Apply to attend Roundtables
Roundtable discussions offer a unique opportunity for senior leaders, policymakers, investors, and innovators to engage in focused, outcome-oriented dialogue on the key challenges and opportunities shaping the transition to a net zero, nature-positive economy.
Held in an intimate setting within the Climate Action Innovation Zone, by partners from leading organisations across business, finance, policy, and innovation, these closed-door sessions enable meaningful exchange, peer learning, and cross-sector collaboration to drive real implementation on the ground.
Each roundtable brings together a curated group of experts and decision-makers to:
Share insights on emerging policies, technologies, and financial mechanisms.
Collaborate on practical solutions that can be scaled through partnerships.
Contribute to actionable recommendations that inform global climate agendas.
Places are limited and attendance is by application only.
To join a roundtable discussion, participants must be registered delegates of either the Sustainable Innovation Forum or the Climate Implementation Summit.
Apply now to join a Roundtable Discussion and play an active role in shaping the conversations that move climate action from ambition to implementation.
06 November 2025
Decarbonization Pathways in the Agri-Food Industries
- 6 November 2025
- 12:30 - 14:00
The energy transition and climate impacts present significant challenges as well as opportunities for the agriculture sector and their supply chains. What do corporates, banks, and insurers need to know... [more]
Closing the Resiliency Gap: Accelerating Climate Adaptation
- 6 November 2025
- 09:30 - 10:30
Today, the world invests only one-third of what’s needed to protect people and assets from climate hazards—a resiliency gap that leaves billions at risk as temperatures rise toward 2°C. Proven,... [more]
Scaling Impact through Collective Action in Agricultural Value Chains
- 6 November 2025
- 12:30 - 13:30
This roundtable will convene leaders from business, finance, development and policy to explore how collective action can unlock scalable impact across agricultural value chains. Participants will discuss how to align... [more]
Private Sector Mobilization for Resilient Growth
- 6 November 2025
- 16:30 - 18:00
This high-level event will convene multilateral development banks (MDBs), private-sector leaders, and institutional investors to advance concrete strategies and partnerships that unlock private capital for climate-resilient growth across Latin America... [more]
Private Sector Engagement in Climate Projects
- 6 November 2025
- 15:30 - 17:00
Private sector engagement for climate actions is crucial for reaching the climate goals. The International Climate Initiative (IKI) is a funding programme of the German government that promotes climate protection... [more]
Building Inclusive Digital Infrastructure for Sustainable Growth
- 6 November 2025
- 11:30 - 12:30
This Roundtable, hosted by ai71, will explore how emerging technologies and digital public infrastructure can foster inclusive and sustainable growth across both developing and developed economies. As governments and industry... [more]
A Climate Journey for financial institutions in Latin America & the Caribbean
- 6 November 2025
- 09:30 - 11:00
This roundtable will serve as a space for the discussion of climate strategies, through practical examples from regional peers, to reinforce climate leadership and transition financing efforts across Latin America’s... [more]
Unlocking $5 billion to accelerate regenerative landscapes in Brazil: What will it take?
- 6 November 2025
- 11:00 - 12:00
As part of the COP28 Action Agenda on Regenerative Landscapes initiative, in 2025 the LAB has established itself as the leading hub for private sector-led, multistakeholder alignment on pathways for... [more]
Charting a Net-Zero Course: Leveraging Meteo-Oceanographic Intelligence for Low-Carbon Navigation
- 6 November 2025
- 11:00 - 12:00
The roundtable will examine how advanced environmental data and real-time forecasting can accelerate decarbonization in maritime transport. With shipping responsible for 3% of global GHG emissions and the IMO targeting... [more]
Financing Urban Climate Solutions for a Just and Inclusive Transition – The Lagos Case for Global Cities
- 6 November 2025
- 14:00 - 15:00
This high-level private roundtable will spotlight Lagos State’s leadership in driving Africa’s subnational climate finance agenda. As Africa’s largest and most dynamic megacity, Lagos is pioneering scalable models that translate... [more]
07 November 2025
Climate transition plans: connecting corporates, investors and governments
- 7 November 2025
- 08:45 - 11:00
The roundtable will explore the intersections and feedback loops between corporate transition plans, transition finance and climate policy, including jurisdiction-specific sector transition plans. It will bring together finance, investment, business,... [more]
Mobilizing Sustainable Capital for Climate and Development
- 7 November 2025
- 11:00 - 12:00
As the world prepares to come together at COP30 to continue to pursue climate action, there is an opportunity to focus on how to pursue climate objectives whilst supporting socioeconomic... [more]
Energy, Food, and Water: The Climate Nexus of Resilience
- 7 November 2025
- 12:30 - 14:00
Companies face rising exposure to the physical impacts of climate change, with $25 trillion in cumulative financial impact on the world’s largest companies due to changing climate exposure. Despite this... [more]
Nature Metrics Piloting Stories: nature measurement in action
- 7 November 2025
- 12:30 - 13:30
The Nature Positive Initiative is hosting a Roundtable to share the latest updates on the development of universal, credible and practical State of NatureMetrics. As the piloting phase wraps up,... [more]
Innovative low carbon land use models: cattle ranching as part of the solution
- 7 November 2025
- 14:00 - 15:00
This roundtable will bring together key figures in the field to explore regenerative livestock farming as an effective low-carbon land use model. The session will feature Mariama Vendramini, who will... [more]
Nature at the Core: Reimagining Forestry for a Resilient Future
- 7 November 2025
- 14:00 - 15:00
This private session will convene high-level diverse stakeholders that operate across forestry value chains globally to exchange material business opportunities enabled through sustainable forest management and nature-smart operations. Designed as... [more]
Nature Data as Infrastructure: Innovation for Scalable, Finance-Ready Action
- 7 November 2025
- 15:30 - 16:30
As the COP30 Action Agenda pivots from ambition to implementation, one persistent barrier remains: nature is under-measured, under-priced and under-utilised in decisions. Unlike climate, where carbon accounting, markets, and data... [more]
Next Gen Sustainability: Designing the solutions for tomorrow’s chemical industry
- 7 November 2025
- 15:30 - 16:30
With growing climate concern and increasing regulatory complexity, the chemical industry needs to take a leading position in innovating solutions to support the next generation of sustainable products. We will... [more]
08 November 2025
Implementation Dialogue Enabling Business and Government to Move Faster Together
- 8 November 2025
- 11:00 - 12:30
This private roundtable will bring together a small group of forward-looking government, business, and finance leaders to explore how aligned countries and companies can better coordinate to accelerate sustainable growth... [more]
Nature Positive Future: Aligning People, Planet and Prosperity
- 8 November 2025
- 11:00 - 12:00
As the world shifts from ambition to implementation, the Nature Positive agenda—aimed at stopping and reversing the loss of nature by 2030—must be central to the global climate response. This... [more]
Copper and the Energy Transition
- 8 November 2025
- 12:30 - 14:00
S&P Global is leading a new study called “Copper in the Age of AI” that assesses the strategic importance of copper amid surging global demand despite a widening supply gap.... [more]
From Plans to Progress: Finding common pathways and the next frontiers for aligned action.
- 8 November 2025
- 13:30 - 14:30
Join Unilever, Inter IKEA Group, and ERI for a dynamic 60-minute workshop exploring how Corporate Climate Transition Action Plans (CTAPs) can be better aligned with Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to... [more]
The Materiality Mindset: Transforming Assessments into Strategic Opportunities
- 8 November 2025
- 14:00 - 15:00
In today’s complex climate and regulatory landscape, materiality is becoming central to how companies should plan, invest, and report on their sustainable transition plans. Yet, too often, materiality assessments remain... [more]
The Emissions Reduction Accelerator (ERA): High-Level Roundtable: Unlocking Business Value Through Value Chain Decarbonization
- 8 November 2025
- 15:30 - 16:30
This closed-door roundtable will bring together senior executives from WBCSD member companies, partners, and invited guests to discuss how the Emissions Reduction Accelerator (ERA) can help translate global ambition into... [more]
