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Connecting Investments for an Interconnected Energy Future

Join policymakers, industry leaders and international experts at the Singapore-IRENA High-Level Forum to explore how investment, partnerships and enabling frameworks can accelerate renewable energy development and unlock new opportunities across Asia.

Welcome Remarks and Opening Address

H.E. Tan See Leng
Minister for Energy, Trade and Industry (Energy and Industry), Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry
Singapore

Francesco La Camera
Director-General
International Renewable Energy Agency

Christophe Inglin
Vice Chairman
Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore

Fireside Chat: Enabling Investment for the Energy Transition

Chris Stark
Head of Mission for Clean Power
UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Gurbuz Gonul, Director
Country Engagement & Partnerships
International Renewable Energy Agency
(Moderator)

Mobilising capital for renewable energy requires robust policies and clear investment signals. This session will explore how policies, regulatory frameworks, and international partnerships can mobilise both public and private investment. Panellists will also share insights on how international cooperation can help close the financing gap.

Session 1: From Projects to Capital — Unlocking Finance for Renewable Energy Projects

Frederik Wisselink
Energy Envoy of the
Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate Policy Netherlands

H.E. Dr Nawal Al-Hosany
Permanent Representative of the UAE to IRENA
United Arab Emirates

Mitesh Patel
Chief Operating Officer
SunCable

Sharad Somani
Partner, Head of Infrastructure Advisory, Head of Infrastructure, Asia Pacific and Head of ESG Consulting
KPMG in Singapore

Lavan Thiru
Executive Director
Infrastructure Asia
(Moderator)

Panellists will discuss the key ingredients for bankability, including project preparation, risk mitigation, and financing structures that can improve investor confidence.

Session 2: Connecting the Systems: Financing the Grids and Infrastructure and Greening Industries That Power Tomorrow

Erik Westergaard Deputy Chair Electricity Authority (New Zealand)	Hideaki Iwasaki Director General Sectors Department 1: Energy and Transport Sectors ADB	Frank Phuan Founder & CEO Equator Renewables Asia	Randolph Brazier Global Head Clean Power Systems HSBC
Girish Tanti Co-founder and Vice Chairman Suzlon Group	Timothy Histed Regional Head for Southeast Asia Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (Moderator)

This session explores how to mobilise finance for transmission networks, interconnections, enabling low‑carbon infrastructure and green industrialisation. The panel will also discuss how the region can build the connected energy systems as well as enhance the greening of industries needed to power tomorrow's economies.

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