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FP Forum @ COP28

Multi-Level Action for a Warming World 

DECEMBER 6th | 8:30 a.m. GST | In-Person & Online

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As global leaders convene in Dubai, Foreign Policy will host an event exploring how multi-level cooperation can lead to lasting impacts.

Join us in Dubai or tune in to the broadcast online to hear from leading experts who are actively shaping the blueprint for a climate-smart future, and driving the innovation and collaboration necessary to effect meaningful transformation on a global scale.

A networking breakfast will take place before the event. 

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Event Details
December 6th, 2023 | 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. GST | In-person & Online
Future Mobility Hub
10th floor, Uptown Tower, Uptown Dubai, Dubai, UAE

When you arrive at Uptown Tower, please make your way to the 5th floor to check into the building.  This event takes place outside of the Blue and Green Zones and does not require COP28 accreditation.

 

AGENDA

Please note all times are in GST

8:30 a.m. | Registration

9:00 a.m. | Welcome Remarks

  • Andrew Sollinger, Publisher & CEO, Foreign Policy

9:05 a.m. | Gender Equality and Climate Action

  • Bama Athreya, Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID
  • Hady Sherif, Executive Director for Commercial and Regulatory, Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC)

9:20 a.m. | Women in Power: Shaping the Future of Energy and Climate

  • David Thompson, Acting Coordinator, Power Africa
  • Hnede L. Berrian-Sillah, Senior Manager, Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC)
  • Jasmine Boehm, Director of Change Management & Inclusion Tetra Tech, USAID Engendering Industries
  • Dr. Mekala Krishnan, Partner, McKinsey Global Institute (MGI)

9:50 a.m. | Accelerating Women-Led Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change

  • Alyse Nelson, President and CEO, Vital Voices Global Partnership
  • Zainab Salbi, Co-Founder, Daughters for Earth

10:05 a.m. | Closing the Gap: Fulfilling the Climate Finance Commitment

  • Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme

10:20 a.m. | Responsible Carbon Removal: The Third Pillar of Climate Action

  • Dr. Sanjeev Khagram, Director General and Dean, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University

10:25 a.m. | Carbon Removal: Climate Positive Sustainable Development

  • Ali Mohamed, Special Envoy on Climate Change, Kenya
  • Maureen Agnes Njeri, County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Business and Hustler Opportunities, Nairobi City County Government
  • Bilha Ndirangu, CEO, Great Carbon Valley

10:50 a.m. | Scaling Carbon Removal: Science and Solutions

  • Brad Ack, CEO, Ocean Visions
  • Nikki Batchelor, Executive Director, XPRIZE
  • Christopher Armitage, Director, Secretary & CEO, Global EverGreening Alliance

11:15 a.m. | Global Multistakeholder Action for Carbon Removal

  • Dr. Sanjeev Khagram, Director General and Dean, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University

11:20 a.m. | Closing Remarks

  • Andrew Sollinger, Publisher & CEO, Foreign Policy
 

SPEAKERS INCLUDE

Inger Andersen
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme

Brad Ack
CEO, Ocean Visions

Christopher Armitage
Director, Secretary & CEO, Global EverGreening Alliance

Bama Athreya
Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID

Nikki Batchelor
Executive Director, XPRIZE

Jasmine Boehm
Director of Change Management and Inclusion, Engendering Industries (USAID implemented by Tetra Tech)

Dr. Sanjeev Khagram
Director General and Dean, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University

Dr. Mekala Krishnan
Partner, McKinsey Global Institute (MGI)

Ali Mohamed
Special Envoy on Climate Change, Kenya

Bilha Ndirangu
CEO, Great Carbon Valley

Alyse Nelson
President and CEO, Vital Voices Global Partnership

Maureen Agnes Njeri
County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Business and Hustler Opportunities, Nairobi City County Government

Zainab Salbi
Co-Founder, Daughters for Earth

Hady Sherif
Executive Director for Commercial and Regulatory, Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC)

Hnede L. Berrian-Sillah
Senior Manager, Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC)

David Thompson
Acting Coordinator, Power Africa

 

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