DPS6: Enabling Infrastructure for Economic Development, Energy Security, and Resilience.
• Ying Fan (Session Chair) Professor, Beihang University · China
• John Higgins Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Resilient Structures LLC · Canada / United States
• Jimena Latorre Minister of Energy and Environment, Government of Mendoza · Argentina
• Richard Green Professor of Sustainable Energy Business, Imperial College London · United Kingdom
• Pilar Acevedo Managing Director, Power Networks, ENGIE Chile S.A. · Chile
Description
The focus is on physical assets and institutional capacity, beyond market design or pricing mechanisms, on the role of large-scale energy and enabling infrastructure in supporting economic development, energy security, and system robustness. It examines infrastructure planning, investment coordination, climate resilience, and institutional capacity, highlighting how infrastructure underpins growth, regional integration, and long-term energy system stability.
Guiding questions / Intended takeaway
How can countries design, finance, and govern energy infrastructure to simultaneously support economic development, energy security, and resilience to climate and physical risks?
DPS6: Enabling Infrastructure for Economic Development, Energy Security, and Resilience.
• Ying Fan (Session Chair) Professor, Beihang University · China
• John Higgins Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Resilient Structures LLC · Canada / United States
• Jimena Latorre Minister of Energy and Environment, Government of Mendoza · Argentina
• Richard Green Professor of Sustainable Energy Business, Imperial College London · United Kingdom
• Pilar Acevedo Managing Director, Power Networks, ENGIE Chile S.A. · Chile
Description
The focus is on physical assets and institutional capacity, beyond market design or pricing mechanisms, on the role of large-scale energy and enabling infrastructure in supporting economic development, energy security, and system robustness. It examines infrastructure planning, investment coordination, climate resilience, and institutional capacity, highlighting how infrastructure underpins growth, regional integration, and long-term energy system stability.
Guiding questions / Intended takeaway
How can countries design, finance, and govern energy infrastructure to simultaneously support economic development, energy security, and resilience to climate and physical risks?
Aula Magna Manuel José Irarrázabal, Casa Central 47th IAEE International Conference. Bridging Continents, Fueling Progress: Energy Development in a Global Context contact@iaee2026chile.orgTechnical Issues?
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