Don’t Miss the Future of Infrastructure: London Conference this October

Jon was appointed CEO in June 2023 having joined GIIA in 2016 to lead on communications strategy, public affairs and membership growth as Corporate Affairs Director and Deputy CEO. Between 2005 and 2016 he was Communications Director for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, a UK government agency established to run the £3bn a year nuclear clean-up programme. Prior to that, Jon spent 12 years at airport operator BAA Heathrow, where he led the communications campaign for the £4.2bn T5 project.

Vlad joined GIIA in 2021, now leading research and sustainability workstreams, building evidence on the socioeconomic benefits of private capital, and supporting policy engagement across key markets. He works closely with members and external experts to keep them ahead of ESG standards and industry developments.Vlad also serves on the board of the Investment Research in Infrastructure Society, shaping research priorities and convening experts to advance understanding of the infrastructure asset class.

John is Managing Partner of Basalt having joined at its inception, he is a member of the investment committee and is located in the London office. John is currently a director of Caronte & Tourist, Unilode, Freyja, Reconor, and Vanadis. John has 25 years of infrastructure investment and advisory experience and previously was a transaction director within Balfour Beatty Investments and also worked in the infrastructure financing teams at both PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG. John holds a BA from Manchester Metropolitan University.

Felipe Ortiz is a Managing Partner in Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group. In this role, he is responsible for leading the origination and execution of European deals for Brookfield’s open-end core infrastructure fund.

Prior to joining Brookfield in 2009, Mr. Ortiz worked at an investment bank in New York, providing M&A and capital markets advisory to infrastructure funds.

Mr. Ortiz holds a Master of Science degree from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Universidad de los Andes.

Erik Myresten is a Managing Director at EQT Infrastructure, based in London, where he focuses on investments for the EQT Active Core Infrastructure fund as part of the firm’s Energy & Environmental sector team.

He holds an M.Sc. in Accounting and Financial Management and a B.Sc. in Business and Economics, both from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Read more about Erik here.

Peter is a Partner and the Head of UK & Europe for Morrison, leading a team of investment professionals across the region, with responsibility for origination, execution and asset management of investments in the region. Peter has extensive experience in infrastructure investment, most notably in the social infrastructure, renewable energy, real estate, healthcare and transport sectors. He is currently a director of Galileo Green Energy GmbH.

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John joined L&G’s Asset Management division in 2023 and leads the infrastructure debt team in Europe. The team originates and structures European infrastructure debt across investment and sub-investment grade, as part of the firm’s Private Credit strategy. John has held a number of roles in the infrastructure industry since 2001, across banking, advisory and credit ratings at Barclays, KPMG and Moody’s respectively. Immediately prior to L&G, John spent over eight years at IFM investors, where he led on European infrastructure debt origination. John is a chartered accountant (ICAEW) and chartered treasurer (AMCT) and has a BA in American history with politics from the University of East Anglia.

Rob Horsnall is Head of Infrastructure at USS Private Markets Group, leading a team of 30 professionals responsible for infrastructure strategy, portfolio construction and implementation of the direct investment programme. He is a member of the Private Markets Investment Committee and has led the underwriting of infrastructure transactions across the UK, North America, Europe and Australia. He serves as a Director of several portfolio companies,including Dukes Education, Moto, and PECO Pallet. Before joining USS, he held various roles at 3i and previously worked at Shipleys LLP. He holds a BA in History from the University of Liverpool and is an ACA-qualified accountant. Read more about Rob .

James leads CPP Investments’ Infrastructure team, managing a growing global portfolio of large-scale investments across the transport, digital and utilities sectors, valued at c. C$70 billion as of the end of FY2026.

With over 30 years of investing experience focused on infrastructure and private equity investing, James has held senior roles across both investment and portfolio management. He previously led CPP Investments’ global Portfolio Value Creation team, having joined CPP Investments from Royal Bank Equity Finance (the principal investment arm of RBS), where he led numerous infrastructure and private equity investments across Europe. He began his investing career at J.P. Morgan Capital and Hambros Bank.

James has represented CPP Investments on the boards of several major infrastructure businesses, including Anglian Water, Associated British Ports, and Viterra Agriculture.

James holds an MA in Theology from Keble College, Oxford.

Allard is Chief Investment Officer and Member of the Executive Committee. He has global oversight over the  investment process from deal origination, deal execution, through value creation until exit, including responsibility for new investments and the funds investment portfolio’s. Allard is vice-chairman of the investment committees of all CVC DIF managed funds. He joined CVC DIF in 2007 as a Managing Director in the investment team. He was also Head of Investor Relations & Business Development and in that role he was driving the strategic direction and growth of the firm, while leading the activities of global business development, fundraising and investor relations.

Before CVC DIF, Allard was Head of Private Equity, Infrastructure, Commodities and Special Products at MN, one of the largest Dutch asset managers, and he managed a €5 billion portfolio of alternative investments. Prior to MN, Allard was a Senior Advisor in M&A at energy company Essent (now RWE) and before that held positions at private equity firm Residex Capital and PwC covering among others energy, waste, rail, healthcare and telecom investments.

Allard holds an Executive Master in Auditing from the University of Groningen and is registered as a Register Accountant (Chartered Accountant) with the Dutch Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Sebastian Carneiro is Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Solas Capital AG, a specialised investment advisory firm that pioneers financing solutions for decentralised energy efficiency and behind-the-meter assets across Europe. The firm partners with project developers to finance portfolio-based energy transition projects. By bridging the gap between institutional investors and energy efficiency projects, Sebastian and his team channel much-needed capital into decarbonising Europe’s buildings and industry. Prior to Solas Capital AG, Sebastian was a director at the investment advisor to a large European energy efficiency fund, heading one of the energy efficiency investment teams for over three years and being responsible for structuring new investments across Europe. As a CFA Charterholder and engineer by trade, Sebastian is driven by developing innovative investment solutions that accelerate the deployment of green assets and make the energy transition a reality.

Alejandro Lopez Delgado is Managing Director, Infrastructure at La Caisse. Based in Paris, he leads the origination and execution of infrastructure investments in Europe, focusing on the energy, transportation, social and digital infrastructure sectors. Alejandro has over 20 years of experience as an infrastructure investor and has completed transactions representing over US$50 billion of enterprise value, including Sizewell C, ATC Europe, VTG, XP Fibre, Port of Melbourne, MapleCo, Exolum, Caruna, Ellevio and Tank & Rast. Prior to joining La Caisse in 2020, Alejandro spent eight years at OMERS Infrastructure and previously held roles at Mubadala Infrastructure Partners, Goldman Sachs’ Infrastructure Investment Group, Ferrovial, and Boston Consulting Group. Alejandro holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

La Caisse has invested for over 60 years with a dual mandate: generate optimal long-term returns for its 48 depositors, who represent over 6 million Quebecers, and contribute to Québec’s economic development. As a global investment group, La Caisse is active in the major financial markets, private equity, infrastructure, real estate and private credit. As at June 30, 2026, it held CAD 552 billion in net assets. For more information, visit LaCaisse.com,  or Instagram.

Alex is a Managing Director at Arcus Infrastructure Partners, based in London. Arcus is an independent infrastructure investor and fund manager with a focus on the European mid-market.

Alex joined Arcus in 2019. He provides legal advice and participates in deal execution across Arcus’ business, including M&A, financing, asset management, fundraising and fund formation.

In addition, Alex leads Arcus’ Co-Investments Team, a cross-functional team responsible for executing and managing co-investments into Arcus-managed assets.

Prior to joining Arcus, Alex was at Freshfields in London, where he worked on a wide range of cross-border corporate, finance and capital markets transactions. 

Alex holds a BA (Law) from Oxford University. Read more about Alex here.

Anna is Executive Director of Public Policy and Research at IFM Investors, a Melbourne-headquartered global asset manager founded and owned by pension funds. She leads IFM’s global public policy function, providing analysis, advice and advocacy on policy relating to infrastructure, financial services, pensions, climate change, energy and sustainable investment, and working with colleagues in Australia and across the world to position IFM and pension capital as the natural partners of governments in infrastructure and other investment opportunities. Previously, she worked for the Prime Minister’s department, the Australian Embassy in Washington DC and the House of Representatives in the Australian Parliament. She has masters degrees in public policy from Princeton University and the Australian National University. 

Mark Caines is a Managing Partner at Flint Global.

Read more about Mark here.

Yangshi Yu has over 15 years of experience investing across a broad range of infrastructure assets. He joined John Laing in Sep-23 as Director, and leads the origination and execution of core infrastructure assets in the UK and Europe. Yangshi specialises on large complex greenfield transactions, most notably leading John Laing’s investment in Stegra Boden Water and NWL Rollingstock concession projects. Read more about Yangshi Yu here.

Amanda Mitchell is Head of Corporate Affairs, International at AustralianSuper, one of the world’s largest pension funds. Based in London, she leads the Fund’s international corporate affairs function, overseeing stakeholder engagement and reputation management in support of its global investment activities across the UK, Europe and the US.

Amanda has more than 20 years’ experience across financial services, infrastructure and real assets. Prior to joining AustralianSuper, she held senior corporate affairs and communications roles at Macquarie Group, supporting its infrastructure and real assets businesses across global markets. She advises on reputation, public policy and geopolitical developments and works closely with investment and executive leaders on stakeholder and complex issues affecting long-term investment outcomes.

Will Robson co-heads the real-assets research team, with responsibility for EMEA and APAC. He also leads the direction and delivery of MSCI’s applied research agenda. Previously, Will was a founding member of the real-estate research team at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, where he spent close to five years. Will holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of York and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Newcastle University.

Lincoln is a Managing Director at Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), focusing on digital infrastructure. He has been involved in a number of investments across data centers, towers and fiber, including InSite Wireless Group, Aligned Datacenters, Cincinnati Bell,  Applied Digital and Vertis Torres among others. He was based in New York from 2015 to 2025 and has since moved to London. Prior to joining MAM, Lincoln worked for Rothschild & Co. in Washington, D.C., advising on project finance and mergers and acquisitions in the natural resources sector. Lincoln sits on the boards of Open Fiber and Vertis Torres.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in international economics from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service.

Jonathon Kupi has over 17 years of experience with Global Affairs Canada in international business development, foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction, trade policy, governance, and economic diplomacy.
Jonathon took up the position of Minister-Counsellor and Senior Trade Commissioner to London in August 2026, and as Alternate Director for Canada, Morocco, Jordan and Tunisia at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). In his Minister-Counsellor role, Jonathon is responsible for managing Canada’s commercial and economic relationship in the United Kingdom, investment into Canada, and fostering Canada-UK collaborations in science, technology and innovation.
Prior to his current role, Jonathon served as Director of Investment Promotion, where he led Canada’s investment attraction efforts and worked closely with federal departments, provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous communities, and Canada’s missions abroad to attract global investment to Canada. He previously served as Deputy Director of Governance and Partnerships, overseeing relationships with key domestic partners and supporting the governance of Invest in Canada.

Parminder became the CEO of the Office for Investment on 1 October 2026. Prior to this, he was Chair of Shell UK Ltd and Executive Vice President of Sustainability and Carbon for Shell Group. He also served as a Trustee on the Board of the Shell Foundation. Parminder spent almost 25 years in a range of senior leadership roles at Shell across the company’s Downstream businesses, including Chemicals, Mobility, and Lubricants. In 2022 he was appointed to the UK Government’s Social Mobility Commission.

Alastair Mordaunt is a Partner at Freshfields in London. He has 25 years of experience as a private practitioner and regulator assisting before UK, EU and Asian regulators across the full range of competition-related work. Alastair co-heads the firm’s global foreign investment review skills group.  His government experience includes four years as a senior official at the UK’s competition authority, the Office of Fair Trading. 

Jonathan is a Partner in the Energy, Infrastructure, Project and Asset Finance Group in London.  He acts for lenders and borrowers and has been involved in advising a number of domestic and international banks and financial institutions on transactions both in the UK and overseas.  He specialises in infrastructure project finance transactions in the UK and Internationally – he spent six months as acting head of Banking and International Finance of CMS Cameron McKenna, Moscow. 

Jonathan is equally comfortable delivering solutions involving bank debt, bond issues (public and private placements including USPPs), mezzanine financing, holdco financings and portfolio financings and worked on many deals involving IFIs and ECAs as well as government guarantees.  His experience includes over 20 years of working on finance transactions in the energy, infrastructure (both economic and social), and technology infrastructure sectors (he has been highly active in the digital infrastructure market, working on terrestrial fibre networks, subsea cables and data centres) as well as advising utility companies and other major corporates on their treasury arrangements generally, including debt facilities, acquisition financings, project finance transactions, capex funding, private placements and capital markets and derivatives transactions.