2019 Programme

The forum delivered keynotes, panel discussions, and presentations on climate targets, as well as solutions by government, and business, and organised matchmaking.

Session Halls: Londres & Bristol

Session Hall: Estrasburgo

Sunday December 8th

8:50 - 9:00

Welcome Remarks by World Climate Ltd.

Session Hall "Londres"

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9:00 - 10:00

Opening Session: Overcoming Barriers - The Solutions to Achieving The Paris Agreement

Session Hall "Londres"

Carolina Urmeneta / Head of the Climate Change Office, Ministry of Environment, Government of Chile

Harry Verhaar / Head of Global Public & Government Affairs, Signify

Naoko Ishii / Chair and CEO, GEF

Shankar Krishnamoorthy / Executive Vice President, ENGIE

Keynote:

Emma Navarro / Vice-President, European Investment Bank

Moderator:

Michel Fredeau / Senior Partner & Managing Director, Climate & Environment Global Topic Lead, Boston Consulting Group

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10:00 - 11:00

The Future of Energy - Decarbonising the System

Session Hall "Londres"

Christian Rynning-Tønnesen / President & CEO, Statkraft

Itai Dadon / Global Head of Smart City Product Marketing, Itron

Juan Carlos Jobet / Minister of Energy, Government of Chile

Ken Isono / CEO & Founder, Shizen Energy

Keynote:

Kimberly Henderson / Partner, Sustainability and Energy Practices, McKinsey

Moderator:

Mechthild Wörsdörfer / Director, Sustainability, Technology, and Outlooks, IEA

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Building Smart Cities - The Role of Net- Zero Technologies

Session Hall "Bristol"

Florent Andrillon / Energy Transition Global Lead, Capgemini Invent

Francois Pitti / Group Director, Strategic Marketing, Bouygues Construction

Juan Mari Aburto Rique / Mayor, City of Bilbao (Invited)

Rob Topol / General Manager 5G Strategy and Program Office, Intel

Keynote:

Marc Van Den Neste / Chief Technology Officer, Building & Industrial Global Division, AGC

Moderator:

Cristina Gamboa / CEO, World Green Building Council

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11:00 - 11:30

Networking Break

11:30 - 12:30

Mobilising Investments & Innovation in Low-Carbon Infrastructure

Session Hall "Londres"

Barbara Buchner / Executive Director, CPI

Gema Sacristan / Chief Investment Officer, IDB Invest

Magdalena Andersson / Minister of Finance, Government of Sweden (Invited)

Dr. Rose Mwebaza / Director, CTCN

Keynote:

Peter Damgaard Jensen / Chair, IIGCC

Moderator:

Dario Traum / Head of Policy - Europe, Middle East & Africa, Bloomberg NEF

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Closing the Circularity Gap - The Power of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Collaboration

Session Hall "Bristol"

David McGinty / Global Director, Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy, World Resources Institute

David Rachelson / Vice President of Sustainability, Rubicon Global

Gayle Schueller / Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, 3M

Keynote:

Steven Ko / Chairman, O'Right

Moderator:

Miranda Schnitger / Government Lead, Ellen MacArthur Foundation

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12:30 - 13:30

Lunch and Networking

13:30 - 14:30

Electrifying Mobility - On the Road towards Zero-Emission Transportation

Climate Finance for Cities: Moving From Project Ideas to Finance-ready and Low Carbon Infrastructure Investments (Co-hosted by CPI)

Session Hall "Londres"

David Radermacher / Vice President Sustainability and Climate, E.ON

Julia Panzer / Head of Public Affairs and Sustainability, Danfoss

Markus Winkler / Group Head of Automotive & Mobility, Capgemini Group

George Heyman / Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, Province of British Columbia

Keynote:

Ralf Pfitzner / Head of Sustainability, Volkswagen Group

Young Tae Kim / Secretary-General, International Transport Forum (ITF)

Moderator:

Monica Araya / Founder and Director, Costa Rica Limpia

Session Hall "Bristol"

Alzbeta Klein / Director and Global Head, Climate Business, IFC

Gerry Muscat / Head of Division, Regional and Urban Development, European Investment Bank (Invited)

Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven / Director-General, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) (Invited)

Lori Kerr / Senior Infrastructure Finance Specialist, Global Infrastructure Facility (Invited)

Valerie Smith / Chief Sustainability Officer, Citibank (Invited)

Keynote:

Dr. Karsten Sach / Director General International and European Policy, Climate Policy, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) (Invited)

Moderator:

Barbara Buchner / Executive Director, CPI

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14:30 - 15:30

Next Generation of Finance in LATAM: Sustainability as Driver to Tapping New Markets (Co-hosted by IDB Invest)

Session Hall "Londres"

Divya Mankikar / Investment Manager, Sustainable Investment, CalPERS

Mark Lewis / Global Head of Sustainability Research, BNP Paribas

Remco Fischer / Programme Officer, Climate Change, UNEP-FI

Keynote & Moderator:

Hilen Meirovich / Head of Climate Change, IDB Invest

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Mitigating the Impacts of Resource Extraction - Leadership in Responsible Mining

Session Hall "Bristol"

Ana Cabral-Gardner / Chief Strategy Officer, Sigma Lithium Resources

Ned Harvey / Managing Director, Rocky Mountain Institute

Stéphanie Clément de Givre / Global Head of Metal and Mining Finance, Société Générale (Invited)

Steve Kukoda / Executive Director, International Copper Association

Moderator:

Adriaan Davidse / Partner, Deloitte

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15:30 - 16:00

Networking Break

16:00 - 17:00

The Power of Partnerships: Stimulating Collaborative and Transactional Partnerships for Climate Action

Session Hall "Londres"

Luis Alberto Rodríguez / National Planning Minister, Government of Colombia (Invited)

Marina Hermosilla Diez / Executive Director, Corporate Leaders Group Chile (CLG - Chile)

Nanette Lockwood / Global Director, Policy and Advocacy, Trane

Ralf Pfitzner / Head of Sustainability, Volkswagen Group

Keynote:

Gonzalo Muñoz Abogabir / High Level Climate Champion COP25, CEO, TriCiclos (Invited)

Moderator:

Ian de Cruz / Global Director, P4G

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Sustainable Agriculture For Biodiversity - Accelerating Investments in Natural Capital

Session Hall "Bristol"

Alexandra Brand / Chief Sustainability Officer, Syngenta

Claus Stig Pedersen / Head of Corporate Sustainability, Novozymes

David von Laskowski / CEO, Greenfood Group

Margaret Kuhlow / Practice Leader, Finance, WWF International

Moderator:

Geraldine Ang / Senior Policy Analyst – Green Finance and Investment, OECD

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17:00 - 18:00

Closing Session: Business for 2030 - Bridging the Gap in Finance and Technical Capacity Necessary to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change

Session Hall "Londres"

Alicia Barcena / Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Amal-Lee Amin / Chief, Climate Change and Sustainability Division, Inter-American Development Bank

Carlos Salle / Director of Energy Policies and Climate Change, Iberdrola

Claire Perry / COP26 President (Invited)

Hervé P. Duteil / Chief Sustainability Officer, BNP Paribas

John Kornerup Bang / Head, Sustainability Strategy & Shared Value, Maersk

Moderator:

Lise Kingo / Executive Director, UN Global Compact (Invited)

Keynote:

Cyril Garcia / CEO, Capgemini Invent

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2019 Programme

The forum delivered keynotes, panel discussions, and presentations on climate targets, as well as solutions by government, and business, and organised matchmaking.

Sunday December 8th

8:50 - 9:00

Welcome Remarks by World Climate Ltd.

Session Hall "Londres"

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9:00 - 10:00

Opening Session: Overcoming Barriers - The Solutions to Achieving The Paris Agreement

Session Hall "Londres"

10:00 - 11:00

The Future of Energy - Decarbonising the System

Session Hall "Londres"

Building Smart Cities - The Role of Net- Zero Technologies

Session Hall "Bristol"

11:00 - 11:30

Networking Break

11:30 - 12:30

Mobilising Investments & Innovation in Low-Carbon Infrastructure

Closing the Circularity Gap - The Power of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Collaboration

Session Hall "Bristol"

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch and Networking

13:30 - 14:30

Electrifying Mobility - On the Road towards Zero-Emission Transportation

Climate Finance for Cities: Moving From Project Ideas to Finance-ready and Low Carbon Infrastructure Investments (Co-hosted by CPI)

14:30 - 15:30

Next Generation of Finance in LATAM: Sustainability as Driver to Tapping New Markets (Co-hosted by IDB Invest)

Mitigating the Impacts of Resource Extraction - Leadership in Responsible Mining

Session Hall "Bristol"

15:30 - 16:00

Networking Break

16:00 - 17:00

The Power of Partnerships: Stimulating Collaborative and Transactional Partnerships for Climate Action

Sustainable Agriculture For Biodiversity - Accelerating Investments in Natural Capital

Session Hall "Bristol"

17:00 - 18:00

Closing Session: Business for 2030 - Bridging the Gap in Finance and Technical Capacity Necessary to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change

18:00 - 19:00

Networking Reception - Hosted by Capgemini Invent