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Confirmed Participants
Confirmed Participants
Co-chairs
Abigail RaynerHarbourVest Partners - Canada
Adrian IsmanLouis Dreyfus Commodities LLC - North America
Adriano MurakiAon
Aleksandr KleynbergKDB Bank
Alex Chung-hyun LeeKorea Investment Corporation
Alex NadolishnyWSP - Los Angeles
Alfonso HernándezArther
Aman HansNITI Aayog
Anne AndrieuxStandard Chartered Bank
Anthony OmokhaAres EIF Management
Armando HenriquesAngra Energy Partners
Aurelio OliveiraEnel Américas
Ben MoodyPan American Finance
Ben SayerMAI Investment Management
Blanca RodriguezMarhnos
Bruno WerneckMayer Brown Tauil & Chequer
Carlo BongianniERL Engenharia
Carolina BarretoClimate Bonds Initiative
Carolina SánchezRed de Energía del Perú
Celine KabashimaColonial First State Investments
César Valero MendozaALG - Global
Charis ZhengCPP Investments
Charles BauerEnCap Investments L.P.
Charles FitzpatrickCalSTRS - California State Teachers' Retirement System
Christina KimPrudential Capital Group
Christopher LieseReach Airports
Christopher LongeeUniversity of Chicago Office of Investments
Cynthia ThyfaultGlobal Biofuture Solution
Dan FarrellPrivos Capital
Dan LangloisCalgary Foundation
David SoaresLexden Capital LLC
David StewartState Street Global Advisors
Debasish RoyL&T Construction & Mining Machinery
Dimitri DouairePatrimonica Asset Management Inc.
Duncan RamageForum Equity Partners
Edilson Coral ParraCOVINCA - Sociedad Concesionaria Peruana de Vías
Eleni KlempnerMassachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board
Emilio MarconellPowertis USA
Eric NewmanCity of Stamford
Felipe LimaArcadis
Fernando AlonsoMarhnos
Fernando CarrandiAgunsa
Filip GuzInfrared Capital Partners
Florian SchmitzResonance Partners
Fulvio CarliInfra Partners
Gerry Fields, LL.B., J.D.Cornerstone Group
Gildo RodriguesCCR USA Airport Management, Inc.
Giuliano DragoneGS Inima
Giulio LeucciHermes Infra Holdings
Greg IrlbeckDallas Police & Fire Pension System
Greg WinchesterSummit Investors
Hans-Juergen WeidenbacherAllianz Global Investors
Jaime ChavarriagaHill International
James SpencerExus Partners USA
Jason ToddPacific Life Insurance Company
Jeffery SaffordPan American Finance
Jeremy EbiePhoenix Infrastructure Group
Jill M. DanielEstuary Capital Partners
Joeri AulmanNACO
John DionisioMeridiam
Jonathan StoneInstarAGF Asset Management
Jorge CabreraMarketSpace Capital
Jorge RobertsAvports
JR PearceSacramento County Employees' Retirement System
Katja DilgerDerigo
Ken KramerRushton Atlantic
Kevin HealyInfrared Capital Partners
Lari KonfidanKonfident Capital
Laurie MahonCIBC World Markets Corp
Len JornlinOptimize Renewables
Luis BarretoBrookfield Asset Management
Maís MorenoManesco Advogados
Marc deBreeTIAA
Marcelo FelbergDP World Americas
Maria VorobievaSkyPower
Mark VoccolaArdian - USA
Mathew KennedyConverge Partners LLC
Matt PressERL Engenharia
Micah KotchURBAN-X
Michael CheroutesROADIS USA
Michael NicholsTexas Tech University System Endowment
Michael Ryder-
Michael UnderhillCapital Innovations
Mike GionBrookwood Group
Nahed SabriTCC
Nathan WhighamEN Capital
Nicolas MatosExus Partners USA
Ouahida BendjedouGroupe ADP
Pablo OtinPMOP CONSULTING
Paloma Ortiz MartinezCOMSA Corporación
Paulo BenitesGlobal Ace Participações e Investimentos
Paulo MazzaliBrookfield Asset Management
Paulo PerilloSafari Energy LL
Pawan AnandHOAI
Peter LarsenPension Danmark Alternative Investments
Raed EL-FarhanWeston & Sampson
Rakesh JainMEL - Mytrah Energy India
Raúl Pérez LópezSacyr
Recep KendirciogluManulife Investment Management
Rhonda Hamm-NiebrueggeLouis Lambert International Airport
Ricardo MartinsNatural Energia Participações
Rodrigo PedrosoPacto Energia
Rodrigo VivancoERL Engenharia
Ryan GarlandParadyme Funding
Sarah CapozzoKnights of Columbus
Scott SklarThe Stella Group
Sebastián MéndezEPM
Shailesh PathakLarsen & Toubro
Simren PriestleyOMERS Infrastructure
Srini ViswanathanVibrant Energy Holdings
Steve LemelinCity of Montreal Retirement System
Stewart SteevesLaGuardia Gateway Partners LLC
Susan Warner-DooleyPort Authority of New York and New Jersey
Sven KottwitzTransurban
Thomas KingBorincana Foundation Inc.
Tom LewisWSP - Los Angeles
Tomas WeaverEnel USA
Valerie Blecua-BodinNEOEN USA Inc.
Victor BorqueSacyr Infrastructure
Vinicius Guardia SerranoERL Engenharia
Vishnu MohananHRM Pension Plan
Willem SutherlandThree Keys Capital Advisors, LLC
Confirmed Participants
Abigail Rayner
Principal
HarbourVest Partners - Canada
Adrian Isman
CEO
Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC - North America
Adriano Muraki
Commercial Manager
Aon
Aleksandr Kleynberg
Director- Project Finance & Infrastructure
KDB Bank
Alex Chung-hyun Lee
Senior Director Infrastructure Investmen
Korea Investment Corporation
Alex Nadolishny
WSP - Los Angeles
Alfonso Hernández
Director General
Arther
Aman Hans
Lead Consultant PPP Cell
NITI Aayog
Anne Andrieux
Head of Financial Sponsor coverage – Infrastructure & Energy, Director
Standard Chartered Bank
Anthony Omokha
VP - Infrastructure and Power
Ares EIF Management
Armando Henriques
Angra Energy Partners
Aurelio Oliveira
CEO
Enel Américas
Ben Moody
Pan American Finance
Ben Sayer
Director Alternative Investments
MAI Investment Management
Blanca Rodriguez
CFO
Marhnos
Bruno Werneck
Partner
Mayer Brown Tauil & Chequer
Carlo Bongianni
Advisor
ERL Engenharia
Carolina Barreto
Programme Manager Latam
Climate Bonds Initiative
Carolina Sánchez
Chief Construction Officer
Red de Energía del Perú
Celine Kabashima
Investor Relations Director, Infrastructure Investments
Colonial First State Investments
César Valero Mendoza
Partner
ALG - Global
Charis Zheng
Associate
CPP Investments
Charles Bauer
Managing Director
EnCap Investments L.P.
Charles Fitzpatrick
Portfolio Manager
CalSTRS - California State Teachers' Retirement System
Christina Kim
Senior Vice President
Prudential Capital Group
Christopher Liese
Project Director
Reach Airports
Christopher Longee
Assistant VP and Managing Director
University of Chicago Office of Investments
Cynthia Thyfault
CEO & Founder
Global Biofuture Solution
Dan Farrell
CEO
Privos Capital
Dan Langlois
VP & CIO
Calgary Foundation
David Soares
President & CEO
Lexden Capital LLC
David Stewart
Managing Director & Co-Head of Private Equity
State Street Global Advisors
Debasish Roy
Head - Cost Control & Business Environment Analysis Development Projects
L&T Construction & Mining Machinery
Dimitri Douaire
Co-Chief Investment Officer
Patrimonica Asset Management Inc.
Duncan Ramage
Partner
Forum Equity Partners
Edilson Coral Parra
Managing Director
COVINCA - Sociedad Concesionaria Peruana de Vías
Eleni Klempner
Director, Real Assets
Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board
Emilio Marconell
Director of Development USA
Powertis USA
Eric Newman
Treasury Manager
City of Stamford
Felipe Lima
CEO Latin America
Arcadis
Fernando Alonso
Managing Director
Marhnos
Fernando Carrandi
VP of Airport Investments & Operations
Agunsa
Filip Guz
Co-Head of Americas
Infrared Capital Partners
Florian Schmitz
Founding Partner
Resonance Partners
Fulvio Carli
Sócio
Infra Partners
Gerry Fields, LL.B., J.D.
President and General Counsel
Cornerstone Group
Gildo Rodrigues
Diretor
CCR USA Airport Management, Inc.
Giuliano Dragone
New Business Director
GS Inima
Giulio Leucci
CEO
Hermes Infra Holdings
Greg Irlbeck
Investments Manager
Dallas Police & Fire Pension System
Greg Winchester
Founder & CEO
Summit Investors
Hans-Juergen Weidenbacher
Managing Director
Allianz Global Investors
Jaime Chavarriaga
Director of Aviation Program Management
Hill International
James Spencer
Managing Partner
Exus Partners USA
Jason Todd
Managing Director, Investment Management
Pacific Life Insurance Company
Jeffery Safford
Director
Pan American Finance
Jeremy Ebie
Managing Partner
Phoenix Infrastructure Group
Jill M. Daniel
Founder and Managing Director
Estuary Capital Partners
Joeri Aulman
Regional Manager
NACO
John Dionisio
Business Development Director
Meridiam
Jonathan Stone
Partner
InstarAGF Asset Management
Jorge Cabrera
Director of Investor Relations
MarketSpace Capital
Jorge Roberts
CEO
Avports
JR Pearce
Senior Investment Officer Real Estate Real Asse
Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System
Katja Dilger
Derigo
Ken Kramer
Managing Director & Co-Founder
Rushton Atlantic
Kevin Healy
Infrared Capital Partners
Lari Konfidan
Managing Principal
Konfident Capital
Laurie Mahon
Vice Chair, US IB, MD & Co-Head, Global Infrastructure & Power
CIBC World Markets Corp
Len Jornlin
Optimize Renewables
Luis Barreto
Managing Director - Infrastructure
Brookfield Asset Management
Maís Moreno
Partner
Manesco Advogados
Marc deBree
Head of Real Estate & Alternatives Asset
TIAA
Marcelo Felberg
CFO Americas
DP World Americas
Maria Vorobieva
Senior Director
SkyPower
Mark Voccola
Senior Managing Director - Infrastructure Group
Ardian - USA
Mathew Kennedy
Converge Partners LLC
Matt Press
VP - Infrastructure Investments
ERL Engenharia
Micah Kotch
Managing Director
URBAN-X
Michael Cheroutes
President
ROADIS USA
Michael Nichols
Senior Investment Officer - Credit Deriv
Texas Tech University System Endowment
Michael Ryder
Former SMD & Head of Americas at OMERS Infrastructure
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Michael Underhill
Founder, CIO & CEO
Capital Innovations
Mike Gion
Director, SAA
Brookwood Group
Nahed Sabri
Director, Alternative Investments
TCC
Nathan Whigham
President
EN Capital
Nicolas Matos
Partner
Exus Partners USA
Ouahida Bendjedou
Head of Legal - International M&A / Project Finance
Groupe ADP
Pablo Otin
CEO
PMOP CONSULTING
Paloma Ortiz Martinez
Country Manager de México
COMSA Corporación
Paulo Benites
Diretor Comercial
Global Ace Participações e Investimentos
Paulo Mazzali
Senior Vice President Portfolio Management
Brookfield Asset Management
Paulo Perillo
Director of Engineering & Systems
Safari Energy LL
Pawan Anand
Ex- Secretary General - HOAI
HOAI
Peter Larsen
Investment Director, Alternative Invest.
Pension Danmark Alternative Investments
Raed EL-Farhan
Weston & Sampson
Rakesh Jain
VP - New business
MEL - Mytrah Energy India
Raúl Pérez López
Investment Director
Sacyr
Recep Kendircioglu
Senior Managing Director
Manulife Investment Management
Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge
Director
Louis Lambert International Airport
Ricardo Martins
CEO
Natural Energia Participações
Rodrigo Pedroso
CEO
Pacto Energia
Rodrigo Vivanco
VP of Business Development
ERL Engenharia
Ryan Garland
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Paradyme Funding
Sarah Capozzo
Manager of Alternative Investments
Knights of Columbus
Scott Sklar
The Stella Group
Sebastián Méndez
Gerente Crecimiento Energía y Gas
EPM
Shailesh Pathak
Head - Special Initiatives, Development Projects
Larsen & Toubro
Simren Priestley
Director, Communications
OMERS Infrastructure
Srini Viswanathan
CEO
Vibrant Energy Holdings
Steve Lemelin
Director of External Investment Managers
City of Montreal Retirement System
Stewart Steeves
CEO
LaGuardia Gateway Partners LLC
Susan Warner-Dooley
CCO for Airports
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Sven Kottwitz
Director
Transurban
Thomas King
Borincana Foundation Inc.
Tom Lewis
CEO
WSP - Los Angeles
Tomas Weaver
Business Development E-GI&N
Enel USA
Valerie Blecua-Bodin
Managing Director
NEOEN USA Inc.
Victor Borque
VP - PPP Business Development
Sacyr Infrastructure
Vinicius Guardia Serrano
Founder & CEO
ERL Engenharia
Vishnu Mohanan
Director Private Markets
HRM Pension Plan
Willem Sutherland
Senior Advisor
Three Keys Capital Advisors, LLC
Abigail Rayner
PrincipalHarbourVest Partners - Canada
Canada
Adrian Isman
CEOLouis Dreyfus Commodities LLC - North America
USA
Adriano Muraki
Commercial ManagerAon
Brazil
Aleksandr Kleynberg
Director- Project Finance & InfrastructureKDB Bank
USA
Alex Chung-hyun Lee
Senior Director Infrastructure InvestmenKorea Investment Corporation
USA
Alex Nadolishny
WSP - Los Angeles
USA
Alfonso Hernández
Director GeneralArther
Mexico
Aman Hans
Lead Consultant PPP CellNITI Aayog
India
Aman Hans is a Public Private Partnership Specialist with NITI Aayog, Government of India. He is also the active in-charge of the Government’s ambitious proposal to set-up Giga-factories to manufacture Advance Chemistry Cells (ACCs) in India. Aman has over ten years of experience in diverse facets of Public Policy and Structured finance. Prior to NITI Aayog, he has served with various multi-nationals including SBI Capital Markets Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), Ernst & Young LLP and ITC Ltd. He holds a B.A (Hons) Mathematics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, a Post-graduate degree in Msc Finance from Warwick Business School (U.K) and is a level-3 CFA Candidate.
Anne Andrieux
Head of Financial Sponsor coverage – Infrastructure & Energy, DirectorStandard Chartered Bank
USA
Anthony Omokha
VP - Infrastructure and PowerAres EIF Management
USA
Armando Henriques
Angra Energy Partners
Brazil
Aurelio Oliveira
CEOEnel Américas
Chile
Aurelio Bustilho de Oliveira holds a degree in Business Administration and an MBA from Coppead / UFRJ with a major in Competitive Intelligence. He has also taken additional extension courses at Harvard Business School (Executive Program in Energy Management) and Chicago Booth (CFO Program). Mr. Bustilho joined the Enel Group in April 1999 as the administrative and financial manager of the company then known as Centrais Elétricas Cachoeira Dourada S.A. Subsequently, he held the position of CFO of Enel Brasil until his appointment as manager of Administration, Finance and Control of Enel Américas.
Ben Moody
Pan American Finance
USA
Ben Sayer
Director Alternative InvestmentsMAI Investment Management
USA
Blanca Rodriguez
CFOMarhnos
Mexico
With more than 20 years of experience in Finance, advisory and fund management, Ms. Rodriguez has been actively involved in the capital raising, originating, structuring and execution of over US$6.5 billion of debt and equity transactions in real estate and infrastructure in various countries of Latam and the US.
Ms. Rodriguez is currently CFO at Marhnos, a leading Mexican company, with more than 6 decades of experience specialized in real estate and infrastructure projects.
Prior to Marhnos, Ms. Rodriguez was Managing Director of the Banyan Tree Mexico Hospitality Fund.
Bruno Werneck
PartnerMayer Brown Tauil & Chequer
Brazil
Bruno counsels Brazilian and foreign clients on matters related to infrastructure projects, energy, oil and gas and mining. His experience includes mergers and acquisitions transactions, concessions, public-private partnerships, including PMIs, government purchases, project financing, tax; incentives and regulatory matters. He worked as a foreign associate in the New York office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, and was a partner in the American law Firm of Mayer Brown. He is a Professor of graduate courses at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV).
Carlo Bongianni
AdvisorERL Engenharia
USA
More than 30 years of experience in iinfrastructure financing and regulation. Now indep.'t adviser, formerly VP Finance & Inv.'t at FDN, Bogotà, Colombia and Manager Infrastructure Sector at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). He held positions in Intesa Sanpaolo, including Chief of Infrastructure, Advisory and External Dev.'t at BIIS SpA, M&A Director, Corp. Fin. and Advisory (energy, water, utilities clients). In London Senior Manager, Corp. Fin. at National Power PLC, previously Principal at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan and Master of Science in Engineering from the Engineering School of the University of Bologna
Carolina Barreto
Programme Manager LatamClimate Bonds Initiative
Mexico
Carolina is responsible for the Climate Bonds Initiative’s market development of the Green Finance Programme in Latin America as a project lead. She is focused on climate finance, policy advisory, strategy development, market structure, investor & regulatory engagement, capacity building and training. Carolina has over seven years of experience in Finance and Risk Management connecting traditional markets with Impact Investing. She has worked in international organizations such as VC Fund Accion Venture Lab, Fintech Fundation, Ashoka, Goldman Sachs; the Inter-American Development Bank; and Banco Popular, part of Grupo Aval, in Colombia.
Carolina Sánchez
Chief Construction OfficerRed de Energía del Perú
Peru
Celine Kabashima
Investor Relations Director, Infrastructure InvestmentsColonial First State Investments
Australia
César Valero Mendoza
PartnerALG - Global
Spain
Charis Zheng
AssociateCPP Investments
Canada
Charles Bauer
Managing DirectorEnCap Investments L.P.
USA
Charles Fitzpatrick
Portfolio ManagerCalSTRS - California State Teachers' Retirement System
USA
Christina Kim
Senior Vice PresidentPrudential Capital Group
USA
Christopher Liese
Project DirectorReach Airports
USA
Christopher Longee
Assistant VP and Managing DirectorUniversity of Chicago Office of Investments
USA
Cynthia Thyfault
CEO & FounderGlobal Biofuture Solution
USA
Dan Farrell
CEOPrivos Capital
USA
Dan Langlois
VP & CIOCalgary Foundation
Canada
David Soares
President & CEOLexden Capital LLC
USA
David Stewart
Managing Director & Co-Head of Private EquityState Street Global Advisors
USA
Debasish Roy
Head - Cost Control & Business Environment Analysis Development ProjectsL&T Construction & Mining Machinery
India
Dimitri Douaire
Co-Chief Investment OfficerPatrimonica Asset Management Inc.
Canada
Duncan Ramage
PartnerForum Equity Partners
Canada
Duncan is focused on delivering innovative capital solutions and strategic support to entrepreneurs and developers. He leverages his broad range of principal investing and investment banking experience to create value for Forum, its partners and the broader community. Duncan is firmly committed to “doing well by doing good” and ensures that each of the firm’s Private Equity investments has a positive environmental, social and/or governance impact.
Edilson Coral Parra
Managing DirectorCOVINCA - Sociedad Concesionaria Peruana de Vías
Peru
MBA ESADE (España) – Universidad del Pacífico (Perú), Especialista en Gerencia de Proyectos de Infraestructura - Universidad del Rosario (Colombia), Ingeniero Civil - ECI (Colombia).
Gerente General de Concesiones de Infraestructura Vial (APP / PPP) en Perú por más de 11 años y cargos de Dirección, control y ejecución por 6 años en Colombia y Perú, desarrollando de manera integral los proyectos, articulando la planeación estratégica con la estructura organizacional y las relaciones con los stakeholders. Inversiones ejecutadas por más de US $ 120 MM y facturaciones anuales de US $ 25 MM. Amplia experiencia en estrategia, negociación, gestión de riesgos e implementación de soluciones en entornos cambiantes y complejos.
Gerente General de Concesiones de Infraestructura Vial (APP / PPP) en Perú por más de 11 años y cargos de Dirección, control y ejecución por 6 años en Colombia y Perú, desarrollando de manera integral los proyectos, articulando la planeación estratégica con la estructura organizacional y las relaciones con los stakeholders. Inversiones ejecutadas por más de US $ 120 MM y facturaciones anuales de US $ 25 MM. Amplia experiencia en estrategia, negociación, gestión de riesgos e implementación de soluciones en entornos cambiantes y complejos.
Eleni Klempner
Director, Real AssetsMassachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board
USA
Emilio Marconell
Director of Development USAPowertis USA
USA
Eric Newman
Treasury ManagerCity of Stamford
USA
Eric serves on the City of Stamford Investment Advisory Committee, Classified Employees Retirement Fund Board, Defined Contribution Plan Board & Other Post-Employment Benefit (OPEB) Board. He also serves on the Town of Fairfield Joint Investment Retirement Board, NASP-MiDA Africa Institutional Investor Advisory Council and USAID Prosper Africa MiDA Institutional Investor Delegations to Senegal, Kenya and South Africa. Eric is a member of AIF Global Trustee Advisory Board. Has a B.B.A. in Accounting from Adelphi University; Certificate in Investment Banking from New York University; MBA from Sacred Heart University and is pursuing post grad studies in International Finance at Harvard University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Felipe Lima
CEO Latin AmericaArcadis
Brazil
Felipe Lima is CEO of Arcadis in Latin America (leading global company in Design & Consultancy for natural and built assets) and also holds the position of CEO in Brazil. Graduated in Mechanical Engineering, he has more than 20 years of experience in national and global companies, with vast experience of leadership in the Americas and expertise in corporate finance and management, covering the energy, infrastructure, oil and gas, and mining industries. Prior to Arcadis, he held positions of Executive Director and Board Member in Promon Group companies, including three years as CEO of Promon Engineering. In his professional career, he also served as CFO of Votorantim Cimentos in North America and as VP of Citigroup in the USA.
Fernando Alonso
Managing DirectorMarhnos
Mexico
Fernando Carrandi
VP of Airport Investments & OperationsAgunsa
Chile
Fernando has 15+ years of broad experience in the infrastructure finance and development sector including his current leadership role as chief executive for a group of three regional airports in Chile. He has also served in an executive/board support capacity to the Board of Directors for the Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport PPP project in Santiago, with an aggregate of 18 million pax/year. He also has extensive background in executive and director roles for various airport developments in Latin America and the Caribbean with focus on airport privatization projects, PPP financing and airport administration, bridging public and private sector oversight. In Montego Bay, Jamaica, he served as Chief Financial Officer.
Filip Guz
Co-Head of AmericasInfrared Capital Partners
USA
Florian Schmitz
Founding PartnerResonance Partners
USA
Florian is co-founder and partner at Resonance Partners. As a seasoned industry professional, he has over 14 years of experience in corporate finance / M&A and real estate.
He has led or was involved in over $6bn of real estate investors with companies like Blackstone, Round Hill Capital, Deutsche Bank, Och-Ziff, and Stepstone. Before founding Resonance Partners, Florian was a partner at Global Founders Capital. Prior to that he was the Head of Acquisitions for Round Hill Capital and a member of the investment committee. Florian also worked for Blackstone’s platform Vitus, acquiring Multifamily assets for their Real Estate Funds.
Fulvio Carli
SócioInfra Partners
Brazil
Civil Engineer from Escola Politécnica da USP, with a postgraduate degree in Business Logistics from Fundação Vanzolini - USP and Master in Corporate Governance and Business Valuation from B.I. International. Partner responsible for INFRA Partners working on Asset Valuation and Investment Strategy projects in logistics infrastructure, as well as consulting projects in Supply Chain and in the development of New Businesses. In Asset Valuation and Investment Strategies projects, he works in feasibility analysis, from the analysis of potential demand to the economic and financial assessment of assets in different sectors, always focusing on Logistics.
Gerry Fields, LL.B., J.D.
President and General CounselCornerstone Group
Canada
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Gildo Rodrigues
DiretorCCR USA Airport Management, Inc.
Giuliano Dragone
New Business DirectorGS Inima
Brazil
Giulio Leucci
CEOHermes Infra Holdings
United Kingdom
Greg Irlbeck
Investments ManagerDallas Police & Fire Pension System
USA
Greg Winchester
Founder & CEOSummit Investors
USA
Career real estate professional in both North America and Europe with experience in banking, financial services, and investments. Overseen commercial real transactions and lending activities totaling in excess of $250billion with a background in distressed debt and properties totaling over $30billion. Leadership roles in business, nonprofits and academics.
Hans-Juergen Weidenbacher
Managing DirectorAllianz Global Investors
United Kingdom
Jaime Chavarriaga
Director of Aviation Program ManagementHill International
USA
Jaime Chavarriaga is Hill International Director of Aviation Program Management in Miami, FL. Jaime brings more than 30 years of development and implementation experience with major projects and programs at domestic and international airports throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and South America. At Hill, he is responsible for pursuing, developing, and assisting with the implementation of major airport projects and programs throughout the U.S. and Latin America.
James Spencer
Managing PartnerExus Partners USA
USA
Jason Todd
Managing Director, Investment ManagementPacific Life Insurance Company
USA
Jeffery Safford
DirectorPan American Finance
USA
Jeremy Ebie
Managing PartnerPhoenix Infrastructure Group
USA
Jill M. Daniel
Founder and Managing DirectorEstuary Capital Partners
USA
Joeri Aulman
Regional ManagerNACO
Netherlands
John Dionisio
Business Development DirectorMeridiam
Canada
He is the North America Business Development Director. In that role John coordinates and oversees the project origination function for the North American market. John has been actively engaged across a variety of infrastructure investment disciplines including business development, project development, project finance, fundraising, and corporate finance. John has played active roles in major PPP including the Port of Miami Tunnel Project, the IH 635/ LBJ Project in Texas, the Long Beach Courthouse Project, the Purple Line Project in Maryland, and the Central 70 Project in Denver. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University and a master's degree from Columbia University's School of Public and International Affairs.
Jonathan Stone
PartnerInstarAGF Asset Management
Canada
Jorge Cabrera
Director of Investor RelationsMarketSpace Capital
USA
Jorge Roberts
CEOAvports
USA
CEO of Avports (f.k.a. Pan Am World Services), which is America’s most experienced airport operator and manager. Avports is currently owned by West Street Infrastructure Partners III, a family of infrastructure investment funds managed by the Merchant Banking Division of The Goldman Sachs Group. His airport management and P3 (public-private partnership) investment career spans over 14 years. He was previously Co-founder/VP for Carlyle Airport Group, where he co-led the proposal to redevelop the $9.5 billion Terminal One at JFK Airport. His previous experience includes working at CCR USA, Airports Worldwide/TBI (OMERS & Houston Airports), Merrill Lynch’s I-Banking and Federal Trade Commission. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
JR Pearce
Senior Investment Officer Real Estate Real AsseSacramento County Employees' Retirement System
USA
Katja Dilger
Derigo
Germany
Ken Kramer
Managing Director & Co-FounderRushton Atlantic
USA
Kevin Healy
Infrared Capital Partners
USA
Lari Konfidan
Managing PrincipalKonfident Capital
USA
Laurie Mahon
Vice Chair, US IB, MD & Co-Head, Global Infrastructure & PowerCIBC World Markets Corp
USA
Ms. Mahon joined CIBC Capital Markets in August 2013 and is responsible for all infrastructure finance activities globally. She has had a multifaceted career as a banker, public sector manager, infrastructure executive, consultant and developer focusing on the development and financing of large infrastructure projects around the globe. Ms. Mahon holds a master’s degree in urban planning from Harvard University, and a BS summa cum laude from Boston University.
Len Jornlin
Optimize Renewables
USA
Luis Barreto
Managing Director - InfrastructureBrookfield Asset Management
USA
Luis Barreto is a Managing Director in Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group, responsible for leading the sourcing and execution of new investments in North America, including Mexico. Mr. Barreto joined Brookfield in 2010 and has since played a key role in expanding our operations in both Peru and Mexico. Mr. Barreto was instrumental in opening our Peru office, and in 2015, he relocated to Mexico to establish our presence in the country. In addition to driving our geographic expansion in South America, Mr. Barreto has also played an important leadership role on many significant transactions in the region. Prior to joining Brookfield, Mr. Barreto was a Director in the Financial Institutions Group at Citi, based in New York and London.
Maís Moreno
PartnerManesco Advogados
Brazil
Concentrates her practices in public law, especially regarding infrastructure transactions. Provide legal support in government contracts (RFP and unsolicited proposal; PPP; concessions), EPC, regulatory. CP3P-F.
Marc deBree
Head of Real Estate & Alternatives AssetTIAA
USA
Marcelo Felberg
CFO AmericasDP World Americas
USA
CFO of DP World Americas since 2018. Prior to DP World Americas, was acting CEO (2017) and CFO of Odebrecht Transport S.A. (from 2010 to 2018) and CFO of Rede Energia (2008). Before that had worked for almost 20 years in wholesale and investment banking holding several senior and executive positions at Unibanco, HSBC, BBM, BofA and Chase Manhattan both in Brazil and the United Kingdom. Board member of several companies in Argentina, Peru, Chile, Brazil and the Dominican Republica. Holds a degree in Economics from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro and Executive MBA from Fundação Getúlio Vargas Sao Paulo.
Maria Vorobieva
Senior DirectorSkyPower
Canada
Mark Voccola
Senior Managing Director - Infrastructure GroupArdian - USA
USA
Mathew Kennedy
Converge Partners LLC
USA
Matt Press
VP - Infrastructure InvestmentsERL Engenharia
Canada
Micah Kotch
Managing DirectorURBAN-X
USA
Micah came to URBAN-X from NYSERDA, where he served as the Director of NY Prize and Strategic Advisor for Innovation, and spent 5 years as Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering where he launched NYC’s first sponsored tech incubator. Micah has direct experience with utilities, government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, educational institutions and early stage companies. He is interested in startups that embrace change as well as regulators and innovative large companies working on solutions for climate and energy issues.
Michael Cheroutes
PresidentROADIS USA
USA
Michael was the founding executive director of Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE), the state’s public-private partnership agency. Prior to his work with HPTE, Michael was a senior law-firm partner, with international and domestic responsibilities for major infrastructure projects. Michael graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in International Relations & Affairs as well as obtaining his JD from Stanford University Law School. He is based in Denver.
Michael Nichols
Senior Investment Officer - Credit DerivTexas Tech University System Endowment
USA
Michael Ryder
Former SMD & Head of Americas at OMERS Infrastructure-
USA
Michael Underhill
Founder, CIO & CEOCapital Innovations
USA
Michael D. Underhill, Founder & Chief Investment Officer of Capital Innovations, an alternative investment boutique. Oversees data science, equity valuation, risk modeling, performance attribution, & trading strategies. Designed factor testing, optimization, risk budgeting, active portfolio trading and rebalancing. Invented Capital Innovations InSight™ process, which uses Capital Innovations’ proprietary private markets model, analyzes available investment manager data and rates each product according to seven factors: business, staff, investment process, investment risk, performance, terms/conditions, and operations.
Mike Gion
Director, SAABrookwood Group
USA
We provide expert support to property occupiers and investors in the areas of management, strategy, development, financing, approvals and transactions.
Nahed Sabri
Director, Alternative InvestmentsTCC
Canada
Nathan Whigham
PresidentEN Capital
USA
Nicolas Matos
PartnerExus Partners USA
USA
Ouahida Bendjedou
Head of Legal - International M&A / Project FinanceGroupe ADP
France
Passion for infrastructure industry. Willing to be a game changer and to shape the infrastructure of the future. Highly experienced in structuration and negotiation of complex infrastructure projects (PPP, concessions, real estate development, setting up funds, etc...).
Pablo Otin
CEOPMOP CONSULTING
Spain
Pablo Otín is CEO and co-founder of Powertisand has anover 18 years in-depth experience in renewable energy in top-notch companies as well as a broad experience in wind and solar and global expertise. Otín holds a BEng (MechanicalEngineering) of Central Lancashire (UK) and University of Zaragoza (Spain). He also holdsan Executive MBA from IEB. Otín led international expansions and built platforms from scratch. Pablo Otín leads Powertis’ activities globally and is driving the company to a leading position in PV markets such as Brazil.
Paloma Ortiz Martinez
Country Manager de MéxicoCOMSA Corporación
Mexico
Paulo Benites
Diretor ComercialGlobal Ace Participações e Investimentos
Brazil
Paulo Mazzali
Senior Vice President Portfolio ManagementBrookfield Asset Management
Brazil
Ingressou na Brookfield em 2021 como VP Sênior de Gestão de Portfólio de Real Estate BR e é responsável por coordenar todas as atividades de finanças, desde o financiamento de aquisições e desenvolvimento com transações envolvendo mais de R$ 11 bilhões, até as atividades de controladoria, relatórios e tesouraria.
Formado em Eng. Mecânica pela Escola Politécnica da USP, com MBA em
Finanças e Gestão Estratégica pela The Wharton School, Universidade da Pensilvânia, antes de integrar o time da Brookfield trabalhou no Grupo CCR, onde atuou como co-CEO da subsidiária Curaçao Airport Partners e integrou os conselhos de administração das operadoras dos aeroportos de Curaçao, de San Jose, Costa Rica, de Quito, Equador, de BH, e Total Airport Service
Paulo Perillo
Director of Engineering & SystemsSafari Energy LL
USA
Pawan Anand
Ex- Secretary General - HOAIHOAI
India
Maj Gen Dr Pawan Anand, AVSM has a wealth of experience in infrastructure management at apex level in Govt, having been Senior Chief Engineer of the South Western Region, guiding three Zonal Chief Engineers executing over 400 projects with Rs 4300 Crore ($ 605mn) outlay. Projects- residential and essential services, roads, runways, hover port, explosive storage houses etc. Was one-stop person for procurements, international/domestic (a few million USD contracts). Currently, Secy Gen of Highway Operators Association in India, Mentor for senior civil services and military officers at National Defence College, Delhi, Distinguished Fellow USI of India (think tank), Fellow Institution of Engineers. Awarded by GoI.
Peter Larsen
Investment Director, Alternative Invest.Pension Danmark Alternative Investments
Denmark
Raed EL-Farhan
Weston & Sampson
USA
Rakesh Jain
VP - New businessMEL - Mytrah Energy India
India
Rakesh Jain is currently with Mytrah Energy, India and looking after New Business Initiatives across infra, Tech space and emerging business opportunities. Earlier while in Feedback Infra Private Limited, a major Infra advisory firm in India, he has developed the fuel practice (Gas/Coal/Mining) practice and also developed the consulting market for Feedback Infra in Africa across infra space. He has worked in sectors such as Power (Conventional/Renewable), Gas, City Gas Distribution, LNG/FSRU, Coal Bed Methane, LPG, Coal & Mining, Ports & Logistics, Electric Vehicles (Urban Mobility), Alternate Fuel, Solid Waste Management, Tourism, Industrial Development, Water, etc.
Raúl Pérez López
Investment DirectorSacyr
Spain
Raul is an Infrastructure Investment professional with an engineering background. His 15 years’ international experience as project engineer, financial analyst and senior investment manager provides him with a wide contact network in the PPPs market. He started his career at Cintra Infraestructuras (Ferrovial Group), then he joined EY to start the Project Finance and Infrastructure Advisory practice in Spain, and finally he moved to Sacyr Concesiones as Senior PPP Investment Manager, where he has led several consortia, including the one that was awarded with a €900 million investment project in Colombia in 2015. He has been involved in infrastructure projects that range from €400 million to €2 billion in many Western countries.
Recep Kendircioglu
Senior Managing DirectorManulife Investment Management
USA
Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge
DirectorLouis Lambert International Airport
USA
Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge has been the Director of St. Louis Lambert International Airport since January 2010. She is also Chairwoman of the 17-member St. Louis Airport Commission. She is also
Chairwoman of the 17-member St. Louis Airport Commission. Prior to STL, Ms. Hamm-Niebruegge logged over 25 years in aviation management positions with American Airlines, Trans World Airlines (TWA) and Ozark Air Lines; a majority of her career has been based in St. Louis, Missouri. She’s the current Chairperson of the Board of Christian Hospital; former Chairperson of the Advisory Board of John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University; and past President of the Board of Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis.
Ricardo Martins
CEONatural Energia Participações
Brazil
Rodrigo Pedroso
CEOPacto Energia
Brazil
Rodrigo Ferreira Fonsêca Pedroso is a civil engineer, specialist in hydroelectric generation by the PAPUC -Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, in wind generation by the DEWI Institute of Germany, in commercialization of energy by Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, in project management by FGV - Getulio Vargas Foundation, worked at ANEEL - National Electric Energy Agency and is currently CEO of Pacto Energia S.A.
Rodrigo Vivanco
VP of Business DevelopmentERL Engenharia
Peru
Ryan Garland
Chief Executive Officer & FounderParadyme Funding
USA
A rising star in the world of California real estate, Ryan has literally done it all—from brokering a billion dollars in mortgage transactions to engineering and helming large scale construction projects. He was ranked a Top Producer in the country for five years and was the #1 Top Originator in California for four. But Ryan saw a different path moving forward and consequently decided that the country was ready for a brand new CRE investing mindset.
Sarah Capozzo
Manager of Alternative InvestmentsKnights of Columbus
USA
Scott Sklar
The Stella Group
USA
Sebastián Méndez
Gerente Crecimiento Energía y GasEPM
Colombia
Shailesh Pathak
Head - Special Initiatives, Development ProjectsLarsen & Toubro
India
Mr. Pathak has over 3 decades of experience shared equally between the private sector and Government of India's IAS (Indian Administrative Service). He started his career in 1986 with a 4-year investment banking stint at ICICI and HSBC before joining the IAS. He re-joined the private sector in 2006, in IDFC. He returned to the ICICI group as Senior Director (Investments), ICICI Venture, investing private equity in infrastructure. He joined Larsen & Toubro in 2017.He has 360-degree experience in infrastructure finance and execution, having worked in private equity investing and fundraising, both national and global, project finance, project structuring, preparation and appraisal, and investment banking.
Simren Priestley
Director, CommunicationsOMERS Infrastructure
United Kingdom
Srini Viswanathan
CEOVibrant Energy Holdings
India
Srini Viswanathan is the Chief Executive Officer of Vibrant Energy, which is a growing its SE Asia based C&I platform to 500MW in 3 years. Previously, he was leading SunEdison India’s C&I business where he led the growth of India’s initial rooftop and C&I open access portfolio. Prior to that, he was the Country Head and Managing Director for Solesa Solar Engineering that provided rooftop and utility scale EPC services across India, Middle East and Africa. Srini started his solar finance and development career by being a founding employee for Sol Systems where he helped in building a mezzanine solar financing fund in Washington DC.
He completed his MBA from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and started his career at UBS Investment Bank
Steve Lemelin
Director of External Investment ManagersCity of Montreal Retirement System
Canada
Stewart Steeves
CEOLaGuardia Gateway Partners LLC
USA
Susan Warner-Dooley
CCO for AirportsPort Authority of New York and New Jersey
USA
Sven Kottwitz
DirectorTransurban
USA
Thomas King
Borincana Foundation Inc.
PUERTORICO
Tom Lewis
CEOWSP - Los Angeles
USA
Tomas Weaver
Business Development E-GI&NEnel USA
USA
Valerie Blecua-Bodin
Managing DirectorNEOEN USA Inc.
USA
Victor Borque
VP - PPP Business DevelopmentSacyr Infrastructure
USA
Vinicius Guardia Serrano
Founder & CEOERL Engenharia
Brazil
Vishnu Mohanan
Director Private MarketsHRM Pension Plan
Canada
Willem Sutherland
Senior AdvisorThree Keys Capital Advisors, LLC
USA
Willem Sutherland headed the Latin America region for ING. While travelling extensively in Latin America, he is based in New York. Prior to assuming his current position, he was also head of the Infrastructure Finance and Advisory activities for ING in the Americas. Willem has more than 20 years of experience in debt structuring, advisory, project finance and debt placement in the Americas. Prior to joining ING, Willem worked for ABN AMRO in Europe, Mexico and New York. He has been based in New York since 2001. Willem holds an MSc degree in Business Engineering from the Technical University of Twente, in the Netherlands.
Investors' Appetite for USA Infrastructure Assets - Competitive
Investors' Appetite for USA Infrastructure Assets - Competitive opportunities or scarce success?
Moderator
Jorge Valenzuela
Principal & Managing Director, Advisory Services
ARUP
Moderator
José Moran
Partner
Baker McKenzie
Amit
Rikhy
President & CEO
Carlyle Airport Group
Helen
Newell
Senior VP Infrastructure
GIC - Government of Singapore Investment Corporati
Juan
Camargo
Managing Director
OMERS Infrastructure
Olivier
Renault
Managing Director, Infrastructure, North America
CDPQ
Paul
David
Head of Americas, Infrastructure Debt
Allianz Global Investors
Jorge Valenzuela
Principal & Managing Director, Advisory ServicesARUP
USA
Jorge Valenzuela has 20 years of experience in investments, asset management, and project management of real assets in the US and Latin America. Jorge's areas of expertise include financial and technical advisory for the development, investment and financing of public infrastructure and real estate projects. At Arup, Jorge leads the Advisory Services team for San Francisco and Latin America and has directed engagements in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Peru and the US. Civil Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, has a Master degree in construction management and real estate from the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, and an MBA degree from University of California at Berkeley.
José Moran
PartnerBaker McKenzie
USA
José Antonio Morán chairs the Firm's Energy, Mining & Infrastructure Practice Group. He represents clients in numerous high-value deals, including one recognized by Thomson Project Finance International as “the largest merger and acquisition deal in Latin America.” José is ranked as a Foreign Expert for Spain in USA - Projects by Chambers USA 2017 and 2018. The Legal 500 United States also recognized him from 2011 to 2016 in the area of project finance and in prior years in the areas of corporate & finance and real estate & construction. José has been trained as a lawyer under a civil law system and a common law system.
Amit Rikhy
President & CEOCarlyle Airport Group
USA
Founding Chief Executive of Carlyle Airport Group (CAG), The Carlyle Group’s global airport development and investment platform. Airport investment and management career spans over 25 years, including involvement in more than 50 airport P3 transactions globally. Former President and CEO of CCR USA. Before that, founder and CEO of Sigma Infrastructure Partners and SVP at Airports Worldwide. Experience also includes leading airport transactions in the United States and globally for Vantage Airport Group and Airport Group International. Directly involved in key US P3 airport transactions, as well as airport privatizations in Europe, the Americas and Caribbean, and Australasia.
Helen Newell
Senior VP InfrastructureGIC - Government of Singapore Investment Corporati
USA
Juan Camargo
Managing DirectorOMERS Infrastructure
USA
In his role as Managing Director at OMERS Infrastructure, Juan is responsible for the origination, acquisition and management of infrastructure assets, primarily in the Americas. Juan serves on the board of GNL Quintero in Chile and various boards of directors relating to the Airports Worldwide portfolio. Juan has extensive experience investing in large-scale infrastructure assets globally. After starting his infrastructure investment career at OMERS Infrastructure, Juan moved to Abu Dhabi and helped develop ADIA’s infrastructure investment platform. Juan returned to OMERS Infrastructure to join the NY office, where he is currently based. Juan has a B.Com degree from the University of Toronto.
Olivier Renault
Managing Director, Infrastructure, North AmericaCDPQ
Canada
Olivier Renault is responsible for the development and implementation of CDPQ’s investment strategy in infrastructure in North America. Prior to that, he was a senior member of the Infrastructure and Energy team with a focus on transaction origination and execution across North America. In this role, he has been involved in some of CDPQ’s largest transactions, including Plenary Americas, Vertical Bridge, DP World, Student Transportation of America, Southern Star Central Corp., IPALCO Enterprises Inc. and Invenergy Renewables in the United States, as well as Fluxys and Interconnector UK (regulated gas transmission) in Europe. Before joining CDPQ, Olivier was a Senior Principal with Arcus Infrastructure Partners.
Paul David
Head of Americas, Infrastructure DebtAllianz Global Investors
USA
Paul was a founder member of the AllianzGI’s Infrastructure Debt Team and now a leading institutional investor in direct lending in core infrastructure debt. Its investments total around $15 billion globally. In 2018, Paul led the expansion of the team further into Latin America. In the first year, they invested close to $1 billion, with transactions in Mexico, Peru and Uruguay. With a focus on core infrastructure, in particular in renewables, transmission, mid-stream and transport. Paul has been involved in infrastructure debt for 30 years. He started his career at Lloyds Bank, and subsequently worked at Industrial Bank of Japan and MBIA UK Insurance Limited. Paul holds a BSc in Mathematics from Imperial College, London.
As we enter the post COVID recovery phase, how might the US infrastructure investment appetite boost pipelines and private sector growth both domestically and overseas? After all, according to the Global Infrastructure Hub, there is currently a USD 3.8 trillion infrastructure investment gap for US assets; opening up competitive bids for institutional and funds capital as well as corporates investment appetite.
Discussion will touch on
- Biden's Presidency, Gov Spending & Policies - What to expect in 2020-2024?
- ESG - How will demands for energy transitions impact various stakeholders?
- Telecoms & Energy Sectors - Rising stars, key to watch?
- Key States - Where to deploy capital?
- Can Debt Boost Infrastructure Investments in the Country?
- Infrastructure Funds and Assets - Stable returns and opportunities for all or only for a few?
- Non-Core Infrastructure Appetite - Will funds expand their mandates or too risky, too soon?
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Pedro Nicolau
Global Head of Infrastructure & India
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Pedro Nicolau
Pedro Nicolau
Global Head of Infrastructure & India
GRI Club
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Pedro Nicolau is a Partner and the Global Head of Infrastructure and Portfolio Director for India at GRI Group. He leads the infrastructure division which is active in Latin America, India, China, and the USA. He also leads the real estate activities in India with a local team based in Mumbai. Prior to GRI, Pedro worked for Clarion Events Brazil in the Transportation, Mobility, and Sanitation portfolio. He has a bachelor degree in International Affairs at Unesp (São Paulo State University).
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