Event Profile

CAIA Iberia - Connecting with the Future: Key Trends and Opportunities in Infrastructure Investing

Date(s):
October 15, 2024
Note:
All times listed are in local time
Venue:
A&G Auditorium: Sala de Conferencias de A&G Banca Privada
Paseo de la Castellana, 92
Sala de Conferencias de A&G Banca Privada
Madrid, 28046 
Fee(s):
Free Event
Description:

CAIA Iberia

Connecting with the Future: Key Trends and Opportunities in Infrastructure Investing

CAIA Iberia invites you to join us for this insightful event, where we will delve into the critical role of infrastructure in investment portfolios and how the sector is evolving in response to new technologies and sustainability trends. This event will be conducted in Spanish, featuring industry experts who will share their perspectives on the future of infrastructure investing.

Key discussion points include: 

  • Why infrastructure has been, is, and will remain a core asset in investors’ portfolios: Explore the long-term benefits of infrastructure for portfolio stability and diversification. 
  • How emerging technologies are transforming the planning, construction, and operation of infrastructure: Learn how digitalization, automation, and innovation are reshaping the infrastructure landscape. 
  • Is the global sustainability movement redirecting investors toward specific types of infrastructure? Understand the impact of ESG factors and sustainability initiatives on investment decisions and opportunities.

Join us for this engaging session to gain valuable insights, network with industry leaders, and understand how infrastructure investing is adapting to the challenges of the future.

Agenda 

19:00 - Registration 

19:25 - Welcome by CAIA Chapter Iberia

19:30 - Welcome by A&G

19:35 - Panel discussion on Key Trends and Opportunities in Infrastructure Investing in collaboration with:

  • Miguel Lizaso - Director, A&G Renewables Iberian Solar at A&G
  • Diego Fernández Díaz - Chief Operating Officer and Investment Director at Serena 
  • Diego Martialay Camiña - Vice President, Infrastructure Funds at BESTINVER
  • Enrique Fuentes - Senior Managing Director at StepStone

Moderator:
Gisela Medina, CAIA, CESGA - CAIA Iberia chapter executive & Global Head of Fund & ETF Selection for International Asset Managers at BBVA

20:30 - Q&A

20:40 - Networking event

Please register early for this event as space is limited.

 

Important notes before the event

  • This event is organized by dedicated CAIA members, who generously volunteer their personal time. Should you decide to register, we greatly appreciate your commitment to attending.
  • If you find that you are unable to attend, please inform us at least 48 hours before the event. Your timely cancellations enable us to offer your spot to someone on the waitlist and help minimize food and energy waste.
  • Kindly note that registrations must be completed in advance, as walk-ins will not be permitted. Given the event's limited capacity, we encourage you to register as early as possible to secure your spot. If the attendance limit is expanded, we will promptly notify you.
  • Registering a guest is possible but complete guest’s details must be filled in. In case of overbooking, priority will be given to CAIA Members.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

If you have questions or concerns regarding registration for this event, please contact CAIA EMEA Chapter Relations.

 

This event is organized in collaboration with: 

 

 

 

               

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A&G Auditorium: Sala de Conferencias de A&G Banca Privada
Diego Fernández Díaz
Job Title: COO and Investment Director
Organization: Serena
Speaker Type: Panelist


Diego is Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Serena and part of the team since inception. Formerly, he was Associate Director at Meridiam where he was project leader managing the teams for the development of numerous bids, managing the full investment process for greenfield and secondary projects in different countries and sectors, as well as the asset management. Prior to this, he worked at Ferrovial, Citibank and Miura. He joined Serena in 2019 and has invested over EUR 1 billion in projects (EV) up to the date. Diego holds a MSc in Civil Engineering as well as a Law degree and Master in Management (Grande École) with major in Finance from HEC Paris Business School (France).


Enrique Fuentes
Job Title: Senior Managing Director
Organization: StepStone
Speaker Type: Panelist


Enrique Fuentes is Senior Managing Director and member of the Investment Committee at Stepstone Infrastructure & Real Assets. With responsibility for more than 700,000 MM USD of funds in private markets, of which more than 90,000 MM USD are focused on Infrastructure, and 13,000 MM USD placed in infrastructure investments in the last year, Stepstone is one of the main advisors in private markets and infrastructure in the world. Enrique has more than three decades of experience in private financing of infrastructure such as advisor, financier, promoter and investor. He worked for 13 years at Ferrovial, where led the acquisition and promotion of transportation infrastructure assets and oversaw the company's strategy in the sector and played a leading role in the transformation of Ferrovial from contractor to investor and leading infrastructure developer, and has also performed advisory functions (KPMG Global Infrastructure), Corporate Finance (Head of Project Finance, Deutsche Bank Spain) and Investment Management (Stepstone) in the infrastructure sector. During his career he has led investments in infrastructure assets of transport worth more than 15,000 million euros. Enrique has an MBA from IESE Business School and graduate in Economics and Finance from the University College of Studies Financial


Miguel Lizaso
Job Title: Director, A&G Renewables Iberian Solar
Organization: A&G Banca Privada
Speaker Type: Panelist


Miguel Lizaso Velázquez is the Director of A&G Renewables Iberian Solar at A&G, where he is part of the Energy Transition team and is responsible for overseeing the firm's infrastructure investments. He also leads the new A&G Sustainable Infrastructure Fund, which focuses on projects related to renewable energy, including biogas, hybrid renewable assets, and energy storage through batteries. Miguel reports to Alejandro Núñez, who oversees A&G's alternative investment activities. This new fund builds on A&G's ongoing commitment to sustainable energy initiatives, which include managing over 300 MW in photovoltaic energy through A&G Renewables Iberian Solar I and other investments in energy transition technologies


Diego Martialay Camiña
Job Title: Vice President, Infrastructure Funds
Organization: BESTINVER
Speaker Type: Panelist


Mr. Diego Martialay Camiña is Vice President at Bestinver Infra since 2020. Before the creation of the Infrastructure Funds Area in Bestinver, he worked for more than ten years in Acciona and linked to the Infrastructure sector with an extensive experience coordinating and leading executions across M&A and financing transactions in Energy, Water, Transport and Social Infrastructure across five continents. He holds a Degree in Business Administration and Management from CUNEF.


Gisela Medina
Job Title: Head of Fund Selection
Organization: BBVA QF
Speaker Type: Moderator


Gisela Medina, CAIA, CESGA, is Head of Fund & ETF Selection at BBVA Quality Funds, BBVA´s Global Third Party Selection Platform. Ms. Medina has more than 22 years of experience working in financial markets, in different responsibilities, both in investments management and investments selection. She joined BBVA 17 years ago to work in the Proprietary Trading Desk of the Global Markets Unit, investing in hedge funds. In 2009, she moved to Quality Funds, the global analysis and selection unit for third party funds for the whole BBVA group, where she was Head of the Quant Analysis and Selection for Alternative Funds. In 2019, she became Global Head of Fund & ETF Selection. Prior to that, Ms. Medina was an Alternative Fund Manager at Ahorro Corporación and Gesmadrid SGIIC. She started her financial career as a Quant Analyst in charge of modelling alternative investment programs at Gesmadrid SGIIC. Ms. Medina has a Degree in Mathematics from Universidad Complutense de Madrid (1998) and MSc in Financial Mathematics from University of Edinburgh (2001). She is a CAIA charterholder (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) and CESGA certification (Environmental, Social and Governance). She has obtained the MEFF (Mercado Español de Futuros y Opciones Financieros) license for trading and clearing. She is fluent in English, French, Italian and Spanish. She loves travelling, forest bathing, art and science dissemination. She is a STEM Ambassador for Inspiring Girls Initiative and used to monitor a young robotic team for the First Lego League Junior Challenge. She is founder of BBVA BRG for gender diversity “Move for Equality” and founder of Spanish Banking Network “Women in Banking”.