3 Oct'22 · Ministry of Finance INt'l Conference center - 139 rue de Bercy 75013
Paris Infraweek 2022
02/08/2022
New Guggenheim/WWF survey confirms expectations for global ESG industry-wide standard

Guggenheim Investments and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released on August 1, 2022, the results of a global survey on the collecting, reporting, and application of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data in infrastructure projects. The report, “Testing Industry Attitudes Toward a Common Reporting Approach for ESG Data Use in Infrastructure Investment,” takes the unique approach of surveying both ESG data users and data preparers to explore whether an industrywide standard…
Innovation districts – an emerging asset class?
by Georg Inderst

by Georg Inderst Innovation districts are a growing feature in cities across the world. Their main purpose is to boost a region’s economic and social development by concentrating high-tech companies and research institutions in one place. Governments try to seed ‘the next Silicon Valley’, while the private sector can find a modern and publicly supported business environment. Institutional investors are also becoming interested in this area. So what are the…
Founded in 2014 by investors and for investors, Long Term Infrastructure Investors Association (LTIIA) is a not-for-profit international professional association; most of our members are institutional investors and fund managers with responsibilities over long-term and open-ended infrastructure investment mandates. Our action circle includes leading global and regional discussion fora, information powerhouses and service providers to the infrastructure marketplace.

LTIIA works with a wide range of stakeholders, including infrastructure investors, policy-makers and academia, on supporting long-term, responsible deployment of private capital to public infrastructure around the world. Its members, hailing from various jurisdictions, collectively manage close to US$ 12 t of assets, out of which over $ 350b of infrastructure assets.

LTIIA members, spread across the main advanced economies, aim to facilitate and promote investment in infrastructure which enables long-term, sustainable development of communities & countries.

Member area

There are 3 categories of members (Full, Associate & Honorary) ; fees vary  according  to status (Asset owner or Asset manager/service provider, Private/commercial  sector or Public/Multilateral institution. For Honorary members, any contribution (in cash or kind) is voluntary.

Please download and fill in the Membership form and send it to info@Ltiia.org

40
-odd members
$12t
of assets
$350b
of infrastructure assets
Public advocacy
We convey investor perspectives to governments & regulators as they design policy frameworks on infrastructure.
LTIIA is consulted by the European authorities, contributing to the definition and treatment of infrastructure asset class under Solvency II, the task force about Social infrastructure, or the EU Green Taxonomy. LTIIA actively participated in consultations launched by the UK authorities on Regulatory issues through written contributions, round-tables & Joint seminars.
Infra as an asset class
We support data collection & development of analytical tools & performance benchmarks to the investment community.
LTIIA consistently supported, by sharing data and through funding, research at EDHECInfra Institute towards the creation of a global database of infrastructure risk-adjusted performance indices. LTIIA, together with the OECD & the GI Hub, is leading the Private Pillar of the G20 Infrastructure Data Initiative.
Sharing best practices
We promote the highest level of Environmental, Social and Governance responsibility in infrastructure investing.
Our ESG Handbook provides guidance and shares insights for long term investment in sustainable infrastructure. In the B20 context, LTIIA has promoted greater convergence in basic ESG definitions for infrastructure.
Sharing best practices
We organize events with senior representatives from public & private sectors on infrastructure investment issues.
Our events feature senior decision-makers from EU institutions, U.S. Treasury & DoT, OECD, the World Bank and IMF, renowned academics and opinion leaders in the infrastructure marketplace. LTIIA members receive free access to all our events and significant discounts for third-party events where LTIIA contributes.
Board
Vincent Levita

Founder and CEO of InfraVia Capital Partners

Recep Kendircioglu

Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at John Hancock Life Insurance Company / Manulife Investment Management

Anna Baumbach

Partner at Palladio Partners

Takeo Kitamura

Deputy General Manager of the Structured Finance department of DBJ

Daniel Lau

Associate Portfolio Manager with the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS)

Helmut von Glasenapp

Secretary General European Long-Term Investors Association (ELTIA)

Nadia Nikolova

Lead portfolio manager for Allianz Development Finance strategy

François Bornens

Partner in charge of Investor relations and business development at Arjun Infrastructure Partners

FRANCOIS BERGERE

Executive Director

Previously Program Manager for the Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) at World Bank. Prior experience in the French Ministry of Finance PPP Task Force,  Infrastructure Funds and Caisse des Dépôts Group, working on infrastructure and project finance.