Ulla joined NIO in 2022 to set up a dedicated infrastructure solution to investors.
Ulla has 20+ years of experience from the industry, throughout her career focusing on evaluating GPs/asset managers across liquid and illiquid markets. Most recently, she was Head of Alternative Investments at Nykredit where she was responsible for building Nykredit's infrastructure FoF platform to reach €1bn. Prior to joining Nykredit in 2011, she held the role as Head of Equity Research at Aon Hewitt in London and, prior to that, MD at Kirstein A/S as well as teaching assistant in statistics at Aarhus and Copenhagen Business Schools. Ulla holds a Master in Finance & Accounting from Aarhus School of Business.

NIO

NIO AUM is EUR 2.5bn a dedicated alternative investments platform built for investors by investors. NIO has a strong sustainability heritage founded by private markets industry pioneers as Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, a global leader and pioneer in renewable energy infrastructure and NREP, a frontrunner in sustainable real estate investment and the largest real estate manager in the Nordics.
Founded in 2018 and based in Copenhagen, NIO manages c. €2.5.bn on behalf of investors across alternatives strategies.

Michela joined Phoenix Asset Management as Chief Credit Officer in May 2021. In this role, Michela is leading the Credit Research and Ratings team for all asset strategies pursued by Phoenix Group, which have capabilities to assign internal ratings to private credit and illiquid assets in an approach consistent with industry peers and adhere to regulatory requirements. Michela joined Phoenix from Pension Insurance Corporation where she served as Head of Ratings and Credit Research. Prior to that, Michela spent 14 years at S&P Global Ratings, London, most recently as Senior Director, Infrastructure Ratings – EMEA Analytical Head, managing a team of 20 analysts and a portfolio of over 150 issuers in the infrastructure sector. The portfolio included corporate and project finance transactions covering social infrastructure, road, transport and renewables. Michela started her career at Goldman Sachs within the Equities Division. She holds a DEA en Analyse et Politique Economique (Master in Economics) from EHESS, Paris and a Specialization in Finance as a Ph.D. candidate from HEC, Paris.

The Phoenix Group

Phoenix Group is the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business, with £260bn of assets under administration and c.12 million customers. We are a growing and sustainable business with a clear purpose – helping people secure a life of possibilities. This means taking responsible and sustainable investment decisions, and using our presence and voice to advocate on behalf of the UK’s savers. We understand that our scale and expertise means that we have an important role to play for our customers, colleagues and our communities. As life expectancy continues to increase and the pension landscape continues to shift, we will continue to be a safe and dependable ally in the journey to and through retirement for millions of customers, by providing the right guidance and products, at the right time, to support the right choices. We offer a broad range of products for people across all stages of the savings life cycle. Our strategy focuses on delivering long term, sustainable value and, to fulfil our purpose, focuses on five key areas to ensure we respond to changing customer needs, manage our capital position well, create value, inspire our people, and put sustainability at the heart of our business.

Aditi is the Unit Head, Private Sector and Climate Finance, at the European Representative Office of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) where she leads origination of sustainable infrastructure investments in emerging Asia. She has over 14 years of experience, closing over USD 800 million in direct investments in renewable energy, digital infrastructure, and utilities. Previously, she worked with the International Finance Corporation in PPP structuring and advisory, successfully closing some of India’s first PPPs in energy-efficient street lighting and universal healthcare.

Asian Development Bank

The ADB is a multilateral development financing institution with 68 member countries, focused on sustainable infrastructure and poverty eradication in developing Asia and the Pacific. As the region’s climate bank, the ADB has announced its ambition to provide $100 billion of its own capital resources, from 2019 to 2030, for climate action and for supporting a just transition in its developing member countries

Anish is a Senior Director in the Private Markets team at bfinance & leads the firm’s coverage of the infrastructure asset class. Since joining bfinance in 2017, Anish has advised a broad range of clients globally in allocating ~$10bn to the infrastructure asset class, including infrastructure debt. Prior to joining bfinance, Anish gained over ten years’ experience as a corporate financier, advising on mergers & acquisitions, financings & valuations of assets in the infrastructure asset class. Under Anish’s leadership, bfinance was recognised in 2019 & 2020 by Infrastructure Journal as ‘Best Investment Consultancy’ as recognised by leading market participants in the asset class.

bfinance

bfinance is an independent investment consultancy supporting institutional investors (pension funds, SWFs, financial institutions, etc.) with their investment implementation requirements, covering portfolio planning, manager search and selection and portfolio monitoring.

M. Nicolas J. Firzli is director-general of the World Pensions Council (WPC), the global think-tank & asset owners association. Mr. Firzli is co-chair of the World Pensions Forum (WPF) held annually in a G12/EU capital, coordinator of the G7 Pensions Roundtable held on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, co-chair of the Singapore Economic Forum (SEF APAC+ Summit), and cofounding-member & advisory councillor of the World Bank Group Global Infrastructure Facility (GIF).
He has chaired the main Asset Owners Roundtable of the 2015 Climate Change Conference (Paris COP 21 Summit) and (co)authored and helped develop key notions such as “Modern Trusteeship and Fiduciary Capitalism”, “The SDG–Driven World Economy”, “The Pension Wealth of Nations”, “Sustainable Finance Shifting the Trillions”, and “The Geoeconomic Century”.

World Pensions Council (WPC)

The World Pensions Council (WPC) is a Paris-based global think-tank & asset owners association focusing on pension funds, social security, and sovereign wealth institutions. We work closely with a wide range of asset owners and government agencies – at executive and board (trustees) level – to ensure employees can continue to receive the retirement income they need whilst building a better life for their children. The WPC is a cofounding member of the World Bank Group-led Global Infrastructure Facility (GIF).

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 recently as head of Infrastructure a.i. and head of asset management. She is now helping boards, investors and executives with strengthening their investment decision governance and making sustainable capital allocation decisions. She is deeply interested in decarbonization of energy, transportation and agriculture. Irina is board director at GlobalVia, global mobility and concession business, HZPC , global market leader in innovative potato breeding and seed potato trading and Stockholm Exergi, the Stockholm’s energy company active in heating, cooling, electricity and waste management. Irina also serves as chair of audit and risk committees and as an independent member of the investment committee.

Sarah works as a Senior Vice President in the Manager Research Team where she has a primary focus on private market strategies and specialises in impact investing. Sarah also leads on Inclusion and Diversity within fund research as well as chairing Redington's Inclusion & Diversity Committee. Sarah joined Redington in July 2019 having previously worked at BMO Global Asset Management and Janus Henderson. She is a CFA charterholder and holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics with Psychology from the University of Birmingham.

Mahesh leads IIGCC’s Investor Strategies programme which works on integrating climate change considerations into investors’ portfolios across all asset classes. The team helped found the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative and leads development of Net Zero Investment Framework, the most widely used target and transition plan guidance for investors committed to net zero. His team also works on scaling private finance for adaptation and resilience and integrating nature and a just transition into climate goals. This work builds on an 18-year career in Banking and Finance, predominately at Macquarie Group where he led specialist teams in Financial Services and Healthcare. He holds an MBA, Energy from Cranfield University.

Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) is the membership body for investor collaboration on climate change and the voice of investors taking action for a prosperous, low carbon future. IIGCC has 425 members across 24 countries, with almost $60 trillion in assets under management. IIGCC is best known for pioneering such initiatives as Climate Action 100+, the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative and the Paris Aligned Asset Owners initiative, with its ‘Net Zero Investment Framework’ the most widely used methodology by investors committed to Net Zero.

Thomas is Senior Investment Officer at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a multilateral financial institution whose mission is financing the Infrastructure for Tomorrow — infrastructure that is green, technology-enabled and promotes regional connectivity. At AllB, Thomas is responsible for originating, structuring, executing and managing innovative, developmental and profitable debt and equity transactions, including fund investments, across all infrastructure sectors in Asia.

Prior to AllB, Thomas was an adviser to the German Federal Ministry of Finance to support the establishment of AllB and advise the German Chief Negotiator on AllB's institutional, operational and financial policy framework. Earlier in his career, Thomas worked at KfW Development Bank, where he was responsible for managing equity investments and executing loans for infrastructure projects in emerging markets and developing economies across Asia, including managing a EUR450-miIIion p.a. infrastructure investment program for China.

Thomas earned a BBA and M.Sc. in International Business Administration from European University Viadrina, Germany and an MBA from Catholic University of Cordoba, Argentina. He is also a CFA charterholder.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank whose mission is financing the Infrastructure for Tomorrow—infrastructure with sustainability at its core. We began operations in Beijing in January 2016 and have since grown to 106 approved members worldwide. We are capitalized at USDIOO billion and Triple-A-rated by the major international credit rating agencies.

Working with partners, AllB meets clients' needs by unlocking new capital and investing in infrastructure that is green, technology-enabled and promotes regional connectivity.

Simon joined the PRI in 2018 and leads the organisation’s work on real assets. He works with real assets investors to support their understanding and implementation of responsible investment, including on issues such as climate change, human rights, and biodiversity.

Prior to joining the PRI, Simon worked for over 10 years at Control Risks, where he led a team providing political and social risk advisory support to investors and corporate clients in Latin America. This included carrying out due diligence for major investments and projects in the region, and developing appropriate social and governance risk management frameworks.

Simon holds a MSc in Latin American Politics from the University of London (Institute for the Study of the Americas) and a BA in Modern Languages (French and Spanish) from the University of Bristol.

PRI

The PRI is the world’s leading proponent of responsible investment. It works to understand the investment implications of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and to support its international network of investor signatories in incorporating these factors into their investment and ownership decisions. The PRI acts in the long-term interests of its signatories, of the financial markets and economies in which they operate and ultimately of the environment and society as a whole. The PRI is truly independent. It encourages investors to use responsible investment to enhance returns and better manage risks, but does not operate for its own profit; it engages with global policymakers but is not associated with any government; it is supported by, but not part of, the United Nations.

Müjde Zeynel is an international infrastructure professional with experience in the private and public markets spanning climate smart capital investment planning and management, upstream pipeline development, PPP transaction advisory and capital raising. She is currently the Origination and Business Development Principal at CCN Group. Her work covers deals in Eastern Europe, Turkey, the Middle East and the Central Asian region.

Prior to joining CCN Group, Müjde has had a multifaceted career with institutional infrastructure investors and governments across developed and developing markets. Mujde was a Senior Advisor at the Istanbul PPP Centre of Excellence and an Infrastructure Advisor as part of the World Bank/EU funded 'Sustainable Cities' Program. Prior to that, Mujde has held various roles at the G-20 initiative Global Infrastructure Hub, AMP Capital and more broadly AMP Limited.

Mujde holds a Master’s degree in East Asian Studies from Columbia University, which she earned as a Fulbright scholar, and a Bachelor's Degree of International Relations from TU-Dresden in Germany.

CCN Group

CCN Holding is a forefront developer, institutional real asset investor, and long-term manager of sustainable assets across G-20 countries and emerging markets. The firm developed and financed some landmark projects such as Baku Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center, primary building for cultural programs designed by Zaha Hadid, and Ankara Bilkent PPP Hospital, Europe’s biggest hospital.

Eugene Zhuchenko has over 20 years of infrastructure experience. Prior to founding ETORE Advisory, he was the CEO of Long Term Infrastructure Investors Association, managed an infrastructure portfolio at APG Asset Management, led M＆A projects at APM Terminals and provided transport and energy advisory services at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Eugene has been a board member in several private equity infrastructure companies in Europe and North America. He is a Chartered Certified Accountant and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

ETORE Advisory

ETORE Advisory works with institutions, fund managers and asset companies to unlock new opportunities in infrastructure investing. With tailored solutions such as collaborative investing, we help our clients excel where markets are less efficient and success is linked to innovation.

Jaime Alvarez-Dominguez leads the Sustainable Infrastructure, Natural Capital, and Private Equity strategies at Brunel Pension Partnership, overseeing private market investments on behalf of 10 UK Local Government Pension Funds. His work focuses on delivering strong financial outcomes while integrating long-term sustainability considerations and aligning with institutional stewardship priorities.

Jaime has over 20 years of experience across infrastructure, private equity, and impact investing. Before Brunel, he launched the LSE-listed Schroders BSC Social Impact Trust at Big Society Capital and co-founded infrastructure platforms including Xlinks and Faro Energy. He has worked with multiple energy transition ventures and advised global investors.

Earlier in his career, Jaime held investment and advisory roles at Coller Capital, the EBRD, and McKinsey ＆ Co. He holds a joint degree in Law and Economics from ICADE and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Brunel Pension Partnership

Brunel Pension Partnership is one of eight UK Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) investment pools, created to deliver long-term, cost-effective investment outcomes for public sector pension funds. Brunel manages investments on behalf of 10 LGPS clients, representing more than 700,000 members and over £35 billion in assets under management.

The partnership offers a full suite of investment solutions across listed and private markets, including infrastructure, private equity, real estate, credit, and public equities. Brunel is recognised for its disciplined portfolio construction, long-term investment horizon, and its commitment to responsible investment — integrating financial, governance, and sustainability factors in line with client objectives.

Operating as a regulated entity headquartered in Bristol, Brunel combines public purpose with professional asset management. It works collaboratively with clients and managers to innovate in areas such as energy transition, natural capital, and corporate stewardship, helping secure strong outcomes for beneficiaries and society over the long term.

Michela is Head of Global Investment Research and Chief Credit Officer at Phoenix Group, the United Kingdom’s leading retirement savings and income business, with over £290 Billion of assets under administration, on behalf of about twelve million customers. In this role, Michela leads a team that provides, credit, macro and sustainability analysis and fundamental research for all asset strategies pursued by Phoenix Group encompassing public and private markets.

Michela joined Phoenix in 2021 from Pension Insurance Corporation where she served as Head of Ratings and Credit Research. Prior to that, Michela spent 14 years at S&P Global Ratings, London, most recently as Senior Director, Infrastructure Ratings – EMEA Analytical Head, managing a team of 20 analysts and a portfolio of over 150 issuers in the infrastructure sector. The portfolio included corporate and project finance transactions covering social infrastructure, road, transport, and renewables. Michela started her career at Goldman Sachs within the Equities Division.

She holds a DEA en Analyse et Politique Economique (Master in Economics) from EHESS, Paris and a Specialization in Finance as a Ph.D. candidate from HEC, Paris.

Anna Baumbach is a Partner at Palladio Partners. She has over 20 years of industry experience in asset management. Prior to joining Palladio Partners, she was a member of the investment team of a German consulting firm Feri. In this position, she advised private and institutional investors on investments in real assets, incl. infrastructure, private equity, private debt and timber.

Palladio Partners

Palladio Partners specialises in providing independent advice on real assets, in particular infrastructure, for German institutional investors. The owner-managed investment boutique was founded in 2012 and today operates from offices in Frankfurt and Luxembourg, with a team of around 100 experts and €10bn assets under management. Palladio Partners advises German insurers and pension funds as well as banks, church institutions and foundations on their individual investment strategies. The firm assists its clients in managing complexity and offers them access to attractive global investment opportunities.

Palladio Partners is committed to sustainably promoting German infrastructure – through investments and by being an active participant in various relevant industry initiatives such as „IDI - Initiative deutsche Infrastruktur e.V.“. The firm is a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

Thomas Bayerl is Global Head of Illiquid Assets at MEAG, and thus in charge of all of the company's worldwide investments in illiquid assets. Upon joining MEAG in 2009, he was initially responsible for investments in asset-backed securities, and then headed the newly founded Infrastructure Debt unit from its inception in 2014. Prior to MEAG, the mathematics graduate Bayerl worked in portfolio management at HSH Nordbank in London, and in the investment division of LBBW in Stuttgart.

MEAG

MEAG is the asset manager of Munich Re and ERGO.

We stand for the Munich Re Group's investments: 140 years of experience, more than 100 investment managers and total assets of €354 bn (as at 30 september 2024). This makes us one of the most important players in the international financial sector. MEAG manages all major asset classes, such as interest-bearing securities, equities and real estate, as well as investments in renewable energies and infrastructure. Our worldwide presence with units in Munich, New York and Hong Kong enables us to work the market efficiently at a global level

MEAG as a partner to private and institutional investors.

MEAG is the ideal asset management partner to both private investors and institutional investors. The fund, real estate and direct investment portfolios are compiled according to earnings-based specifications from the clients. The volume of the assets we manage enables us to offer our clients inexpensive conditions and outstanding security for their investments.

Monika is Managing Director at Lagrange based in Frankfurt, Germany. She advises institutional investors on infrastructure and real estate investment funds (equity and debt). She draws on over 20 years of experience in finance, including corporate and asset financing, financial structuring and restructuring, corporate turn-around, largely in the area of infrastructure and real estate. Prior to joining Lagrange, she worked i.a. for BNP Paribas and Zurich Insurance. Monika is a Chartered Certified Accountant – member of ACCA.

Lagrange Financial Advisory

Lagrange Financial Advisory is an independent multi-asset financial advisor based in Germany, with focus on alternative assets (infrastructure, real estate, private equity and private debt), experienced both in primary and secondary transactions. The experts of Lagrange cover global markets in fund and debt advisory. Institutional investors predominantly come from Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Over the last 7 years, 40 various alternative investment funds were placed with over 90 investors (insurance companies, pension funds, pension schemes, banks, foundations, municipal and church institutions), with a total placement value of ca. EUR 3 bn, including more than 110 transactions.

Joss Blamire is Director, Infrastructure Standards at GRESB. GRESB is a mission-driven, industry-led organization that empowers the financial industry to advance environmental, operational, and financial sustainability across real assets in climate[1]critical industries. Joss has 17 years’ professional experience as an expert advisor on sustainability and infrastructure development with a focus on real assets and renewable and low carbon energy. Prior to GRESB Joss worked in consultancy, advising fund managers and asset owners to develop and execute sustainability strategies, alongside helping assess investments and assets against international benchmarks and standards. Joss previously lived and worked in Malawi, for the Government of Malawi, where he led the development and publication of the country’s first ever renewable energy strategy. Joss has also worked for the trade association, Scottish Renewables and the UK and Scottish Governments.

GRESB

GRESB is a mission-driven, industry-led organization that empowers the financial industry to advance environmental, operational, and financial sustainability across real assets in climate[1]critical industries. Since 2009, we’ve been a strategic partner to investors, managers, and financial institutions, creating transparency in the industries they invest in, fostering productive engagement around material ESG topics, and providing actionable benchmarks and insights for sustainable growth. As a benefit corporation and certified B Corp, we’re committed to helping our members navigate complex business issues sustainably and realize real-world impact across the globe.

Dan Bleasdale is a Managing Director of FirstPoint’s London office where he leads European advisory & distribution across Infrastructure and Private Equity.

Dan started his career on the trading floor in the inflation markets where he spent six years trading inflation government bonds, swaps and options, whilst introducing the, then nascent, e-trading platform.

He then decided to switch careers by moving from fixed income trading to alternative asset placement. Initially responsible for managing investors globally from Japan to the US MidWest, across primary and secondary markets, his focus has since narrowed to strategically advising clients and leading their fundraises, whilst managing investor relationships in the UK, DACH region, and the US.

FirstPoint,

FirstPoint, established in 2010, is an independent boutique global private capital solutions group focused on the US, Europe, Middle East, and Asia.

They offer Bespoke, Experienced and Effective services to a select number of clients seeking long-term business partnerships for all capital and fundraising solutions.
Their senior team – half of which have LP backgrounds – have completed more than 200 fundraising assignments across multiple cycles totalling in excess of USD 125 billion of fund commitments globally.

Raising for specialist GPs across both Infrastructure and Private Equity asset classes, their clients are predominantly repeat, multi-fund and off-cycle partners. They have a focused ‘rifle shot’ approach using in-depth investor knowledge with complete focus and attention, delivering a proven track record of 75% of funds being closed at or above their hard cap.

Anthony Borreca is a Senior Managing Director with Stonepeak in Europe, Co-Head of Energy, and Chief Investment Officer of SP+ INFRA. Before joining Stonepeak, Anthony was a senior member of Blackstone Credit’s energy investing team for more than 11 years. While at Blackstone, Anthony invested in a wide range of debt and equity opportunities across the energy, renewables and energy transition related industries. Prior to Blackstone, he worked at Blue Source in the firm’s low-carbon infrastructure fund and began his career at Credit Suisse in their global energy investment banking group. Anthony received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Colby College.

Stonepeak

Stonepeak is a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets with approximately $72 billion of assets under management. Through its investment in defensive, hard-asset businesses globally, Stonepeak aims to create value for its investors and portfolio companies, with a focus on downside protection and strong risk-adjusted returns. Stonepeak, as sponsor of private equity and credit investment vehicles, provides capital, operational support, and committed partnership to grow investments in its target sectors, which include digital infrastructure, energy and energy transition, transport and logistics, and real estate. Stonepeak is headquartered in New York with offices in Houston, Washington, D.C., London, Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, and Abu Dhabi.

For more information, please visit www.stonepeak.com.

Christoph is Chief Investment Officer at Vauban Infrastructure Partners. Since joining as Senior Investment Director and Partner in 2019, he has played a key role throughout the investment lifecycle, including deal sourcing, structuring, negotiations, and asset management. He has managed both existing and newly acquired assets across sectors such as digital infrastructure, energy transition, mobility, and social infrastructure. Focused on value creation, Christoph has led yield optimization through refinancings, supported asset development via capital expenditures, implemented operational improvements, and built platforms to maximize synergies. His business acumen and close collaboration with the investment team and portfolio companies highlight his vital role at Vauban. Before joining Vauban IP, Christoph worked in Paris, New York, and Tokyo for over 22 years. There, he originated, structured, and executed infrastructure deals, capital markets transactions, restructurings, and structured financings.

Vauban Infrastructure Partners:

Vauban Infrastructure Partners are dedicated long-term infrastructure investment managers committed to creating a positive impact on the communities they serve. Their mission is to lead the transformation toward sustainable development through strategic investments that address evolving societal needs and environmental challenges. With over 20 years of track record and approximately €10 billion in assets under management across multiple investment strategies, Vauban operates a diversified platform spanning 16 countries and various sectors. The firm has completed more than 100 acquisitions and manages over 80 active assets. Known for its proprietary origination capabilities and efficient capital deployment, Vauban consistently delivers long-term value to investors. The firm is deeply committed to sustainability, backed by an internal ESG team, climate-focused policies, and a Net Zero strategy. Vauban’s experienced team of 82 professionals fosters a strong, collaborative investment culture. Recognized among the top 25 global infrastructure managers, Vauban holds a 5-star PRI score and serves over 150 international investors.

Kamil is a Senior Vice President with the GIC Infrastructure team and focuses on transport infrastructure investments. Prior to joining GIC in 2018, Kamil worked in investment banking for more than 10 years, including J.P. Morgan’s Transport infrastructure and Energy teams. Kamil holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

GIC

GIC is a leading global investment firm established in 1981 to manage Singapore’s foreign reserves by investing across a range of asset classes. GIC Infrastructure operates from its offices in London, New York, Sao Paulo and Singapore, and seeks to invest in large scale infrastructure businesses with a long-term investment horizon.

Anish is a Managing Director in the Private Markets team at bfinance and leads the firm’s coverage of the infrastructure asset class. Since joining bfinance in 2017, Anish has advised a broad range of clients globally in allocating ~$10bn to the infrastructure asset class, including infrastructure debt. Prior to joining bfinance, Anish gained over ten years’ experience as a corporate financier, advising on mergers and acquisitions, financings and valuations of assets in the infrastructure asset class. Under Anish’s leadership, bfinance was recognised in 2019 ＆ 2020 by Infrastructure Journal as ‘Best Investment Consultancy’ as recognised by leading market participants in the asset class.

bfinance

bfinance is an independent investment consultancy supporting institutional investors (pension funds, SWFs, financial institutions, etc.) with their investment implementation requirements, covering portfolio planning, manager search and selection and portfolio monitoring.

Juan has 25 years of experience in infrastructure investing, financial advisory and project finance. He joined Axium Infrastructure in 2009 in the Toronto office and led the opening of Axium’s London office in 2022. Juan serves as a senior member of the management team and is primarily responsible for Axium’s activities in Europe.

Prior to joining Axium Infrastructure, Juan was a member of the infrastructure group at Babcock & Brown and the corporate finance group at TD Securities. Juan began his career working as a structural engineer.

Fluent in English, Spanish and French, Juan holds a civil engineering degree from Los Andes University in Colombia and an MBA from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.

Axium Infrastructure Europe

Created in 2008, Axium Infrastructure is an employee-owned independent fund manager dedicated to investing in core infrastructure assets. With over 100 employees, the firm benefits from a group of professionals with extensive infrastructure development and management backgrounds, and significant experience acquiring, developing, financing, operating, and managing infrastructure assets. The firm has offices in Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver, New York and London.

Axium’s investment strategy focuses on mid-market core infrastructure assets with an active approach to operations and asset management. Over the years, the firm has built a diversified portfolio of over 265 assets that generate stable and predictable cash flows within the energy and utilities, transportation and social infrastructure sectors.

Axium’s investment philosophy is oriented toward long-term ownership of assets. As of September 30, 2023, the firm had over US$8 billion in Assets Under Management and manages US$1.4 billion in co-investments for its Limited Partners.

Axium believes that sustainable development and ethical investment practices are essential to value creation and, therefore, pursues its business endeavors in a manner that integrates Environmental, Social and corporate Governance (ESG) concerns.

José is Head of Unit at EIF’s Infrastructure Funds investment team, taking responsibility for investments in infrastructure funds across Europe and representing EIF in a number of Advisory Boards. He joined the EIF in 2010 as Resident Representative / Office Head in Madrid and managed different fund-of-funds initiatives dedicated to Iberia, such as Neotec Capital Riesgo, EAF Spain and PVCi. Before joining the EIF, José worked in London as an Associate at Lehman Brothers and later at Nomura International. Prior to that, he held different engineering roles in Portugal, not only as a designer of steel and hydraulic structures but also as a construction site manager. He holds a degree in civil engineering from the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon and an MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona. He likes jazz and classical piano, general sports aviation, road cycling and golf.

European Investment Fund
The European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the European Investment Bank Group, plays a pivotal role in mobilizing private capital to support Europe’s strategic priorities. While traditionally focused on SMEs, EIF has increasingly expanded into infrastructure fund investments, particularly under the InvestEU programme. EIF acts as a cornerstone investor, catalyzing institutional capital into high-impact infrastructure projects that align with EU climate and digital goals. Through its equity and guarantee instruments, EIF fosters innovation, sustainability, and resilience in Europe’s infrastructure landscape.

Kate Campbell is Founding Partner of Astrid Advisors, an independent advisory and placement business focusing on infrastructure, the energy transition and the path towards net zero. She and her business partner, Louisa Yeoman, established Astrid Advisors in 2019.

Kate has 20 years’ experience of capital raising and capital markets, starting her career in investment banking, equity capital markets at Deutsche Bank, London. She subsequently worked at Bear Sterns and JP Morgan, as an Executive Director in the capital introduction team advising hedge funds on marketing and fundraising activities.

Most recently, prior to establishing Astrid, Kate and Louisa were coHeads of European Distribution for AMP Capital, establishing their European client business, raising capital for a series of fund vintages, coinvestments, consortium builds and syndication processes for AMP’s private infrastructure equity and debt platforms.

Kate holds a Masters in Spanish and French from Edinburgh University.

Astrid Advisors

Astrid Advisors is an advisor and placement agent covering infrastructure, the energy transition and real assets investments focused on sustainability and the path towards net zero. We partner with GPs in their capital raising of equity and debt strategies, primary funds, secondaries and co-invests. Founded in 2019, the Astrid team have a proven partnership and track record of fundraising in infrastructure and private credit and are recognised in the GP and LP community as specialist thought leaders and fundraisers in infrastructure and the energy transition, as well as more recent trends in sustainable food production, agriculture, and natural capital. Our philosophy is to partner with a select group of managers who we believe have the potential to be outstanding and differentiated in their field, and to bring our extensive network, expertise and energy to achieving their fundraising goals.

Simon is a Managing Director in the Equitix Investments team in London. He joined the business in 2025 to focus on the growth of the investments business, including origination and execution.

Simon has over 30 years of experience in financial services. Most recently, he was responsible for building direct investment capabilities for UK local government pension capital at LPPI (Local Pension Partnerships Investment Ltd), where he spent eight years, latterly as Head of Real Assets. He oversaw the growth and facilitated the deployment and management of funds across infrastructure and real estate under local and global mandates covering approximately £7.5 billion in committed capital. Simon has actively worked with other institutional investors, company management teams and advisers on direct stakes in corporate investments. Prior to joining LPPI Simon spent 15 years working at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and 6 years at JPMorgan.

Simon has managed, invested and acted as a board director across various European businesses such as UK ports and mobile towers, Finnish district heating, Spanish gas, plus Portuguese wind

Simon graduated with BA (Hons) in Geography from the University of Oxford.

Equitix

Equitix is a responsible investor, developer and manager of core infrastructure assets and critical services which materially contribute to the lives of the communities they serve. Established in 2007 with over £11bn in assets under management, invested across 350 assets in 22 countries, Equitix supports delivery of the green transition, with social and environmental objectives embedded into a diverse portfolio of socially important assets that strengthen regional, national, and international connections, creating a lasting legacy for generations.
www.equitix.com

Carolina has over 15 years’ experience in corporate consulting providing advice to corporations and financial institutions globally. As an Associate Director at Carbon Trust's Finance and Infrastructure team, Carolina is responsible for relationship Management and project delivery with asset managers. She works with asset managers in various geographies and sizes investing in, amongst other topics, real assets and infrastructure, and understands the challenges of the sector from a sustainability perspective. Prior to joining the Carbon Trust, Carolina worked as a consultant for EY, both in Brazil and in the UK, where she delivered on a wide range of complex corporate finance structures.

Carolina has a background in law and finance and holds the CFA ESG Investing Certificate and an LLM in International Financial Law from King’s College London.

The Carbon Trust:
The Carbon Trust is a global climate consultancy driven by the mission to accelerate the move to a decarbonised future. Climate pioneers for over 20 years, it partners with businesses, governments and financial institutions to drive positive climate action.

From strategic planning and target setting to implementation and communication, the Carbon Trust turns ambition into impact. To date, its 400 experts have helped set over 200 science-based targets and guided more than 3,000 organisations and cities across five continents on their route to Net Zero.

Verdeep has worked in infrastructure and private equity investment since joining Macquarie as a graduate in 2007. He has deployed over €3.5 billion of capital in renewable energy, utilities and transport sectors, leading projects through origination and acquisition. He has also held board director and steering committee positions at Aeven, Prodieco and Ventus, as well as Fallago Rig (wind farm) and A Shade Greener (rooftop solar portfolio).

In his current role, Verdeep leads on the origination, transaction negotiation and execution of infrastructure investment opportunities, working closely with senior leadership to deliver on.the broader Enterprise business plans.

Verdeep objective is to realise TCE’s ambition to invest our capital alongside others in the anticipatory build-out of the enabling infrastructure necessary to support delivery of the UK’s net zero ambitions. This includes: port expansion, manufacturing & supply chain facilities, new onshore renewable generation assets, storage and more.

About the Crown Estate

We have served the country for over 260 years, sitting between the public and private sectors, acting in the national interest both today, and for future generations. Our role is to make sure that the land and property we invest in and manage are sustainably worked, developed and enjoyed to deliver the best value over the long term.

An independent commercial business, established by an Act of Parliament, all our profits go to the Treasury. Over the last ten years we’ve generated more than £4 billion for public spending. Our work on renewable energy, climate resilience and biodiversity is helping address some of the country’s biggest challenges. And with it, we’re creating communities and habitats where everyone can thrive.

Olivia Eijking has 27 years of experience in the energy markets, working in New York, Paris, Hamburg and London, across trading, investment management, private equity and project development. She has held leadership positions with alternative investment managers and industrial groups, including as partner & COO for Global Advisors, one of the first energy & metals focused hedge funds, CFO for Massena Capital Partners Private Equity during its substantial expansion, and co-founder & co-managing director of Ferrostaal Capital, the renewable energy venture of the German industrial services group.
As an entrepreneur, Olivia notably launched Kreen, the wind, solar and storage focused renewable energy consultancy that advises manufacturers, project developers and sponsors in the financing and development of renewables projects. She combines substantial operational and financial experience across both developed and emerging markets globally, encompassing structuring, financing, project development, construction, and asset management.
Over the course of her career, Olivia has been directly involved in 5.5 GW’s worth of renewable energy projects as well as the oversight of over USD 1.2 b in energy asset investments.
Mrs. Eijking received an MSc in Management, majoring in Corporate Finance, from EM Lyon business school. She is fluent in English, French and Spanish, and is learning Dutch, German and Italian.

Kreen

Kreen is a bespoke renewable energy investment partner. We advise manufacturers, project developers and sponsors in the financing and development of renewable energy projects, especially in more difficult emerging and frontier markets.
Since 2019, we have supported over 1GW of solar and wind projects in Romania, France, overseas French territories, Latin America, Southern and Central Europe. Our involvement is over the long term, and includes PPA negotiations, debt arrangement, equity structuring and full M&A leadership.

Madeleine Farman is the editor of PEI Group’s Secondaries Investor title based in London. Prior to joining PEI, she had covered private equity, private capital and advisers associated with the industry for other newsrooms and publications since 2016. Originally from New Zealand, Madeleine began her career in radio in Auckland.

Beatrice joined Ofgem in 2024 as Director of Major Infrastructure Projects, responsible for the economic regulation of Great Britain’s expansion of electricity networks on and offshore and development of RAB based models for new nuclear, CCUS transport and storage and Hydrogen transport. Previously, Beatrice has had a variety of public and private sector roles in infrastructure and engineering. Most recently, Beatrice was DESNZ's Delivery Director for the country's first Carbon Capture clusters. Her roles in the rail sector included Market Lead for UK Intercity Rail services and Project Director for refranchising competitions.

About Ofgem
Ofgem stands for the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets. We are the energy regulator for Great Britain. Our role is to protect the interests of energy consumers. We are a non-ministerial government department. We work with energy companies, consumer groups, charities, government, and the National Energy System Operator on a clean, fair, secure energy system.
Our strategic priorities are:
• shaping a retail market that works for consumers
• enabling infrastructure for net zero at pace
• establishing an efficient, fair and flexible energy system
• advancing decarbonisation through low carbon energy and social schemes
• strengthening Ofgem as an organisation

Bill Green is the Managing Partner of Climate Adaptive Infrastructure (CAI), a leading infrastructure investment firm targeting large-scale, low-carbon infrastructure positioned to generate attractive returns while mitigating the structural risks and economic pressures of the climate crisis. CAI invests in resilient infrastructure that is designed from the outset to address the critical challenges we face in energy, water, and urban infrastructure systems.

Over his decades-long career in sustainable infrastructure, Bill recognized the impact of the accelerating climate crisis. In response, he led the CAI Team in developing tools to identify new investment opportunities while mitigating the risks posed by the accelerating climate crisis. CAI Fund I made a series of path-breaking, low-carbon infrastructure investments that draw on both conventional investment criteria and CAI's bespoke climate screens. The CAI screens are used in combination with an SFDR Article 9 framework to assess the economic viability of CAI infrastructure asset investments.

Prior to CAI, Bill served as CEO of MIC Renewable Energy Holdings (MREH), a project finance group within Macquarie Infrastructure Company, where he led the development and management of over $1 billion in renewable energy assets. He also served as Senior Managing Director of Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets. Prior to MREH, Bill co-founded VantagePoint’s CleanTech Practice, leading investments in companies including Tesla Motors, Miasole, and BrightSource Energy. He has also founded or co-founded four CleanTech companies, including Ecolink, a pioneer in ozone-depleting chemical alternatives.

About Climate Adaptive Infrastructure
Climate Adaptive Infrastructure (CAI) is an investment firm that targets large-scale, low-carbon real asset investments in the energy, water, and urban infrastructure sectors. CAI seeks to combat systemic climate change by investing in projects that support the day-to-day needs of growing populations and address the “triple threat” of the climate crisis: physical risk, regulatory risk, and political risk. CAI coined the term ‘climate adaptive infrastructure’ to describe the future of real assets investing in a world that is increasingly focused on deep decarbonization. Led by Founder and Managing Partner Bill Green, the Firm also includes a deeply experienced team of professionals who have dedicated their careers to sustainable infrastructure investment, asset operations, and policy in the energy, water, and environmental sectors.

Claudio is a partner at YIELCO Investments AG and managing director at YIELCO Investments (Switzerland) AG. Claudio is co-heading YIELCO's infrastructure practice and is YIELCO's Country Head for Switzerland. Before joining YIELCO, Claudio worked as a portfolio manager for private equity at UBS Asset Management for over 5 years. He was responsible for the latest fund of funds flagship products and for several institutional mandates. During this time, he also covered investments in Asia. Before joining UBS, Claudio was a co-founder and partner at Diamond Asset Advisors, an investment boutique in the private markets sector. Claudio began his career in the private market industry at Adveq Management AG (today Schroder Capital) in 2005. Claudio holds an MBA from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester, New York (USA) and a master's degree from the University of Bern (Switzerland). He also holds a Swiss federal certificate as a specialist in finance and accounting.

YIELCO Investments

YIELCO is an independent global private markets investment specialist, focused on private equity, infrastructure, and private debt. Our core objective is to generate attractive and sustainable returns for our investors. YIELCO manages commitments exceeding EUR 10 billion from a variety of institutional investors, including pension plans, insurance companies, and family offices. YIELCO is led by experienced investment professionals who have been supporting institutional investors for over 15 years. Based on this expertise, YIELCO has built a compelling track record and developed a range of innovative investment programs, characterized by attractive conditions and strong alignment of interests with investors. Through diversified multi-manager and co-investment portfolios, as well as bespoke solutions, institutional investors gain access to YIELCO's sophisticated investment strategies, offering attractive return opportunities.

Abhishek Gupta is Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) Head of Business and Product. He has more than 10 years of experience in asset management and alternative investments including stints at Goldman Sachs and Partners Group. He holds a Masters of Science in Financial Engineering from Nanyang Business School and a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology.

About us
Scientific Infra & Private Assets Ltd (SIPA) evolved from the cutting-edge research of the EDHEC Infrastructure & Private Assets Research Institute, established in 2016 by EDHEC Business School. SIPA is a regulated provider of market indices, benchmarks and valuation data, offering a wide investor community the solutions to the main data challenge investors face in private markets: an endemic lack of risk and performance data restricting best practices and obfuscating investment decisions. The infraMetrics® and privateMetrics® platforms, developed by SIPA, provide robust and representative asset-level metrics across hundreds of markets, aligned with the PECCS® and TICCS® classifications. The privateMetrics indices and benchmarks are recognised by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), serving numerous prestigious clients representing USD700bn in private assets under management.

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Andrew is a Senior Investment Due Diligence Analyst in Albourne’s Real Assets Group. Based in London, Andrew advises the firm’s Real Asset clients in EMEA and co-leads the firm’s manager selection research on European Infrastructure and Infrastructure Secondaries. Andrew joined Albourne in 2011, first in the San Francisco office as a multi-asset Portfolio Analyst working with the firm’s clients in the Western United States. Previously, Andrew was an analyst at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. He holds a BA in Linguistics from the University of California at Santa Cruz and is both a CFA and a CAIA Charterholder.

Albourne

Albourne is a global non-discretionary consultant focused on alternative investments with approximately $700bn in total Assets under Advisory across Private Markets and Hedge Fund strategies.

Kashif Khan is a Senior Director in the Private Credit group for MetLife Investment Management and is responsible for the origination and execution of new transactions, as well as the ongoing management of existing investments. Mr. Khan joined MetLife in 2015.

Mr. Khan has over 14 years of experience in advisory and investing in infrastructure debt.
Prior to joining MetLife, Mr. Khan was with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in its Infrastructure Debt Advisory team. During his time at RBS, Mr. Khan also completed placements in Risk Management Advisory and Energy & Resources Corporate Finance.

Mr. Khan is a graduate of King’s College London where he earned a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and is a CFA charterholder.

Zac Lam is the Infrastructure Corporate Finance Lead for the Major Projects team at Ofwat. He joined Ofwat in April 2025 and leads on the corporate finance aspects of policy and projects in the Major Projects pipeline, which includes the some of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects in the water sector.

Prior to joining Ofwat, he spent 17 years in investment banking at HSBC, specialising in corporate finance, capital structure and credit ratings advisory and was a Managing Director in Corporate Finance Solutions. Zac has over 20 years' banking industry experience in the UK, Australia and New Zealand with extensive experience across a vast array of capital markets and advisory transactions.

Zac is a CFA Charterholder and graduated from Victoria University of Wellington in Finance and Economics

Ofwat

Ofwat is the economic regulator for the water and sewerage sectors in England and Wales. Ofwat’s Major Projects team is responsible for the development of the policy, commercial and regulatory arrangements from an economic regulation perspective and for the market development of a deep and broad pool of bidders for the future pipeline of major infrastructure projects in the water sector in England and Wales. This involves supporting the companies who will develop and procure projects, and then to overseeing the delivery of projects – which are often delivered by non-water company third parties.

Elisabetta Leoni has over twenty years’ experience in real assets equity and debt financing, both in banking and investments.

She currently holds the position of Senior Investment Director with AustralianSuper, in the Mid Risk portfolio, leading the investment risk assessment and portfolio risk review of European assets. She also collaborates with the AustralianSuper team located in Melbourne on global assets.

Prior to joining AustralianSuper, Elisabetta was a Director in the Macquarie Risk Management Group in London covering a range of sectors, including the renewable activities of the Green Investments Group, digital and utility infrastructure, as well as property lending, having previously worked in Macquarie Capital.

Educated in Italy and the U.K., Elisabetta holds a degree cum laude from Bocconi University and a master from the London School of Economics.

About AustralianSuper
AustralianSuper is the largest superannuation (pension) fund in Australia[1], and one of the top 20 pension funds globally[2], with more than £180 billion[3] in member funds under management. Assets under management are forecast to reach £250 billion within the next five years.

Today, AustralianSuper manages the superannuation assets of one in seven working Australians, with more than ‌472,000‌ businesses[4] making contributions on behalf of employees.

We are a long-term, multi-asset institutional investor, and invest the retirement savings of over 3.5 million members[5] to help them achieve their best financial position in retirement.

AustralianSuper is a profit-for-member superannuation fund. Fees are set to cover the costs of operations, and no dividends or profits are paid to shareholders.

Sarah is the Director leading the Cleantech for UK initiative, building up a coalition of cleantech and policy leaders to scale up sustainable innovation in the UK. Before joining Cleantech Group, Sarah spent 11 years working for the UK civil service, primarily in energy and innovation policy and legislation. She began her career as a research associate working on carbon capture and storage.

Sarah has a degree in Environmental Science, a Ph.D. in Isotope Geochemistry and a Master’s in public policy.

Cleantech

Cleantech for UK is a leading advocacy body representing a powerful coalition of 12 company builders and investors, spanning the innovation lifecycle—from start-ups to established IPOs.

‍This diverse group is united by a commitment to advancing Britain's clean and sustainable growth across critical industries such as manufacturing, construction, transport, and agriculture. As the government seeks to kickstart economic recovery, Cleantech for UK is at the forefront of promoting innovative technologies poised to create thousands of jobs and significantly boost productivity nationwide.

By spearheading this coalition, we champion innovations that position Britain as a clean energy superpower, advocating for zero-carbon technologies and sustainable practices that reduce emissions, lower costs, and ensure long-term prosperity.

Our broad-based advocacy and collaboration leverage the expertise of our coalition members, allowing us to support the government in achieving its key objectives: fostering sustainable growth, unlocking new opportunities, and solidifying Britain’s leadership in cleantech industries.

Brunno Maradei is the founder of Humaterra Advisory, a boutique consultancy helping investors and institutions mobilise capital for social and environmental transformation. A recognised leader in sustainable finance, Brunno was previously Global Head of Responsible Investment at Aegon Asset Management, where he led global ESG strategy and engagement.

He brings over 25 years of international experience across private and public finance—including at Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, the IFC, EIB, and the European Commission—with deep expertise in blended finance, emerging markets, and sustainable investment innovation.

Brunno is a trusted voice in policy circles, advising on sustainability frameworks as a member of consultation groups at ESMA, EFRAG, and the IFRS Foundation.

A CFA charterholder, he holds degrees from the London School of Economics and London Business School. Brunno speaks widely on aligning capital with purpose, driving systems change, and making sustainability core to investment strategy.

About Humaterra Advisory

Humaterra Advisory specialises in impact investment, sustainable finance, and policy design for a more equitable and resilient future. We work with investors, development institutions, public agencies, family offices, and mission-driven organizations to craft strategies that deliver measurable social and environmental outcomes alongside financial returns.

Rooted in global development expertise, Humaterra brings a people- and planet-centered perspective to every engagement. Our name reflects our values: “humana” for humanity, and “terra” for our shared planet.

We support clients in navigating complex impact ecosystems, structuring catalytic capital solutions, and developing enabling policies that unlock inclusive and sustainable growth. Whether advising on capital deployment or contributing to progressive policies, we believe finance is a powerful tool for transformation.

At Humaterra, we bridge sectors, connect vision with execution, and drive positive change across both emerging and developed markets.

Vladan is Senior Debt Origination manager at Pension Insurance Corporation (‘PIC’) responsible for sourcing, structuring, and executing private debt transactions in infrastructure space. Prior to PIC, Vladan was part of HSBC’s sales and trading unit in London, where he focused on rates and credit products for UK Insurance and pension companies. Vladan holds a PhD in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from University of Cambridge.

About PIC
The purpose of PIC is to pay the pensions of its current and future policyholders. PIC provides secure retirement incomes through comprehensive risk management and excellence in asset and liability management, as well as exceptional customer service. At year end 2024, PIC had insured 400,000 pension scheme members and had a portfolio of £50.9 billion, accumulated through the provision of tailored pension insurance buyouts and buy-ins to the trustees and sponsors of UK defined benefit pension schemes. PIC has made total pension payments of £16.2 billion to its policyholders and has invested £13.8 billion in UK private investments, including housing and infrastructure, creating considerable social value. Clients include FTSE 100 companies, multinationals and the public sector.

Dan leads the investment team of The People’s Partnership and drives forward the investment strategy of the £31bn People’s Pension Master Trust serving over 6 million members, being one of the largest asset owners in the UK.

Dan is a big fan of cutting through the noise when it comes to investing, using clear principles to guide investment and thinking with the mindset of an asset owner.
Dan has been operating in the investments sector since 2003 and Dan’s previous career experience has included investment consulting roles at consultancy firms Lane, Clark and Peacock (LCP) where Dan was a partner, Redington and Mercer.

Ali Miraj is an infrastructure financier, broadcaster, political commentator and DJ. He is Global Lead of Infrastructure Sponsor Coverage at ING, having previously led transactions in infrastructure finance for many years and also worked across multiple deals in the TMT, Transportation and Energy sectors in Syndicated Finance. He originally qualified as a Chartered Accountant.

He presents shows on LBC and regularly appears on Sky News to comment on domestic political developments and international affairs. In 2012, he founded the Contrarian Prize to recognise the independence, courage and sacrifice of British public figures whose ideas challenge the status quo. A former Conservative Parliamentary Candidate, he was first elected as a Councillor at the age of 23. He served as an adviser to the Conservative Foreign Affairs Team from 2001-2003 and as a Board Member of the party’s Policy Commissions on Quality of Life and International and National Security (2005-2007).

He is a trained House music DJ and has had multiple residencies and played at leading venues around the world. He is national Vice President of CPRE, the countryside charity and Middle Warden and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers. He holds an MSc In Politics of the World Economy and BSc Econ (International Relations) both from the London School of Economics.

ING

ING is a global leader in the infrastructure space with a EUR 25bn portfolio across sectors including regulated utilities, airports, ports, containers and rail, telecoms, renewables and energy. Specialist teams in EMEA, New York, Singapore and Australia provide global coverage to our client base, providing lending, financial markets, debt capital markets and M&A advisory expertise.

We support our infrastructure clients across the capital structure providing project, acquisition and fund financing solutions. Sustainability is at the core of ING’s approach with the bank actively steering its c. EUR700bn lending book towards fulfilling the Paris climate goal.

Dr. Saurabh Mishra is a global expert at the intersection of AI, economics, and infrastructure decision-making. Over the past two decades, he has served in senior roles at the World Bank, IMF, and IFC, and was Director of the Stanford AI Index at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. He currently teaches at UC Berkeley, INSEAD, and Sciences Po. As CEO of Taiyō.AI, he leads the first AI platform built for the global infrastructure industry, integrating vast data on projects, procurement, research, and risk. A published author in top journals and frequent keynote speaker, he is recognized for advancing data-driven innovation in infrastructure strategy, planning, and risk management.

About Taiyō.AI
Taiyō.AI is the first general-purpose AI platform for the global infrastructure and construction industry. Built on over 65 years of procurement, project, and risk data spanning 50 million infrastructure records and tens of thousands of firms, Taiyō delivers structured, interoperable intelligence across the full infrastructure value chain. The platform supports governments, developers, engineering firms, and investors with real-time market insights, early opportunity detection, and AI-powered tools for planning, technical research, and risk assessment—enabling faster, smarter decision-making across the infrastructure lifecycle.

Frances joined the Growth Board in 2024, following a successful career at the Department for Business and Trade (in all of its various incarnations) where she led trade ＆ investment teams overseas in the UAE, Hong Kong and North America.

• Prior to joining HMG, Frances was a teacher in inner-London secondary comprehensive schools for 13 years and started her working life in international banking.
• Frances has an MA (Distinction) from the School of Oriental and African Studies (London University) and is a Fellow of the Institute of Civil Engineers.

The Thames Estuary
The Thames Estuary is backed by the Government as the UK’s number one growth opportunity. It is our role to make the most of the region’s unique assets and unparalleled location to turn its potential into good, green growth for the local area and the national economy.

We are working closely with businesses, investors, residents and communities, building partnerships to transform the area. We bring together the right people with the right skills, to combine motivation and connections, and create opportunity.

We are about more than talking. We are here to get things done.

Lackshana is a Vice President in the Manager Research Team and a member of the Private Markets team. In this role, she is responsible for critically assessing, selecting, and monitoring Real Assets strategies. She has worked on several preferred lists and bespoke client searches/reviews.

Before joining the Reporting Team at Redington in 2019, Lackshana interned at Redington over the summer of 2018 while completing her Chemistry BSc degree at the University of Southampton.
Redington, a Gallagher company

Redington, a Gallagher company, is a purpose-driven investment consultancy on a mission to help make 100 million people financially secure – for the benefit of people and planet.

As the first UK investment consultant to become a certified B Corporation, we’re proud to be part of a global movement using business as a force for good.

We deliver a full range of outcome-oriented advice, high-conviction manager research, sustainable investment expertise, clear reporting, and cutting-edge technology to some of the world’s largest institutional investors and wealth managers.

Our philosophy is to begin with the end in mind – ensuring everything we do is aligned with our clients’ objectives. Our tried and tested framework-based approach to advice helps our clients make better-informed decisions which are focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for their end beneficiaries.

Tim Rees joined StepStone in 2014, and is a Principal in the infrastructure and real assets (“SIRA”) team. Mr. Rees takes a leading role in SIRA’s secondary activities and is based in London, having previously helped establish SIRA’s presence in New York.
Prior to StepStone, Mr. Rees was a Senior Associate at Partners Capital, an outsourced investment office for endowments, foundations and HNW individuals, where sat within the private equity and natural resources teams, and helped construct and manage multi-asset class portfolios for clients.
Mr. Rees graduated from the University of Bath with a BSc in economics and politics and is a CFA charterholder.

StepStone

StepStone is a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions and advisory, data and administrative services to its clients. As of June 30, 2024, StepStone was responsible for approximately $701 billion of total capital, including $169 billion of assets under management. StepStone’s clients include some of the world’s largest public and private defined benefit and defined contribution pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies, as well as prominent endowments, foundations, family offices and private wealth clients, which include high-net-worth and mass affluent individuals. StepStone partners with its clients to develop and build private market portfolios designed to meet their specific objectives across the private equity, infrastructure, private debt and real estate asset classes.

Revantha is Co-head of Corporate Finance at the Department for Transport. The team works on financing transport infrastructure, alternative sources of funding, and complex commercial negotiations with the private sector. He currently sits on the DfT's Rail Investment Board works on a range of rail projects including looking at ways unlock private investment for rail in the UK. In addition to rail, Revantha 's portfolio also includes finance and funding projects within aviation, maritime and transport decarbonation.

Revantha has almost 20 years of experience gained across private and public sector roles. Prior to joining the Department for Transport, Revantha has worked for KPMG, HSBC's Investment Bank and Eversholt Rail.”

Department for Transport

At the Department for Transport (DfT) we’re working to improve every kind of journey. We’re harnessing new technology to create safer, more sustainable transport. And, creating better connections between people and places, we’re enabling greater growth opportunities for communities UK-wide. DfT and our agencies employ around 15,000 staff, and we have the largest and most complex capital project portfolio in Government, delivered principally through delivery partners including Network Rail, HS2 Ltd and Highways England

Prior to joining World Fund, Morgan worked at Energy Impact Partners and KKR on sustainable investing, portfolio value creation, and technical and impact diligence. She began her career as an engineer at ExxonMobil. Further, she works on developing and authoring industry-wide impact methodologies and frameworks with Project Frame, the Venture Climate Alliance, and the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero.

Morgan received her MBA from Harvard Business School, a postgraduate degree in sustainable systems engineering from University of Cambridge, and a degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park.

World Fund:

World Fund is a leading European venture capital fund investing in climate tech companies with significant decarbonisation potential. Their portfolio spans key sectors, such as energy, industry, built environment, transportation, food, agriculture, and biotech. The fund has backed prominent companies such as cylib, Vaeridion, Planet A Foods, IQM and Space Forge. The firm manages a €300m fund and focuses on bridging the financing gap in the early growth stage.

Simon joined Antin in 2014.
He currently serves on the board of six of Antin’s investments (Kisimul, Sølvtrans, Eurofiber, Consilium, Portakabin, Pulsant) and has held board seats on a total of eleven investments across Antin’s Fund II, Fund III, Fund IV, Fund V and the Mid Cap Fund I.
In addition to his investment responsibilities, Simon is also the Head of Antin’s London office.
Simon previously spent eight years at Macquarie, in London (UK) and Sydney (Australia), where he worked on principal investments and advised clients, including Antin, on M&A and financing in the infrastructure and other sectors. He joined Macquarie after roles at Westpac and Lacima Group (both Australia).

About Antin Infrastructure Partners
Antin Infrastructure Partners is a leading private equity firm focused on infrastructure. With over €33bn in assets under management across its Flagship, Mid Cap and NextGen investment strategies, Antin targets investments in the energy and environment, digital, transport and social infrastructure sectors. With a presence in Paris, London, New York, Singapore, Seoul and Luxembourg, Antin employs over 240 professionals dedicated to growing, improving and transforming infrastructure businesses while delivering long-term value to portfolio companies and investors. Majority owned by its partners, Antin is listed on compartment A of the regulated market of Euronext Paris (Ticker: ANTIN – ISIN: FR0014005AL0)

Nathalie Tidman has been a business journalist since 2012 and has extensive experience covering the renewable energy and infrastructure markets, as well as the legal industry.

Before joining PEI Group in June 2024 as the editor of its new Infrastructure Investor Deals publication, which launched in January, she worked at Legal Business magazine, most recently as its editor.

Nathalie started her journalism career covering European renewable energy markets and then went on to report on infrastructure deals more broadly. Her legal journalism has also been with a focus on deals, especially big-ticket M＆A transactions.

Lisa is a published author on AI, specialising in advising infrastructure and private equity firms on due diligence and value creation. She serves on the Advisory Board of Lumenalta, a PE-backed custom software development company. With experience at Microsoft, Accenture and private equity, growth and infrastructure firms, she has a proven track record of partnering with businesses to develop operational improvement with data and AI strategies and drive value across various sectors. In addition, she has held executive line management positions working with some of the world’s best-known brands and served on various boards, earning her recognition as a leading woman in technology. Her work spans multiple industries and regions, including Europe, the US, APAC, and Africa. She speaks fluent French and Italian. Lisa's recent book, "The AI Value Playbook," provides an essential handbook for non-technical business leaders to quickly formulate a perspective on how to leverage AI.

Cara is a highly accomplished and influential leader in the field of sustainability, ESG and investment trends. As Senior Partner and Global Head of ESG, Climate and Sustainability at Mercer, a leading global consulting firm, Cara plays a pivotal role in shaping and driving Mercer's ESG, climate and sustainability value proposition and positioning.

With over 27 years of experience in the investment and consulting industry, Cara brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her role. She joined Mercer's investment consulting business in April 2005 as Global COO, where she demonstrated exceptional leadership and strategic acumen. Cara began her career in finance as a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch in New York. Prior to working in the investment industry, she was responsible for budgets and logistics for US Army and NATO MWR deployments.

Mercer

Together, we’re redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. We do this by meeting the needs of today and tomorrow. By understanding the data and applying it with a human touch. And by turning ideas into action to spark positive change.

For over 75 years, we’ve been providing trusted advice and solutions to build healthier and more sustainable futures for our clients, colleagues and communities.

Welcome to a world where economics and empathy make a difference in people’s lives.

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 the UK and Europe, as well as the ongoing management of existing investments. Annette joined MIM in 2015.
Annette has 17 years of experience in project finance and infrastructure debt. Prior to joining MIM, Annette was in the Infrastructure Investment team at Legal and General Investment Management. Prior to this, Annette was an Associate Director at AMP Capital’s Infrastructure Debt Fund where she focused junior debt transactions in infrastructure. Annette also spent five years in investment banking (project and infrastructure finance) at Societe Generale and later, Barclays Capital.
Annette is a graduate of the University of Durham where she earned a BA(Hons) in Business Finance and University of Durham Business School where she earned an MSc in Finance and Investment.

MetLife Investment Management

MetLife Investment Management provides public fixed income, private capital, and real estate investment solutions to institutional investors worldwide. MetLife Investment Management is the institutional asset management business of MetLife, Inc., one of the world’s leading financial services companies. MetLife Investment Management had $666.7 billion of total assets under management as of June 30, 2021.(1)
With over 150 years of disciplined risk-management experience we provide deep expertise in skillfully navigating markets with the goal of delivering strong, risk-adjusted returns. Our client-centric culture enables our dedicated team of investment professionals to singularly focus on creating the tailored solutions designed to help our clients meet their unique needs and objectives—both today and moving forward in the future.

(1) As of June 30, 2021. At estimated fair value. Includes all MetLife general account and separate account assets and unaffiliated/third-party assets managed by MIM.

Manuel Dusina is Head of Infrastructure, responsible for the origination, execution and portfolio management of Phoenix Group debt infrastructure investments in the UK, Europe and USA. Prior to joining Phoenix Group, Manuel was at Scottish Widows in the Loan Investments team in London, where he was a Director, responsible for originating and executing infrastructure transactions. Previously, he worked at Lloyds Bank Bank in London as part of the Infrastructure and Energy team. Manuel also held positions at Standard & Poor’s and the European Investment Bank. Manuel received a Master in Finance and Monetary Policy from the University of Brescia.

Phoenix Group Plc

Phoenix Group is the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business, with £300bn of assets under administration and c.13 million customers.
We are a growing and sustainable business with a clear purpose – helping people secure a life of possibilities. This means taking responsible and sustainable investment decisions, and using our presence and voice to advocate on behalf of the UK’s savers. We understand that our scale and expertise means that we have an important role to play for our customers, colleagues and our communities.
As life expectancy continues to increase and the pension landscape continues to shift, we will continue to be a safe and dependable ally in the journey to and through retirement for millions of customers, by providing the right guidance and products, at the right time, to support the right choices. We offer a broad range of products for people across all stages of the savings life cycle.
Our strategy focuses on delivering long term, sustainable value and, to fulfil our purpose, focuses on five key areas to ensure we respond to changing customer needs, manage our capital position well, create value, inspire our people, and put sustainability at the heart of our business.

Hans Forssman has spent more than 30 years in the financial industry, within a wide variety of assets and strategies. Before joining the Skandia PEI team (Private Equity & Infrastructure) to head management of the infrastructure portfolio, he was responsible for procuring alternative investment mandates, creating and managing Skandia’s Thule Real Estate Fund as well as managing multi-assets funds within Skandia Investment Management.

Hans has also been responsible for setting up and managing hedge fund portfolios and private credit mandates for Skandia. Prior to joining Skandia, he was a senior Nordic equity research sales at Credit Agricole Cheuvreux Nordic serving Swedish and European institutional investors. Before this he spent around ten years in different roles in private banking with local Swedish banks.

During his career he has been based in Stockholm, but he has always had an international focus and a global network to gain experience and knowledge regarding international financial markets. Mr. Forssman has a BSc in Economics from the University of Lund, Sweden.

Ted joined GLIL in November 2018 and he is the Chief Operating Officer. He chairs the Executive Committee and is responsible for the day-to-day management of GLIL.

Ted’s career spans 30 years in investment banking and asset management and he has a track record of building and developing a number of successful businesses. The first half of his career was in the foreign exchange and interest rate markets. Ted worked for Orion Royal Bank, Midland Montagu, Citibank and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.

Ted left investment banking in 2005 and embarked on a new career in asset management.

Ted graduated from Oxford University after studying Chemistry with Quantum Mechanics.

GLIL Infrastructure LLP (GLIL)

GLIL Infrastructure LLP (GLIL) is a joint venture between a number of UK local government pension funds targeting investments in core infrastructure assets predominantly in the UK. The founding partners of GLIL are the pension funds of Greater Manchester, Merseyside, West Yorkshire, who are known collectively as the Northern Pool, and Local Pensions Partnership (LPP) which manages the assets of Berkshire, Lancashire, and London Pensions Fund Authority. GLIL was chosen as an Infrastructure partner by Nest Corporation in March 2021. GLIL has committed capital of £3.6 billion.

Jason Hyunjae Kim is Head of the Infrastructure PF Team of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Company

He is responsible for direct deal & commingled/SMA fund investments across various sectors, including transportation, utility, power/renewable, etc. He has recently invested in MEIF7, MSIG2, KKR GIIⅣ, PG PGDIⅢ and Pantheon PGIFⅣ.

Jason Hyunjae Kim holds an MS in Finance and a BS in Civil Engineering from Seoul National University(SNU). He also holds an MS in Real Estate Development from MIT. He is a CFA charter holder and pursuing a PhD. in urban planning at SNU.

Nitesh joined Swiss Re in May 2017 and is responsible for originating, structuring and managing infrastructure debt opportunities in the UK and Europe. He has over 20 years experience in infrastructure finance across rail, roads, utilities, energy and social infrastructure PPP sectors. Mr. Mistry worked previously at Deutsche Asset Management within the European infrastructure team and at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. where he focused on originating and executing infrastructure debt transactions across the EMEA region. He was responsible for underwriting debt with a total value of c.€1 billion in the transport, social infrastructure and utility sectors. Prior to that, Mr. Mistry worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland plc where he spent over a decade working across advisory, equity and debt transactions in the European infrastructure market. Mr. Mistry qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse and is an honors graduate (Business Studies) of City University Business School.

Marcus Ayre is a Partner in the Infrastructure Investments team based in London, and is a member of the EDIF I, II & III and GDIF Investment Committees. Prior to joining the team in 2007, Marcus spent 10 years in European investment banking at Merrill Lynch, HSBC and Barings. Marcus holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the University of Birmingham and is a qualified barrister.

Igneo Infrastructure Partners

Igneo Infrastructure Partners is the direct infrastructure team of the First Sentier Investors Group. We believe great infrastructure businesses must have a foundation of excellent ESG management, a best-in-class health and safety culture, strong governance, prudent management of environmental risks, high employee engagement, satisfied customers, and leading innovation reduce risk and improve long-term investment returns.

Karen Azoulay is Head of Real Assets at BNP Paribas Asset Management, until January 2023 she was Head of Infrastructure Debt, since joining the company in April 2017. She has over 20 years of experience in project and structured finance as advisor or lead arranger. Before joining BNP Paribas Asset Management, Karen had been Head of Infrastructure at SCOR Investment Partners since 2012, in which role she implemented and developed SCOR’s infrastructure debt strategy and invested in infrastructure equity funds. She previously worked for Dexia, joining in 2003 and initially heading the project finance credit team for the energy sector, before joining the Project Finance team as Director for the energy and environment sectors. She began her career at KPMG’s Bank & Finance division. Karen holds a Master’s degree in corporate finance & finance engineering from Paris-Dauphine University and is also a Certified Public Accountant. Karen is based in Paris.

BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) is the investment arm of BNP Paribas, a leading banking group in Europe with international reach. BNPP AM aims to generate long-term sustainable investment returns for its clients, based on a unique sustainability-driven philosophy. BNPP AM’s investment capabilities are focused around five key strategies: High Conviction Strategies, Private Debt & Real Assets, Multi-Asset, Quantitative & Solutions (MAQS), Emerging markets and Liquidity Solutions, with investment processes incorporating quantitative and fundamental analysis.
Sustainability is embedded within BNPP AM’s strategy and investment decision-making. Among the leaders in thematic investment in Europe, BNPP AM contributes to the energy transition, environmental sustainability and the promotion of equality and inclusive growth. BNPP AM currently manages EUR 500 billion of assets (EUR 622 billion of assets under management and advisory) and benefits from the expertise of around 500 investment professionals and around 800 client servicing specialists, serving individual, corporate and institutional clients in 67 countries.

Partner and Head of Research at Arjun Infrastructure Partners. Previously, (i) Head of Research at J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Infrastructure Investment Group; (ii) Consultant and Chief Economist for London Economics International LLC in Boston; (iii) faculty member at the Department of Economics and the International Business School of Brandeis University; (iv) professional shepherd, beekeeper, backgammon player. Holds a PhD in Economics from Brown University.

Arjun Infrastructure Partners

Arjun Infrastructure Partners is an independent asset management company dedicated to executing and managing mid-market infrastructure investments. Founded in 2015, Arjun now manages €4.8 billion of capital on behalf of prominent institutional investors. Arjun’s team of 29 professionals and a further 8 industry partners has extensive operational and financial experience in the utilities, energy & renewables, digital and transportation infrastructure sectors. We offer a proven ability to source bilateral investment opportunities and have a strong focus on ESG as part of our long-term, responsible asset management approach. Arjun works in close partnership with its clients, offering transparency throughout the investment lifecycle.

Gordon Bajnai joined Campbell Lutyens in 2017 and is responsible for the development of the firm’s infrastructure capabilities globally, advising on both primary and secondary mandates. Gordon is also Chairman of the firm’s Global Advisory Board.

Prior to joining Campbell Lutyens, Gordon was COO of Meridiam Infrastructure. Before this, he held roles as CEO of the Wallis Group, a major Hungarian diversified investment holding company, and as deputy CEO of CA IB Securities, a leading Hungarian investment bank. During his career, he also acted as Chairman of Budapest Airport and as advisor and director for Antin Infrastructure, Aegon Insurance and Raba plc. Gordon has also held a number of government posts in Hungary including serving as Prime Minister in 2009-2010. Prior to that he held positions as Government Commissioner of the National Development Agency, as Minister of Regional Development and later as Minister of Economy and National Development.

Campbell Lutyens

Campbell Lutyens is a global and independent private markets advisor, providing fund placement, secondary advisory and GP capital advisory services to leading fund managers and investors. With specialist knowledge in private equity, infrastructure, private credit and sustainable investing, the firm has a team of 190 operating from offices in London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Robert-Jan Bakker is part of the European Private Infrastructure business unit, based in Zug. He has 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at APG Asset Management and Deloitte. He holds a cum laude master’s degree in finance and investments from the Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands. He is also a CAIA charterholder.

Mariana joined CBRE Investment Management in 2021 as a Director of the Private Infrastructure Group.

Mariana has over ten years of experience in real assets and joined CBRE Investment Management from Citigroup, where she was Vice President providing M&A and capital markets advisory as part of the Power, Utilities and Renewables Investment Banking division.

Mariana holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, a Master of Arts in Economics from Fordham University and a Bachelor Degree in Economics from the University of Oklahoma.

Alex Bebov created BAC (BAC Securities and BAC Ltd.) and was involved in more than 20 energy projects working for firms such as Alpiq/ATEL, Energo Pro, EoN Energie. BAC was the main manager of the first East-European REIT as a GP. BAC has achieved 36+% p.a. returns each of 2020 and 2021YTD mostly in green energy shares investment asset management portfolio beating many relevant indices. He worked on Polish, Romania, Western Balkans renewables projects among many other energy projects where he was involved from electricity trading, to debt, equity, M&A. Now he is in process of raising green energy and decarbonization fund for Europe with focus on Central and Eastern Europe but also potential allocation for Central Asia/Western Europe. His previous experience includes working at international investments banks (JP Morgan, Salomon Smith Barney Citigroup etc.) in the financial hubs such as New York and London. Member of Harvard Alumni Association, also NYU Alumni. Regular speaker/moderator in energy and asset management conference conferences, close to 25 years of investment bank experience. Quoted many times in Financial Times, Euromoney, Euroweek, Global Finance, Global Markets, Wall Street Journal.

BAC Securities

BAC Securities (www.bac.bg) is fully EU Mifid2 regulated entity with focus investment banking and asset management. In 2022 and 2021 it won the awards of Best Sustainable Development Company, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), in 2022 and 2021 2022 Outstanding Contribution In Investment Company CEE 2022 - Mr. Alex Bebov, 2021 Investment Company CEO of the year, CEE, 2021 Best Investment Bank, CEE, all awards by Global Banking and Finance Magazine. It is also Winner, 2020, Best Boutique Investment Bank CEE by Capital Finance Magazine, 2019 Best M&A Bank Central & Eastern Europe, by Global Finance Magazine and 2016 Best Investment Banking Boutique Central & Eastern Europe, by Global Finance Magazine. BAC and its team members have experience in more than 20 projects in the energy sector, from development to electricity trading, to debt, equity and M&A. BAC Ltd., an affiliate, has achieved 36+% p.a. returns each of 2020 and 2021YTD mostly in green energy shares investment asset management portfolio beating many relevant indices. BAC is raising a green energy fund with focus on CEE, mid-teens expected returns, portfolio deal flow of 1.5bn euro, for ultimate fund size 500-750mm euro after several funds/investment vehicles so far.

Founded NextEnergy Group (“NextEnergy”) in 2007.

NextEnergy is one of the leading specialist international investment and asset managers focused on the solar sector. It has c.200 employees across multiple offices, including London, Milan, Hyderabad, Madrid, New York, Luxembourg and Guernsey.

NextEnergy’s activities span investment management, operating asset management and asset development across the main solar infrastructure markets globally.

Since inception it has acquired over 325 utility-scale solar assets and currently manages c.$3bn in equity dedicated to the solar infrastructure sector across its three institutional funds (NextPower III, NextPower II - divested January 2022 - and NextEnergy Solar Fund). The installed capacity across the Group’s institutional investment vehicles exceeds 1.3GWp.

The Group’s operating asset management division, WiseEnergy, manages and monitors in excess of 2GWp of installed solar capacity spread across Europe, USA, Africa and Asia. WiseEnergy’s clients include assets owned by the Group’s funds and unaffiliated owners of operating solar plants.

NextEnergy Group

“NextEnergy Capital (NEC) was founded in 2007 to become a leading market participant in the international solar sector. Since its inception, it has been active in the development, construction and ownership of solar assets and currently has assets under management of c.$2.8bn across two investment vehicles. It most recently closed its international fund, NextPower III ESG, in January 2022 taking total capital raised to $896m and launched NextPower UK ESG with the UK Infrastructure Bank as a match funding cornerstone investor. NEC announced at the beginning of the year the divestiture of its private fund, NextPower II, focused on the Italian subsidised solar market.

In addition, through its sister company, WiseEnergy, it operates over 1.7GW of solar globally. To date NEC has invested into 350 solar plants for a capacity in excess of 2.9GW across its institutional funds, located in the US, UK, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, India and Chile.”

Oliver Bradley is Managing Director, Digital Infrastructure Investing at Macquarie Capital, the advisroy, capital markets and principal investment arm of Macquarie Group Limited. The Digital Infrastructure team invests directly in and supports the growth of companies that are facilitating the increasing data consumption of businesses and consumers, including fibre networks and data centres.

Since returning to Macquarie in 2019 (he previously worked at the firm from 2005-15), Oliver has led Macquarie Capital's investment into Voneus, a UK rural Fixed Wireless to Fibre broadband developer and Onivia, a new SPV Macquarie established to acquire Fibre to the Home networks in Spain, creating Spain's first wholesale only FTTH network with a footprint in excess of 3.5m homes.

Prior to re-joining Macquarie, Oliver was Corporate Finance Director at CityFibre, the wholesale FTTx business and largest UK Altnet. Before CityFibre, Oliver was a commercial specialist at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, part of the UK government. There he advised ministers on digital infrastructure policy and was responsible for the Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund, which saw the UK government commit £400m, matched by private sector investors on the same terms, to invest in UK fibre.

Macquarie Capital Infrastructure & Energy Capital

Macquarie Capital’s IEC division specialises in investing our own capital in smart, sustainable infrastructure projects, and companies. We sponsor the development of landmark projects that strengthen communities by creating new digital, energy and social infrastructure. We also offer flexible, partnership capital to infrastructure companies to help fund capital expenditure, business

Ben Canet is a Foreign Investment Manager and the head of Global Private Credit at Phoenix, Israel's leading pension fund and insurance company.
Prior to joining Phoenix in January 2020, Ben spent 19 years in New York, as an investment banker for Credit Agricole (2001- 2007), as co-head of UBS's Special Situations desk (2009-2014) and as portfolio manager for hedge fund Arrowgrass Capital (2015-2019).
Ben holds a BA in economics from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, a masters in finance from ESSEC Paris and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business.

Phoenix

Phoenix manages more than $110b in AUM. Its team invests globally in all asset classes and sectors through direct transactions and funds. Over the past 5 years, Phoenix' AUM has grown at an 18% CAGR, driven by performance and market share gains within the Israeli pension fund industry. Phoenix' parent company is listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange with a $3b market capitalization.

Phil Cooper is a Director of the Digital Infrastructure Accelerator. The DIA exists to help accelerate investment in emerging market digital infrastructure. Currently the DIA is working with digital infrastructure investors and owners in Asia, Africa and Emerging Europe.

Previously, Phil was a Managing Director at Digital Bridge / Digital Colony, covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Before Digital Bridge, Phil was a founder and CFO of Apollo Towers Myanmar where he was responsible for two landmark infrastructure financing transactions.
Prior to Apollo, Phil worked with Eaton Towers as Group Commercial Manager, where he managed the acquisition of a number of MNO owned tower portfolios across sub Saharan Africa.

The Digital Infrastructure Accelerator (DIA)

Working closely with investors and management teams, the DIA exists to help accelerate the growth of emerging digital infrastructure ventures. The DIA works across all pillars of digital infrastructure and creates value through originating, vetting and where required creating investable neutral host platforms.
The DIA is focused on emerging infrastructure markets, including India, South East Asia, Africa and central & eastern Europe.

Gabriel de Lastours is responsible for developing the EBRD's power and renewables portfolio across the southern and eastern Mediterranean region (SEMED). This includes structuring debt and equity investments as well as leading policy dialogue with governments in the region.
Gabriel has worked in the EBRD’s energy team for 16 years, both on oil and gas and mining financing and power and renewable energy projects. Prior to joining the Bank, Gabriel worked with EY Transaction Advisory Services in Paris and Credit Agricole CIB in New York. He is a graduate from ESSEC Business School in Paris.

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)

The EBRD is a multilateral bank that promotes the development of the private sector and entrepreneurial initiative in 38 economies across three continents. The Bank is owned by 71 countries as well as the EU and the EIB. EBRD investments are aimed at making the economies in its regions competitive, inclusive, well-governed, green, resilient and integrated.

Nic has over 14 years of experience in alternative assets with a focus in real assets investments. He assists in the management of the teams responsible for sourcing, conducting due diligence, and evaluating investments for real assets primaries and co-investments.

Prior to Aksia’s acquisition of TorreyCove Capital Partners, Nic was a Senior Vice President, joining the firm in 2011. Prior to that, Nic was an Associate at Pacific Corporate Group, where he supported the Risk Management department and assisted in the due diligence of private equity investments.

Nic graduated from the University of San Diego with a BBA and holds an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.
In 2019 and 2020, Nic was recognized as a Knowledge Brokers “New Guard” and Knowledge Broker, respectively, by Chief Investment Officer.

Aksia LLC

Aksia LLC, together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, (collectively, “Aksia”) is a specialist portfolio advisory firm providing alternative investment solutions to institutional investors across private equity, private credit, natural resources and infrastructure, real estate and hedge funds. Aksia provides a spectrum of services from non-discretionary to discretionary depending upon each client’s preferences.

Aksia advises on over $260 billion of client alternative allocations (as of December 31, 2021). The firm represents pension plans, insurance companies, government-related institutions, endowments, foundations and superannuation funds.

Aksia employs over 360 professionals organized into specialist teams, including 174 investment research, operational due diligence, and risk management professionals (as of January 31, 2022). The firm is 100% employee owned by its 17 partners and is headquartered in New York, with offices in San Diego, London, Tokyo, Chicago, Athens, and Hong Kong.

Andrea is a Partner and Head of Pantheon’s Global Infrastructure and Real Assets Team. She is responsible for global infrastructure and real assets investments covering primary, secondary and co-investments. She is a member of the International Investment Committee and Global Infrastructure and Real Assets Committee. Andrea has an engineering industry background followed by 21 years’ experience in the infrastructure finance and investment sectors. Prior to joining Pantheon, Andrea led infrastructure direct and co-investment teams for Société Générale, Macquarie Capital and ABN AMRO delivering successful investments in both brownfield operating and greenfield PPP assets. She has a BEng in mechanical engineering from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. Andrea is based in London.

Pantheon

Pantheon is an established and experienced private markets investor, with a 24-year track record of investing in the global infrastructure and real assets markets. The firm launched a dedicated global infrastructure practice in 2009 and, as of March 31st, 2021, had ~$16bn of dedicated assets under management and advice. Pantheon is the earliest infrastructure secondaries specialist, with close to $4bn committed to 39 transactions incorporating both traditional LP portfolio sales and GP-led secondaries, and is also an active primary fund and co-investor, with a combined total of 155 infrastructure and real assets transactions completed as of July 2021. The investment team is made up of 25 professionals based in London, San Francisco and Hong Kong, including a senior leadership team of eight Partners.

Kiko Emae, Senior Director & Head of Infrastructure, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

Joined GPIF in April 2021, and leads the infrastructure team.
Prior to joining GPIF, she was at Mitsubishi Corporation, where she was one of the founding members of the infrastructure co-investment program with OMERS, and seconded to work at I Squared Capital based in New York.
She received a Bachelor’s degree in Economics at Kyoto University and completed an MBA at Waseda Business School.

Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

As a Japanese public pension fund, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) manages the reserve fund for beneficiaries with the mission of securing long-term returns with minimal risk. With approximately 196.5 trillion JPY currently under management and a globally diversified portfolio, including alternative assets, GPIF outsources 100 percent of equity and most of its bond investment to external asset managers. As a universal owner, GPIF is committed to making the capital market sustainable by integrating ESG factors into investment and expecting sustainable returns with a long-term horizon.

Christoph Gertenbach is the Deputy Head of Finance at the RAG-Stiftung, based in Essen (Germany). He is focusing on asset liability studies and is responsible for the strategic asset allocation and cash flow management. In addition, he is conducting the Manager Selection for infrastructure and real estate funds. Christoph joined the RAG-Stiftung in 2019 as a Finance and Risk Manager. Prior to joining the RAG-Stiftung he was working for a Global Investment Consultant, an asset manager, and different banks. Christoph holds a master’s degree in finance from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. He studied at Warwick Business School, Otto-Friedrich-University in Bamberg.

RAG-Stiftung

The RAG-Stiftung is responsible for financing the perpetual obligations resulting from hard coal mining in Germany by RAG Aktiengesellschaft: pit water management, polder measures and groundwater purification. In order to safeguard the long-term financing of these obligations, the private-law foundation builds up assets through a secure but profitable programme of capital investment that provides the foundation with the necessary income. At the end of 2020, the assets of the RAG Stiftung amounted to more than 20 billion euros. At the end of 2007, the year in which the foundation was established, the assets of the RAG Stiftung primarily consisted of a single investment: the complete ownership of Evonik Industries AG. Today the RAG Stiftung directly and indirectly owns equity and fixed income investments, Private Equity and Infrastructure Investments all over the world. In addition, the RAG-Stiftung promotes projects in the areas of education, science and culture that are related to the hard coal mining industry in Germany.

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 relocated to Europe, where she oversees Infrastructure Investor’s team of reporters in London, New York and Sydney. Prior to joining PEI Media, she worked for Reuters in Athens as Energy Correspondent and has published a number of bylined articles that have appeared in the International Herald Tribune (now New York Times), The Wall Street Journal Europe and The Financial Times.

Abhishek Gupta is an Associate Director at the EDHEC Infrastructure Institute and the Head of infraMetrics® Product Development.
He has more than 10 years of experience in asset management and alternative investments including stints at Goldman Sachs and Partners Group.
He holds a Masters of Science in Financial Engineering from Nanyang Business School and a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology.

Alastair is Senior Managing Director, and Head of Europe for OMERS Infrastructure. Based in London,
he oversees the organization’s investment activity and team in the region. OMERS Infrastructure
currently has $32 billion AUM, and over 30 investments around the world.

Since joining OMERS in 2014, Alastair has played a critical role in the growth of the European team.
In his most recent role, he was focused on advancing OMERS Infrastructure’s global investment
strategy and leading the third-party capital program. Previously, Alastair had been responsible for
investing across the European energy, utilities and renewables value chain during which he led or
managed OMERS’s investments, including in Ellevio, Thames Water, Associated British Ports, High
Speed 1, and MapleCo.

Prior to joining OMERS, Alastair worked in investment banking at Deutsche Bank and Bank of
America Merrill Lynch advising clients on European utilities and infrastructure transactions. He holds
an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford.

OMERS

Founded in 1962, OMERS is one of Canada's largest defined benefit pension plans, with $95 billion in net assets (as at December 31, 2017). With employees in Toronto and other major cities across North America, the U.K., Europe, Asia and Australia, OMERS invests and administers pensions for almost half a million active, deferred and retired employees of nearly 1,000 municipalities, school boards, libraries, police and fire departments, and other local agencies in communities across Ontario. www.omers.com

Rajesh has over 13 years of investment experience in emerging markets across renewable energy, transport, urban infra & telecom sectors. He has a track record of making investments to the tune of $500m across the infrastructure sector in Asia and Africa.

Rajesh is currently an Investment Manager with British International Investments (BII), which is the UK’s development financial institution. At BII, Rajesh is focused on making investments in renewable energy and transport sectors.

Prior to joining BII, he was with GIP Singapore (then IDFC Capital). As an investment professional with IDFC, he has had the experience of being part of 2 fund life cycles spanning fund raising, capital deployment, asset management and exits.

Rajesh is a CFA charter holder and holds an MBA from University of Delhi.

British International Investments

BII is the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor with a mission to help solve the biggest global development challenges by investing patient, flexible capital to support private sector growth and innovation.
BII invests between £1.5 and £2 billion every year in green infrastructure, technology and other sectors that needs its capital the most. It currently partners with over 1,000 businesses in emerging economies.
BII is at the heart of the UK Government’s international financing offer to emerging economies. Over the next five years, at least 30 per cent of its total new commitments will be in climate finance.

James Hewitt is a member of NextEnergy Capital’s Investor Relations team helping to manage the firm’s investor relationships and fundraising efforts.

He joined NextEnergy Capital in June 2020 after nearly 6 years at BlackRock. At BlackRock, James was part of the EMEA Institutional Client Business team where he was responsible for sales and client relationship management with a number of key institutional investors and investment consultants across a range of asset classes including Infrastructure and Renewable Energy.

James is a CFA Charterholder.

NextEnergy Capital

Founded in 2007, NextEnergy Capital Group (“NEC”) is a leading specialist investment and asset manager uniquely dedicated to the solar market. At present NEC fund manages over $2.5bn across 4 investment vehicles including both closed-end and listed structures. NEC also asset manages over €4bn of solar assets (including third party assets) worldwide through its leading in-house asset management arm, WiseEnergy. WiseEnergy has an 11-year history of monitoring and delivering operating optimisation and outperformance to its clients. Today NEC Group has c.200 employees located in the UK, Italy, US, Spain, Chile and India. Over its 14-year track record, NEC has gained extensive experience in developing and investing in solar assets as well as optimising them from a technical and operational perspective. To date, NEC has invested into over 240 solar assets totalling over 1GW in installed capacity across the UK, US, Italy, India, Chile and Portugal.

Diogo joined Nordea Investment Management, in 2017, focusing on investment due diligence and advisory within Real Assets and other Alternatives. In addition, Diogo has been leading the development of the proprietary ESG assessment framework. Prior to joining Nordea, Diogo worked in the M&A deal-team team of Haitong International Securities, executing projects across the real estate, hospitality, leisure and financial institutions sectors. Between 2011 and 2013, Diogo worked in the derivatives and structured products team of BPI in Lisbon, being responsible for the Iberian and Latin American markets. Diogo started as a Hedge Fund analyst, at BPI, in 2008. Diogo holds a MSc. in Civil Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon and KTH in Stockholm, a Master In Finance from Católica Business School and Data Analysis-related certifications from MIT and Stanford.

Nordea Asset Management

Nordea Asset Management (NAM), is part of the Nordea Group, the largest financial services group in the Nordic region. NAM serves a wide range of clients and distributors which include banks, asset managers, independent financial advisors and insurance companies.
NAM has a presence in Bonn, Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Lisbon, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, New York, Oslo, Paris, Santiago de Chile, Singapore, Stockholm, Vienna and Zurich. Nordea's local presence goes hand in hand with the objective of being accessible and offering the best service to clients.

NAM’s success is based on a sustainable and unique multi-boutique approach that combines the expertise of specialised internal boutiques with exclusive external competences, which allows NAM to deliver alpha with responsibility. NAM’s solutions cover all asset classes from public equity and fixed income, to multi asset, to private market solutions, across geographies worldwide.

Gergely Horvath joined the European Investment Bank in 2017 and is responsible for investments in infrastructure and climate funds outside the European Union within EIB Global. Gergely’s primary focus is on private equity funds targeting infrastructure, renewable energy, energy efficiency and cold chain solutions. He is Advisory Committee member of several funds.

Prior to joining EIB, Gergely held various roles with John Laing, Amey Investments (Ferrovial Group), NIBC and Commerzbank across Europe. He holds a Master of Economic Science degree from the Budapest University of Economic Sciences.

European Investment Bank

EIB is the lending arm of the European Union, the biggest multilateral financial institution in the world and one of the largest providers of climate finance. EIB Global supports people and companies in all corners of the world. Set up at the beginning of 2022, EIB Global is dedicated to development finance, climate action, innovative investments and sustainable living. EIB Global increases the impact of development finance and will mobilise billions each year

Anand joined Antin in 2021 as a founding member of the NextGen team. Prior to joining Antin, Anand was at Investec as the Head of M&A in the power and infrastructure team in London, where he was responsible for developing their multi-product power and infrastructure business.
Prior to this, Anand was a Partner at Greenhill, where he led the establishment of their utilities and infrastructure practice. Before joining Greenhill, Anand spent over a decade at Dresdner Kleinwort where he was instrumental in leading the creation of their specialist infrastructure practice and founding their Asia business.

Throughout his career, Anand has advised on infrastructure transactions spanning sectors and geographies, having advised on privatisations, capital raisings and M&A transactions to the value of over $250 billion. Anand has consistently led innovation in the market, being responsible for a number of creative transactions that overhauled the sector and set the standard for decades to come.

Seung-ki Jeong is Kiwoom Asset management’s alternative investment manager. He is responsible for investing in real estate, infrastructure, private debt, private equity, and other alternative assets. Prior to Kiwoom, he worked at DGB Life insurance as an alternative investment manager. Before DGB Life, he was MG Non-Life Insurance company’s alternative investment manager. He started his finance career at DB Financial Investment as an alternative investment analyst. He earned a Bachelor's degree at Hanyang University.

Kashif Khan is a Director in the Private Infrastructure and Project Finance group for MetLife Private Capital Investors and is responsible for the origination and execution of new transactions, as well as the ongoing management of existing investments. Mr. Khan joined MetLife in 2015.

Mr. Khan has over 11 years of experience in advisory and investing in infrastructure debt.

Prior to joining MetLife, Mr. Khan was with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in its Infrastructure Debt Advisory team. During his time at RBS, Mr. Khan also completed rotations in Risk Management Advisory and Energy & Resources Corporate Finance.

Mr. Khan is a graduate of King’s College London where he earned a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and is a CFA charterholder.

MetLife Investment Management

MetLife Investment Management provides public fixed income, private capital, and real estate investment solutions to institutional investors worldwide. MetLife Investment Management is the institutional asset management business of MetLife, Inc., one of the world’s leading financial services companies. MetLife Investment Management had $638.5 billion of total assets under management as of March 31, 2022.

Kuutti Kilpeläinen is working as Investment Manager at Finnfund’s Digital Infrastructure and Solutions team covering telecom and technology sector globally with special focus on Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Digital Infrastructure and Solutions (DIS) team invest in commercially attractive high impact businesses within the emerging markets digital value chain, focusing on rural connectivity, access to data, and digital solutions such as fintech, e-commerce, and e-mobility.

Prior joining Finnfund Kuutti worked at Citi in Investment and Corporate Banking in Helsinki and Hong Kong covering large multinational corporations and financial institutions across industries. Kuutti holds a Master’s degree in Business majoring in Finance.

Finnfund

Finnfund is a development financier with 40 years of experience in impact investing. Our investment criteria are profitability, sustainability and positive development impact. We provide businesses operating in Africa, Asia and Latin America with risk capital, long-term investment loans, mezzanine financing and expertise on how to invest in the developing markets. We invest only in developing countries as defined by OECD/DAC. We put special emphasis on sectors that are critical to sustainable development, such as clean energy, digital infrastructure, sustainable forestry, sustainable agriculture and financial services, but we do invest in other sectors as well.

Recent transactions include investments to East African wholesale telecommunications provider, BCS Group, Lebanese Telecom-ESCO company IPT Powertech, Indian fintech Indifi and Kenyan e-commerce platform Twiga.

Richard has over 20 years’ experience working within infrastructure and leading large teams in both the public and private sector. With a technical background and an interest in asset performance, Richard sits on a number of infrastructure boards, including Transportation, Renewable Power, Environmental Services and Social Infrastructure.

Richard joined Equitix 2009 and is head of Asset Management in London with a focus on growing the business to keep pace with capital deployment. Managing a portfolio of £8bn of Asset Under Management Richard has an instinctive ability to connect with detail whilst managing at scale and enjoys empowering executive teams to drive value through asset performance.

Richard is chair of the Fund Oversite Committee to ensure assets under management are well governed and optimised during the investment cycle. He has a BSc(Hons) Construction Management, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building (FCIOB) and a Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).

Equitix

Equitix is an established responsible investor, developer and fund manager of core infrastructure assets focused on building long-term relationships to support, develop and invest in a range of critical infrastructure projects. ESG matters are core to our principle business strategy as we continue to seek out and invest in assets with positive environmental characteristics to help deliver a shared vision for a net zero future. Launched in 2007, Equitix now operates from several locations globally, with over 200 dedicated professional staff and over £8.5bn AUM. We manage and invest in more than 330 assets in18 countries worldwide and operate across six key sectors; Social infrastructure, Transport, Renewables, Data Utilities, Network and Environment.

Takako Koizumi is the Managing Director of KONOMI, Inc., an intermediary for a variety of cross-border transactions which include M&A, real estate investment, fundraising for various overseas private funds and high-tech venture financing. Prior to her current role, she was the Chief Investment Officer for the investment management business at Mitsui Alternative Investments overseeing all the alternative investments of its clients. She has over 30 years of experience in the industry.

She started her career at Citibank in banking and M&A, after which she entered the real estate industry and worked at CBRE, GE Capital and Citibank in advisory, acquisition, securitization, and lending services. She joined Resona Bank in 2009 and became a gatekeeper for Japanese institutional investors. She then joined Tokio Marine Asset Management where she started and built their infrastructure business.

She holds a B.A. in Economics from Aoyama Gakuin University and is a Certified Real Estate Appraiser.

（株）許斐のマネージングディレクター。（株）許斐は、M&A、不動産投資、様々の海外ファンドのファンドレイズ、ハイテク・ベンチャーの資金調達等、多様な国際取引の仲介を行っている。2025年4月入社前は、三井オルタナティブインベストメンツに勤め、投資顧問業務のチーフインベストメントオフィサーとして全てのオルタナティブ投資を監督する等、オルタナティブ業界で30年以上の経験を有する。シティバンクでキャリアを‐スターとし、銀行・M＆A関連業務を経験した後、不動産業界に移り、CBRE、GEキャピタル、シティバンクで、アドバイザリー、アクイジション、証券化プロダクトの組成・運営、貸付業務等、不動産業務に幅広く従事。2009年からは、日本の機関投資家のゲートキーパーとなり、りそな銀行、東京海上アセットマネジメントで、インフラ・ゲートキーパー業務の立ち上げ、ポートフォリオ構築を行った。
青山学院大学卒業（経済学士号）、不動産鑑定士。

Danae Kyriakopoulou is Senior Policy Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics where she leads the policy work on the intersections of climate change, international finance and economic development. From 2016 to 2021, she was the Chief Economist and Director of Research of the Official Monetary and Financial Institution Forum (OMFIF). As part of this, she set up the Sustainable Policy Institute and served as its Managing Director and Chair of its Advisory Council, of which she is now a member. She was honoured by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader in 2022 and has held roles in various sustainability industry initiatives. Previously, she was Managing Economist at the Centre for Economics and Business Research. She holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics and an MSc in Economics for Development from the University of Oxford.

Sam Lissner has more than a decade of private equity experience and leads Ridgewood’s ESG and Sustainability program. In addition to being Principal of Ridgewood Infrastructure, Sam is also a Managing Director and serves on the Investment Committee of Ridgewood Energy.

Prior to joining Ridgewood, Mr. Lissner was Chief Analyst and Project Director at Kohl Partners, where he focused on investments in renewable power and energy efficiency infrastructure. During his master’s studies, Mr. Lissner worked at the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Energy Information Administration. Mr. Lissner received his A.B. from Harvard University. He earned a M.S. focused on Energy and Environmental Policy from New York University and an MBA from Columbia University.

Ridgewood Infrastructure

Ridgewood Infrastructure is a leading investor in essential infrastructure in the U.S. lower middle market. It is part of the affiliated Ridgewood Companies, a leading real asset investment manager currently managing over $5 billion in total capital and commitments focused on direct equity investments in infrastructure and energy.

Bertrand is Head of Infrastructure Finance at AXA IM Alts. His responsibilities include managing a team of 10 infrastructure specialists investing in infrastructure loans and bonds.

Before joining AXA IM Alts’ Real Assets in 2015, Bertrand headed the origination, structuring, and placement of all infrastructure project and structured bond opportunities in EMEA and APAC at BNP Paribas. Prior to this, Bertrand worked in the whole business securitisation team of Morgan Stanley and has held a series of roles focused on infrastructure and structured finance.

AXA IM Alts

AXA IM Alts is a global leader in alternative investments with c. €163 billion of AUM(1), across real assets (real estate & infrastructure), private debt & alternative credit and private equity & hedge funds. AXA IM Alts employs over 750 people located in 16 offices around the world and serves the needs of more than 400 clients from Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Middle East, including 100+ third party insurance clients globally and with over 80 in Europe. We are a global leader in real assets investment with c. €110 billion of assets under management, the number one property portfolio and asset manager in Europe(2), and one of the largest worldwide. 

(1) Source: AXA IM (unaudited) as at 30 June 2021.
(2) Source: INREV Fund Manager Survey, May 2021. #1 largest European managers in total real estate assets under management. 

Minesh is a Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure in the Real Assets Investment Group at Cambridge Associates. He is focused on the infrastructure investment activities for the group, in both public and private markets, debt, equity, and across different structures, including underwriting funds, management teams, co-investments and direct investments. Minesh works with a global client base, comprised of public and corporate pensions, large families and endowments, in Europe, the US and the Middle East.
 
Prior to joining Cambridge Associates, Minesh was a Partner and Director at OM Capital Partners with a focus on direct, co-investment and portfolio management within infrastructure, agri-business and industrials across debt and equity investments. He previously worked as a Senior Vice President of QG Alternative Investments, where he was a senior representative for investment sourcing, execution and portfolio management of a USD 1.1 billion infrastructure private equity fund.
 
Before that he was a Vice President on RBS’ advisory team, with a global mandate across infrastructure, transportation and logistics; undertaking industry changing transactions including the privatisations of Aena Aeropuertos, the Channel Tunnel rail link (High Speed One), and the acquisition of Gatwick Airport. In total, Minesh has had leading roles in infrastructure equity and debt investments exceeding USD 50 billion, beginning his career at UBS.

Cambridge Associates

Cambridge Associates (‘CA’) is a privately-held Global Investment Company providing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions to our clients as our single line of business.

Our fundamental mission has always remained unchanged: we strive to help long term investors around the world to meet or exceed their investment objectives by providing proactive, unbiased advice grounded in intensive and independent research.We have focused on discovering new ways to add long-term value to our clients’ portfolios based on their unique objectives for nearly 50 years.

Private Investments (“PI”) in particular have been, and continues to be, a core part of our business. Today, we have specialised investment teams in Private Equity, Private Debt, Infrastructure and other Real Assets as well as an integratedESG team working alongside our respective teams. We have over 100 Private Investment specialists who focus on investment and research in underlying PI asset classes located across our global offices.

Alessandro leads UBS AM Infrastructure Debt Platform, he has 18 years of experience in infrastructure finance across debt, ratings and M&A. Alessandro joined UBS AM in 2014, leading the investment activity of the Infrastructure debt strategies since their launch and took over responsibility of the whole business in 2018.
Prior to UBS AM, Alessandro worked for Moody's, Citigroup and Intesa Sanpaolo in UK, France, Italy and Turkey, building an international experience and a wide network of contacts in the infrastructure finance market.

UBS Asset Management, Real Estate & Private Markets

UBS Asset Management's Real Estate & Private Markets business actively manages investments of around USD 129 billion* globally and regionally within Asia Pacific, Europe and the US, making it one of the largest asset managers in real assets worldwide. Our capabilities reach across the risk / return spectrum, ranging from core to value-add and opportunistic strategies. We offer direct real estate, infrastructure equity and debt, and food & agriculture investments as well as indirect exposure to leading real estate, infrastructure, private equity and private credit managers. Investors can access our diverse product range across open- and closed-ended private funds, investment trusts, listed funds, REITs and bespoke separately managed accounts.

*Asset under management stated on gross asset values basis, reflecting values as at 31 March 2022, where available. Includes assets managed by our joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan

Elie Nammar joined Vauban Infrastructure Partners as a Senior Director in February 2021. Elie Nammar is dedicated to asset management in the digital infrastructure sector. Prior to joining Vauban IP, Elie was an Associate Partner at Oliver Wyman in their Paris offices. During his tenure there, Elie was a senior member of the Telecom Media and Technology practice working with local and global companies across Europe on topics such as Operational and Digital transformation, Capex optimization, 5G, Product portfolio definition and Commercial Due Diligence. Previously Elie was a Group Principal Strategy Manager at Vodafone, working on the Group's strategy and before that, Elie was a Lead Associate at Booz and Company (now Strategy &). Throughout his experience both as a consultant and internal strategist, Elie developed an acute understanding of the European infrastructure market, its dynamics and players. He has been part of different infrastructure deals and has worked with numerous players defining their growth strategies and optimizing their spend. He also developed hands-on experience with infrastructure operators to help them optimize and develop their operational capabilities for faster and cheaper infrastructure roll-out and management. Elie holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Masters of Engineering from Telecom Paris and a Masters in Digital Business Strategy from HEC Paris.

Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Vauban Infrastructure Partners is a leading infrastructure asset manager focused on European core infrastructure investments. Headquartered in Paris, Vauban employs c.70 professionals, the majority of whom have been working together for over a decade. Vauban targets predominantly European brownfield mid-market assets, and pursues a long-term, yield-driven strategy matching the underlying nature of the assets and long-term commitment to all stakeholders’ interests through a strong focus on creating sustainable value. Vauban has raised c.€8bn across 7 funds in core infrastructure, and has invested in the mobility, energy transition, social infrastructure, and digital infrastructure sectors spanning 12 different geographies.

Rohini is a Managing Director at Arjun where she is responsible for originating and executing investments with focus on Digital Infrastructure. She brings 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry. Her focus over the last decade has been in the transportation and digital sectors across Europe and the UK. Prior to Arjun, she was Head of Distribution for Power and Infrastructure Finance at Investec and before that she was a senior member in RBS’s (NatWest) Infrastructure and Project Finance team where she spearheaded efforts to establish RBS as a leader in Digital Infrastructure financing , leading debt financing and advisory transactions across Europe.

Arjun Infrastructure Partners

Arjun Infrastructure Partners is an independent asset management company dedicated to executing and managing infrastructure investments. Founded in 2015, Arjun now manages €4.8 billion of capital on behalf of 20 prominent institutional investors.
Arjun’s team of 30 professionals and a further 10 industry partners has extensive operational and financial experience in the utilities, energy & renewables, digital and transportation infrastructure sectors. Arjun offer a proven ability to source bilateral investment opportunities and have a strong focus on ESG as part of our long-term, responsible asset management approach.
Arjun works in close partnership with its clients, offering transparency throughout the investment lifecycle providing customised solutions which enable our clients to achieve their specific investment objectives.

Carolyn is a Managing Director with Stonepeak based in the firm’s London office. Prior to joining Stonepeak, Carolyn was the Head of Investor Relations at Infracapital, where she was responsible for fundraising, investor relations and co-investments. She was also the Responsible Investment Manager establishing and overseeing the firm’s ESG management system. Prior to Infracapital, she worked at Goldman Sachs in Investment Banking and Deloitte Corporate Finance. Carolyn received a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Finance and Economics from the University of Auckland. She also received an Executive Master of Business Administration from the University of Oxford.

Stonepeak

Stonepeak is a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets with approximately $49.3 billion of assets under management. Through its investment in defensive, hard-asset businesses globally, Stonepeak aims to create value for its investors and portfolio companies, and to have a positive impact on the communities in which it operates. Stonepeak sponsors investment vehicles focused on private equity and credit. The firm provides capital, operational support, and committed partnership to sustainably grow investments in its target sectors, which include communications, energy transition, transport and logistics, and social infrastructure. Stonepeak is headquartered in New York with offices in Austin, Hong Kong, Houston, London and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.stonepeak.com.

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 its Women's Network. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Climeworks, atNorth, Greenlink, QNTM and CapeOmega. She has 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at Macquarie Group. She holds a master's degree in finance and marketing from Maastricht University, Netherlands.

Partners Group

Partners Group is a leading global private markets firm. Since 1996, the firm has invested USD 210 billion in private equity, private real estate, private debt, and private infrastructure on behalf of its clients globally. Partners Group seeks to generate strong returns through capitalizing on thematic growth trends and transforming attractive businesses and assets into market leaders. The firm is a committed, responsible investor and aims to create sustainable returns with lasting, positive impact for all its stakeholders. With USD 147 billion in assets under management as of 31 December 2023, Partners Group provides an innovative range of bespoke client solutions to institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and private individuals globally. The firm employs more than 1,900 diverse professionals across 20 offices worldwide and has regional headquarters in Baar-Zug, Switzerland; Denver, USA; and Singapore. It has been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 2006 symbol: PGHN). For more information, please visit www.partnersgroup.com or follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.

Martin is the co-head of IST’s flagship private infrastructure offering IST3 Infrastruktur Global (“IST3 IG”) and is responsible for all investment activities of the fund. Martin has joined IST in 2016 and has successfully led the due diligence, structuring and execution of a number of direct infrastructure transactions in the electricity transmission, hydro, solar, transportation and telecom space and was instrumental in developing and expanding IST’s infrastructure investment platform and team. Overall, he has over 15 years of experience in infrastructure investments. Prior to joining IST, Martin has worked in various roles at Credit Suisse incl. M&A, advisory, and as a fiduciary across the bank’s asset management and investment banking divisions. Other roles included positions at Shell and the International Energy Agency (IEA). Martin holds a Master of Science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich).

IST Investment Foundation

Established in 1967 as a non-profit organization by a consortium of Swiss pension funds, IST is Switzerland’s first independent investment foundation, managing approximately CHF 10 billion in capital out of Zurich and Lausanne for more than 500 Swiss pension funds, providing transparent, cost efficient and best in class traditional and alternative investment services. IST3 Infrastruktur Global (“IST3 IG”) is IST’s flagship private infrastructure offering with total commitments of approximately CHF 1bn and a focus on core infrastructure investments in the transportation, energy generation, energy transmission/ distribution/ storage, water and waste water, communication and social infrastructure sub-sectors. The long term buy-and-hold strategy targets stable and predictable cash yield generation on a globally diversified basis, through direct investments, co-investments and secondaries.

Vivek Sapra is an Energy & Infrastructure project finance specialist with over 25 years’ experience in advising & structuring transactions. He joined the Infrastructure Investments team at Talanx Group – Ampega Asset Management GmbH in April 2015 with the mandate to advise, originate and execute transactions to help build the portfolio. Since an almost standing start, it now boasts over €4bn in infrastructure assets under management (both Debt and Equity) across a broad range of sectors, including in renewables, digital, transportation and social infrastructure.

During this period Vivek also spent a year at the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (now Ninety One with Investec Asset Management) focusing on renewables in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Vivek is also currently a Board member of a number of Project SPVs.

Prior to this, Vivek spent 16 years at The Royal Bank of Scotland plc. and before that, at Hyder Investments. Vivek is a qualified Chartered Engineer and holds an MBA (Finance) from Bayes Business School.

Talanx AG

Talanx AG is the #3 German Insurance Group and #5 in Europe based on premium income of EUR 45.5 bn in 2021. Talanx is a multi-brand provider and includes the HDI brand, Hannover Re and Ampega as the Group’s Asset Manager. The Hannover-based group is active in 150 countries with c. 24,000 employees and is listed on the Frankfurt and Hannover Stock Exchanges.

Olga Sclovscaia is the Regional Head of Europe and Central Asia at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group. Based in Paris, Ms. Sclovscaia leads MIGA’s business development and involvement in projects across both geographic regions.

Ms. Sclovscaia joined MIGA in 2000 and has since held previous senior positions in the organization. In her prior role as Global Head and Sector Manager for Financial Institutions and Capital Markets (2012-2019), she led a team that substantially increased its volume of coverage issued and its impact, including the first MIGA guarantee for a public bond issue. Ms. Sclovscaia was instrumental in developing MIGA’s credit enhancement guarantees for financial obligations of state-owned enterprises.

She brings a wealth of private sector experience to her role. Prior to joining MIGA, she worked in the Structured Finance Department of ABN Amro Bank in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where she helped build an alternative risk distribution team and executed various risk mitigation solutions for the bank with public and private sector providers.

Coupled with her substantial experience in finance and underwriting, Ms. Sclovscaia holds Master’s degrees in international finance (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands), public administration (University of Missouri, USA) and econometrics (Plekhanov Economic Academy, Moscow, the Russian Federation).

Laurent Segalen is a franco-british clean energy investment banker. He is the founder of Megawatt-X, the London-based Energy transition meta-platform, which he currently heads. Megawatt-X has listed more than 15GW of Wind and Solar transactions over the past 8 years. Between 2019 and 2022, Laurent Segalen was Board Member of the PPA digital platform Zeigo, successfully sold to Schneider Electric in Q1_22.

His career in Clean Energy spans over 25 years, from Director at PWC, Fund Manager at Natixis/Mirova to Managing Director Clean Commodities at Lehman Brothers then Nomura. He was awarded Environmental Deal of the Year 2006 by Environmental Finance. While trading carbon, he was one of the co-authors of "scope 1, scope 2, scope 3" emissions concept and helped create the ETS. He is now special adviser to the Board of IC-VCM.

Finally, Laurent co-hosts the award-winning podcast Redefining Energy

Laurens-Jan is a Senior Portfolio Manager in APG’s European infrastructure team and is responsible for sourcing, executing and performing asset management of infrastructure equity investments, with a focus on digital infrastructure. He has been recently leading the acquisition and setup of Glaspoort (APG-KPN FTTH JV) and Swiatłowód Inwestycje (APG-Orange Poland FTTH JV). Furthermore, he holds non-executive board positions in amongst others Glaspoort, Swiatłowód Inwestycje, Open Tower Company (the leading telecom tower company in the Netherlands), TDF (the leading telecom tower and broadcasting infrastructure operator in France). Before joining APG, Laurens-Jan worked for NWB Bank as VP leading and establishing their infrastructure finance franchise. Prior to this, Laurens-Jan worked for NIBC Bank as an Associate in the Infrastructure & Renewables team.

APG Asset Management is the world’s largest independent pension fund manager with pension assets of c.€520bn (as of Dec-2022), representing over 30,000 employers and 4.5m participants in the Netherlands, with offices in Amsterdam, Heerlen, New York and Hong Kong. On behalf of its clients (all of which are Dutch pension funds), APG has been an active infrastructure investor since 2004, investing c.€22bn to date and managing c.40 direct stakes in various infrastructure portfolio companies. APG’s investments include assets within energy and utilities, telecommunications, and transport infrastructure.

Lawrence Slade became Chief Executive Officer of the Global Infrastructure Investors Association (GIIA) in January 2020. GIIA represents investors with over US$1tn AUM. Prior to his role with GIIA Lawrence worked with Energy UK since 2011, becoming their Chief Executive in January 2015, additionally he served on the boards of Eurogas and Eurelectric in Brussels. He has been involved in the energy industry since the late 1990’s working in countries all over the world. Lawrence is also a Board member of Connected Kerb, a Board Trustee of the Money Advice Trust and the St Clare Hospice. He is also a Fellow of the Energy Institute.

GIIA is the membership body for the world's leading institutional investors. With more than 80 members, we work with governments and other stakeholders to boost the role of private investment in providing infrastructure that improves national, regional and local economies. GIIA members have investments in over 1700 assets across six continents, totalling US$1 trillion of infrastructure assets under management.

Phoebe Smith is a Senior Director in the infrastructure equity team of PATRIZIA, based in London. She is involved in the origination and execution of infrastructure transactions as well as the asset management of the existing portfolio. Phoebe has experience across a wide range of infrastructure sectors and serves on the Boards of a number of PATRIZIA’s investee companies. Phoebe’s key areas of focus are PATRIZIA’s European Infrastructure Fund II, targeting mid-market infrastructure and the Smart City Infrastructure Fund (“SCIF”), a dedicated digital infrastructure fund which invests in city-wide networks to support Smart City applications. Phoebe sits on the Board of Connexin, a broadband and IoT business in Hull, the Board of SiFi Networks America, a fibre developer, and is Chair of the Boards of 5 citywide FTTP projects in the US. Prior to joining PATRIZIA in 2011 Phoebe worked in the infrastructure team of Hastings Funds Management in Australia, managing infrastructure funds and assets.

PATRIZIA: A leading partner for global real assets

With operations around the world, PATRIZIA has been offering investment opportunities in real estate and infrastructure assets for institutional, semi-professional and private investors for 39 years. PATRIZIA manages around EUR 58 billion in assets and employs over 1,000 professionals at 28 locations worldwide. PATRIZIA has been making an impact since 1984 by helping children in need, since 1992 in close collaboration with Bunter Kreis (“colourful circle”) in Germany for aftercare of children with severe diseases and since 1999 through its support for the PATRIZIA Foundation. The PATRIZIA Foundation has given more than 600,000 children and young people worldwide access to education, healthcare, and a safe home to get the chance to live a better self-determined life over the last 24 years.

Matias Sottile is the founder of Ayres Partners, a boutique financial and strategy advisory firm specializing in funding of energy transition, digital infrastructure and infrastructure funds across investment grade and emerging markets. Ayres Partners advises private investors, infrastructure funds and asset managers on funding projects and specific sector funds.

Matias was responsible of Infrastructure Debt at RiverRock AM, held several senior management roles at Santander bank as European Head of Infrastructure Finance and Leveraged Finance and Head of Credit and Infrastructure for Poland and Germany. Matias has extensive expertise in energy and infrastructure, having been responsible for originating and executing transactions across Europe, the Nordics, CEE and LatAm. Matias has total investment experience of c. USD5bn across all geographies and sectors.

Matias holds a master’s in economics and Utilities from the University of Barcelona, and an MBA from IAE/IESE Business School with a specialization in Corporate Finance through the Schulich Business School in York University (Canada).

Ayres Partners

Boutique financial and strategy advisory firm specialized in supporting infrastructure investors and European Asset Manager to fund their projects across Western Europe, Nordics, CEE and selectively in emerging markets. We advise on both equity and Debt supporting clients in finding suitable funding (debt funds+ banks) and co-investors (infrastructure funds) Main activities during the last 4 years in the digital Infrastructure and energy transition sectors.

Stefan leads the real asset program at Perpetual Investors in Munich. In this role, he is responsible for managing the real asset portfolio and focuses on manger selection across the broad spectrum of the infrastructure and real estate universe. Prior to joining Perpetual in 2017, Stefan worked several years as a Portfolio Manager at MEAG Munich Ergo Asset Management, where he managed Munich Re’s emerging market corporate bond portfolio. Stefan holds a MSc in Mathematical Finance from TU Munich and is a CFA charter holder.

Perpetual Investors

Perpetual Investors is a multi-strategy investment firm based in Munich, Germany. Based on clear guidelines, the firm follows a sustainable, unrestricted long-term investment strategy within an institutional open architecture approach. The asset universe includes but is not limited to Private Debt, Private Equity, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Hedge Funds, as well as liquid equity and fixed income.

Shane, with over 20 years’ experience, joined NextEnergy Capital in 2019. Shane and his team have just announced the first close for NextPower UK ESG (“NPUK ESG”) at £327 million, which is over 65% of NPUK ESG’s target of £500m. The fund has a hard cap of £1 billion. Prior to this, the team also completed the fundraising for the first international fund fund, NextPower III ESG, at $896 million (target of $750 million).

Before NextEnergy, Shane was the Head of Institutional Fundraising at Downing LLP where he created their first institutional fund, the GBP 125 million reserve power fund. Before that he structured and raised a £1 billion solar platform with Blackrock. Prior to this Shane was one of the initial Directors at Rubicon Infrastructure Advisors where he led several capital raises including a USD 750 million raise for a global infrastructure and solar platform.

NextEnergy Capital, the investment management arm of the NextEnergy Group, was founded in 2007 to become a leading market participant in the international solar and energy transition sector. Since its inception, it has been active in the development, construction and ownership of solar assets and currently has assets under management of c.$3.1bn across three investment vehicles. It most recently held a first close of its latest UK solar strategy, NextPower UK ESG, at £327m which was launched in partnership with the UK Infrastructure Bank. NEC is currently fundraising for NextPower UK ESG up to its £1bn hard cap. In January 2022, NextEnergy Capital closed its international solar fund, NextPower III ESG, at $896m and also announced the successful exit of its private fund, NextPower II, which focused on the Italian subsidised solar market.
To date NextEnergy Capital has invested into 350 solar plants for a capacity in excess of 2.5GW across its institutional funds, located in the US, UK, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, India and Chile.
Through NextEnergy Capital’s sister companies, WiseEnergy and Starlight, the NextEnergy Group operates over 1.7GW of solar globally and is also currently developing a pipeline of over 8GW.

Yuriko Watanabe leads Japan Post Bank’s infrastructure investment program and its infrastructure debt program. Prior to joining Japan Post Bank in July 2019, she spent 11 years at the Bank of Japan, where she led various studies on investment activities of institutional investors, and structured one of the Bank’s reserve management programs, among other various roles she held. She holds a Master in Public Administration in International Development of Harvard Kennedy School and a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Tokyo.

Ekow is a serial tech entrepreneur (> 20 years). He has successfully built fast growing tech organizations in the US, Asia and Europe. Ekow was part of the management executive board to IPO mobile-data and payment company Buongiorno, which was sold to NTT Docomoco. He is an expert in digital business engineering, product development and sales. As Founder, Ekow is the architect of RealPort’s operational and business model.

RealPort

Realport is a digital brokerage platform that facilitates passive capital of small institutional investors in sustainable infrastructure assets to address the mezzanine and secondary capital needs of investment managers. Hence, small institutions are empowered to access positions in low-risk, long-dated infrastructure cash flows through a standardised co-investment structure at low transaction costs, fees and in small ticket sizes.