Global Green Building Financing Landscape – Are We Ready?

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Wednesday, 18th August

15:00 - 16:15 | Indian Standard Time (GMT+5:30)

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The building sector is a major contributor to global green house gas emissions. To tackle climate change, major financial institutions are ensuring investment focus on green projects.

The session will focus on the following key aspects:

Fundamentals of green finance and its relevance to the building sector.
How is the global green finance landscape evolving?
What are global investors demanding with respect to green projects?
How does green finance help developers, homebuyers?
Is Indian real estate ready for attracting global green investors?

Moderator

Sandeep Singh

Global Business Development Lead - EDGE Green Buildings Program

IFC

Co-chair

Sumit Anand

Chief Business Officer (ALD)

GMR Group

Co-chair

Chanakya Chakravarti

Head of Indirect Strategies, Asia-Pacific

Ivanhoé Cambridge

Co-chair

Sean Kidney

CEO

Climate Bonds Initiative

Co-chair

Arshdeep Sethi

President, Real Estate

RMZ Corporation

Co-chair

Vipul Roongta

MD & CEO

HDFC CAPITAL ADVISORS

Sandeep Singh

Global Business Development Lead - EDGE Green Buildings ProgramIFC

USA

Sumit Anand

Chief Business Officer (ALD)GMR Group

India

Sumit is the Chief Business Officer for real estate development across GMR Airports and is responsible for managing transactions, financing and strategic platform level JVs. He also oversees the business planning and early stage development activities at all newly acquired airports. Earlier, Sumit worked with McKinsey & Company, Lehman Brothers and CBRE. He graduated from the School of Planning & Architecture (SPA) New Delhi and holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad.

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Chanakya Chakravarti

Head of Indirect Strategies, Asia-PacificIvanhoé Cambridge

India

Chanakya (Chan) Chakravarti is the MD for India, responsible for implementing in his territory, the investment and asset-management strategies outlined in Ivanhoé Cambridge’s annual business plan and strategic plan. He works closely with the Growth Markets team and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to put in place and consolidate strategic partnerships for major projects in India. Mr. Chakravarti is a seasoned manager with more than 27 years of experience, including over 20 years in real estate, investment and development. Before joining Ivanhoé Cambridge in 2018, he was Managing Director, Global Alternatives, Asia, at J.P. Morgan Chase. Chan has previously held country management roles at Actis Capital and C&W.

Sean Kidney

CEOClimate Bonds Initiative

United Kingdom

Sean Kidney is the CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, an international NGO working to mobilise debt capital markets for climate solutions. Projects include a green bond definitions and certification scheme with $34 trillion of assets represented on its Board and some 50 organisations involved in its development and governance; advising the EU; and working with China's central bank on how to grow green bonds in China. Sean is also Consultant (Green Bonds) to the United Nations Secretary General.

Arshdeep Sethi

President, Real EstateRMZ Corporation

India

Arshdeep has 25 years of experience in Business Management. He has held strategic roles in various companies across industries such as RE, Telecom/Infrastructure & Insurance. Before, he played key roles with Bharti Enterprises, Max New York Life, Punj Lloyd & Colliers International. In 2004 Arshdeep joined RMZ and plays a key role in defining and implementing the strategic vision of the group. He has led various capital-raising and partnership initiatives with top PE & SWF. He has been instrumental in raising over USD 1 billion of foreign direct investment from these global investors. Additionally, he represents the RE industry during dialogues with governmental bodies with regard to the policies related to REIT and SEZ development.

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Vipul Roongta

MD & CEOHDFC CAPITAL ADVISORS

India

Vipul is the Managing Director & CEO of HDFC Capital Advisors Ltd. HDFC Capital Advisors Ltd and currently manages the largest residential private equity fund in India with AUM in excess of USD 1 Bn.The fund is primarily focused on providing long term equity and mezzanine capital for development of affordable and middle-income housing in India.Vipul has cumulative experience of more than 19 years in the real estate sector across various disciplines like mortgages, developer funding and real estate equity and mezzanine investments.

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