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Professor Michael Mainelli of the Z/Yen Group will initiate a Green in the City discussion on the importance of a vibrant, functioning global financial system for solving climate change and environmental problems.

Building on his work with The London Accord, he will introduce the concept of Long Finance – our need for financial structures that can fund long-term cleantech projects using private-sector, self-interested capital.

As proposed to the House of Commons Associate Parliamentary Group on Wholesale Financial Markets & Services, Michael contends that the Credit Crunch gives us a unique opportunity to research and develop new financial structures, but also that, unless we do, future scenarios of state-funded environmental programmes or confused public-private investments may be bleak.

After a short presentation, Michael will be joined for a panel and audience discussion by Robert Hokin, followed by drinks, canapés and networking.

About Michael Mainelli

Mainelli is Chairman and full-time Director of The Z/Yen Group, a risk advisory group founded in 1994. He is also a non-executive Director of several organisations, including UKAS, Sirius Exploration and City Axis.

Mainelli is also founder of The London Accord, a collaboration between financial institutions to produce open source information on climate change, and associated investment opportunities. Together with Ian Harris, Mainelli is author of the humorous risk/reward management novel, “Clean Business Cuisine: Now and Z/Yen”, published in 2000.

Professor Michael Mainelli was until recently the Gresham Professor of Commerce at Gresham College in London. He is a qualified accountant, computer specialist and management consultant with a degree from Harvard in government with economics and a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London.

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