BCS_Programme v9 - Business & Climate Summit

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Day 1 : MAY 20

OUR SHARED VISION: A better, stronger, low-carbon world

12.00 – 13.30

Welcome Lunch 14.00 – 15.30

Opening Plenary: The Business Climate Has Changed The private sector now recognizes that the transition to a low-carbon economy is the only way to secure sustainable economic growth and prosperity for all. More businesses and investors are committed to taking bold climate action than at any time in history. And the private sector is moving because doing so minimises risk and maximises opportunity. In short, taking climate action simply makes good business sense. However, business solutions on climate are not being scaled up fast enough. Governments have an indispensable role in setting clear, long-term policy frameworks that will send clear signals to markets, unleash low-carbon investment and steer the global economy on a growth and development trajectory that keeps global warming below 2°C. The We Mean Business report entitled “The Climate Has Changed” illustrates that leading companies are seeing an IRR of well over 20% on their low carbon investments. It also highlights that consistent and credible government policy signals are essential for a greater number of businesses to unleash innovation, secure economic growth – all while helping secure sustainable energy for what will soon be 9 billion people. What can we learn from the ‘first movers’? How can governments create enabling environments, which allow for an ever-widening group of companies to scale-up solutions? How can business and government collaborate to create a bold, ambitious low-carbon vision that ensures economic growth while delivering a better, stronger world for all?

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS Ana-Luiza Thompson-Flores**, Assistant Director General for Strategic Planning, UNESCO Pierre-André de Chalendar**, CEO, Saint-Gobain & Chairman, EpE Jean-Pascal Tricoire**, CEO, Schneider Electric & Chairman, UNGC France

BUSINESS & CLIMATE DIALOGUE #1 Scene Setter: Angel Gurria**, Secretary General, OECD

Speakers: Tony de Brum**, Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Republic of the Marshall Islands Marcelo Strufaldi Castelli**, CEO, Fibria Christina Figueres**, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC Georges Plassat**, Chairman & CEO, Carrefour Manuel Pulgar-Vidal**, Minister of Environment, Peru Eldar Saetre**, CEO, Statoil

Moderator: Nik Gowing**, International Broadcaster

KEYNOTE François Hollande***, President of the Republic of France

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16.00 – 17:30

Thematic Sessions: Three Pathways to a Better Economy The New Climate Economy’s report "Better Growth, Better Climate" identifies three areas which are critical to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions: energy, cities and land-use. What are the most promising solutions being deployed in each of these three areas? What are the obstacles to scaling up these solutions? Which policies can help drive investment and catalyse the deployment of solutions at scale?

TS #1: ENERGY Achieving global net zero emissions well before the end of the century requires a deep transformation of all energy systems. How can we scale up renewable energy and encourage companies to commit to procure 100% of their electricity from renewable sources in the shortest practical timescale? How will we decarbonise the energy sector in a way that ensures economic growth?

Speakers: Daniel Benes**, Chairman of the Board & CEO, CEZ Vidar Helgesen**, Ministry of European Economic Affairs & European Affairs, Norway Sindoor Mittal**, Director, Welspun Renewables Rudy Provoost**, CEO, Rexel Christian Rynning-Tønnesen**, CEO, Statkraft Tulsi Tanti**, Chairman and Managing Director, Suzlon Philippe Varin**, Chairman of the Board, Areva

Challenger: Jean-Marc Jancovici**, President, The Shift Project

Moderator: Philippe Joubert**, Senior Adviser, WBCSD

TS #2: CITIES – INFRASTRUCTURE & BUILDINGS, TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSPORTATION By 2050, significantly more than half the world’s population will live in cities. Cities are proving to be a crucial center of innovation in meeting the climate challenge, and are likely to be essential contributors to the global goal of keeping temperature increase to below 2˚C. This session will explore emerging opportunities to accelerate progress through innovative infrastructure, technology, transportation & mobility – and policymaking as cities lead the way to low carbon prosperity.

Speakers: Sandeep Dadlani**, EVP and Head of Americas, Infosys Xavier Huillard**, Chairman and CEO, Vinci Guillaume Pepy**, Chairman, SNCF Tanya Muller Garcia**, Secretary for the Environment, Mexico City Jean-Dominique Senard**, CEO & Managing General Partner, Michelin Moncef Ziani**, Executive Manager, CID

Moderator: Aron Cramer**, President & CEO, BSR

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TS #3: FOOD, FOREST AND AGRICULTURE Rapid global population growth, urbanisation, rising incomes and the aspirations of a booming middle class are putting enormous pressure on land and water resources used by agriculture and forests. In addition, how can we ask this sector to support the shift from fossil fuels to biomass without compromising biodiversity?

Speakers: Yetti Rusli**, Senior Advisor on Environment and Climate Change, Ministry of Forestry and Environment, Indonesia Bruno Duval**, President, Savco Stéphane Frappat**, CEO, Sodrugestvo Anil Jain**, Managing Director & CEO, Jain Irrigation Carlos Klink**, National Secretary for Climate Change and Environmental Quality, Brazil Paulo Roberto de Souza**, CEO, Copersucar

Moderator: David Nussbaum**, CEO, WWF-UK & Chair WWF Global Climate & Energy Initiative

17.45 – 19.15

Plenary 2: Mapping The Trajectory: How Fast Can We Go? In 2010 at COP 16 in Cancun, leaders of every country in the world committed to establishing a process for reviewing the adequacy of the long-term global goal – limiting warming below 2˚C. AR5, the IPCC’s latest synthesis report makes the emissions trajectory to a 2˚C world very clear – and the route gets steeper the longer we wait. Business is already moving but we need government to send clear policy signals so that we can accelerate the journey. How are companies setting science-based targets to unleash innovations and accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy? What is the role of a long-term target and how should the target be formulated to influence business strategies? Which policies does business need from government in order to go further, faster? How can we help manage the transition for those who will find it most challenging?

BUSINESS & CLIMATE DIALOGUE #2 Speakers: Juan José Guerra Abud**, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Jean-Paul Agon**, Chairman and CEO, L’Oréal Philippe Marchessaux**, CEO, BNP Paribas-IP Paul Polman**, CEO, Unilever Patrick Pouyanné**, CEO, Total Ségolène Royal*, Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, France Feike Sijbesma**, CEO & Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Peter Terium**, CEO, RWE

Moderator: Nina Dos Santos**, Anchor and Correspondent, CNN

Wrap-up: Angel Gurria**, Secretary General, OECD

19:15 – 21:00

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Day 2 : MAY 21

MOVING FROM VISION TO ACTION: Delivering a better world

Cocktail reception

08.00 – 09.15

Coffee 08.15 – 09:15

Eye-Opener: Making Low-Carbon Life Cool The low-carbon movement has – so far – not truly gripped the imagination of the public. Most people are still unsure of what it means or how to engage. Many still associate it with higher energy prices, carbon taxes and unappealing frugality. Companies need to step up, offer consumers better options so that lowcarbon choices are seen as easier, cooler – better. How do we shift this narrative? How can we engage citizens all around the world and encourage them to see a low-carbon life-style as the smart choice of today? How can we make the notion of ‘low-carbon’ accessible – even exciting – for people in developing countries? A group of visionary speakers open a debate about how companies can drive innovative approaches to allow for an accessible low-carbon lifestyle without compromise.

Speakers: Mike Barry**, Chief of Sustainable Business Plan A, Marks & Spencer Marie-Claire Daveu**, CSO and Public Affairs, Kering Hannah Jones**, CSO & Vice President, Innovation Accelerator, Nike Claire Martin**, Director for Sustainable Development, Renault Luis Neves**, Group Sustainability and Climate Change Officer, Deutsche Telekom Claus Stig Pedersen**, Head of Corporate Sustainability, Novozymes

Moderator: Fabrice Bonnifet**, Vice-Président, C3D and CSO, Bouygues

09.30 – 11.00

Plenary 3: Carbon Pricing: A Critical Tool For Both Business and Government To meet the climate change challenge, we need to change the way we make, use, source – and value – energy. The current low price of oil is an enormous opportunity to reduce fossil fuel subsidies and introduce carbon pricing. Only robust and predictable carbon pricing will drive investment in renewable energy and low-carbon technologies and assets. Pricing carbon is not a ‘silver bullet’ but it is a vital tool, which individual countries can use to help deliver their national contributions – and go even further. Effective carbon pricing will also be good for most companies: creating new markets, products and services, generating employment, reducing energy consumption and increasing energy savings.

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How is carbon pricing best enacted for various business sectors? How do we deal with competitiveness in the face of different country approaches? How can the revenue streams generated by these pricing mechanisms provide positive feedbacks?

Speakers: Jean-Pierre Clamadieu**, Chairman and CEO, Solvay José Manuel Entrecanales Domecq**, CEO, Acciona Tony Hayward**, Chairman of Glencore and CEO of Genel Energy Rachel Kyte**, Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change, World Bank Group Xavier Musca**, Deputy CEO, Credit Agricole

Intervention: Kerry Adler**, President and Chief Executive Officer, SkyPower

Moderator: Nik Gowing**, International Broadcaster

Wrap-up: Simon Upton**, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 11.00 – 11.30

Coffee break 11.30 – 13.00

Thematic Sessions: Smart Policies To Catalyse Low-Carbon Action More companies are taking climate action than at any time in history. Based on this experience, the private sector has identified three areas where smart policies could help accelerate the transition to a low-carbon world – and improve the quality of life for citizens.

TS #4 HOW LOW CAN WE GO? In the business world, there is a growing interest in low consumption patterns, resource efficiency and the circular economy. Policies that encourage low-carbon production and consumption will be important levers in the transition to a low-carbon world. Participants will discuss the role of companies and governments in shifting societal consumption patterns to foster the use of resource efficient products as well as the role of regulation and standards in providing the platform to stimulate low-carbon production and consumption. The session will highlight the impact of voluntary actions to decouple production and consumption of goods and services from greenhouse gas emissions.

Speakers: Jean-Louis Chaussade**, CEO, Suez-Environnement José Lopez**, EVP, Executive Vice-president, Responsible for Operations, Nestlé Louise Métivier**, Assistant Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Canada Colin Melvin**, CEO, Hermes Equity Ownership Services Rudolf Staudigl**, President & CEO, Wacker Chemie K-C Tran**, CEO, Carbon Recycling International

Moderator: Paul Simpson**, CEO, CDP

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TS #5: INNOVATION IS THE KEY The solutions to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions already exist, today. But to reach the scale of change necessary for net zero emissions, many more processes, products and systems must be found invented or improved. Policies are needed to help identify, develop and drive investment in these low-carbon solutions. In order to catalyse systems and technology innovation, new partnerships should be explored across the business value chain, between government and business, and among investors and innovators.

Speakers: Philippe Delpech**, COO, Intercontinental Operations, UTC Building & Industrial Systems Antoine Frérot**, Chairman and CEO, Veolia Jennifer Holmgren**, CEO, LanzaTech Kenji Kurata**, President, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Japan Mary Nichols**, Chairman, California Air Resources Board, United States Maxime Picat**, CEO, Peugeot Berry Wiersum**, CEO Europe, Sappi

Interventions: Hannah Jones**, CSO & Vice President, Innovation Accelerator Nike Chris Olson**, CTO Europe, 3M

Moderator: Sandrine Dixson-Declève**, Director of The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group

TS #6: WE MUST BUILD CAPACITY AND BE RESILIENT No matter how fast we reduce emissions, we will still need to make our communities and our businesses more resilient. Policies can help building capacity so that development is both resilient and low-carbon. Companies are already facing the risks and consequences of climate change and are implementing new approaches. Insurance companies are at the forefront of these challenges and feeling the heat. Business and government all around the world are rolling out adaptation strategies, but we need policies that encourage more action from all. What have we learnt and how can the international agreement make a difference? What new approaches can help build resilience? How can business and government build capacity fast enough to address climate change while still encouraging economic growth?

Speakers: Pablo Bueno**, CEO, TYPSA Yann Le Pallec**, President, Standard & Poors, France Anwar Hossain Manju**, Minister of Environment and Forests, Bangladesh Nicolas Moreau**, President & CEO, AXA France Wilma Mansveld**, Minister for the Environment, Netherlands Alok Saraf**, CEO, Arth Ceramics Jai Shroff** CEO, UPL

Moderator: John Danilovich**, Secretary General, ICC

13.00 – 14.30

Lunch

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14.30 – 16.00

Plenary 4: Financing the Low-Carbon Economy Addressing the challenges of climate change requires mobilisation of investment flows: a massive redirection in the energy sector, and 10 – 12% more investment for energy efficiency in all sectors. Innovative mechanisms to leverage public finance in all economic sectors will be critical in developed and developing countries. Scaling up investment in low-carbon assets in developing countries will allow them to leapfrog to climate friendly development, which must become the new norm. How can the climate agenda be incorporated into the agenda for global economic growth? Are there models for this? What are the roles of public and private finance? What is the role of investment into infrastructure? How can more funds be mobilised to low carbon growth?

BUSINESS & CLIMATE DIALOGUE: #4 Scene Setter: Nick Stern**, Chair, Grantham Research Institute

Speakers: Ali Al Naimi**, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia Philippe Desfossés**, CEO, ERAFP Jean-Bernard Lévy **, Chairman & CEO, EDF Andrew O’Brien**, Special Representative for Global Partnerships, US Department of State Assaad W. Razzouk**, CEO, Sindicatum Purna R. Saggurti**, Chairman, Global Corporate & Investment Banking, Bank of America Ian Simm**, Founder and Chief Executive, Impax Asset Management Francesco Starace**, CEO, Enel

Moderator: Francine Lacqua**, Editor-at-Large, Bloomberg Television

16.00 - 17.30

Plenary 5: Our Shared Vision: Building the Paris Climate Alliance Business has changed. A common understanding of the risks of climate change is changing traditional business strategies and investment patterns. Business has solutions, will have more and stands ready to scale them up. But the private sector needs clear, long-term policy framework to help guide it. Business is ready to work with government to help design policies that will support both economic growth and development. This collaborative effort needs to ramp up now and continue well beyond COP21. The UN Conference on Climate Change, taking place 200 days from now, is not the ‘finish line’ – but a launch pad. How could a global, long-term goal in the Paris agreement mobilise capital globally and accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy? How can these two worlds collaborate to free up public funds that could then leverage private financing? And how can business work with government to grow the economy and pursue development while limiting global temperature rise to 2° Celsius?

Speakers: Mats Andersson**, CEO, AP4 Laurent Fabius**, Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Development, France Hakima El Haité**, Minister with Special Responsibility for the Environment, Morocco

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Bruno Lafont**, Chairman & CEO, Lafarge Harold McGraw III**, Chairman of the Board, McGraw Hill Gérard Mestrallet**, Chairman & CEO, Engie Manuel Pulgar-Vidal*, Minister of Environment, Peru Liu Zhenya**, Chairman, State Grid Corporation of China

Moderator: Nik Gowing**, International Broadcaster

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To Register and Participate: www.businessclimatesummit.com | [email protected] @BClimateSummit | #BusinessClimate

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