World Food Programme

The Climate Emergency is a Hunger Emergency: Scaling-up Climate Change Adaptation and Solutions to Address Loss and Damage in Food Systems 

Speakers:

- David Beasley, Executive Director, UN World Food Programme (WFP) 

- Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany 

- Sherry Rehman, Federal Minister for Climate Change, Pakistan

- Christina Bennett, Chief Executive Officer, Start Network 

- Elizabeth Nyamayaro, Special Advisor, UN World Food Programme (WFP) 

BMW Foundation

North-South Cooperation to Advance Climate Change Adaptation

Speakers:

- Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

- John F. Kerry, Presidential Special Envoy for Climate, US State Department

- Hina Rabbani Khar, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Pakistan

- Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Moderator:

- Grégoire Roos, Head of Political Dialogue, BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt

Launch of Citi GPS: Climate Finance

Speakers:

- Bridget Fawcett, Global Co-Head, Sustainability & Corporate Transitions, Citi 

- Paul Bodnar, Global Head, Sustainable Investing, Blackrock 

- Liz Curmi, Global Thematic Analyst, Citi Global Insights 

- Brian O’Hanlon, Climate-Aligned Finance, RMI 

- Riccardo Puliti, Vice President for Infrastructure, the World Bank 

Turning Financing Commitments into Net-Zero Action in Asia-Pacific 

Speakers:

- Kaveh Zahedi, Deputy Executive Secretary, ESCAP

- Deanna Morris, Economic Affairs Officer, Financing for Development Section, ESCAP  

- Aminath Shauna, Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Maldives 

-  Sherry Rehman, Minister of Climate Change, Pakistan

- Sri Mulyani, Minister of Finance, Indonesia  

- Suzanne Gaboury, Director General, Private Sector Development, ADB  

- Anne Valentine Andrews, Managing Director, Global Head of Infrastructure & Real Estate, BlackRock 

Senat der Wirtschaft Deutschland 

German SDG Award – German economy supports the awareness of the SDGs

Speakers:

- Gerd Müller, Director General of UNIDO and member of the jury of the SDG Award 

- Ashok-Alexander Sridharan, Senate of the Economy, Germany 

- Maria Christoph Wilhelm Brüßel, Senate of the Economy, Germany 

- Norbert Streveld, Senate of the Economy, Germany 

- Andreas Gustav Viebrock, Senate of the Economy, Germany 

Princess Abze Djigma Foundation 

ACCESS to CAPITAL, Local Assets as an underlying guarantee 

Speakers:

- Princess Abze Djigma,Chair, The H.R.H. Princess Abze Djigma Foundation, Initiator and Leader of the MAMA-LIGHT Initiative

- Ovais Sarmad, Deputive Executive Secretary, UN Climate Change

- Daniele Violetti, Senior Director, Programme Coordination, UN Climate Change

- Jay Collins, Vice Chairman, Banking, Capital Markets, Advisory, Citi, USA 

- Kenza Benmoussa, Young negotiator, Arab Youth Center Ambassador, Greentech entrepreneur

- Brian Kdot, COY17 Country Contact Point, Kenya

- Kotchakorn Voraakhom, Landscape Architect and CEO, Porous City Network, TED Fellow Thailand

- Neeshad Shafi, Executive Director, Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar

How do we deliver impactful financing to the Global South, especially Africa, at the scale the world needs? 

Speakers:

- Gill Lofts, Global Sustainable Finance leader, EY 

- Marisa Drew, Chief Sustainability Officer, Standard Chartered Bank

- Fatimetou Abdel Malick, President, United Cities and Local Governments of Africa

- Ambassador Seyni Nafo, African Group of Negotiators

- Julie Teigland, EMEIA Area Managing Partner, EY

How can financial institutions, corporates, startups and science collaborate to implement the transition to net zero 

Speakers:

- Nina Seega, Research Director for Sustainable Finance, the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership 

- Antoine Halff, co-founder, Chief Analyst, Kayrros & Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, the Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University, Kayrros

- Gilles Vernot Desroches, Chief, Corporate Citizenship Officer, Schneider Electric

- Géraldine Picaud, Chief Financial Officer, Holcim

- Elina Kamenitzer, Department Director, Operations Support & Climate, EIB

- Laurence Pessez, Head, Group CSR, BNP Paribas 

The Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee and the Operation of the Paris Agreement 

Global Climate Inclusion 2.0 

Speakers:

- Mathias Wikström, Doconomy, CEO & Founder

- Katarina Wangler Björk, Doconomy, Applied Impact Partnership Manager

Beyond Polar Bears and Penguins - Why the ice crisis matters to all of us

Speakers:

- H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco

- Sally Ranney, President & Co-founder, Global Choices

-Sylvia Earle, Ocean Elder, President & Chairman of Mission Blue

- Professor Johan Rockström, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Research

- Shreya KC, Youth Leader & Climate Change Champion, UNICEF

Citi

Citi Oceans & Climate Science Panel 

Speakers:

- Keith Tuffley, Vice Chairman and Global Co-Head, Sustainability & Corporate Transitions, Citi 

- Sylvia Earle, Marine Biologist, President of Mission Blue 

- Maria Misovicova, Head, Resource Mobilization and Partnerships, UN Climate Change

- Johan Rockström, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research 

- Ying Qin, Global Thematic Analyst, Citi Global Insights 

Bloomberg Philanthropies, UN Climate Change & Climate Data Steering Committee

Climate transition-related data: Improving quality and accessibility

Speakers:

- John Fraher, Head of ESG and Energy, Bloomberg News

- Priya Shankar, Bloomberg Philanthropies

- Conor Barry, UN Climate Change

- Oliver Marchand, Managing Director, Global Head of ESG Research & Models, MSCI

- Swami Venkataraman, Associate Managing Director, Environmental, Social and Governance, Moody’s Investors Services

- Barbara Buchner, Global Managing Director, Climate Policy Initiative

- Thomas Yagel, Chief Product and Operating Officer, S&P Global Sustainable1

- Simone Kramer, Director of Data Strategy, GFANZ

- Nicolette Bartlett, Chief Impact Officer, CDP

- David Harris, Head of Sustainable Finance Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships, LSEG

 - Simone Kramer, Director, Data Strategy, GFANZ

- Arunabha Ghosh, CEEW/HLEG

High-Level Event on Transparency: Together4Transparency

Speakers:

- Mariana Castaño Cano, Founder of 10 Billion Solutions

- Ovais Sarmad, Deputy Excecutive Secretary, UN Climate Change

- Bogolo Kenewendo, Africa Director, Special Advisor to High-Level Champion 

- Raquel Moses, High-Level Champion Ambassador, CEO Caribbean Climate Smart Accelerator 

- Pär Stenmark, Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA   

- Nisreen Elsaim, UN Secretary-General Youth Climate Advisory Panel 

Decarbonizing the ASEAN Way - Harnessing the Collective Actions of ASEAN Private Sectors

Speakers:

- Irwan Aman, Board Member, UN Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei 

- Dato’ Mohammad Razif, Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Energy & Natural Resources, Malaysia 

- Dan Pathomvanich, CEO, NR Instant Produce Public Company Limited (NRF), Thailand  

- Daniel Purba, Senior Vice President Strategy & Investment, PT Pertamina (Persero), Indonesia  

- Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer, CDL, Singapore   

- Datu Sharbini Suhaili, Group CEO, Sarawak Energy, Malaysia

- Jens Radschinski, Regional Lead of UN Climate Change/IGES

- Faroze Nadar, Executive Director of UN Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei

Gearing towards carbon neutrality/net-zero in the Asia-Pacific Region 

Speakers: ​

- Ovais Sarmad, Deputy Executive Secretary, UN Climate Change

- Kaveh Zahedi, Deputy Executive Secretary, UNESCAP​

- Sherry Rehman, Federal Minister of Climate Change, Pakistan ​

- Ainur Kopbayeva, Director of the Department of the Climate Policy and Green Technology, Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources, Kazakhstan ​

- Heung Jin Choi, President of the Korea Environmental Industry and Technology, Republic of Korea ​

- Laksmi Dhewanthi, Director General of Climate Change Control, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia ​

- SUM Thy, Deputy Director General, General Directorate of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Environment (MoE) ​

- Alice Ho,  Chief Youth Officer, Global Alliance of Universities on Climate 

- Ivory Vogt, Youth negotiator, Palau​

- Dechen Tsering, Regional Director and Representative, UNEP Asia and the Pacific Office

Scaling-up Climate Action in Tourism – The Glasgow Declaration

Speakers:

- Virginia Fernandez-Trapa, Programme Officer, Sustainable Development of Tourism, UNWTO

- Peter Thomson, United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean

- Zoritsa Urosevic, Executive Director,  World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

- Mari Pangestu, Managing Director, Development Policy and Partnerships, World Bank Group

- Abdulla Mausoom, Minister of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Maldives (video)

- Tarran Simms, Coordinator, Sustainability Department, The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation

- Frederic Degret, Chief Executive Officer, NOAH ReGen

- Daniel Schaffer, Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Environmental Education

- Alicia Montalvo, Climate Action and Positive Biodiversity Manager, Development Bank of Latin America

- Eric Usher, Head of the Finance Initiative, United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP (TBC)

Launch of the Article 6 online Capacity Building course 

Philanthropy Leadership Platform Event: Climate Crisis and the Role of Philanthropies

Speakers:

- Chhaya Kapilashrami, Senior Director, UN Climate Change

- Maria Misovicova, Head, Resource Mobilization and Partnerships, UN Climate Change (moderator)

- Priya Shankar, Bloomberg Philanthropies

- Markus Hipp, CEO, BMW Foundation

- Isabelle Giordano, CEO, BNP Paribas Foundation

- Leslie Johnston, CEO, Laudes Foundation

- Saliem Fakir, Executive Director, African Climate Foundation

Solutions for a Sustainable Agriculture Sector 

Speakers:

- Hailemariam Dessalegn, Former Prime Minister, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Chairperson, AGRA Board of Directors, Chair, AGRF Partners Group 

- Yousef Nassef, Director, Adaptation, UN Climate Change

- Michael Keller, Chair, International Agri-Food Network ​

- Martin Fregene, Director of Agriculture and Agro-Industry, African Development Bank ​

- Matthias Berninger, Senior Vice President, Global Public and Government Affairs, Bayer 

How can business and government team together to create stronger, multi-faceted Adaptation Finance solutions? 

Speakers:

- Steve Varley, Global Vice Chair for Sustainability, EY

- Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, the Arab Republic of Egypt

- Patricia Gomes, MENA Regional Head of Commercial Banking, HSBC

- Shaimaa Al-Sheiby, Senior Director Strategic Planning & Economic Services Department, OPEC Fund

- Gill Lofts, Global Sustainable Finance leader, EY

Kick-off of the Adaptation Committee’s new information series on the Global State of Adaptation

Speakers:

- Alvin Chandra, Global Coordinator for Adaptation Policy and Partnerships, UNEP

- Shella Biallas, Co-Chair of the Adaptation Committee

- Christina Chan, US Senior Adaptation Advisor 

- Binyam Gebreyes, Senior Researcher, International Institute for Environment and Development 

- Xianfu Lu, Senior Advisor on Adaptation and Resilience, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

- Thibyan Ibrahim, Assistant Director, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology of the Republic of the Maldives

Next Generation Weather Intelligence for African Climate Adaptation Now 

Speakers:

- Asiedua Amoah, Co-Founder, Managing Director TomorrowNow.org

- Francis Owino, Principal Secretary, State Department for Crop and Agricultural Research, Kenya (SDARC)

- Boniface Akuku, Director Of Information Communication Technology, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KALRO)

- Nancy Omolo, Founding Director, Gender and Youth in Climate Action (GYCA)

- Rei Goffer, CSO, Co-Founder, tomorrow.io

Strengthening health and climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean region, with a specific focus on National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) 

Speakers:

- Mariana Castaño Cano, Founder, 10 Billion Solutions

- Daniel Buss, Unit Chief, Climate Change and Environmental Determinants of Health, The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

- Maria Neira, Director, Public Health and the Environment Department, World Health Organisation (WHO) 

- Motsomi Maletjane, Adaptation team, UN Climate Change

- Daniel Buss, Unit Chief Climate Change and Environmental Determinants of Health, The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

- Ashley Lashley, Barbadian UNICEF Youth Advocate, Ashley Lashley Foundation 

- Ligia Castro, Advisor to the Minister and Director of Climate Change of Ministry of Environment of Panama 

- Leon Charles, Climate Change Delegation of Grenada

- Ministry of Health and National Council for Climate Change, Dominican Republic

Conscious Corporations for UNFCCC Digital Archives 

Speakers:

- Chhaya Kapilashrami, Senior Director, Operations Department, UN Climate Change

- Jingwen Yang, Records and Archives Management Officer, UN Climate Change

- Mo Ghoneim, Chief Strategy Officer, Arts Help

- Eric Jacks, Chief Visionary Officer & Board, Arts Help

How Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples can share Ideas & Partner with Companies to Access Support for Climate Action

Speakers:

- John-O Niles, Senior Manager, Natural Climate Solutions, Salesforce

- Natasha Museba, Facilitative Working Group,  Local Community and Indigenous People's Platform

- Irene Ojouk, Ambassadoe, Global Evergreening Alliance

- Juan Carlos Jintiach, Indigenous Leder,  Global Alliance of Territorial Communities

- Gloria Cheche, Deputy Director, Fundraising, One Acre Fund

Accelerating the energy transition as a response to the climate and energy crisis   

Speakers:

- Ursula Woodburn, Head of EU Relations, CLG Europe

- Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy

- Jauad El Kharraz, Executive Director, RCREEE

- Tim Gould, Chief Energy Economist, IEA

- Gonzalo Sáenz de Miera, Global Director of Climate Change and Alliances, Iberdrola

- Harry Verhaar, Vice President, Signify

- Dewi Dylander, Deputy Executive Director, Head of Sustainable Investments, PKA

- María Mendiluce, CEO, We Mean Business Coalition

Water Supply and Climate Change: Adaptation is Urgent 

Speakers:

- Benedito Braga, CEO, SABESP
- Youssef Nassef, Director, Adaptation, UN Climate Change
- Princess Abze Djigma, Chair, The H.R.H. Princess Abze Djigma Foundation
- Jennifer Sara, Global Director, Climate Change, The World Bank

Seminar on Global Energy Interconnection Pathway to Carbon Neutrality

Speakers:

- Ovais Sarmad, Deputy Executive Secretary, UN Climate Change

- Cheng Zhiqiang, Deputy Secretary-General, GEIDCO 

- Li Junhua, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) 

- Xie Zhenhua, China Special Envoy for Climate Change  

- Mohamed Shaker, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Egypt  

- Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Secretariat United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) 

- Elena Manaenkova, Deputy Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 

- Xin Bao’an, Chairman, GEIDCO 

- Cheng Zhiqiang, Deputy Secretary-General, GEIDCO 

- Xu Ming, Deputy Director-General, GEIDCO’s Cooperation Bureau 

- Elham Mahmoud Ibrahim, Vice Chairman, GEIDCO 

- Angela Wilkinson, Secretary General and CEO, World Energy Council (WEC) 

- Francesco La Camera, Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)   

- Chai Gaofeng, Deputy General Manager, State Grid Energy Research Institute CO., Ltd. (SGERI) 

- Radia Sedaoui, Chief, Energy Section, Sustainable Development Policies Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA)  

- Jamila Matar, Director, Energy Department, the League of Arab States (LAS)   

- Lila Karbassi, Member, Executive Management Team of UN Global Compact (UNGC) 

Creating Clean Energy Security for All: Technology & Policy Opportunities

Speakers:

- Gayle Schueller, SVP & Chief Sustainability Officer, 3M

- Afif Al Yafei, Chief Executive Officer, Transco, TAQA

- Miguel Setas, Executive Board Member, Group Chief Sustainability & Risk Officer, EDP

- Luiz Augusto Figueira, Chief Management & Sustainability Officer, Electrobas

- Shelly Trench, Global Climate & Sustainability Strategy Lead, Managing Director & Partner, BCG

Fusion: Clean Energy for All 

Speakers:

- David Livingston, Senior Advisor to Special Presidential Envoy Kerry, US State Department

- Jane Hotchkiss, President, Energy of the Common Good, Chair

- Gabriela Hearst, Creative Director, Chloé

- Tim Bestwick, Chief Technology Officer, UKAEA

- Jennifer Ganten, Chief Movement Builder, Commonwealth Fusion Systems

- Jessie Barton, Communications Lead, Helion Energy

Re-Imagining Common Goods in the Age of AI 

Speakers:

- Sebnem Yardici-Gyikci, Senior Researcher, Institute for Science and Ethics, University of Bonn

- Gry Hasselbalch, Senior Expert on AI Ethics & Research Lead, InTouchAI.eu

- Irakli Sabekia, Artistic Director, Studio Irakli Sabekia

- Gianluca Misuraca, Team Leader and Senior Expert in Technology Diplomacy, InTouchAI.eu

- Elham Youssefian, Inclusive Humanitarian Action and Disaster Risk Reduction Adviser, International Disability Alliance

Technology Mechanism: Advancing transformation in the implementation era - Launch of the Joint Work Programme of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism

Speakers: 

- Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary, UN Climate Change

- John F. Kerry, Presidential Special Envoy for Climate, US State Department

- Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations & Executive Director, UNEP

Net-Zero Transformation: D-emission for Our Sustainable Future 

Speakers:

- Wijarn Simachaya, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization  

- Miguel Alejandro Naranjo Gonzalez, Programme Officer, UN Climate Change

- Daniele Pernigotti, CEO, Aequilibria  

- Chaya Chandavasu, Executive Vice President, Sustainability, PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited   

- Dan Pathomvanich, CEO, NR Instant Produce PCL   

- Natarika Wayuparb Nitiphon, Deputy Executive Director, TGO 

Loss and damage: From Intention to Action, COP 27

Speakers:

- Sherry Rehman, Federal Minister for Climate Change, Pakistan

- Rafay Alam

- Milagros De Camps, Vice Minister of Climate Change and Sustainability, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Dominican republic

- Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Climate and the Environment, Norway

- Molwyn Joseph, Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment, Antigua and Barbuda

- Matthew Samuda, Minister of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Jamaica

- Leonore Gewessler, Federal Minister for Climate Action and Environment, Austria

Catalyzing Nature-based Solutions for Climate and Biodiversity Action: Global Commitments to Local Action 

Accelerating Resilient Infrastructure in SIDS: Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS)

Speakers:

- Bhupender Yadav, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India

- Kavydass Ramano, Minister for Environment, Solid Waste and Climate Change, Government of Mauritius

- Matthew Samuda, Minister, Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation, Government of Jamaica

- Kushaal Raj, Head of the Climate Change and International Cooperation Division of Ministry of Economy, Government of Fiji

- Azhaan Mohamed Hussain, Assistant Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maldives / Third Secretary Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations/ AOSIS Representative

- Amit Prothi, Director General, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)

Collaborating for Climate Solutions: How can we accelerate partnership? 

Speakers:

- Lesley Mitchell, Associate Director, Forum for the Future

- Gayle Schueller, SVP & Chief Sustainability Officer, 3M

- Kristen Siemen, VP Sustainable Workplaces & Chief Sustainability Officer, General Motors

- Walaa El-Husseiny, Executive Director, UNGC Egypt Network

- Diana Acconcia, Director, Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission

Eco-Smart Inclusive Governance

Speakers:

- Michèle Friend, George Washington University & Université de Lille Nord-Europe

- Salah S. Hassan, Professor of Global Marketing, School of Business, The George Washington University

- Alastair Marke, Director-General, The Blockchain & Climate Institute (BCI)

- Huyam Ahmed Abdalla Ahmed, Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources

- Skye Jannery-Barney, George Washington University

The 6th United Nations COP28 Task Team Meeting: Building on the outcomes of COP27 

Speakers:

- Raidan Alsaqqar, UNRCO Economist, the UAE 

- ElTayeb Adam, UNICEF GCC Representative, UAE UNCT Member

Disrupt Hunger | Innovating for People and Planet

Speakers:

- Bernhard Kowatsch, Head of WFP Innovation Accelerator

- Tamer Taha, Advisor to Minister of International Cooperation on Innovation, Digitalization and Entrepreneurship, Egypt

- Manon Sarah Littek, Founding Partner, Green Generation Fund

- Saliha Dobardzic, Senior Climate Change Specialist, Adaptation Fund

- Olipa Zulu, Programme Policy Officer, WFP Zambia 

- Vidyut Mohan, CEO, Takachar

- Mathieu Dubreuil, Senior Programme Advisor for Climate Risk Insurance, WFP

- Jenny Wilson, Climate Change Account Manager, WFP