Paul is a fintech and cleantech serial entrepreneur with over 19 years of experience as CEO and board member, leading companies from inception to successful exits. Paul is an EiR with e@UBC and currently serves as a board member and senior advisor to energy access enterprises, financing facilities and social impact investment funds that are accelerating the energy transition. Paul co-founded and led Simpa Networks, the leading rooftop solar leasing company in rural India. Simpa was acquired by ENGIE in November 2018.

Paul will share the story of Simpa Networks, the company he co-founded with the mission to make clean energy simple, affordable and accessible to everyone. The company launched in India, wherein 2010 there were 400 million people without access to reliable electricity. Simpa invented a pay-as-you-go business model, selling small scale solar solutions on a lease-to-own basis. The company financed and installed over 6MW of clean power on 50,000 rooftops in 2000 villages, creating 850+ full-time green jobs, providing clean electricity, lighting and cooling to 250,000 people in rural India.