How to thrive through global energy transition | Michael Liebreich | Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Michael Liebreich, Chairman and CEO of Liebreich Associates, provides advisory services and speaks on clean energy, transportation, technology, climate finance, and sustainable development. He recently joined Sustainable Development Capital LLP as a Senior Advisor. Michael founded New Energy Finance in 2004 and was its Chairman and CEO until the sale to Bloomberg LP in 2009. He continued as CEO of Bloomberg New Energy Finance until 2014, becoming Chairman of the Advisory Board; since the start of 2018 has been a Senior Contributor. Between 2012 and 2018, Michael served on the Board of Transport for London, where he sat on the Finance Committee and chaired the Safety, Sustainability, and HR Panel. He is a member of the UK Department for International Trade’s Capital Investment Advisory Board, a Visiting Professor at Imperial College’s Energy Futures Lab, and the founding Chairman of the Liebreich Foundation and Association EcoVillages, a Swiss charity focusing on the sustainability of mountain regions. In June 2019, Michael joined the IEA’s Global Commission for Urgent Action on Energy Efficiency. Michael serves on various advisory boards, including WWF Switzerland, The Hawthorn Club, Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER), the OECD Centre on Green Finance, Imperial College’s Masters program in Climate Finance and Management, Carbon Limiting Technologies Sustainable Technologies Fund, Ignite Power, and Equinor’s International Advisory Board. He is a member of the Strategic Committee for the World Alliance for Efficient Solutions (Solar Impulse Foundation), the selection committee for the Bloomberg New Energy Pioneers, and the High-Level Observer Group for the Hydrogen Council. Between 2008 and 2017, Michael served on the high-level advisory group for the UN Secretary General’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative. He was the founding chairman of Finance for Resilience, an accelerator of climate finance solutions, and chaired St Mark’s Hospital Foundation, a bowel medicine charity, between 2010 and 2017. Michael has testified to numerous governmental bodies, addressed the UN General Assembly, and contributed to international and trade press. He is the co-author of three peer-reviewed papers and of the Complete Skier (BBC Books, 1993). Prior to founding New Energy Finance, Michael helped build over 25 companies as a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and executive. Michael’s angel investments include Chargepoint Inc, PassivSystems, Azuri Technologies, Become Energy, Zeelo Ltd, What3Words, SFC Energy, and Cypher Coding. He earned his MA in Engineering with First Class Honors from the University of Cambridge, has an MBA from Harvard, and has won lifetime achievement awards from BusinessGreen and the UK Renewable Energy Association. Michael was a member of the British Ski Team and is fluent in French and German. He lives in London with his wife and three children. Don't miss out on the next live Energy Disruptors: UNITE summit. Subscribe at https://www.energydisruptors.com/ to be the first to know when tickets are available. 👍 Like, Share, and Subscribe: If you're inspired by what you see, don’t forget to hit the like button, share this video with friends, and subscribe to our channel for more content. 💬 We'd Love to Hear from You: Drop your thoughts, questions, or ideas in the comments below. FOLLOW EDU! ⬇️ Instagram:   / energydisruptors   Facebook:   / energydisruptor   LinkedIn:   / energy-disruptors   TikTok:   / energydisruptors   Michael Liebreich | Liebreich Associates | Clean energy | Sustainable development | Bloomberg New Energy Finance | Sustainable Development Capital LLP | Climate finance | Advisory boards | IEA Global Commission | Energy efficiency