The sixth edition of the 'Green Finance: Financing the Energy transition in Brazil' took place on 26th September 2023 at the Embassy of Brazil in London.
With opening remarks from the Ambassador of Brazil to the UK, Antonio de Aguiar Patriota and keynote speech of the Rt. Graham Stuart, Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, the seminar brought together policymakers, experts and entrepreneurs in the energy sector to discuss all aspects of financial instruments and regulatory framework for green finance, investment opportunities for energy transition and the financial sector investment opportunities for energy transition in Brazil.
Opening Remarks – HE Antonio Patriota, Ambassador of Brazil to the UK
Keynote Speech – Rt Hon Graham Stuart, Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero
Panel I: Financial Instruments and Regulatory Framework for Green Finance in Brazil
Moderator: David Lubin, EME Director at Citi
Panellists: Isabela Damaso, Head of Sustainability and International Portfolio Investors Unit at Brazil’s Central Bank
Nabil Kadri, Deputy Managing Director of Environment at BNDES
Gustavo Naciff Andrade, Deputy Director for Energy Economics and Environmental Studies at the Energy Research Office (EPE in its Portuguese acronym)
João Paulo Resende, Special Advisor for Climate Change Economics, Ministry of Finance
Panel II: Investment Opportunities for Energy Transition in Brazil
Moderator: Duncan Grieve, Special Counsel – Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Panellists: David Cairns, Vice President Political and Public Affairs – Global – Equinor
Simone Guimarães, Head of Communications & External Affairs – BP
Eduardo Seade, Regulatory Counsel – Europe – Raízen
Panel III: Financial Sector Investment Opportunities for Energy Transition in Brazil
Moderator: Simon Davies, Special Adviser at Andean Capital
Panellists: Pedro Soares, Head of Upstream, Global Emissions at Hartree Partners
Alfredo Mordezki, Head of LatAm Fixed Income at Santander
Graham Stock, Senior EM Sovereign Strategist at Blue Bay Asset Management
Greg Brown, Partner at Allen & Overy
Katya Gorbatiouk, Head of Funds, Primary Capital Markets at London Stock Exchange
