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
Speaker

MARY KAWAR

Hub Director
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
MODERATOR

KARL TLAIS

Founder, Chief Executive Officer
iAdvisory
11:40 am 12:30 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
2:00 pm 2:40 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
MODERATOR

KARL TLAIS

Founder, Chief Executive Officer
iAdvisory
2:40 pm 3:20 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
3:20 pm 4:00 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
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 11:20 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)
MODERATOR

Adnan Merhaba

Partner
Arthur D Little
11:20 am 11:50 am 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
11:50 am 12:30 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
2:30 pm 3:10 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

12:30 pm 1:00 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