The Summit
Tuesday 30 September, 2025
Building Bridges 2025 is proud to convene a Summit that brings clarity, courage, and ambition to the forefront of sustainable finance. Kicking off three days of interactive dialogue and problem-solving, our 2025 Summit from 09:00–12:30 on Tuesday, 30 September, brings together decision-makers from across finance, government, business, and civil society to confront today’s most urgent challenges—and showcase bold financial solutions that deliver real-world impact.
For the first time, the Summit will be open to all registered participants.
We are proud to announce, former U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry will be joining us as a keynote speaker at this year’s summit.
Tune into the Summit livestream here.
Summit Opening: 09:00 CEST
Francine Lacqua, Editor-at-Large and Anchor at Bloomberg TV, will serve as Master of Ceremonies, guiding the day’s agenda with her signature clarity and global perspective.
The Global Capital Shift
The decisive challenge of our time is channeling capital at scale and speed into the transition redirecting and realigning financial flows to where they can deliver the greatest climate, nature, and societal impact.
Institutional Powerhouses on Net-Zero and Transitions
Asset owners are the ultimate gamechangers in the net-zero transition mobilizing their scale, steering sectors as long-term investors to turn ambition into real-world transformation.
Private Markets: Decisive Capital for a Decisive Decade
Opportunities across the transition increasingly lie in private markets, Private markets are rife with transition investment opportunities where decisive capital meets decisive action to scale solutions, catalyse finance, and drive the transition with speed and impact.
*** 10:30–11:00 Short Break ***
Financing What Works: Adaptation & Resilience in Action
Public–private partnerships, innovative financing, and targeted de-risking can unlock capital for adaptation and resilience in emerging markets turning challenges into scalable opportunities for real impact.
Investment Value Chain: Redefining Stewardship for Impact
Amid increasing transition risks, the investment value chain from asset owner to asset manager to investee companies are redefining stewardship to realise long-term value creation which optimises risk, return, and impact.
Corporate Governance & Transitions: Confronting Hard-to-Abate Sectors for a Net-Zero Future
Hard-to-abate sectors will need to redefine corporate business models by embedding sustainability into governance, aligning incentives with climate and nature goals, and investing in innovation to ensure resilience, profitability, and competitiveness in a net-zero future.
