Embracing Climate Adaptation Action
While rapid decarbonization to reach net zero by 2050 remains an imperative, helping the
estimated 3.6 billion people living in vulnerable contexts to adapt to climate change is also an
urgent global priority. How can public-private partnerships in areas such as technology, finance,
and innovation both create business value and strengthen climate adaptation? This is a
livestreamed session.
· Bart De Smet, Chairman, Ageas, Belgium
· Sara Menker, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Gro Intelligence, USA
· Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt
· Emily Shuckburgh, Director, Cambridge Zero, University of Cambridge,
United Kingdom
· Aaditya Thackeray, Cabinet Minister of Tourism, Environment and Climate
Change and Protocol of Maharashtra, India
Moderated by
· M. Sanjayan, Chief Executive Officer, Conservation International, USA
Embracing Climate Adaptation Action While rapid decarbonization to reach net zero by 2050 remains an imperative, helping the estimated 3.6 billion people living in vulnerable contexts to adapt to climate change is also an urgent global priority. How can public-private partnerships in areas such as technology, finance, and innovation both create business value and strengthen climate adaptation? This is a livestreamed session. · Bart De Smet, Chairman, Ageas, Belgium · Sara Menker, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Gro Intelligence, USA · Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt · Emily Shuckburgh, Director, Cambridge Zero, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom · Aaditya Thackeray, Cabinet Minister of Tourism, Environment and Climate Change and Protocol of Maharashtra, India Moderated by · M. Sanjayan, Chief Executive Officer, Conservation International, USA