The Summit

Building Bridges 2023 Summit

Monday, October 2, 2023 From 14:00 to 18:30 CEST Centre International de Conférences Genève

The Summit is the marquee event that kicks off the 2023 edition of Building Bridges.

Learn more about the 2023 Summit here.

Speakers:

Nik Gowing moderator,

Founder and Co-Director - Thinking the Unthinkable

Eva Zabey

Chief Executive Officer - Business for Nature

Alain Berset

President - Swiss Confederation

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Director General - WTO

Elizabeth Maruma Mrema

Co-Chair - TNFD

Sergio Ermotti

Group Chief Executive Officer - UBS

Avinash Persaud

Special Advisor on Climate Change to the President - Inter-American Development Bank

Sue Lloyd

Vice Chair - International Sustainability Standards Board

Marcos Neto

Director of the Sustainable Finance Hub - UNDP

Her Highness Sheikha Shamma Bint Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan

President and Chief Executive Officer - UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators

Rémy Rioux

Chief Executive Officer - Agence Française de Développement; Chairman - Proparco and Expertise France & Finance in Common (FiCS); Vice-Chairman - International Development Finance Club (IDFC)

Sigrid Kaag

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance - Government of the Netherlands

Dominic Waughray

Executive Vice President - World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Eric Usher

Head - UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)

Mark Gough

Chief Executive Officer - Capitals Coalition

Richard Manley

Chief Sustainability Officer - CPP Investments

Patrick Odier

Chair - Building Bridges