Investing in assets which provide essential services

The 2nd annual Social Infrastructure Forum, taking place on 21 March, will look at growing investor interest in investing in assets which provide essential services. Experts will evaluate social infrastructure’s position within the investment landscape, looking at how best to fund and finance assets with a community purpose.

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Advance your fundraising

Connect with a global audience of investors interested in social infrastructure and benefit from focused networking with the right people.

Gain peer-to-peer insights

Explore the global outlook on social infrastructure, the role and challenges of PPP structures, the impact SDGs, sustainability and impact have on this sub-asset class 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.

One Summit. Seven Forums.

The Social Infrastructure 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

The route to net-zero post-COP26

Pursuing the momentum for change in emerging and frontier economies

Investing in the energy transition as the world moves towards net-zero

Navigating the route towards an inclusive global digital economy

The evolving role of lending in the private infrastructure world

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

Social Infrastructure Forum - Monday 21st

Social Infrastructure Forum
09:10 - 09:15

Introduction from Infrastructure Investor

09:15 - 09:00

Welcome from the Chair

Mark Moseley
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Mark Moseley

Principal and Owner, Moseley Infrastructure Advisory Services (MMM Infra)

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09:30 - 10:15

Re-defining social infrastructure

John Anderson, Peter Antolik, Jim Hennessy, Alina Osorio, Annette Bannister, Helmut Von Glasenapp
  • How the market now defines and measures social infrastructure
  • Identifying the gaps in social infrastructure investment
  • Identifying where the boundary is between social infrastructure and real estate and where investors can seek returns

Moderator: Jim Hennessy, Managing Director, Head of P3 Business Development, Harrison Street

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John Anderson

Global Head Corporate Finance & Infrastructure, Manulife

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Peter Antolik

Partner, Arjun Infrastructure Partners

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Jim Hennessy

Managing Director; Head of P3 Business Development, Harrison Street Capital

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Alina Osorio

President, Fiera Infrastructure

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Annette Bannister, MetLife

Annette Bannister

Managing Director, MetLife Investment Management

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Helmut Von Glasenapp

Secretary-General, European Long-Term Investors Association

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10:15 - 11:00

Healthcare as an independent asset class

Monika Bednarz, Diederik de Koe, Zun-Gon Kim, Adam Ringer, Kerstin Schmidt
  • How healthcare investment compares to infrastructure or private equity
  • How healthcare investment priorities have developed, post Covid, with changing demographics
  • How investing in healthcare increases the risk curve compared to the traditional sub sectors of infrastructure

Moderator: Diederik de Koe, Senior Consultant, Sweco

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Monika Bednarz

Managing Director, Lagrange Financial Advisory

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Diederik de Koe

Senior Consultant Infrastructure Investments, Sweco Capital Consultants

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Zun-Gon Kim

Partner and Director, Boston Consulting Group

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Adam Ringer

Partner, AMP Capital

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Kerstin Schmidt

Senior Investment Manager, Siemens Financial Services GmbH

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11:00 - 11:30

Coffee & networking

Social Infrastructure Forum
11:30 - 12:15

Doing well and doing good: the opportunities and limitations of impact investing

David Thomas, Pete Gladwell , Sophie Kazmierczak, Darren White
  • How social infrastructure is a means to achieving the SDGs
  • How institutional investors navigate ‘greenwashing’ when investing in social infrastructure
  • How investors add quantitative assessments of the ESG credentials of their portfolios

Moderator: David Thomas, Director, Business Development, GRESB

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David Thomas

Director, Infrastructure Engagement, GRESB

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Pete Gladwell

Group Social Impact and Investment Director, Legal&General

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Sophie Kazmierczak

Sustainable Finance Manager, NEXT Generation Invest GmbH

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Darren White

Associate Director ESG, Major Projects Advisory, Infrastructure Advisory Group, KPMG

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12:15 - 13:00

Building back better? The global outlook on social infrastructure

François Bergere, Georg Inderst, Adrian Ion, Natalia Korchakova-Heeb, Opuiyo Oforiokuma
  • What social infrastructure looks like in global markets
  • What social infrastructure looks like in the emerging markets
  • Identifying if infrastructure investors are deploying capital in the right assets that cities need most

Moderator: Georg Inderst, Principal, Inderst Advisory London

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François Bergere

Executive Director, LTIIA (Long-term Infrastructure Investors Association)

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Georg Inderst

Principal, Inderst Advisory London

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Adrian Ion

CFO, Therme Group

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Natalia Korchakova-Heeb

Global Lead for PPPs and Greenfield Hospitals, Siemens Healthcare

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Opuiyo Oforiokuma

Senior Partner, Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund

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13:00 - 14:00

Networking lunch with Emerging Markets & ESG & Sustainability Forum attendees

Social Infrastructure Forum
14:00 - 14:30

Fireside Chat: How to put the S in ESG

Zak Bentley, Paul Buckley
  • Why investors should pay more attention to social issues in addition to environmental considerations
  • What key social issues the infrastructure investment industry should be highlighting
  • LP demands from managers on ESG due diligence
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Zak Bentley

Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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Paul Buckley

Managing Partner / CEO, First Avenue

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14:30 - 15:00

Introduction to the ESG convergence project’ presentation

Greg Fischer
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Greg Fischer

Partner & Director, Boston Consulting Group

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15:00 - 15:30

Coffee & networking

Social Infrastructure Forum
15:30 - 16:15

Treading carefully – the role of energy transition in moving towards net zero

Karolina Attspodina, Gabrielle Durisch, Mark Moseley, Jim Hughes
  • How suppliers are managing the demand for social consideration in energy models in regards to supply chain
  • Which decarbonisation avenues receive the most substantial social acceptance
  • How to improve the measurement of local consequences, including employment efforts, of moving towards net zero

Moderator: Mark Moseley, Principal, Moseley Infrastructure Advisory Services

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Karolina Attspodina

Co-Founder & CEO, WeDoSolar GmbH

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Gabrielle Durisch

Global Head of Sustainability, Commercial Insurance and Group Underwriting, Zurich Insurance

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Mark Moseley

Principal and Owner, Moseley Infrastructure Advisory Services (MMM Infra)

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Jim Hughes

Managing Partner, EnCap Investments

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16:15 - 17:00

The role, challenges, and changes of PPP structures

Michela Bariletti, Matthew Jordan-Tank, Jason Murphy, Olivier Sueur, Lawrence Slade
  • How to manage the strain on the public purse as we enter the post pandemic era
  • What has been learnt from PPP models based in developed markets
  • How returns have been compressed and the way to offset it
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Michela Bariletti

Chief Credit Officer, The Phoenix Group

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Matthew Jordan-Tank

Director of Sustainable Infrastructure Policy and Project Preparation, EBRD

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Jason Murphy

Chief Executive Officer, Centrus Advisors

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Olivier Sueur

Co-Head Infrastructure - Senior Portfolio Manager, RiverRock

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Lawrence Slade

Chief Executive Officer, Global Infrastructure Investor Association

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17:00 - 17:40

Social infrastructure investment vehicles: the old and the new

Thomas Kalthoefer, Adam Smallman, Eugene Zhuchenko , Dr. Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik
  • Identifying why there’s a limited number of social infrastructure funds
  • To what extent are social infrastructure cashflows dependant on government funding
  • The importance of scale and whether there’s a niche for smaller funds

Moderator: Adam Smallman, Director of Membership Programs, PEI Media Group

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Thomas Kalthoefer

Senior Principal, DWS

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Adam Smallman

Director of Membership Programs, PEI

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Eugene Zhuchenko

Managing Director, ETORE Advisory

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Dr. Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik

Partner, DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH

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17:40 - 17:45

Closing comments from the chair

18:00 - 20:00

Gala Cocktail Reception

John Anderson

Global Head Corporate Finance & Infrastructure, Manulife

Peter Antolik

Partner, Arjun Infrastructure Partners

Karolina Attspodina

Co-Founder & CEO, WeDoSolar GmbH

Annette Bannister, MetLife

Annette Bannister

Managing Director, MetLife Investment Management

Michela Bariletti

Chief Credit Officer, The Phoenix Group

Monika Bednarz

Managing Director, Lagrange Financial Advisory

Zak Bentley

Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor

François Bergere

Executive Director, LTIIA (Long-term Infrastructure Investors Association)

Paul Buckley

Managing Partner / CEO, First Avenue

Diederik de Koe

Senior Consultant Infrastructure Investments, Sweco Capital Consultants

Gabrielle Durisch

Global Head of Sustainability, Commercial Insurance and Group Underwriting, Zurich Insurance

Greg Fischer

Partner & Director, Boston Consulting Group

Pete Gladwell

Group Social Impact and Investment Director, Legal&General

Jim Hennessy

Managing Director; Head of P3 Business Development, Harrison Street Capital

Jim Hughes

Managing Partner, EnCap Investments

Georg Inderst

Principal, Inderst Advisory London

Adrian Ion

CFO, Therme Group

Thomas Kalthoefer

Senior Principal, DWS

Sophie Kazmierczak

Sustainable Finance Manager, NEXT Generation Invest GmbH

Zun-Gon Kim

Partner and Director, Boston Consulting Group

Natalia Korchakova-Heeb

Global Lead for PPPs and Greenfield Hospitals, Siemens Healthcare

Mark Moseley

Principal and Owner, Moseley Infrastructure Advisory Services (MMM Infra)

Jason Murphy

Chief Executive Officer, Centrus Advisors

Alina Osorio

President, Fiera Infrastructure

Adam Ringer

Partner, AMP Capital

Kerstin Schmidt

Senior Investment Manager, Siemens Financial Services GmbH

Lawrence Slade

Chief Executive Officer, Global Infrastructure Investor Association

Adam Smallman

Director of Membership Programs, PEI

Olivier Sueur

Co-Head Infrastructure - Senior Portfolio Manager, RiverRock

David Thomas

Director, Infrastructure Engagement, GRESB

Helmut Von Glasenapp

Secretary-General, European Long-Term Investors Association

Darren White

Associate Director ESG, Major Projects Advisory, Infrastructure Advisory Group, KPMG

Eugene Zhuchenko

Managing Director, ETORE Advisory

Dr. Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik

Partner, DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH