DFC’s Ben Black Discusses Private Capital, Energy and Telecom Investment
October 13 Heritage conversation on DFC’s investment approach; the original publisher provides a recording and DFC provides edited remarks.
Original publisher: The Heritage Foundation; edited remarks from DFC
DFC chief executive Ben Black discussed the development-finance institution’s investment approach with Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts on October 13, 2026. Heritage’s event page hosts the recording of the conversation, titled Investing in America’s Future: Economic Statecraft in an Age of Global Competition.
DFC’s published remarks describe an emphasis on large, capital-intensive projects, investment structures intended to reduce private-investor risk, telecommunications modernization and energy infrastructure. References to earlier energy and telecom approvals are examples discussed in the interview, not newly announced transactions on October 13.
The conversation presents the participants’ policy and investment positions. Editorial review used DFC’s lightly edited remarks and Heritage’s event description; the full recording was not independently watched. This summary does not endorse those positions or independently verify the speakers’ claims.
Original event page and recording · DFC’s edited remarks — October 13, 2026 · Inside Infrastructure. Sources reviewed: October 14, 2026.