Decarbonising Energy Supply

Speakers Parallel workshops

Carlos Gascó Travesedo, Head of the Prospective Department, Iberdrola Renewables

replacing Angeles Santamaría, Markets and Prospective Director, Iberdrola Renewables

Brice Koch, Executive Vice President, Member of Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd., Switzerland; Head of Marketing and Customer Solutions

Leveraging ABB's strength in environmentally friendly solutions, Brice Koch oversees some of the world's most innovative business and infrastructure development in growing areas such as energy efficiency, productivity improvement and integration of renewable energy sources including smart grids, wind, water, and sustainable mobility. He holds a MA and PhD from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) and has held several leadership positions at ABB, including President of ABB in North Asia, Chairman and President of ABB in China, Global Head of ABB Transformers and Global Head of Railways Fixed Installations.

David N. Bresch, Director, Head Sustainability & Emerging Risk Management, Swiss Re

David Bresch joined Swiss Re in 2000 and has been heading the Atmospheric Perils Group since 2002. As Swiss Re's chief natural catastrophe modeller, he has been responsible for risk analysis and risk management of atmospheric perils, in particular tropical cyclones and European winter storms, both of which number among the most important major claims scenarios in the insurance industry. He holds a Masters in physics and a PhD from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (ETHZ). He is serving as Swiss Re's senior climate advisor to the board.

Facilitator: Sabine Döbeli, Bank Vontobel

Sabine Döbeli is Head of Sustainability Management at Bank Vontobel. Previously she worked at Zürcher Kantonalbank and for an environmental consultancy. She is vice-chairperson of “Forum nachhaltige Geldanlagen”, the Sustainable Investment Forum for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and a board member of the Swiss Climate Foundation. She holds a Masters degree in Environmental Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich as well as Masters in Marketing and Business from the University of Basel.
Key Questions
  • What are the financing needs for developing low carbon energy solutions?
  • What are the main sources of finance? (i.e. Company’s cash flows, Financial markets, Public finance, Private finance)
  • Where do you see the main limitations under the existing legal frameworks?
  • How do companies along the value chain work together?
  • Has Copenhagen changed anything regarding financing of new projects?
  • What are your expectations towards the financial markets (banks, shareholders, insurance companies) to help financing a low carbon energy system?



 
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