We gather leaders of the development, export and agency finance world for a series of back-to-back interviews taking place on the main plenary over the course of the event. We delve deep into how they are structuring their organisations to respond to escalating climate change threats, accelerate energy transition, finance innovation and emerging technologies, and provide increased flexibility and accessibility to unlock more critical projects. How will agencies manage the required growth and the increasingly public role associated with their involvement in energy transition, energy security, economic development, and geopolitics, balancing stakeholders: government, industry, and the public?

While COP28 delivered three significant energy pledges covering oil and gas emissions, renewables, and energy efficiency, meeting these commitments, as per the IEA, only constitutes 30% of the necessary emissions reductions to align with the Paris Agreement's goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. We turn to the tools of export, agency, and project finance, exploring how we can best combine our financial strength and experience to meet this challenge.