Agenda
10:00 am 10:10 am
Plenary Stage
Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks
Speaker
ALYA AL ZAROUNI
Chief Operating Officer
DIFC Authority
10:10 am 10:30 am
Plenary Stage
Positioning Dubai as a Regional Leader in Sustainable Finance: Advancing Investment through a Robust Regulatory Framework
Trailblazing Regulations
Fireside Chat
Speaker
IAN JOHNSTON
Chief Executive
Dubai Financial Services Authority
MODERATOR
DANIELLE BISTACCHI
Senior Sustainability Consultant
Emperor
10:30 am 11:10 am
Plenary Stage
Eco-Empowerment: Aligning Economy with Environment
Eco-Finance
Panel Discussion
Speaker
HANAA HELMY
Group Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Executive Officer
EFG Holding and EFG Foundation
Speaker
MUNA MERGHANI
Chief HR & Sustainability Officer
Haggar Group
Speaker
AYLA BAJWA
Group Senior Vice President - Sustainability
DP World FZE
MODERATOR
KARL TLAIS
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
iAdvisory
11:50 am 12:40 pm
Plenary Stage
Building Tomorrow: Bridging Economy, Talent, and Policy
Future of Sustainability
Panel Discussion
Speaker
FAISAL MOHAMMED ALSHIMMARI
Head of ESG
Mashreq
Speaker
ALICE SPENCER
Executive Director
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Speaker
PAVAN CHILUKURI
Vice President- Global Head of CCUS
Holcim
Speaker
PRIYA SARMA
Head of Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Middle-East, Turkey
Unilever
MODERATOR
ARJUN VIR SINGH
Partner and Global Head of Fintech
Arthur D. Little
2:20 pm 3:00 pm
Plenary Stage
Partnership for Progress: Uniting for Climate Action
Net Zero Transition
Panel Discussion
Speaker
KYUNG-AH PARK
Head of ESG Investment Management and Managing Director of Sustainability
Temasek
Speaker
JANE GOODLAND
Group Head of Sustainability
London Stock Exchange Group
Speaker
SAMEERA FERNANDES
Chief Sustainability Officer & Board Member
Century Financial
Speaker
MOHAMMAD HANIF AL QASSIM
Chief Operating Officer
CSR UAE Fund
MODERATOR
KARL TLAIS
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
iAdvisory
3:00 pm 3:50 pm
Plenary Stage
ESG Reporting: Are We Driving Real Change?
ESG Reporting Standards
Panel Discussion
Speaker
HENRIK WITHER
President
Tigrus Holding
Speaker
EOIN DALY
Head of Sustainability
Commercial Bank of Dubai
Speaker
DIMITRA THEODOROPULOS
Director Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility
Talabat
Speaker
BAS FRANSEN
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
EcoMatcher Limited
MODERATOR
MARIA ELENA SANDALLI
ESG Regulatory Affairs Manager
Bloomberg LP
3:50 pm 4:30 pm
Plenary Stage
Mobility Renaissance: Driving Cleaner, Smarter and Sustainable Transportation
Net Zero Transition
Panel Discussion
Speaker
MANOSIJ GANGULI
Group Chief Sustainability Officer
Aramex
Speaker
CAPT. SAIF AL MHEIRI
Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Maritime
Chief Sustainability Officer of AD Ports Group
Speaker
AMMAR RASHID AL BRAIKI
Chief Operations Officer
Dubai Taxi Company
MODERATOR
DRAGOS FUNDULEA
Principal
Roland Berger
10:00 am 10:20 am
Innovation Corner
DP World’s Masterclass: Pioneering Innovative Solution for Carbon Reducing
Future of Sustainability
Fireside Chat
Speaker
MAHA ALQATTAN
Group Chief Sustainability Officer
DP World
MODERATOR
MARIA SEMYKOZ
Supply Chain Strategy - Communications & Change Management Freelance Consultant
Fremen Advisory
10:20 am 11:00 am
Innovation Corner
Fast Tracking a Progressive Tomorrow: Blending Innovation and Sustainability for a Resilient Future
Inclusive Innovation
Panel Discussion
Speaker
KRISZTIAN BENYO
Technical Business Developer
Pasqal
Speaker
MAYA BEYHAN
Global Head ESG, Index Investment Strategy
S&P Dow Jones Indices
Speaker
FARRUKH SHAD
Head of Sustainability Business, APAC & MEA
Schneider Electric
Speaker
ROBYN TROOP
Senior Manager, Sustainability
Commercial Bank of Dubai
MODERATOR
JAAP BASTIAANSEN
Partner & COO
Nexus Climate
11:00 am 11:30 am
Innovation Corner
Empowering Sustainability Through AI: Redefining Decarbonisation
Net Zero Transition
Fireside Chat
Speaker
IBRAHIM N. AL- ZU'BI
Chief Sustainability Officer
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)
Speaker
SALAAL HASAN
Founder & CEO
Ahya
MODERATOR
Adnan Merhaba
Partner
Arthur D Little
11:30 am 12:00 pm
Innovation Corner
Fostering Innovation and Collaboration in Tokyo’s Startup Ecosystem for Sustainability Goals
Inclusive Innovation
Fireside Chat
Speaker
HIROKI MATSUDA
Incubation Advisor
U Tokyo IPC
Speaker
KEIICHI ARITOMO
Executive Director and Co-founder
FinCity Tokyo
MODERATOR
STEPHAN KERN
Founder and Managing Director
Sustainable Finance Daily
12:00 pm 12:40 pm
Innovation Corner
Raising Capital for Climate Tech – driving investment to support a clean energy transition
Pioneering Eco-investments
Panel Discussion
Speaker
STEVEN POULTER
Head Of Principal Structuring & Investments
Barclays Bank PLC
Speaker
STEPHANIE ASGILL
Head of Sustainability
Dubai Holding
Speaker
GEORGY EGOROV
Chief Financial Officer
ZeroAvia
Speaker
CLAUDIO SPADACINI
Chief Executive Officer
Energy Dome S.P.A
MODERATOR
OLIVER PHILIPS
Regional Head of Sustainable Finance Middle East and Africa.
Barclays
2:10 pm 2:40 pm
Innovation Corner
Sustainable Real Estate Development
Future of Sustainability
Fireside Chat
Speaker
DR. FADI AL FARIS
Chief Executive Officer
SEE Environment Holding
MODERATOR
FLORIAN HUNT
Senior Sustainability Manager
Commercial Bank of Dubai
2:40 pm 3:20 pm
Innovation Corner
Role of Private Capital in the Green Transition: Data-Driven Insights to Invest in Innovation
Pioneering Eco-investments
Panel Discussion
Speaker
NOUR TAHER
Senior Credit Product Specialist
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Speaker
GEORGES BADAWI
Senior Director for Energy Transition
S&P Global
Speaker
CHIRAG SHAH
Executive Director - Sustainable Finance
AME Corporate & Investment Banking
Speaker
VIJAY BAINS
Chief Sustainability Officer and Group Head of ESG
Emirates NBD
MODERATOR
PATIL MESROBIAN
Sustainability Solution Director
S&P Global
1:00 pm 1:20 pm
Innovation Corner
Sustainability & Human Centricity
Inclusive Innovation
Keynote
Speaker
FAISAL MOHAMMED ALSHIMMARI
Head of ESG
Mashreq
3:30 pm 3:40 pm
MOU Signing – United Arab Bank
9:40 am 9:50 am
Innovation Corner
MoU Signing – AJMAN Bank – Carbon Sifr
3:30 pm 3:40 pm
Innovation Corner
MoU Signing – United Arab Bank – Canon
12:40 pm 1:10 pm
Plenary Stage
Forging a future towards resilient and sustainable economy
Resilient Economies
Fireside Chat
Speaker
JAMAL SALEH
Director General
UAE Banks Federation
Speaker
DR. CSABA KANDRACS
Deputy Governor
Central Bank of Hungary
MODERATOR
ARJUN VIR SINGH
Partner and Global Head of Fintech
Arthur D. Little
1:20 pm 1:30 pm
Innovation Corner
How AI-Powered Sensors Reduce GHG Emissions and Boost Efficiency
Inclusive Innovation
Keynote
Speaker
ARJUN MOHAN
Chief Executive Officer
Tenderd
3:00 pm 4:00 pm
Innovation Corner
Fashion Sustainability at H&M
Future of Sustainability
Keynote
Speaker
NADA SOLAIMAN
H&M PR & Communications Manager
Alshaya Group
4:00 pm 4:20 pm
Innovation Corner
Understanding Sustainable Fashion and Catwalk
Future of Sustainability
Keynote
Speaker
ARACELI GALLEGO
Co-founder
Goshopia
