Infralogic Investors Forum Australia 2025
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Mark is Chief Project Officer and is responsible for the development and delivery of EnergyCo’s program of projects.
Mark joined EnergyCo in 2023 and has been delivering projects for 30 years. Prior roles have included 16 years at John Laing Group (based largely in London) where he held a variety of senior roles managing and delivering major greenfield infrastructure projects. He was Chief Risk Officer for the Group and served on their Group Investment Committee, Executive Committee and Risk Committee. Prior to this Mark worked for international contractors in the design, construction, financing, and maintenance of projects including 10 years at ALSTOM and 3 years at UGL.
Matt was appointed as Chair of the authority on 5 August 2024 for a term of 5 years. He was previously the Member for Hornsby in the NSW Parliament from 2011 until 2 August 2024.
Matt was most recently the NSW Shadow Minister for Health. He was Deputy Leader of the NSW Liberal party from August 2022 until March 2023. Throughout his 13-year political career, Matt also held ministries of Innovation and Better Regulation, Treasury, Energy and Environment.
As Treasurer and Energy Minister of NSW, Matt championed climate action that is in the best interests of households and businesses. In 2020, he delivered the Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap: A 20-year plan for NSW’s energy infrastructure. The roadmap spurs private investment in renewable energy while reducing emissions and power bills for the people of NSW.
Matt commenced in the role of Director, Regulatory Affairs and Strategic Partnerships at Wollemi Capital on 15 August 2024.
Matt studied a Bachelor of Business at the University of Technology Sydney and is a Chartered Accountant by profession.
James is the Partner-in-Charge of Corrs’ Sydney office. He has over 20 years’ experience advising sponsors, borrower and lenders in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on financing transactions across the infrastructure, renewables, energy and resources sectors.
James advises on a wide range of project, fund, corporate and acquisition financings, including syndicated, ECA and multi-source debt financings, capital call, NAV and GP facilities.
Giovanni sits on the executive committee of ION Analytics and is responsible for engaging with Influencers in the capital market globally and across asset classes. He organizes fireside chats and exclusive closed-door events to facilitate connectivity and knowledge among the influencers. Giovanni joined the company in 2001 where it held various roles in Italy, Germany, London including managing a global team of journalists and data analysts.
Marc Benscher is a Director and a Fund Manager in the Igneo Infrastructure Partners team. He is based in Sydney and has been with the business since 2007. Marc is primarily responsible for the management of the Wholesale Infrastructure Income Fund (WIIF) and other mandate accounts, including portfolio construction, client engagement and strategy. Marc is also involved in deal origination and asset management for our funds and mandates; namely in waste management and recovery sectors. Marc sits on the Boards for Integrated Waste Services (IWS) and WM New Zealand (WMNZ)
Marc joined from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia where he spent three years performing roles in the treasury, investment due diligence and internal consulting functions of the Bank.
Marc has a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales.
Chloé is Head of Unlisted Assets and Private Equity at Colonial First State, where she oversees CFS’s unlisted assets program. Chloé has 17 years of combined experience in investing, mergers and acquisitions and asset governance, including at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and AustralianSuper. Prior to this, Chloé spent six years in Paris, France, where she worked at a global infrastructure contractor focussing on PPP bids, execution and delivery across Northern Europe. Her expertise is in leading teams in private markets transactions as well as bringing strategic, financial and governance principles to broader asset management. Chloé is also an experienced company director and has held directorships on the boards of Westconnex, Plenary, Port of Brisbane, Sydney Metro and Transurban Queensland.
Marcia is an accomplished senior financial services executive with extensive experience across asset management, mergers & acquisitions, debt & capital management, public private partnerships and impact investment having worked in private and public sector in Australia and overseas. Prior joining REST, Marcia worked in the Real Assets team in AustralianSuper where she oversaw their global asset management program in addition to representing the fund as nominee director in two of their direct investments. Before AustralianSuper, she worked for NSW Treasury in their transactions team overseeing the State’s asset recycling program and various global financial institutions including Deutsche Bank, Citi, Barclays Capital and GE Capital.
Marcia holds a Master in Business Administration from MGSM, a Master in Portfolio Management from ESEADE and a degree in Business from Universidad Nacional de Lujan. Marcia is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
David Clark advises some of Australia’s most successful businesspeople and families on their wealth management needs. David delivers value in Investment Management, Structuring, Asset Protection, Succession and Estate Planning, tailoring solutions to meet the unique goals of each client.
With over 22 years experience providing financial advice, David holds a Bachelor of Economics, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment, and is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). He has been recognised as a four-time Barron’s Top 100 Adviser and twice as a finalist in the Association of Financial Advisers’ “Adviser of the Year Award.” David has also completed an Executive Education course at Stanford Business School.
David is the creator and host of Inside the Rope, a top wealth management podcast ranked in the top 1% of podcasts globally. Through engaging discussions with industry experts and thought leaders, David shares insights that empower listeners to better understand wealth creation and management strategies.
In addition to his advisory work, David contributes to several leadership roles. He serves on the board of Graphite Energy, an innovative company in the energy transition sector. He is also an active member of the St Joseph's College Foundation, where he chairs the indigenous bursary program and serves on the Investment Committee.
Rob Clow is a senior reporter with Infralogic in Sydney, covering energy mergers and acquisitions, project finance and trading in the Asia Pacific region.
A financial journalist with over 20 years’ experience in London, New York and Sydney, Rob has previously worked on the staff of the Financial Times, The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, the New York Post and Institutional Investor magazine.
Shaun is managing editor, APAC, for Infralogic. Prior to that he was deputy editor, news editor and senior reporter at Infralogic where he has covered Australia, NZ and Asia for eight years. Prior to that, he worked as a reporter and editor at The Australian Financial Review for eight years. His roles there included editor of CFO magazine, reporter on AFR Dealbook and financial services reporter for the Companies and Markets section of the AFR.
Robin oversees global editorial and research coverage for Infralogic. A 24-year news veteran, with 16 of them spent editing financial news, Robin has worked for some of the world's leading news outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires and Bloomberg. He has been a regular on live television, commenting mainly on Chinese government and central bank policy. At Infralogic, he is responsible for daily news coverage and analysis written by a team of journalists spread across the globe, including the Americas, EMEA and the Asia-Pacific region.
Gillian joined JBWere in May 2019 and is Head of Alternative Investments and Responsible Investing (RI), in addition to being an Executive Director of the firm. As Head of Alternatives, Gillian leads the Alternatives strategy, investing selection and execution across Private Equity, Private Debt, Real Assets including Infrastructure and Property and Uncorrelated Assets. Gillian also leads the further expansion of JBWere’s approach to Responsible Investing spanning ESG, ethical/impact investing, and stewardship of capital. Prior to joining JBWere, Gillian held senior multi-asset global investment and structuring roles on trading floors, working across Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, within Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) and Bank of Montreal (BMO) Capital Markets. Gillian was also the global structuring sustainability lead for capital markets in both SCB and BMO. Gillian’s roles have included leading sales and structuring for SCB’s Alternative Asset Group (AUM +USD 2bio) in London, in addition to leading and designing multi-asset investment solutions across Fixed Income, Equities, FX, Alternatives, Credit, Commodities and Responsible Investments (RI) for Institutional, Private Bank and High Net Worth clients.
INSEAD Executive Education (TGM, 2022)
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Queensland
Bachelor of Business (Management), University of Queensland
Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) Australia
Capital Markets Programme, Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (CISI)
UK Diploma of Investment Advice (Qualified UK Financial Adviser), Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (CISI)
Gary is an Investment Manager Infrastructure at HESTA. HESTA is an Australian industry superannuation fund for workers in health and community service sectors and has $80 billion in funds under management.
The infrastructure portfolio is approximately A$9 billion and includes funds, co-investments and direct investments across a range of sectors and regions.
The infrastructure portfolio is approximately A$7 billion and includes funds, co-investments and direct investments across a range of sectors and regions.
Gary was previously a Senior Manager Infrastructure at New South Wales Treasury Corporation (TCorp)
and prior to that in the corporate transactions & strategy departments of major listed companies (Origin Energy and APA Group) as well as consulting (PwC Transaction Services, Sydney & UK).
Gary is a Chartered Accountant, holds a Masters of Applied Finance from Macquarie University, a Masters in Computer Science and a Batchelor of Civil Engineering.
Peter supports the development and execution of IFM Investors’ asset management framework and strategy, and providing leadership, training and support to deliver asset management excellence for the Australian infrastructure portfolio.
Peter has diverse experience, having worked across the oil, mining and telecommunication industries. Prior to joining IFM Investors, Peter worked at OZ Minerals, initially as Senior Business Analyst and later as Acting Head of Investor and External Relations. Previously, he worked as a Senior Commercial Analyst at Telstra and a Business Analyst at Anglo American. Peter is an alternative board member of NSW Ports.
Brad is a Partner of AGP Sustainable Real Assets with responsibility for AMPYR Australia, a part of AGP’s global renewable energy infrastructure platform. Brad has more than 15 years’ experience financing energy projects around the world, including 12 years with Macquarie Bank.
Prior to joining AGP, Brad worked at the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) Services as General Manager - Commercial, responsible for the Commercial Team in charge of the design and implementation of competitive tender processes across Australia. Before AEMO Services, Brad was a Partner at KPMG leading a large corporate finance team, and played a key role in designing and implementing critical Australian energy policy initiatives.
Brad has a Master of Science (Environmental Economics) from the London School of Economics, a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland.
Nik Kemp is Executive General Manager, Growth Markets, with accountability for sectors in which Dexus is actively building capability and scale. These include Dexus’s $10.9 billion Infrastructure business, Alternative Investments and Healthcare. He oversees the strategy, investment decisions and performance of a diverse portfolio of investments across the real asset spectrum.
Nik has more than 25 years of experience in investing including roles for leading financing and investment banking organisations. Prior to joining Dexus, Nik held roles at AustralianSuper, Capella Capital, Babcock & Brown, ABN AMRO, Henderson Global Investors and Boston Consulting Group.
Nik holds a Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce from University of Melbourne.
Darren is a Senior Managing Director with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Darren was a Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Telecommunications, Media & Technology (TMT) with Macquarie Capital having joined Macquarie Group from Bankers Trust Australia in 1999. During his 25-year career at Macquarie, Darren worked across various industries and geographies including being based in London for ten years. Since 2011, Darren has been located in Sydney and focused on opportunities in Asia Pacific. He was a member of Macquarie Capital’s Global Executive Committee as well as a board member for several operating subsidiaries. Darren received a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (Honors) from the Australian National University.
Nick Kuys is part of the Private Infrastructure Asset Management team, based in Sydney. He is member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Evolution Rail (HCMT), Ararat Wind Farm and Unity Digital Infrastructure. He has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Australian Industrial Energy, DUET Group, Macquarie Group, Westpac Banking Group and Deloitte and Touche. He holds a bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University of Cape Town, South Africa and a Masters of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management in Australia and was previously a Chartered Accountant.
Danny Latham is a Partner in the Igneo Infrastructure Partners team. He is based in Sydney and has been with the business since 2007. Danny is primarily responsible for GDIF portfolio management and business development including fundraising and deal origination. Danny is a member of the infrastructure investments Senior Management Team and the GDIF, EDIF I and II Investment Committees. Danny currently sits on the board of directors of coNEXA . Prior to joining the team, Danny was director of RREEF Infrastructure based in London and Sydney, with responsibilities for portfolio management, asset acquisition and asset management and was Senior Partner and a foundation member of AMP’s infrastructure team in 1994. Danny has a Masters of Applied Finance and a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University, Sydney.
Ken Licence joined Principle in 2009 and was appointed to the role of Managing Director in December 2010. Mr. Licence has over 25 years’ financial services experience across a range of investment strategies including property, private equity and infrastructure. He has held senior management positions with Lend Lease, Deutsche Asset Management, and CP2, assisting major domestic and international institutional clients.
Mr. Licence has been a Board Member of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (NSW) and holds a Bachelor\ of Commerce from Griffith University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Queensland.
Alex has over 25 years of investment and infrastructure experience spanning superannuation, infrastructure advisory, project finance, energy infrastructure and government.
Alex joined Cbus in 2016 and is currently Senior Investment Director, Infrastructure. His responsibilities include leading deal teams on the origination, execution and asset management of direct investments (including brownfield, greenfield and digital infrastructure investments), co-investments and fund manager investments for the Cbus Infrastructure team.
Alex has previously held senior roles including at KPMG (Infrastructure and Projects Group), Lloyds Banking Group (Project Finance), EnergyAustralia Network, Duke Energy International and Queensland Treasury. Alex holds postgraduate and undergraduate degrees in economics.
Prashant Murthy is the Chief Financial & Commercial Officer of AirTrunk, Asia-Pacific & Japan (APJ)’s leading hyperscale data centre provider enabling the growth of the cloud and artificial intelligence in the region and one of the fastest growing technology companies in the world.
Prashant leads AirTrunk’s finance, commercial and strategy functions to ensure the company’s responsible and sustainable growth across APJ. He also oversees AirTrunk’s PMO, procurement and sustainability departments. Under Prashant’s leadership, AirTrunk has raised over A$7 billion in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) financing across its APJ platform, making it one of the largest issuers of sustainable financing in the data centre industry.
Prashant pioneered AirTrunk's move to be the first data centre in APJ to launch a Sustainability Linked Loan (SLL) which was the largest for a data centre globally. AirTrunk's SLL has been recognised with several awards including IJGlobal, AFR, The Banker and FinanceAsia, demonstrating the company's bold vision for Sustainability and Diversity & Inclusion in the technology sector.
Among numerous accolades, Prashant won Digital Infrastructure Finance Leader of the Year at The Tech Capital APAC Finance Awards in November 2024.
Sam Reynolds established Octopus Australia in 2018. Octopus Australia operates under three main pillars which we believe are key to the energy transition, (i) Energy Infrastructure, (ii) Fund management; and (iii) Asset & Community Management. As CEO, Sam’s role is to lead Octopus’ culture and drive its mission to harness capital and expertise to accelerate the energy transition. Today Octopus Australia has a team 60 people, and offices in Melbourne and Sydney and has created multi-$billion fund management and energy development business.
Kevork is a Managing Director at OMERS Infrastructure, based in Sydney. He is responsible for leading the origination, execution, and management of OMERS Infrastructure’s activities in the telecommunications/digital infrastructure and energy sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Kevork currently serves as a Director of Waveconn and FRV Australia.
Ani is the Co-Head of Infrastructure for Asia Pacific at Macquarie Asset Management (MAM). The MAM Asia Pacific Infrastructure and Agriculture teams manage assets across more than 80 investments in the infrastructure and agriculture sectors. The teams comprise more than 100 people across nine markets and in more than a dozen locations. In her role, Ani is responsible for overseeing the asset management activities of these teams and is a member of the Investment Committees of numerous funds.
Ani has led major acquisitions in Australia and New Zealand across various infrastructure sectors, including digital, utilities and transport. She sits on the board of several portfolio companies, including VicRoads, Vocus Group.
Prior to joining MAM, Ani worked for several other infrastructure fund managers in London and Sydney, with a focus on regulated utilities and transportation assets across Europe. She has also worked as a Portfolio Manager in the listed infrastructure space.
She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (first class honours) from the University of Sydney and a Master of Business Administration (high distinction) from Harvard Business School, where she was a Baker Scholar.
David is co-founder and Managing Partner of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, a multi-award winning, specialist investment manager focused exclusively on the new infrastructure needed to drive the energy transition in Australia, the US and the UK. Quinbrook and its affiliates are owners, developers, constructors, operators and business builders across a diverse range of investments from renewable power supply solutions, storage, electricity retailing, community energy networks, biomass and anerobic digestion fuelled energy solutions, grid support, demand response and flexibility services through to the algorithmic optimisation of dispatchable assets using advanced AI data science. Quinbrook’s investment portfolio features several milestone transactions including the largest solar+storage projects ever undertaken in the US and the UK and the largest portfolio of synchronous condensers supporting the UK grid. Here in Australia, Quinbrook has commenced construction of its ‘Supernode’ battery storage project at Brendale, Queensland and is progressing a development portfolio of over 3GW of solar, wind and storage projects to serve the needs of the Townsville Green Polysilicon and Gladstone Green Iron projects.
David Chairs the firm’s investment committee, the boards of multiple portfolio companies and serves as Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Climate Investment Centre at Imperial College, London
William is responsible for leading the firm's global investment, asset management and sustainability activities.
He is also the digital infrastructure global head. He is a member of Morrison’s Investment Committee, Valuation Committee, Asset Management Committee, Partnership & Promotions Committee and Management Team.
William has served on the board of many Morrison digital infrastructure investments and is currently a Director of CDC Data Centres and Kao Data. Prior to joining Morrison in 2013, he worked at Carlyle as a Principal, based in London.
Scott is a Principal and Head of Private Wealth Solutions for Australia. He is responsible for the firm’s high-net-worth investors in the region.
Prior to joining Hamilton Lane, Scott was Director of Investment Strategy at Invesco Australia. He focused on being an expert in investment strategies of focus and launching new business initiatives in the Australian marketplace.
Scott has over 20 years of experience in funds management. He has worked in an Absolute Return Multi Asset investment team as a bridge between investments and global sales, marketing, and client service functions. He has also worked in senior distribution roles across both wholesale and institutional channels, providing clients with an array of investment solutions ranging from the more traditional to both open-ended and closed-ended alternative solutions.
Scott holds Bachelor of Business degrees from the University of Western Sydney and Simon Fraser University, as well as a Diploma of Financial Services from Deakin University. He is also a member of the CAIA Association and Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA).
Stewart Upson is Co-President and Head of Asia Pacific for Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group. In this role, Mr. Upson is responsible for regional oversight and investment strategy leadership. In addition, Mr. Upson is involved in the screening and evaluation of global investment initiatives. Mr. Upson is also the Regional Head of Asia Pacific for Brookfield Asset Management, with responsibility for overseeing the Asset Manager’s business activities in the region. Mr. Upson joined Brookfield in 2010, following Brookfield’s acquisition of the Australian-listed company, Prime Infrastructure, where he held several senior roles. He previously served as Treasurer at a New Zealand-based utility. Mr. Upson holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Auckland and is a CFA charterholder.
Kevin has more than 25 years of financial markets and investment management experience in Australia and overseas. Prior to joining LGT Crestone as Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Kevin was the Acting Chief Investment Officer and Deputy CIO at LGIAsuper (now Brighter Super), a $31 billion superannuation fund based in Brisbane. Prior to the merger between LGIAsuper and Energy Super, Kevin was the Chief Investment Officer at Energy Super.
At LGT Crestone, Kevin plays a key role in leading and managing the Investment team, along with having specific responsibilities within Alternatives, Sustainable Investment and Portfolio Construction along with overseeing all fund research.
Kevin’s roles prior to Energy Super included Head of Real Assets and Alternatives/Senior Portfolio Manager and Acting Chief Investment Officer at VicSuper, and Portfolio Manager roles at Morningstar Investment Management (formerly Ibbotson Associates) and QIC. He also ran a boutique investment firm providing consulting advice and multi-manager portfolios to clients. Kevin holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting and Finance).
| Kirsten joined QIC in early 2010 and has overall responsibility for portfolio management across QIC Infrastructure’s pooled products, separately managed accounts, and large co-investors. Her role is focused on infrastructure investment management with a particular focus on investment origination, asset management, governance and structuring, together with portfolio construction and analytics, research and thought leadership, and managing overall client relationships. Kirsten is a Portfolio Manager for one of QIC’s flagship funds and is also a member of the QIC Infrastructure Investment Committee, QIC Infrastructure Investment Management Committee and Origination Leadership Team. Since joining QIC, Kirsten has had a broad exposure to a variety of sub-sectors from both an investment origination and asset management perspective. This has included being an integral part of the teams that successfully acquired Port of Melbourne, Epic Energy South Australia, Heathrow Toggle and implementing the strategy for the US public private partnership investments. She has also held asset management roles in the transport and utilities sectors, in particular with respect to Brisbane Airport, Port of Brisbane and Thames Water. Kirsten has played a key role in the build out of the QIC Global Infrastructure Fund, including additional capital raises and co-investor support to fund the growth of existing platform businesses. Prior to working with QIC, Kirsten worked at Virgin Group in London for two years where she evaluated and managed a portfolio of investments in various sectors, including renewable energy, telecommunications, healthcare and aviation. Previously, Kirsten was a corporate solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons where she had experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint venture arrangements, corporate restructurings and acting for investors in infrastructure and resource projects. Kirsten holds a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Law (Hons) from the University of Queensland and a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the College of Law, New South Wales. |
Ken Wong joined EQT Partners in October 2018 and is the Head of Asia Pacific, Infrastructure.
Prior to joining EQT, Ken worked at Affinity Equity Partners focusing on private equity investments in the technology, media, telecommunications and consumer sectors. Prior to Affinity, Ken worked at Macquarie Capital, based in Melbourne.
Ken holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from The University of Melbourne.
Sueann Yeo is a Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific Private Wealth Client Relations and Capital Raising, based in Singapore. Prior to joining EQT Partners, Sueann was an Executive Director and Head of Alternative Investments (Southeast Asia) at J.P. Morgan Private Bank. Sueann received a BBM with a major in Finance from Singapore Management University. She is also a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) charter holder.