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Be positioned as an integral partner in the low carbon economy transition! Benefit from prominent branding at World Climate Summit - The Investment COP. Corporate, institutional, and media partnerships are available.
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Programme - Coming Soon
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"
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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