Timings are BST (GMT+1)
IPE Real Assets & Infrastructure Global Investor Conference & Awards 2021 | Tuesday, May 18, 2021
8:45 AM | Opening remarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8:50 AM | The global outlook for sustainable infrastructure investment Keynote address | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:35 AM | Net-zero: The great decarbonisation challenge Keynote address | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:50 AM | Net-zero: The great decarbonisation challenge Panel discussion Should investors and fund managers set net-zero targets for their portfolios, and can they meet them? Peter Bachmann - Managing Director, Sustainable Infrastructure, Gresham House Jenny Gustafsson - Head of Responsible Investments, AMF Erik Landry - Climate Change Specialist, GRESB Lars Erik Mangset - Chief Advisor Climate Change, KLP Susanna Rust - Deputy News Editor, IPE (moderator) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10:35 AM | The case for hydrogen energy Keynote address | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11:10 AM | Natural resources: Asset classes set for major growth? Keynote address | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11:25 AM | Natural resources: Asset classes set for major growth? Panel discussion Timberland is playing an increasing role in climate change mitigation. How is this impacting the outlook for the forestry and agriculture sectors? Are they natural areas for institutional investors looking to capture rising values and significant ESG potential? David Brand - CEO, New Forests George Graham - Director, South Yorkshire Pensions Authority Pierre-Marc Levesque - Global Head of Natural Resources Research, Willis Towers Watson Richard Lowe - Editor, IPE Real Assets (moderator) Duncan Mayes - Founder and Principal, Lignutech Oy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12:00 PM | Lunch and networking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12:35 PM | Time to make a positive impact? Strategy gym An opportunity to stretch and strengthen your impact investing muscles. Hear leading investment specialists share the latest research, insights and analyses from across the spectrum of impact investing in infrastructure and real assets and what they may mean for different investors. |
Solutions to the chronic undersupply of affordable housing Building opportunities to create affordable homes in the UK |
Housing the vulnerable using social impact investment How investment can help solve the growing problems of homelessness, including a gendered approach to women’s homelessness, and individuals with learning disabilities. |
1:10 PM | Time to make a positive impact? Panel discussion COVID-19 has revealed the weakness of social infrastructure. Do institutional investors have a role to play in filling the funding gap and making a positive impact? Shamez Alibhai - Portfolio Manager, Head of Community Housing Strategy, Man Group Simon Chisholm - Chief Investment Officer, Resonance Ltd UK Sergio Dias - Head of Key Account Management, RepRisk Georg Inderst - Principal, Inderst Advisory (moderator) Fabienne Michaux - Director, SDG Impact UN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1:55 PM | Speeding up connectivity Keynote address | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2:10 PM | Speeding up connectivity Panel discussion Digital infrastructure needs to be upgraded to meet the unprecedented levels of demand for high-speed data transfer Jacob Groote - EVP Innovation & Partnerships, KPN Vincent Guillaume - Investment Director, Infrastructure Debt, BNP Paribas Asset Management Richard Lowe - Editor, IPE Real Assets (moderator) Mark Shenton - Head of Infrastructure and Renewables - London, NIBC Bank N.V. L.J. Sipma - Senior Portfolio Manager, APG AM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2:55 PM | The Biden Effect: Unlocking US infrastructure opportunities? Keynote address | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3:30 PM | Building back better Panel discussion There is an onus on governments to establish post-pandemic infrastructure programmes. To what degree can institutional investors participate in their rebuilding plans? Richard Abadie - Partner, PwC Ted Frith - COO, GLIL Infrastructure Alastair Hall - Senior Managing Director & Global Head of Investment Strategy and Partnerships, OMERS Infrastructure Europe Ltd Liam Kennedy - Editorial Director, IPE (moderator) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4:15 PM | Fireside chat Investor interview Dig deep into how leading pension funds are meeting the challenges of investing in real assets and infrastructure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4:45 PM | IPE Real Assets & Infrastructure Global Investor Awards 2021 Awards ceremony The winners and highly commended pension funds of the inaugural IPE Real Assets & Infrastructure Global Investor Awards 2021 are revealed. Presented by |