The goal of this seminar is to promote the exchange of experiences between Ministries of Finance and/or Economy and Environment and Academia and deepen discussions on the challenges and barriers, including access to finance and addressing future changes in fossil fuel use and demands in a decarbonized region.

Be part of the conversation!

Panel 1:
• Luis Miguel Galindo, Professor of Economics, UNAM
• Mario Marcel Cullell, Minister of Finance, Chile
• Azucena Arbeleche, Minister of Economy and Finance, Uruguay
• Max Puig, Executive Vice-President, National Council for Climate Change, Dominican Republic
• José Antonio Ocampo, Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Colombia
• Avinash Persaud, Member of the High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance and Special Envoy to the Prime Minister on Climate Finance, Barbados
Moderator: Graham Watkins, Division Chief, Climate Change, IDB

Panel 2:
• Shari Friedman, Managing Director, Eurasia Group
• Maria Fernanda Teixeira, Board Member, Grupo Globo, Grupo Simpar
• Liz Bronder, Managing Director, Global Sustainable Finance, Bank of America
• Mauricio Cárdenas, Professor, Columbia University (SIPA), former Finance Minister, Colombia
• Pasi Hellman, Under-Secretary of State for Development Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland
Moderator: Hilen Meirovich, Head of Climate, IDB Invest

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