2024 Paris Infraweek, nov. 4 - 8
INFRASTRUCTURE DRIVING THE GLOBAL DECARBONIZATION
The Paris Infraweek is the unique European Infrastructure Network bringing together the most influential global players of the infrastructure financing – LPs, GPs, lenders, arrangers, multilaterals infrastructure developers, lawyers, as well as government officials, etc.- during a whole week of 50+ dedicated roundtables and workshops featuring 250+ high-level speakers from all over the world.
Introduction & Opening Addresses
- French Ministry of the Economy and Finance,
- Augustin de ROMANET, Chairman & CEO, ADP Group , Chairman, Paris EUROPLACE
[Plenary Session 1] Empowering Infrastructure Investment to meet the Decarbonization Agenda
Moderator: Patrick TARDIVY, Partner, Orrick
- Estelle CASTRES, Managing Director, Country Head of France, Belgium, & Luxembourg, Blackrock
- Gwenola CHAMBON, CEO & Founding Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners
- Ilya POLYAKOV, Deputy Head, Global Banking and Advisory, Société Générale
- Markus WANDT, Chief Investment Officer, Aquila Capital
Central Asia Infrastructure Investment Opportunities
Moderator: Olga MELO ZANELLI, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills
[Discussion]
Moderator: Sasha VAKULINA, Business Editor, Euronews
- Thierry DEAU, Founder & CEO , Meridiam
[Plenary Session 2] Transitioning Infrastructure from Brown to Green: Addressing Mitigation and Adaptation
Moderator: Jean BENSAID, Director Fin Infra, French Treasury
- Bérénice ARBONA, Head of Infrastructure Debt, LBP AM
- Deepa BHARADWAJ, Head of Infrastructure, Europe, IFM Investors
- Antoine BOUZANQUET, Partner, Infrastructure & Energy, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
- Laurent CHATELIN, Partner – Infrastructure, Eurazeo
MAROC | Infrastructures : Une nouvelle dynamique de partenariats et d’Investissement
Opening Address: Mohamed BENCHAABOUN, Directeur général, Fonds Mohammed VI pour l’Investissement
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Ali SEDDIKI,
Directeur général, Agence Marocaine de Développement des Investissements et des Exportations - AMDIE
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- Hind LFAL, Secrétaire Générale, Orange Maroc
- Amir SHARIFI, Senior Managing Director, Ardian, CIO, Hy24
- Othman TLEMCANI, Directeur du Financement, InnovX
[Discussion]
Moderator: Darko ADAMOVIC, Partner, Gibson Dunn
- Vincent LEVITA, Founder and CEO, InfraVia Capital Partners
- Nicolas ROCHON, Founder & CEO, Rgreen Invest
[Plenary Session 3] Infrastructure: How to Achieve the European Energy Autonomy?
Moderator: Fanny MAHLER, Public law, Energy & Infrastructure Partner, Linklaters
- Andrew BLEASE, Associate Managing Director, Infrastructure Finance Group, Moody's Investors Service
- Pierre-Etienne FRANC, Co-founder and CEO, Hy24, Co-founder and Chairman, FiveT Hydrogen
- Vivian NICOLI, Managing Director, Head of European Infrastructure, CDPQ Paris
- Guillaume RICHARD, Global Head of Power & Utilities, Crédit Agricole CIB
Infrastructure : Financer la décarbonation, quels modèles de financement ? Quelles solutions ? Quelle structuration ?
Moderator: Mickaël BERREBI , Directeur Conseil en investissement, Diot-Siaci Institute
- Thibault SAUVAGE, Senior Director, Infrastructure Financing, CDPQ London
[Discussion] Digital and Intelligent Infrastructure: the New Frontiers towards Sustainability
Moderator: Alexis HOJABR, Partner, White & Case
- Laurent FAYOLLAS, Deputy Head of Infrastructure, Ardian
- Michaël TRABBIA, Executive Vice President & CEO, Orange Wholesale
- Nick WOOLFITT, Head of Specialised Finance, Europe, National Australia Bank Limited
Infrastructure : Actualités et tendances dans le M&A en France et en Europe
Moderator: Patrick DZIEWOLSKI, Partner, Bredin Prat
- Pierre BENOIST d'ANTHENAY, Co-Head, Raise Infrastructures
- Lucie BOCEL, Head of France, Director, Howden M&A
- Marion CALCINE, Chief Investment Officer - Infrastructure, Ardian
- Thomas PICARD, Managing Director, Lazard
- Industrial representative,
[InfraNextGen] Awards ceremony for the Infrastructure Young Professionals
Buffet Lunch
[Discussion]
Moderator: Aurore-Emmanuelle RUBIO, Head of Energy Regulatory, CMS Francis Lefebvre
- Henrik RABER, Global Head of Global Credit Markets (GCM), Standard Chartered Bank
- Vincent Girard, Head of Unit for Project Finance West, European Investment Bank
Infrastructures digitales : quelle contribution à la décarbonation de l’économie ?
[Plenary Session 4] Decarbonizing Infrastructure in Emerging Markets
- Mohamed BENCHAABOUN, Chief Executive Officer, Fonds Mohammed VI pour l’Investissement
- Bertrand de la BORDE, Director, Global Head Infrastructure, IFC – World Bank Group
- Marie-Laure MAZAUD, Chief Executive Officer, STOA
[Discussion] Infrastructure Global Decarbonization: Solutions and New instruments
Moderator: Christophe DOSSARPS, Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Infrastructure Foundation (SIF) / SOURCE
- Tom CEUSTERS, Director – Treasury Market Operations, IFC - World Bank Group
- Marie LAM-FRENDO*, Member Steering Committee, FAST-Infra
Integrating biodiversity into the financing and sustainable management of infrastructure: challenges and solutions
- Yannick AUTRET, Expert recherche transport, énergie et environnement, Ministère de la Transition écologique (ITTECOP, MTECT)
- French Treasury representative,
[Plenary Session 5] Scaling-up Electricity Production & Securing the Supply of Energy Infrastructures
Moderator: Boris MARTOR, Partner, Bird & Bird
- Thomas BEAUMONT, Head of Energy Origination, BNP Paribas
- Eric MEYER, Managing Director France, RBC Capital Markets
- Elliot SLOCOMBE, Head of Project & Export Finance, Europe, International & Institutional Banking, ANZ
- Industrial representative,