Talking Global Infrastructure

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.     

In the latest episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, GIIA's Research Lead Vlad Benn is joined by Kate McKeon, Head of Sustainability at InfraRed Capital Partners and Joe Robinson, ESG Manager at Equitix to discuss environmental, social and governance considerations (ESG) for infrastructure investors.

Tune in to hear why ESG is so crucial in evolving the infrastructure industry, how a focus on energy security is shaping considerations, what a new Global Biodiversity framework means in practice and avoiding the "greenwash" label.

In this episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, Acting CEO Jon Phillips is joined by Andrew Jones, Conservative MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure (APPGI). 

Delving into the current infrastructure climate in the UK, Andrew provides an insight into Conservative Party manifesto development, the Electricity Generator Levy and how we can collectively ensure society gets the infrastructure it needs.

In this episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, Acting CEO Jon Phillips is joined by Patricia Buckley, Deloitte's Director of Economic Policy and Analysis in the US and Ian Stewart, Chief Economist and Partner at Deloitte UK to discuss how worldwide infrastructure policy shifts are shaping the year ahead for investors, ongoing supply chain challenges following the pandemic and how the global economy is changing to pave the way for sustainable growth. 

In this episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, GIIA's EU policy lead Harvey Chandler is joined by Stephen Jackson, Chief Technology and Market Officer at Hydrogen Europe, to discuss how the hydrogen industry is moving beyond the hype to make it a staple zero carbon fuel of the future.

The pair delve into latest developments in hydrogen technology, the funding required to meet Fitfor55 targets and measures needed to crowd in private finance for project delivery.

In the fifth instalment of Talking Global Infrastructure, GIIA CEO Lawrence Slade talks industrial strategies, nationalisation and Sunderland FC with the UK Labour Party's Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds MP.

Unpacking Labour's vision for infrastructure, Jonathan provides an insight into party plans for improving investor confidence in the UK, an industrial strategy for catalysing investment and working closely with the business community to achieve Net Zero.