TECHNICAL PROGRAMME | Energy Leadership – Future Pathways
Public Policy (Global and Local) - Climate Change, Transition Management, Supply Security and Energy Affordability
Forum 26 | Hall 10 - BAHRI Technical Programme 5
12
October
16:15
17:30
UTC+3
The energy trilemma – the balance of energy sustainability, energy affordability, and energy security – is a challenge facing policy makers across the globe at both the national and local levels. The challenge is rooted in a reality that shifting any of these elements require difficult trade-offs in the others. This challenge is compounded by the fact that the impact of these decisions are not evenly distributed for stakeholders in a local community, nation, or planet, and the stakeholders have varying degrees of understanding of the issues. Providing leadership in these situations is difficult, and this session will explore case studies of what has worked or not worked and what skills and knowledge policy makers need to be effective in these situations.
Kira Negron (CEO, GLTRCORE; President, Saudi Business Council) presents a policy‑driven framework to align strategic sovereign and institutional capital with host‑country policy instruments and local innovation ecosystems to accelerate scalable, affordable and socially inclusive clean‑energy deployment worldwide.
The submission argues that credible transition pathways require three integrated pillars:
The paper defines practical policy levers and accountability metrics to embed in financing agreements and regulatory approvals: jobs per $100m invested, localisation percentage, training‑to‑employment conversion rate, and GHG abated per $ invested. It synthesises lessons from multi‑jurisdictional pilots and public‑private initiatives to show how these levers accelerate project delivery, de‑risk investment, and produce measurable socio‑economic outcomes.
The presentation offers a pragmatic roadmap for policymakers and investors:
By integrating capital, policy and people, the proposed framework ensures that energy transition investments strengthen supply security, maintain affordability and generate shared prosperity. This approach positions host nations—particularly the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as attractive, reliable partners for global investors seeking impact‑oriented, scalable energy projects that deliver both decarbonisation and socio‑economic value.
The submission argues that credible transition pathways require three integrated pillars:
- Strategic capital mobilisation blended‑finance vehicles and investment compacts that tie concessional tranches to measurable localisation and job‑creation KPIs;
- Adaptive public policy — modular public‑private partnership (PPP) and procurement models that enable phased technical transfer while safeguarding supply security and affordability; and
- Human‑capital integration — accredited reskilling, apprenticeship and certified on‑the‑job pipelines co‑designed by government, investors and education providers to prioritise youth and women’s employment.
The paper defines practical policy levers and accountability metrics to embed in financing agreements and regulatory approvals: jobs per $100m invested, localisation percentage, training‑to‑employment conversion rate, and GHG abated per $ invested. It synthesises lessons from multi‑jurisdictional pilots and public‑private initiatives to show how these levers accelerate project delivery, de‑risk investment, and produce measurable socio‑economic outcomes.
The presentation offers a pragmatic roadmap for policymakers and investors:
- Establish joint investment‑policy compacts that align capital flows with local development outcomes and regulatory certainty;
- Mandate human‑capital KPIs and localisation targets within financing structures to ensure durable employment and skills transfer; and
- Create a multi‑stakeholder Energy Leadership Forum to disseminate best practices, standardise outcome metrics, and scale replicable models across regions.
By integrating capital, policy and people, the proposed framework ensures that energy transition investments strengthen supply security, maintain affordability and generate shared prosperity. This approach positions host nations—particularly the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as attractive, reliable partners for global investors seeking impact‑oriented, scalable energy projects that deliver both decarbonisation and socio‑economic value.
Kira Negron (CEO, GLTRCORE; President, Saudi Business Council) presents a policy‑driven framework to align strategic sovereign and institutional capital with host‑country policy instruments and local innovation ecosystems to accelerate scalable, affordable and socially inclusive clean‑energy deployment worldwide.
The submission argues that credible transition pathways require three integrated pillars:
The paper defines practical policy levers and accountability metrics to embed in financing agreements and regulatory approvals: jobs per $100m invested, localisation percentage, training‑to‑employment conversion rate, and GHG abated per $ invested. It synthesises lessons from multi‑jurisdictional pilots and public‑private initiatives to show how these levers accelerate project delivery, de‑risk investment, and produce measurable socio‑economic outcomes.
The presentation offers a pragmatic roadmap for policymakers and investors:
By integrating capital, policy and people, the proposed framework ensures that energy transition investments strengthen supply security, maintain affordability and generate shared prosperity. This approach positions host nations—particularly the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as attractive, reliable partners for global investors seeking impact‑oriented, scalable energy projects that deliver both decarbonisation and socio‑economic value.
The submission argues that credible transition pathways require three integrated pillars:
- Strategic capital mobilisation blended‑finance vehicles and investment compacts that tie concessional tranches to measurable localisation and job‑creation KPIs;
- Adaptive public policy — modular public‑private partnership (PPP) and procurement models that enable phased technical transfer while safeguarding supply security and affordability; and
- Human‑capital integration — accredited reskilling, apprenticeship and certified on‑the‑job pipelines co‑designed by government, investors and education providers to prioritise youth and women’s employment.
The paper defines practical policy levers and accountability metrics to embed in financing agreements and regulatory approvals: jobs per $100m invested, localisation percentage, training‑to‑employment conversion rate, and GHG abated per $ invested. It synthesises lessons from multi‑jurisdictional pilots and public‑private initiatives to show how these levers accelerate project delivery, de‑risk investment, and produce measurable socio‑economic outcomes.
The presentation offers a pragmatic roadmap for policymakers and investors:
- Establish joint investment‑policy compacts that align capital flows with local development outcomes and regulatory certainty;
- Mandate human‑capital KPIs and localisation targets within financing structures to ensure durable employment and skills transfer; and
- Create a multi‑stakeholder Energy Leadership Forum to disseminate best practices, standardise outcome metrics, and scale replicable models across regions.
By integrating capital, policy and people, the proposed framework ensures that energy transition investments strengthen supply security, maintain affordability and generate shared prosperity. This approach positions host nations—particularly the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as attractive, reliable partners for global investors seeking impact‑oriented, scalable energy projects that deliver both decarbonisation and socio‑economic value.
