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Asia Summit 2023

Unlocking Sustainable Infrastructure Investment in the Indo-Pacific (Invite only)

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Regional partners are rapidly scaling efforts to mobilize sustainable infrastructure financing in the Indo-Pacific region’s emerging markets and developing economies—an urgent need compounded by the impacts of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The success of major initiatives such as the G7’s Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment depends on the ability of those initiatives to unlock private capital through the use of blended finance and other de-risking strategies. However, significant barriers, including a limited pipeline of "bankable" projects and insufficient project preparation, threaten to derail the region’s financing efforts. This invitation-only private session will examine the policies, platforms, and investment vehicles that governments can employ to catalyze infrastructure investment with a particular emphasis on the opportunities available through the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. 

    Moderator

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    David Talbot

    Associate Director for Economic Policy, Milken Institute

    Speakers

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    Steven Ciobo

    Managing Director, Head of Global Affairs, Stonepeak; Former Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment; Milken Institute Asia Fellow
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    Allaster Cox

    Australian High Commissioner to Singapore, Australian High Commission
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    Kim-See Lim

    Director, East Asia and the Pacific, International Finance Corporation
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    Wei-Sun Teh

    Executive Director, Infrastructure, IFM Investors
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    Nicholas Tonkes

    Partner, Oliver Wyman