About the Event
SuperReturn Global Infrastructure is the premier global gathering for private infrastructure investors and fund managers, held from 13 to 15 October 2026 at the Hilton Bankside in London. Organised by Informa Connect as part of the SuperReturn series, the event brings together 350+ senior attendees including 150+ institutional investors and 150+ GPs from over 30 countries, facilitating 6,500+ meetings across three days. The programme opens on 13 October with two parallel specialist summits covering energy and the UK infrastructure market, followed by two full main conference days featuring plenary panels, keynote presentations, closed-door investor discussion groups, institutional investor and fund manager networking sessions, hosted roundtables, and a Women in Private Infrastructure networking lunch. Qualifying institutional investors attend free of charge. The event is CPD certified and curated by the SuperReturn LP Council.
Audience and Attendees
The event draws the most senior decision-makers in private infrastructure investment from across Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, and emerging markets. Institutional investors confirmed to attend include Australian Retirement Trust, EBRD, GIC, IFC, National Wealth Fund, Pension Insurance Corporation, Railways Pension Scheme, and Universities Superannuation Scheme. GP firms represented in past editions include Carlyle, TPG, Apollo Global Management, DigitalBridge, Brookfield, CVC DIF, Partners Group, Energy Infrastructure Partners, Longbow Capital, Manulife Investment Management, Allianz Global Investors, and MetLife Investment Management. Qualifying banks, development finance institutions, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and wealth managers are eligible for complimentary passes.
Programme Structure
The event opens on 13 October with the Energy Summit and the UK Summit running concurrently, each covering specialist content from morning through to the afternoon, followed by a combined evening drinks reception. Main Conference Day One on 14 October opens with sessions on the evolving definition of infrastructure, global capital flows and Europe's competitive position, mid-market momentum, the investment case across direct, co-invest, and fund structures, infrastructure secondaries, and infrastructure debt and fixed income convergence, interspersed with parallel institutional investor and single family office closed-door discussion groups, hosted roundtables by region, and an afternoon drinks reception. Main Conference Day Two on 15 October covers AI and digital infrastructure fundamentals, digital infrastructure continuation vehicles, water security, defence and dual-use infrastructure, white-space infrastructure sectors beyond the megatrends, emerging market opportunities, transport infrastructure, financial infrastructure, national health infrastructure, travel infrastructure, and the space economy, with parallel investor-only networking sessions and a Women in Private Infrastructure networking lunch.
Main Topics
The agenda spans the full spectrum of global private infrastructure investment strategy and sector opportunity. Key themes include the converging definition of infrastructure and its implications for risk and return; shifting global capital flows and Europe's moment to capitalise; mid-market infrastructure value creation across regions; the evolving secondary market for infrastructure assets; infrastructure debt from project finance to corporate-style credit; AI and digital infrastructure investment fundamentals and the risk of momentum running ahead of fundamentals; continuation vehicles as a liquidity mechanism for digital assets; water security and the investment case for water treatment and reuse; defence and dual-use infrastructure as an emerging institutional asset class; investing beyond the megatrends in white-space sectors; transport infrastructure including aviation, ports, and rail; financial infrastructure and payments networks; national health infrastructure and public-private partnerships; the space economy and long-term investment opportunities in the cosmos; private wealth democratisation of infrastructure through evergreen and retail structures; and co-investment and cross-border institutional partnerships.
Closing Session
SuperReturn Global Infrastructure 2026 concludes on 15 October with the chair's closing remarks at 5:00pm, following the final afternoon sessions on health infrastructure, travel infrastructure, and the space economy. The formal close marks the end of three days of content and connection at London's leading private infrastructure investment event.







