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

Massimo Falcioni

Chief Competitiveness Officer

Abu Dhabi Investment Office

Massimo
Massimo

Massimo Falcioni is the Chief Competitiveness Officer at the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO). He leads the organisation’s efforts to grow and diversify Abu Dhabi’s economy through private-sector investments. He also oversees strategic initiatives that accelerate innovation and financial services development contributing to the economic diversification of the emirate and enhancing its reputation on the world stage. Massimo previously held the role of Chief Executive Officer at UAE Federal Company Etihad Credit Insurance, where he established and led the national export credit agency for five years, helping accelerate the UAE’s economic non-oil diversification by supporting exports and re-exports of goods, services, and capital, ensuring in the process that UAE exports would not fail due to lack of credit insurance or financial guarantees. In a career spanning over three decades of professional experience, he led regional operations as the Chief Executive Officer of Middle East at Coface as well as Allianz Trade (previously Euler Hermes), as the Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Cooperation Countries. He also held several senior management positions at Philip Morris International, Volkswagen Financial Services and Exxon-Mobil. Massimo holds numerous awards for his leadership, management style, and competence in financial services and risk management, including the Knighthood of the Order of the Star of Italy conferred by the President of the Italian Republic. Massimo currently sits on several boards and graduated with highest honors in Economics and Business from La Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy.

Session Overview
Monday, 4 November
13:30
Finance & Investment Conference Conference Room A 13:30 - 14:30
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Bridging the gap: energy and financial cross-sector collaboration to advance new projects

A successful global energy transition will naturally be advanced in large part by the acceleration of renewables project deployment, advances in clean technology and scalability, and more. Large scale capital investment is critical to advancing the development of clean and lower carbon energy projects including hydrogen and LNG. Investment and finance confidence will be built across a combination of mechanisms, from policy incentives to transition knowledge building across the finance community a tolerance for the risk profile required to deliver the global transition. How can the energy and finance sectors work better together to unlock the needed finance? What are investors and banks looking for in energy projects to prove their bankability? How can the energy sector inspire investor confidence to create the risk tolerance required to deliver innovative energy projects?

Attendee insights:

Hear how leading investors and banks can collaborate with the energy industry to deliver the required investment to ensure the energy transition progresses at the pace and scale needed.

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