Timings are CEST

Tuesday 16 September

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Coffee
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Opening Remarks
9:10 AM - 9:35 AM
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM

 The results of IPE Real Assets’ Global Investor Survey 

  • IPE Real Assets’ investor survey – the appeal of infrastructure today
  • Where does infrastructure sit alongside private equity, private debt and real estate in the wider expansion of private markets? 
 
10:20 AM - 10:35 AM

Don Dimitrievich - Portfolio Manager, Senior Managing Director, Energy Infrastructure Credit, Nuveen

 
10:35 AM - 11:15 AM
 

Moderated by: Don Dimitrievich - Portfolio Manager, Senior Managing Director, Energy Infrastructure Credit, Nuveen

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Are infrastructure investors doing enough to net zero?
  • Renewable energy generation and storage (hydrogen and nuclear in here)
  • Investing in grids and networks
  • The case for nuclear power
12:00 PM - 12:40 PM

Art Pithayachariyakul - Principal, Energy & Resources, CPPIB
 

12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Can the huge demand for power from AI and the energy intensity of data centres be reconciled with the global net-zero agenda?

 
2:15 PM - 2:55 PM

Can the huge demand for power from AI and the energy intensity of data centres be reconciled with the global net-zero agenda?

2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
3:50 PM - 4:05 PM
  • Navigating ESG regulations and the green backlash
  • Measuring sustainability in infrastructure
 
4:05 PM - 4:45 PM
 
4:45 PM - 5:05 PM

What the biodiversity agenda means for real assets investors

5:05 PM - 5:25 PM
5:25 PM - 5:30 PM
6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
 
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Join us as we reveal the winners of this year's IPE Real Assets Infrastructure & Natural Capital Global Awards 2025

Wednesday 17 September

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Coffee
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM
  • What is natural capital, how is it evolving and what role should it play in institutional portfolios?  
  • Traditional income-focused investments versus more impact-led strategies and nature-based solutions 
 
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM
 
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Keynote: Food Security and Agricultural Investments
 
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM - 11:10 AM
  • What is sustainable forestry and how does it differ from traditional approaches?
  • Carbon credits are gaining momentum with corporates, but is it an opportunity for institutional investor
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM
 
11:50 AM - 12:05 PM
  • Environmental projects that protect and restore ecosystems, such as mangroves, regenerative agriculture and rewilding
  • Is there an investment opportunity in generating biodiversity-net-gain units?
    TBC - Manulife
 
12:05 PM - 12:45 PM
 

Moderated by:  TBC Manulife

12:45 PM - 1:05 PM
Closing Keynote