On May 8 and 9, the Hydrogen Studies Chair at Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICAI - ICADE is hosting “Climate Finance and the Hydrogen Economy”, a two-day conference that will address issues such as climate risk, green finance, hydrogen and clean energy, and will include prominent speakers like Mr. Robert F. Engle, an economics Nobel Prize winner whose lecture will be moderated by Mr. David Coca, partner at Management Solutions
The Chair for Hydrogen Studies is hosting a conference that will take place over two days on May 8 and 9, touching on topics such as climate risk, climate news, green finance, financial econometrics for climate, climate scenarios, clean energy, etc. Mr. David Coca, partner at Management Solutions, will participate as moderator of the morning session on Tuesday, May 9 at 1 p.m. (UTC+2), featuring Nobel Laureate in Economics Mr. Robert F. Engle, whose presentation is entitled "Have capital markets forgotten about sustainability? Portfolios, greenwashing, stress testing and long run risk".
The lectures, which will be held at the ICADE Conference Room (Alberto Aguilera 23, 28015 Madrid), can be followed both in person and online (upon registration).
The Chair, promoted by the Comillas School of Engineering (ICAI) and the Comillas Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (ICADE) with the support of several sponsoring companies – Acerinox, BBVA, Carburos Metálicos, Cepsa Foundation, Enagás, Redeia (formerly Red Eléctrica de España) Toyota and Management Solutions –, aims to provide spaces for debate and reflection as well as training of specialized professionals, and to create a pioneering knowledge think tank in Spain of recognized experts who are studying the role of hydrogen as a new energy vector in the transition towards a decarbonized economy, and developing proposals for new business models and necessary regulatory adaptations.
