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Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Conference 2023

Date:
Recorded on Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Location:
On Demand
Duration:
3.5 Hours

The Energy Transition and Infrastructure Investments in 2023: New Year, Same Obstacles?

Watch our conference replay as S&P Global Ratings' senior infrastructure ratings analysts and industry financial experts discuss the latest market trends and credit outlook for the Asia-Pacific infrastructure & utilities sector, examining the path forward for the energy transition and infrastructure investment trends after the pandemic.

Virtual Agenda
Welcome & Open Remarks
Andreas Kindahl, Head of Global Infrastructure & Utilities, S&P Global Ratings

Fireside Chat: Macro Overview – Infrastructure in Uncertain Times
Karl Nietvelt, Chief Analytical Officer, Infrastructure Ratings, S&P Global Ratings
Louis Kuijs, Chief Economist, Asia-Pacific, S&P Global Ratings

Moderator: Chris Yip, Senior Director & Analytical Manager, Infrastructure Ratings, Greater China, S&P Global Ratings

Panel 1: Can Renewables Shake Off Coal Fast Enough?

  • Given energy demand over the near term, how are renewables placed to contribute to the energy supply balance?  
  • How will new technologies factor into the path to net zero? 
  • What are the challenges for the development of renewable energy? 

Keira Balderston, Vice President, Renewable Power & Transition, Brookfield Asset Management
Dan Klein, Head of Future Energy Pathways, S&P Global Commodity Insights 
Abhishek Dangra, Senior Director & Analytical Manager, Infrastructure Ratings, South & South East Asia, S&P Global Ratings 
Apple Li, Director, Infrastructure Ratings, Greater China, S&P Global Ratings 

Moderator: Richard Timbs, Senior Director, Corporate & Infrastructure Ratings, Pacific, S&P Global Ratings

Panel 2: How Aligned Are Regulators and Capital Markets?

  • Energy Security: Dampening or Accelerating Transition?   

  • Regulations: Hinderance or Enabler?   

  • Funding: Push or Pull?  

Simone Grasso, Chief Investment Officer, Vena Energy
Love Sharma, Senior Credit Analyst and ESG Lead, Asia Fixed Income, Lombard Odier 
Parvathy Iyer, Senior Director, Infrastructure Ratings, Pacific, S&P Global Ratings  
Laura Li, Senior Director, Infrastructure Ratings, Greater China, S&P Global Ratings 

Moderator: Abhishek Dangra
, Senior Director, Infrastructure Ratings, South & South East Asia, S&P Global Ratings


Panel 3: With The Pandemic Recovery In Full Swing, Where Will The Infra Action Be?

  • India is clearly an investment target, which sectors are attractive? 
  • China continues to use infra as a stimulus, risks and opportunities? 
  • Prospects for Southeast Asia and other high growth markets  
  • What does high level of capex mean for creditworthiness? 

Hemant Lodha, Managing Director, Strategic Solutions Group, HSBC 
Rosemary Ong, Senior Public-Private Partnership Specialist, Asian Development Bank 
Mary Anne Low, Director, Infrastructure Ratings, South & South East Asia, S&P Global Ratings  
Yuehao Wu, Director, infrastructure Ratings, S&P Global Ratings  

Moderator: Chris Yip, Senior Director & Analytical Manager, Greater China Infrastructure Ratings, S&P Global Ratings

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