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  • Where does opportunity lie in an increasingly competitive lending market?

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2023 Advisory Board

Ulla Agesen

Head of Infrastructure, Nordic Investment Opportunities

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,… Read full bio

Michela Bariletti

Chief Credit Officer, The Phoenix Group

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 t… Read full bio

Aditi Bhattacharya

Investment Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Aditi is an Investment Specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), a $30 billion multilateral financing institution focused on mobilizing private capital for sustainable infrastructure in developing Asia and the Pacific. She has 14 years of exper… Read full bio

Anish Butani

Senior Director, bfinance

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 infr… Read full bio

Nicolas Firzli

Director-General, World Pensions Council (WPC)

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 Pens… Read full bio

Irina Frolova

Independent non-executive director & Investment Committee Chair, PGGM

Irina Frolova brings over 20 years of international experience in investment management and corporate finance. For the past 8 years she helped to build the EUR 14 bln flagship direct open-ended private equity infrastructure fund at PGGM, most recentl… Read full bio

Sarah Miller

Senior Vice President, Manager Research, Redington

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 R… Read full bio

Mahesh Roy

Director, Investor Practices, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change

Mahesh leads the Investor Practices programme at IIGCC, working with investors on their climate change strategies. He is the UNFCCC’s Marrakech Partnership focal point for Finance, linking non-state actors in finance with parties to the convention. H… Read full bio

Thomas Walenta

Senior Investment Officer, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

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 re… Read full bio

Simon Whistler

Head, Real Assets, Principles for Responsible Investment

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,… Read full bio

Mujde Zeynel

Origination and Business Development, CCN Group

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 rais… Read full bio

Eugene Zhuchenko

Managing Director, ETORE Advisory

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… Read full bio

If you are interested in speaking at the Investor Forum, please get in touch with James Hatwell at james.hatwell@peimedia.com.

Speakers include:

Canan Anli

Senior Advisor, PMP Strategy

Canan specializes in TMT and Digital Infrastructure investments. Before joining PMP, Canan spent the last 10 year with Mubadala Investment Company where most recently she was heading the new investments in ICT and Digital Infrastructure. Prior to tha… Read full bio

Egan Archer

Managing Director, Asset Management, Equitix

Egan is a Managing Director in Equitix’s Asset Management team and leads our Energy and Environment sector. Since joining Equitix in January 2012, he has played a key part in growing Equitix’s energy and environment portfolio from zero in 2012 to an… Read full bio

Carolyn Arida

Managing Director, Harrison Street

Carolyn brings 15 years of industry experience to the Firm and is a member of the Firm’s Investment Committee. As a Managing Director and Head of Utilities in the Transactions group, she spearheads Harrison Street’s Power, Energy & Utility effort… Read full bio

Jemima Atkins

Investment Professional, Pioneer Point Partners

Jemima Atkins is an investment professional at Pioneer Point Partners, based in London, where she makes investments in European infrastructure assets in the energy transition and environment sectors. Pioneer only invests in sustainable infrastructure… Read full bio

Serkan Bahçeci

Head of Research, Arjun Infrastructure

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; (… Read full bio

Anna Barath

Head of Fund Investments, Bite Investments

Anna is the Head of Fund Investments of Bite, based in Bite’s London office. She joined Bite in 2021 from KIC, the $170bn sovereign wealth fund of South Korea, where she was a Senior Investment Manager allocating to private equity and credit across f… Read full bio

Michela Bariletti

Chief Credit Officer, The Phoenix Group

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 t… Read full bio

Johnnie Barnett

Partner, The New Amsterdam Group

Johnnie Barnett is a Partner at New Amsterdam based in London, England. Johnnie leads the firm’s distribution efforts across Europe and is involved across all aspects of fund raising for their GPs. He has been raising capital from institutional LPs a… Read full bio

Anna Baumbach

Partner, Palladio Partners

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 adv… Read full bio

Monika Bednarz

Executive Director, Lagrange Financial Advisory

Monika is Executive Director at Lagrange based in Frankfurt, Germany. She advises institutional investors on infrastructure and real estate investments funds (equity and debt). She has over 20 years of professional experience in finance, including co… Read full bio

Pierre Benoist d’Anthenay

Co-Head, RAISE Infrastructure

Pierre Benoist d’Anthenay, with 20+ years of experience in telecoms and energy infrastructure, managed the worldwide portfolio of EDF Invest (more than €9 billion invested in infrastructure, private equity and real estate) before joining RAISE in 202… Read full bio

Joost Bergsma

Managing Partner, CEO, Glennmont Partners from Nuveen

Joost is a founding partner and CEO of Glennmont Partners. Glennmont is managing over €4bn since 2009 across its equity and debt funds for a range of global institutional investors. Glennmont focuses on renewable energy with +5GW in over 44 investmen… Read full bio

Francois Bouillon

Partner, Ely Place Partners

Francois Bouillon is a partner at Ely Place Partners and has 15 years of experience in private markets. He previously worked at Oddo-BHF Private Equity with a focus on secondary investments. Prior to that, he worked for BNP Paribas Capital Partners a… Read full bio

Jonathan Brearley

CEO, Ofgem

Jonathan Brearley was appointed as an executive member of GEMA in 2018 and this appointment runs until January 2025. Jonathan became Ofgem's Chief Executive Officer on 3 February 2020. This follows his previous appointment as our Executive Director f… Read full bio

William Briggs

Managing Director, Infrastructure, Ardian

William is Managing Director. William joined Ardian in 2022 from Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), where he advised clients in the infrastructure & telecom sectors. Prior to PWP, William spent over seven years in the utilities, infrastructure and… Read full bio

Floortje Brouwers

Senior Vice President, GIC

Floortje Brouwers leads the Infrastructure Credit strategy for GIC, based out of London. She is part of GIC’s INFRA investment team which covers Equity, Debt and Fund investments. In her role she is responsible for investments in non-investment grade… Read full bio

Ian Brown

Head of Banking, UK Infrastructure Bank

Ian is Head of Banking and Investments at UK Infrastructure Bank, responsible for the origination and execution of the bank’s lending and investing activities. Ian is an experienced banker and investor. Before joining UKIB, he was Head of Private Mar… Read full bio

Eleanor Bucks

Chief Investment Officer, Lloyd’s Of London

Eleanor Bucks became Lloyd’s first Chief Investment Office in September 2021, overseeing Lloyd’s Treasury and Investment Management team. In her remit Eleanor leads Lloyd’s investment platform which is designed to help investors in the Lloyd’s market… Read full bio

Yann P. Burtin

Head, Western Europe, MIGA

Yann Burtin is the Head of Western Europe at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance arm and credit enhancement of the World Bank Group. Since joining MIGA in 2011, Yann has led MIGA origination activities fo… Read full bio

Anish Butani

Senior Director, bfinance

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 infr… Read full bio

Juan Caceres

President, Axium Infrastructure Europe, Axium Infrastructure Inc.

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… Read full bio

Florence Carasse

Head of Infrastructure Debt, Pension Insurance Corporation

Florence is responsible for the infrastructure private debt team at PIC. She has over 10 years’ experience in the infrastructure space, including leading major transactions in the renewable energy, transportation and social infrastructure sectors. Th… Read full bio

Bruce Chapman

Partner, Threadmark

Bruce is a partner and co-founder of Threadmark. He has 22 years’ experience of capital raising and corporate finance, and has raised capital for over 70 separate private equity, infrastructure, energy, real estate and credit opportunities since 2001… Read full bio

Mounir Corm

Deputy CEO – Founding Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Mounir Corm, Deputy CEO and Managing Partner of Vauban Infrastructure Partners, was previously Deputy Head of the Mirova General Infrastructure activity. Mounir has been actively working and developing Mirova General Infrastructure's infrastructure a… Read full bio

Rhys Davies

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

Rhys Davies is a partner in the ESG & Impact Practice Group in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Rhys has more than 15 years of ESG experience, including advising private equity firms, public companies and project spons… Read full bio

Steve Deeley

Senior Investment Director, USS

Steve joined USS in 2012 and is a Senior Investment Director in the Direct Equity team. Steve has responsibility for the sourcing and execution of transactions for the Direct Equity portfolio and also manages USS’s investments in Thames Water and Pec… Read full bio

Lea Dubourg-Hrachovec

Managing Director and Head of Europe, BCI - Infrastructure & Renewable Resources

Lea Dubourg-Hrachovec is the Managing Director & Head of London in the Infrastructure & Renewable Resources ("l&RR") group with the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation ("BCI") in London, UK. BCI is one of Canada's largest institutional… Read full bio

Olivia Eijking

Director/Founder, Kreen Limited

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 investm… Read full bio

Jake Erhard

Partner and Head of ESG, ArcLight Capital Partners

Mr. Erhard joined ArcLight in 2001 and has two decades of energy finance and private equity experience. Mr. Erhard began his career at Schroders, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Erhard earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Pri… Read full bio

Charles Ferguson

Director, Global Infrastructure Solutions

Charles Ferguson/Director, Ferguson is an experienced international businessman. He is a proud and loyal matriculant of the Union High School in Graaff- Reinet. He is a College graduate of Russell Road alumnus from where he holds a business diploma.… Read full bio

Nicolas Firzli

Director-General, World Pensions Council (WPC)

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 Pens… Read full bio

Irina Frolova

Independent non-executive director & Investment Committee Chair, PGGM

Irina Frolova brings over 20 years of international experience in investment management and corporate finance. For the past 8 years she helped to build the EUR 14 bln flagship direct open-ended private equity infrastructure fund at PGGM, most recentl… Read full bio

Filippo Gaddo

Managing Director, Macro Advisory Partners

Filippo is a Managing Director at MAP. He possesses more than 20 years of experience with governmental entities and major consulting firms providing extensive energy industry and economic insights. Prior to joining MAP, Filippo was Chief Economist an… Read full bio

Nathalie Gaullier

Project Manager, Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation

Nathalie is responsible for cities, for public relations in Switzerland and is carrying out research and development projects at GIB. Nathalie Gaullier is an engineer with 10 years’ experience in sustainability. She takes a pragmatic and scientific a… Read full bio

Chandra Gopinathan

Senior Investment Manager, Sustainable Ownership, Railpen

Chandra Gopinathan is a Senior Investment Manager covering multi-asset credit, energy transition investing, climate strategy and stewardship at Railpen. Chandra has two decades of experience across investing and portfolio management, credit structuri… Read full bio

Kalliope Gourntis

Deputy Editor, Infrastructure Investor

Kalliope is Deputy Editor at Infrastructure Investor, focusing primarily on the print edition, the latest role she’s assumed since joining the company in 2013. Kalliope initially covered the US market when she was based in New York, but has since rel… Read full bio

Fanny Grillo

Co-Head, RAISE Infrastructure

Fanny Grillo worked in deal structuring as a lawyer with Deloitte for close to a decade before joining EDF in 2014 to support corporate acquisitions in France and internationally. Appointed co-head of EDF Invest's infrastructure program in 2018, asse… Read full bio

Daniel Harman

Co-Founder & CEO, Darksquare

Dan is the co-founder of Darksquare, an investment platform which gives individuals access to alternative assets such as renewable energy projects, distressed credit, hedge funds, real estate and more. Prior to founding Darksquare, Dan worked as a di… Read full bio

James Heath

Chief Executive, National Infrastructure Commission (UK)

James Heath is the Chief Executive of the National Infrastructure Commission, a position he has held since 2020. Previously, James was Director, Digital Infrastructure at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), responsible for… Read full bio

Nataliya Johnson

CEO & Founder, Vasant Capital

Ms. Nataliya Johnson is a UK-based Investor, serial Entrepreneur, Public Speaker, ex-Corporate Financier, and ex-Investment Banker. In January 2018, she set up Vasant Capital, a London-based family office, an investment vehicle focused on viable inve… Read full bio

Kate Kendall

Director, Major Projects, and Markets, Ofwat

Kate Kendall is a Director in the Major Projects and Markets Directorate within Ofwat, responsible for developing and implementing the regulatory and commercial frameworks for major infrastructure projects in the Water Sector, including development a… Read full bio

Katherine Kucherenko

Senior Relationship Manager Asset Owner Partnerships, APG Asset Management

Katherine is a Senior Relationship Manager Asset Owner Partnerships and member of the Global Private Investments Management Team at APG Asset Management, one of the world’s largest pension investors. She is responsible for the establishment and growt… Read full bio

Adam Kuehne

Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Summit Ridge Energy

Adam Kuehne is the Chief Investment Officer for Summit Ridge Energy. A member of the company's Executive Committee, Adam leads origination, negotiation and execution of Summit Ridge Energy's capital formation efforts and oversees asset management. He… Read full bio

Raphaël Laidez

Senior Director, Infrastructure Financing, CDPQ

Raphaël Laidez has held the position of Senior Director, Infrastructure Financing, since August 2022. Based in London, he is responsible for the orientation, structure and management of the Infrastructure Financing portfolio across Europe. Mr. Laidez… Read full bio

So Yeun Lim

Global Head of Infrastructure Research, Willis Towers Watson

So Yeun is a Director at WTW. She joined WTW in 2008 and is based in the firm’s London office. As the Global Head of Infrastructure Research, and as part of the global Real Assets research team, So Yeun is responsible for identifying and investing in… Read full bio

Samuel J. Lissner

Principal, Ridgewood Infrastructure

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 o… Read full bio

Catherine Lloyd

Principal, Mercer Limited

Catherine is a Principal at Mercer Alternatives based in London. She joined Mercer in 2019 and is responsible for providing coverage of the Infrastructure sector in Europe. Her role encompasses sourcing, analysing and monitoring investment opportunit… Read full bio

Tim Marahrens

Partner, Energy Infrastructure Partners AG

Tim Marahrens joined Energy Infrastructure Partners in 2014 and is a Partner and member of the senior management team at EIP. He has spearheaded many of EIP’s transactions, including, most recently, Fluxys, Boralex, and BayWa r.e., and sits on the Bo… Read full bio

Minesh Mashru

Head of Infrastructure, Cambridge Associates

Minesh is a Senior Director and Head of Infrastructure in the Real Assets Investment Group at Cambridge Associates. He is focused on the infrastructure investment activities, in both public and private markets, debt, equity, and across different stru… Read full bio

Agnes Mazurek

Global Head of Private Markets Innovation, APEX Group

Agnes Mazurek is Global Head of Private Markets Innovation at APEX Group. Her role entails identifying and delivering new product and technology opportunities across the entire spectrum of private market clients managed by APEX, leveraging the latest… Read full bio

Josie McVitty

Principal, StepStone Group

Josie McVitty is a Principal at StepStone in the Infrastructure and Real Assets team. She previously led the infrastructure programme at New Zealand’s sovereign wealth fund, NZ Super, where she oversaw the development of a US$3bn infrastructure portf… Read full bio

Sarah Miller

Senior Vice President, Manager Research, Redington

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 leads on Inclusion and Diversity within fund research and also chairs Redington'… Read full bio

Niall Mills

Managing Partner, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

Niall Mills is the Managing Partner and the Global Head of Igneo Infrastructure Partners based in London. He is a member of the EDIF I, II & III and GDIF Investment Committees. Niall is also a member of the executive leadership team of First Sent… Read full bio

Gianluca Minella

Portfolio Manager – Portfolio Strategy & Research Lead, ADIA

Gianluca Minella is Portfolio Manager at ADIA, the sovereign wealth fund of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and leads portfolio strategy and research for the Infrastructure Department. He joined ADIA in 2022 from DWS in London, where he was Head of Infrastr… Read full bio

Laurence Monnier

Director, 1PlanetInfra

Laurence is an infrastructure expert with over 30-year experience in investment, credit, strategy and research across infrastructure and private markets. She is the founder of 1PlanetInfra, an infrastructure advisory boutique, and Senior Advisor to G… Read full bio

Dave Mountain

Director, 5ibre Limited

Ex CFO of Digital Infrastructure and F&W Networks - two large Alt Nets in the FTTH space Entrepreneur, currently own a Gin and Events business and building a small FTTH network in underserved communities

Elena Mrejen

Principal Banker, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Having joined EBRD six years ago, Elena is responsible for investments in infrastructure and renewable energy funds, across the entire EBRD geography. This includes new fund commitments and overseeing a portfolio of existing funds. She is representin… Read full bio

Jasandra Nyker

CEO, Nala Renewables

Jasandra Nyker has been working in renewables and clean energy investing since 2005, having set up and invested some of the first funds in the clean energy sector. She is the CEO of Nala Renewables Limited, a global renewable energy investment and de… Read full bio

Teresa O’Flynn

Founding Partner - Co-Head, Ara Infrastructure.

Ara Partners, founded in 2017, is a private equity and infrastructure investment firm specializing in industrial decarbonization. The industrial economy contributes the majority of global carbon emissions but is often overlooked. These areas are ripe… Read full bio

Afolabi Oliver

Director, Operational Due Diligence – ESG Officer, Aksia

Afolabi is a Director on the Operational Due Diligence team and has over 13 years of industry experience. His responsibilities include performing operational due diligence on European alternative investments, as well as performing ad-hoc operational… Read full bio

Jonathan Ord

Investment Director, GLIL Infrastructure

Jonathan is an Investment Director at GLIL Infrastructure LLP. Jonathan has been with GLIL since its foundation in 2015 and is Chair of GLIL’s Management Team. He has led a range of successful infrastructure acquisitions for the fund and is responsib… Read full bio

Nicolas Pitiot

Investment Director, British International Investment plc

Nicolas Pitiot joined BII in 2015 as Investment Director to help significantly grow BII’s Project Finance and Infrastructure debt investments portfolios and strengthen BII’s origination and execution capabilities in that field. He is the Project Fina… Read full bio

Nabin Raj Gaihre

COO / Co-Founder, VIDA.place GmbH

Nabin Raj Gaihre is co-founder and COO of VIDA. He has extensive experience in the energy and infrastructure projects around the world and has supported investment in sustainable infrastructures in several parts of the World for the likes of IFC, KfW… Read full bio

Alessandro Ravagnolo

Partner, Analysys Mason

Alessandro is a Partner based in Analysys Mason's London office. He specialises in advising businesses on organic and inorganic growth strategies. In the last ten years, he has completed over 200 assignments in more than 80 developed and emerging mar… Read full bio

Kai Rintala

Managing Director, Taaleri Energia

Kai is the Managing Director of Taaleri Energia Funds Management and has over 21 years of experience in the infrastructure industry. Before joining Taaleri Energia in 2016, he worked for 10 years at KPMG, both in Helsinki and in London, advising publ… Read full bio

Mahesh Roy

Director, Investor Practices, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change

Mahesh leads the Investor Practices programme at IIGCC, working with investors on their climate change strategies. He is the UNFCCC’s Marrakech Partnership focal point for Finance, linking non-state actors in finance with parties to the convention. H… Read full bio

Christopher Anthony Smith

Board Chairman Westminster LGPS Branch Secretary Westminster UNISON, Westminster City Council

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Anne-Louise Stranne Petersen

Senior Reporter, PEI Group

Anne-Louise Petersen is part of Infrastructure Investor’s editorial team and is based in London. She covers private infrastructure investments across EMEA with a particular focus on the energy transition. Anne-Louise has an MA in Financial Journalism… Read full bio

Edward Talmor-Gera

Founding Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer, NewVest

Edward Talmor-Gera is the Founding Managing Partner and CEO of NewVest, a first-of-its-kind platform of index funds for private markets. He is also the Co-Founder of Fund Placement Israel (FPI), a boutique private capital placement agent in Israel th… Read full bio

Irina Torelli

VP, B Capital partners

Irina has 25 years of international investment and asset management experience for institutional and retail investors across public and private asset classes. She joined the Portfolio Management Team at B Capital Partners in 2021 working both, on new… Read full bio

Blaise van der Zwaal

Managing Director TMT&H Sector Coverage, ING Bank

Blaise van der Zwaal is a Managing Director in the TMT & Healthcare Sector Coverage Group at ING Wholesale Banking with over 20 years of experience in the telecom sector. Blaise has been involved in the origination and execution of wholesale bank… Read full bio

Thomas Walenta

Principal and Co-Head Asia-Pacific and Europe - Fund of Funds, responsAbility Investments AG

Thomas is Fund of Funds Co-Head for Asia-Pacific and Europe at responsAbility Investments AG, a leading impact asset manager specializing in private market investments. At responsAbility, Thomas is co-heading a team that originates, structures, negot… Read full bio

James Walsh

Senior Investment Director, Australian Super

James has been with AustralianSuper for 9 years having first started in Melbourne before relocating to London to seed the international direct investment capability. His role spans origination, transaction execution and asset management. He has lead… Read full bio

Dr. Barbara Weber

Founding Partner, B Capital Partners

Dr. Barbara Weber, Lic., MSc is the Founding Partner of B Capital Partners. Barbara is a Non-Executive Director on the Board of London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA). Until 2016, she served on the Investment Committee of IST3, an infrastructure invest… Read full bio

Simon Whistler

Head, Real Assets, Principles for Responsible Investment

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,… Read full bio

Nikolaus Woloszczuk

Senior Managing Director, Stonepeak

Nikolaus is a Senior Managing Director with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Nikolaus was Global Chief Investment Officer for Macquarie Principal Finance, a business unit he co-founded and built since 2009. Prior to Macquarie, Nikolaus co-founded… Read full bio

Louisa Yeoman

Founding Partner, Astrid Advisors

Louisa is a Founding Partner of Astrid Advisors and has worked in capital raising and investment management for close to two decades. Prior to setting up Astrid Advisors, Louisa was co-Head of European Distribution for AMP Capital and, alongside Kate… Read full bio

Eugene Zhuchenko

Managing Director, ETORE Advisory

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… Read full bio

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Investor Forum 2023 - Tuesday 12th

07:45 - 08:45

Women in Infrastructure networking breakfast

08:00 - 09:10

Registration opens

Plenary
09:10 - 09:15

Welcome from Infrastructure Investor

09:15 - 09:20

Introduction from the chair

Anish Butani

Anish Butani, Senior Director, Infrastructure, bfinance

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Anish Butani

Senior Director, bfinance

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09:20 - 10:00

Opening panel: Shifting priorities? Infrastructure allocations in the current environment

Anish Butani, Mounir Corm, Catherine Lloyd, Niall Mills, James Walsh, Nikolaus Woloszczuk
  • Equity, debt, core, core plus, value-add and more: how are macro shifts continuing to affect appetite for different infrastructure products?
  • Are we still seeing the denominator effect take hold when it comes to investor portfolios? What legacy will this leave in the future?
  • ESG, energy, climate and DE&I: have these truly moved down the priority list for investors in the face of economic turbulence?

Moderator: Anish Butani, Senior Director, Infrastructure, bfinance

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Anish Butani

Senior Director, bfinance

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Mounir Corm

Deputy CEO – Founding Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

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Catherine Lloyd

Principal, Mercer Limited

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Niall Mills

Managing Partner, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

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James Walsh

Senior Investment Director, Australian Super

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Nikolaus Woloszczuk

Senior Managing Director, Stonepeak

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10:00 - 10:40

Panel: The global inflation hike – assessing infrastructures’ ongoing response to economic upheaval

Minesh Mashru, Lea Dubourg-Hrachovec, Josie McVitty, Gianluca Minella
  • Looking back at the initial response to inflation shock and how infrastructure fared
  • How were infrastructure equity and credit allocations directly and indirectly affected? How have we seen this develop since?
  • Where does the asset class stand now?

Moderator: Minesh Mashru, Head of Infrastructure, Cambridge Associates

 

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Minesh Mashru

Head of Infrastructure, Cambridge Associates

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Lea Dubourg-Hrachovec

Managing Director and Head of Europe, BCI - Infrastructure & Renewable Resources

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Josie McVitty

Principal, StepStone Group

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Gianluca Minella

Portfolio Manager – Portfolio Strategy & Research Lead, ADIA

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10:40 - 11:00

Investor fireside chat: Ukraine beyond war – assessing the infrastructure opportunity

Kalliope Gourntis, Nataliya Johnson

In this unique and exclusive fireside chat, Nataliya Johnson (ex-Kozachenko), CEO & Founder of family office Vasant Capital, gives a comprehensive and passionate account of how her home country, Ukraine, offers significant investment opportunity for the infrastructure community in spite of Russia’s ongoing aggression.

  • Rebuilding a nation – the vital role infrastructure will play in a post-war Ukraine
  • Why Ukraine is an unparalleled prospect in a saturated European market
  • An opportunistic approach: how investors can strategize and act now to achieve enhanced returns

Moderator: Kalliope Gourntis, Deputy Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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Kalliope Gourntis

Deputy Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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Nataliya Johnson

CEO & Founder, Vasant Capital

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11:00 - 11:30

Morning networking & coffee break

Plenary
11:30 - 12:10

Panel: Why long-term planning is integral to building our infrastructure of the future

Katherine Kucherenko, William Briggs, Steve Deeley, Jonathan Ord
  • Evaluating where short-term thinking and investment in modern society – public and private – has left infrastructure at this point
  • A change of direction – how investors and funds are taking a different path with long-term thinking across investments in varying infrastructure assets
  • What responsibility do private investors have in society when it comes to safeguarding stable, sustainable decision-making in infrastructure investment?

Moderator: Katherine Kucherenko, Senior Relationship Manager Asset Owner Partnerships, APG Asset Management

 

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Katherine Kucherenko

Senior Relationship Manager Asset Owner Partnerships, APG Asset Management

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William Briggs

Managing Director, Infrastructure, Ardian

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Steve Deeley

Senior Investment Director, USS

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Jonathan Ord

Investment Director, GLIL Infrastructure

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12:10 - 12:50

Panel: Long-term planning for the energy transition: the key to decarbonisation and net zero goals?

Anne-Louise Stranne Petersen, Jake Erhard, Nathalie Gaullier, Chandra Gopinathan, Tim Marahrens
  • Substance over headlines: why long-term planning must win over short-termism in order to influence real change
  • Assessing the assets that are making a difference
  • Help or hindrance? How market policy and regulation can play its part

Moderator: Anne-Louise Stranne Petersen, Senior Reporter, Infrastructure Investor

 

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Anne-Louise Stranne Petersen

Senior Reporter, PEI Group

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Jake Erhard

Partner and Head of ESG, ArcLight Capital Partners

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Nathalie Gaullier

Project Manager, Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation

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Chandra Gopinathan

Senior Investment Manager, Sustainable Ownership, Railpen

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Tim Marahrens

Partner, Energy Infrastructure Partners AG

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12:50 - 13:15

Keynote presentation: Opening the door for competition in the water sector: major infrastructure opportunities in AMP 8 (2024-29) and beyond

Kate Kendall
  • Building for resilience – the challenges facing the water sector and how we are tackling them
  • Reducing barriers – encouraging investment amid a challenging wider context
  • Introducing competition – developing effective regulatory and commercial frameworks for major infrastructure
  • Establishing the pipeline – creating opportunities that are attractive to the market
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Kate Kendall

Director, Major Projects, and Markets, Ofwat

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13:15 - 14:15

Networking lunch

Stream A: Sustainability & the energy transition
14:15 - 14:50

Capacity for climate consideration in investor portfolios

Mahesh Roy, Serkan Bahçeci, Eleanor Bucks, So Yeun Lim, Nicolas Pitiot
  • Beyond the energy transition, how are climate change considerations manifesting themselves in investors’ portfolios?
  • How is the industry doing when it comes to levels of sophistication and long-term thinking for a better climate future?
  • Integrating climate risk into investment processes

Moderator: Mahesh Roy, Director, Investor Practices, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change

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Mahesh Roy

Director, Investor Practices, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change

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Serkan Bahçeci

Head of Research, Arjun Infrastructure

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Eleanor Bucks

Chief Investment Officer, Lloyd’s Of London

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So Yeun Lim

Global Head of Infrastructure Research, Willis Towers Watson

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Nicolas Pitiot

Investment Director, British International Investment plc

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14:50 - 15:25

Re-assessing infrastructure funds’ approach to ESG

Simon Whistler, Rhys Davies, Afolabi Oliver, Nabin Raj Gaihre
  • In the wake of changing global and macro factors at play, does the infrastructure market need to rethink its’ ESG strategy?
  • EU taxonomy, articled funds and more: how is regulation and standardisation playing its’ part?
  • Comparing different regions’ responsiveness and adaptability to external factors

Moderator: Simon Whistler, Head of Real Assets, Principals for Responsible Investment

 

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Simon Whistler

Head, Real Assets, Principles for Responsible Investment

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Rhys Davies

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

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Afolabi Oliver

Director, Operational Due Diligence – ESG Officer, Aksia

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Nabin Raj Gaihre

COO / Co-Founder, VIDA.place GmbH

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15:25 - 16:00

Energy assets in focus

Jemima Atkins, Egan Archer, Juan Caceres, Carolyn Arida, Teresa O’Flynn
  • Battery storage, blue/green hydrogen, biofuels, EV and more: what assets are in demand right now and why?
  • How are investors and funds overcoming challenges like supply chain issues and volatile power prices?
  • Being realistic about the role of fossil fuels, brownfield/greenfield sites in the transition
  • Taking on risk when investing in an energy secure and transitioning future

Moderator: Jemima Atkins, Investment Professional, Pioneer Point Partners

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Jemima Atkins

Investment Professional, Pioneer Point Partners

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Egan Archer

Managing Director, Asset Management, Equitix

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Juan Caceres

President, Axium Infrastructure Europe, Axium Infrastructure Inc.

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Carolyn Arida

Managing Director, Harrison Street

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Teresa O’Flynn

Founding Partner - Co-Head, Ara Infrastructure.

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Stream B: Infra assets & strategies in focus
14:15 - 14:50

Stretching the bandwidth? Assessing fibre opportunities and risks in an ultra-competitive market

Alessandro Ravagnolo, Canan Anli, James Heath, Dave Mountain, Blaise van der Zwaal
  • Overbuild & over-penetration – what can investors and fund managers do to ensure efficiency and successful returns in the fibre rollout race?
  • Specialist versus generalist funds – weighing up the options when looking to incorporate fibre investments into your portfolio
  • Impacts of the relative recent economic downturn on fibre investment opportunities and what lies in store ahead

Moderator: Alessandro Ravagnolo, Partner, Analysys Mason

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Alessandro Ravagnolo

Partner, Analysys Mason

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Canan Anli

Senior Advisor, PMP Strategy

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James Heath

Chief Executive, National Infrastructure Commission (UK)

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Dave Mountain

Director, 5ibre Limited

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Blaise van der Zwaal

Managing Director TMT&H Sector Coverage, ING Bank

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14:50 - 15:25

Where does opportunity lie in an increasingly competitive lending market?

Johnnie Barnett, Michela Bariletti, Raphaël Laidez, Laurence Monnier
  • What areas are proving popular with lenders at present? Where can the gaps in the market be found?
  • Evaluating the playing field: how banks, funds and investors can find room to succeed
  • Counterparty credit risk and other considerations for lenders and borrowers in an inflationary environment

Moderator: Johnnie Barnett, Partner, The New Amsterdam Group

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Johnnie Barnett

Partner, The New Amsterdam Group

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Michela Bariletti

Chief Credit Officer, The Phoenix Group

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Raphaël Laidez

Senior Director, Infrastructure Financing, CDPQ

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Laurence Monnier

Director, 1PlanetInfra

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15:25 - 16:00

Examining transportation infrastructure evolution

Monika Bednarz, Florence Carasse, Samuel J. Lissner
  • How are changing behaviours amongst population impacting considerations for transport infrastructure investment?
  • Has the pandemic and subsequent macroeconomic turbulence left a legacy?
  • Airports, toll roads, ports and more: what does the future hold

Moderator: Monika Bednarz, Director, Lagrange Financial Advisory

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Monika Bednarz

Executive Director, Lagrange Financial Advisory

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Florence Carasse

Head of Infrastructure Debt, Pension Insurance Corporation

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Samuel J. Lissner

Principal, Ridgewood Infrastructure

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16:00 - 16:30

Afternoon networking & coffee break

Plenary
16:40 - 17:00

Keynote Presentation: Accelerating the transition to net zero

Jonathan Brearley

Britain’s energy system needs to obtain significant private capital into its infrastructure to meet the government’s net zero targets. Jonathan Brearley, the CEO of Ofgem will talk about its plans to attract the necessary scale of investment into energy through reforms to network regulation, wholesale, and retail markets.

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Jonathan Brearley

CEO, Ofgem

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17:00 - 17:55

Infrastructure Investor: Investment Committee

Irina Frolova, Eugene Zhuchenko , Adam Kuehne, Tim Marahrens, Kai Rintala

Three hand-picked fund managers will present investment case studies in this exclusive, data-driven and interactive format. Hosted by two experts, you’ll have the chance to ask questions, share your thoughts and vote on the transactions in our very own investment committee.

Moderators: Eugene Zhuchenko, Director & Founder, ETORE Advisory- and Irina Frolova, Independent non-executive director & Investment Committee Chair, PGGM

 

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Irina Frolova

Independent non-executive director & Investment Committee Chair, PGGM

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Eugene Zhuchenko

Managing Director, ETORE Advisory

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Adam Kuehne

Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Summit Ridge Energy

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Tim Marahrens

Partner, Energy Infrastructure Partners AG

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Kai Rintala

Managing Director, Taaleri Energia

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17:55 - 18:00

End of day 1 and networking drinks reception

Agenda

Investor Forum 2023 - Wednesday 13th

08:00 - 09:00

LP breakfast (invite-only)

08:15 - 09:15

Registration opens & Breakfast

Plenary
09:15 - 09:20

Chair’s welcome back

Anish Butani

Anish Butani, Senior Director, Infrastructure, bfinance

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Anish Butani

Senior Director, bfinance

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09:20 - 09:40

Investor presentation: a deep dive into APG’s infrastructure investment strategy

Katherine Kucherenko

Katherine Kucherenko, Senior Relationship Manager Asset Owner Partnerships, APG Asset Management

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Katherine Kucherenko

Senior Relationship Manager Asset Owner Partnerships, APG Asset Management

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09:40 - 09:50

Presentation: From grey to green: Transforming existing industrial assets through decarbonization and harmonization with biodiversity"

Pierre Benoist d’Anthenay, Fanny Grillo
  • Infrastructure is the key tool to tackle decarbonization
  • Europe is driving the global transition to net zero
  • Industrial and financial players have to join forces to face the climate change challenges
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Pierre Benoist d’Anthenay

Co-Head, RAISE Infrastructure

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Fanny Grillo

Co-Head, RAISE Infrastructure

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09:50 - 10:25

Investor panel: The changing face of the fund market: assessing new and familiar faces

Francois Bouillon, Anna Baumbach, Floortje Brouwers, Sarah Miller, Elena Mrejen
  •  LP priorities in the current environment when it comes to selecting managers
  • Appeal of specialised players in an era marked by the increasing presence of mega-funds
  • Room for all? Can everyone be successful as numbers suggest a fundraising slowdown?

Moderator: Francois Bouillon, Partner, Ely Place Partners

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Francois Bouillon

Partner, Ely Place Partners

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Anna Baumbach

Partner, Palladio Partners

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Floortje Brouwers

Senior Vice President, GIC

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Sarah Miller

Senior Vice President, Manager Research, Redington

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Elena Mrejen

Principal Banker, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

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10:25 - 10:40

Keynote presentation: The future of private infrastructure investing

Edward Talmor-Gera
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Edward Talmor-Gera

Founding Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer, NewVest

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10:40 - 11:10

Panel: Evaluating market access and fund structures for new and existing investors

Eugene Zhuchenko , Anna Barath, Daniel Harman
  • Index funds & the democratisation of private markets: what are we seeing in infrastructure so far? Have retail investors truly entered the market?
  • Does the growth in open-ended structures and emergence of the Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF), amongst other examples, signal a changing of how infrastructure investment works?
  • How are more ‘traditional’ institutional investors and fund managers responding to these changes in the market?

Moderator: Eugene Zhuchenko, Managing Director, ETORE Advisory

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Eugene Zhuchenko

Managing Director, ETORE Advisory

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Anna Barath

Head of Fund Investments, Bite Investments

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Daniel Harman

Co-Founder & CEO, Darksquare

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11:10 - 11:30

Morning networking & coffee break

Plenary
11:30 - 12:00

Fireside chat: Fireside Chat with Ian Brown, Head of Banking at UK Infrastructure Bank

Anne-Louise Stranne Petersen, Ian Brown

The UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) is a government-owned policy bank, focused on increasing infrastructure investment across the United Kingdom. The mission at UKIB is to partner with the private sector and local government to increase infrastructure investment in pursuit of two strategic objectives:  

  • Helping tackle climate change, particularly meeting our net zero emissions target by 2050. 
  • Supporting regional and local economic growth through better connectivity, opportunities for new jobs and higher levels of productivity. 

 

Join Ian Brown, Head of Banking and Investments at the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) to explore what UKIB has achieved since being established in June 2021 and understand the next steps for UKIB to encourage infrastructure investment.

Moderator: Anne-Louise Stranne Petersen, Senior Reporter, Infrastructure Investor

Ian Brown, Head of Banking, UK Infrastructure Bank

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Anne-Louise Stranne Petersen

Senior Reporter, PEI Group

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Ian Brown

Head of Banking, UK Infrastructure Bank

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12:00 - 12:40

Panel: Growth markets to the fore for infrastructure investors

Olivia Eijking, Joost Bergsma, Yann P. Burtin, Charles Ferguson, Jasandra Nyker, Thomas Walenta
  • Breaking down the investment decision-making process: risk measurement, ESG considerations and more
  • Where do opportunities lie in 2023 and beyond across different growth regions?
  • Recent examples of investors deploying capital as interest grows in emerging and growth markets

Moderator: Olivia Eijking, Director/Founder, Kreen Limited

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Olivia Eijking

Director/Founder, Kreen Limited

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Joost Bergsma

Managing Partner, CEO, Glennmont Partners from Nuveen

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Yann P. Burtin

Head, Western Europe, MIGA

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Charles Ferguson

Director, Global Infrastructure Solutions

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Jasandra Nyker

CEO, Nala Renewables

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Thomas Walenta

Principal and Co-Head Asia-Pacific and Europe - Fund of Funds, responsAbility Investments AG

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12:40 - 13:20

Panel: Investing in innovation: what new frontiers are investors embracing?

Agnes Mazurek, Nicolas Firzli, Filippo Gaddo, Christopher Anthony Smith
  • Where will technological development and innovation see the boundaries of infrastructure stretch in the near future?
  • What roles does infrastructure play in today’s geo-economical landscape?
  • Investor realities: cutting through the noise and finding the keys to success when investing in innovation

Moderator: Agnes Mazurek, Global Head of Private Markets Innovation, APEX Group

 

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Agnes Mazurek

Global Head of Private Markets Innovation, APEX Group

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Nicolas Firzli

Director-General, World Pensions Council (WPC)

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Filippo Gaddo

Managing Director, Macro Advisory Partners

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Christopher Anthony Smith

Board Chairman Westminster LGPS Branch Secretary Westminster UNISON, Westminster City Council

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13:20 - 14:00

Networking lunch roundtables

Francois Bouillon, Louisa Yeoman, Bruce Chapman
  • Infrastructure secondaries facilitated by Francois Bouillon, Partner, Ely Place Partners
  • Addressing the ‘S’ in ESG
  • Exploring new frontiers in the energy transition facilitated by Louisa Yeoman, Founding Partner, Astrid Advisors
  • Plotting a fundraising fightback after an H1 slowdown facilitated by Bruce Chapman, Partner, Threadmark
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Francois Bouillon

Partner, Ely Place Partners

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Louisa Yeoman

Founding Partner, Astrid Advisors

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Bruce Chapman

Partner, Threadmark

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14:00 - 14:10

Chair’s closing comments

Anish Butani
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Anish Butani

Senior Director, bfinance

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14:10 - 14:10

Close of conference

The Investor Forum was held at the The Carlton Tower Jumeirah, a luxury hotel in the heart of Knightsbridge, London.

 

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Manuel Dusina

Head of Infrastructure, Phoenix Group Plc

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… Read full bio

Hans Fredrik Forssman

Senior Investment Manager, Skandia Norden

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… Read full bio

Ulla Agesen

Head of Infrastructure, Nordic Investment Opportunities

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,… Read full bio

Ted Frith

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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 tr… Read full bio

Irina Frolova

Independent non-executive director & Investment Committee Chair, PGGM

Irina Frolova brings over 20 years of international experience in investment management and corporate finance. For the past 8 years she helped to build the EUR 14 bln flagship direct open-ended private equity infrastructure fund at PGGM, most recentl… Read full bio

Jason Hyunjae Kim

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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,… Read full bio

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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 an… Read full bio

Eugene Zhuchenko

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Agenda

Investor Forum 2022 - Tuesday 13th

08:00 - 09:00

Registration

Plenary
09:00 - 09:10

Introduction from Infrastructure Investor

09:10 - 09:20

Welcome from the chair

Anish Butani
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Anish Butani

Senior Director, bfinance

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09:20 - 10:00

Assessing options for policymakers amid ongoing volatility

Minesh Mashru, Gordon Bajnai, Andrea Echberg, Danae Kyriakopoulou, Esther Peiner

·       What do events like Ukraine, covid and interest rate rises mean for the market now?

·       Making sense of over two years of restrictions, risk and opportunity

·       What would it take for people to stop investing in infrastructure?

Moderator: Minesh Mashru, Global Head of Infrastructure, Cambridge Associates

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Minesh Mashru

Global head of Infrastructure , Cambridge Associates

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Gordon Bajnai

Partner, Campbell Lutyens

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Andrea Echberg

Partner and Head of Global Infrastructure and Real Assets, Pantheon

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Danae Kyriakopoulou

Senior Policy Fellow, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics

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Esther Peiner

Managing Director, Co-Head Private Infrastructure Europe, Partners Group

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10:00 - 10:40

The infrastructure landscape today

Kalliope Gourntis, Serkan Bahçeci, Alastair Hall, Sam Lissner, Yuriko Watanabe
  • Assessing the biggest infrastructure needs in 2022
  • Anticipating the future investment impact of a cost-of-living and energy price crisis
  • Does infrastructure still protect investors against inflation?

Moderator: Kalliope Gourntis, Deputy Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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Kalliope Gourntis

Deputy Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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Serkan Bahçeci

Partner and Head of Research, Arjun Infrastructure Partners

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Alastair Hall

Senior Managing Director, Europe, OMERS

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Sam Lissner

Principal, Ridgewood Infrastructure

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Yuriko Watanabe

Director, Infrastructure Investment/Private Equity Investment Department, Japan Post Bank

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10:40 - 11:15

Coffee & networking

Plenary
11:15 - 12:00

The growing importance of energy security

Irina Frolova, Mariana Barrientos, Michael Bonte-Friedheim, Gabriel de Lastours
  • Dissecting the energy trilemma – energy efficiency, environmental impact, and affordability
  • The role of hydrogen to empower the energy transition
  • How the global energy mix needs to change to meet growing demand, and how this can be done sustainably

Moderator: Irina Frolova, Independent non-executive director & former Head of Infrastructure, PGGM

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Irina Frolova

Independent non-executive director & Investment Committee Chair, PGGM

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Mariana Barrientos

Director- Infrastructure, Europe, CBRE Investment Management

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Michael Bonte-Friedheim

Founding Partner and Group CEO, NextEnergy Group

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Gabriel de Lastours

Regional Head, Energy MENA - European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)

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12:00 - 12:45

The geopolitical implications of the energy transition

Lawrence Slade, Marcus Ayre, Nic DiLoretta, Anand Jagannathan, Laurent Segalen
  • How global independence from its largest energy source will spur a shift to renewables
  • How will an energy transition to ‘rewire Europe’ look?
  • Finding a role for transition technologies and traditional sources of energy

Moderator: Lawrence Slade, Chief Executive Officer, Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA)

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Lawrence Slade

Chief Executive Officer, Global Infrastructure Investor Association

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Marcus Ayre

Partner, Head of Igneo Infrastructure Partners, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

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Nic DiLoretta

Managing Director, Head of Real Assets, Aksia

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Anand Jagannathan

Senior Partner- NextGen, Antin Infrastructure Partners

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Laurent Segalen

Managing Partner, Megawatt-X

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12:45 - 14:00

Networking lunch

Plenary
14:00 - 14:40

The growth of sustainable investment

Joss Blamire, Ulla Agesen, Carolyn Pearce, Shane Swords
  • Comparing best practice of impact investment in the UK vs the rest of the world
  • The implications of COP26 on pension pools and other investor types
  • ESG data and reporting – how it differs region to region

Moderator: Joss Blamire, Director, Infrastructure, GRESB

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Joss Blamire

Director of Infrastructure, GRESB

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Ulla Agesen

Head of Infrastructure, Nordic Investment Opportunities

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Carolyn Pearce

Managing Director, Stonepeak

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Shane Swords

Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations - NextEnergy Capital

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14:40 - 15:20

Defining infrastructure investment in 2022

Anish Butani, Michela Bariletti, Diogo Honório, Martin Ragettli, Stefan Stauber
  • Definition creep- drawing the line on what’s infrastructure and what’s leisure, healthcare and real estate
  • Blurring the boundaries: Where does the market go next?
  • Global investor and manager perspectives on where to seek returns

Moderator: Anish Butani, Senior Director, bfinance

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Anish Butani

Senior Director, bfinance

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Michela Bariletti

Chief Credit Officer, The Phoenix Group

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Diogo Honório

Director Real Assets & Alternatives, Nordea Asset Management

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Martin Ragettli

Senior Vice President, IST Investment Foundation

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Stefan Stauber

Investment Manager, Perpetual Investors

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15:20 - 15:50

Coffee & networking

Plenary
15:50 - 16:30

Investor views on the evolving global infrastructure market

Eugene Zhuchenko , Benjamin Canet, Ted Frith, Christoph Gertenbach, Takako Koizumi
  • Big funds, big fees and declining investor influence? How to readdress the balance of power
  • What will the manager relationships of the future look like?
  • Decarbonisation- measuring carbon intensity within infrastructure and across the broader portfolio

Moderator: Eugene Zhuchenko, Director & Founder, ETORE Advisory

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Eugene Zhuchenko

Managing Director, ETORE Advisory

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Benjamin Canet

Foreign Investment Manager, The Israeli Phoenix

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Ted Frith

Chief Operating Officer, GLIL Infrastructure

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Christoph Gertenbach

Deputy Head of Finance, RAG-Stiftung

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Takako Koizumi, Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments

Takako Koizumi

Executive Director, Head of Investment Management Department, Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments

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16:30 - 17:10

Digital and smart infrastructure- the new core or just overhyped?

Oliver Bradley, Phil Cooper, Elie Nammar , Rohini Pahwa, Laurens-Jan Sipma, Phoebe Smith
  • Getting frothy: Is there still value to be found in digital assets?
  • Smart meters, street lighting and connectivity: New areas of digital examined
  • Meeting the sustainability challenge: Addressing power consumption, energy efficiency & more

Moderator: Oliver Bradley, Managing Director, Macquarie Capital

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Oliver Bradley

Managing Director, Macquarie Capital

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Phil Cooper

Director, Digital Infrastructure Accelerator

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Elie Nammar

Senior Director and Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

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Rohini Pahwa

Managing Director, Arjun Infrastructure Partners

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Laurens-Jan Sipma

Senior Portfolio Manager, Infrastructure Private Equity, APG Asset Management

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Phoebe Smith

Senior Director, Patrizia AG

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17:10 - 17:30

Presentation: Picking the right yield in Infrastructure

Abhishek Gupta
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Abhishek Gupta

Associate Director at the EDHEC Infrastructure Institute and the Head of infraMetrics® Product Development, EDHECinfra

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17:30 - 17:40

Closing comments from the chair

Anish Butani
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Anish Butani

Senior Director, bfinance

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17:40 - 18:30

Networking drinks reception; Realport’s private dinner (invite only)

Agenda

Investor Forum 2022 - Wednesday 14th

Plenary
08:00 - 09:25

Registration

08:15 - 09:15

Invitation-only institutional investor breakfast session

09:25 - 09:30

Welcome from the chair

Anish Butani
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Anish Butani

Senior Director, bfinance

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09:30 - 10:15

Keynote: Outlining a global investor’s approach to infrastructure today

Kikuko Emae
  • Creating and developing the infrastructure programme
  • Lessons learned from the pandemic- diversification, key sector performance & new opportunities
  • Looking forward- portfolio management, investment strategy & sustainable growth
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Kikuko Emae

Senior Director, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

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10:15 - 11:00

Identifying investment opportunities in real asset debt

Alex Bebov, Karen Azoulay, Manuel Dusina, Kashif Khan, Alessandro Merlo
  • Why investors should investigate infrastructure debt or other real asset financing to protect their portfolios
  • Will debt overtake equity as the core infrastructure class of the future?
  • How investors are navigating the increase in risk in infrastructure debt investment

Moderator: Alexander Bebov, Founder, BAC

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Alex Bebov

Managing Partner, BAC Securities

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Karen Azoulay

Head of Real Assets, BNP Paribas Asset Management

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Manuel Dusina

Head of Infrastructure, Phoenix Group Plc

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Kashif Khan

Director, Infrastructure & Project Finance, MetLife Investment Management

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Alessandro Merlo

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Debt, UBS Asset Management

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11:00 - 11:30

Coffee & networking

Plenary
11:30 - 12:15

Infrastructure debt fundraising – under the magnifying glass

Matias Sottile, Seung-ki Jeong, Bertrand Loubières, Nitesh Mistry, Vivek Sapra
  • How infrastructure debt has fared compared to other asset classes through the pandemic
  • The types of vehicles proving most appealing and crisis-resilient
  • Growth of UK infrastructure debt investment in comparison to other regions

Moderator: Matias Sottile, Infrastructure Debt – RiverRock Asset Management, RiverRock European Capital

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Matias Sottile

Managing Partner, Ayres Partners

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Seung-ki Jeong

Head of Team, Kiwoom Asset Management

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Bertrand Loubières

Head of Infrastructure Finance, AXA IM Alts

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Nitesh Mistry

Head of Infrastructure Finance, Swiss Re

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Vivek Sapra

Senior Advisor, Infrastructure Investments, Ampega Asset Management

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12:15 - 13:00

Assessing the opportunity set in emerging & frontier infrastructure

Gergely Horvath, Rajesh Hemnani, Kuutti Kilpeläinen, Olga Sclovscaia, Thomas Walenta
  • How are emerging market faring in the current macro environment?
  • Mitigating the perception of risk in emerging markets
  • Inflation, commodity prices and the impact on the growth market landscape

Moderator:
Gergely Horvath
, Investment Officer / Infrastructure & Climate Action Funds, European Investment Bank

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Gergely Horvath

Investment Officer / Infrastructure & Climate Action Funds, European Investment Bank

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Rajesh Hemnani

Investment Manager, British International Investments

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Kuutti Kilpeläinen

Investment Manager, Finnfund

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Olga Sclovscaia

Regional Head, MIGA, World Bank Group

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Thomas Walenta

Senior Investment Officer, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

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13:00 - 14:00

Networking lunch

Themed workshops
14:00 - 14:50

Themed roundtables: Attendees choose their preferred topic

Michela Bariletti, Richard Knight, Robert-Jan Bakker, James Hewitt

Infrastructure Finance

  • Is infrastructure debt the best route to get exposure in infrastructure as an asset class?
  • How infrastructure debt is performing compared to other real asset finance strategies

Moderator: Michela Bariletti, Chief Credit Officer, Phoenix Group

Infrastructure Equity

  • Improving the supply of social & economic infrastructure
  • How inflation has affected sub-sector such as energy, food supply, etc

Moderator: Richard Knight, Managing Director, Asset Management, Equitix

ESG/Sustainability

  • A geopolitical focus on impact investment
  • The rise of the ‘S’ in ESG

Moderator: Robert-Jan Bakker, Member of Management, Private Infrastructure Partners Group

Energy Transition 

  • Hybrid batteries and charging stations – infrastructure investment or just PE?
  • What can be done to help existing companies enter into the zero-carbon world

Moderator: James Hewitt, Vice President, Investor Relations, NextEnergy Capital

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Michela Bariletti

Chief Credit Officer, The Phoenix Group

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Richard Knight

Managing Director, Asset Management, Equitix

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Robert-Jan Bakker

Member of Management, Partners Group

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James Hewitt

Vice President, Investor Relations, NextEnergy Capital

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14:50 - 15:00

Chair's summary

Anish Butani
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Anish Butani

Senior Director, bfinance

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15:00 - 15:00

Close of conference

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Ulla Agesen

Head of Infrastructure, Nordic Investment Opportunities

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,… Read full bio

Marcus Ayre

Partner, Head of Igneo Infrastructure Partners, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

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 Me… Read full bio

Karen Azoulay

Head of Real Assets, BNP Paribas Asset Management

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… Read full bio

Serkan Bahçeci

Partner and Head of Research, Arjun Infrastructure Partners

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; (… Read full bio

Gordon Bajnai

Partner, Campbell Lutyens

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. Pri… Read full bio

Robert-Jan Bakker

Member of Management, Partners Group

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 degre… Read full bio

Michela Bariletti

Chief Credit Officer, The Phoenix Group

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 t… Read full bio

Mariana Barrientos

Director- Infrastructure, Europe, CBRE Investment Management

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… Read full bio

Alex Bebov

Managing Partner, BAC Securities

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… Read full bio

Joss Blamire

Director of Infrastructure, GRESB

Joss Blamire is the Director of Infrastructure at GRESB. GRESB’s mission is to assess and benchmark the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and other related performance, including for infrastructure assets, providing standardised and validate… Read full bio

Michael Bonte-Friedheim

Founding Partner and Group CEO, NextEnergy Group

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,… Read full bio

Oliver Bradley

Managing Director, Macquarie Capital

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 gr… Read full bio

Anish Butani

Senior Director, bfinance

Anish is a Senior 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 over $8bn to the inf… Read full bio

Benjamin Canet

Foreign Investment Manager, The Israeli Phoenix

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 Cre… Read full bio

Phil Cooper

Director, Digital Infrastructure Accelerator

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… Read full bio

Gabriel de Lastours

Regional Head, Energy MENA - European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)

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 go… Read full bio

Nic DiLoretta

Managing Director, Head of Real Assets, Aksia

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… Read full bio

Manuel Dusina

Head of Infrastructure, Phoenix Group Plc

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… Read full bio

Andrea Echberg

Partner and Head of Global Infrastructure and Real Assets, Pantheon

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 Inves… Read full bio

Kikuko Emae

Senior Director, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

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 foundi… Read full bio

Ted Frith

Chief Operating Officer, GLIL Infrastructure

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 tr… Read full bio

Irina Frolova

Independent non-executive director & Investment Committee Chair, PGGM

Irina Frolova brings over 20 years of international experience in investment management and corporate finance. For the past 8 years she helped to build the EUR 14 bln flagship direct open-ended private equity infrastructure fund at PGGM, most recentl… Read full bio

Christoph Gertenbach

Deputy Head of Finance, RAG-Stiftung

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… Read full bio

Kalliope Gourntis

Deputy Editor, Infrastructure Investor

Kalliope is Deputy Editor at Infrastructure Investor, focusing primarily on the print edition, the latest role she’s assumed since joining the company in 2013. Kalliope initially covered the US market when she was based in New York, but has since rel… Read full bio

Abhishek Gupta

Associate Director at the EDHEC Infrastructure Institute and the Head of infraMetrics® Product Development, EDHECinfra

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… Read full bio

Alastair Hall

Senior Managing Director, Europe, OMERS

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… Read full bio

Rajesh Hemnani

Investment Manager, British International Investments

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… Read full bio

James Hewitt

Vice President, Investor Relations, NextEnergy Capital

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… Read full bio

Diogo Honório

Director Real Assets & Alternatives, Nordea Asset Management

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… Read full bio

Gergely Horvath

Investment Officer / Infrastructure & Climate Action Funds, European Investment Bank

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 infrastructu… Read full bio

Anand Jagannathan

Senior Partner- NextGen, Antin Infrastructure Partners

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 powe… Read full bio

Seung-ki Jeong

Head of Team, Kiwoom Asset Management

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 a… Read full bio

Kashif Khan

Director, Infrastructure & Project Finance, MetLife Investment Management

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 investment… Read full bio

Kuutti Kilpeläinen

Investment Manager, Finnfund

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)… Read full bio

Richard Knight

Managing Director, Asset Management, Equitix

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, in… Read full bio
Takako Koizumi, Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments

Takako Koizumi

Executive Director, Head of Investment Management Department, Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments

Takako Koizumi is an Executive Director and Head of Infrastructure & Real Estate Investment at Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments, with over 20 years of experience in alternative assets. She started her career at Citibank in banking and M… Read full bio

Danae Kyriakopoulou

Senior Policy Fellow, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics

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 e… Read full bio

Sam Lissner

Principal, Ridgewood Infrastructure

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 o… Read full bio

Bertrand Loubières

Head of Infrastructure Finance, AXA IM Alts

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… Read full bio

Minesh Mashru

Global head of Infrastructure , Cambridge Associates

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 privatemarkets, debt, equity, and across… Read full bio

Alessandro Merlo

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Debt, UBS Asset Management

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 si… Read full bio

Nitesh Mistry

Head of Infrastructure Finance, Swiss Re

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 an… Read full bio

Elie Nammar

Senior Director and Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

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 t… Read full bio

Rohini Pahwa

Managing Director, Arjun Infrastructure Partners

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 bee… Read full bio

Carolyn Pearce

Managing Director, Stonepeak

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.… Read full bio

Esther Peiner

Managing Director, Co-Head Private Infrastructure Europe, Partners Group

Esther Peiner is Co-Head of Private Infrastructure in Europe, based in Zug. She is a member of the Private Infrastructure and Global Investment Committee. Esther is also a member of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Committee and the sponsor of it… Read full bio

Martin Ragettli

Senior Vice President, IST Investment Foundation

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, stru… Read full bio

Vivek Sapra

Senior Advisor, Infrastructure Investments, Ampega Asset Management

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… Read full bio

Olga Sclovscaia

Regional Head, MIGA, World Bank Group

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 busin… Read full bio

Laurent Segalen

Managing Partner, Megawatt-X

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… Read full bio

Laurens-Jan Sipma

Senior Portfolio Manager, Infrastructure Private Equity, APG Asset Management

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 recen… Read full bio

Lawrence Slade

Chief Executive Officer, Global Infrastructure Investor Association

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 t… Read full bio

Phoebe Smith

Senior Director, Patrizia AG

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 ex… Read full bio

Matias Sottile

Managing Partner, Ayres Partners

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 Partner… Read full bio

Stefan Stauber

Investment Manager, Perpetual Investors

Stefan is an Investment Manager at Perpetual Investors, a multi-strategy investment and wealth management firm. In this role, he is responsible for managing the real asset portfolio and focuses on manger selection across the broad spectrum of the inf… Read full bio

Shane Swords

Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations - NextEnergy Capital

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 c… Read full bio

Thomas Walenta

Senior Investment Officer, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

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 re… Read full bio

Yuriko Watanabe

Director, Infrastructure Investment/Private Equity Investment Department, Japan Post Bank

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 activit… Read full bio

Ekow Yankah

Founder & Management, Executive Board, RealPort

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 sol… Read full bio

Eugene Zhuchenko

Managing Director, ETORE Advisory

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… Read full bio

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Enrich your network, build lasting relationships, and exchange valuable perspectives with your investor peers through investor-only breakfasts, networking breaks, lunches and much more.


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Hear from our industry-leading speaker line-up, discover the latest trends and stay aligned with future innovations in the market.


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Discover remarkable investment opportunities in sectors including emerging markets, the energy transition, infrastructure debt and more.


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Connect and arrange one-to-one meetings with infrastructure’s biggest fund and asset managers in the market.

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250+
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100+
Institutional & Private Investors

70+
Speakers

8+
Networking hours

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Abu Dhabi Pension Fund
Allianz Global Investors
AustralianSuper
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Dai-ichi Life International
DBG Life Insurance
Japan Post Bank
PGGM
RAG-Stiftung
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance
Swiss Re
The Phoenix Group
UK Infrastructure bank
Willis Towers Watson
YIELCO Investments

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