The Asia Pacific region is rife with opportunity for Development finance. Across both energy and infrastructure there are plenty of opportunities for DFIs and multilaterals to be involved in deals. Join us as we unite Asia’s leading DFIs to discuss: 
- What does the pipeline look like for DFI transactions in Asia? 
- What are some of the biggest challenges facing DFIs operating in Asia? 
- What can DFIs do to help facilitate investment from institutional investors? 
- What role will the energy transition mechanism play in Asia, and what work needs to be done to make the ETM a functioning reality?

Paulo Martelli

VP & Chief Investment,

FinDev Canada

Geoffrey Tan

Managing Director, Asia-Pacific,

U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

Nishant Kumar

Managing Director and Head of Asia,

GuarantCo

Pramod Vijayasankar

Principal Investment Officer,

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Saud Minam

CEO,

Fiji Development Bank

Hesham Zakai

Managing Director,

TXF

Solar investment has been on the rise across the Asian region with hotbeds of activity in countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, India and more. Solar will be a core component of renewables portfolios as we strive for net 0. Join our panelists as they discuss:

-          Where are the biggest opportunities for solar investment?

-          Explore some of the challenges around PPAs and examine which financing models work best for solar projects.

-         Explore best in class examples of solar projects that have reached financial close in the region.

Christian Bockler

Director/ Head of Project Finance and Renewables,

Jebsen & Jessen Financial Solutions

Frank Tsai

Vice President. Senior Customer Finance Advisor, South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand - Treasury,

Hitachi Energy

Nanette Bubik

Head of Export Finance,

LBBW

Moderator

Hesham Zakai

Managing Director,

TXF