Giovanni Amodeo Member of the Executive Team ION ANALYTICS

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.

Francesco Bedina Head of Energy and Infrastructure, EMEA, Managing Director, Investment Banking Credit Suisse

Mr. Bedina is the Head of Energy and Infrastructure for the EMEA region, within the Investment Banking and Capital Markets division, based in London 

Mr. Bedina joined CS in 2021 from Guggenheim Partners where he was Senior Managing Director and Head of European Power, Energy and Renewables, with a focus on energy transition. At Guggenheim, he fostered the Firm’s Investment Banking development in Europe and cross border activity, leveraging on more than 20 years of M&A, Equity and DCM experience in the power, energy and renewables space.

Mr. Bedina has worked with several of Europe’s largest power corporates including Enel, EDP, Naturgy, RWE and Snam on strategic M&A and equity assignments. Mr. Bedina has advised on numerous energy transition transactions, including EDP’s acquisition of C2 Energy Capital’s distributed generation platform, Apollo’s acquisition of off-shore wind developer US Wind, Hecate’s disposal of a minority interest in its renewable development business to Repsol, and four transactions involving Enel X, including its e-buses and charging infrastructure JV with AMP Capital. Mr. Bedina also leveraged on a model tailor built for Enel and replicated the JV structure that was consistently used across all Enel X’s transactions

Roberto Purcaro Global Head of Complex Opportunities and Country Head Macquarie Capital Italy

Roberto joined Macquarie in 2005 and leads the Complex Opportunities team globally, focused on large and complex transactions in the infrastructure sector. With a broad and flexible mandate the team looks at capitalising on special situations often working alongside with other Macquarie Operating Groups and external partners.

Roberto has over 20 years experience in the finance industry and has worked across many jurisdictions in Europe, the Asia-Pacific and US/Latam regions.

 He has advised a number of well-known clients from both the public and private sector on transactions across the infrastructure asset class spectrum ranging from Utilities (power and renewables, water and waste) to Transport and Social Infrastructure assets. He manages the relationship with some key large corporates and leads Macquarie coverage in Italy.

 In 2017 Roberto led the Macquarie acquisition of the Green Investment Bank from the UK Government and more recently expanded the business to Latam.

Riccardo Maria Togni Partner, Head of M&A Infrastructure PwC Italy

Graduated in Economics at La Sapienza University in Roma. He currently holds the role of Partner in PwC where he is Head of M&A Infrastructure. He coordinates the execution and management of M&A projects in the infrastructure, transport, logistics and renewables sectors.

He has over 25 years of experience in M&A, Valuation, Business Planning, Financing/Refinancing and Financial Modelling.

He has gained extensive work experience in the national and international arena, having participated in numerous projects in the following subsectors: Airports, Roads, Ports, Prisons, Hospitals, Renewables, Gas Storage, IT, Public Lightning, Data Centers, Waste to Energy, Waste, etc.

Andrea Foti Chief Commercial Officer EMEA, M&A and Transaction Solutions AON

Andrea is Managing Director in the Aon M&A and Transaction Solutions team since 2020. As Chief Commercial Officer EMEA, Andrea is responsible for supporting organic growth and advising EMEA and international financial sponsors and corporates on M&A transactions. Prior to joining Aon, Andrea spent 20 years in Investment Banking, having advised financial sponsors and corporates in M&A, Equity & Debt Capital Markets transactions. Andrea worked in EY, Vitale&Co and was one of the Founding Partners of Eidos Partners, an independent Italian investment bank. He previously worked in London and New York in Citigroup, JP Morgan and Accenture. Andrea is Member of the AIFI M&A Committee and holds a degree in Business at LUISS – Guido Carli University in Rome.

He graduated cum laude in Civil Engineering in 1994, graduated as Master of Business Administration (MBA) at SDA Bocconi in Milan in 1998, and also graduated Advanced Managed Program (AMP) at IESE Business School in Barcelona in 2017. He is an officer on leave of the Italian Coast Guard. 

He has been working in Telco companies for over the last 20 years serving also as Planning & Control Director and Real Estate Director at Wind Telecomunicazioni, and as CFO at Wind Retail. He was member of the Board of Directors of different companies: ITnet (Genoa), Tellas (Athens), Wind Retail (Rome). 

He joined the Cellnex Telecom Group in 2015 where today he serves as member of the Global Steering Committee and Chairman and Managing Director of Cellnex Italia SpA. 

Daniele Solaroli Partner PwC Italy

Graduated in Economics at Tor Vergata University in Rome and Masters in Finance at London Business School, Daniele currently holds the role of Partner in PwC where he originates and coordinates Corporate Finance projects with a focus on the Infrastructures and Telecommunications space.

He has over 22 years of professional experience in Audit (Arthur Andersen), Corporate Finance, Business Planning, Valuation, M&A.

He has gained extensive experience in both domestic and international arena, advising major Infrastructure Funds and ICT players in the following subsectors: Airports, Roads, Renewables, Telecommunications, TLC and Broadcasting Networks, Datacenters, Cloud.

Giovanni Amodeo Member of the Executive Team ION ANALYTICS

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.

Oriana Bastianelli Portfolio Manager, Head of ESG Kairos Partners

Oriana has over 20 years of experience and is with Kairos since 2005.

In 1999 she began his professional career as an analyst at Banca Sella and later at Mediobanca. In 2005 she joined the Kairos Group as an analyst for KIM Limited and spent the first 5 years at the London office. In 2010, after returning to Milan, she became a dedicated analyst of KEY fund, specialising in simple business models (focus on infrastructure and gaming) and then became Portfolio Manager in October 2020. In April 2022 he took over as Head of Analyst and ESG.

At the Extel Awards she was ranked 1st in Italy in the 2019 and 2018 survey and 1st in Europe for the infrastructure and leisure sectors in 2019, 2018 and 2017. In May 2022 she obtained the “ESG Analysis & Investing Certificate” in partnership with CFA Society Italy and MIP.

Graduate in Economics and Banking from the University of Siena.

Paolo Guglielminetti Partner, Global Railways & Roads Leader PwC Italy

Civil Engineer with a PhD in transport engineering at the Ecole Polytechnique in Lausanne. He currently holds the role of Partner in PwC where he is Global Railways & Roads Leader. He coordinates the execution and management of projects in the transport sector, infrastructure, logistics and the impacts on the economy, the environment and the territory.

He has over 25 years of experience in strategic planning of infrastructure and transport systems, at local, regional, national and international scale and has been particularly involved in the regulation of the transport sector, feasibility studies of infrastructure projects, transport planning, as well as the enhancement, optimization and digitalization of transport and logistics services. He has written over thirty publications on these topics.

He has gained extensive work experience in the international arena, having participated in numerous projects for the European Commission, the European Parliament, World Bank, EBRD, the European Association of Motorway Operators (ASECAP) and the International Union of Railways (UIC), as well as for numerous logistics and mobility operators, regulatory agencies and other stakeholders of the sector. He carries out for such actors analyses of transport policies, evaluations of infrastructures and transport plans, as well as projects for the development of innovation and efficiency of the mobility system.

He has an in-depth knowledge of the Community directives in the sector, and has repeatedly assisted the European Commission for the assessment of their impacts, as well as for supporting the development of the European TEN-T corridors.

Federica Vasquez Managing Director Ardian

Federica Vasquez joined Ardian in 2021. At Ardian Federica holds the position of Managing Director in the Infrastructure team in Milan and focuses both on investments and on asset management of portfolio companies. Federica is board member of ASTM and of 2i Rete Gas.  

Before joining Ardian, Federica worked for more than 14 years in the investment banking industry, in Italy and UK, where she was active in origination and execution of large M&A transactions with a strong focus on energy and infrastructure. 

She graduated in Economy and Finance from LUISS University in Rome.

Enrico Loewenthal Investment Professional Equiter SpA

Enrico joined Equiter in mid-2022 to support the deployment of the Equiter infrastructure fund. Enrico has c.10 years of experience in the origination, analysis and execution of infrastructure & real asset investments. 

 Previously Enrico worked at Ancala Partners, a mid-market infrastructure fund with c.€3bn AuM, where he worked on a number of transactions in the energy, digital and social infrastructure sectors across Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and the CEE region. Previously Enrico worked in the investment team of Barclays Natural Resource Investments, following several investments in the energy & infrastructure sectors with focus on Europe and North America.

Giorgio Biscardini Partner Strategy & Italy, Energy, Utilities and Resources Leader PwC Italy

With more than 30 years of consulting experience, Giorgio Biscardini is a recognized expert in the energy industry, with focus on strategy, capital projects, and transaction support. He has directed projects for energy companies and governments in Europe, in the Middle East and Africa, in the US, in Latin America and in Asia.

In particular, he has led a large number of projects on energy infrastructure (Gas and LNG, Power, EV Charging, Petrochemicals, Biofuels, etc.) for TSOs, investors, government agencies and the European Commission.

Emilio Zito Group Head of M&A & Investments, EDF Invest and Investor Relations EDF Group

Based in Paris, Emilio Zito is EDF Group Head of M&A, Investments and EDF Invest. He is also in charge of Investor Relations.

Emilio joined EDF in 2008 and since he originated, led and executed a wide range of greenfield and brownfield transactions across the energy chain and related infrastructure. He has also been holding Boards positions within several subsidiaries of the Group, mainly in the Renewables business.

Emilio started his career as an investment banker in London, covering natural resources, energy and power sectors. He joined EDF in 2008 as an M&A and Investment Manager and relocated to London in 2011 to take on the M&A and Investment responsibility of EDF Energy, the largest subsidiary of the Group. Between 2018 and 2020 he also held the position of Deputy Head of M&A for EDF Group, before being appointed EDF Group Head of M&A and Investor Relations. On March 1st, 2023, Emilio had his responsibilities widened to include the Group’s principal investments activity and EDF Invest.

Originally from Milan, Emilio holds a double MSc in General Management from Milan Bocconi University and HEC Paris. He also graduated from the University of California San Diego with a major in Corporate Finance.

Emilio is an Italian native speaker, and speaks fluent English and French.

Saverio Roda' Investment Director Tages Capital SGR S.p.A.

Saverio Rodà has over 22 years’ experience in M&A and Project Financing, with a long track record of deals in Italy and in the EU in the energy infrastructure sector.

In Tages since January 2016, he has significatively contributed to the M&A activities relating the ab 622 MW (227 plants) photovoltaic and wind portfolio (ab €620 mln invested equity) and, in particular, to the ab €3 bln no recourse credit facilities. Saverio started his carrier in the energy industry in 2000, by joining the start-up of Sorgenia S.p.a. as business development analyst in the Strategy and Business Development Department. At Sorgenia he has been involved with increasing responsibilities in the ab €2.0 bln investment plan regarding the ab 5 GW power generation fleet (CCGTs, coal plants, hydroelectric, wind and photovoltaic assets), investments in the E&P sector and in a 12 Bcmy regasification plant project. 

Focused to the energy renewable assets since 2007, he has made investments in green and brown field renewable plants in Italy and France by originating, structuring and negotiating M&A deals and construction contracts (EPC and related O&M). As M&A Director he was also responsible of successfully driving the exit plan of Sorgenia from the renewable energy sector (as required by the debt restructuring plan) with a number of M&A transactions with large utilities and major international investment funds.

Prior to joining Sorgenia, he worked at Firema Trasporti S.p.A. (a company participated at 49% by Finmeccanica / Leonardo S.p.a) as “structural sizing engineer” (finite element method calculation).

Saverio is graduated in aerospace engineering at University of Pisa and has a MBA degree at MIP – POLIMI Graduate School of Politecnico of Milano.

Giovanni Amodeo Member of the Executive Team ION ANALYTICS

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.