As the common thread of the 2019 Paris Infraweek, “Infrastructure Quality” is placed at the heart of international debates, particularly in the context of Japan's G20 presidency of the G20 conclusions on ‘Quality Infrastructure Investment (QII)’, the Paris Infraweek will be an opportunity for Global infrastructure key players to contribute to the international debate on the quality of infrastructures, a key topic for an effective and sustainable response to the global fast growing demand on infrastructure.

With a strong international focus, the Paris Infraweek 2019 will roll out this theme based on a geographical approach Europe and Emerging Countries. And, “Infrastructure Quality” will be examined from different angles: sustainability of financing, digital and innovation, contribution to development, impact in terms of social and environmental costs, etc.

“ I am proud this year to host the third edition of Paris Infraweek. The past events have been a real success thanks to the involvement of so many investors and professionals. This year, we will focus our discussions on infrastructure quality. Improving infrastructure quality further is essential to meet both environmental and development challenges. Infraweek will be an opportunity to demonstrate the role that finance can play in improving people’s lives and to showcase the expertise France has in financing and building high quality infrastructure projects.

Bruno LE MAIRE
French Minister for the Economy and Finance ·