GARP Climate and Nature Risk Symposium 2024 | Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) | 23 April 2024 | Etc.Venues Fenchurch Street, 8 Fenchurch Pl, London EC3M 4PB, UK

This two-day, in-person event will explore the interconnections between climate change and nature risk, with a particular focus on the tipping points in our climate, environmental, economic, and social systems.

Day 1 of this Symposium will focus on framing nature loss and climate change as the ultimate risk management problem, bringing in a diverse range of experts to articulate the scale of the challenges we face today.

Day 2 will focus on the tools and techniques available to risk practitioners, bringing practical insights on the integration of climate and nature risks into day-to-day financial risk management.

2024 Speakers

Patrick Amis
Head of Directorate General Specialized Institutions, LSI, European Central Bank

Gordon Bennett
Managing Director, Global Head of Environmental Markets, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

David Carlin
Head of Risk, UNEP FI

Dr. Ron Dembo
Founder and CEO, riskthinking.AI

Panayiotis Dionysopoulos
Head of Capital, International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)

Chris Dodwell
Head of Policy and Advocacy, Impax Asset Management

Chris Faint
Head of Climate Hub Division, Bank of England

Abyd Karmali, OBE
Managing Director, Environmental Business Advisory, Bank of America

Sean Kidney
CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative

Tim Lenton
Director, Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter

Mardi McBrien
Chief of Strategic Affairs and Capacity Building, IFRS Foundation

Emily McKenzie
Technical Director, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)

Kunal Motiani
Global Head of Climate Risk, Citi

Jo Paisley
President, GARP Risk Institute

Rene Ramos
EMEA Climate Risk Lead, JP Morgan

Dr. Nicola Ranger
Executive Director, Systemic Resilience Programme, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford

Sepi Roshan
Senior Analyst - Accounting, Audit and Disclosure, Carbon Tracker

John Scott
Head of Sustainability Risk, Zurich Insurance Group

Dr. Nina Seega
Director of the Centre for Sustainable Finance, CISL

Andrew Smith
Chief Operations Officer, Fathom

Dylan Tanner
Executive Director and Co-Founder, InfluenceMap

Nico van der Merwe
CEO UK&I, Signify

Sjoerd van der Zwaag
Senior Sustainable Finance Officer, Dutch Central Bank

Richard van Tilborgh
Head of Capital Analytics, ING

Oliver Withers
Head of Biodiversity, Standard Chartered Bank

Dimitri Zenghelis
Senior Visiting Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics

2024 Sponsors

SUPPORTING ASSOCIATION:
• Climate Bonds Initiative
• TNFD