Building Bridges : Aligning Finance with Sustainability - 2024 Building Bridges Summit

Aligning finance with sustainability

The Summit is the marquee event that kicks off the 2024 edition of Building Bridges.

In-person attendance is by invitation only, however, virtual participation is possible via Livestream on the Building Bridges YouTube Channel.

The Building Bridges Summit will convene expert-led discussions to address our most critical and pressing global challenges. The discussions will explore the twin climate and nature crises, widening social inequalities and how to mobilize capital in unprecedented amounts to build a just, resilient, and sustainable future.

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Summit Opening

14:00

Nik Gowing

Founder and Co-Director – Thinking the Unthinkable

Patrick Odier

Chair – Building Bridges

Delphine Bachmann

State Councillor – Canton of Geneva

Christina Kitsos

Mayor – City of Geneva

2024 Reflections: Sustainable Finance Temperature Read

Nik Gowing

Founder and Co-Director – Thinking the Unthinkable

Nina Seega

Director – Centre for Sustainable Finance, CISL

Planetary Guardians: An Intergenerational Dialogue

Nik Gowing

Founder and Co-Director – Thinking the Unthinkable

Mary Robinson

Chair of The Elders, former President of Ireland, & former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Xiye Bastida

Co-Founder & Executive Director – Re-Earth Initiative

Expert Exchange: Pioneering Impact Investing

From 14:40

Mark Gough

Chief Executive Officer – Capitals Coalition

Sir Ronald Cohen

President – GSG Impact

Panel: Impact Lens Investing Across Asset Classes

Dimple Sahni

Managing Director Multi Asset Impact Investing – Anthos Fund & Asset Management

David Blood

Senior Partner – Generation Investment Management

Jean-Francis Dusch

CEO & Global Head of Infrastructure, Real Assets & Structured Finance, CIO BRIDGE – Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management (UK)

Uche Orji

Non-Executive Director – The Private Infrastructure Development Group

Yuko Takano

Senior Investment Manager – Pictet Asset Management

Expert Exchange: The Planetary Boundaries for Humanity and Ecosystems: Insights

From 15:35

Nik Gowing

Founder and Co-Director – Thinking the Unthinkable

Johan Rockström

Director – Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Panel: Nature Finance – How to Make Nature Count in Portfolios

André Hoffmann

Vice Chairman, Roche Holding AG & Co-Founder, InTent

Mark Gough

Chief Executive Officer – Capitals Coalition

Lauren Ferstandig

Managing Director, NatureVest – The Nature Conservancy

Judson Berkey

Lead Advocacy and Nature, Chief Sustainability Office – UBS

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Fireside Chat: Bridgetown 3.0 Initiative

From 17:00

Nik Gowing

Founder and Co-Director – Thinking the Unthinkable

Dr. Jan Yves Remy

Director of the Shridath Ramphal Centre (SRC) – University of the West Indies

Panel: Financial Inclusion – Investment in Prosperous and Resilient Societies

From 17:15

Ivo Germann

Head – Foreign Economic Affairs Directorate – State Secretariat for Economic Affairs Switzerland

Delilah Rothenberg

Co-Founder & Executive Director – The Predistribution Initiative

James Mwangi

Chief Executive Officer – Equity Group Holdings

Jean Pesme

Global Director, Finance – Finance, Competitiveness & Investment (FCI) Global Practice – The World Bank

Jorge Rubio

Global Head of Social Finance – Citi

Mia Seppo

Assistant Director-General for Jobs and Social Protection – International Labour Organization

Expert Exchange: Moving from Commitments to Impact

From 18:00

Nik Gowing

Founder and Co-Director – Thinking the Unthinkable

Mindy Lubber

CEO & President – Ceres

Panel: Transition Finance – Steering Towards a Sustainable Future

Vanessa Havard-Williams

Transition Finance Market Review Lead – UK Government

Anja Hannerz

Group Head of Sustainability – Nordea

Helena Viñes Fiestas

Chair of the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance and Co-Chair of the Taskforce on Net Zero Policy

Michael Urban

Chief Sustainability Strategist – Lombard Odier Group

Stephanie Pfeifer

Chief Executive – Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)

Lift off to an Action-Packed Week

19:00 – 20:30
Social cocktail

Patrick Odier

Chair – Building Bridges

Karen Hitschke

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Nik Gowing

Founder and Co-Director – Thinking the Unthinkable

*** Please note this agenda is subject to change. ***

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