BNEF Summit 2017

Nathaniel Bullard is Global Head of Executive Insights at Bloomberg New Energy Finance. He is responsible for executive-level engagements across sectors and geographies. His previous specialties include solar energy and new financial mechanisms for distributed energy deployment. He is based in Hong Kong, after working for BNEF in San Francisco and beginning with what was then New Energy Finance in Washington, DC. Nathaniel has been cited... Read More →

David Nason is president and CEO of GE Energy Financial Services responsible for leading GE’s energy investments worldwide.David became the leader of GE Energy Financial Services in 2013. In 2010 he joined GE as chief regulatory officer and compliance leader of GE Capital, where he served on GE Capital’s investment committee. David became a GE Officer at this time as well. David has more than 20 years of financial services, regulatory, and transactions experience in senior government and private sector roles. He was previously a managing director at Promontory Financial Group, a leading global financial services firm. Prior to this, David was the Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. At Treasury, he served as a member of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s senior team and was instrumental in the government’s response to the 2008 financial crisis. His work during the financial crisis and his contributions to financial services regulatory reform earned him the Alexander Hamilton Award, the U.S. Treasury’s highest honor. Prior to government service, David was a transactions attorney at Covington & Burling, a leading Washington, D.C. law firm. David graduated summa cum laude from the Washington College of Law at The American University and earned his bachelor's degree in finance from The American University in Washington, D.C. About GE Energy Financial ServicesA strategic GE Capital business, GE Energy Financial Services is a global energy investor that provides financial solutions that help meet the world's energy needs. Drawing on its technical know-how, financial strength and strong risk management, GE Energy Financial Services invests in long-lived and capital intensive projects and companies. The firm has 35+ years of experience managing energy assets through multiple economic cycles, and a global portfolio that spans conventional and renewable power, and oil and gas infrastructure projects. The company is headquartered in Stamford, CT with regional hubs in London, Houston, Hong Kong and Nairobi. More information... Read More →

Michael Sabia is President and Chief Executive Officer of la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Appointed in March 2009, Mr. Sabia is responsible for the strategic direction of the fund and the global growth of the organization. Before joining la Caisse, Mr. Sabia was with BCE, holding such positions as President and ChiefExecutive Officer, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, and Chief ExecutiveOfficer of Bell Canada International. From 1993 to 1999, he occupied various roles with CanadianNational Railway, including Chief Financial Officer. He spent the preceding decade working assenior official in the Government of Canada.Mr. Sabia obtained a Bachelor of Arts in economics and politics from the University of Torontoand holds graduate degrees in economics and politics from Yale University. Mr. Sabia is a member of the Canadian... Read More →