Maria Ignacia Varela
Maria Ignacia Varela
Speaker
Vice President, Finance

HIF Global

Chile

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Exile: Project & Export Finance

Power to the people: Financing the energy transition

Maria Ignacia Varela
Vice President, Finance,
HIF Global
Jaime Guillen
Partner & Founding Principal,
Mexico Infrastructure Partners
Gerardo Aguilar
Senior Managing Director,
MGM Innova Capital
Jake Vlok
Director Project Finance,
Siemens Energy
Anmay Dittman
Managing Director,
Blackrock
Moderator
Anne Marie Thurber
Managing Director,
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

As the world sinks deeper into the climate emergency, financing the energy transition is vital. It’s also a prime opportunity for the export, project, and development finance communities to work together to bring projects to market. This session considers:

  • Examining project pipelines, structuring trends and new market entrants
  • What sources of financing can developers look to for capital? 
  • What role will natural gas play in the regional energy transition roadmap
  • Beyond wind and solar, which technologies will play an important role in the energy transition? Should ECAs be taking on more risk for emerging technologies such as hydrogen, CCUS, SAF/e-fuels, biogas, fuel cells, enhanced geothermal systems? Are any of these technologies approaching bankability faster than others?