Over the past five years, energy transition investing has seen remarkable momentum, reshaping how we envision the future of energy. This dynamic and rapidly evolving sector spans a spectrum of asset classes – each with distinct risk-return profiles and performance patterns investors must grasp to remain competitive.
At the same time, UK investors are increasingly encouraged to consider how capital can drive tangible, localised impact through place-based investing strategies.
In this session, we will explore how these two powerful trends converge – highlighting the compelling opportunity to finance critical clean energy infrastructure while aiming for stable, attractive returns. Beyond financial outcomes, such investments are vital in accelerating the transition to a greener economy, supporting local job creation and generating long-lasting benefits for communities across the UK.
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Who is this event open to?
This event is open to asset owners such as pension fund trustees and in-house executives, independent investment advisers, investment consultants, professional bodies and government and regulatory colleagues.
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Barney Coles, Senior Managing Director, Capital Dynamics
Barney is a Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of the Clean Energy team and a member of the Executive Committee. He is also a member of Capital Dynamics’ Responsible Investment Committee.
He has extensive experience in renewable energy financing across Europe. Before joining the team, Barney spent over six years in energy corporate finance at EY in London, working across lead advisory, project finance, and mergers and acquisitions in the clean energy and utility sectors. He also provided transaction advice to the private and public sectors on large-scale clean energy infrastructure procurement processes.
Barney has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
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Laasya Shekaran, Director, Pensions for Purpose
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Laasya is passionate about approaching pensions and investment with a systems lens and understanding how these sectors interact with the wider social and environmental systems they exist within.
Laasya is a CFA charterholder with experience working with a range of asset owners as an investment adviser, with a focus on corporate defined benefit pensions. Laasya is a regular speaker at industry conferences and events, and is also an experienced podcast host, and presenter of the Pensions for Purpose podcast. Laasya is an advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion and is particularly passionate about anti-racism activism. She has previously won the Women in Pensions and Women in Investment Rising Star awards.
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