Investing in Climate Action

The climate challenge demands determined action and significant investment – going far beyond current levels. But the costs of not acting will be far greater. Investing in climate mitigation and resilience will support the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and lay the foundation for a sustainable future.

Our task is to determine how public and private investment mechanisms can be used to achieve a just transition to a “net-zero” emissions economy, both in the European Union and around the world.

WHEN: March 24, 2021 at 2 p.m.

AGENDA:

Opening Session

• 2:00PM – Opening Remarks

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission

Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank

Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice President of the European Commission

Michael Bloomberg, UN Secretary General Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions

Session One

• 2:20PM – Keynote Address: Laurence Tubiana, Chair of the European Climate Foundation
• 2:25PM – Call to Action: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Environmentalist and Photographer
• 2:30PM – Panel Discussion:

João Pedro Matos Fernandes, Minister of the Environment of Portugal

Christopher Hurst, Director-General of the Projects Directorate at the European Investment Bank

Ma Jun, Chairman of China’s Green Finance Committee

Mauro Petriccione, Director-General for Climate Action at the European Commission

Samantha Smith, Director of the Just Transition Centre at the International Trade Union Confederation

• 3:20PM – Keynote Address: Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti, Founder of the Green Generation Initiative
• 3:25PM – Closing Remarks: Ambroise Fayolle, Vice President of the European Investment Bank
• 3:30PM – Break

Session Two 

• 3:40PM – Opening Remarks: Teresa Czerwińska, Vice President of the European Investment Bank
• 3:45PM – Keynote Address: Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and the Capital Markets Union
• 3:50PM – Panel Discussion: 

Oliver Bäte, Chairman of the Board of Management of Allianz SE

Eila Kreivi, Director of Capital Markets at the European Investment Bank

Fiona Reynolds, CEO of the Principles for Responsible Investment

Irene Tinagli, Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament

Maarten Verwey, Director-General of Economic and Financial Affairs (ECFIN) at the European Commission

• 4:40PM – Keynote Address: Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank
• 4:45PM – Break

Session Three

• 5:00PM – Fireside Chat

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund

Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank

Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme 

• 5:45 PM – Closing Remarks: Frans Timmermans, First Vice President of the European Commission

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