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Monday November 16, 2020

Land Use & Agriculture

13:30-14:00 CEST

Day 1 | Climate Policy & Finance: Investing in Climate Ambition

The decisions we take today and the investments we make will shape the future we rebuild. As governments and businesses grapple with the pandemic, we must choose to support a more resilient, sustainable and equitable future. A combination of political will, international cooperation and accelerated public and private investment in low-carbon industries, technologies and developing economies is required to keep us aligned with the Paris Agreement. Day One of the Sustainable Innovation Virtual Forum will focus on State and non-State responses to two emergencies – COVID-19 and Climate Change – in a year in which governments must submit their updated climate plans (NDCs) and businesses plan for the new-normal.

14:00-14:05 CEST

Chairperson's Welcome Remarks | Day 1

14:05-14:10 CEST

Call for Action by Former UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon

14:10-14:20 CEST

Opening Remarks Presented by Headline Partner, Dr. Florian Weig, Senior Vice President for Corporate Strategy at the BMW Group

14:20-15:05 CEST

Opening Virtual Panel: Global Green Deal: Can we do it and what does it really mean?

15:05-15:30 CEST

Climate Leaders Live: Can software realign us with the goals of the Paris Agreement?

15:30-16:15 CEST

Networking Break | Interlude

16:15-16:35 CEST

Climate Leaders Live: Are we taking climate risk seriously?

16:35-17:20 CEST

Virtual Panel: How to close the USD $2.5trillion development gap: Aligning public and private finance with the SDGs ahead of COP26

17:20-17:25 CEST

Closing Remarks | SAP Product Engineering

17:25-17:30 CEST

Day 1 | Key Takeaways

14:00-14:30 CEST

Day 2 | Energy Transition: The pathway to a green global recovery?

Whilst the world’s energy systems are already undergoing transformation, national and regional energy transition strategies could become the cornerstones of global recovery and keep us on track with global emission reductions efforts. Updated NDCs, government recovery and regional stimulus packages could provide the energy sector with the tools, finance and investment to radically redesign the energy landscape, shift to clean and renewable systems and steer away from a reliance on fossil fuels. Day Two explores how investments in the future energy system will ensure the transition to a low-carbon economy, boost regional economies and employment and create net-zero pathways for other industries.

14:30-14:35 CEST

Chairperson’s Welcome Remarks | Day 2

14:35-14:40 CEST

Call for Action by Former-Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon. Kevin Rudd

14:40-14:45 CEST

Opening Remarks | Industry Partner: Christian Pho Duc, Managing Director H2 Projects, SmartEnergy

14:45-15:25 CEST

Opening Virtual Panel: What next for the clean energy transition?

15:25-15:45 CEST

Climate Leaders Live: Investing in the future or banking on hydrogen?

15:45-16:15 CEST

Networking Break | Interlude | Day 2

16:15-16:35 CEST

Climate Leaders Live: Energy efficiency – The first defence for emission reduction

Renewable transition, only half the battle: How energy efficiency can become the catalyst for recovery and more ambitious emissions targets

16:35-17:20 CEST

Virtual Panel: Is the energy sector ready to lead by example?

17:20-17:25 CEST

Closing Remarks | Presented by Industry Partner, International Copper Association

17:25-17:30 CEST

Day 2 | Key Takeaways

09:30-10:00 CEST

The Youth Agenda l What are young people demanding of business and government on climate change & how can business support climate education in schools?

The Sustainable Innovation Forum 2020 presents The Youth Agenda in collaboration with Global Action Plan and Earth Day. The Youth Agenda supports the Race to Zero Campaign.

Following the Youth Climate Summit taking place the week prior (9-13 Nov), the Youth Climate Summit is a week of climate action and discovery for schools bringing together young people from across the UK who are committed to taking climate action. The culmination of this week-long event is the creation of a list of asks / challenges / demands which sets out a clear message about the expectation that young people have of businesses and the world leaders that represent them. The Youth Climate Summit is coordinated by environmental charity Global Action Plan and a team of dedicated teachers.

The Youth Agenda will be an opportunity for the youth ambassadors taking on the outcomes from Youth Climate Summit to present their challenges to business and government representatives and ask the following questions:

How is business and government responding to climate change
What more can they do, and how will they respond to the challenges of the youth?
How can business create a meaningful dialogue with young people?
How can businesses support climate education in schools?

10:00-10:05 CEST

The Youth Agenda | Chair Opening Remarks

10:05-10:20 CEST

Climate Leaders Live l The Youth Climate Calls brought by the Youth Climate Summit Ambassadors

10:20-11:00 CEST

Virtual Panel Discussion l How can businesses and governments engage with and support the youth climate movement?

11:00-11:30 CEST

The Youth Agenda Interlude | Break

11:30-11:50 CEST

Climate Leaders Live l Youth Partner

11:50-12:20 CEST

Virtual Panel Discussion l Formalising the Climate Curriculum: the role of climate education to enhancing global ambition

12:20-12:30 CEST

Climate Leader Presentation

12:30-12:35 CEST

Closing Remarks by Chair

14:00-14:30 CEST

Day 3 | Sustainable Mobility: Redesigning the future of transports

Disruption caused by the pandemic has impacted every industry, but none more so than the mobility and transport sectors. Region wide lockdowns, thousands of grounded flights, restricted public transport and housebound citizens have changed the way people move. Transport underpins our society. It connects people, cities, countries and economies, fostering growth and employment. As we reshape post-pandemic life, supporting the right technologies, creating digitally smart and connected systems and investing in low carbon infrastructure, we can choose to accelerate the transition to a digitally integrated and mobility system of the future. Day Three explores how effective policy intervention combined with accelerated financing and investment in emerging technologies and alternative transportation modes could fundamentally redesign urban and long-distance travel.

14:30-14:35 CEST

Chairperson’s Welcome Remarks | Day 3

14:35-14:40 CEST

Call for Action by President David Kabua of the Marshall Islands

14:40-14:45 CEST

Opening Remarks l Presented by Industry Partner, Mitie

14:45-15:25 CEST

Opening Virtual Panel | Transport underpins our society connecting people, cities, countries and economies: How should we support it?

15:25-15:45 CEST

Climate Leaders Live: Mobility is no longer about vehicles, it’s about infrastructure | In Conversation With: Mitie

15:45-16:15 CEST

Break | Interlude

16:15-16:35 CEST

Climate Leaders Live | In Conversation With: BMW Group

16:35-17:25 CEST

Virtual Panel | 60% of the world will live in cities, but how will the move within them?

More than 60% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas by 2030. With growing pressure on incumbent, fossil-fuel based public transportation and a increasing demand for space by existing modes of transport, how can we redesign urban environments to rethink the way we move within them? Micro-mobility systems, 15-minute cities and fully integrated multi-modal public transport networks could must become the future, but where do we start?

17:25-17:30 CEST

Key Takeaways

14:00-14:30 CEST

Day 4 | Industry Transition: Supporting breakthrough innovations

If the harder to abate sectors return to business as usual after the pandemic, they will account for the entire carbon budget in 2050. Heavy industry – such as cement, chemicals, steel – and heavy transport – including long-distance road transport, shipping, and aviation – are together responsible for 40% of global carbon emissions, and their contribution is set to increase as other parts of the economy decarbonise. The cost of cutting harder to abate sector emissions is high and progress to date has been slow, but emerging technologies such as green hydrogen combined with CCS and CCUS could become a pathway to net-zero. Day Four dives deep into the breakthrough alternative emissions-reducing innovations gaining traction and investments needed in the pursuit of net-zero for the hardest to abate sectors.

14:30-14:35 CEST

Chairperson’s Welcome Remarks | Day 4

14:35-14:40 CEST

Call for Action by Li Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization

14:40-14:45 CEST

Opening Remarks l Presented by Industry Partner Drax

14:45-15:25 CEST

Opening Virtual Panel | We have 10 years to decarbonise the heavy industries, can it be achieved?

15:25-15:45 CEST

Climate Leaders Live | Should we really rely on CCUS technologies to decarbonize our industrial clusters?

15:45-16:15 CEST

Networking Break | Interlude | Day 4

16:15-17:00 CEST

Virtual Panel | Technological Solution for Industrial Decarbonization: is hydrogen the silver bullet?

Hydrogen is projected to grow rapidly in the coming years. It is gaining unprecedented political and business support and could create a solid pathway for energy intensive and ‘heavy industries’ to decarbonize. How can governments, businesses and investors boost capital investment to lay the foundation necessary to accelerate the transition?

17:00-17:20 CEST

Climate Leaders Live: How do we create the right market conditions for low carbon heavy industries to flourish?

17:20-17:30 CEST

Day 4 | Key Takeaways

14:00-14:30 CEST

Day 5 | Land Use & Agriculture: Accelerating the fourth agricultural revolution

Food, agriculture and land use sectors have been hit hard by the pandemic but must now prepare against the potentially greater and more disruptive effects of climate change. But whilst climate change threatens the very foundation of these industries, the industries themselves have an even more significant impact due to their significant potential to draw down (sequester) carbon from the atmosphere. Over the next decade, food, agriculture and land management must work together to strike the right balance and unlock the sector’s positive climate potential. We must support the fourth agricultural revolution by adopting and deploying innovation and digital technologies at scale and accelerate the role of nature-based solutions and ecosystem services to make better, data-driven decisions that support our food systems and climate action.

14:30-14:35 CEST

Chairperson’s Welcome Remarks | Day 5

14:35-14:40 CEST

Call for Action by His Royal Highness Prince Charles

14:40-14:45 CEST

Opening Remarks by Dr QU Dongyu, Director General, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations

14:45-15:25 CEST

Opening Virtual Panel | Business, Investment, Nature and Climate: How do they connect?

15:25-15:45 CEST

Climate Leaders Live | The Coming of the Fourth Agricultural Revolution: Now or Never?

15:45-15:55 CEST

Climate Leaders Live | In conversation with Climate Action

15:55-16:20 CEST

Networking Break | Interlude | Day 5

16:20-17:00 CEST

Virtual Panel | Data-based and Nature-Based Solutions

Moderator

Mark Gough

Capitals Coalition, Executive Director

17:00-17:05 CEST

Closing remarks by Industry Partner SilviaTerra

17:05-17:30 CEST

Climate Leaders Live with Gavin Newsom, Governor of California

17:30-17:40 CEST

Day 5 | Key Takeaways

13:30-14:00 CEST

Day 1 | Climate Policy & Finance: Investing in Climate Ambition

14:00-14:05 CEST

Chairperson's Welcome Remarks | Day 1

14:05-14:10 CEST

Call for Action by Former UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon

14:10-14:20 CEST

Opening Remarks Presented by Headline Partner, Dr. Florian Weig, Senior Vice President for Corporate Strategy at the BMW Group

14:20-15:05 CEST

Opening Virtual Panel: Global Green Deal: Can we do it and what does it really mean?

15:05-15:30 CEST

Climate Leaders Live: Can software realign us with the goals of the Paris Agreement?

15:30-16:15 CEST

Networking Break | Interlude

16:15-16:35 CEST

Climate Leaders Live: Are we taking climate risk seriously?

16:35-17:20 CEST

Virtual Panel: How to close the USD $2.5trillion development gap: Aligning public and private finance with the SDGs ahead of COP26

17:20-17:25 CEST

Closing Remarks | SAP Product Engineering

17:25-17:30 CEST

Day 1 | Key Takeaways

14:00-14:30 CEST

Day 2 | Energy Transition: The pathway to a green global recovery?

14:30-14:35 CEST

Chairperson’s Welcome Remarks | Day 2

14:35-14:40 CEST

Call for Action by Former-Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon. Kevin Rudd

14:40-14:45 CEST

Opening Remarks | Industry Partner: Christian Pho Duc, Managing Director H2 Projects, SmartEnergy

14:45-15:25 CEST

Opening Virtual Panel: What next for the clean energy transition?

15:25-15:45 CEST

Climate Leaders Live: Investing in the future or banking on hydrogen?

15:45-16:15 CEST

Networking Break | Interlude | Day 2

16:15-16:35 CEST

Climate Leaders Live: Energy efficiency – The first defence for emission reduction

Renewable transition, only half the battle: How energy efficiency can become the catalyst for recovery and more ambitious emissions targets

16:35-17:20 CEST

Virtual Panel: Is the energy sector ready to lead by example?

17:20-17:25 CEST

Closing Remarks | Presented by Industry Partner, International Copper Association

17:25-17:30 CEST

Day 2 | Key Takeaways

09:30-10:00 CEST

The Youth Agenda l What are young people demanding of business and government on climate change & how can business support climate education in schools?

The Sustainable Innovation Forum 2020 presents The Youth Agenda in collaboration with Global Action Plan and Earth Day. The Youth Agenda supports the Race to Zero Campaign.

How is business and government responding to climate change
What more can they do, and how will they respond to the challenges of the youth?
How can business create a meaningful dialogue with young people?
How can businesses support climate education in schools?

10:00-10:05 CEST

The Youth Agenda | Chair Opening Remarks

10:05-10:20 CEST

Climate Leaders Live l The Youth Climate Calls brought by the Youth Climate Summit Ambassadors

10:20-11:00 CEST

Virtual Panel Discussion l How can businesses and governments engage with and support the youth climate movement?

11:00-11:30 CEST

The Youth Agenda Interlude | Break

11:30-11:50 CEST

Climate Leaders Live l Youth Partner

11:50-12:20 CEST

Virtual Panel Discussion l Formalising the Climate Curriculum: the role of climate education to enhancing global ambition

12:20-12:30 CEST

Climate Leader Presentation

12:30-12:35 CEST

Closing Remarks by Chair

14:00-14:30 CEST

Day 3 | Sustainable Mobility: Redesigning the future of transports

14:30-14:35 CEST

Chairperson’s Welcome Remarks | Day 3

14:35-14:40 CEST

Call for Action by President David Kabua of the Marshall Islands

14:40-14:45 CEST

Opening Remarks l Presented by Industry Partner, Mitie

14:45-15:25 CEST

Opening Virtual Panel | Transport underpins our society connecting people, cities, countries and economies: How should we support it?

15:25-15:45 CEST

Climate Leaders Live: Mobility is no longer about vehicles, it’s about infrastructure | In Conversation With: Mitie

15:45-16:15 CEST

Break | Interlude

16:15-16:35 CEST

Climate Leaders Live | In Conversation With: BMW Group

16:35-17:25 CEST

Virtual Panel | 60% of the world will live in cities, but how will the move within them?

17:25-17:30 CEST

Key Takeaways

14:00-14:30 CEST

Day 4 | Industry Transition: Supporting breakthrough innovations

14:30-14:35 CEST

Chairperson’s Welcome Remarks | Day 4

14:35-14:40 CEST

Call for Action by Li Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization

14:40-14:45 CEST

Opening Remarks l Presented by Industry Partner Drax

14:45-15:25 CEST

Opening Virtual Panel | We have 10 years to decarbonise the heavy industries, can it be achieved?

15:25-15:45 CEST

Climate Leaders Live | Should we really rely on CCUS technologies to decarbonize our industrial clusters?

15:45-16:15 CEST

Networking Break | Interlude | Day 4

16:15-17:00 CEST

Virtual Panel | Technological Solution for Industrial Decarbonization: is hydrogen the silver bullet?

17:00-17:20 CEST

Climate Leaders Live: How do we create the right market conditions for low carbon heavy industries to flourish?

17:20-17:30 CEST

Day 4 | Key Takeaways

14:00-14:30 CEST

Day 5 | Land Use & Agriculture: Accelerating the fourth agricultural revolution

14:30-14:35 CEST

Chairperson’s Welcome Remarks | Day 5

14:35-14:40 CEST

Call for Action by His Royal Highness Prince Charles

14:40-14:45 CEST

Opening Remarks by Dr QU Dongyu, Director General, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations

14:45-15:25 CEST

Opening Virtual Panel | Business, Investment, Nature and Climate: How do they connect?

15:25-15:45 CEST

Climate Leaders Live | The Coming of the Fourth Agricultural Revolution: Now or Never?

15:45-15:55 CEST

Climate Leaders Live | In conversation with Climate Action

15:55-16:20 CEST

Networking Break | Interlude | Day 5

16:20-17:00 CEST

Virtual Panel | Data-based and Nature-Based Solutions

17:00-17:05 CEST

Closing remarks by Industry Partner SilviaTerra

17:05-17:30 CEST

Climate Leaders Live with Gavin Newsom, Governor of California

17:30-17:40 CEST

Day 5 | Key Takeaways

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