A global permanent multi
stakeholders infrastructure

A global permanent multi
stakeholders infrastructure

FAST-Infra Group

Association’s baselines

The Fast Infra Group (FIG), created in 2022, is a non-profit association governed by the French law of July 1, 1901. It is chaired by Thierry Déau, founder and CEO of Meridiam.

Its mission is operational, and its multi-stakeholder, transparent and efficient governance is based on a Board of Directors and a four-member Executive Committee (Chairman, Vice-Chairman, General Manager and General Secretary).

Its actions will be carried out through initiatives (such as the FISI label), partnerships and the mobilization of a network of international players that it is working to expand and perpetuate.

FAST-Infra Group

Association’s baselines

The Fast Infra Group (FIG), created in 2022, is a non-profit association governed by the French law of July 1, 1901. It is chaired by Thierry Déau, founder and CEO of Meridiam.

Its mission is operational, and its multi-stakeholder, transparent and efficient governance is based on a Board of Directors and a four-member Executive Committee (Chairman, Vice-Chairman, General Manager and General Secretary).

Its actions will be carried out through initiatives (such as the FISI label), partnerships and the mobilization of a network of international players that it is working to expand and perpetuate.

Our missions

FAST-Infra Group aims to empower all stakeholders to effectively address the sustainable infrastructure complexities, to take concrete action and maximize the positive impact of each project for the benefit of all.

In carrying out its missions, FAST-Infra Group adheres to the guidelines laid down by international institutions and agreements.

Our missions

FAST-Infra Group aims to empower all stakeholders to effectively address the sustainable infrastructure complexities, to take concrete action and maximize the positive impact of each project for the benefit of all.

In carrying out its missions, FAST-Infra Group adheres to the guidelines laid down by international institutions and agreements.

Three strategic axes

• Contribute to the development and improvement of sustainable, affordable and inclusive infrastructure services

• Make sustainable infrastructure a mainstream and liquid asset class, and attract large-scale private investment

• Integrate sustainability into the life cycle of infrastructure projects

• Contribute to the development and improvement of sustainable, affordable and inclusive infrastructure services

• Make sustainable infrastructure a mainstream and liquid asset class, and attract large-scale private investment

• Integrate sustainability into the life cycle of infrastructure projects

A framework in line with existing standards

In carrying out its missions, FAST-Infra Group follows the guidelines laid down by international institutions and multilateral agreements and tools :

United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals
Paris Agreement on climate – 2015
QII G20 Principles for Quality Infrastructure Investment (QII Principles)
PFRM PPP – Fiscal Risk Assessment Model) supported by the World Bank Group
UE taxonomy for sustainable activities
UN and OECD anti- Corruption conventions

Association’s governance

The FAST-Infra Group association is managed by a Board of Directors including representatives from countries listed in Annex I of the Kyoto Protocol, emerging countries, the private sector, multilateral banks and NGOs.

Based in Paris, the association intends to open representative offices in several other countries in the near future.

Association governance

The FAST-Infra Group association is managed by a Board of Directors including representatives from countries listed in Annex I of the Kyoto Protocol, emerging countries, the private sector, multilateral banks and NGOs.

Based in Paris, the association intends to open representative offices in several other countries in the near future.

The men and women of the Association

The association’s first Board of Directors will be elected at the first General Meeting on June 22, 2023.

The men and women of the Association

The association’s first Board of Directors will be elected at the first General Meeting on June 22, 2023.

Chairman
Thierry Déau

Thierry Déau is Chairman and CEO of Meridiam, which he founded in 2005. Meridiam is an independent investment company specializing in the development, financing and management of long-term, sustainable infrastructure projects.

Meridiam was created with the strong vision that aligning the interests of the public and private sectors can provide critical solutions to the collective needs of communities. With over $20 billion in assets under management, the company currently has more than 120 projects under development, construction or operation.

General Manager
François Bergère

François BERGERE has long and varied professional experience in the fields of public management and project and infrastructure financing.

He has worked as a senior auditor at the French Supreme Audit Institution, managing multinational infrastructure equity funds. He was also assigned to the French Ministry of Finance to set up and manage the PPP task force, before joining the World Bank in 2014 as program manager for the PPIAF (Public-Private Investment Advisory Facility). He is also Executive Director of the LongTerm Infrastructure Investors Association (LTIIA).

Suscribing
members

Suscribing members

Stakeholders

Over time, the FAST-Infra initiative has expanded the list of players involved to include a community of more than 80 public and private institutions, all of which are set to become full members.

Its steering group currently comprises :

Rashad Kaldany, Blue Like an Orange Capital
Alexandra Basirov, BNP Paribas
Barbara Buchner, CPI
Vikram Widge, CPI
Towfiqua Hoque, GIF (Banque mondiale)
Christian Deseglise, HSBC
Michael Ridley, MSCI
Vivek Pathak, IFC
Fuat Savas, JP Morgan
Robin Grenfell, Macquarie
Rudi Lang, Mazars
Thierry Deau, Meridiam (Président de FIG)
Hayden Morgan, Morgan Green Advisory
Brett Orlando, Net Zero Capital Advisory Ltd
Robert Youngman, OCDE