Plenary: Driving Investment in the Clean Cooking Sector

Introduction

Brian Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves

Keynote Speaker

Steven van Weede, Director of Capital Advisory Services, Enclude

Panelists

Jeroen Blüm, Managing Director, BIX Fund
Gemma May, Adviser, International Energy Partnerships Sustainable Energy Team, Department for International Development (DfID), UK
Godfrey Mwindaare, West Africa Director, Acumen
Sam Parker, Director, Shell Foundation
Lasse Ringius, Senior Carbon Finance Specialist, IFC

This plenary will provide practitioners with an investment outlook, getting views from investors across the spectrum – from donors to impact investors to development finance institutions. Enclude will also share the results of a study assessing the capital needs of the sector and their recommendations on how the Alliance can mobilize capital to meet these needs over the next 2 years.