Fostering Decarbonization Worldwide - What has been done to achieve climate neutrality?
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28th - 30th September
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Neeraj Menon
Armando Juliani
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DirectorGRI Club
Brazil
Insightful, business-savvy leader with technical skills and over 20 years progressive experience and responsibility in relevant global conglomerates operating in infrastructure and real estate such as: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Hilti and C&W, excelling business development and operational management roles. Architect and urban planner graduated at USP, with a postgraduate degree in marketing from ESPM and an MBA in business administration from Business School São Paulo (BSP) and extension from Toronto University. Director and co-founder of Infra Women Brazil (IWB), a non-profit organization that aims to close the gender gap in the infrastructure sector by disseminating knowledge and building sustainable relationships t
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28th September | 14:00 - 15:15 (GMT+1)
Diplomacy is ON
Climate changes caused by industrial activity worldwide are at the top of government agendas, which seek support from the whole community to promote the energy transition, shifting their energy matrices to sustainable sources and mitigating the impacts. What are the main challenges to reduce carbon emission? How are the governments moving away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy sources?
- Regulation and Political Commitment Agenda in each Region
- How is the energy transition being addressed?
- Main challenges for heavy industry and hard-to-decarbonize sectors
- Climate impacts
Moderator
Neeraj Menon
Partner & Head - Energy, Infrastructure and Natural Resources
Trilegal
Pierre
Schellekens
Head of Unit, Communication and Outreach
European Commission
Francisco
López
Undersecretary
Ministerio de Energía - Chile
Sunita
Satyapal
Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office
U.S Department of Energy
Manu
Srivastava
Administrative member - Board of Revenue & Ex Principal Secretary MNRE
Government of Madhya Pradesh
Carlos
Pires
Director of the Energy Development Secretariat
Ministério de Minas e Energia do Brasil
Will
Macpherson
Policy Analyst
OECD - Headquarters
29th September | 14:00 - 15:15 (GMT+1)
Taking Energy Transition off the drawing board
As governments, infrastructure and energy players move forward with the energy transition, many initiatives are put in place, making it possible to capture energy from different sources, and decarbonize even the most difficult sectors. What are the main cases and technologies on the grid that are helping to achieve climate neutrality?
- Bringing EV energy to the grid
- Best-cases: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Energy
- Waste to Energy
- Solar, Wind and Renewables
Moderator
Armando Juliani
Head of Services & Solutions
Siemens Energy Brasil
Alexandre
Franceschi
Head of Renewable Business Development - Brazil
Equinor
Luis
Fernández Pita
General Manager Brazil
Atlas Renewable Energy
Mauricio
Baez
Gerente de Desarrollo de Negocios
Patria Investments
Leonardo
Moreno
President at Solarpack
Solarpack Corporación Tecnológica SAU
Daria
Langenberger
Business Development Director Brazil
Powertis
30th September | 14:00 - 15:15 (GMT+1)
Matching the cost of the transition
Making energy transition viable means investing in different initiatives, so that this process is less costly for those involved. How can these forms of financing be effective in consolidating the energy transition?
- Government incentives and policies to support energy transition
- ESG funds for renewable energy projects
- Tax relief for equipment and other sources
- Production based Incentives
Moderator
Paola Granata
Head of Sustainable Impact
Splight
Amit
Jain
Senior Energy Specialist
The World Bank
Leisa
Souza
Head of Latin America
Natixis
José
María Zertuche
Managing Director, Infrastructure
BlackRock
Fernando
Cubillos
Gerente de Nuevos Negocios
CAF - Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina - Chile
Neeraj Menon
Partner & Head - Energy, Infrastructure and Natural ResourcesTrilegal
India
Neeraj is the National Head of Trilegal's Energy, Infrastructure & Natural Resources practice. He specialises in project development and M&As in various sectors including energy, roads, mass transit and rail. Neeraj has advised the Government of India on the bidding guidelines and bid documents in the energy sector & has contributed actively in the development of the National Electricity Policy, Tariff Policy & the Competitive Bidding Framework for the power sector in India. He has extensively advised the private sector on bidding & developing energy and infrastructure projects including on complex concession agreements, project EPC, operations and maintenance contracts, financing arrangements and land acquisition arrangements.
Pierre Schellekens
Head of Unit, Communication and OutreachEuropean Commission
Belgium
Francisco López
UndersecretaryMinisterio de Energía - Chile
Chile
Sunita Satyapal
Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies OfficeU.S Department of Energy
USA
Dr. Sunita Satyapal is the Director for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Hydrogen and
Fuel Cell Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
and Program coordinator for the DOE Hydrogen Program. She is responsible for $150 million
per year in hydrogen and fuel cell research, development, demonstration and deployment
activities. She has two and a half decades of experience across industry, academia and
government, including at United Technologies managing research and business development, and as a visiting professor. She has served as the Chair – is currently the co-Chair – of the International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy, a partnership among over 20 countries.
Manu Srivastava
Administrative member - Board of Revenue & Ex Principal Secretary MNREGovernment of Madhya Pradesh
India
Carlos Pires
Director of the Energy Development SecretariatMinistério de Minas e Energia do Brasil
Brazil
Will Macpherson
Policy AnalystOECD - Headquarters
France
Armando Juliani
Head of Services & SolutionsSiemens Energy Brasil
Brazil
Alexandre Franceschi
Head of Renewable Business Development - BrazilEquinor
Brazil
Luis Fernández Pita
General Manager BrazilAtlas Renewable Energy
Brazil
Prior to joining Atlas Renewable Energy, Luis worked at SunEdison for four years as a GM for Brazil. Prior to that, he has accumulated over 20 years of executive roles experience on various continents, primarily in logistics, media production and retail. Luis was one of the founders of the Solar Energy Association of Brazil, and has been a board member since its inception. Luis has a degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Louis and an MBA from the University of Houston. He is also Black Belt Six Sigma.
Mauricio Baez
Gerente de Desarrollo de NegociosPatria Investments
Colombia
Leonardo Moreno
President at SolarpackSolarpack Corporación Tecnológica SAU
USA
Leo leverages his vision and insight about the future of the power industry to collaborate across countries, cultures and markets, improving lives by shaping worldwide energy use. Drawing from his experience managing international businesses and teams, he leads the Clean Energy team in the US aimed at creating a future where the electric grid is 100% carbon free. Leo designed and led teams in charge of strategy, finance, commercial, investments, and M&A to deliver on our sustainability commitments. Leo completed his business degree at UFMG, Brazil and continued his education through executive business and leadership programs at the London Business School, Harvard Business School, Georgetown University and University of Virginia.
Daria Langenberger
Business Development Director BrazilPowertis
Spain
Paola Granata
Head of Sustainable ImpactSplight
USA
Amit Jain
Senior Energy SpecialistThe World Bank
India
Amit has a Ph.D. in solar, Fulbright Scholar at NREL, USA and Chevening Fellow at King’s College, London. He works with the World Bank and is leading a $2 billion renewable portfolio in India, Bangladesh and Maldives. It includes REWA and Charanka solar park, integrated by PM Shri Narendra Modi. The project has received the World Bank Group President Award for innovation and excellence and included in the Prime Minister's book 'A Book of Innovation: New Beginnings'.
His previous assignments include the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Clinton Foundation. Amit has authored two books on climate change policy & waste to energy and has several international peer-reviewed journal publications.
Leisa Souza
Head of Latin AmericaNatixis
Brazil
José María Zertuche
Managing Director, InfrastructureBlackRock
Mexico
Mr. Zertuche has over 16 years of experience investing in Mexican real assets. He is former Vice-President of I2, the leading infrastructure investment manager in Mexico acquired by BlackRock in October, 2015. His prior experience is in investment banking, including M&A, debt and equity capital markets transactions, asset management, strategy and operations. Mr. Zertuche was a founder of Infraestructura Institucional ("I2") in 2010, and served as Chief Financial and Investment Officer since its inception in 2010. Prior to founding Infraestructura Institucional, Mr. Zertuche served as Chief Investment and Control Officer of Mexico Retail Properties ("MRP Group"), which he co-founded in October 2002.
Fernando Cubillos
Gerente de Nuevos NegociosCAF - Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina - Chile
USA
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