Lucie Berger
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- Milken Institute50 min
How Investing in Europe’s Competitiveness Can Spur a New European Renaissance | MEA Summit 2025
Petra Freddi, Lucie Berger, Pablo Casado, Jean-Baptiste Fantun, Vincent Levita, Andrea Rossi
The Milken Institute's "Investing in Europe's Competitiveness" initiative addresses a projected €800 billion annual investment gap by mobilizing private capital from the UAE, the US, and Asian markets into European infrastructure, defense, and AI sectors. Driven by the Draghi report and the need for a Savings Union, the event highlights critical opportunities in private credit, energy sovereignty, and dual-use technologies while advocating for the Capital Markets Union and Solvency II reforms. Strategic partnerships with non-European investors are positioned to accelerate industrial consolidation and commercialization, aiming to secure Europe's economic "golden age" by 2035.
- Milken Institute42 min
Energy Transition: Critical Minerals, Climate Tech, & Policy Shifts | Middle East and Africa Summit
John Defterios, His Excellency Majid Al Suwaidi, Lucie Berger, Frank Fannon, Oskar Lewnowski, Bob Wilt, Majid Al Suwaidi
Launched by the UAE, the $30 billion Alira Initiative seeks to mobilize $250 billion in private capital by 2030 to bridge the investment gap in the Global South, where 85% of current transition funding flows to the North. The program targets critical bottlenecks in the energy supply chain, specifically addressing the decade-long permitting delays and geopolitical concentration of critical minerals that currently hinder gigafactory development. By combining a de-risked investment structure with a focus on modernizing the mining sector's public image, the initiative aims to secure a resilient, technology-driven future for clean energy while challenging the dominance of existing supply chains.