From Billions to Trillions: Catalyzing Private Investment in Climate Solutions

Decarbonizing the global economy and increasing climate resilience worldwide will require trillions of dollars, largely from private sector investors. What novel mechanisms, collaborative efforts, and policies can accelerate the mobilization of private capital? International and domestic thought leaders will exchange ideas at the second annual "From Billions to Trillions" summit at Duke University.

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The successful 2024 summit convened over 500 attendees and focused on how the Inflation Reduction Act could catalyze private climate investment in the United States. Subsequent developments have called into question the durability of that model, and raised questions about the types of investments needed to address climate change and where they will come from.

The 2025 summit will update the domestic decarbonization dialogue to reflect these new realities, while also expanding it to include global climate finance challenges and opportunities.

Confirmed speakers include:

* Jeff Bladen, Head of Energy, Verrus

* Aaron (Ronnie) Chatterji, Chief Economist, OpenAI; Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess Distinguished Professor of Business and Public Policy, Duke University

* David Crane, Former Under Secretary for Infrastructure, U.S. Department of Energy

* William Demas, Head of Americas, Green Investments, Macquarie Group

* Anmay Dittman, Head of Climate Finance, BlackRock

* Nathaniel (Nat) Keohane, President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)

* Megan O'Connor, CEO & Co-Founder, Nth Cycle

* Vijay Swarup, Senior Director, Climate Strategy & Technology, ExxonMobil

* Jeffrey Ubben, Founder & Managing Partner, Inclusive Capital Partners

* ...and many more!

This free event will feature ample opportunities for networking. Advance registration required.

This event is designed to make the most of Duke University's academic assets and convening power to accelerate climate solutions, in alignment with the Duke Climate Commitment (http://climate.duke.edu).