Financing in a high interest rate environment

When: Thursday, 21 March 2024, 14:00 - 15:15
Where: Auditorium 1
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Session description

Join our session to delve into the complexities of rising interest rates, and become part of the deep debate on how they challenge onshore & offshore wind projects, affect the structuring of business portfolios and change the companies’ approach to financial sources. Learn about measures companies could take to resume their projects hit by high interest rates. Discover how new policy frameworks such as the Wind Energy Charter, and the Net Zero Industry Act, influence the financial environment in the market.

Session chair

Kateryna Knysh

Director of Business Development, MCL Group , Head of Analytics, Ukrainian Wind Energy Association

Introduction: Finance report

Guy Brindley

Head of Market Intelligence, WindEurope

Panel discussion

Tiago Fernandes Thomaz

Head of Origination Iberia, Statkraft

Tom O'Brien

Managing Partner, Brookfield Asset Management

Linda Zeilina-Cross

CEO, International Sustainable Finance Centre (ISFC)

Maham Iftikhar Warraich

Senior Investment Officer, Global Energy, IFC - International Finance Corporation

Giovanni Inglisa

Senior Officer - Financial Institutions and Securitisation, EIB