- infrastructure as an "asset class"
- opportunities and risks of infrastructure investments for pension funds and other institutional investors
- the inherently political nature of infrastructure assets
- the "Australian" and "Canadian models" of (direct) investing
- evolution of strategic investment funds (SIF) / strategic development funds (SDF)
- a realistic view on the contribution of private finance and public-private partnerships (PPP) for infrastructure in Europe and
worldwide
- low mobilization of private capital for development finance, especially in poorer countries
- the slow involvement of institutional investors in infrastructure in Asia and emerging markets
- definitions, standards and instruments in green / climate change investment
- critical issues in ESG, impact and SDG investing
- the secular stagnation of - public and private - social infrastructure investment, and what governments and investors can do about it
- the extension of investors' universe into innovation districts/ecosystems and modern district heating and cooling
assets