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Agenda
ADSFF COP28 Edition, taking place on the 4th of December at the Connect Conference Centre, in the Opportunity Zone at COP28, celebrates the UAE’s Year of Sustainability as it hosts the 28th edition of the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP28).
The 6th edition of the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum (ADSFF) will be held on the COP28 Finance, Trade & Gender Equality thematic day, in partnership with Masdar, as part of its Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week platform.
Monday, 4th December 2023
Time
Session
Speakers / Moderator
2:05 PM
2:40 PM
Panel
The Evolving Investment Strategies of Sovereign Wealth Funds, with OPSWF
Given both their influence and long-term investment horizons, Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) are uniquely positioned to promote long-term value creation and sustainable market outcomes. In this session, we hear from some of the world’s largest SWFs and their stakeholders to learn about their evolving strategies to deploy capital directly into climate projects and initiatives. This session is presented by the One Planet Sovereign Wealth Fund Network.
Speaker
Karim Mourad
Global Head of Infrastructure, ADIA
Speaker
Derek Rozycki
Executive Director - Head of Responsible Investing, Mubadala
Speaker
Lucy Chadwick
Partner & Head of ESG, Global Infrastructure Partners
Speaker
Candice Brenet
Head of Sustainability, Ardian
Moderator
Lawrence Yanovitch
Coordinator, One Planet Sovereign Wealth Funds
2:40 PM
3:05 PM
Panel
Making Emerging Market Projects Bankable
Climate finance is not going to the global south, where it is needed, at appropriate levels. The cost of inaction may affect mitigation, adaption & loss/damage outcomes. Emerging market projects must be made more bankable. This session gathers experts to discuss the role of public, private partnerships, multilateral development bank reform and how to make sustainable projects in developing countries more attractive to the global capital markets.
Speaker
Nazmeera Moola
Chief Sustainability Officer, NinetyOne
Speaker
Parag Khanna
CEO, Climate Alpha
Speaker
Francesco Vanni d'Archirafi
Chairman, Euroclear
Speaker
Dr. Frannie Leautier
Partner & CEO, Southbridge
Moderator
Lawrence Paramasivan
Senior Executive Director - Policy & Legal, ADGM
3:05 PM
3:10 PM
Keynote
A Short Announcement from the Lord Mayor of the City of London
Speaker
Michael Mainelli
Lord Mayor, City of London
3:10 PM
3:35 PM
Panel
Inside Green Finance’s Evolving Regulatory Landscape
As the international financial industry transitions to factor climate finance, robust regulations and standardization are required to increase transparency, credibility and impact of climate finance. Our panel will help unravel regulatory frameworks, and the compliance and supervisory requirements, as the market evolves to promote accountability, encourage performance tracking, and develop standards for a global baseline of sustainability disclosures.
Speaker
Emmanuel Givanakis
CEO - FSRA, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)
Speaker
Michael Mainelli
Lord Mayor, City of London
Speaker
Laurent David
Deputy COO, BNP Paribas
Speaker
Frank Elderson
Executive Board Member, European Central Bank
Moderator
Gabrielle Inzirillo
Head of Ecosystem, ADGM FSRA
3:35 PM
3:55 PM
Fireside
Abu Dhabi: A Rising Capital of Climate Finance
ADGM's strategic emergence as the leading climate finance hub in the region has seen the international financial center support the roll-out a range of concrete actions, from regulations to market commitments, and the setup of major climate finance focused funds. This session explores the signifcant market traction of COP28s Principal Climate Finance Partner, and analyzes the specific concrete actions involved in building a global climate finance hub.
Speaker
H.E. Majid Al Suwaidi
Director General and Special Representative of COP28
Speaker
Mercedes Vela Monserrate
Senior Vice President - Sustainable Finance, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)
Moderator
Mattia Romani
Partner, Systemiq
3:55 PM
4:20 PM
Fireside
Financing the Transition - A Big Bank's Perspective
Recognising that business has a crucial role to play in advancing the transition to a low-carbon economy, this Global bank have initiated a series of activities ranging from applying their capital, data, expertise and other resources to help their clients advance for the long term. In this session, we sit down with the President of one of the world’s most important institutions to learn about the specifics of their initiatives, and how they're strategically approaching and planning for the next two decades.
Speaker
Daniel Pinto
President & COO, J.P. Morgan Chase
Moderator
Hiro Mizuno
Managing Partner, Good Steward Partners
4:20 PM
4:45 PM
Panel
Preparing for the Sixth Wave of Innovation
A new era of disruption is upon us, with technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, robotics and automation driving the tidal wave of innovation that is reshaping the next decades of the world as we know it. Yet as we speak, the sixth wave of innovation is already dawning, and we must ask where these technologies will be applied to climate action. There are big questions that need to be understood and answered which our expert panel will unravel with an eye to preparing us all towards a more sustainable future.
Speaker
Thomas Birr
Chief Strategy Officer, E.On
Speaker
Daniel Hanna
Global Head of Sustainable Finance, Barclays
Speaker
Bakr Abdel Wahab
CIO, Vortex Energy
Speaker
Karen Young
Scholar, Columbia University
Moderator
Danny Kennedy
CEO, New Energy Nexus
4:45 PM
5:10 PM
Panel
Financing the Greatest Innovation Challenge in History
It is estimated that over $3.5 trillion dollars are needed to finance the climate transition. With our panel of experts, we ask where the capital is most needed, and explore the wide range of financial instruments, strategies and innovations being developed to address the impact of climate change to lead the world from the cusp of risk to a more sustainable future.
Speaker
H.R.H. Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud
CEO, KBW Ventures
Speaker
Gabriel Caillaux
Co-President, General Atlantic
Speaker
Pierre Abadie
Head of Climate Finance, Tikehau
Speaker
Seb Henblest
Group Head of Climate Transition, HSBC
5:10 PM
5:35 PM
Panel
How Can We Improve Carbon Markets Quickly?
Since the creation of carbon markets and trading with the Kyoto Protocol at COP3 in 1997, the global carbon market has grown to €865bn in 2022. However, markets are fragmented and cover less than a quarter of global emissions. Carbon markets and carbon taxes have been criticised for failing to put a high enough price on carbon to drive significant emission reductions, and carbon offsets for not meeting expectations. With carbon pricing still considered to be one of the best tools to drive emission reductions, we ask our panel of experts how this system can be re-engineered to actually deliver on its promise.
Speaker
William Pazos
Co-founder, ACX
Speaker
Ivan Mozharov
Co-founder, Offset8
Speaker
Alvin Lim
Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
Moderator
Oana Picincu
Manager - Sustainable Finance, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)