Innovation and climate finance

Can the current climate-oriented investments facilitate the energy transition or do we need to rethink our investment philosophies to achieve societal change? 
 
To facilitate and accelerate the energy transition, financial capital for innovative solutions is needed. In different group sessions and plenum discussions, we want to investigate the current state of climate investments from a corporate and from a new venture perspective. Together with the participants, we plan to map out the main barriers and opportunities in the field of climate investments. 

Potential discussion points with guests from the industry and academia are:

• How can investors identify the companies that are green and climate-oriented enough? 
• How can investments that contribute to an actual transition to a sustainable society be incentivized? 
• What contributions are needed besides financial capital?
• What is the  difference between ESG and impact investments? 

 
Program

12:30 Registration and light lunch 

13:00 Welcome and by Roger Sørheim, (Prof. NTNU School of Entrepreneurship)

13:05 Plenary session: short keynotes from industry and academia

• Gunnar Eskeland (NHH, professor): SGE and asset creation in transitions
• Paal Frisvold (Ambassadeur European Climate Pact) The EU taxonomy is already here - what now?
• Lars Klevjer (Equinor Ventures, director): How does Equinor ventures navigate the strategic transition towards green energy investments? 
• Linn Hege Aune (Investinor, Head of Sustainability and ESG): How has Investinor worked with Sustainability in their organisation and how does it influence the way they invest?
• Meike Siefkes (NTNU, Ph.D candidate): Green business angels – why do we need them?
• Roger Sørheim  (NTNU, professor): An example of an alternative model for venture capital investing 

14:30 Coffee break

14:45 Breakout session: What can the future of investments for a sustainable society look like?

15:30 Workshop summary and key take aways

16:15 End of workshop

Need an invitation? Contact Meike Siefkes