Investor
Government Forum Global Summit Online 2021
18 - 21 October 2021,
Virtual Event, BST
Financing and developing the world’s infrastructure from concept to completion
Discover how public sector projects are being made more accessible to private capital at the Infrastructure Investor Government Forum, where the world’s governments, developers and capital providers will discuss collaborative working to advance major infrastructure projects from concept to completion.
Who attended in 2020?
Global, local and municipal government (public sector)
Attendees had the opportunity to meet the world’s significant financiers and developers of global infrastructure projects in one location to advance your country’s infrastructure development plans.
Asset owners (developers and operators)
Attendees learnt how landmark transactions have been delivered, heard public sector plans and appetite for infrastructure and met with the partners they need to deliver their next expansion or development project.
Financial sponsors and investors
Attendees were able to meet government representatives, contractors and operators to discover the future direction of global greenfield infrastructure development to advance their project pipeline.
Service Providers
Engaged with public and private sector clients and prospects. Gain exclusive insight into the forthcoming programme strategies of major global infrastructure clients.
Key themes for 2020
- Improving infrastructure delivery: innovative governmental procurement models.
- Urban renewal projects: how different governments are driving the conversion to smart, sustainable, resilient cities.
- Promoting a deeper collaboration between governments, private capital and banks.
- Novel approaches to mitigate project risk and attract an increase in private capital.
- Increasing the effectiveness of private capital investment into public infrastructure.
- Attracting private capital: analysing the key ingredients needed to secure investment.
One Summit: Seven Forums
The Global Investor Forum is the largest global gathering of institutional and private capital devoted to infrastructure and the focal point of the Global Summit.
Explore infrastructure opportunities across frontier and growth markets at the Emerging Markets Forum.
The ESG & Sustainability Forum provides a place to showcase best practice and understand what good looks like from a sustainability perspective.
The Energy Transition Forum is the event to learn from and network with a truly international delegation focused on investment opportunities in renewables and the energy transition.
Your chance to hear from investors leading the digital revolution in infrastructure investment and keep up with opportunities in an increasingly important sub-asset class.
Analyse the benefits of differing investment structures, learn about landmark transactions and pinpoint new opportunities for yield.
In 2020 Government organisations attended from:
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
Abraham Akkawi
Advisor PPP, Public Authority for Privatisation and Partnership
Jean-Marc Arbaud
Managing Director, CDPQ Infra
Dr Eyup Vural Aydin
Chairman, Istanbul PPCoE
Vincent Cabanne
Executive Director - Infrastructure and PPP, Gazprombank
Jose Cordovilla
Managing Partner, Solvere Infraestructuras
Martin Dirr
Head, C40 Cities Finance Facility - GIZ
Daniel Fedson
Infrastructure Advisor
Michael Feith
Policy Officer, InvestEU - European Commission
Carolyn Hansard
Senior Director, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Matthew Jordan-Tank
Director of Sustainable Infrastructure Policy and Project Preparation, EBRD
Max Lohmann
Partner and Donor Relations, C40 Cities Finance Facility - GIZ
Alistair Perkins
Head of Infrastructure & Project Finance, NN Investment Partners
Julia Prescot
Partner, Chief Strategy Officer - Meridiam
Mark Moseley
Principal and Owner, Moseley Infrastructure Advisory Services (MMM Infra)
Brunello Rosa
CEO & Head of Research, Rosa & Roubini Associates
Noman Siddiqui
Manager, PPP Division - Islamic Development Bank
Phoebe Smith
Senior Investment Director, Whitehelm Capital
Prerna Soni
Vice President, Invest India
Madeleine Szeluch
Head of Investor Relations, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Matthew Vickerstaff
Deputy CEO and Head of Project Finance, Infrastructure and Projects Authority
Alexander Wendler
Chief Development Officer, Transport for NSW
Professor Iryna Zapatrina
Chairman, Ukrainian PPP Center & Founder - PPP Academy
Mujde Zeynel
Senior Advisor, Istanbul PPPCoE
Agenda
Government Forum 2020 - Monday 12th
Introduction from Infrastructure Investor
Chairperson's opening remarks
Improving infrastructure delivery: choosing the right procurement model for your project
Opening Panel Session
- How does the choice of procurement model impact delivery?
- Comparing outcomes: public versus private procurement strategies
- Examples of innovative procurement models
- Role of sustainability in the evolution of procurement models
Moderator: Mark Moseley, Principal, Moseley Infrastructure Advisory Services
Matthew Jordan-Tank
Director of Sustainable Infrastructure Policy and Project Preparation, EBRD
Read bio
Government project showcase
European Investment Project Portal (EIPP) – the meeting place for project promoters and investors
- Origin: Set up as part of the Commission’s Investment Plan for Europe
- Purpose: Facilitating connections with global investors through a database of investable projects across private and public sectors
- Future: How EIPP will evolve into the ‘InvestEU Portal’
Speaker: Michael Feith, Policy Officer – Infrastructure, European Commission
Risk sharing: improving the balance between governments, private capital and MLDBs
Panel Session
- Making projects bankable: novel approaches to risk mitigation
- Which projects risks can, and should governments help mitigate for developers and investors, and which shouldn’t they?
- How can technology create new value in project sourcing, structuring, and risk allocation?
- Currency risk, construction risk and delay risk: who should take on what?
Moderator: Mujde Zeynel, Principal Advisor, Istanbul PPP Center of Excellence (PPPCoE)
Madeleine Szeluch
Head of Investor Relations, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Read bioSimplifying governmental regulatory policies to promote investment into infrastructure
Presentation
Matthew Vickerstaff
Deputy CEO and Head of Project Finance, Infrastructure and Projects Authority
Read bioCoffee & Networking
Government project showcase
Sydney’s Central Precinct Renewal project
- Leveraging public infrastructure for more competitive cities and more liveable communities
- Building Sydney’s momentum as Australia’s global city
- Using 24 ha of government land to grow the CBD and accommodate a global tech hub
- De-risking investment in the air space over Australia’s busiest rail interchange
- Reflections from both sides of private / public negotiations
Speaker: Alexander Wendler, Chief Development Officer, Transport for New South Wales
Urban renewal projects: how different governments are driving the conversion to smart, sustainable, resilient cities
Panel Session
- Collecting, storing and analysing city data
- Adding value to communities: integrating residential schemes with infrastructure
- Strategies for building climate resilience into existing city infrastructure
- Investing in systems over projects
Switchover time
Delegates move to the Bellatage for keynote
Keynote Presentation
Global macroeconomic and geo-strategic challenges and their implications for financial markets
Networking Lunch
The future of mobility: automation, connectivity, electrification, and digitisation
Panel Session
- Optimising existing transport infrastructure for the needs of tomorrow
- Rethinking traditional financing models
- Building economies of scale via project bundling
- Collaborating with regulators to facilitate policy change
Government project showcase
Montreal’s REM project
- Balancing greenfield risk with the desire for stable, countercyclical returns
- Government involvement alongside private capital: Lessons learned from REM so far
- How projects can stimulate the development and re-urbanisation necessary for more sustainable cities
- Developing and exporting a direct infrastructure investment model for building light-rail systems
Speaker: Jean-Marc Arbaud, Deputy General Director- Infrastructure, CDPQ
Coffee & Networking
Government project showcase
What investors want: analysing the key ingredients needed to secure private capital investment into public infrastructure
Panel Session
- Which financing structures are the most attractive for investors? PFIs, PPPs or bonds?
- Risk versus reward: how far up the curve are investors willing to go
- Single asset or platform investing: pros and cons of differing investment strategies
- Overcoming political obstacles to private ownership of infrastructure assets
Moderator: Daniel Fedson, Infrastructure Advisor
Government Project Showcase
Closing comments from the Chair
Switchover time
Delegates move to the ballroom
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
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