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 Amal Lee Amin.
Amal-Lee Amin
Managing director and head of climate, diversity and advisory
British International Investment
Head and shoulders photo of Jess Ayers.
Jess Ayers
Chief executive officer
Quadrature Climate Foundation
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 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 Alice Carr.
Alice Carr
Managing director
GFANZ
Head and shoulders photo of Yiannis Chrysostomidis.
Yiannis Chrysostomidis
Associate partner and head of strategic services
Reos Partners
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 Craig Davies.
Craig Davies
Chief executive officer
Cadlas
Head and shoulders photo of Rowan Douglas.
Rowan Douglas
Honorary fellow, Centre for Climate Finance and Investment
Imperial College London
Head and shoulders illustration.
Nurzhan Dzhumabaev
Senior social adviser/associate director
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Head and shoulders photo of Anja Fahlenkamp.
Anja Fahlenkamp
Deputy head of the economics department and policy lead on climate
Federal Republic of Germany Embassy to United Kingdom
Head and shoulders photo of Imad N. Fakhoury.
Imad N. Fakhoury
Regional director, South Asia
IFC/World Bank Group
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 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 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 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 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 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 Jay L. Koh.
Jay L. Koh
Managing director
The Lightsmith Group
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 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 Leslie Maasdorp.
Leslie Maasdorp
Chief executive officer
British International Investment
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 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 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 Gianpiero Nacci.
Gianpiero Nacci
Managing director, climate strategy and delivery
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Head and shoulders photo of Reema Nanavaty.
Reema Nanavaty
Director
SEWA (Self-Employed Women’s Association)
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 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 Juan Lucas Restrepo.
Juan Lucas Restrepo
Director general
Alliance of Bioversity International - CIAT
Head and shoulders photo of Allison Robertshaw.
Allison Robertshaw
Head of climate justice
Comic Relief
Head and shoulders photo of Wadeisor Rukato.
Wadeisor Rukato
Lead associate
Humanity Insured
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
Lead
Food and Land Use Coalition Brazil Country Platform
Head and shoulders photo of Marco Serena.
Marco Serena
Chief sustainable impact officer
The Private Infrastructure Development Group
Head and shoulders photo of Mehmet Simsek.
H.E. Mehmet Şimşek
Minister of Finance and Treasury
Republic of Türkiye
Head and shoulders photo of Lorryn Steenkamp.
Lorryn Steenkamp
Programme lead: technical partnerships
City of Cape Town, South Africa
Head and shoulders photo of Simon Stevens.
Simon Stevens
Head of cities and infrastructure
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Head and shoulders photo of Sunyoung Suh.
Sunyoung Suh
Adaptation innovation portfolio manager
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
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 Gedion Timothewos.
H.E. Gedion Timothewos
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Head and shoulders photo of Holly Turner.
Holly Turner
Head of sustainable investment
Schroders Capital
Head and shoulders photo of Philippe Valahau.
Philippe Valahau
Chief executive officer
Private Infrastructure Development Group
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 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 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 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