Keynote
Dr. Joerg Kukies combines international capital markets experience with several years of political responsibility. As the former Federal Minister of Finance, former State Secretary in the Chancellor’s Office and head of Goldman Sachs in Germany, he is familiar with both the market’s perspective and the mechanisms of government investment.
In his keynote speech, he will highlight the guiding principles of the new special fund for infrastructure and afterwards will join the drinks reception to engage in one-to-one conversations.
Speaker
Laura Bungart advises asset management companies, investment advisers and fund sponsors on matters relating to investment law – focusing on fund structuring and investments in the infrastructure sector, especially renewable energy. She has been with CMS since 2018 and has held the position of Counsel since 2023.
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Speaker
Joschka Kibbel is Senior Manager Debt Advisory at EY TCF’s Hamburg office and guides mid-sized companies, private equity investors, as well as actors in the energy sector in the process of financing growth and transformational projects. Hailing from northern Germany, the “northern light” and family father not only offers topical depth, but also a practical view on corporate challenges. His main focus are financing solutions tailored to the requirements of both the energy transition and digitalisation. Furthermore, as an experienced rating adviser, he is equipped with a wide-ranging knowledge of different sectors, especially infrastructure, energy, and project financing.
Panelist
Mr Moersch has experience as General Partner for institutional private equity US real estate funds as well as managing partner of a private equity infrastructure investment adviser.
Furthermore, Mr Moersch held multiple leading positions at the banking house Lampe KG and was part of Unicredit’s and HypoVereinsbank’s commercial and retail banking arms.
About HANSAINVEST LUX S.A.: HANSAINVEST LUX S.A. was founded in 1988 and, as subsidiary of HANSAINVEST Hanseatisch Investment-Gmbh, belongs to the SIGNAL IDUNA Group. As a full-service asset management company and alternative investment fund manager, it is the centre of expertise for alternative assets and provides a wide range of services relating to the management of illiquid asset classes. Working in close ties with its Hamburg-based parent company, all services to clients are ensured to be provided from a single source.
Panelist
Mr Heidemann has more than 20 years’ professional experience in project finance for infrastructure and renewable energy. At Berenberg, he is responsible for junior and uni-tranche debt fund strategies focusing on renewable energy, the energy transition and digital infrastructure with more than EUR 1 billion in assets under management. Before joining Berenberg, he was Senior Vice President at Hamburg Commercial Bank (formerly HSH Nordbank), where he focused on senior debt transactions in renewable energy within Europe. He holds a degree in Business Administration & Engineering from the Technical University Berlin and a Master of Engineering from the University of Michigan.
