Frank Scheidig, Global Head, Senior Executive Banking, DZ BANK AG

Tatiana Molcean, Executive Secretary, UNECE

Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Philip Koch, Managing Director, Head of the International Division, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce

Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, GFANZ Africa Chair, Climate Champions Ambassador and United Nations Special Envoy on Financing the 2030

John Denton, Secretary-General, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

• Identifying and overcoming hurdles and challenges in local climate action financing

• Enhancing cross border and international collaboration to support local climate action

• Strengthening local capital markets for a low-carbon transition

• Increasing participation of international investors in local currency climate projects

Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, Board Member, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

Dirk Meyer, Director-General, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and development (BMZ)

Vivian Yeda, Director General, East African Development Bank

Roberta Casali, Vice-President for Finance and Risk Management, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Fazia Pusterla, Representative in Europe, IDB

Moderator

Prof. Ulrich Volz, Professor of Economics; Director, Centre for Sustainable Finance, SOAS, University of London

• Discuss diverse financial strategies and instruments available to support the energy transition

• Discuss available investment tools such as private capital (equity/loan) and public financing, blended finance green bonds and de-risking instruments

• Share latest regional regulatory developments supportive to unlock capital

• Spotlight investment inflows into the region, and explore future trends and innovative financial mechanisms that could drive sustainable energy growth

Juan José Febles, Advisor to the Deputy Managing Director, EFSI Secretariat, EIB

Marcel Haag, Director for Horizontal Policies, European Commission - DG FISMA

Dario Liguti, Director, Sustainable Energy, UNECE

Natalie de Wit-Solounov, Head of Strategy, DEG, KfW

Vito Dellerba, Managing Director, Sustainable Investing, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)

Moderator

Sagarika Chatterjee, Department Director, Climate Finance, Climate Champions

Sagarika Chatterjee, Department Director, Climate Finance, Climate Champions

Tony Bonnici, Chief, Cooperation and Partnership Section, Economic Cooperation and Trade Division, UNECE

Sara Lemniei, CEO, SLK Group Capital

• Aligning the SDGs with fixed income markets

• Exploring innovative instruments for SDG-aligned debt

• Discussing the role of public sector funding in supporting SDG linked debt

• Prioritizing key SDGs in Thematic Debt Issuances

Siegfried Ruhl, Hors Classe Adviser, DG BUDG, European Commission

Simone Utermarck, Senior Director, Sustainable Finance, International Capital Market Association (ICMA)

Natalia Toschi, Head, Funding, Treasury, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Tim Armbruster, Group Treasurer, KfW

Charles Smith, Associate Director, Senior Investor Relations Officer, EBRD

Moderator

Marcus Pratsch, Head of Sustainable Bonds & Finance, DZ BANK

• Discussing corporate leadership in Corporate Determined Contributions (CDCs): how leading corporations are setting ambitious CDCs and tracking their progress

• Spotlighting success stories and best practices

• Exploring successful green energy investments, with a focus on scalable and replicable solutions

• Discussing the role of technologies in achieving net-zero goals: Future trends and innovations

Prof. Dr. Frank Riemenschneider, Lucresta Green Energy GmbH

Ronald Rose, Investor Representative, PM Pfennings Mobility

Tim Buchholz, Senior Corporate ESG Originator, DZ BANK AG

Moderator

Juliane Sakellariou, Founder and Managing Director, FOR!MPACT

Michael Dittrich, member of the Sustainable Finance Advisory Board to the German Government; Head of Finance, German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU)

Robert Koller, Founder & CEO, NowCM

Orkhan Mustafayev, Senior Advisor on Business Engagement, COP 29

Frank Scheidig, Global Head Senior Executive Banking, DZ BANK AG