Speakers

Gwenola Chambon is the CEO and Founding Partner of Vauban Infrastructure Partners, where she has built and led the firm's equity infrastructure activities for over 15 years. Under her leadership, Vauban has become a multibillion-euro asset manager with a strong international client base. She has overseen fundraising, strategy development, and capital deployment, driving the firm's growth and innovation. With 30 years of experience in European infrastructure, Gwenola has a deep understanding of the sector, having worked on pioneering PPP projects and strategic acquisitions in areas like digital infrastructure, smart meters, and transport assets. Before founding Vauban, she held senior roles at Galaxy Fund, CFIG, and BNP Paribas. Gwenola serves on the boards of major European infrastructure companies and is active in key industry groups, including the European Commission's Expert Group on Infrastructure and PRI's advisory board. She is responsible for project finance courses in ESSEC's Masters of Complex Financing, and contributes to working groups with EFAMA, AFG, and AFIC. In 2024, she was named Chairwoman of the Infrastructure Commission at France Invest and led Vauban's sponsorship of the Women in Finance Chair at ESCP Business School, underscoring her commitment to diversity and sustainability. Gwneola is also charwoman of Philarmonie de Paris. Fluent in French, Spanish, and English, Gwenola holds a Master's in Business from ESCP. Vauban Infrastructure Partners is a leading infrastructure asset manager focused on European core infrastructure investments. With headquarters in Paris and subsidiaries in Luxembourg and New York, as well as a branch in Munich, the firm comprises of 76 professionals, many of whom have worked together for over a decade. Vauban targets predominantly European brownfield mid-market assets pursuing a long-term yield-driven strategy matching the underlying nature of assets and long-term commitment to all stakeholders' interests through a strong focus on creating sustainable value. Vauban has raised over $10 billion across 8 funds in core infrastructure from over 100 investors within 19 different countries and has invested in over 80 assets in mobility, energy transition, social & digital infrastructure across 16 different geographies. https://vauban-ip.com/