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Éric J.-F. Francoz, AFD

Éric J.-F. Francoz graduated from the École normale supérieure, holds the high-level agrégation teaching qualification in biochemistry and has a PhD in molecular biology. He began his career in project financing at Société Générale and went on to set up and manage teams for specialized financing at Groupe Caisse d’Epargne, then CDC Ixis. He joined Agence française de développement (AFD) in 2005 when the Asia region office was opened in Bangkok. His work has focused on renewable energies and energy efficiency financing in both China and Southeast Asia. >> Download Éric J.-F. Francoz's paper

Cédric Philibert, IEA

A former science journalist, Cédric Philibert, is qualified in political sciences and economics. He has published numerous papers in journals and books on climate change and renewable energies. He advised the French environment minister between 1988 and 1990 and the CEO of the French Agency for the Environment and Energy Efficiency from 1992 to 1998. He then joined UNEP and, in 2000, the IEA, in charge of the “evolution of climate policy”. Since 2007, he teaches Energy and Climate at Sciences-Po Paris. In April 2009 he moved into the Renewable Energy Division at the IEA. >> Download Cédric Philibert and Philippine de T’Serclaes' paper

Philippine de T’Serclaes, IEA

Philippine de T’Serclaes holds an MSc in Law and Finance from the London School of Economics and a BA from McGill University. She works in the Sustainable Energy Policy Technology division of the International Energy Agency (IEA). Her expertise notably deals with financial mechanisms for clean technology projects in major emerging economies. Philippine was an expert reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2007. Prior to the IEA, her work experience includes three years at Rothschild Bank and JP Morgan. >> Download Cédric Philibert and Philippine de T’Serclaes' paper

Kirsty Hamilton, Chatham House

Kirsty Hamilton currently leads the Renewable Energy Finance Project, working with financiers on policy conditions for investment. She has 20 years’ experience at the UN, and has held board positions with UNEP’s Finance Initiative (climate change) and the World Economic Forum’s Global Action Council on Sustainable Energy. From 2005 to 2007, she was an expert reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. >>Download Kirsty Hamilton's paper

Susana Garcia-Robles, MIF

Susana Garcia-Robles has an MA in International Economic Policy, Philosophy and Education and is lead investment officer of the MIF at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) where she works with venture capital investments in Latin America, the Caribbean, Argentina and Uruguay. She was on the Executive Council of Diplomacy in Washington, and has worked with NGOs on economic development at the UN. >> Download Susana Garcia-Robles, Rogerio G. Ramos and Tatiana Chkourenko's paper 

Rogerio G. Ramos, MIF

Rogerio G. Ramos is an Investment Officer of the MIF at the IDB. He has an MBA, an MA in International Trade and Investment Policy, and a BA in International Relations. He has over 12 years’ experience sourcing, structuring and monitoring private equity and venture capital funds in Latin America. Prior to this, he supervised the private equity portfolio of the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC). >> Download Susana Garcia-Robles, Rogerio G. Ramos and Tatiana Chkourenko's paper 

Tatiana Chkourenko, MIF

Tatiana Chkourenko has a Master’s degree in International Finance and Policy from Columbia University and a BA from Smith College in the US. She is a consultant for the MIF at the IDB, and since 2003, Ms Chkourenko has worked on matters relating to investing in emerging markets, having held operational, research and transactional positions. >> Download Susana Garcia-Robles, Rogerio G. Ramos and Tatiana Chkourenko's paper

Jean-Pascal Tranié, Aloe Private Equity

Jean-Pascal Tranié is graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique and the ENA (Ecole Nationale of Administration). He is an experienced venture capitalist who has held senior executive positions in Veolia Energy during the early 90’s. He then managed Vivendi's Media and Multimedia divisions, and became CEO of the venture capital branch Viventures Partners. In 2003, Jean-Pascal co-founded Aloe Private Equity, a Europe-based private equity group focused on environment and renewable energy investments, with an emphasis on China and India. He sits on the board of several firms of the Aloe portfolio. >> Download Jean-Pascal Tranié and Vivek Tandon's paper

Vivek Tandon, Aloe Private Equity

Vivek Tandon, holds a PhD in Physics from the University of London. Prior to Aloe, Vivek co-founded a number of high technology companies including VICOM Group International. He has held several senior executive management positions including Viventures, a USD 700 million Venture Capital Fund as UK Managing Director. Vivek is also the vice-chairman of Allied Technology Group, a 140 person environmental engineering company, focused on waste water and air pollution treatment for power plants and coal gasification.>> Download Jean-Pascal Tranié and Vivek Tandon's paper

Duncan Ritchie, Aequero

Duncan Ritchie has over 20-year experience in investment banking, finance and project development. During his career, he has led many financial advisory engagements in the energy and infrastructure sector, including in clean and renewable energy. He has also advised governments and multilateral development agencies on issues relating to renewable energy, low-carbon technology deployment and public-private partnerships (PPP) in the development of infrastructure. >> Download Duncan Ritchie's paper

Adeline Lemaire, Proparco

Adeline Lemaire graduated from ESSEC and has been working at Agence française de développement since 2003 where she began as an infrastructure and urban development project manager in Senegal. She went on to work in the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department at headquarters before joining Proparco’s Private Equity team as an investment officer in 2008. She has made a total of some EUR 70 million of equity investments in several funds, including in clean tech and infrastructure funds in Africa and Asia.>> Download Adeline Lemaire and Christophe Scalbert's paper

Christophe Scalbert, Proparco

Christophe Scalbert graduated from EDHEC and IEP in Paris and joined Agence française de développement (AFD) in 2006 after having worked as an associate in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department of Lazard Frères Bank in Paris. After spending several months in various AFD departments, he joined Proparco’s Private Equity team as an investment officer in 2007. His activities mainly focus on investment funds and direct equity investments.>> Download Adeline Lemaire and Christophe Scalbert's paper