IPFA European Infrastructure & Energy Finance Forum

Day One: Political, Technological and Climate Change – Industry Trends

Speakers:

Daisy Brooker, CEO, IPFA
Prof. dr. Jan Peter Balkenende, Former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and External Senior Advisor to EY

Keynote:

Phillip Blond, Director, ResPublica
Alistair Higgins, Board Member, ING

Panel “Technological Change – Telecommunication”:

Jeroen Kleinjan, Global Lead Telecom, ING (Chair)
Alex Goldblum, CEO, Eurofiber
Jurjen Veldhuizen, Solution Director, Huawei
Athanasios Zoulovits, Partner, InfraVia

Panel “Technological Change – Power”:

Julia Prescot, Partner and Chief Strategy Officer, Meridiam (Chair)
Peter Bijvelds, CEO, Ebusco
Michiel Langezaal, Founder & CEO, Fastned
Massimo Resta, Partner, Zouk Capital

Panel “Climate Change”:

Laura Canas da Costa, Senior Advisor, WWF (Chair)
Manuel Adamini, Head of Investor Engagement, Climate Bonds Initiative
Ingrid Edmund, European Infrastructure Investments, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Ambika Jindal, Project Lead, Valuing Water Initiative, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Tara Schmidt, Principal Consultant, Global Low-Carbon Transition, ERM

Panel “Capital Market Trends”:

Deborah Zurkow, Global Head of Alternatives, Allianz Global Investors (Chair)
Dennis van Alphen, Head of Origination & Investments – Infrastructure, PGGM Investment Management
Charles Dupont, Head of Infrastructure Finance, Schroders
Irina Luckey, Principal, CPPIB
Nicolas Mallet, Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners
Alistair Perkins, Head of Project Finance, Infrastructure Debt, NNIP
Angelika Schöchlin, Senior Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners

Panel “Recruitment & Talent Trends”:

Rina Goldenberg Lynch, Founder and CEO, Voice at the Table (Chair)
Anne-Sophie Eveno, Senior Associate, Aviva Investors; IPFA FLN UK Committee
Anne Grandin, Investment Director, Whitehelm Capital
Marcus De Luca, Practice Leader, Financial Services UK, Heidrick & Struggles
Mark Pieter De Boer, Chief Commercial Officer, ING
Chuck Stephens, Global Head of Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging, Booking.com

Day Two: Interactive Round Table Discussions

Speakers:

Daisy Brooker, CEO, IPFA
Lord Mandelson, Co-Founder and Chairman, Global Counsel Chair
Ali Miraj, Director, Infrastructure Finance, ING

Presentation “Trends in European M&A”:

Richard Evans, Partner, Allen & Overy
David Lee, Partner, Allen & Overy

Presentation “Portfolio Projects Financing and Datacentre Financing”:

Zeeger de Jongh, Partner, Allen & Overy
Werner Runge, Partner, Allen & Overy

Roundtable “The PPP Industry”:

Gideon Tilburgs, Managing Director, John Laing
Simon Ferriere, Project Finance Consultant, Mott MacDonald
Shona Henderson, Head of Transaction Services Team, Project & Structured Finance, IPA
Tomasz Korczynski, PPP Centrum Poland
Marieke Lely, Director, Asset Management, DIF
Fredrik Lindblom, Co-Head Infrastructure, Construction & Transport, Europe – Partner, DLA Piper Norway
Erik Jan Snik, PPP Coordinator, Dutch Ministry of Finance

Roundtable “Core Plus Infrastructure”:

Darryl Murphy, Head of Infrastructure Debt, Aviva Investors
Serkan Bahçeci, Partner and Head of Research, Arjun Infrastructure Partners
Asís Echániz, Managing Director, EQT Partners
René Kassis, Managing Director, Head of Private Debt, La Banque Postale AM
Tony Mallin, Executive Chairman, Managing Partner, Star Capital
Tim Short, Partner, 3i

Roundtable “Digital Infrastructure”:

Clare Burgess, Partner, Clifford Chance
Laurent Chatelin, Managing Director, Marguerite
Christopher Ehrke, Partner, Arcus
Vincent Gerritsen, Partner, Ancala
Martin Lennon, Head of Infracapital, Infracapital
Carlo Maddalena, Senior Portfolio Manager, APG
Bart Oskam, CTO, Eurofiber
Jeroen Kleinjan, Global Lead Telecom, ING

Roundtable “Renewable Energy”:

Errol Scholten, Partner, EY
Ignacio Asensio, Head of Origination and Execution, EMEA, Cubico Sustainable Investments
Brett Orlando, Director, Deutsche Bank
Toby Richardson, Director, InfraRed Capital Partners
Tom van Rijsewijk, Managing Director, Macquarie
Richard Russell, Group Commercial Director, RES
Beth Watkins, Director, Foresight
Barbara Zuiderwijk, Green Giraffe

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