Setting the scene for the summit
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After a general introduction and welcome by Dr Tom Mitchell, executive director of IIED, and Nick Mabey, co-founder and co-CEO of E3G (Third generation Environmentalism and the founder of London Climate Action Week), H.E. Marina Silva, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Brazil, will give a 10-minute keynote address to set the scene for the summit. This will have live translation from Portuguese to English.
Following this, our speaker H.E. Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, commissioner for climate, net zero and clean growth, European Commission, will deliver a five-minute keynote speech.
Mitchell will then moderate the opening high-level panel bringing together leading voices from a range of actors at the heart of the climate-resilience finance community. The diverse range of panellists will reflect on their roles within the broader finance ecosystem – sharing insights, challenges and opportunities from their unique perspectives.
This dynamic session will weave together the key themes and voices that unite us at the summit for supercharging effective finance for climate resilience.
This plenary session will also be livestreamed online, allowing audiences to watch from around the globe.
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You can also watch this recording on YouTube where direct links to each speaker's contribution are also available
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