2019 Programme
The forum will deliver keynotes, panel discussions, and presentations on climate targets, as well as solutions by government, and business, and organized matchmaking. Participants will also have time for informal networking.
Sunday December 8th
9:00 - 10:00
Opening Session: Overcoming Barriers - The Solutions towards a 1.5° C World
Session Hall A
Carolina Urmeneta / Head of the Climate Change Office, Ministry of Environment, Government of Chile
Harry Verhaar / Head of Global Public & Government Affairs, Signify
Michel Fredeau / Senior Partner & Managing Director, Climate & Environment Global Topic Lead, Boston Consulting Group
Naoko Ishii / Chair and CEO, GEF (Invited)
Shankar Krishnamoorthy / Executive Vice President, ENGIE
Keynote:
Teresa Ribera / Minister for the Ecological Transition, Government of Spain (Invited)
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10:00 - 11:00
The Future of Energy - Decarbonising the System
Session Hall A
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 B
Andrea Fernández / Director of Governance & Global Partnerships, C40 (Invited)
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
Mobilizing Investments & Innovation in Low-Carbon Infrastructure
Session Hall A
Barbara Buchner / Executive Director, CPI (Invited)
Gema Sacristan / Chief Investment Officer, IDB Invest
Jennifer Wu / Global Head of Sustainable Investing, JP Morgan Chase (Invited)
Magdalena Andersson / Minister of Finance, Government of Sweden (Invited)
Dr. Rose Mwebaza / Director, CTCN
Keynote:
Peter Damgaard Jensen / Chair, IIGCC
Moderator:
Jameela Pedicini / Executive Director, Climate Finance Initiatives, Bloomberg LP (Invited)
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Closing the Circularity Gap - The Power of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Collaboration
Session Hall B
Andrew Steer / President and CEO, World Resources Institute (Invited)
David Rachelson / Vice President of Sustainability, Rubicon Global
Ron Gonen / CEO and Co-Founder, Closed Loop Partners (Invited)
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
Session Hall A
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
Svenja Schulze / Minister of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Government of Germany (Invited)
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
Sustainable Agriculture For Biodiversity - Accelerating investments in Natural Capital
Session Hall B
Alexandra Brand / Chief Sustainability Officer, Syngenta
Alzbeta Klein / Director and Global Head of Climate Business, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Claus Stig Pedersen / Head of Corporate Sustainability, Novozymes
Margaret Kuhlow / Practice Leader, Finance, WWF International
Martina Girvan / Technical Director, Arcadis (Invited)
Ruth Thomas / Director, Global Agribusiness Alliance, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Moderator:
Geraldine Ang / Senior Policy Analyst – Green Finance and Investment, OECD
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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 A
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 B
Christopher Sheldon / Practice Manager, Energy & Extractives, The World Bank
Daria Goncharova / Chief Sustainability Officer, Polymetal International (Invited)
Ned Harvey / Managing Director, Rocky Mountain Institute
Stéphanie Clément de Givre / Global Head of Metal and Mining Finance, Société Générale
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 A
Dianne Dain / Global Partnerships, UN Technology Innovation Labs (UNTIL), UN-OICT (Invited)
Marina Hermosilla Diez / Executive Director, Corporate Leaders Group Chile (CLG - Chile)
Nanette Lockwood / Global Director, Policy and Advocacy, Trane
Ricardo José Lozano Picón / Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Government of Colombia (Invited)
Keynote:
Gonzalo Muñoz Abogabir / High Level Climate Champion COP25, CEO, TriCiclos (Invited)
Moderator:
Ian de Cruz / Global Director, P4G
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Climate Finance for Cities: Moving from project ideas to finance-ready and low carbon infrastructure investments (Co-hosted by CPI)
Session Hall B
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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 A
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
Moderator:
Lise Kingo / Executive Director, UN Global Compact (Invited)
Keynote:
Cyril Garcia / CEO, Capgemini Invent
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