Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates

تحت رعاية صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة

Supported by

Bruce Johnson

Director, Corporate Finance and Treasury

Masdar

Bruce
Bruce

Bruce is the Director of Corporate Finance and Treasury at Masdar, overseeing the company’s structured financing activities globally and leading its corporate finance function, including the establishment of its green MTN program in 2023. Bruce joined Masdar in August 2020 after spending six years as a senior member of Mubadala’s Structured Finance and Capital Markets team. He has over 20 years’ experience in advising on and structuring the financing of infrastructure projects, primarily in the renewables sector. His accomplishments at Masdar include raising its first green RCF in 2018, long term credit ratings from Fitch and Moody’s in 2021, publication of Masdar’s Green Finance Framework in 2023, green bond issuances of USD 750 million and USD 1 billion in 2023 and 2024 respectively, and overseeing multiple award-winning project financings totaling over USD 4 billion. Bruce holds an MA in Business and Management from the University of Glasgow (2004) and both a Graduate Diploma in Law and an LLM from the University of Law (2022).

Session Overview
Monday, 4 November
15:30
Finance & Investment Conference Conference Room A 15:30 - 16:30
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Climate finance: the role of the energy and finance sectors

The energy transition represents a trillion-dollar investment opportunity for investors. With public investment on the rise, risk profiles are becoming more attractive and are starting to facilitate the mobilisation of capital. However, for the global economy to transition at the pace and scale necessary to meet climate targets, private finance must play a greater role. How can the energy and finance sectors work more closely together to accelerate the flow of investments in clean energy projects to match investor risk return expectations?

Attendee insights:

The industry’s most influential investors and energy providers on how they are shaping the future of the energy transition to be profitable and green from both a financial and energy perspective.

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