| | Programme |
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| 13:30 | Arrival. Networking tea and coffee. |
14:00 | Welcome |
| Anthony Hobley, Co-Chair, Climate Risk & Resilience, Howden |
| 14:05 | Opening Keynote |
| David Howden, CEO, Howden |
| 14:20 | Panel discussion: Insurability: Risk, Resilience and Capital in a Changing World |
As climate risks intensify in frequency and severity, the question of insurability – who or what is eligible for insurance - is becoming central to economic resilience, capital allocation, and long-term business viability, as well as a strategic signal for decision makers.
This panel brings together key actors from across the financial ecosystem to explore the evolving boundaries of insurability and the roles each stakeholder plays in adapting to climate-driven uncertainty. |
| Moderator: Rowan Douglas, CEO, Climate Risk & Resilience, Howden |
Sir Danny Alexander, CEO, Infrastructure Finance & Sustainability, HSBC
Cathal Carr, Founder & CEO, Oak Re
Gillian Tan, Chief Sustainability Officer and Assistant Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore |
15:00 | Keynote |
| Rachel Kyte, UK Special Representative for Climate, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| 15:20 | Panel discussion: Considerations for Financing the Resilient Energy Transition |
How are investors and financiers taking into account the impacts of climate in investment decision making on both new investments and resilience/adaptation measures.
How do they see climate impacting on revenue projections and valuations and how insurance thinking can help. What data, tools and metrics do they need to assess and how can insurance help mobilise finance for resilience. |
| Moderator: Dr. Tony Rooke, Executive Director, Head of Transition Advisory, Climate Risk & Resilience, Howden |
Tom Woolerton, Investment Manager, Octopus Investments
Thomas Tagnit, Vice President Group Finance, Lhoist |
| 15:40 | Break |
| 16:10 | Fireside chat: De-Risking the road from Baku to Belem |
There is a pivotal opportunity to build on the momentum from COP29 in Baku as we head toward COP30 in Belém. In Baku, key milestones were reached including progress on the new global climate finance goal, operationalising Article 6, and advancing the Loss and Damage Fund.
Critically, the role of insurance and de-risking was also elevated on the global climate agenda. Now, the path from Baku to Belém must shift from dialogue to delivery, with a focus on turning commitments into action.
This discussion will explore how to turn the ambition of the Paris Agreement into accelerate implementation across sectors and geographies, with a special focus on the insurance sector as a critical but underutilised ally to remove key barriers to action and the flows of climate finance at the speed and scale required. |
| 16:30 | Panel discussion: Evolving landscapes - quantifying risk and resilience to mobilise investment in nature and agriculture |
This panel will explore the critical first step in unlocking the investment needed to secure the resilience of our natural assets, and how we accelerate the adoption of nature-positive practices. What do we need to quantify the risks facing nature and agriculture?
How do we provide much-needed security and confidence to actors across agriculture and nature-based value chains? Addressing this challenge is essential to bridging the gap between environmental ambition and financial action. |
| Moderator: Susannah Savage, Commodities Correspondent, Financial Times |
Frank Lee, Head of Division, Financial Institutions Advisory, European Investment Bank
Craig Pettengell, Insurance Co-Lead, High Level Champions
Kanika Anand, Director of Agricultural Parametrics, Howden |
| 17:10 | Panel discussion: From Commitments to Coverage: When Sustainability Claims Meet Legal and Insurance Realities |
In today’s corporate landscape, effectively communicating sustainability efforts is paramount.
This panel session delves into the challenges and opportunities companies face in presenting their sustainability narratives authentically, avoiding the pitfalls of overclaiming and under-disclosure.
We will discuss boardroom concerns, legal considerations, and the evolving insurance market’s response, including Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance perspectives. |
| Moderator: Nadine Coudel, Director – Climate and Nature-related Liability, Climate Risk & Resilience, Howden |
Helle Bank Jorgensen, Global Managing Director, Board Development, Board Intelligence; Founder of Competent Boards
Tricia Hobson, Non-Executive Director, Chair and Consultant & Former partner, NRF and DLA Piper
David Jones, Associate Director, D&O, Howden
Rob Colmer, Head of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Aston Martin |
| 17:50 | Closing keynote |
| 18:00 | Networking Drinks @ Mansion House |
| 19:30 | Close |
