L’Aqua, Sydney, Thursday 10 August 2017
8.30 | Registration |
9.00 | Opening remarks from the chair |
9.10 |
Building a better NSW with vital infrastructure across the state |
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Jim Betts, CEO, Infrastructure NSW |
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9.40 |
Searching for investment opportunities and get access to quality infrastructure assets |
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Frank Kwok, Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Asia-Pacific, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA |
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10.00 |
Investment opportunities in renewables |
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Tim Short, Director, Capital Dynamics |
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10.30 | Morning Tea |
11.00 |
Panel discussion: Gaining exposure to infrastructure through direct investment vs. external managers |
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David O’Sullivan, Chief Investment Officer, BUSSQ Jordan Kraiten, Head of Infrastructure, HOSTPLUS Miriam Patterson, Head of Real Assets, Telstra Super |
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11.40 |
Panel discussion: Overcoming valuation and pricing issues |
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Richard Hedley, Chief Investment Officer, State Super Mark Hector, Portfolio Manager, Infrastructure, First State Super Andrew Robinson, Investment Manager Infrastructure, Sunsuper Tim Short, Director, Capital Dynamics |
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12.10 |
Panel discussion: Applying environment, social and governance (ESG) factors in infrastructure for responsible investment |
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Lianne Buck, Head of Direct Investments and Infrastructure, NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) Nicole Bradford, Investment Manager ESG, Cbus |
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13.00 | Lunch |
14.00 |
Panel discussion: Driving value through active asset management |
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Richard Hedley, Chief Investment Officer, State Super Will Scott, Investment Manager Infrastructure, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation Trevor Speis, Director Private Markets Group, The OPSEU Pension Trust (OPTrust) Ian Purdy, Portfolio Manager, Direct Property and Infrastructure, Accident Compensation Corporation |
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14.50 |
Private ownership of major infrastructure businesses |
Privatisation (or long term leasing) remains a divisive issue in Australia and around the world even through the benefits of private sector ownership are compelling. The transformation of previously publicly owned infrastructure businesses in Australia has been significant yet the ‘privatisation dividend’ often gets overlooked. This ‘dividend’ will be illustrated by looking at specific privatisation experiences, and will consider how can we better promote private sector ownership and encourage governments to embrace the benefits. | |
Cara Elsley, Director, Infrastructure, IFM Investors |
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15.20 |
Afternoon Tea |
15.50 |
The impact of Trump presidency on infrastructure investing in the US |
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Bradford T. Nordholm, Senior Managing Director & Co-Head, Starwood Energy Group |
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16.10 |
Panel discussion: Comparing listed and unlisted infrastructure entities |
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Graeme Bibby, Chief Investment Officer, Mutual Trust Justin Ginnivan, Director, Infrastructure and Timberlands, Future Fund Sandra Lee, Manager Private Markets, UniSuper |
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17.00 | Closing remarks from the Chair |
17.10 | Drinks reception |