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  • 21 Sep 2026
  • New York City | Fordham University Lincoln Center

Agenda

TimeSession
12:00Registration Opens
12:30Networking Lunch
13:20Welcome
Speakers:
  • Mark Barton, Forum Chair
  • Barbara Porco, Managing Director, Responsible Business Center, Fordham Gabelli School of Business
13:30From Global Targets to Projects on the Ground: Accelerating Climate Action Implementation Together
Speaker:
  • Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
13:50The Decade of Electrification: The Path Is Clear
Speaker:
  • Francesco La Camera, Director General, IRENA
14:00PanelElectrifying the Global Economy: 35x35 in ActionThree months after the COP31 Presidency launched its flagship goal of electricity meeting 35% of global energy demand by 2035, this session looks at the partnerships, grid investment and implementation plans now forming behind it, and how first movers are turning the target into delivery.
Speakers:
  • Jules Kortenhorst, Co-Chair, Energy Transitions Commission (moderator)
  • Katie White OBE MP, Minister for Climate Transition, UK
  • Fiona Howarth, CEO, Octopus EV
  • H.E. Amb. Benoît Faraco, Ambassador for Climate Negotiations, Decarbonised Energy and Climate Risk Prevention, France
  • Camila Gualda, Vice President of Governance and Sustainability, AXIA Energia
14:40Climate Leader InsightProof of Progress: Energy, Industry and TransportA high-level interview with a corporate climate leader spotlighting a defining area of progress across Axis 1 of the Global Climate Action Agenda, showcasing delivery in action with real projects, real numbers and real lessons.
Speaker:
  • Grazielle Parenti, Executive Vice President of Sustainability, Vale
14:50PanelUnleashing the Enablers: Scaling AI, Digital and Data SystemsFrom promises made to progress measured: how AI, satellite monitoring and digital systems are becoming climate's most powerful tools, from accelerating mitigation by optimising grids, cutting industrial emissions and detecting methane leaks, to transforming measurement and accountability, making delivery verifiable, transparent and impossible to ignore.
Speakers:
  • Rt Hon Chris Skidmore, Chair, Climate Action Coalition (moderator)
  • Jane Mustoe, Senior Technology Director, Tesco
  • Vincent Charpiot, EVP and Head of Group Sustainability Business Accelerator, Capgemini
  • Michal Nachmany, Founder and CEO, Climate Policy Radar
  • Sunil Rana, CEO and Founder, Vyzrd
TimeSession
15:30Break
16:00DialogueUnleashing the Enablers: Scaling Finance Where It Matters MostFrom billions pledged to billions deployed: how country platforms, taxonomies, de-risking and project pipelines are getting capital to net-zero, adaptation and nature-positive solutions across emerging economies, and what it takes to move faster.
Speakers:
  • Mark Barton, Forum Chair (moderator)
  • Mindy Lubber, CEO, Ceres
  • Jen Morris, CEO, The Nature Conservancy
16:20Climate Leader InsightProof of Progress: FinanceA high-level interview with a corporate climate leader spotlighting a defining area of progress, showcasing delivery in action with real projects, real numbers and real lessons.
Speaker:
  • Andrew Walton, Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Lloyds Banking Group
16:30PanelUnleashing the Enablers: Innovation Across the Value ChainBig buyers, agile innovators, essential SMEs: how partnerships across the supply chain, from offtakes and coalitions to first-mover commitments, can scale climate solutions at commercial speed.
Speakers:
  • Ricardo Mussa, Chair, SBCOP (moderator)
  • Diane Holdorf, EVP, WBCSD
  • Jacob Werksman, Principal Adviser at DG Climate, European Commission
  • Haley Lowry, Global Head of Sustainability, Dow P&SP
  • Stephen Kehoe, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, PepsiCo
17:10Climate Leader InsightReading the Planet's Vital Signs: Where the Action Agenda Must Go Next
Speaker:
  • Professor Dr Johan Rockström, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and Co-founder, Planetary Guardians
17:20Closing RemarksMaking COP31 a True COP of Implementation
Speakers:
  • Samed Ağırbaş, President, Zero Waste Foundation and COP31 High Level Champion
  • Dan Ioschpe, Chairman, Iochpe-Maxion and COP30 High Level Champion
17:30-18:30Networking Drinks Reception
*Agenda may be subject to change.