To deliver on the Paris Agreement on climate change reached in December 2015,
Getting there requires innovation – in technology, policy, entrepreneurship and financing. Breakthroughs are happening on all these fronts, driven by the private sector, international organizations, civil society and forward-looking governments.
The World Bank Group and Responding to Climate Change Limited (RTCC) are proud to host ‘Innovating to Meet the Climate Challenge,’ a half-day event looking at emerging innovations and the new opportunities they bring.
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Event Agenda (all times US East Coast)
2:00 pm Opening remarks by Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
2:30 pm Session 1: Using Carbon Pricing Revenue to Jumpstart Innovation
- H.E. Dr. Hakima El Haite, Delegate Minister in Charge of Environment, Morocco and COP22 Host
- Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Canada
- Laura Tuck – Vice President, Sustainable Development, World Bank
- Feike Sijbesma, CEO, Royal DSM
- Rodolfo Lacy Tamayo, Deputy Secretary of Planning and Environmental Policy, Mexico
- Feike Sijbesma – CEO, Royal DSM
- David Heurtel – Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight against Climate Change, Quebec, Canada
- Anirban Ghosh, Vice President, Sustainability, Mahindra & Mahindra
Moderator: Lance Pierce, President, CDP North America
4:00 pm: Coffee Break
4:30 pm Session 2: Driving Climate Innovation in Developing Countries
Opening remarks by Nena Stoiljkovic, Vice President, Global Client Services, IFC
Challenge 1: “How Can Financial Innovation Drive Climate Action?”
- Namita Vikas – Group President & Managing Director, Climate Strategy & Responsible Banking, Yes Bank
- Ashley Schulten – Head of Fixed Income Climate Solutions, Blackrock
- Kyung-Ah Park, Managing Director, Head of Environmental Markets, Goldman, Sachs & Co
Challenge 2: “How Can We Bring Good Ideas to Scale?”
- Tehut Tesfaye – CEO, Ethiopia Climate Innovation Center
- Ron Margalit – Principal, Development Financing, Lumos Ltd
- Bill Bien – Global Head of Strategy, Marketing and Alliances, Philips Lighting, Philips
Moderator: Ed King, Editor, Climate Home
6:00 pm: High level remarks by Ségolène Royal, Minister of Environment, Energy and the Sea, in charge of International Relations on Climate, President of CoP 21, France
6:35 pm: Closing by John Roome, Senior Director,Climate Change, World Bank