Kobad Bhavnagri
Global Head of Strategy
BloombergNEF
Panelist at:
- Session 10: An Outlook for Hydrogen’s Future
15:45-16:40
Kobad Bhavnagri is a leading expert on the energy transition. He is the Global Head of Strategy for BloombergNEF, an international research provider specialising in the transition to a net-zero emissions economy. He is a thought leader on decarbonization and helps develop new capabilities and business opportunities for the company. He has expertise across hydrogen, clean power, industry decarbonization, sustainable agriculture, nature and biodiversity, clean transport and carbon markets.
Kobad is a trusted advisor to senior decision makers around the world and has held numerous leadership roles with BNEF in Australia and globally. He has authored over 100 publications spanning energy policy, economics, finance and technology since joining the company in 2010.
Kobad is also a member of the Australian Government’s National Hydrogen Strategy Advisory Group and the India-Australia Green Hydrogen Taskforce, an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the faculty of Engineering at the University of New South Wales and was previously a Non-Executive Director of the Carbon Market Institute. He has worked in the energy and finance industries since 2003 as an engineer, management consultant and analyst, and has a first class honours degree in Mechatronic Engineering from the University of New South Wales.
