BREAKING SILOS: BUILDING AN IMPACT COALITION BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FINANCE
4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - Letko Brosseau Arena
SPEAKERS
Marc-André Blanchard,
Executive Vice-President and Head of CDPQ Global and Global Head of Sustainability, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
Lori Kerr, Chief Executive Officer, FinDev Canada
MODERATOR
Sandrine Rastello, Jounalist, Writer, Moderator and Interviewer
Bridging the global financing gap for climate transition and sustainable development requires more than capital - it demands leadership, innovation, and trust. Canada has the potential to play a catalytic role by fostering stronger partnerships between public institutions and private investors. Blended finance has emerged as a key instrument, yet its scale and replicability remain limited due to persistent structural barriers: insufficient risk-sharing mechanisms, fragmented project pipelines, and a lack of standardized models. How can Canada lead in shaping the next generation of scalable blended finance solutions? What institutional shifts are needed to align public and private mandates toward shared impact? And how can we build trust-based, equitable partnerships with emerging markets and the Global South? In this high-level conversation, two Canadian leaders in sustainable finance will outline a path forward for positioning Canada as a global convenor of transformative climate finance.
