4.3.2020

Register for the free CaaS webinar in April

Register for the Free Webinar in April

BASE is hosting a free webinar on “How the pay-per-use model seeks to revolutionise the refrigeration industry” on Thursday, 2 April at 4pm CET. Please note that this webinar will be held in Spanish.

Cooling accounts for 10 per cent of global electricity consumption and demand is expected to triple by 2050. Given this context, innovative technical and financial solutions are required to ensure that cleaner and more efficient cooling solutions are adopted.

This webinar will help you understand how the innovative pay-per-use business model “Cooling as a Service” is set to revolutionise the cooling industry by overcoming the key market barriers for the commercial and industrial sectors.

Agenda

The current market and the trends in the cooling sector
Why cooling is relevant for climate change
Mega trend: Servitisation across industries
The CaaS financial model: how it works, challenges and opportunities.
How BASE is supporting the adoption of the model
Insights from Daikin Applied Latin America’s experience with CaaS implementation.
Insights from MGM Innova Group’s experience investing in CaaS

Who should attend?

Business and building managers who want to understand how clean and efficient cooling solutions can be accessed without purchasing the equipment.
Equipment manufacturers who want to learn how to increase their project portfolio thanks to this business model (transitioning from selling products to selling services).
Financial institutions interested in the model and the opportunities offered by the financing of these technologies.

Thomas Motmans, Sustainable Energy Finance Specialist, BASE

Thomas is a sustainable energy finance specialist at BASE. Thomas has experience in South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia structuring and implementing public / private financial products and risk mitigation mechanisms to accelerate investments in sustainable energy. Since 2018, Thomas manages the BASE “Cooling as a Service” Initiative, which aims to unlock investments in clean and efficient cooling through the innovative pay-per-use business model.

Ricardo Rodriguez, Business Development Specialist, Daikin Applied Latin America

Ricardo holds a degree in Administration with more than 9 years of experience in financial analysis related to business development, investment strategy, mergers and acquisitions, portfolio analysis and financial auditing. He is a Business Development specialist at Daikin Latin America Operations in charge of the expansion of the “integrated solutions” line for the Latin American and Caribbean region. Throughout his career he has collaborated with international companies such as PwC, Kimberly-Clark, Tecnoquímicas del Ecuador, CYVSA and Daikin.

Alfredo Nicastro, Senior VP Operations & Sales, MGM Innova Group

Alfredo is Senior Vice President of Global Operations of MGM Innova Consulting and Socio-Environmental Officer of MSEF II - group investment fund. In this function, it provides leadership to the operations and sales activities of MGM Innova for more than 10 years. Before MGM, Alfredo was Vice President of environmental, energy and industrial systems of CH2M HILL in Latin America. He is a civil and environmental engineer with more than 30 years of experience in consulting, project management and operations in sectors such as climate change, energy, environmental services and infrastructure.

Carla Della Maggiora, Senior Climate Change Finance Specialist, BASE

Carla is an environmental finance and policy senior specialist at BASE. Carla has a sound track record working for more than 15 years with international organisations in the design, assessment and supervision of sustainable development financing projects on climate change mitigation and adaptation. Carla has a strong experience in financial modelling and structuring, green financing, and supporting social enterprises. Since 2018, Carla is a senior advisor to the CaaS Initiative to unlock investments in clean and efficient cooling.

Recording of the Webinar

If you missed the webinar organised by BASE of “Cómo el modelo de pago por uso busca revolucionar la industria de la refrigeración”, now you can see it online on YouTube. You can also read the Q&A of he webinar here.