World Climate Summit - The Investment COP 2023 | World Climate Foundation | 6 December 2023 | Conrad Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Rd - Trade Centre - Trade Centre 1 - Dubai - UAE

Its facilitates the exchange of best practices and innovations across vital sectors crucial to decarbonisation efforts in the areas of energy, transport, buildings, industry, finance and nature. The event is closely linked to this year’s Global Stocktake, emphasising how non-government stakeholders can achieve transition pathways to deliver on climate action. Furthermore, the Summit serves as a platform for front-running pledges, commitments and action plans aligned with the objectives of the Paris Agreement.

2023 Speakers

Marciano Dasai
Minister of Spatial Planning and Environment, Suriname

Veronika Bienert
CEO, Siemens Financial Services

Nicholas Pfaff
Deputy CEO and Head of Sustainable Finance, ICMA

Terry Heymann
CFO, World Gold Council

Tracy Reinhold
Chief Security Officer, Everbridge

Sanjeev Gupta
Executive Chairman, GFG Alliance

Kevin Conrad
Executive Director, Coalition for Rainforest Nations

Pierre Abadie
Group Climate Director and Co-head of the Group’s Private Equity Decarbonisation Strategy, Tikehau Capital

Rich Nuzum
Executive Director, Investments and Global Chief Investment Strategist, Mercer

Laura Hillis
Director, Climate & Environment, Church of England Pensions Board

Dr. Chantal Line Carpentier
Chief, Trade and Environment Branch, UNCTAD

Professor Tim Lenton
Professor of Climate Change and Earth System Science, University of Exeter

Ross Hampton
Executive Director, International Sustainable Forestry Coalition

Éliane Ubalijoro
CEO, CIFOR-ICRAF

Matsi Modise
Chairperson, TIA

Benjamin Tabor
Director, Investor Network, Ceres

Noor Yafai-Stroband
Europe Director Global Policy and Institutional Partnerships, The Nature Conservancy

Dr. Chung Yao Yin
Chairman, Nan Shan Life Insurance

Dewi Dylander
Deputy Executive Director, PKA

Werner Grub
Managing Director and Head of Origination in Global Wind & Structured Finance, Eifo

Sherry Madera
CEO, CDP

Ernie Ortiz
President & CEO, Lithium Royalty Corp.

Pernelle Nunez
Deputy Secretary-General, International Aluminium Institute

Dirk Voeste
CSO, Volkswagen Group

Andre Fourie
Global Vice President, Sustainability, AB InBev

Sonia Scarselli
Vice President Metals Exploration and Xplor, BHP

Aysha AlShriem
Chief Admin & Support Services Officer, Sustainability Lead, Qatar District Cooling Company ‘Qatar Cool’

Kai Miller
Global Sea Logistics Energy & Emissions Trade Manager, Kuehne + Nagel

William Mason
Director-General, Guernsey Financial Services Commission

Charles Haskell
Programme Director, Lloyds Register Decarbonisation Hub

Stephanie Pfeifer
CEO, IIGCC

Chang-Ken Lee
President, Cathay Financial Holdings

Prof Shu-Yuan Pan
Associate Professor, Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University

Therese Niklasson
Global Head of Sustainable Investments, Newton Investment Management

Mark Campanale
Founder & Director, Carbon Tracker

Stefan Håkansson
Global Head of Sustainable Energy Projects, GFG Alliance

Felipe Villela
Foundation Board Member, reNature

Patrick Krappie
CEO, TIA

Tuuli Hietaniemi
Lead Sustainability Solutions, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra

Joseph N.C. Huang
Chairman, E.SUN Bank