ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND EXECUTIVE TRAINING

Bridging the infrastructure gap through capacity building and shared experiences

SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM2020-2021

“ For me the biggest takeaway was the exchange of knowledge which happened not with just the professors, but also between ourselves. We are similar in terms of the infrastructure gap, the issues we are facing and the things we are trying to improve.”

— NATAŠA VUKŠIĆ, Senior Technical Advisor, Office of the President, 2019 Fellow from Serbia

AN EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM THAT COMBINES ACADEMIC

AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

ILN is seeking highly motivated individuals to participate in this unique learning experience. This program is designed for senior-level

public-sector officials in emerging market governments, ministries or agencies responsible

for infrastructure planning, development and management.

WHO IS THIS PROGRAM FOR?

OUR OBJECTIVE

By better aligning the expectations of planners and investors, the Fellowship seeks to enhance the expertise of emerging market leaders in developing sustainable, investment-ready infrastructure projects, and to give them concrete exposure to the criteria used by institutional investors to evaluate infrastructure investments.

A 6-week intensive program that combines:

• In-class lectures• Case study analysis• Interactive assignments, site visits and simulations• Presentations by leading practitioners• Training on the SIF-SOURCE platform• 1 week spent in-house with an institutional investor• Practical exposure to institutional infrastructure

investment criteria and processes

5 weeks at Schulich School of Business, York University

• Enabling Environment for Infrastructure• Infrastructure Project Delivery Models• Infrastructure Project Design and Preparation• Risk Management in Greenfield Infrastructure• Financing Large Scale Infrastructure (Project Financing) • Equity Investment in Infrastructure

“ The goal is to understand how infrastructure can be developed in a way that is sustainable, not just from an economic and environmental perspectives, but also in a way that appreciate the social and governance aspects of infrastructure investments.”

— SHERENA HUSSAIN, Academic Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Fellowship Program, Assistant Professor, Schulich School of Business

“ This program is an opportunity for the fellows to share their reality and for the institutional investors to share their view of investments in emerging markets.”

— EVE BERNÈCHE, Senior Director, Infrastructure, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

ACADEMIC PROGRAM INCLUDES

1 week in the offices of an institutional investors

• Overview of Infrastructure Group and Structure• Investment Process Review• Approach to Risk Management• Asset Management Philosophy

EXECUTIVE TRAINING INCLUDES

Launched in 2018 to facilitate and accelerate collaboration by leading global investors on keyissues related to sustainability and long-term growth, the Investor Leadership Network (ILN)

comprises a group of twelve investors representing over US$5 trillion of assets undermanagement. ILN operates as an open and collaborative platform, with a focus on concreteinitiatives under the leadership of member investors. ILN’s creation was a direct outcome ofCanada’s 2018 presidency of the G7 and benefits from an active support from G7 countries.

The Sustainable Infrastructure Foundation (SIF) is anon-profit organization based in Geneva which manages

SOURCE, the multilateral platform for quality infrastructure led and funded by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs).

SOURCE encompasses templates for the development of sustainable infrastructure, covering governance, technical, economic, legal, financial, environmental and social issues. SOURCE's objective is to strengthen the capacity of project developers by providing an online platform for project preparation management, a pipeline of well-prepared projects

and an infrastructure intelligence solution.

INVESTOR LEADERSHIP NETWORKSustainable Infrastructure Fellowship ProgramProgram Advising Teaminfra@investorleadershipnetwork.org

The Schulich School of Business at York University is a globally ranked business school delivering a full spectrum

of graduate degrees in business including the MBA, EMBA, the one-year Master of Real Estate and Infrastructure, and

executive education. The Brookfield Centre in Real Estate and Infrastructure in the Schulich School supports graduate education, research, and industry outreach in infrastructure from a global perspective. The Fellows receive a Master Certificate in Sustainable Infrastructure Development and Financing from the Schulich School of Business,

York University, upon successful completion of the academic program.

OUR PARTNERS THE SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WAS CREATED AND IS SUPPORTED BY A NETWORK OF LIKE-MINDED, GLOBAL LONG-TERM INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, REPRESENTING OVERS US$5 TRILLION OF ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:

THIS PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

10/2019 • Photos: Schulich School of Business, York University

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