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Providing Clean Energy in Fragile Contexts Speakers: José Manuel Entrecanales Domecq, Sara Pantuliano, Filippo Grandi, Khaya Gobodo, Vincent Biruta January 22, 2020 16:00 - 16:45CET Audio DESCRIPTION SPEAKERS Investing in energy infrastructure has the potential not only to bring down the cost and carbon footprint in areas of displacement and fragility, but also to transform the humanitarian system. What models are most promising to catalyse investments for cleaner and cheaper energy in fragile environments? On the Forum Agenda: - Greening humanitarian action - Enabling change through digital solutions - Leveraging blended finance to share risks This session contributes to the work of the Humanitarian Investing Initiative. José Manuel Entrecanales Domecq Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Acciona SA Degree in Macroeconomics, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. With Merrill Lynch: 1986-88, Associate, Euromarket Finance; 1988-89, Associate, Capital Markets. With Grupo Entrecanales (later Acciona): 1989-91, Director and Executive Vice-President, NY; Managing Director, Corporate Development, Spain. Acciona: 1997-2004, C Financial Officer; since 2004, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Director, Fundacion JME Innovacion en Sostenibilidad Sara Pantuliano Sara Pantuliano Chief Executive, Overseas Development Institute PhD in Politics. Twenty-five years' experience in conflict and post-conflict contexts. Chief Executive, Overseas Development Institute; previously Managing Director, Director of Humanitarian Programmes and Head of the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG). Recognized writer and public speaker on conflict and humanitarian issues. Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees, Muslim Aid. Member of the Governing Board, The New Humanitarian. Trustee, SOS Sahel. Has served on a range of advisory boards, including Oxford University's Refugees Studies Centre and the UN Association of the UK. Editor-in-Chief, Disasters journal; approved member of the UN Mediation Roster. Served on the Independent Team of Advisers to the ECOSOC Dialogue on the reform of the UN development system. Previously led a high-profile UN response in Sudan's Nuba Mountains. Former Lecturer, University of Dar es Salaam. Acted as an observer at the IGAD Sudan peace process. Filippo Grandi Filippo Grandi High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Degree in Modern History, Milan State University, Italy. Over 18 years' experience in refugee and humanitarian work including 11 years managing humanitarian programmes worldwide for UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Expertise and interests: international relations, history, literature, art, films. Khaya Gobodo Khaya Gobodo Managing Director: Wealth and Investments, Old Mutual Limited Co-Strategy Leader: Africa Public Markets Joined the firm in 1999 and again in 2014 Joined the industry in 2000 Khaya is the co-strategy leader for Frontier and Emerging Markets at Investec Asset Management, responsible for Pan Africa listed equity research and investments. Initially joined Investec Asset Management in 1999 working on the frontier and emerging market equities team, progressing to Portfolio Manager. In 2005, left the firm to establish Afena Capital, an investment management firm operating in South Africa and Botswana, as Chief Investment Officer and a Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for leading and managing the investment team. BComm from WITS University in 1999. CFA Charterholder in 2002; Master’s in Investment Management at CASS Business School City University (London) in 2004. Vincent Biruta Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Rwanda