The road to 1.3trn: financing the green transition in developing countries

Persaud has over 30 years of experience in finance, public policy, and academia. Prior to this appointment in January 2024, he was Special Climate Envoy to the Prime Minister of Barbados and an architect of the 'Bridgetown Initiative’ that played an instrumental role in helping to set the international financial reform agenda in recent years. He is a member of the High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance of the COP26, 27 and 28 Presidencies.

Silvia Pavoni is editor in chief of The Banker, and is in charge of all editorial aspects of the publication. She joined the Financial Times Group in 2005 and was founding editor of Sustainable Views, a service for sustainability professionals. Silvia has worked on a number of non-profit initiatives supporting female leadership. In 2019, she was awarded an honorary fellowship by City University of London. Silvia holds an MSc & a BSc in economics & finance from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.