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BS4CL FORUM 2ND EDITION – WHO PAYS FOR THE CLIMATE TRANSITION? THE ROLE OF
BUSINESS IN DRIVING SOLUTIONS

When: Saturday, June 1st, 2024
Where: INSEAD Europe Campus (Boulevard de Constance, 77305 Fontainebleau,
France).

Business Schools for Climate Leadership (BS4CL) brings together leading alumni
from its eight partner schools in a unique conference to explore how to
accelerate the financing of the climate transition.

Participating Schools: Cambridge Judge Business School, HEC Paris, IE Business
School, IESE Business School, the International Institute for Management
Development (IMD), INSEAD, London Business School, and Saïd Business School
(University of Oxford).

The objectives of the conference are to:

 * Identify research-based insights and solutions the BS4CL alumni community can
   jointly promote to accelerate the role of the private sector in financing the
   climate transition and achieving the objectives agreed at the UNFCCC
   Conference of the parties (COP).
 * Act as a bridge between COPs, inspiring business to take a leadership role in
   achieving progress.
 * Design an action plan to mobilize alumni from all 8 leading European business
   schools in a united effort to magnify the role of business in climate
   leadership en route to COP 29.
 * Deploy the knowledge of our communities of researchers and alumni to a wider
   audience of business practitioners, policymakers, and government officials.

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Programme:

8:45 – 9:00 am: Welcome Coffee
Location: Camembert Area’        

9:00 – 9:30 am: Welcome – Setting the Stage
Location: Auditorium MAAG

9:30 – 10:15 am: Keynote Address

Keynote Speaker:

 * Pavan Sukhdev: CEO, GIST Impact

10:15 – 11:00 am: Financial Innovation to Fund the Transition

Speakers:

 * Laurent Babikian: FormerGlobal Director Data Products & Distribution, CDP
 * Vanina Farber: Dean of Executive MBA, elea Chair for Social Innovation,
   Professor of Social and Financial Innovation, International Institute for
   Management Development (IMD)
 * Prerna Wadikar: Global Advisory Council Member, Tech India Advocates

Moderator: Lucie Tepla; Senior Affiliate Professor of Finance, INSEAD

Description: Achieving Net Zero by 2050 will necessitate a massive reallocation
of capital around the world that will only succeed if both public and private
sector financial organisations ensure that their financing decisions and other
actions support decarbonisation efforts in the real economy. In this session, we
focus specifically on the role of financial innovation in delivering the climate
transition. Can new investment products or financing mechanisms, such as
transition and blended finance, accelerate impact at scale in the real economy?
What are promising new developments but also challenges in this field?

11:00 – 11:15 am: Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:00 pm: Deans’ Panel – New Era of Business Education

Speakers:

 * Lee Newman: Dean, IE Business School
 * François Ortalo-Magné: Dean, London Business School
 * Francisco Veloso:Dean, INSEAD

Moderator: Liz Perkins; Night News Editor, Express Newspapers

Description: We all agree that business schools have a crucial role to play in
enabling that critical transition to a more equitable and sustainable society
and one that places the global climate and crisis at the centre of all
considerations. The challenge at hand is about ensuring business schools be
agents of change at a scale and speed that is needed to address the world’s
environmental and social crises.  What are business schools doing to equip
future leaders to act responsibly and drive sustainable, meaningful change in
business? How are business schools motivating students to embrace the concepts,
tools, and frameworks connected to sustainable development practices? How are
business schools engaging their alumni communities in projects positively
impacting communities around the world, extending a ripple effect far beyond our
classrooms?

12:05 – 12:20 pm: Group Photograph
Location: The Cercle

12:20 – 1:30 pm: Networking Lunch
Location: The Cercle

2:00 – 2:45 pm: Climate Transition Dilemmas: Transitioning from Fossil Fuels to
Renewables

Speakers:

 * Jean-Michel Gauthier:Affiliate Professor; Executive Director of the Energy &
   Finance Chair, HEC Paris
 * Felicity Tan:Director, The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet
   (GEAPP)
 * Hisham Uddin: Head of Strategic Growth & Venture Capital, Sungrow Europe

Moderator: Stefanie Hauer; Founder and Host, Planetary Business

Description: There is a huge disconnect between where we should be on our
journey to net zero and where we are. What is keeping us from transitioning
faster? Which are the moral, technical, social and financial dilemmata? What
effect is energy having on geopolitical developments, and how can we make it a
just transition? Panelists with a truly international background share best
practices in system leadership, tech and finance.

2:45 – 3:30 pm: Climate Transition Dilemmas: Scaling New Solutions and Circular
Economy Models

Speakers:

 * Alexander Palkovsky: Vice-President, Euro Lithium-Borates
 * Larissa Sidarto: Commissioner, Green Rebel Foods
 * Robert Witik:Cluster Head & Senior Analyst (Materials & Industrials), Robeco

Moderator: Christopher Caldwell; CEO, United Renewables

Description: By breaking free of fossil fuels, we are entering a new
technological odyssey, in fact setting ourselves up for a new dependence―on
natural resources and rare metals that have become vital to our new ecological
and digital society. But what does it really mean in terms of environmental
impact, economic costs, and geopolitical considerations? We see great
investments being dedicated to the deployment of user infrastructures, but what
about the sourcing of raw materials – how can we improve the mining industry and
reduce externalities? The battle against China – the challenges that countries
face to compete with such a dominant player.

3:30 – 3:45 pm: Coffee Break

3:45 – 4:30 pm: Tales from the Trenches: Careers with Impact

Speakers:

 * Robin Millington: CEO, Planet Tracker
 * Gerhard Mulder: CEO & Founder, Climate Risk Services
 * Gerrit Sindermann: Executive Director, Green Digital Finance Alliance (GDFA)
 * David Zorn: Head of Strategic Partnerships, Climeworks

Moderator: Ray Rajarshi; Climate Subject Matter Expert, SLB

Description: This panel comprised of VCs and founders will be sharing their
inspirational stories, their challenges, and aspirations for the future. What
are the opportunities and threats in financing green projects and startups? What
is their take on ESG? Is the right talent available and what role are
governments and legislators playing in this space?

4:30 – 5:15 pm: Alumni Networking Workshop: Driving Action Ahead of COP29
Location: Auditorium MAAG + Breakout Rooms   

5:15 – 5:45 pm: Closing Remarks

5:45pm – 7:00 pm: Networking Cocktail
Location: INSEAD Restaurant

*This programme is subject to change

Forum webcards available here.

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Confirmed speakers:

 * Lee Newman: Dean, IE Business School
 * François Ortalo-Magné: Dean, London Business School
 * Francisco Veloso: Dean, INSEAD
 * Laurent Babikian: Global Director Data Products & Distribution, CDP
 * Vanina Farber: Dean of Executive MBA, elea Chair for Social Innovation,
   Professor of Social and Financial Innovation, International Institute for
   Management Development (IMD)
 * Jean-Michel Gauthier: Affiliate Professor; Executive Director of the Energy &
   Finance Chair, HEC Paris
 * Robin Millington: CEO, Planet Tracker
 * Gerhard Mulder: CEO & Founder, Climate Risk Services
 * Alexander Palkovsky: Vice-President, Euro Lithium-Borates
 * Larissa Sidarto: Commissioner, Green Rebel Foods
 * Gerrit Sindermann: Executive Director, Green Digital Finance Alliance (GDFA)
 * Pavan Sukhdev: CEO, GIST Impact
 * Felicity Tan: Director, The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet
   (GEAPP)
 * Hisham Uddin: Head of Strategic Growth & Venture Capital, Sungrow Europe
 * Prerna Wadikar: ESG Expert; Global Advisory Council Member, Tech India
   Advocates
 * Robert Witik: Cluster Head & Senior Analyst (Materials & Industrials), Robeco
 * David Zorn: Head of Strategic Partnerships, Climeworks

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Stay tuned for upcoming further information!






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