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Session Description
This panel discussion brings together banks and policymakers to explore the multi-stakeholder approach needed to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient buildings sector. The event will highlight the pivotal role of financial institutions and policymakers in driving this transformation and convene experts from across the banking, policy and industry sectors to discuss actionable levers for aligning policy, finance, and market incentives. It will showcase examples where governments, financial institutions, industry, and homeowners are collaborating to create real impact and identify key success factors to scale up financing for green buildings. Key topics will include renovation and energy efficiency improvements.
Speakers
- Dr. Lutz Morgenstern, Head of Division, International Climate Action and International Energy Transition, German Federal Ministry for Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety - BMUKN
- Cristina Lobillo Borrero, Director for Energy Security and International Relations, European Commission
- Katja Eisbrenner, Director, Strategy Policy and Regulation, Guidehouse
- Anne-Sophie Castelnau, Global Head of Sustainability, ING Group
- Guillaume Lorentz, Head of Bankable Sustainable Solutions, Sustainable Finance Observatory
- Shargiil Bashir, EVP & Chief Sustainability Officer, FAB
- Martin Powell, AXA, Group Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)
- Josha Rosenbush, AFD Secondment and PEEB Co-Secretary
Agenda
| Item | Presenters | Timing |
1. Opening remarks and Keynote: Financing the Building Transition | Keynote by Dr. Lutz Morgenstern, Head of Division, International Climate Action and International Energy Transition, German Federal Ministry for Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety - BMUKN) | 7 mins |
2. Presentation
| Cristina Lobillo Borrero, Director for Energy Security and International Relations, European Commission | 7 mins |
3. Panel Discussion 1: Building coalitions for action Focus: How national platforms and coalitions are building the market infrastructure for renovation finance | Katja Eisbrenner, Director, Communities, Energy & Infrastructure, Guidehouse Anne-Sophie Castelnau, Global Head of Sustainability, ING Group Guillaume Lorentz, Head of Bankable Sustainable Solutions, Sustainable Finance Observatory on the Multistakeholder Platform on Financing Building Efficient Renovation in France (FiRéno) | 30 mins |
4. Panel Discussion 2: Mobilising stakeholders and finance Focus: Financial products, incentives, and market-based solutions (e.g., green mortgages, blended finance, performance-based lending, stakeholder collaboration examples) | Shargiil Bashir, EVP & Chief Sustainability Officer, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) Martin Powell, Group Chief Sustainability Officer, AXA Ferruccio Santetti, Regional Director of the Global Green Growth Institute | 30 mins |
| 5. Closing | Josha Rosenbush, AFD Secondment and PEEB Co-Secretary | 5 mins |
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