2023 Paris Infraweek, oct 9 - 13
SHIFTING THE FRONTIERS IN INFRASTRUCTURES: THE NEW PARADIGMS
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.
Opening Addresses
- Roland LESCURE, Minister Delegate in charge of Industry
- Augustin de ROMANET, Chairman & CEO, ADP Group , Chairman, Paris EUROPLACE
[Plenary Session 1] The new Frontiers in Infrastructure: which Assets for which Needs?
Moderator: Bérénice ARBONA, Head of Infrastructure Debt, La Banque Postale Asset Management
- Gwenola CHAMBON, CEO & Founding Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners
- Xavier GIRRE, Group Senior Executive Vice President, Group Finance, EDF
- Amir H. JAHANGUIRI, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
- Ilya POLYAKOV, Deputy Head, Global Banking and Advisory, Société Générale
Welcome 2023-2024 Class of the IFC - EUROPLACE - DAUPHINE Program
[Plenary Session 2] ESG Regulatory Backbone: How to Channel the Funding?
Moderator: Vivian NICOLI, Vice-présidente, Infrastructures – Europe et directrice générale, CDPQ Paris ; Vice-President, Infrastructure, Europe and Managing Director, CDPQ Paris
- Gwendoline CAZENAVE, Chief Executive Officer, Eurostar
- Marie-Ange DEBON, Chairman & CEO, Keolis
- Christine JEANDEL, Chief Executive Officer, Colisée Group
Structuration Financière et Juridique : Nouveaux Modèles de Financement
Moderator: Charles-Henri LARREUR, Managing Director, Santander, author of ‘Structured Finance: Leveraged Buyouts, Project Finance, Asset Finance and Securitization”,
- Olivier AUBERT, Managing Director, SWEN Capital Partners
- Jean-Christophe CAVANNA, Directeur - Credit and Political Risk Insurance, Diot-Siaci
- Cendrine DELIVRE, Associé, CDE Avocat
- Marisa FONTENIT, Directeur Project Finance, Scope Ratings
- Christelle SALMON-LATASTE, Associée, Simon Associés
- Balthazar SCHLUMBERGER, Directeur général, Simpl
[Plenary Session 3] Energy Transition: Defining the new Playground
Moderator: Jean BENSAID, Director Fin Infra, French Treasury
- Darko ADAMOVIC, Partner, Gibson Dunn
- Andrew BLEASE, Associate Managing Director, Infrastructure Finance Group, Moody's Investors Service
- Louis-Roch BURGARD, Co-head, Equity Investments, Infranity
- Ambroise FAYOLLE, Vice-President, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Fireside Chat
Moderator: Sasha VAKULINA, Business Editor, Euronews
- Thierry DEAU, Founder & CEO , Meridiam
- Simon COOPER, CEO, Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking and CEO, Europe & Americas,Standard Chartered Bank
Connecter les Territoires : la Mobilité Ferroviaire
Opening Address: Hubert du MESNIL, Chairman, Institut de la Gestion Déléguée
Moderator: Stéphane MANOUKIAN, Associé, Consulting, Secteur public & Infrastructures, France, EY
- Lorraine ALIX, Directeur de projet, Fininfra, Direction Générale du Trésor
- Julien BECCHERLE, Directeur général adjoint chargé des mobilités, Région Grand Est
- Pierre-Emmanuel BELUCHE, Investment Director, Meridiam
- Gweltaz GUIAVARC’H, Directeur des contrats PPP, SNCF Réseau
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Brice LAINE,
Direction de l’investissement, Banque des Territoires, Groupe Caisse des Dépots
- Gilles RAKOCZY, Directeur général, Oc’Via, Président AGIFI
- Valérie VESQUE-JEANCARD, Chairman and CEO, Vinci Railways,
Fireside Chat
- Vincent LEVITA, Founder and CEO, InfraVia Capital Partners, Chairman of the Infrastructure Committee, France Invest, Chairman, LTIIA
- Patrick TARDIVY, Partner, Orrick
[Plenary Session 4] Tech in Infra: Designing the NextGen Assets
Moderator: Alexis HOJABR, Partner, White & Case
- Matteo ANDREOLETTI, Head of Infrastructure Equity, Europe and North America, Patrizia Infrastructure
- Angeles GARCIA-POVEDA, Chairwoman, Legrand
- Laurent FAYOLLAS, Global Infrastructure Deputy Head, ARDIAN Infrastructure , President, Hy24
- Nick WOOLFITT, Head of Specialised Finance, Europe, National Australia Bank Limited
[InfraNextGen] Awards ceremony for the Infrastructure Young Professionals
Buffet Lunch
Fireside Chat
- David SYED, Partner, Dentons
- Lionel ZINSOU, Former Prime Minister, Bénin, Co-founder, Southbridge
[Plenary Session 5] Unlocking Private-sector Financing in Emerging Countries Infrastructure
Moderator: François BERGERE, Executive Director, Long Term Infrastructure Investors Association (LTIIA)
- Tom CEUSTERS, Director – Treasury Market Operations, IFC - World Bank Group
- Marisa DREW, Chief Sustainability Officer, Standard Chartered Bank
- Françoise LOMBARD, Chief Executive Officer, Proparco
- Boris MARTOR, Partner, Bird & Bird
- Marie-Laure MAZAUD, Chief Executive Officer, STOA
- Lionel ZINSOU, Former Prime Minister, Bénin, Co-founder, Southbridge
Country spotlight
[Discussion] Hydrogen Energy Global Initiatives
Moderator: Geoffrey LEVESQUE, Partner, CMS Francis Lefebvre
- Charlie DESMOULINS, Chief Investment Officer, HDF Energy
- Gabriel de LAVAL, Executive Director - Head of Low Carbon & Hydrogen Sector, Crédit Agricole CIB
- Eric MEYER, Managing Director France, RBC Capital Markets
[Closing Session] Decarbonizing Infrastructures: Solutions for a Greater Impact
Moderator: François APRIL, Partner, Linklaters
- Laurent CHATELIN, Partner – Infrastructure, Eurazeo
- Anne-Marie IDRAC, Chairwoman, France Logistique
- Stéphanie MATTENET, Head of Energy, Resources & Infrastructure, BNP Paribas
- Nicolas ROCHON, Founder & CEO, Rgreen Invest
AIFP - Unlocking Africa's Potential: Public-Private Partnerships as Catalysts for Sustainable Infrastructure Development
Moderator: Marie-Aimée BOURY, Head of Impact Based Finance, Société Générale
- Salim BENSMAIL, Senior Investment Director, Meridiam
- Hugues de la FORGE, Lawyer and Co-Founder, Junction
LTIIA General Assembly (members only)
