Workshop

Mobilising private capital to tackle climate change

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 From 10:00 to 11:30 (CET) Centre International de Conférences Genève - Room E
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Climate & Energy Emerging Markets Fintech Innovative Finance Policy & Regulation Systemic Change Transparency & Accountability

Substantial volumes of funding are needed to tackle climate change, and private capital is crucial to supplying them. However, at the moment there are obstacles to large-scale private investment in areas where much of the funding is required. The event aims to discuss these hurdles and solutions with involved stakeholders.

Speakers:

Denis Pittet

President - Geneva Financial Center

Adrian Schatzmann

CEO - Asset Management Association Switzerland (AMAS)

Erol Bilecen

Head of Sustainable Finance - Swiss Bankers Association (SBA)

Olivia Kinghorst

Moderator, Presenter and Journalist - Olivia Kinghorst

Maria Dimitriadou

Special Representative to the UN and Head of the Geneva Office - World Bank Group

Louis Fauchier-Magnan

Responsible for wealth management activities in French-speaking Switzerland, Director - Mirabaud & Cie SA

Dr. Stephanie Bilo

Chief Client & Investment Solutions Officer and Member of the Executive Management - responsAbility

Jörg Frieden

Chairman of the Board - SIFEM (Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging markets)

Lucy Thomas

Head of Sustainable Investing, Managing Director - UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG

Jesús Fernández Muñoz

Consultant, Private Sector Partnerships, Office in Europe - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group

Christian Brändli

Deputy Head Private Sector Development - Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs

Yann Burtin

Head of Western Europe - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)

Jan van Bilsen

Country Manager for Switzerland, Germany and the Nordics - International Finance Corporation (IFC)