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Brookfield Perspectives is a podcast from one of the world’s leading investment firms. Through the lens of our investment and operational expertise, we explore the Brookfield ecosystem and its role in creating lasting, sustainable value on a global scale. From data centers and broadcasting towers to logistics hubs and battery manufacturers, we dive into the industries and infrastructure that quietly power everyday life—while fueling innovation, expanding economies, and driving global growth.
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Digitalization is touching all sectors of the economy, including industries that are highly physical, like construction and real estate. In this episode, we’ll hear from Sabrina Kanner, Executive Vice President of Development, Design & Construction for Development at Brookfield Properties, and Ian Siegel, a Client Partner at Willow, a company that provides digital twin technology to Fortune 500 companies and other owners of real estate, including Brookfield. They unpack a new technology that’s expanding across the real estate landscape called a “digital twin.” It integrates data sources across equipment and systems and displays that data in a true spatial context, providing a path to lowering costs, saving energy, and offering differentiated experiences to tenants.Please read this disclaimer (https://www.brookfield.com/podcast-disclaimer) before listening.
Evolving consumer behavior and increasing digitalization is fueling investment in mature technologies with infrastructure-like characteristics. Optimizing operations within companies is accelerating the effects felt by the broader industry and consumers alike. In this episode, Doug Bayerd, Managing Partner for Brookfield’s Private Equity Business and Head of Technology Investment, and Jingwen Liu, Senior Vice President of Business Operations at Brookfield, unpack what’s driving the digital investment renaissance. Please read this disclaimer (https://www.brookfield.com/podcast-disclaimer) before listening.
Goods can move by truck, train, ship, or plane, but how does money travel from point A to point B? Anuj Ranjan, Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield’s Private Equity business, and Sir Ron Kalifa, Vice Chair and Head of Financial Infrastructure Investment at Brookfield, unpack the topic of financial infrastructure, how it differs from traditional infrastructure, and how global mega-trends such as digitalization and deglobalization are driving a transformation of the global financial system. Nowhere is this more visible than in the global payments market, which must build at rapid scale to keep pace with enterprise and consumer demand.
Data is the fastest-growing commodity in the world, and it's showing no signs of slowing down. We’re in the midst of an exponential surge in enterprise data storage and processing requirements, widespread adoption of the latest 5G technology and new use cases like generative AI. To set the scene for our four-episode arc on digitalization, we hear from Udhay Mathialagan, Managing Director and CEO of Brookfield’s Global Data Center Group, and Olivier Micheli, CEO of Data4, a European operator and investor in the data center market. They break out the big picture, trends and opportunities around the storage, transport and processing of data.Please read this disclaimer (http://brookfield.com/podcast-disclaimer) before listening.
Covid-19 exposed long-standing weaknesses in the supply chain and transport infrastructure. Dave Joynt, Managing Partner in Brookfield's Infrastructure Group, and Peter Stone, a Senior Vice President at Brookfield focused on portfolio management, discuss the need for supply chain resilience and transport assets like roads, rail, ports and export terminals. They tell us what the outlook is for these industries, why these assets are so important and where the opportunities are. Please read this disclaimer (https://www.brookfield.com/podcast-disclaimer) before listening.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the drive to achieve net-zero carbon emissions have put increased focus on energy security and resilience. Brookfield’s Ignacio Paz-Ares Aldanondo, who leads M&A for Brookfield Renewable in Europe, and Patrick Fragman, CEO of Westinghouse, discuss how to build energy resilience, where nuclear power fits in the picture of overall decarbonization and energy security goals, and where the opportunities are. Please read this disclaimer (https://www.brookfield.com/podcast-disclaimer) before listening.
Governments and the private sector are investing in life sciences and biomanufacturing research and development, and there’s a push to house more of these facilities in the U.S. and the U.K. Lowell Baron, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer in Brookfield's Real Estate Group, Tom Ragno, Principal at King Street Properties, and Devin Barnwell, who manages the global portfolio for Brookfield’s logistics business, discuss what onshoring looks like for these industries, why it’s so important, and where the opportunities are. Please read this disclaimer (https://www.brookfield.com/podcast-disclaimer) before listening.
To set the scene for our four-episode arc on deglobalization, we hear from Ron Bloom, Vice Chair in Brookfield’s Private Equity Group, and Matt Hutton, Managing Director in Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group. They break out the big picture, trends and opportunities in this area, including energy and supply chain resilience, transport infrastructure and bringing critical manufacturing back onshore. Please read this disclaimer (https://www.brookfield.com/podcast-disclaimer) before listening.
Today we hear from Jeh Vevaina, Managing Partner, and Valerie Hannah, Managing Director in Brookfield's Renewable Power & Transition Group. Valerie is also CEO responsible for leading and developing the North American decarbonization as a service platform for Brookfield. She joins Jeh to discuss how consumer demand is growing for reliable, resilient and cost-effective renewable energy—and the opportunity to provide cutting-edge, turnkey clean-energy solutions.Please read this disclaimer (https://www.brookfield.com/podcast-disclaimer) before listening.
In the final episode of our season on decarbonization, we hear from Brookfield’s Natalie Adomait, Managing Partner in the company’s Renewable Power & Transition Group, and Mike Belenkie, CEO of Entropy. They discuss the need to transform heavy industries as a core part of the fight against climate change, and the promise of industrial decarbonization, including CCS (carbon capture and storage). Please read this disclaimer (http://brookfield.com/podcast-disclaimer) before listening.
In this episode, we hear from Stephen Gallagher, Chief Commercial Officer for Brookfield Renewable and Michael Daschle, SVP, Operations at Brookfield Properties. The pair discuss the progress in green developments - as exemplified by the firm’s Manhattan West property - and the key role of regionally sourced renewable energy via power purchasing agreements (PPAs) for corporate clients. Michael also gives our producers a tour of Manhattan West.Please read this disclaimer (http://brookfield.com/podcast-disclaimer) before listening.
In our first episode, we hear from Mark Carney, Vice Chair of Brookfield Asset Management and Head of Transition Investing. He's joined by Connor Teskey, Managing Partner, Head of Brookfield’s Renewable Power & Transition Group and Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Renewable Partners. They discuss the carbon budget, the economic, geopolitical and operational inputs toward reducing climate risk, and Brookfield’s mission to power the global transition to net-zero carbon emissions.Please read this disclaimer (http://brookfield.com/podcast-disclaimer) before listening.
Listen to an audio version of Brookfield’s Third Quarter 2025 Letter to Shareholders to learn about the firm’s progress across its Alternative Asset Management, Wealth Solutions, and operating businesses. Please read this disclaimer (https://www.brookfield.com/podcast-disclaimer) before listening.
From data centers to electric vehicles, the world’s need for reliable, scalable energy is growing fast. On Brookfield Perspectives, Natalie Adomait and Scott Peak share how Brookfield’s renewable power and infrastructure businesses are helping to build the foundation for an electrified, AI-enabled world. Read disclaimers (https://www.brookfield.com/brookfield-perspectives-podcast-disclaimer) for this episode.
In this episode of Deal Debrief, we explore the evolving world of aircraft leasing and how Brookfield supported Air Lease Corporation through a bespoke hybrid capital solution. Ryan Schwartz, who leads Corporate Credit at Brookfield, joins the podcast to discuss how this complex, multi-stakeholder transaction came together—bringing together Brookfield’s credit expertise and global relationships to structure a long-term, private investment-grade solution.Read disclaimers (https://www.brookfield.com/brookfield-perspectives-podcast-disclaimer) for this episode.
On this episode of Deal Debrief, Ricard Boada, Senior Vice President of Infrastructure, joins the podcast to discuss Brookfield’s investment in Data4, Europe’s leading hyperscale data center developer. He shares the opportunity within AI infrastructure today and how the business is helping form the backbone of government and hyperscaler partnerships. Read disclaimers (https://www.brookfield.com/brookfield-perspectives-podcast-disclaimer) for this episode.
AI is everywhere, yet its exponential growth will require equally rapid development of digital infrastructure, like data centers and renewable power. How can governments, hyperscalers, and private capital work together to meet these needs? To dig into the task at hand, we're joined by Sikander Rashid, Global Head of AI Infrastructure at Brookfield, and Peter Thal Larsen, Global Editor of Reuters Breakingviews.Read disclaimers (https://www.brookfield.com/brookfield-perspectives-podcast-disclaimer) for this episode.
On this special episode of Brookfield Perspectives, Connor Teskey, President of Brookfield Asset Management, and Hadley Peer Marshall, CFO of Brookfield Asset Management, share some of their top takeaways from Brookfield Investor Day 2025. Listeners of this podcast should refer to the ‘Endnotes’ and ‘Notice to Recipients’ contained in BAM's Investor Day Presentation (https://bam.brookfield.com/sites/brookfield-bam-v2/files/BAM-IR-Master/Presentations/2025/bam-ir-day-sep-2025-presentation.pdf), available on BAM's website.
On this special episode of Brookfield Perspectives, Nick Goodman, President and CFO of Brookfield Corporation, and Sachin Shah, CEO of Brookfield Wealth Solutions, share some of their top takeaways from Brookfield Investor Day 2025. Listeners of this podcast should refer to the ‘Endnotes’ and ‘Notice to Recipients’ contained in BN's Investor Day Presentation (https://bn.brookfield.com/sites/brookfield-bn-v2/files/BN-IR-Master/Presentations/2025/bn-investor-day-presentation-2025.pdf), available on BN's website.
In 2025, the real estate market is rapidly evolving as a result of geopolitical shifts, the echoes of COVID, and the accelerating need for senior and rental housing. But within this environment, opportunity can be found. Listen to Lowell Baron, Ben Brown, and Brad Hyler, three of our senior real estate leaders, talk about market dynamics and notable activity since our last update, including the state of the business today, and the forces driving our investment strategy. Read disclaimers (https://www.brookfield.com/brookfield-perspectives-podcast-disclaimer) for this episode.
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