The Future is Now: Is a Fully Renewable Energy Future in 2035 a Lofty Goal?
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Wed, June 28, 2023 at 12:00 PMendedReplay
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Meeting Overview The panel discussion focused on the challenges and milestones necessary to achieve a fully renewable energy future by 2035. Industry leaders shared insights on supply constraints, the importance of mining, and the need for increased public awareness and government support. Key Discussion Points - Introduction of panelists and their backgrounds in renewable energy and commodities. - Critical milestones required to reach a 100% renewable energy future by 2035. - Supply constraints related to mining and the availability of essential metals for clean energy technologies. - The role of public awareness and perception regarding mining and its necessity for the energy transition. - The importance of government support and capital investment in renewable energy initiatives. Decisions Made - No explicit decisions recorded. Action Items & Next Steps - [Unassigned] : Increase public awareness regarding the necessity of mining for renewable energy technologies. - [Unassigned] :...
Sasha Jacob is the Chairman & CEO of Jacob Capital Management Inc. a merchant bank focused on the renewable power and infrastructure sectors. Sasha brings over 20 years of experience in the power sector, including founding and leading the power and infrastructure practice at a leading Canadian investment bank, as well as several years in senior political positions with the Ontario Minister of Energy. He was the first investment banker to focus on renewable energy in Canada and has managed over 100 transactions in the renewable sector valued at more than $8 billion. Sasha was recognized by Institutional Investor as one of the “5 Most Influential Emerging Players in Renewable Energy†globally.
Sasha holds a BA from Bishop’s University, MBA from Sir Wilfrid Laurier University and GP LLM from the University of Toronto. He was the recipient of the Laurier MBA Alumni 2009 Outstanding Executive Leadership Award and the Bishop’s University Top 10 After 10. Mr. Jacob has served on the Boards of several charitable organizations including as Vice Chair of World Wildlife Fund (WWF Canada), Director of Plan International Canada, Past Chair of the Board of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO Maple Leaf) and current Chair of the Board of Nature United (The Nature Conservancy in Canada).
Founder and CEO of Evenor Investments Ltd, a financial advisory group to junior mining companies for alternative financing, debt, equity and M&A with experience on over $2 billion in mining financing transactions throughout his career. Prior global experience as a research analyst as well as in business development and mining financial advisory roles with Endeavour Financial, Cambrian Mining Finance Ltd, Northern Vertex Mining Corp. and King & Bay West Management Corp.
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Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, and welcome to today's live panel discussion. The future is now is a fully renewable energy future in 2035, a lofty goal. Speaker 1: Today, I am pleased to be joined by Speaker 1: a number of industry leaders. I'm joined today by Ceylon Graphite's CEO, Patrick Jacob, Speaker 1: Kotex's president and CEO, Speaker 1: Julian Trichardt, Speaker 1: and Electric Royalties CEO, Brendan Uric. Speaker 1: Just as a note, today's event is being recorded and it's going to be available on six.com in the coming days. So if you want a refresh of today's session, feel free to check out that. Speaker 1: We have a chat on the right hand side of your screen. So if you have any questions, we may not be able to get to them today, but please feel free to submit them. And at the bare minimum, we'll be passing them along to the teams that are represented today. Speaker 1: To start the conversation, though, I think it's good that we get the ground under our feet. We're going to go around the horn today, just introducing Speaker 1: each of our speakers that are here in their own words, their companies, effectively why they're here to talk today before we dive into the meat of it. So with that, Sasha, I'd love to pass things over to you so we can get started. Speaker 2: Thanks, Kevin. Yes, by way of background, Speaker 2: I've got a long career as an investment banker in the renewable sector. I was the 1st investment banker in Canada in renewables and clean tech. I was 1 of the 1st globally, Speaker 2: 1st time institutional investor ever ranked the sector. Speaker 2: I was ranked the 1st banker. So that was quite a while ago. This is over 23 years now Speaker 2: in that area. Speaker 2: Raised about, or been involved in financing so over $8 billion of equity Speake...
