Title: How innovation can support implementation of nationally determined contributions and mid-century strategies
Date: 12 May 2017
Time: 10:00-18:00hs
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Location: Room Nairobi, World Conference Centre Bonn, Germany

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Moderator: Mr. Zitouni Ould-Dada, Head of Technology Unit, UN Environment

10:00 - 10:15 / OPENING
Ms. Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Executive Secretary, United Nations Climate Change Secretariat
H.E. Ms. Ségolène Royal, Minister, France
Mr. Michael Rantil, Chair, Technology Executive Committee

10:15 - 11:45 / SESSION I: Keynote Speakers
How can technological innovation help us to address climate change?
Mr. Youba Sokona, Vice-Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Mr. Anders Wijkman, Co-President, Club of Rome
Ms. Katharina Tomoff, Vice-President of Shared Value, Deutsch Post DHL Group [presentation]
Mr. Bruce Campbell, Director, CGIAR Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security [presentation]

11:45 - 11:50 - VIDEO SESSION I: 
Drones, data, and Rising Sea Levels in the Maldives 

11:50 - 13:00 - SESSION II: National efforts to stimulate climate tech innovation
This session will explore how national actors stimulate technological innovation for addressing climate change
Mr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute, India
Mr. Edward Mungai, Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Climate Innovation Centre
Mr. Miguel Ángel Blesa, Secretary of Planning and Policy, Ministry of Science and Technology, Argentina

13:00 - 15:00 - LUNCH

15:00 - 15:05 - VIDEO SESSION II:
SolarCity and Tesla: Ta'u Microgrid

15:05 - 16:15 - SESSION III: Sectoral tech innovation enhancing climate action
In this session, experts will highlight innovative technologies for reducing greenhouse gases and building resilience to climate change
Innovation in the clean energy sector [presentation]
Mr. Joshua Romisher, Vice President of Corporate Finance, Off-Grid Electric Tanzania Limited 
Technology innovation supporting the Caribbean to adapt to climate change [presentation]
Mr. Glenroy Brown, Climate Service Specialist, Jamaican Meteorological Service
Bringing energy savings to buildings and public infrastructure through innovation [presentation]
Mr. Masaaki Okabe, Leader, Asahi Glass Co., Japan
Climate innovation for cities: bus rapid transport in Guangzhou and Yichang [presentation]
Ms. Xiaomei Duan, Technical Director, Far East BRT Planning Co., Ltd., China

16:15 - 16:20 - VIDEO SESSION III:
UNEP'S CLIMWARN project in Kenya: Early warning systems

16:20 - 17:45 - SESSION IV: Plenary discussion
In this session, all participants will be invited to discuss three key questions which build upon previous sessions
Q1: How can we nurture innovation in countries, enhancing the implementation of nationally determined contributions and mid-century strategies?
Champion: Mr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute, India [presentation]
Q2: How can international cooperation accelerate climate tech innovation efforts in countries, enhancing the implementation of nationally determined contributions and mid-century strategies?
Champion: Ms. Ellina Levina, Senior Climate and Energy Policy Analyst, International Energy Agency [presentation]
Q3: How can the UNFCCC process and its constituted bodies accelerate climate change tech innovation efforts in countries, enhancing the implementation of nationally determined contributions and mid-century strategies?
Champion: Mr. Jukka Uosukainen, Director, Climate Technology Centre and Network [presentation]

17:45 - 18:00 - SUMMARY, WAY FORWARD AND CLOSING
Ms. Duduzile Nhlengethwa, Vice-Chair, Technology Executive Committee

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