Christina Verchere

Christina Verchere is a British-American oil and gas executive with > 25 years of experience across 3 continents. As of May 2018, she is Chief Executive Officer and President of the Executive Board of OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy producer in South-Eastern Europe. Prior to this, she spent over 20 years with BP, where she held several senior leadership positions in the UK, the US, Canada and Indonesia. Between 2012-2014, she was the Regional President Canada of BP (in Calgary) and between 2014 - 2018, she held the position of Regional President of the Asia Pacific (in Jakarta). Christina holds a Master degree in Economics Science from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. She sits on the boards of the Foreign Investors Council Romania, United Way Romania and CRH plc.

Session Overview

Tuesday, 5 November

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10:00

Strategic Conference ICC Hall 10:00 - 11:00

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Delivering the trillions of investment dollars needed for the energy transition

With an estimated US $35 trillion required for a successful energy transition, bringing in the private capital needed will require larger flows of clean energy projects that match investor’s risks and expectations. While energy companies have refocused investment and increased M&A activity, to deliver measurable transition progress, governments have introduced new policies, including the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, Europe’s Green Deal and China's 13th five-year plan, which aim to boost the clean energy market, deliver critical infrastructure development and incentivise investment, as well as stimulate national economic growth. What more can governments do to create an enabling environment for both public and private finance institutions to secure the capital needed to fund the energy transition?

Attendee insights:

Understand what investment is needed to deliver the energy transition, including technology development and the regulatory frameworks introduced to boost investment and infrastructure development.