Turning policy into reality – delivering on the 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy, the Modern Industrial Strategy and the Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan

The role of NISTA and managing the new Infrastructure Pipeline 

Accelerating energy projects to decarbonise the power system 

The industry perspective on the UK’s 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy: vision, priorities and delivery

• Overview of the £725bn investment plan and multi-year spending review
• Aligning infrastructure with economic growth and net zero
• Ensuring stability, transparency, and investor confidence

Panellists:

Dr Janet Young CBE, Director General, Institution of Civil Engineers

James Heath, Partner, Flint Global, and Former Chief Executive, National Infrastructure Commission

Tom Williams, Head of Energy and Infrastructure, Downing

Dr Darryl Murphy, Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Private Assets, Aviva Investors 

Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2025 and potential additional measures:

What’s changing and why it matters

• Halving approval times for major projects
• Streamlining NSIP (Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects) processes
• Enhanced compulsory purchase powers for local authorities
• New planning fee structures and implications for service delivery

Panellists:

Ceri Evans, Global Director of Cost and Commercial Management, Consultancy, Mace 

Unlocking private capital: new incentives, risks and returns

• Role of the National Wealth Fund and British Infrastructure Taskforce
• Outcomes-based investment and risk-sharing
• Trends in project finance, bonds, and alternative funding models
• Attracting domestic and international investors

Moderator

Geoffrey Spence, Ministerial Adviser to HMT, Chair of Ports of Jersey and the Nazareth Trust, and former CEO of Infrastructure UK at HMT 

Panellists:

Sophie Fry, Head of Sustainability Policy Development, Barclays 

Magali Van Coppenolle, Global Head of Policy, Climate Bonds Initiative 

Rob Groves, Chief Investment Officer, Pension Insurance Corporation 

Wind Energy – Achieving the government’s targets for offshore and onshore wind

Moderator:

Matthew Daffurn, Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

Panellists:

Adam Ezzamel, Head of Offshore Development E&W, RWE

Tristan Zipfel, Director of Strategy, Markets and Investments, EDF Renewables UK 

Andrew Elmes, Head of Government Affairs - UK&I, Siemens Energy 

Sandra Li, Head of Onshore and Offshore Wind, Department of Business and Trade 

Financing the Future - How the National Wealth Fund is Fostering Sustainable Growth

Ian Brown, Interim CEO, National Wealth Fund 

Moderator:

Eleanor Milne, Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Panellists:

Julia Pyke, Joint Managing Director, Sizewell C

Anurag Gupta, Chief Risk Officer, Sequoia Investment Management Company

Ross Mackenzie, Managing Director, Natural Resources and Nuclear, Kier 

Green Hydrogen – realising the potential

Clare Jackson, CEO, Hydrogen UK 

Grid capacity and connections: Can the grid cope with the growth in AI data centres in addition to renewables?

Carbon capture & storage – has the technology come of age?

Olivia Powis, Chief Executive, Carbon Capture and Storage Association 

Navigating uncertainty: policy consistency, market volatility and long-term returns

• Impact of public sector fiscal constraints
• Ensuring policy stability and investor trust
• ESG, net zero, and sustainable investment trends
• Post-HS2 landscape and implications for mega-projects

Panellists:

Alejandro Lopez Delgado, Managing Director, Infrastructure, La Caisse

Amar Qureshi, Joint CEO and Co-Founder, Agilia Infrastructure Partners

David Stirton, Director – Infrastructure Investment, IFM Investors