November 6th 2012
- Kings Place, London
The Infrastructure Summit is the leading event that takes a strategic view of infrastructure opportunities in Europe and the UK.
The event brought together over 150 senior business leaders, top policy-makers and experts from transport, energy and digital communications to explore new approaches to infrastructure and the opportunities these present. Click here to read more about the event, or scroll down to see some of the summit highlights.
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As Europe's economy stagnates, infrastructure development offers one of the critical devices to generate growth. Yet we need new ideas. Traditional approaches are simply not working. We need to rethink our policies, embrace new opportunities offered by technology and rethink how we finance these. |  |
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| 08.00 | REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS |
| 08.50 | CHAIR'S INTRODUCTION Patrick Lane, Technology Correspondent, The Economist |
| 09.00 | OPENING KEYNOTE: Future-proofing Europe - how to take infrastructure to the next level Janusz Lewandowski, Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget, European Commission |
| THE ECONOMIC DEBATE |
| 09.20 | ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Visualising Europe in 2050 Philippe Aghion, Robert C Waggoner Professor of Economics, Harvard University; Program Director in Industrial Organization, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) |
| 09.40 | DISCUSSION: Can Europe overcome the environmental, economic and socio-political challenges of infrastructure development? Moderator: Patrick Lane, Technology Correspondent, The Economist |
| THE POLICY DEBATE |
| 10.10 | TALK: Public Policy - the right environment for new ideas? Matthias Ruete, Director-General, Directorate-General of Mobility and Transport, European Commission |
| 10.25 | DISCUSSION: New policy frameworks for new strategies Moderator: Anne McElvoy, Public Policy Editor, The Economist Roy Perry, President of the Standing Committee on Institutional Affairs, Assembly of European Regions Matthias Ruete, Director-General, Directorate-General of Mobility and Transport, European Commission José Viegas, Secretary-General, International Transport Forum, OECD |
| 11.05 | NETWORKING BREAK |
| THE TECHNOLOGY DEBATE |
| 11.30 | New Technology - how is it changing the game? Peter Cochrane, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cochrane Associates |
| 11.40 | TALK - How to spot the most promising opportunities in new technologies Neil Rimer, Partner, Index Ventures |
| 11.50 | DISCUSSION: How to fully maximise new technology Peter Cochrane, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cochrane Associates Mariana Mazzucato, Professor of Economics and RM Philips Chair in Science and Technology Policy, University of Sussex (Science Policy Research Unit) Neil Rimer, Partner, Index Ventures Harry Verhaar, Head of Global Public and Government Affairs, Philips Lighting |
| 12.20 | LUNCH |
| 13.20 | DISCUSSION: Beyond building and networks Moderator: Monica Woodley, Managing Editor, Economist Intelligence Unit Ty Goddard, Co-founder, The Education Foundation Harald Gruber, Head, Digital Economy and Education Division, Projects Directorate, European Investment Bank Michael Luger, Dean, Manchester Business School Adam Marshall, Director of Policy and External Affairs, British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) |
| 14.00 | DISCUSSION: Smart Cities: collaborative balancing act Sponsored by Hitachi Moderator: Patrick Lane, Technology Correspondent, The Economist Elspeth Finch, Director, Atkins Tom Hoehn, Visiting Professor, Imperial College Business School and Founding Director, Intellectual Property Research Centre (IPRC) Jannis van Zanten, Strategy Advisor, City of Amsterdam |
| 14.40 | DISCUSSION: Innovation: creative solutions to infrastructure challenges Sponsored by Autodesk Moderator: Denis McCauley, Director, Global Technology Research, Economist Intelligence Unit Pete Baxter, Vice-president, Engineering, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Sales, EMEA, Autodesk Tim Broyd, Professor, Built Environment Foresight, University College London; Vice-president, Institution of Civil Engineers Sean Griffiths, Founding Director, Fashion Architecture Taste: FAT; Reader in Architecture, University of Westminster; Visiting Professor, Architectural Design, Yale University Jonathan Liebenau, Reader in Technology Management, Department of Management, London School of Economics |
| 15.20 | NETWORKING BREAK |
| THE FINANCING DEBATE |
| 15.40 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Who pays the bill? Moderator: Andrew Palmer, Finance Editor, The Economist Mathias Burghardt, Head of Infrastructure, AXA Private Equity Gershon Cohen, Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Funds, Lloyds Bank Alan Rubenstein, Chief Executive, Pension Protection Fund Gerassimos Thomas, Director, Directorate-General Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission |
| 16.25 | CLOSING KEYNOTE: OPEN MINDS - A vision for Europe's infrastructure Volker Beckers, Group Chief Executive Officer, RWE npower |
| 16.55 | CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS |
| 17.00 | CLOSE OF SUMMIT |
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Alan Rubenstein, Chief Executive, Pension Protection Fund
Alan Rubenstein qualified as an actuary with Scottish Widows and then moved into senior executive positions in investment banking with BZW Asset Management, Lucas Varity Fund Management and Morgan Stanley.
Alison Munro, Chief Executive, High Speed Two (HS2)
Alison Munro has been Chief Executive of High Speed Two (HS2) since the company was established in early 2009 to develop proposals for a new high speed railway line from London to the West Midlands and beyond.
Andres Larriera, Head of Smart Cities Energy Group, Hitachi Europe
Andres Larriera is an intrepreneur with over 15 years of business and technology consulting experience in both the private and public sector.
Andrew Palmer, Finance Editor, The Economist
Having gained extensive experience as The Economist's Banking Correspondent, management correspondent and more recently the Finance Editor, Andrew has become a leading commentator on the financial services industry.
Adam Marshall, Director of Policy and External Affairs, British Chambers of Commerce (BCC)
Adam Marshall joined the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) in 2009, and is responsible for representing the interests of the Chamber of Commerce network - with 52 accredited Chambers and over 100,000 member businesses across the UK.
Anne McElvoy, Public Policy Editor, The Economist
Anne McElvoy, The Economist’s Public Policy Editor is a former Foreign Correspondent and Columnist. Prior to this, Ms McElvoy was Executive Editor and Political Columnist at the London Evening Standard where she still has a column.
Alexandra Jones, Chief Executive, Centre for Cities
Alexandra Jones has been Chief Executive of the Centre for Cities since summer 2010. Prior to this, she led Ideopolis - the Cities team at The Work Foundation.
Denis McCauley, Director, Global Technology Research, Economist Intelligence Unit
Denis McCauley manages the Economist Intelligence Unit’s technology-related projects and research in EMEA, Asia Pacific and the Americas.
Elspeth Finch, Director, Atkins
Elspeth Finch is a director of Atkins. She leads the Futures team, analysing the long term environmental and social changes and their likely impact on infrastructure
Gershon Cohen, Group Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Funds, Lloyds Bank
Gershon Cohen is a Fund Principal of Lloyds Bank European Infrastructure Partners LP, a green-field infrastructure fund focussed on Europe, and he is also Chief Executive Officer of the Infrastructure Fund’s platform at Lloyds Bank.
Gerassimos Thomas, Directorate-General Economic and Financial Affairs, Director, Finance, European Commission
Prior to his appointment as Finance Director in 2009, Gerassimos Thomas has had numerous professional assignments including Head of cabinet of Joaquin Almunia, Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs.
Harry Verhaar, Head of Strategic Sustainability, Senior Director of Energy and Climate Change, Philips Lighting
For the past seven years Harry Verhaar has been the architect of the lighting strategy on energy and climate change.
James Smith, Chairman, Carbon Trust
James is Chairman of the Carbon Trust, Chairman of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, a Trustee of the Science Museum, Past President of the Energy Institute and on the Board of London Southbank University, where he is a visiting professor.
Janusz Lewandowski, Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget, European Commission
Janusz Lewandowski joined the European Commission as Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget in 2010.
José Viegas, Secretary-General, International Transport Forum, OECD
José Viegas has been Secretary-General of the International Transport Forum at the OECD since 2012
Jannis van Zanten, Strategy Advisor, District Heating, City of Amsterdam
Jannis van Zanten has been working for the City of Amsterdam as Strategy Advisor for District Heating (DH) since 2008.
Jonathan Liebenau, Reader in Technology Management, Department of Management, London School of Economics
Dr Jonathan Liebenau is a Reader in Technology Management in the Department of Management.
Mathias Burghardt, Head of Infrastructure, AXA Private Equity
Mathias Burghardt joined AXA Private Equity in 2007.
Mariana Mazzucato, Professor of Economics and RM Phillips Chair in Science and Technology Policy, University of Sussex (Science Policy Research Unit)
Mariana Mazzucato is a Professor in Economics at the University of Sussex, where she holds the RM Phillips Chair in Science and Technology Policy.
Matthias Ruete, Director-General, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport
Since 2010, Matthias Ruete has been Director General of the Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE). Between 2006 and 2009 he was Director General for Energy and Transport.
Michael Luger, Dean, Manchester Business School
Michael Luger is Dean of one of the oldest and highest-ranked Business Schools in the UK. He was recruited to the post shortly after a merger created the largest campus-based Business Schools in the UK
Monica Woodley, Managing Editor, Economist Intelligence Unit
Monica Woodley works on a range of bespoke research programmes for the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), with a focus on the financial services industry.
Neil Rimer, Partner, Index Ventures
Neil Rimer is a Partner of Index Ventures which he founded in Geneva with Giuseppe Zocco and David Rimer.
Patrick Lane, Technology Correspondent, The Economist
Patrick Lane is the Technology Correspondent of The Economist. Since taking up his current role in 2011 he has reported on many aspects of the tech industry, from start-ups to smartphones and social media.
Peter Cochrane, Chairman and Chief Executive, Cochrane Associates
Peter Cochrane is an internationally sought after guru who invests his time and money as an agent of change. Renowned for his out of the box thinking, he is an advisor and consultant to companies and governments.
Pete Baxter, Vice-president, Engineering, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Sales, EMEA, Autodesk
Pete Baxter is Vice-president for Engineering, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Sales in EMEA and leads Autodesk’s sales operations across Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Philippe Aghion, Robert C Waggoner Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Philippe Aghion is Robert C Waggoner Professor of Economics at Harvard University and Program Director in Industrial Organization at the Centre for Economic Policy Research
Tim Broyd, Professor, Built Environment Foresight, Vice-president, University College London
Tim Broyd works with government, industry and professional bodies to consider how best to exploit the opportunities and mitigate the challenges that lie ahead of us.
Tom Hoehn, Visiting Professor; Founding Director, Imperial College Business School; Intellectual Property Research Centre (IPRC)
Tom Hoehn is Visiting Professor at Imperial College Business School and the founding Director of the Intellectual Property Research Centre (IPRC).
Ty Goddard, Co-founder, The Education Foundation
Ty Goddard is the Co-founder of The Education Foundation.
Volker Beckers, Group Chief Executive Officer, RWE npower
Volker Beckers was appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer, RWE npower in January 2010. Prior to this, from November 2003, he held the position of Group Chief Financial Officer, RWE npower.
Sean Griffiths, Founding Director, Reader in Architecture, Visiting Professor, Fashion Architecture Taste: FAT, University Of Westminster, Yale University
Sean Griffiths is a Founding Director of the London based architectural practice, Fashion Architecture Taste (FAT).
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