From Data to Capital: Financing the Energy Transition
The energy transition is reshaping corporate strategy, redefining investment risk, and unlocking new capital flows across public and private markets. This session brings together a leading voice from global investment research and a senior development finance practitioner to explore what transition finance looks like from both sides of the capital table.
Programme
17:00 Opening Remarks: Ilkay Demirdag, Founder & CEO, Energy Shift Capital
17:10 "Why the Energy Transition Is Core to Corporate Strategy": Kishan Gangadia, Vice President | Sustainability & Climate Fund Research Lead, MSCI
17:20 "Financing the Energy Transition": Seçil Yıldız, Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Impact LeaderDevelopment and Investment Bank of Türkiye
17:30 Networking Breakout Rooms
18:00 Closing
Kishan leads MSCI's Sustainability & Climate Fund Research within the Investment Solutions team, driving data-led analysis, thought leadership, and strategic product development with a focus on the energy transition. Prior to MSCI, he grew AUM to over £1bn at London Wall Partners as an Investment Committee member overseeing asset allocation across public and private markets. He also brings structuring and investment research experience from UBS across the Investment Bank and Chief Investment Office. CFA charterholder, Economics graduate of UCL.
Secil has over two decades of investment banking experience across ING Bank, UniCredit, and Bayerische HypoVereinsbank. Since joining the Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye in 2019, she has led investment banking, project evaluation, and sustainability divisions. She serves as Chairperson of Development Asset Leasing Companies, Board Member of Turkish Investment Initiative Portfolio Management, Vice Chairperson of the Impact Investing Advisory Board, and Board Member of BCSD Turkey.
The Energy Shift Forum is the monthly community convening of Energy Shift Capital — bringing together energy transition investors, fund managers, and senior leaders for practitioner-level dialogue at the frontier of capital and the energy transition.