2021 INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTORS DIALOGUE: FINANCING SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE RECOVERY

In collaboration with the OECD and D20 Long-Term Investors Club

3 JUNE 2021 12.30 – 16.30 Central European Summer Time (CEST) Livestreamed virtual conference

Opening session

12:30 – 12:45 Opening remarks

 Mr. , Minister, Ministry of Economy and Finance of Italy  H.E. Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Minister, Ministry of Finance of Saudi Arabia

12:45 – 13:00 Keynote speech: Challenges and opportunities in sustainable infrastructure development and financing: setting the scene for public-private dialogue

 Ms. , Secretary of the Treasury of the United States

Session I

13:00 – 13:55 High-level roundtable on G20 Infrastructure Investors Dialogue: How strengthening dialogue between investors and governments can help mobilize private capital in sustainable infrastructure for long-term recovery

Followed by 5 minute Distinguished representatives from the business sector, investors and multilateral and national break development banks will engage in an interactive discussion on infrastructure investment for the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. They will share their views on the need for a sustainable and robust recovery through increased infrastructure financing and collaboration across sectors.

 Moderator: Mr. Masamichi Kono, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD  Mr. Larry Fink, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock  Mr. Giovanni Gorno Tempini, Chairman, CDP  Mr. Werner Hoyer, President, European Investment Bank  Mr. Carlo Messina, Chair, B20 Finance and Infrastructure Task Force and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Intesa Sanpaolo

Session II

14:00 – 15:05 Seminar session 1: Mobilizing private finance for sustainable infrastructure

Followed by 10 The G20/OECD Report on the Collaboration with Institutional Investors and Asset Managers on minutes break Infrastructure was delivered to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in July 2020, presenting investors' views on challenges affecting private investment in infrastructure and a set of proposals to improve it. In this session, speakers will discuss some of these proposals and identify possible solutions to contribute to the G20 policy agenda on infrastructure.

 Moderator: Ms. Lisa Elliston, Chair of G20/OECD Task Force on Long-term Investment  Mr. Eng Seng Ang, Chief Investment Officer, Infrastructure, GIC, Singapore  Mr. Sujoy Bose, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), India  Mr. Thierry Deau, Chief Executive Officer, Meridiam and Chairman, LTIIA  Ms. Deborah Orida, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Real Assets, CPP Investments, Canada  Mr. Fuat Savas, Managing Director, Infrastructure Finance & Advisory, JP Morgan

Session III

15:15 – 16:20 Seminar session 2: Risk mitigation, bundling of projects and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risk assessment in infrastructure financing for climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience

Despite growing need for infrastructure investment, especially in projects that can enable a transition to a smarter, low-carbon economy, long-term investor interest in the sector remains untapped. In this session, multilateral and national development banks will share best practices and solutions with investors to mobilize investments and align them with climate and development goals. It will also discuss the costs and challenges for governments in integrating ESG in infrastructure, given differences in country circumstances, and possible ways to address these challenges and attract private financing.

 Moderator: Mr. Nicolas Buchoud, Fellow, Global Solutions Initiative and Co-chair, T20 Infrastructure Investment and Financing Taskforce  Mr. Jerome Haegeli, Group Chief Economist, Swiss Re  Mr. René Kassis, Managing Director and Head of Real & Private Assets, La Banque Postale, Chairman of the French Asset Management Association (AFG) Infrastructure Committee  Ms. Marie Lam-Frendo, Chief Executive Officer, Global Infrastructure Hub (GIH)  Mr. Riccardo Puliti, Regional Director for Infrastructure for Africa,  Mr. Daniel Wiener, President of the Board, Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Foundation

Closing session

16:20 – 16:30 Final remarks and presentation of next steps

Current and next G20 Presidencies will wrap up the event and illustrate next steps for the G20 Infrastructure Investors Dialogue initiative.

 Ms. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister, Ministry of Finance of  Mr. Daniele Franco, Minister, Ministry of Economy and Finance of Italy