With investors pouring $270 billion annually in to clean energy globally, it is shocking that energy poverty continues to plague nearly half the world’s population. More than 2.7 billion people lack access to clean and energy efficient cooking technologies with 1.4 billion rural residents lacking access to electricity. This panel will discuss a spectrum of innovations that go beyond technology to innovate in service provisioning and delivery models that are breaking down barriers to energy access from Africa to India. Explore how strategic philanthropy and social entrepreneurs can catalyse change in access to energy.
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
09:00 - 10:45, Friday, April 12, 2013 BSTLocation:
Seminar Room A
Speakers
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SpeakerProgramme Manager, Shell FoundationSimon runs Shell Foundation’s Access to Energy Programme, which has the goal of helping to provide access to modern energy services for the poor. Before joining the Shell Foundation in 2000, Simon worked globally in a broad range of business and development roles, with experience in start-ups…
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SpeakerFounder and CEO, Hybrid Social SolutionsJim Ayala has worked on economic development issues in emerging markets for 29 years in his various roles as social entrepreneur, CEO of a listed company, management consultant and trustee of several non-profit organisations. He believes that business and investment capital have an essential…
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ModeratorSenior Vice President of Social Impact, The Huffington PostBrian Sirgutz is Senior Vice President of Social Impact at AOL/Huffington Post Media Group, where he leads all aspects of the company's impact content and engagement strategy. Brian created the Impact, Education, TEDWeekends and Good News verticals that reach over 20 million people on a…
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SpeakerPartner, LGT Impact VenturesMr. Mangat invests in – and enables operations for – sustainability enterprises across global markets. He is Senior Advisor to The Roda Group, a sustainability focused fund based in Berkeley, California. At Roda he enables portfolio companies to access new markets, sources of funding and exit…
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SpeakerManaging Director, Capricorn Investment GroupDipender Saluja is Managing Partner of the Technology Impact Fund, Capricorn Investment Grp, an investment firm founded to demonstrate that it is possible to invest profitably while driving sustainable positive change. TIF is an early investor in iconic companies like Tesla, Redwood Materials, Planet…