Session

Keeping the World Moving: Energy Security Solutions for Skies, Seas, and Roads

Topic: Energetic Security and Financing for Sustainable Transition
Session information

Decarbonizing freight and passenger transport is one of the greatest challenges of the energy transition. No single technology can meet the needs of every transport mode, as each segment faces different operational, economic, and technological conditions.

Latin America and the Caribbean possesses industrial capabilities, energy resources, and experience in developing alternative fuels that could enable the region to play a significant role in this transformation. The challenge is to understand how different solutions can complement one another: electric mobility is advancing in several segments of land transport; aviation is promoting sustainable aviation fuels (SAF); and maritime transport is exploring low-emission fuels that can reduce its carbon footprint without compromising operations.

The panel will bring together government representatives and specialists from the biofuels, aviation, maritime transport, and electric mobility sectors to examine how each segment is addressing decarbonization. Drawing on concrete experiences, it will assess the current state of these solutions, the challenges to accelerating adoption, and opportunities for the region. The discussion will seek to identify comparative advantages and the regulatory frameworks needed to establish Latin America and the Caribbean as an important player in the sustainable mobility of the future.

Day: Wednesday, 7 October 2026
Hour: 11:00 - 12:30
Topic: Energetic Security and Financing for Sustainable Transition
Speakers of the Keeping the World Moving: Energy Security Solutions for Skies, Seas, and Roads session
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Roberto Aiello
Senior Regional Energy Specialist for the Caribbean
Inter-American Development Bank
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Nicholas Wagner
Manager, Energy and Industry Transition Intelligence
World Economic Forum
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Nelson Mojarro
Head of Energy Transition and Innovation
International Chamber of Shipping
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Rafaela C. G. S. Moreira
General Coordinator of RenovaBio and Decarbonization Policies
Ministry of Mining and Energy of Brasil
Leonardo Beltran
Leonardo Beltrán
Designated Founding Director
PROTEUS Latin American and Caribbean Center for Maritime Decarbonization and Competitiveness
Helmer Acevedo
Helmer Acevedo
Senior Researcher
The International Council on Clean Transportation - ICCT
Carlos A Costa
Carlos Antonio Costa
Senior Energy Economist
World Bank
Vania Ruvalcaba
Vania Ruvalcaba
Specialist
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