Internet access and connectivity is now an essential service for consumers and businesses and this trend has been accelerated by COVID-19.  In this session, a panel of leading infrastructure investors will discuss opportunities and emerging trends in digital infrastructure.

The theme of our conference is the world in transition over the next decade, and we believe climate change is a key consideration in this. However, it can be challenging to understand what to do. This session will focus on how asset owners, both locally and globally, are addressing climate change, as well as the trends that are being observed.

The transitions occurring in the global economy and society pose many challenges for investors. Global equity investor Sharon Fay of AllianceBernstein shall reflect on her experience of investing through challenging times and discuss some of the tools that investors can draw upon, including active management, ensuring diversity of investment approaches, and the assessment of ESG risks including climate change.

Over the past decade, Australian equities have produced high dividends, but returns have lagged the US market. In this session, three leading Australian equity managers will consider if this will remain the case, or whether changes in the dominant sectors such as banking, mining and retailing and the increasing representation of ‘new’ industries will see a transition to a higher growth market.