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Potential Energy DC & Leaders in Energy's Green Finance for Climate, Clean Energy, and Sustainability Technology Panel
Thursday, January 21, 2021, 3:30 pm-5:30 pm
More than ever, innovative financing solutions are needed for "climate tech" companies and projects. This year’s program explores the federal government’s and investors’ approach to accelerating innovative finance in the targeted sectors of climate change, clean energy, and sustainability. The discussion will also show how companies can take advantage of these offerings. It will focus on how climate tech solutions can achieve commercial viability and growth through a combination of grant/equity finance and project finance. The program will consist of two panels of experts that will explore financing arrangements that companies are pursuing.
Panel 1 - Grant and Equity Financing
Moderator: Dave McCarthy, Executive Director, PEDC
Panelists:
Madhav Acharya, PhD, Technology to Market Advisor, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), U.S. Department of Energy
Nathaniel Jackson, CEO, TrueAlgae
Panel 2 - Renewable Energy Project Financing
Moderator: Martin Silber, Chair, Green Finance Working Group, Leaders in Energy
Panelists:
Kiran Bhatraju, CEO, Arcadia
Jamie Martin, Executive Director, Global Sustainable Finance , Morgan Stanley