Valerie Speth

Managing Director, Co-Lead for Climate Infrastructure APAC at BlackRock

Speaker

Dr. Valerie Speth is the Co-Lead APAC for Climate Infrastructure which invests and manages investments and portfolio companies of the Global Renewable Power Fund III and the Climate Finance Partnership. As a qualified mechanical engineer, she brings more than 15 years' of experience in the renewable power sector in Europe and APAC. Prior to joining BlackRock, she was the CEO of a global wind and solar developer for APAC and hold senior leadership positions in strategy, M&A and portfolio management. Valerie was placed in the "Top 40 under 40" in 2019, 2020 and 2021 by the Capital business magazine in Germany.

Valerie holds an engineering diploma from University of Stuttgart, a Master of Engineering Management as a Fulbright Scholar from Duke University, a PhD in Business from St. Gallen University, a Personal Leadership Certificate from Stanford Graduate School of Business and an International Director Certificate from INSEAD.