Normand Michaud, the Team Leader of the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Energy Financing, which is part of a global initiative by the French Development Agency to get public and private banks to finance private sector investments in green technologies and sustainable energy, is an expert in the field of energy efficiency and green energy financing. He also has extensive experience in implementing green projects and has developed an expertise in supporting the development of energy service companies (ESCO) and the development of green financing products, both in industrialized and developing countries. He has worked in Africa, Asia, Europe, South America and the Middle East for ventures led or financed by international institutions such as the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the French Development Agency, the World Bank and the United Nations. Normand is currently the Director at Econoler, a world-renowned consulting firm specialized in the design, implementation, evaluation and financing of energy efficiency programs and projects. The firm also boasts experience in renewable energy, performance contracting, climate change mitigation and carbon financing.”