Infrastructure That Binds: Financing the Free World’s Next-Gen Systems
Why trusted infrastructure must underpin both prosperity and strategic alignment
“Infrastructure is no longer just about roads and bridges—it is the backbone of security, resilience, and global influence.”
Overview
- This keynote makes the case that infrastructure is strategic by design and geopolitical by consequence. In a world divided by system-level rivalry and digitally interconnected supply chains, trusted infrastructure is not only an enabler of growth—it’s a test of alignment, reliability, and leadership.
- Mark Kennedy draws from global trends in development finance, public-private partnerships, and alliance coordination to show why democracies must invest in hard and digital infrastructure that connects, secures, and binds the free world together.
Key Themes Covered
- Why connectivity, not proximity, defines power in the modern era
- How digital, energy, and transport infrastructure serve as deterrents, not just development tools
- The strategic use of development finance and export credit in countering authoritarian investment models (e.g., BRI)
- Why building trust in infrastructure requires standards, transparency, sustainability, and alignment
- Case studies: PGII, IPEF, Blue Dot Network, and U.S.–Japan infrastructure diplomacy
Audience Takeaways
- An understanding of how infrastructure strategy is becoming central to alliance cohesion and deterrence
- Insights into policy mechanisms that enable trusted infrastructure investment—from DFC and JICA to MDB reform
- A call to action for governments, firms, and multilateral actors to view infrastructure as both a mission and a message
Who This Is For
- Development finance institutions, MDBs, and sovereign investors
- Infrastructure firms and engineering consultants working in strategic markets
- Policy and standards leaders shaping connectivity norms
- National security, energy, and digital ministers coordinating across alliances
🎥 Watch Mark in Action
- Securing the Supply Chains of the Future
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation | December 2024
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