9:30 – 10:30: Aligning the interests of the public and private sector to mobilize climate finance
Panelists
Session chair: Merih Sevilir, Professor of Finance, ESMT, Head of the Department of Laws, Regulations and Factor Markets at IWH Halle Institute for Economic Research, ECGI member
Andrea Clerici, Director of the Corporate Finance and Global Activities Department, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Marcel Haag, Director, DG for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Marie Lam-Frendo, Chief Strategy Officer, Meridiam
Avinash Persaud, Special Advisor on Climate Change to the President of the Inter-American Development Bank
Session chair: Lachlan Cameron, Director, Green Finance Center, Finance in Motion
Case study on mitigation finance: PtX Development Fund, Thomas Engelmann, CEO
Case study on adaptation finance: EIB Financing instruments for adaptation finance, Esther Badiola, Principal Climate Action Adviser, EIB
15:45 – 16:00: Investor keynote
Investor keynote: Günther Thallinger, Allianz and Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance
Günther Thallinger, Member of the Board of Management and Chair of the Investment Board, Allianz. Chair of the Steering Group, Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance
The investor keynote will address how to move the needle to adaptation and mitigation finance from an investor perspective
16:00 – 17:15: Concessional finance as enabler for mitigation & adaptation finance
Panelists
Session chair: Chris Clubb, Convergence
Martin Ewald, Managing Director, London Office, Allianz Global Investors, OECD Senior Expert Group on Blended Finance and Adaptation
We will offer a guided tour of the historical ESMT building, which used to be the State Council building of the former German Democratic Republic, from 17:30 – 18:00.
For any additional questions please contact Olga Almqvist (olga.almqvist@esmt.org)