Raphaël Barreau

As Chief Investment Officer at Masdar, Raphaël Barreau brings over two decades of distinguished international experience in the energy and infrastructure sectors. With a proven track record in investment strategy, project development, and fostering cross-border partnerships, Raphaël has been instrumental in driving major initiatives across renewables, hydrogen, gas infrastructure, and power generation, playing a key role in accelerating the global energy transformation. Before joining Masdar, Raphaël held senior leadership positions at ENGIE, where he spearheaded development, mergers and acquisitions, and asset management activities across diverse markets, including Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. His strategic leadership was pivotal in driving ENGIE’s growth in emerging markets, as well as in managing and optimizing complex, multi-billion-dollar infrastructure portfolios. Raphaël holds a degree in Business Management from the University of Namur and has furthered his expertise through executive education programs at London Business School. With his extensive global experience and deep industry knowledge, he brings to Masdar a forward-thinking approach to structuring and executing high-impact energy investments that are shaping the future of sustainable energy.

Session Overview

Thursday, 6 November

10:40

Global strategy ICC Hall A 10:40 - 11:20

Embracing a multi-source energy revolution

In parallel with the accelerating shift toward resilient energy economies, the importance of exploring different energy sources continues to rise. Increasingly, it becomes clear that all energy sources will be needed as no single solution will be able to address all challenges.

Nuclear has emerged as a promising low-carbon source of energy. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), nuclear energy is set to reach a new record in 2025 and can improve energy security as electricity demand accelerates. The momentum in nuclear energy is growing, fuelled by new policies, pioneering projects, strategic investments, and technological innovations like Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).

However, challenges remain when addressing timelines for project deliveries and financing. Other energy sources, such as wind and solar, are also emerging, contributing to a growing need to increase the capacity for storing intermittent energy.

Embracing a wide range of energy sources and assessing every integration strategy can open greater opportunities for companies and governments, lessen dependence on a single energy source, and access new markets.

Attendee insights:

Understand the different specifications and opportunities in new energy sources, including nuclear, wind, and solar, and what type of energy sources companies are focusing on now.