Laurent Fayollas

The Infrastructure Imperative: Mobilizing Capital for a Resilient Economy | GIS São Paulo

Anya Prusa, Tufi Daher, Karen Fang, Laurent Fayollas, Michael Kelly, Tanya, Eliane

Industry leaders and institutional investors gathered to address the $2.1 trillion global clean energy finance landscape, emphasizing the critical need for stable public policies and de-risking instruments to unlock capital for projects ranging from Brazil's TransNordestina railway to Canada's $15 billion Growth Fund. The panel highlighted emerging technologies like advanced geothermal and carbon capture alongside the transformative potential of AI in grid optimization, while noting that demand-side behavior change and Indigenous legal reforms are essential drivers for scaling decarbonization efforts. Ultimately, the discussion concluded that achieving a balance between affordability, security, and sustainability requires overcoming geopolitical supply chain risks and shifting political focus toward concrete project execution in resource-rich but underfunded regions like Africa.