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Find us at the Business Pavilion, Delegations Pavilions, Blue Zone, Pavilion: PV-C87. Hosted by We Mean Business Coalition in partnership with CEBDS. Those events listed with (*) will take place outside the Business Pavilion.
Hosted by: We Mean Business Coalition
Join us at the Business Pavilion in the Blue Zone for complementary coffee and breakfast as we launch our program of events for Week 1. Meet with our team on the ground and network with our business community.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Informal reception event
Hosted by: UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK)
Moderator: Bev Cornaby, Director, UK Corporate Leaders Group
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are the backbone of the Paris Agreement. Governments set the targets and design the policies to achieve them — but they cannot deliver alone. Business innovation, investment, and implementation are essential to meeting national goals and advancing the net zero transition. This session will launch a new report by CLG UK and the We Mean Business Coalition on the delivery of the UK NDC. Discussions will explore how government and business can collaborate to raise ambition, strengthen delivery, and enhance national progress and international credibility.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Matt Toombs, Director of International Climate Change, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fiona Duggan, Global Sustainability Senior Lead, Climate Advocacy, Unilever
Adam Elman, Director of Sustainability – EMEA, Google
Julie Kjestrup, Head of Policy and Thought Leadership, VELUX
Pietro Bertazzi, Chief Policy and Projects Officer, CDP
María Mendiluce, CEO, We Mean Business Coalition (TBC)
Hosted by: The B Team & Exponential Roadmap Initiative
Moderator: Leah Seligmann, Chief Change Catalyst and CEO, The B Team
This panel will reflect on the role of business in driving implementation of the Paris Agreement, illustrated by examples that showcase how acting on climate leads to positive business outcomes. It will further explore the exponential tipping points that can accelerate the transition to a sustainable, net-zero, and nature-positive economy, and the action leaders across the system can take to support this.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Karen Pflug, CSO, Ingka Group
Adam Elman, Head of Sustainability EMEA, Google
Johan Falk, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Exponential Roadmap Initiative
Laurence Tubiana, CEO, European Climate Foundation
Hosted by: Siemens
Moderator: Luis Felipe Gatto Mosquera, VP Legal, Sustainability & Government Affairs of Siemens Brazil
This panel will explore the significant surge in corporate climate engagement across Brazil since its announcement as the COP30 host. We'll examine how various organizations have successfully mobilized businesses, sparking a robust movement dedicated to climate action. Discover how Brazilian companies are now actively developing impactful public policy proposals and rapidly accelerating the implementation of their own climate initiatives. Join us to understand the unique dynamics of this national push, driven by the urgency and opportunity presented by COP30, as Brazil positions itself at the forefront of global climate solutions.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
To be announced
Hosted by: BCG
This session will explore how countries and stakeholders can move from understanding the risks of climate impacts to creating real resilience through collaboration across government, the private sector, and other actors.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone - To register your interest in this event, please reach out to the BCG COP Team at [email protected]
Speakers:
Charmian Caines (Managing Director and Senior Partner)
Hosted by: Women Leading on Climate
Moderator: Maria Mendiluce, CEO, We Mean Business Coalition
Addressing the need for increased women's leadership in climate action, the Women Leading on Climate Network is harnessing the collective power of a global community of women leaders.
Launched during New York Climate Week in September 2024, this initiative unites a coalition of influential women, led by Catherine McKenna (former Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Canada) and María Mendiluce (CEO of the We Mean Business Coalition), to foster collaboration, uplift emerging leaders, and drive transformative change.
The COP30 event will focus on how this influential group can better drive momentum towards an ambitious outcome at COP30 and beyond via a global social media campaign, targeted climate advocacy on stronger national climate plans and via its local chapters in Brazil, Canada, the EU and Australia.
Find out more at: https://www.womenleadingonclimate.org/
The event will be structured as follows:
- 6:30 - 7:30 pm - Plenary meeting in open theatre-sytle seating
- 7:30 - 8:00 pm - Reception
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
We are also excited to share that the event will feature insights from key leaders in government, business and civil society, including:
María Mendiluce, CEO, We Mean Business Coalition
Marina Grossi, President, CEBDS and COP30 Special Envoy for the Business Sector
Laurence Tubiana, CEO, European Climate Foundation (ECF)
Jennifer Morgan, former State Secretary and Special Envoy for International Climate Action at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany
Patricia Gualinga, President of the Tribunal on the End of the Fossil Fuel Era for the International Rights of Nature Tribunal and former Foreign Affairs Leader of the Native Kichwa People of Sarayaku
Hosted by: Climate Group
Moderator: Champa Patel, Executive Director, Governments and Policy, Climate Group
Reaching net-zero by 2050 and meeting 2030 milestones depends on how effectively countries implement their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). While national governments set targets and policies, NDC delivery is ultimately realised in territories—cities, provinces, and regions—working in concert with private implementers and financiers. This session reframes electrification and the managed, equitable phase-out of fossil fuels as a practical NDC implementation agenda point, showcasing how subnational authorities and the private sector convert national pledges into bankable projects, jobs, and emissions reductions.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
To be announced
Hosted by: BirdLife International
Moderator: Nina Mikander, Global Director of Policy and Business at BirdLife International
At COP28, governments committed to tripling global renewable energy capacity by 2030. Amid unprecedented challenges in parts of the sector, this event will showcase how diverse stakeholders are advancing the renewable transition while delivering positive outcomes for business, climate, nature and communities.
The discussion will explore practical solutions to overcome deployment barriers and scale best-practice approaches at speed. Speakers will share insights on how to ensure the renewable transition supports net zero and nature-positive goals, and aligns with the ambition of the Paris Agreement and Global Biodiversity Framework.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Gonzalo Saenz De Miera: Director of Climate Change and Alliances at Iberdrola
Hosted by: Unilever, We Mean Business Coalition
Moderator: Andrew Prag, Managing Director - Policy, We Mean Business Coalition
This event will convene leading public and private sector voices to explore how we can accelerate progress on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Climate Transition Action Plans (CTAPs). With COP30 positioned as the implementation COP, this is a critical moment to rally ambition and action. As governments submit new NDCs for 2035, the private sector must play a decisive role—not only in implementation, but also in advocacy and accountability. The event will explore practical solutions that build toward systemic change, as well as corporate responsibility and advocacy to enhance policy ambition on the road to COP31.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Dr Arunabha Ghosh - South Asia Envoy for COP30
Dr Crispian Olver – Deputy Chairperson, South Africa Presidential Climate Commission
Dr Valerie Hickey – Global Director for Climate Change, World Bank
Justin Perrettson – Head of Partnerships & External Engagement, Novonesis
Ilona Millar – Partner, Gilbert + Tobin
Fiona Duggan – Global Climate Advocacy Lead, Unilever
Hosted by: CEBDS
Moderator: Alessandra Fajardo, Executive Technical Director, CEBDS
The Brazil of Solutions session, hosted by CEBDS at the Business Pavilion (Blue Zone) during COP30, will officially launch a portfolio of over 130 corporate projects driving Brazil’s transition toward a low-carbon, regenerative, and inclusive economy. The panel will feature leaders from BNDES, PepsiCo, Philip Morris, RD Saúde, and Siemens Brazil, showcasing scalable initiatives in climate finance, regenerative agriculture, water management, circular economy, and green innovation. Through business cases and moderated debate, the session aims to highlight Brazil’s private sector leadership and foster partnerships that connect companies, investors, and government in advancing climate finance and territorial solutions.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
To be announced
Hosted by: America Is All In
America Is All In will host a spotlight event with U.S. local leaders at COP30 in Belem, showcasing the breadth and potential of climate action by U.S. subnational actors. The event will feature a diverse group of speakers including Governors Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Gavin Newsom of California, Mayor Gavin Buckley of Annapolis, Maryland, Mayor Van Johnson of Savannah, Georgia, and representatives of higher education and the private sector in the United States. The discussion will underscore the credibility and impact of American subnational leaders as global partners, highlighting examples of concrete climate action across the country and opportunities for greater collaboration with international partners.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
Inside the 2035 Roadmap: Nate Hultman, Director Center for Global Sustainability at the University of Maryland
Panel Discussion
○ Moderator: Tim McDonnell – Semafor Climate Reporter, Host of Semafor Energy Newsletter
○ Mayor Van Johnson (Savannah, GA)
○ Emma Stewart, Chief Sustainability Officer, Netflix
○ Dr. Mary Rice, Director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment, Harvard Chan C-CHANGE
○ Lou Leonard, Dean, School of Climate, Environment & Society at Clark University
Fireside chat:
○ Governor Gavin Newsom
○ Christiana Figueres
Emcee: Taryn Finnessey
Hosted by: We Mean Business Coalition, CEBDS
Join us at the Business Pavilion in the Blue Zone for drinks and canapes. Meet with our team on the ground and network with our sponsors, supporting partners and wider business community.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Key guests and speakers to be announced.
Hosted by: We Mean Business Coalition
This session will outline opportunities, and practical examples, of how the private sector can continue to accelerate the global shift that is underway to realize more productive, resilient land use systems that are deforestation-, forest degradation-, and conversion-free, and that regenerate rather than deplete nature.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Keith Tuffley, CEO, Race to Belem
Malu Paiva, Chief Sustainability Officer, Suzano
Onel Masardule Arias, Co-Chair, IP&LC Engagement Forum
Frances Seymour, Senior Policy Advisor, Woodwell Climate Research Center
Pete Garbutt, Sustainability Director, Nature and Climate, McDonald’s
Hosted by: The Sunrise Project, We Mean Business Coalition, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), Global Strategic Communications Council (GSCC), The Climate Group
Moderator: TBD
While coal remains central to India’s energy mix, renewables are advancing fast. In July 2025, India surpassed 50% non-fossil electricity generation — a milestone the government celebrated globally. With only around 192 GW of renewables installed toward its 500 GW goal by 2030, rapid acceleration is essential. Corporates will play a decisive role by shifting investments from coal, aligning with global standards, and ensuring a just transition. Building on India’s strong policy commitments, business leadership can drive ambition, unlock international finance, and set an example for the Global South’s clean energy transformation.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Mr. Ankit Todi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Mahindra Group
Shantanu Srivastava, Research Lead, Sustainable Finance and Climate Risk, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), South Asia
Nehmat Kaur, Director of the Under2 Coalition and Subnational Governments, The Climate Group
Shitiz Jha, Research Associate (Climate Finance and ESG), Climate Trends
Hosted by: Business Council for Sustainable Energy, Ceres, C2ES, and Edison Electric Institute
How does the United States meet rising energy demand, reduce GHG emissions, strengthen resilience and ensure clean, reliable and affordable energy for its citizens? Hear from American policymakers and business leaders on the near-term solutions that can improve energy efficiency, optimize existing infrastructure, and scale clean and distribute energy resources to meet increasing energy demand and maintain affordability for customers. Panelists will also explore where policies and technology advances can reduce emissions and enable greater resilience to climate impacts.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
To be announced
Hosted by: We Mean Business Coalition
Electrification is a critical yet often overlooked lever in accelerating the clean energy transition. This dialogue will explore how targeted incentives and greater global alignment can help move from ambition to implementation – placing electrification at the heart of an affordable, competitive, and just clean energy transition. The event will discuss the opportunity that electrification brings to economies, business and consumers, consider whether a global goal on electrification is needed, and how progressive incentives, such as clean subsidies, power market reform and regulations, can accelerate electrification.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme, Climate Envoy of the Netherlands
IKEA (Ingka Group) - Karen Pflug, CSO
Iberdrola – Gonzalo Saenz de Miera, Director of Climate Change and Alliances
Hosted by: KfW
From Innovation to Scale in Nature Finance: This event explores successful nature funds, emerging trends, and pioneering innovations shaping the future of nature finance. By showcasing innovative approaches and models, it highlights opportunities that can inspire new ways to fund conservation at scale. The discussion also delves into the challenges of scaling projects to ensure long-term impact and resilience, addressing key barriers and strategies to achieve greater scalability in nature finance.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Stefan Wintels, CEO
Hosted by: BCG
Heavy industry lies at the core of the net zero challenge and opportunity. Cement, steel, and chemicals are advancing breakthrough technologies, but large-scale deployment remains constrained by financing, demand, and policy gaps. At COP30, this session, co-hosted by the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), will bring together leaders from industry, finance, and government to explore how to mobilize capital at scale. Discussions will center on real progress across essential sectors, aligning finance with industrial transformation, moving from pilots to commercialization, and identifying near-term levers in policy, demand, and blended finance to accelerate impact.
To register your interest in this event, please reach out to the BCG COP Team at [email protected]
Speakers:
Cornelius Pieper (Managing Director and Senior Partner)
Hosted by: We Mean Business Coalition, IRENA, GRA, ITA
Together with our partners, WMBC co-hosts the joint COP30 Reception: Jobs. Security. Growth. This reception will bring together private sector leaders, government officials, and key stakeholders in an evening to celebrate how renewables and decarbonisation are driving jobs, energy security, and economic growth – the Return on Action.
Guests have been invited by email
Speakers:
To be announced to registered guests
Hosted by: Natura
Moderator: Char Love, Chief International Advocacy Officer, Natura
Severe weather patterns are impacting people around the world. Research shows that although women and girls are disproportionately impacted by climate change - they also play an outsized role in cultivating community resilience. There are many examples of women who step up in communities to check on neighbours when disasters hit and who prepare their communities to adapt to significant disruptions.
This panel will provide space to hear the stories of these women and the work they do to build resilience in times of crisis and explore how the international community can step up to support their front line work.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Ana Costa, Vice-President of Sustainability, Legal, and Corporate Reputation, Natura
Katie Weintraub. Brazil Lead, She Changes Climate
Char Love, Chief International Advocacy Officer, Natura - Moderator
Farhan Yamin, International lawyer and climate justice activist.
Coral Herencia, Director of Biocultural Projects at the Cuidemos Paraísos Foundation in Chile
Hosted by: BCG
This session will feature a discussion by investors and banks about how they are pursuing investment opportunities associated with reliance, featuring tangible examples of recent transactions, practical tool kits for investors and market outlook for accelerating the financing market for resilience.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone - To register your interest in this event, please reach out to the BCG COP Team at [email protected]
Speakers:
Veronica Chau (Partner and Director)
Hosted by: National Grid and Arup
Moderator: Ana Rovzar, Global Renewables Alliance
Electricity networks are a significant driver of local growth through strategic investment in electricity infrastructure, associated development of supply chain capacity and support thousands of jobs. This event will focus on the priority actions needed to build and sustain the resilient supply chains required to achieve a proliferating number of electricity grid expansion programmes. This will include how best to provide clear and confident signals about the grid development programmes which will enable timely and effective supply chain build-out.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Keynote speaker: Nigel Topping, Chair, UK Climate Change Committee (tbc)
Matt Hinde, Head of International Policy and Engagement, National Grid
Alan Thomson, Global Energy Lead, Arup
Harmeet Bawa, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Government and Institutional Relations, Hitachi Energy
Joe Mansour, Deputy Head of the UK Government's International Energy Unit, FCDO-DESNZ
Hosted by: BCG
Join BCG for a 20-person roundtable on security of supply in agricultural supply chains. We’ll explore how companies can protect critical inputs amid growing global disruptions. Discover how technology and data can enable smarter, more adaptable sourcing strategies.
To register your interest in this event, please reach out to the BCG COP Team at [email protected]
Speakers:
Shalini Unnikrishnan (Managing Director and Senior Partner)
Hosted by: BCG
The green economy is one of the fastest growth industries on the planet, it is already a $5T market and expected to grow to $7T at the turn of the decade. Companies already operating in the green economy often outperform the average. Our report this year offers a CEO guide for those looking to explore, or expand, into the breadth of opportunities within the green economy. In this session, we will preview the report's findings and then invite participants to join a moderated exchange of ideas and exploring how companies can best capture value and win in the green economy.
To register your interest in this event, please reach out to the BCG COP Team at [email protected]
Speakers:
Patrick Herhold (Managing Director and Senior Partner)
Hosted by: CLC, We Mean Business Coalition, Demos Helsinki
Moderator: Tuuli Kaskinen, CEO, Climate Leadership Coalition
Join us in discussing the future of near-zero emission steelmaking, developments so far and the role that global collaboration and regional pathways could have to accelerate the transition across industrial value chains.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Kati ter Horst, CEO, Outokumpu
Luisa Orre, Chief Business Development Officer, Stegra
Martin Pei, Senior Advisor, SSAB
Henrik Tegnèr, Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial & Communications, AFRY
Gustavo Pimenta, CEO, Vale
Henna Hakkarainen, CEO, TAH Foundation
Philippe Varin, Chair, International Chamber of Commerce
Simon Sharpe, Managing Director, S-Curve Economics
Hosted by: BCG
Methane emissions account for 45% of the oil and gas sector's greenhouse gas emissions. Drastically reducing methane emissions, alongside flaring reduction and energy efficiency, is the only viable way to achieve our short-term decarbonization targets. Failure to curb methane emissions could undermine the role of natural gas as a transition fuel, jeopardize oil and gas companies’ green businesses and ultimately result in regulators restricting companies’ access to markets. This session will provide an opportunity to re-cap key developments in O&G decarbonization and methane emissions over the past 12 months; learn what lies ahead directly from peers and key leaders in the space; and share your own progress, challenges and advice.
To register your interest in this event, please reach out to the BCG COP Team at [email protected]
Speakers:
Lucas Chaumontet (Managing Director and Senior Partner)
Hosted by: World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Moderator: Rafael Rabioglio, Head of Latin America, BloombergNEF
The dialogue will convene leading voices from business, government, and finance to share practical insights and solutions – being policy, standards, technology and finance - that can facilitate scaling private sector investments and required policies and ensure the global transport transition is not only timely and climate-aligned, but also economically resilient and socially inclusive — delivering benefits for people, nature, and business alike.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Diane Holdorf, Executive Vice President, WBCSD
Dr. Young Tae Kim, Secretary General, ITF
Bertrand Piccard, Founder and Chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation
Hosted by: CALSTART/ Drive to Zero, Climate Group and WBCSD
Moderator: Stephanie Kodish, Senior Global Director, CALSTART Drive to Zero
Decarbonizing trucking and urban freight is vital to achieving national and global climate goals. Freight and delivery corridors—core to trade and daily logistics—present powerful opportunities. EV100+, the Global Green Road Corridors (GGRC) initiative, and the Zero Emission Vehicle Emerging Markets Initiative (ZEV-EMI), and the Global MOU ze-MHDVs all align infrastructure, finance, and policy for zero-emission transport. This session will spotlight how governments, industry, and financiers are transforming long-haul and urban freight. Highlighting progress in Mexico and Australia’s Hume Highway, the discussion will showcase innovative finance models, total cost of ownership insights, and public–private collaboration driving scalable, real-world ZE-MHDV implementation.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Sita Holtslag – Europe Director, CALSTART / Drive to Zero
Nic Dorward – Director, Government Relations, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Andreas Kammel – Vice President, Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs, Traton Group
Rainer Knobloch – Co-Founder & Chief Strategy & Operating Officer, NewVolt
Concepción Boo Arias – Head of Global Partnerships & Enablement, Maersk
Diane Holdorf – Executive Vice President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD
Sebastian Salter - Director, International Climate and Energy Division Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Government of Australia
Hosted by: CDP
Moderator: Pietro Bertazzi, Chief Policy & Project Officer, CDP
CDP will share insights from its Transition Planning and Finance reports, showing how corporate data can support national climate goals and unlock finance. Participants will explore how data serve as a conduit for alignment between public and private actors, a bridge for international cooperation and investment, and a tool for accountability that enables transparent progress tracking. The event will gather governments, international organizations, and business leaders to discuss how linking corporate and national data strengthens monitoring, coherence, and accountability in climate action and finance.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Marcos Neto, Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations, / Director, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP
Kristy Graham, CEO, Australian Sustainable Finance Institute
Mathilde Mesnard, Deputy Director and Co-ordinator for Climate and Green Finance, Environment Directorate, OECD
Andrea Brito Latge, Secretary of Public Policy and Programmes, Brasil Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI)
Pietro Bertazzi, Chief Policy and Project Officer, CDP
Amir Sokolowski, Director of Climate, CDP
Nathalie Vidual, Superintendent, Office of Investor Assistance and Sustainable Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (CVM)
Rose Vennin, Head of Strategic Affairs, IFRS Foundation
Hosted by: CEBDS/WMBC
Moderator: Andrew Prag, Managing Director - Policy, We Mean Business Coalition
Integrate the private sector perspective into the NDC formulation and implementation process, focusing on the experiences of key geographies such as the UK, India, Australia, and South Korea.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Viviane Romeiro - Climate, Energy, and Sustainable Finances - CEBDS,
Beverley Cornaby, Director, Corporate Leaders Group UK (CLG UK)
Dipak Dasgupta, Distinguished Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) (India)
Andrew Petersen, CEO, Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA)
Saehee Jeong, Head of Diplomacy, Solutions for Our Climate (South Korea)
Hosted by: National Grid, SSE and Hitachi
Electricity demand is rising globally due to increased heating/cooling needs, electrification of transport and industry, and the growth of AI-driven data centres. To meet this surge, aging power grids must be modernized to handle complex loads, integrate distributed energy and enable flexible operations. Traditional grids must evolve into dynamic, digital systems capable of real-time balancing, bidirectional energy flows, and demand-side management—delivering a low-carbon, affordable, and secure energy future.
Invite-only
Speakers:
To be announced
Hosted by: Corporate Leaders Network (CISL)
Moderator: Beverley Cornaby, Policy & Systems Change Collaborations Team and CLG UK
The event will bring together business leaders from the Ibero-American Business Network for Green Growth (IABN), the wider Corporate Leaders Network and partner organisations across countries and sectors to 1) exchange experiences and lessons learnt on domestic and international policy and industry enablers to unlock progress at speed and scale on the energy transition, including on the need for electrification in light of AI and industrial demand increasing rapidly 2) draw out the principles for a sustainable energy transition applicable across countries and contexts, in support of a robust outcome at COP30 on the energy agenda.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
To be announced
Hosted by: Mission Possible Partnership and its flagship initiative, the Industrial Transition Accelerator
Moderator: Sophie Lambin, Founder and CEO, Kite Insights
On 15 November, the Industrial Transition Accelerator will co-host a dynamic, industry-focused event in the Business Pavilion, spotlighting clean industrial momentum. Open to all in the Blue Zone, the session features a keynote on global progress using fresh data from MPP's just-released Global Project Tracker, and introduces the Build Clean Now campaign. A moderated panel with leaders will explore how clean industry benefits business, communities, and policy. Through interactive dialogue, participants will examine challenges, partnerships, and the role of corporate ambition in driving government action and accelerating the global transition.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
James Schofield, MD of the Industrial Transition Accelerator
Marcelo Lyra, VP at Acelen
Ulrik Stridbæk, VP at Ørsted
Hosted by: Itaú
Moderator: Eric Altafim, Global Markets and Treasury Director at Itaú BBA
The aim of this session is to discuss the trends, challenges and opportunities in the voluntary and regulated carbon markets landscape and how it connects with COP30 priorities.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Viviane Romeiro - CEBDS
Hosted by: We Mean Business Coalition/ SME Climate Hub
Moderator: Pamela Jouven, Director, SME Climate Hub
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are highly exposed to climate risks yet vital to a resilient global economy. They need support from governments and larger corporations to adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world. This event will bring together SMEs and experts to share insights on what these businesses need most to accelerate a sustainable transition and benefit from decarbonization. The SME Climate Hub will launch an open letter to governments outlining key policy asks and direct participants to tools, knowledge, and resources enabling immediate, practical climate action.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Vinicius Lages, Head of International Affairs, SEBRAE
María Tuyuc, President of the Global Network of Indigenous Entrepreneurs (REI), Guatemala
Laboni Saha, Founder and Chief Creative Officer, L-Saha, UK
Pan Yue, Grant Researcher in Sustainability Science, University of Helsinki
Jen Austin, Director of Strategy and Policy, High-Level Climate Champions
Hosted by: CEBDS
Moderator: Viviane Romeiro,, Director of Climate, Energy and Sustainable Finance, CEBDS
The launch of the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy (TSB), established by presidential decree ahead of COP30, marks a major step for sustainable finance in Brazil. As part of the country’s Ecological Transformation Plan, the TSB offers a transparent, science-based framework to classify economic activities that support climate, environmental, and social goals. Under the Baku–Belém roadmap, Brazil will also present the concept of a “Super Taxonomy” at COP30 to promote global interoperability among national taxonomies. This session will explore how the TSB can drive private-sector adoption and strengthen sustainable investment across Brazil.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
B3 - Virginia Gonçalves, Sustainability Superintendent
Ministério da Fazenda - Matias Cardomingo, General Coordinator for Social and Environmental Impact Analysis
Vivo - To be defined
Hosted by: National Grid
Moderator: Lisa Jacobson, President, Business Council for Sustainable Energy
As the energy landscape transforms at unprecedented speed, innovation has become both a catalyst for progress and a complex challenge for utilities. Join a candid panel discussion hosted by National Grid that will explore the critical intersection of regulatory frameworks and utility innovation.
This conversation brings together voices from across the energy ecosystem to examine the evolving role of utilities in delivering innovative solutions to meet energy demand, and to deliver affordable and reliable energy to customers. The discussion will explore how collaboration between utilities, government and innovators can better meet the pressing demands of decarbonization, reliability and customer satisfaction.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Sandy Grace, Vice President of U.S Policy and Regulatory Strategy, National Grid
Sophie Miremadi, Vice President, Global Government Affairs and Public Policy, AVEVA
Manish Bapna, President & Chief Executive Officer, Natural Resources Defense Council
Alice Reynolds, President, California Public Utilities Commission
Hosted by: Itaú
Moderator: Alessandra Fajardo, Executive Director, CEBDS
The objetctive of this session is to discuss how innovative strategies can support the decarbonization for real economy organizations and how banks can support this process.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Davi Faleiros - Director, Itaú BBA
Representatives from Siemens, Amazon and Microsoft to be confirmed
Hosted by: CEBDS
Moderator: Andrew Prag, Managing Director – Policy, We Mean Business Coalition
The event aims to bring an overall picture of the role of CEBDS within the Coalitions, stressing its role in the implementation of the NDC and as a way to boost voices from the Global South. The event might be strategic to present the Coalitions to an international audience and present them as Brazilian private sector innovation. In this sense, the event should have representatives from all four coalitions, the Transportation, the Electric Sector, Mining, and Agriculture.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
CEBDS - Daniela Mignani - Director
Representative from Vale - Representing the Mining Coalition
Representative from ABRADEE - Representing the Energy Coalition
Representative from Amaggi - Representing the Agricultural Coalition
Representative from Motiva - Representing the Transportation Coalition
Hosted by: Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), CDP Worldwide (CDP), We Mean Business Coalition (WMB Coalition)
Realising the ambition of the new NDCs & NAPs requires an exceptional mobilization of capital, policies, and regulatory frameworks for investment in systems-level resilience and decarbonization. We feature governments, companies, investors, & civil society inspiring us to go farther, faster together.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
To be announced
Hosted by: Science Based Targets initiative, Ambition Loop, Race to Zero and We Mean Business Coalition
Moderator: Lígia Ramos, Regional Lead for Latin America, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
This session demonstrates to businesses and policymakers how science-based corporate action can support
achievement of ambitious NDCs through innovation, finance mobilization, and public-private sector
collaboration; and helps policymakers understand the fundamentals of the SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
Ramiro Fernández, Campaigns Director, Race to Zero
Tracy Wyman, Chief Impact Officer, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
Gonzalo Muñoz, Ambition Loop founder and former Climate Champion
Karl Vella, WBMC Policy Lead
Corporate Speaker/s TBC
Hosted by: COFFIS / Netherlands government / CETP
A 30–45 minute high-level event, followed by a short reception, to showcase ambition in shifting public and private finance away from fossil fuels and strengthening collaboration between governments and business. The event could also announce new coalition members and spotlight progress across both initiatives.
Open to delegates in the Blue Zone
Speakers:
To be announced
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