BUILDING LONG-TERM INVESTOR PARTNERSHIPS FOR RUSSIA’S INFRASTRUCTURE AGENDA
Russia can fulfil all its infrastructure development needs only if it is able to attract sustained private sector investment in projects. However, most private sector funds require short- and medium-term returns, while many projects may require payback periods stretching decades. How can financiers, relevant government agencies, and the business sector better create new ways to put infrastructure funds to work while mitigating long-term risk and meeting investors’ expectations on returns?
Moderator:
Timothy Heritage ,
Bureau Chief CIS, Thomson Reuters
Panellists
Andrei Elinson ,
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Basic Element
Jose Luis Irigoyen ,
Director, Transport, Water, Information and Communications Technology, World Bank
Vadim Mikhaylov ,
Senior Vice-President, Russian Railways
Sergey Nekrasov ,
First Vice-President, Gazprombank (Open Joint-Stock Company)
Roland Nash ,
Senior Partner and Chief Investment Strategist, Verno Capital
Robert Swaak ,
Vice-Chairman, Clients & Markets, PwC International
Yves-Thibault de Silguy ,
Vice President, MEDEF International