• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Diego Mesa Puyo

International Monetary Fund

Deputy Head, Climate Policy Division

Diego Mesa Puyo is the Deputy Head of the Climate Policy Division at the International Monetary Fund and a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy. Prior to returning to the IMF in 2022, Diego was the Minister of Energy and Mines of Colombia, where he led the design and implementation of the country’s energy transition and mining diversification policies between 2018 and 2022. During his time at the Ministry, he chaired the board of directors of the Energy and Natural Gas Regulation Commission, the National Hydrocarbon Agency, the National Mining Agency, and the Energy and Mining Planning Unit. Before joining the Colombian government, Diego worked for several years in the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF where he led and participated in technical assistance missions to over 30 countries across all regions to advise governments on fiscal issues related to extractive industries. Prior to the IMF, Diego was a Manager and Senior Economist in PwC Canada. Over the years, Diego has made multiple analytical contributions to IMF's publications, including the Fiscal Monitor, working papers, policy notes, board papers and books on petroleum and mineral taxation. Diego has also appeared multiple times on Bloomberg TV, BBC World, CNN, the World Economic Forum, the International Energy Agency and CERAWeek to discuss energy and economic policies. He holds an MA in Economics from McGill University and obtained the CFA® charterholder designation in 2012.

Sessions With Diego Mesa Puyo

Monday, 18 March

  • 07:30pm - 09:00pm (CST) / 19/mar/2024 12:30 am - 19/mar/2024 02:00 am

    Bridging the North-South Divide

    Geopolitics

    Debt, high interest rates, commodity shocks and energy insecurity have propelled anger in the Global South. Emerging economies are seeking to overhaul the structures of the global political and economic system, hedge their strategic bets away from alliances and blocs and accelerate the emergence of a multipolar system more favorable to their interests. Is the future of BRICS+ and the G77 one of new opportunity or unreconciled competition? How deep is this polarization? What are the tools to bridge the divide? What does this divide mean for the future of trade, markets and international political institutions?