Videos & Podcasts

Infrastructure Report: Driverless cars and the new transportation grid

Sam Schwartz was a New York City cab driver before eventually becoming New York City Traffic Commissioner and chief engineer of the city's Department of Transportation, before founding Sam Schwartz Transportation Consultants, a firm that specializes in transportation planning and engineering. His latest book is titled No One at the Wheel: Driverless Cars and the Road of the Future. He joins the program to talk about, among other things, the profound infrastructure changes required for the coming driverless car revolution.…

In Focus: Greg Lindsay on the city of tomorrow

Greg Lindsay, journalist, urbanist, futurist, speaker and author, discusses the attributes that the city of tomorrow will have that have always made successful cities great. (03/2019)

Infrastructure Report: The digitization of infrastructure

Did you know that Google invested $30 billion in infrastructure between 2015 and 2017 to lay 64,000 miles of trans-ocean communication cables? Google is one of several technology companies investing heavily in communications infrastructure. What’s more, digital technologies are being embedded in a host of infrastructure projects. Mathias Burghardt, an executive with Ardian, brings his more than 25 years of experience in the infrastructure and energy sectors, to the program and offers examples of how digital technologies are making their…

In Focus: Aman Randhawa on campus transportation infrastructure

Aman Randhawa, principal, U.S., QIC Global Infrastructure, discusses why campus transportation infrastructure is attractive to investors and what the future looks like. QIC recently partnered with Northeastern University for the management of its transportation infrastructure. (03/2019)

Infrastructure Report: Listed versus nonlisted; defensive versus offensive

Chase McWhorter, managing director of the publication, discusses efforts to better track and benchmark nonlisted infrastructure performance, vis-a-vis listed infrastructure, as well as regarding infrastructure as more than simply a defensive hedge in portfolios to protect against economic downturns. (02/2019)

In Focus: David Chen on the infrastructuring of agriculture

David Chen, chairman and head of product development and research at Equilibrium Capital Group, discusses how farming and agriculture over the next decade will become an infrastructure opportunity. (02/2019)  

Infrastructure Report: Spotlight on Nashville

Steve Chizek, a managing director with OHM Advisors, recently wrote an opinion piece that appeared in USA Today titled “Nashville’s infrastructure is old and falling apart.” He joins to program to elaborate on how Nashville is a microcosm of cities across the United States — as well as why even a booming city like Nashville is not keeping pace with its infrastructure needs, what city officials saying about the situation, and whether private investors are being considered to help fund…

In Focus: Sarah Tame defines private infrastructure for investors

Sarah Tame, associate director at the EDHEC Infrastructure Institute, discusses what private infrastructure is and how to define it. (01/2019)

Infrastructure Report: Key themes from 2018

Chase McWhorter, managing director of the publication, looks back at the notes he penned during the past year to reflect on 2018, as well as what patterns might emerge in the new year. (01/2019)

In Focus: Chase McWhorter reflects on the 2018 infrastructure market

Chase McWhorter, managing director of infrastructure for Institutional Real Estate, Inc., provides insight on the infrastructure market and reflects on trends he saw throughout 2018. (01/2019)

In Focus: Federico Giannandrea on opportunities in renewables/energy infrastructure projects in the Italian infrastructure market (Part 2)

Federico Giannandrea, partner at Foresight Group and head of Southern Europe Infrastructure, discusses why there are opportunities in renewables/energy infrastructure projects in the Italian infrastructure market, the Italian infrastructure debt market, and more (12/2018).  

Infrastructure Report: Takeaways from the annual Editorial Advisory Board meeting

Fresh from the magazine’s Editorial Advisory Board meeting, Chase McWhorter, managing director of the publication, discusses the risks weighing on the minds of managers and investors, as well as the returns they are anticipating over the next five to 10 years. (11/2018)

In Focus: Federico Giannandrea on renewable energy infrastructure and why investing in Italy is attractive for the sector

In part one of a two part series, Federico Giannandrea, partner at Foresight Group, discusses renewable energy infrastructure and why Italy, compared to other countries in the EU, is the most attractive country to invest in the sector. (10/2018)

Infrastructure Report: Technology at the asset and portfolio levels

Chase McWhorter, managing director of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure, discusses some observations made by recent articles in the magazine regarding technology and the impact it is having on infrastructure investing. (10/2018)

In Focus: Serge Savasta and Michael Pollan on what current market trends mean for the future of the renewable energy sector and for institutional investors (3/3)

In the third and last video of the series, Serge Savasta, managing partner at Omnes, and Michael Pollan, partner at Omnes, discuss what current market trends mean for the renewable energy sector and for institutional investors in the future. You can find Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. (10/2018)