Speakers

Gwen Colin, Head of ESG ＆ Research of Vauban Infrastructure Partners, in charge of overseeing the ESG methodology evolution and its alignment with Vauban IP long term strategy.
Gwen was previously a consultant for PE/Infra funds looking to develop their sustainable projects in Europe and Asia, and has managed projects on topics like impact management, climate change and sustainable finance more broadly. Gwen has spent most of her career with some major financial corporations. She started her career as a legal advisor, then project manager, at Credit Agricole Asset Management (now Amundi) in Paris and Luxembourg. Her involvement in sustainable finance started in 2008, when she led the product innovation and supported the distribution of a Socially Responsible Investments offer targeting the Middle Eastern and South East Asian sovereign entities, institutional clients, private banks and family offices.

Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Vauban Infrastructure Partners is a leading infrastructure asset manager focused on European core infrastructure investments. Headquartered in Paris, Vauban employs 76 professionals, the majority of whom have been working together for over a decade. Vauban targets predominantly European brownfield mid-market assets, and pursues a long-term, yield-driven strategy matching the underlying nature of the assets and long-term commitment to all stakeholders’ interests through a strong focus on creating sustainable value. Vauban has raised €9bn across 7 funds in core infrastructure, and has invested in the mobility, energy transition, social infrastructure, and digital infrastructure sectors spanning 12 different geographies.