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HIGH-LEVEL PLENARIES

At Building Bridges, the High-Level Plenaries bring everyone into the same room, from asset managers and entrepreneurs to regulators and NGO leaders.

Held on Wednesday and Thursday mornings before the Action Events begin, these 60-minute sessions are where we step back, open up, and bring to the surface key systemic issues, driven by urgency, and focused on opportunity.

The final High-Level Plenary is our closing ceremony, with a focus on COP30, taking place just over 5 weeks after Building Bridges 2025. Click on the following links to learn more:

High-Level Event Livestream 1 Oct | 09:00 – 10:00 CEST

WHAT CANNOT BE INSURED CANNOT BE INVESTED IN: Redesigning Insurance in an Era of Increasing Risk

This plenary will examine how insurance is the cornerstone of economic stability and the foundation of the capital stack, essential to mobilizing finance and ensuring business continuity and growth. As climate and nature-related disasters become structural rather than rare, the threat of an uninsurable world is rising.

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Climate & Energy Innovative Finance & Fintech Nature
Centre International de Conférences Genève – Room A (Level 0)
High-Level Event Livestream 2 Oct | 09:00 – 10:00 CEST

SCALING HIGH INTEGRITY CARBON MARKETS: Building Bridges from Communities to Capital Markets

Voluntary and regulated carbon credit markets are essential to achieving global climate goals particularly in the wake of COP2 29’s Article 6 developments. High-quality carbon markets are rapidly gaining traction as a significant investible opportunity, particularly through the development on high-quality carbon credits derived from nature-based removal projects.

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Climate & Energy Nature
Centre International de Conférences Genève – Room A (Level 0)
High-Level Event Livestream 2 Oct | 17:15 – 18:30 CEST

Closing Ceremony: Capital flows for the future: COP30 and Beyond

Segment 1 – Bringing Nature, People, and the Transition to Life: A film and discussion showcasing how Paris Agreement Article 6 is designed to unlock capital flows that improve livelihoods and safeguard the planet. Segment 2 – From Paris to Belém: A Decade of Climate Action: A reflection on progress since the Paris Agreement and a forward-looking conversation on ambition, challenges, and opportunities for the next decade. Segment 3 – Reflections & Call to Action: Closing reflections and a collective call to action for the Road to Belém.

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Climate & Energy Nature Social
Centre International de Conférences Genève – Room A (Level 0)

High-Level Plenary Speakers 2025

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Nik Gowing

Founder and Co-Director – Thinking the Unthinkable
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Francesco Martorana

Group Chief Investment Officer – Generali
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Ivo Menzinger

Chair Operating Committee – Insurance Development Forum

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Lauren Carter

Deputy Team Lead & Head of External Engagement – UNDP Insurance and Risk Finance Facility (IRFF)
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Rowan Douglas

CEO – Howden

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Vian Sharif

Founder & President – NatureAlpha
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Margaret Kim

Chief Executive Officer – Gold Standard
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Daniel Klier

Chief Executive Officer – South Pole
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Hania Dawood

Manager, Climate Finance & Economics – World Bank Group
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Hannah Hauman

Global Head of Carbon Trading – Trafigura
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John Gantt

Chief Executive Officer – International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF Group)
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Erik Lehikoinen

Chief Executive Officer – Helmi Group
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Veronika Elgart

Deputy Head for international climate policy – Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU), Swiss Confederation

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Lisa Sachs

Director – Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI)
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Nili Gilbert

Vice Chairwoman – Carbon Direct

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Partha Dasgupta

Professor of Economics – University Of Cambridge, Professor of Environmental and Development Economics – University Of Manchester

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Stephen Fitzgerald

Chair – Fauna and Flora

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Beatrice Weder di Mauro

Chair of the André Hoffmann Centre, Global Economics, Graduate Institute of Geneva

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Julia Marton-Lefèvre

Chair of the Board, Villars Institute

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Patrick Odier

Chair – Building Bridges

Check out the 2025 Programme here!

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