Speakers

Head and shoulders photo of Achala Abeysinghe.
Achala Abeysinghe
Director of investment services
Green Climate Fund
Head and shoulders photo of Bhim Adhikari.
Bhim Adhikari
Senior programme specialist/senior environmental economist
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Head and shoulders photo of Abdihakim Ainte.
Abdihakim Ainte
Director, food security and climate change
Office of the Prime Minister, government of Somalia
Head and shoulders photo of Negusu Aklilu.
Negusu Aklilu
Chief executive officer of the COP32 presidency secretariat office
Government of Ethiopia
Head and shoulders photo of Tatiana Alves.
Tatiana Alves
Head of the climate solutions division
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Head and shoulders photo of Amal Lee Amin.
Amal-Lee Amin
Managing director and head of climate, diversity and advisory
British International Investment
Head and shoulders photo of Corina Angheloiu.
Corina Angheloiu
Head of strategy and monitoring, evaluation and learning
Global Resilience Partnership
Head and shoulders photo of Nigar Arpadarai.
Nigar Arpadarai
COP29 Climate Change High-Level Champion
Climate Champions Team
Head and shoulders photo of Manish Bapna.
Manish Bapna
President and chief executive officer
NRDC
Head and shoulders photo of Suborna Barua.
Suborna Barua
Visiting research fellow
REDAA
Head and shoulders photo of Claudine Blamey.
Claudine Blamey
Chief sustainability officer
Aviva
Head and shoulders photo of Melinda Bohannan.
Melinda Bohannan
Director general, global issues
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Head and shoulders photo of Harry Bowell.
Harry Bowell
Director of land and nature
National Trust
Head and shoulders photo of Patrick Brown.
Patrick Brown
Executive director
Equal Right, representing the Cash for Conservation Group
Head and shoulders photo of Rory Bruce.
Rory Bruce
Global resource development and management director
VisionFund International
Head and shoulders photo of Andrea Camargo.
Andrea Camargo
Inclusive risk financing lead
World Food Programme (WFP)
Head and shoulders photo of Eleonore Caroit.
H.E. Éléonore Caroit
Minister Delegate for Francophonie, International Partnerships and French Nationals Abroad
Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, France
Head and shoulders photo of Emmanuel Caroit.
Emmanuel Caroit
Investment director
The Lightsmith Group
Head and shoulders photo of Alice Carr.
Alice Carr
Managing director
GFANZ
Head and shoulders photo of David Caygill.
David Caygill
Co-director, programme coordination and commercial strategy
FloodAction Coalition
Head and shoulders photo of Yiannis Chrysostomidis.
Yiannis Chrysostomidis
Associate partner and head of strategic services
Reos Partners
Head and shoulders photo of Chitembo Kawimbe Chunga.
Chitembo Kawimbe Chunga
Head of adaptation and resilience
Climate Investment Funds
Head and shoulders photo of Darren Clifford.
Darren Clifford
Managing partner
Adapt [us]
Head and shoulders photo of Laura Cooper.
Laura Cooper
Senior social and supplier sustainability manager
SSE Renewables
Head and shoulders photo of Victoria Crawford.
Victoria Crawford
Director, agriculture and food
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Head and shoulders photo of Yamide Dagnet.
Yamide Dagnet
Senior vice president, international
NRDC
Head and shoulders photo of Baroness Chapman.
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Minister of State for Development
UK
Head and shoulders photo of Rohit Das.
Rohit Das
Climate and environment program director
UBS Optimus Foundation
Head and shoulders photo of Craig Davies.
Craig Davies
Chief executive officer
Cadlas
Head and shoulders photo of Helen Davies.
Helen Davies
Director risk and resilience and chief resilience officer
City of Cape Town, South Africa
Head and shoulders photo of Lucas Deschenes.
Lucas Deschenes
Policy advisor EU energy transition and sustainable finance
E3G
Head and shoulders photo of Rowan Douglas.
Rowan Douglas
Honorary fellow, Centre for Climate Finance and Investment
Imperial College London
Head and shoulders photo of Kirsten Dunlop.
Kirsten Dunlop
Chief executive officer (also director of the Systems Climate Action Collaborative)
Climate-KIC
Head and shoulders photo of Jan Dusik.
Jan Dusik
Deputy director general, DG Climate Action
European Commission
Head and shoulders photo of Arjun Dutt.
Arjun Dutt
Senior programme lead
CEEW Green Finance Centre
Head and shoulders illustration.
Nurzhan Dzhumabaev
Senior social adviser/associate director
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Head and shoulders photo of Mehrali Ecer.
Mehrali Ecer
Deputy director, Directorate of Climate Change (İKLİM)
Government of Türkiye
Head and shoulders photo of Stephen Elderkin.
Stephen Elderkin
Director of environmental sustainability
National Highways
Head and shoulders photo of Adam Elman.
Adam Elman
Director of sustainability, Europe, Middle East and Africa
Google
Head and shoulders photo of Imad N. Fakhoury.
Imad N. Fakhoury
Regional director, South Asia
IFC/World Bank Group
Head and shoulders photo of Benoit Faraco.
Benoit Faraco
Special envoy for climate negotiations
French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Head and shoulders photo of Jamie Fergusson.
Jamie Fergusson
Director for climate
International Finance Corporation
Head and shoulders photo of Tessa Ferry.
Tessa Ferry
Head of international climate change
Scottish government
Head and shoulders photo of Roxana Dela Fiamor.
Roxana Dela Fiamor
Global policy lead
US Green Building Council
Head and shoulders photo of Linda Freiner.
Linda Freiner
Group chief sustainability officer
Zurich Insurance Group
Head and shoulders photo of Oscar A. Garcia.
Oscar A. Garcia
Director of monitoring, evaluation and learning
Green Climate Fund
Head and shoulders photo of Robert Gardner.
Robert Gardner
Chief executive officer and co-founder
Rebalance Earth
Head and shoulders photo of Zerihun Gatu.
Zerihun Gatu
Coordinator
Climate Resilience Green Economy (CRGE Facility), Ministry of Finance, government of Ethiopia
Head and shoulders photo of Morgan Gillespy,
Morgan Gillespy
Executive director
Food and Land Use Coalition
Head and shoulders photo of Ana Gonzalez Pelaez.
Ana Gonzalez Pelaez
Head of agroecosystems
PlanetaryX
Head and shoulders photo of Peter Hall.
Peter Hall
Senior advisor
Ambition Loop and Frontier Innovations Foundation
Head and shoulders photo of Emma Hardy.
Emma Hardy
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Water and Flooding)
UK
Head and shoulders photo of Clare Hierons.
Clare Hierons
Head of finance and capital markets
Laudes Foundation
Head and shoulders photo of Debbie Hillier.
Debbie Hillier
Head of Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance Programme
Mercy Corps
Head and shoulders photo of Matt Holmes.
Matt Holmes
Group head, political and government affairs
Zurich Insurance Group
Head and shoulders photo of Kazi Amdadul Hoque.
Kazi Amdadul Hoque
Senior director, strategic planning and head of climate action
Friendship NGO
Head and shoulders photo of Ina Hoxha.
Ina Hoxha
Chief investment officer
Climate Bonds Initiative
Head and shoulders photo of Michael Hugman.
Michael Hugman
Managing director
QCF
Head and shoulders photo of Catalina Jaime.
Catalina Jaime
Head of secretariat
Risk Informed Early Action Partnership (REAP)
Head and shoulders photo of Rajvi Joshipura.
Rajvi Joshipura
Senior coordinator
SEWA (Self-Employed Women’s Association)
Head and shoulders photo of Matt Kaczmarek.
Matt Kaczmarek
Managing director
Global Infrastructure Partners (BlackRock)
Head and shoulders photo of Tracy Kajumba.
Tracy Kajumba
Director
LIFE-AR secretariat
Head and shoulders photo of Anaar Kara.
Anaar Kara
Senior financial sector specialist
CGAP
Head and shoulders photo of Eduardo Kavaguti.
Eduardo Kavaguti
Economist and consultant
Brazil’s National Treasury and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on the Eco Invest Brazil Programme
Head and shoulders photo of Chris Kelly.
Chris Kelly
Chief operating officer
Practical Action
Head and shoulders photo of Alex Kennedy.
Alexander Kennedy
Managing director, head of sustainable finance solutions, chair of adaptation finance innovation hub
Standard Chartered
Head and shoulders photo of Liz Kirk.
Liz Kirk
Senior manager
Climate Policy Initiative
Head and shoulders photo of Kamal Kishore.
Kamal Kishore
Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Head and shoulders photo of Kenneth Kou.
Kenneth Kou
Head of Venture Lab
Mercy Corps
Head and shoulders photo of Mekala Krishnan.
Mekala Krishnan
Partner
McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), McKinsey & Company
Head and shoulders photo of Sage Kugathasan.
Sage Kugathasan
Vice president, blended and climate finance
MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group)
Head and shoulders photo of Rachel Kyte.
Rachel Kyte
Special Representative for Climate
UK
Head and shoulders photo of Edwin Lau.
Edwin Lau
Head
Blue Dot Network Secretariat - OECD
Head and shoulders photo of Ruth Lux.
Ruth Lux
Co-chair of IDF sovereign and humanitarian solutions (SHS) working group
IDF (Insurance Development Forum)
Head and shoulders photo of Leslie Maasdorp.
Leslie Maasdorp
Chief executive officer
British International Investment
Head and shoulders photo of Nick Mabey.
Nick Mabey
Co-founder/co-CEO
E3G
Head and shoulders photo of Juan Pablo Martínez.
Juan Pablo Martínez
Policy analyst
LSE Centre for Economic Transition Expertise (CETEx)
Head and shoulders photo of Hambardzum Matevosyan.
H.E. Hambardzum Matevosyan
Minister of Environment and president of the UN biodiversity conference (COP17)
Republic of Armenia
Head and shoulders photo of Dane McQueen.
Dane McQueen
Special advisor
Gates Foundation
Head and shoulders photo of Hilen Meirovich.
Hilen Meirovich
Managing director of climate and environment
IDB Invest
Head and shoulders photo of Nina Melkonyan.
Nina Melkonyan
Policy officer
Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
Head and shoulders photo of Ravi Menon.
Ravi Menon
Climate ambassador for action
Singapore
Head and shoulders photo of Leonardo Meoli.
Leonardo Meoli
Group head of sustainability business integration
Generali
Head and shoulders photo of Tom Mitchell.
Tom Mitchell
Executive director
International Institute for Environment and Development
Head and shoulders photo of Paul Mitchell.
Paul Mitchell
Principal researcher (locally-led adaptation and climate finance)
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Head and shoulders photo of Rachel Morgan.
Rachel Morgan
Co-director, project delivery and Accelerator
FloodAction Coalition
Head and shoulders photo of Roisin Mortimer.
Roisin Mortimer
Global sustainability and stakeholder engagement manager
COFCO International
Head and shoulders photo of Sam Mugume.
Sam Mugume
Special representative of the minister and co-chair, Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action
Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of Uganda
Head and shoulders photo of Stewart Mullin.
Stewart Mullin
Chief industry officer
Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
Head and shoulders photo of Paul Munday.
Paul Munday
Director, climate adaptation and resilience specialist
S&P Global Ratings
Head and shoulders photo of Juliet Munro.
Juliet Munro
Director - Early-Stage Finance
FSD Africa
Head and shoulders photo of Kushla Munro.
Kushla Munro
Executive director for the president of negotiations, COP31
Australia
Head and shoulders photo of John Murton.
John Murton
Senior sustainability advisor and head of blended finance programmes
Standard Chartered
Head and shoulders photo of Shakira Mustapha.
Shakira Mustapha
Head of evidence
Centre for Disaster Protection
Head and shoulders photo of Megumi Moto.
Megumi Muto
Senior managing executive director and deputy group chief sustainability officer
Mizuho Financial Group
Head and shoulders photo of Priscilla Negreiros.
Priscilla Negreiros
Associate director
Climate Policy Initiative
Head and shoulders photo of Maria Netto.
Maria Netto
Executive director
Institute for Climate and Society
Head and shoulders photo of Ninni Ikkala Nyman.
Ninni Ikkala Nyman
Lead, climate change
IFRC – International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Head and shoulders photo of Favour Oluwatobi Ogedegbe.
Favour Oluwatobi Ogedegbe
Founder/chief executive officer
Hushaid Healthcare
Head and shoulders photo of Stephanie Pfeifer.
Stephanie Pfeifer
Chief executive officer
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change
Head and shoulders photo of Marcela Quintero.
Marcela Quintero
Associate director general, research strategy, and innovation
Alliance Bioversity International - CIAT
Head and shoulders photo of Valentina Ramirez.
Valentina Ramirez
Head of climate strategy implementation
Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)
Head and shoulders photo of Juan Lucas Restrepo.
Juan Lucas Restrepo
Director general
Alliance of Bioversity International - CIAT
Head and shoulders photo of James Richardson.
James Richardson
Director of analysis
Climate Change Committee
Head and shoulders photo of Lucca Rizzo.
Lucca Rizzo
Senior climate finance lead
Institute for Climate and Society (iCS)
Head and shoulders photo of Allison Robertshaw.
Allison Robertshaw
Head of climate justice
Comic Relief
Head and shoulders photo of Vera Rodenhoff.
Vera Rodenhoff
Deputy director general of international climate action and international energy transition
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUKN)
Head and shoulders illustration.
Nidyan Mireya Pinzón Ruiz
Vice-president for strategic affairs and sustainability
FINAGRO
Head and shoulders photo of Wadeisor Rukato.
Wadeisor Rukato
Lead associate
Humanity Insured
Head and shoulders photo of Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio.
Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio
Senior advisor, adaptation and resilience
United Nations Foundation
Head and shoulders photo of Mita Samani.
Mita Samani
Acting CIO/senior investment advisor
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Head and shoulders photo of Satu Santala.
Satu Santala
Managing director
Nordic Development Fund
Head and shoulders photo of Yves-Laurent Sapoval.
Yves-Laurent Sapoval
Ministerial delegate for sustainable cities and urban envoy
Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, France
Head and shoulders photo of Guido Schmidt Traub.
Guido Schmidt Traub
Partner
Systemiq
Head and shoulders photo of Maximilian Schnippering.
Maximilian Schnippering
Head of sustainability
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Head and shoulders photo of Christel Scholten.
Christel Scholten
Country director
FOLU Brazil
Head and shoulders photo of Marco Serena.
Marco Serena
Chief sustainable impact officer
PIDG (Private Infrastructure Development Group)
Head and shoulders photo of Pallavi Sherikar.
Pallavi Sherikar
Adaptation and resilience co-lead
Climate Policy Institute
Head and shoulders photo of Shweta Sijapati.
Shweta Sijapati
Partnerships manager
Build up Nepal
Head and shoulders photo of Mehmet Simsek.
H.E. Mehmet Şimşek
Minister of Finance and Treasury
Republic of Türkiye
Head and shoulders photo of Dominique Souris.
Dominique Souris
Programme manager, climate risk response
QCF
Head and shoulders photo of Felicity Spors.
Felicity Spors
Director of climate strategy delivery and sustainable business and infrastructure
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Head and shoulders photo of Archie Struthers.
Archie Struthers
Chief executive
Nattergal
Head and shoulders photo of Sunyoung Suh.
Sunyoung Suh
Adaptation innovation portfolio manager
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Head and shoulders photo of Swenja Surminski.
Swenja Surminski
Managing director, climate and sustainability
Marsh
Head and shoulders photo of Tiffany Talsma.
Tiffany Talsma
Team lead, data driven sustainability
Alliance Bioversity International - CIAT
Head and shoulders photo of Trisha Taneja.
Trisha Taneja
Director of investor strategies programme
Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)
Head and shoulders photo of May Thazin Aung.
May Thazin Aung
Senior researcher, climate change
International Institute for Environment and Development
Head and shoulders photo of Ana Toni.
Ana Toni
Chief executive officer
COP30 presidency
Head and shoulders photo of Holly Turner.
Holly Turner
Head of sustainable investment
Schroders Capital
Head and shoulders photo of Natalie Unterstell.
Natalie Unterstell
President
Instituto Talanoa
Head and shoulders photo of Thomas Van Rompaey.
Thomas Van Rompaey
Global responsible investment manager – real estate equity and debt
BNP Paribas AM
Head and shoulders photo of Paul van Zyl.
Paul van Zyl
CEO and co-founder
The Conduit
Head and shoulders photo of Heleen Verbeek-Sturmes.
Heleen Verbeek-Sturmes
Co-founder
The Green Intelligence
Head and shoulders photo of Stephanie Walton.
Stephanie Walton
PhD researcher
Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Oxford University
Head and shoulders photo of Faith Ward.
Faith Ward
Chief responsible investment officer
Brunel Pension Partnership
Head and shoulders photo of Laura Wellesley-Squires.
Laura Wellesley-Squires
Forest, land and agriculture lead
Climate Arc
Head and shoulders photo of Sally Woolhouse.
Sally Woolhouse
Head of the green cities and infrastructure team
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Head and shoulders photo of Graham Wright.
Graham Wright
Co-chair and group managing director
MicroSave Consulting
Head and shoulders photo of Jurei Yada.
Jurei Yada
Director of strategic member state engagement
E3G
Head and shoulders photo of Ruel Yamuna.
Ruel Yamuna
Special envoy for climate and environment, COP31
Papua New Guinea
Head and shoulders photo of Lina Yassin.
Lina Yassin
Researcher
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Head and shoulders photo of Kaveh Zahedi.
Kaveh Zahedi
Director of the office of climate change, biodiversity and environment
UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Head and shoulders photo of Peter Zetterli.
Peter Zetterli
Climate lead
CGAP
Head and shoulders photo of Mostafa Ziaee.
Mostafa Ziaee
Lead, EM alternative investments and blended finance solutions
AXA