Speakers

Alexandre Chavarot is a UK-based finance professional delivering solutions to the challenges posed by climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity preservation and sustainable development. He has more than 30 years of experience advising clients on project ? corporate acquisitions, risk assessments, investments and financings in the energy, infrastructure and maritime sectors with leading investment banks, insurance groups, climate NGOs such as the Clinton Climate Initiative and advisory firms. Alexandre is the founder of Climate Finance 2050 Limited, through which he consults on climate and sustainability-related financial issues. He is a Senior Adviser with Howden's climate risk and resilience team. He separately advises the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change in the UK (IIGCC) on its adaptation and resilience programme and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in India (CDRI) on resilience finance. He is also a Senior Adviser at ACCESS Corporate Finance, a London-based financial advisory firm providing M?A services. Alexandre is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment in the UK. He has co-authored several articles and papers on project and climate finance, as well as on climate risks and resilience. He has been a member of the Climate Bonds Initiative resilience taxonomy advisory group and was the coordinating lead author of the finance chapter of the Global Infrastructure Resilience report published by CDRI in October 2023. He is a regular speaker at international conferences. He is also a visiting lecturer at Sciences Po in Paris where he teaches a seminar on climate change and sustainable finance. Alexandre holds a bachelor's degree from Sciences Po in Paris, a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and an MBA from INSEAD. He was also a member of the IHEDN class of 2022 in France and is an officer in the civil reserve of the French navy.