june, 2020

202030jun10:0011:30EUSEW 2020 side event - Ready, set, market! How to make Smart City Projects bankable in times of COVID-1910:00 - 11:30

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Event Details

Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6947166770643706128

The objective of our panel discussion is to provide insights in replication and upscaling of Smart City solutions through external investment having in mind that in just a few weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a historical economic setback of which we still do not know the full impact.

The purpose of the panel discussion is to present financial and business models that are currently being implemented to (i) finance the implementation of Smart City and infrastructure projects, (ii) retrofit the existing building stock in Europe, (iii) finance renewable energy infrastructure and (iv) facilitate combined public-private sustainable investments.

Our panel discussion should achieve three goals: firstly, to clarify financing & business models, secondly, to collect critical feedback from participants on the feasibility and replicability of these models and thirdly, to discuss how investors are addressing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the current pipeline of projects.

 

Agenda

The invited speakers are European leading investors and financial advisors that have experience in financing Smart Cities.

10:00 – 10:10 CEST          Welcome & Introduction

  • Georg Houben, Policy Officer, DG Energy – European Commission

10:10 – 11:10 CEST          Presentation from leading investors

  • Jorge Rodrigues de Almeida (Moderator), EIP-SCC Marketplace
  • Juan Alario, Financial Advisor, Former EIB
  • Carlos Sanchez, Senior Associate, Whitehelm Capital
  • Fernando de Roda, Managing Partner, Greenward Partners

11:10 – 11:30 CEST          Q&A

11:30 CEST                      End of panel discussion

Time

(Tuesday) 10:00 - 11:30

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