Who Will Finance the Next Trillion Dollars of Infrastructure?

Schedule

• 3 November 2026
• 8:00Registration and Networking Breakfast8:00 - 9:00
• 9:00Welcome Remarks9:00 - 9:10

  by Caroline Eber-Ittel, CEO, France and Head of Coverage Banking, Europe, Standard Chartered

• 9:10Opening Keynote: Who Will Finance the Next Trillion Dollars of Infrastructure?9:10 - 9:30

  • Henrik Raber, Global Head, Global Banking, Standard Chartered 
  • Eric Lombard, Former French Minister of Economy and Finance, Member of the Board of Directors of Euroclear
• 9:30Panel 1: Infrastructure as an Investment Engine9:30 - 10:15

  As demand for infrastructure accelerates, investors are increasingly viewing it as a core asset class offering long-term growth, resilience and diversification. From sovereign wealth funds and pension funds to private wealth investors, new pools of capital are playing a growing role in funding the infrastructure needed to support digitalisation, energy transition and economic security. This session will explore where investors are finding value, how capital allocation strategies are evolving, and what this means for the future of infrastructure investing.

  • Kamal Abi-Salloum, Senior Portfolio Director, GIC
  • Karim Mourad, Global Head of Infrastructure, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
  • Michael Pantelogianis, Co-CEO, Apterra
  • Pierre-Emmanuel Giroux, Investment Director, LBPAM

  Moderator: Philippe Tabouis, Regional Head, Infrastructure & Development Finance Group, Europe, Standard Chartered

• 10:15Coffee Break10:15 - 10:35
• 10:35Panel 2: Financing the AI Infrastructure Era10:35 - 11:25

  We are entering a once-in-a-generation capital expenditure cycle, driven by AI, digitalisation, energy transition and geopolitical realignment. With an estimated US$75–100 trillion of infrastructure investment required globally over the coming decades, and up to US$7 trillion needed for AI infrastructure alone by 2030, the question is no longer whether investment is required, but who will provide the capital and where long-term value will accrue. This discussion explores the infrastructure assets, financing models and investment opportunities that could define the next phase of economic growth.

  • David Smith, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Echelon Data Centres
  • Eelco Holst, Group Treasurer, EdgeConneX
  • Jopy Chiang, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Keppel
  • Samuel Bordeleau, Partner, Energy & Infrastructure, Linklaters

  Moderator: Sridhar Nagarajan, Head, Digital Infrastructure, IDFG, Standard Chartered

• 11:25Panel 3: Does the Energy Transition Investment still need supportive policy?11:25 - 12:10

  Clean energy is now the cheapest power on early, but is it cheap enough to go it alone? Drawing from their experience from across [X Y Z], our panel debates when policy unlocks investment, and when it distorts it. We also discuss what capital is really needed from governments and society’s willingness to continue to support.

  • Amir Sharifi, Executive Committee Member, Strategy and Regional Head, Hy24
  • Christiane Wurdemann, Head of Emerging Markets Energy Transition, Mirova
  • Emmanuel Laillier, Chief Investment Officer of Private Equity, Tikehau Capital

  Moderator: Ben Daly, Global Head, Transition Finance and Advisory, Standard Chartered

• 12:10Closing remarks12:10 - 12:20

  by Isabelle Chastagner, Head of Corporate Coverage, France and Southern Europe, Standard Chartered

• 12:30Networking Lunch12:30 - 13:30