manvitz served in a variety of senior leadership roles at IHS Holding Limited (N… Read full bio
Steven Marshall
Chairman and Managing Partner, Cordiant Digital infrastructure, Cordiant
Steven Marshall is Chairman of Cordiant’s Digital Infrastructure practice. He is Co-Head of both Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited (CORD:LSE) and Cordiant Digital GP/LP fund (in fundraising). Formerly President of American Tower’s core business… Read full bio
Graham Matthews
PATRIZIA CEO Infrastructure, PATRIZIA
Graham is CEO Infrastructure at PATRIZIA. He was formerly the founding shareholder and Chief Executive of Whitehelm Capital before the business merged with PATRIZIA in 2022. Graham joined the Whitehelm team in 1998 and started the firm’s infrastructu… Read full bio
Irene Mavroyannis
Global Co-Head of Business Development, Infrastructure, Partners Group (USA) Inc.
Irene joined Partners Group in April 2023 as Global Co-Head of Business Development, Infrastructure, and is based in NY. She has 30+ years of finance experience and prior to Partners Group was the Global Head of the Infrastructure Private Capital Adv… Read full bio
Dan McCrum
Investigative Reporter, Financial Times
Dan McCrum is a multi-award winning journalist and author. He is a member of the Financial Times investigations team, and has spent 15 years writing about business from New York and London. His reporting has been recognised with more than a dozen pri… Read full bio
Niall Mills
Managing Partner, Head of Global Infrastructure Investments, Igneo
Niall Mills is the Managing Partner and the Global Head of Igneo Infrastructure Partners based in London. He is a member of the EDIF I, II & III and GDIF Investment Committees. Niall currently sits on the board of investee company Anglian Water G… Read full bio
Ali Miraj
Managing Director, Infrastructure Finance, ING
Ali Miraj is an infrastructure financier, broadcaster, political commentator and DJ. Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant, he works in Infrastructure Finance at ING, co-ordinating global relationships with infrastructure equity funds. He regula… Read full bio
Carlos Moreno
Scientific Director of the Chair ''Entrepreneurship Territory Innovation'', Sorbonne University-IAE Paris
Researcher of international renown, Carlos Moreno is Scientific director of the Chair «Entrepreneurship – Territory – Innovation», IAE Paris - Sorbonne University (France). Carlos Moreno earned recognition as a scientist with an innovative mind, pion… Read full bio
Adrian Mucalov
Partner, Head of Long Life Infrastructure, Actis
Adrian joined Actis in 2009 and has been a leader of the Long Life Infrastructure business from its inception. He is responsible for originating and managing investments in the infrastructure sector and managing the global multi-sector infrastructure… Read full bio
Isabel O'Brien
Reporter, Americas, Infrastructure Investor
Isabel O’Brien is the Americas Reporter at Infrastructure Investor based in New York. Isabel joined Infrastructure Investor in 2021 after freelancing with outlets such as Freakonomics Radio and the Granite State News Collective. Her expertise of the… Read full bio
Jonathan Ord
Investment Director, GLIL Infrastructure
Jonathan is an Investment Director at GLIL Infrastructure LLP. Jonathan has been with GLIL since its foundation in 2015 and is Chair of GLIL’s Management Team. He has led a range of successful infrastructure acquisitions for the fund and is responsib… Read full bio
Alina Osorio
President, Fiera Infrastructure
Alina is a seasoned investment professional in the utility and infrastructure investment and financing sector. Her many years of experience have been gained from her roles initially as an equity research analyst covering Canadian utility companies, a… Read full bio
Ed Pallesen
Managing Director & Co-Head of Infrastructure , H.I.G. Capital
Ed is a Managing Director based in H.I.G.’s New York office and co-leads the firm’s Infrastructure Fund. Prior to joining H.I.G., Ed was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs & Co. Ed worked at Goldman Sachs for 19 years in a variety of capacities… Read full bio
Nicola Palmer
Partner, Infrastructure, QIC
Nicola joined QIC Global Infrastructure (‘GI’) in April 2022. Nicola leads transport origination for GI globally building on GI’s extensive experience in ports, roads, airports and logistics. Nicola has over 29 years of experience in infrastructure e… Read full bio
Esther Peiner
Managing Director, Co-Head Private Infrastructure Europe, Partners Group
Esther Peiner is Co-Head of Private Infrastructure in Europe, based in Zug. She is a member of the Private Infrastructure and Global Investment Committee. Esther is also a member of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Committee and the sponsor of it… Read full bio
Chantale Pelletier
Global Head of Infrastructure, Schroders Capital
Chantale joined Schroders Capital in March 2021 to lead the growth and development of Schroders’ infrastructure investment platform. Chantale is focused on enlarging the scale of Schroders Capital’s infrastructure platform globally across a range of… Read full bio
Jon Phillips
Acting Chief Executive Officer, Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA)
Jon took on the role of Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA) in January 2023, having joined as Corporate Affairs Director in 2016 with a brief to develop and implement its advocacy and engagement pro… Read full bio
Juergen Pinker
Senior Managing Director, Blackstone
Juergen Pinker is a Senior Managing Director in Blackstone’s Private Equity Group based in London. Mr. Pinker focuses primarily on the Industrials, Chemicals and Building Materials sectors and leads Blackstone’s investment activities in the Energy Tr… Read full bio
Vincent Policard
Partner, Co-Head of European Infrastructure, KKR
Vincent Policard (London) joined KKR in 2012 and is a Partner and Co-Head of European Infrastructure. At KKR, he has been actively involved in a number of infrastructure investments including Renvico, Coriance, ELL, Deutsche Glasfaser, Q Park, Hivory… Read full bio
Ross Posner
Managing Partner, Ridgewood Infrastructure
Ross Posner is Managing Partner of Ridgewood Infrastructure and has more than 25 years of experience in infrastructure, private equity and other real asset investing. Prior to Ridgewood, Mr. Posner was a senior executive at Allstate Investments, wher… Read full bio
Mark Prybutok
Managing Director, GI Partners
Mark Prybutok is a Managing Director at GI Partners, a private investment firm with $33 billion in AUM. He is co-Head of the GI Data Infrastructure platform, which has invested $2.4 billion into data infrastructure businesses over the past 3 years. G… Read full bio
Melannie Pyzik
Managing Director, Head of Investor Solutions, Argo Infrastructure Partners
Melannie is a Managing Director, a member of the Investment Committee and leads the Investor Solutions function at Argo Infrastructure Partners. Argo currently manages over $6 billion of equity on behalf of institutional investors globally. Having ov… Read full bio
Kai Rintala
Managing Director, Taaleri Energia
Kai is the Managing Director of Taaleri Energia Funds Management and has over 21 years of experience in the infrastructure industry. Before joining Taaleri Energia in 2016, he worked for 10 years at KPMG, both in Helsinki and in London, advising publ… Read full bio
Kate Roscoe
Managing Director, Infrastructure Investments, Manulife Investment Management
Kate Roscoe leads Manulife’s $5 billion global fund and co-investment program. This 20-year program includes more than 70 funds across 40 managers in North America, Europe, and Asia. Manulife is ranked by Infrastructure Investor as one of the largest… Read full bio
Mahesh Roy
Director, Investor Practices, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change
Mahesh leads the Investor Practices programme at IIGCC, working with investors on their climate change strategies. He is the UNFCCC’s Marrakech Partnership focal point for Finance, linking non-state actors in finance with parties to the convention. H… Read full bio
Devinder Sangha
Partner, Albourne Partners Limited
Devinder is a Partner at Albourne Partners Limited. He joined the firm in 2006 and is a senior member of the Real Assets and Portfolio Groups. He is responsible for infrastructure coverage, including manager selection, investment due diligence, and r… Read full bio
Elena Savostianova
Managing Partner, Ember Infrastructure
Elena Savostianova has 20 years of professional experience in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Prior to Ember, Elena served as a Principal with Global Infrastructure Partners CAPS team, focusing on renewable energy opportunities. Before GIP, El… Read full bio
Isabelle Scemama
Global Head of AXA IM Alts, Member of AXA IM Management Board, Member of the Board of Directors of EPRA
Isabelle Scemama is Global Head of AXA IM Alts. Isabelle oversees AXA IM’s €184bn alternative business unit, AXA IM Alts, which employs over 800 people located in 17 offices, serving the needs of more than 500 clients globally. AXA IM Alts is a globa… Read full bio
Wilhelm Schmundt
Managing Director and Senior Partner - Global Leader, Infrastructure Investors, Boston Consulting Group
Wilhelm Schmundt is the Global Leader of BCG’s Infrastructure Investors business and is a member of the firm’s Principal Investors and Private Equity leadership team. He advises leading global infrastructure and private equity funds on buy- and sell… Read full bio
Dr. Angelika Schöchlin
Senior Partner, Antin Infrastructure
Angelika joined Antin in 2010 and is a member of the Investment Committee. Angelika is a board member of Fund II portfolio company GSR, Fund IV portfolio companies Babilou and Hippocrates, and Mid Cap Fund I portfolio company European Rail Rent. She… Read full bio
Helene Schütrumpf
Director, Ely Place Partners
Helene Schütrumpf has over 15 years of experience in financial markets, having started her career in proprietary trading at Merrill Lynch, analysing credit and structured credit products. She has been fundraising for Private Equity, Private Credit an… Read full bio
Arash Shojaie
Principal, Infrastructure, QIC
Arash leads QIC’s North American investment and origination activities in infrastructure equities, based in New York. During his 10 years with QIC, Arash has been involved in energy, digital, waste, water and transport transactions primarily across N… Read full bio
Rick Shrotri
Managing Partner, Digital Alpha
Mr. Shrotri, founder of Digital Alpha, has been managing market shaping investments in technology and telecommunications for over two decades. Prior to founding Digital Alpha, Mr. Shrotri spent 10 years at Cisco Systems, focused on growth strategy an… Read full bio
William Smales
Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Morrison and Co
William is the Chief Investment Officer and a Partner at Morrison and Co, based in New York. William is responsible for leading the firm’s global investment, asset management and sustainability activities. William is also the global digital infrastru… Read full bio
Gregory J. Smith
President and CEO, Instar Asset Management Inc.
Gregory J. Smith is founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Instar Asset Management Inc. with nearly 30 years of experience in the investment, operation, acquisition and financing of private equity and infrastructure investments. Gregory pr… Read full bio
Jamie Storrow
Managing Director ＆ Head of Infrastructure, Northleaf
Jamie is head of Northleaf’s infrastructure investment program and is a member of the Infrastructure Investment Committee. Jamie oversees all aspects of Northleaf’s infrastructure investment activities, including transaction origination and execution… Read full bio
Suresh Subudhi
Managing Director and Senior Partner, Global Head of Transport, Cities and Infrastructure, Boston Consulting Group
Suresh is a Senior Partner and Managing Director at the Boston Consulting Group in Mumbai. He leads BCG’s Travel, Cities and Infrastructure practice globally. He is also involved in driving BCG’s Global Center for Future of Cities and Center for Mobi… Read full bio
Edward Talmor-Gera
Founding Managing Partner ＆ CEO, NewVest
Edward Talmor-Gera founded NewVest in 2020, a first-of-its-kind platform of index funds for private markets. He is also the Co-Founder of Fund Placement Israel (FPI), a boutique private capital placement agent in Israel that has successfully raised o… Read full bio
Maciej Tarasiuk
Senior Investment Director, Amber Infrastructure
Maciej joined Amber in 2021 as a Senior Investment Director and to support Amber’s activities in the European core+ mid-market space . He has broad experience across the infrastructure investment space, especially origination, execution, and asset ma… Read full bio
Gideon Tilburgs
European Managing Director, Equitix
Gideon joined Equitix in June 2021, after spending more than 13 years at John Laing. He is leading on new investments in the Benelux region and German speaking countries but is also involved in other European investment processes. He furthermore supp… Read full bio
Saket Trivedi
Partner, Cube Infrastructure Managers
Saket Trivedi has 21 years of infrastructure investing, investment banking and industry experience. He leads Cube Infrastructure Manager’ Energy Transition investments and asset management team. He sits on Cube’s Investment Committee and the Executiv… Read full bio
Surinder Toor
Managing Partner, Arjun Infrastructure Partners
Surinder Toor founded Arjun Infrastructure in 2015. Arjun today manages €5.4bn of capital in the core and core+ European mid-market infrastructure sectors. Surinder was formerly the Head of Europe for J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Infrastructure Inv… Read full bio
Patrick Trears
Partner ＆ Global Head of Infrastructure Debt, Ares Management
Mr. Trears is a Partner and the Global Head of Ares Infrastructure Debt with over 23 years of experience in the infrastructure sector. Additionally, he serves on the Ares Infrastructure Debt Investment Committee. Prior to joining Ares in 2022, he was… Read full bio
Garret Tynan
Managing Director, KBRA
Garret Tynan is the Managing Director and European Head of Infrastructure and Project Finance at KBRA Europe Limited (KBRA). Garret previously spent five years with KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH in London, where he was responsible for originating and executing… Read full bio
Albena Vassileva
Executive Director, Infrastructure, IFM Investors
Albena is responsible for the sourcing, execution and management of infrastructure investments across Europe, as well as the development of key industrial relationships. Albena has more than 14 years of Private Equity track record, leading a range of… Read full bio
Vicente Vento
CEO and Founder, DTCP
Vicente has been an investor, advisor and senior executive in telecommunications, media, and technology for over 18 years. With a strong track record and network, Vicente is behind the investment strategies of DTCP. He has deployed over $2.7bn in inv… Read full bio
Carol Volk
Infrastructure Development Unit Chief, U.S. Department of State
Carol Volk is a U.S. Foreign Service Officer who serves as the head of the U.S. Department of State’s Infrastructure Development Unit. Her team’s work includes developing the Blue Dot Network and expanding the Infrastructure Transaction and Assistanc… Read full bio
Gijs Voskuyl
Partner and Head of Infrastructure, DIF Capital Partners
Since 2018, Gijs is globally responsible for the origination and execution of transactions in the traditional DIF fund series. He joined the company in 2008 to focus on mostly greenfield PPP and concession projects in the Benelux, UK and Central Euro… Read full bio
David Walsh
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
David is a managing director in Alternatives Capital Markets and Strategy (ACMS), which oversees institutional capital markets, capital raising and client strategy across all direct-investing and open-architecture alternatives strategies throughout G… Read full bio
Beth Watkins
Investment Director, Gravis
Beth is an infrastructure investment professional and qualified solicitor with an established ESG focus, she has a background in equity investing and complex greenfield development and investment. Beth joined Gravis from Foresight Group where she was… Read full bio
Dan Wells
Partner, Foresight Group Co-Manager, Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners, Foresight Group
Dan is a Partner at Foresight and has over twenty-two years of experience of climate and sustainable finance, in particular in infrastructure and real assets. He has worked at different times in Europe, North America and Asia. Dan is co-Manager of Fo… Read full bio
Mark White
Head of Real Assets, Albourne Partners
Mark White is the Head of Real Assets and senior portfolio analyst for Real Asset strategies at Albourne Partners and is responsible for overseeing the due diligence and portfolio construction for Albourne’s RA clients. He derives his experience in R… Read full bio
Christian Wiehenkamp
Chief Investment Officer, Perpetual Investors
Christian is Chief Investment Officer at Perpetual, where he leads the overall investment process and investing activities. Prior to joining Perpetual, Christian held several positions within the Allianz Group. In his latest role he was the responsib… Read full bio
Nikolaus Woloszczuk
Senior Managing Director, Stonepeak
Nikolaus is a Senior Managing Director with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Nikolaus was Global Chief Investment Officer for Macquarie Principal Finance, a business unit he co-founded and built since 2009. Prior to Macquarie, Nikolaus co-founded… Read full bio
Nicolas Wyss
Head Investment Management, Reichmuth ＆ Co
Nicolas Wyss is working for Reichmuth ＆ Co since 8.5 years and is currently heading the investment team at Reichmuth’s infrastructure practice. He is responsible for the investments across all sectors Reichmuth ＆ Co is investing, namely in transport,… Read full bio
Louisa Yeoman
Founding Partner, Astrid Advisors
Lousia is a Founding Partner of Astrid Advisors and has worked in capital raising and investment management for close to two decades. Prior to setting up Astrid Advisors, Louisa was co-Head of European Distribution for AMP Capital and, alongside Kate… Read full bio
Tom Zimmermann
Senior Research Manager, Fundraising, PEI Group
Tom Zimmermann is a Senior Research Manager, Fundraising at PEI Group, focusing on the GP-LP relationship via private markets fundraising. Based in London, he is responsible for leading a team of research associates dedicated to maintaining the firm’… Read full bio
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