Event Overview

Powering the Future: Law, Technology, Innovation — and the Finance Behind It 

As geopolitical priorities shift, the combined pressures of accelerating climate change and surging demand for low‑carbon energy - fuelled in part by the rapid expansion of AI and other data‑intensive technologies - are redefining the scale and pace of the energy transition. These forces are not only driving technological innovation but also intensifying the need for robust legal frameworks and sophisticated financing structures capable of turning breakthrough ideas into investable, real‑world solutions. Climate‑related challenges offer an opportunity to rethink processes, improve products, reduce costs, internalize negative externalities, and create new business models — reshaping markets and opening space for forward‑looking strategies across sectors.

This seminar will explore the intersection of law, finance, and innovation in enabling decarbonization, with a practical lens on the frameworks practitioners encounter in real transactions. It will address how projects become bankable, the allocation and mitigation of risks, the role of capital markets and financial institutions, carbon offsetting solutions and the key contractual and regulatory considerations shaping investment decisions. The sessions will also provide a deep dive into the practical challenges around grid infrastructure and energy storage.

Bringing together perspectives from the legal, financial, and technological disciplines, this seminar will highlight the central challenge of the energy transition: innovation alone is not enough. Scaled investment depends on legal certainty, risk allocation, and structures that inspire investors’ confidence. The discussion will therefore focus on how these elements interact in practice—and where they currently fall short.

AIJA Commissions involved
  • Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
  • Environmental and Energy Law

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If you are a lawyer under 35 years old and meet the requirements, apply to our Scholarship Programme for this event. You can check more details here.

Organising Committee

Manuel José BARROS
Manuel José BARROS Carey y Cia Ltda (CHILE)
Jonathan BENCH
Jonathan BENCH Kirton McConkie (UNITED STATES)
Raysa DE GRACIA
Raysa DE GRACIA Galindo, Arias & Lopez (PANAMA)
Rachel DEERING
Rachel DEERING Verrill (UNITED STATES)
Brogan KERR
Brogan KERR Brodies LLP (UNITED KINGDOM)
Lisa URBAS
Lisa URBAS PHH Rechtsanwält:innen GmbH (AUSTRIA)
Gretta WALTERS
Gretta WALTERS Chaffetz Lindsey LLP (UNITED STATES)

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