Talking Global Infrastructure

Episode 19: How UK pension funds can further boost infrastructure

In this episode, we explore the scale of investment by UK pension funds in the country's infrastructure and the potential for growth, drawing on lessons from around the world.
GIIA's Director of Corporate Affairs, Simon Montague, is joined by guests Ted Frith, Chief Operating Officer at GLIL Infrastructure, and Surinder Toor, founder of Arjun Infrastructure Partners, who delve into the need for citizens to better understand how pension funds investing their retirement savings in infrastructure both underpins society and grows their income in later life.

Episode 18: A global macroeconomic outlook

For our first episode of this year, GIIA's Director of Corporate Affairs, Simon Montague, is joined by Deloitte's Patricia Buckley, Managing Director of Economics in the US and Ian Stewart, who is a partner and chief economist in the UK, to discuss global macroeconomics and the outlook for the year ahead.
 
Together they delve into interest rates, inflation trends and upcoming elections in the US and Europe, and how these will shape the economic environment for infrastructure investment.

Episode17: The global climate challenge

In our latest podcast episode, we round up the intriguing and complex dynamics of COP28, held this month in the United Arab Emirates.
GIIA's Policy and Research Manager Vlad Benn is joined by Andrew McHardy, partner and decarbnoisation hub leader at KPMG, to understand the risks that investors will need to navigate in a rapidly changing climate landscape, the role of climate finance, the contentious issue of fossil fuel phase-out and the social impacts of COP 28's proposals.

Episode 16: Priorities for citizens around the world

In this episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, GIIA's Matt Dickinson joined by Ben Marshall, Research Director at polling company Ipsos, to discuss the findings of our new Infrastructure Index, in which 22,000 citizens in more than 30 countries were asked by Ipsos about their infrastructure priorities. We delve into how people feel, the variations in sentiment between countries, how citizens think infrastructure should be funded, and the pressures that shape government priorities and the investor landscape.

Episode 15: The race to net zero

In the latest episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, GIIA's Head of Communications & Marketing Matt Dickinson sits down with Cy MacKinnon, Managing Director at Equitix, to discuss the fund's £125m battery storage deal with the UK Infrastructure Bank, what policy U-turns mean for investor sentiment, and the investability of emerging net zero technologies in different markets around the world. 

Episode 14: The Power of Public-Private partnerships in the US

In this episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, we sit down with former Utah State Senator, Salt Lake County Mayor and Congressman Ben McAdams to discuss the importance of public-private partnerships in delivering sustainable infrastructure, a new initiative aimed at helping governments to better utilise their balance sheets, and the need for policymakers and investors to work together to tackle climate change. 
Ben is now spearheading the Government Finance Officers Association’s Putting Assets to Work initiative, designed to help local authorities to work with investors to develop and maintain underutilised assets.
Find out more about the initiative on the GFOA website.

Episode 13: The direction of water

In this episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, GIIA's Director of Corporate Affairs Simon Montague is joined by David Henderson, Water UK's Chief Executive Officer, to discuss the changing landscape of the UK's water sector. 
David provides an insight into plans to rebuild public and investor confidence in the industry, a long-term commitment to invest £10 billion into the UK's water network and how regulatory reform can help unlock the levels of investment needed to ensure future resilience of the sector.

Episode 12: Our growing global community

In this episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, GIIA's CEO Jon Phillips is joined by Udit Gandhi, Partner in EY’s Transaction Advisory Services Practice and Mike Parker, EY’s Americas Infrastructure Leader to discuss the latest findings from our Global Asset Database, which serves as an annual snapshot of how the GIIA community is growing and investing. 
We delve into key trends within the infrastructure sector, assessing how growing appetite for renewables, clean tech and digital assets is shaping strategies alongside major legislation such as the US Inflation Reduction Act. 

Episode 11: Key trends in Europe and the Americas

In the latest episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, we reflect on the findings from our new Q2 2023 Pulse survey.
Alvarez & Marsal's Director of Relationship Management Kate Netinho and Managing Directors Wayne Jephson, Jay Moody and Jason Clatworthy join GIIA's Head of Communication Matt Dickinson to discuss shifting portfolio priorities, growing clean tech investment and current tax considerations.

Episode 10: What's next for US infrastructure investment?

In the latest episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, we look at what's next for US infrastructure investment ahead of the US Infrastructure Investment Forum taking place at Stanford University on 20 April. 
GIIA's Head of Communications Matt Dickinson is joined by Professor Qingbin Cui of the Build America Center, Michael Bennon of Stanford University and GIIA's David Quam to discuss progress on implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, permitting reform and the role of private investors in project delivery.