According to Deloitte, achieving the global 2050 net-zero pathway requires annual capital injections of USD 5–7 trillion, far exceeding current international investment levels of around USD 2 trillion annually. This staggering gap in funding raises crucial questions on the challenges hindering investment in energy transition projects and stresses on the urgency to explore strategies to bridge this financial divide.
Chief Executive & Co-Founder
Bankers for Net Zero
Heather Buchanan is the Chief Executive and Co-Founder of Bankers for Net Zero. Heather is also the Director of Policy for the APPG on Fair Business Banking where she sets the strategic focus of the group and has 7 years’ worth of experience successfully working in the UK Parliament for positive change on behalf of small business. She regularly advises MPs, peers, Government departments, regulators, trade bodies and civil society on the commercial relationships between businesses and their lenders.
Senior Vice President – Financial Sponsors, Corporate & Investment Banking
BBVA
As SVP of Financial Sponsors at BBVA CIB, Jesus coordinates origination efforts across advisory, debt arranging and global markets for infrastructure and renewable deals around the globe. With a Masters in Management from HEC and a MSc in Civil Engineering from Politécnica de Madrid, he has a strong background in finance and engineering, as well as a passion for sustainability and innovation.
Chair of Global Steering Group
GEFI
With a career that spans medical research, leadership roles in higher education and then banking, Dame Susan chairs the Global Steering Group of GEFI (Global Ethical Finance Initiative) which, in partnership with the DIFC, delivered the Path to COP28 (the first and largest finance-focused campaign for COP28). She also chairs the boards of Scottish Water, Business Stream, and the North American Income Trust.
Moderator
VP – Energy
dmg events
Sarah is an award-winning Marketing & Communications strategist, with experience across the globe, driving success for both corporations and governmental bodies. Embracing her role at dmg events, her core mission centres on fostering a robust, inclusive, and purposeful events agenda for the energy industry. Her career journey commenced in Brussels, where she worked for the European Institutions. Subsequently, she ventured to Kosovo, contributing to the European Union's mission to revitalise the nation's economy.
Understanding the sheer size of the funding gap in energy transition projects
Appetite for current energy transition projects
Shortage of investment data in the energy industry
Public-private funding partnerships and risk allocation
The business case for renewables and lower-carbon technologies
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