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    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.

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    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)