Agenda

• The do’s and don’ts of navigating market noise and volatility and how to navigate the changing regulatory angle
• Resilience of infrastructure assets during periods of market stress
• LP perspectives on the shifting capital flows in an era of geopolitical realignment, and the implications of the movement from the US to Europe

• To what extent have we achieved the goal of the energy transition, and how are investors balancing risk, returns, and client impact in energy transition projects?
• What innovations in grid infrastructure and responses to rising AI and digital technology demands are most likely to attract private capital, including opportunities in grid upgrades, energy storage, and demand management?
• While batteries dominate today’s conversation, what emerging technologies or sectors should investors watch in the near future?

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• What strategies unlock alpha by navigating less crowded deals and capturing attractive entry opportunities?
• How to drive value in mid-market infrastructure through operational improvements, platform scaling, and build-to-core strategies
• What are the most secular growth opportunities in energy transition, digital assets, transportation, social infrastructure and other high-growth segments?

• How have recent shifts in capital supply and demand reshaped the opportunity set for infrastructure credit?
• How is heightened stress in corporate credit markets changing underwriting approaches?
• Is capital rotating from direct lending into infrastructure credit, and how compelling is the case for LPs?

• To what extent is private capital entering defence, and how are investors approaching risk in the sector?
• As Europe seeks strategic defence autonomy, can private capital deliver, and what’s in it for institutional investors?
• Do current project finance and infrastructure fund models suit defence-linked assets, or is a new approach needed?

• How have sustainability initiatives translated into higher EBITDA or exit valuations? Are investors paying a premium for sustainable assets?
• Which sustainability focus, grid resilience, water, decarbonisation, reshoring, or nature-based solutions etc, will drive infrastructure performance in the next five years?
• Are global LPs pricing sustainability consistently or is there regional divergence between Europe, North America, and Asia?

• What’s driving organisations to merge real estate and infrastructure teams and is this the new model for institutional portfolios?
• How can unified real assets teams improve allocation, risk management and cross-asset decision making compared to siloed structures?
• Approaches to manager selection, governance, sustainability, technology and the  balance between real estate and infrastructure exposure

• How are investors balancing real estate, infrastructure and adjacent strategies against other private and public market exposures?
• Where do real assets sit in delivering income, inflation protection and diversification today?
• What does real asset convergence mean for manager relationships, mandate design and long-term allocation strategy?