Videos & Podcasts

Ferrovial’s Silvia Ruiz on the roles of technology and partnerships in highway development

Silvia Ruiz, director of investor relations at Ferrovial, sits down with i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss innovations and technologies that are gaining traction in the transport sector, how public-private partnerships can accelerate development and drive innovation and modernization efforts when it comes to delivering highways, and key considerations for building well-managed, tech-enabled transport infrastructure for the future. (08/2025)

Why Mexico is well-positioned to capitalize on the evolution of global trade

John Sherman, a director for William Blair & Co. and the lead author for the firm’s report titled Why Mexico Is Positioned Well as Global Trade Evolves, joins the program to elaborate on his findings. (07/2025)

Editors’ Roundtable: July 2025

IREI editors convene to discuss internal and external issues of the day, and you’re invited to listen in. Joining the discussion is Loretta Clodfelter, the organization’s editorial director; Mike Consol, editor of Real Assets Adviser; Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe; Andrea Zander, editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas; and Kali Persall, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure. (07/2025)

Actis’ Adrian Mucalov on challenging misconceptions about emerging markets

Adrian Mucalov, partner and head of the Long Life Infrastructure business at Actis, sits down with i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss what makes emerging markets attractive for infrastructure investment today and how that opportunity set has evolved during the past decade. Mucalov also discusses which infrastructure sectors are attracting the most investor interest within emerging markets, while clearing up misconceptions. (07/2025)

Jacmel Partners’ Jorge Mora on opportunities in the U.S. transport sector and beyond

Jorge Mora, co-managing partner of Jacmel Partners, sits down with i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss opportunities in the U.S. transportation sector, as well as tailwinds propelling energy and digital infrastructure projects. He also touches on the importance of community engagement when completing infrastructure investments and how diversified investment structures such as public-private partnerships come into play for the firm. (07/2025)

Why India, why now

Like China before it, India is on the rise, due in part to a doubling of its infrastructure assets, a young and well-educated population, a giant consumer market and scads of new startup companies. Kevin Carter, founder and CIO of EMQQ Global, explains the opportunities for investors. (07/2025)

Cooley’s Sonny Allison and Robert McDowell on the implications of data center & AI investments on the middle market

Sonny Allison, partner and co-chair of law firm Cooley’s global private equity practice group, and Robert McDowell, chair of Cooley’s communications practice group, join i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss how middle-market firms are approaching investments in digital infrastructure, what types of opportunities these firms are seeking and what types of assessments companies are making when looking to invest and build in this space. (07/2025)

Editors’ Roundtable: June 2025

IREI editors convene to discuss internal and external issues of the day, and you’re invited to listen in. Joining the discussion is Loretta Clodfelter, the organization’s editorial director; Mike Consol, editor of Real Assets Adviser; Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe; and Kali Persall, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure. (06/2025)

Cohen & Steers’ Tyler Rosenlicht on how listed infrastructure can complement private holdings

Tyler Rosenlicht, portfolio manager for global listed infrastructure at Cohen & Steers, sits down with i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss key themes from the report, Private and listed infrastructure: The case for a complete portfolio.  Rosenlicht highlights which factors are driving increased allocations by investors across both listed and private infrastructure, what benefits allocations to both listed assets and private holdings can offer in today’s economic environment, misconceptions about outperformance and the role of interest rates, and how listed infra can…

Aberdeen Investments’ Eric Purington on the opportunity set for private infra and mid-market investments amid volatility and tariffs

Eric Purington, investment director and portfolio manager at Aberdeen Investments, sits down with i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss how private infrastructure investments — particularly in the middle market — are being impacted by market volatility and tariffs, and how international markets outside of the United States can offer additional opportunities. (06/2025)

Hunter Horsley of Bitwise on the past, present and future of cryptocurrency

Hunter Horsley, the cofounder and CEO of Bitwise Asset Management, takes the measure of the cryptocurrency business, especially in light of a presidential administration that promises to make the United States the “crypto capital of the world.” (06/2025)

Editors’ Roundtable: May 2025

IREI editors convene to discuss internal and external issues of the day, and you’re invited to listen in. Joining the discussion is Loretta Clodfelter, the organization’s editorial director; Mike Consol, editor of Real Assets Adviser; Andrea Zander, editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas; Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe; and Kali Persall, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure. (05/2025)

Author Spotlight: The Allocator’s Edge

Phil Huber, managing director and head of portfolio solutions for Cliffwater, an alternative investment adviser and fund manager, and author of the book “The Allocator’s Edge,” discusses alternative, secondaries, diversification and the overall messages contained in his book targeted at financial advisers. (05/2025)

Pennybacker's Sam Warfield on the potential impact of tariffs on infrastructure

Sam Warfield, head of infrastructure at Pennybacker, joins i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss the potential impact of recent tariffs on value-added infrastructure investment opportunities. (05/2025)

Platform Ventures’ Ariana Nelson on the growing interest in cold storage within investment portfolios

Ariana Nelson, senior vice president and head of investor relations at Platform Ventures, sits down with i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss what factors are driving the growing interest in cold storage within investment portfolios, how cold storage blurs the traditional boundaries between real estate and infrastructure, misconceptions about cold storage, and why it may be time to rethink the “alternative” investment label for this subasset class. (05/2025) Nelson’s recent article, The case for cold storage: Why the sector sits at the intersection…