PreCOP – Global Challenges, International Climate Policy and the Role of Business

Programme_PreCOP_2021

Day 1 – Accelerate the Race to Net Zero

15:00 – 19:00 h (CET)

Opening Remarks
15:00 – 15:15 h 

• Dr. Holger Bingmann, Chairman, ICC Germany
• Nicolo Salsano, CEO, HSBC Germany

Keynote: International Climate Negotiations – where we are heading to
15:15 – 15.30 h

• Ovais Sarmad, Deputy Executive Secretary, UNFCCC

High-level Panel Discussion: Race to zero & the Role of Multilateral Trade
15:30 – 16:45 h 

• John W.H. Denton, Secretary General, ICC
• Jean-Marie Paugam, Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization
• Nicolo Salsano, CEO, HSBC Germany
• Ovais Sarmad, Deputy Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
• Judith Wiese, Member of the Board, Siemens AG

Virtual Coffee/Tea Break
16:45 – 17:00 h

Power Talk on Carbon Pricing 
17:00 – 18:00 h  

• Dr. Brigitte Knopf,  Secretary General, Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
• Katharina Beck, Alliance 90/The Greens Germany

Day 2 – Spotlight on Energy Transition and Disclosure

9:30-16:00 h (CET)

Opening and Recap
09:30 – 09:40 h

Keynote Speech
09:40 – 10:00 h

• Maria Ferraro, Member of the Executive Board and Chief Financial Officer of Siemens Energy AG

Spotlight on Disclosure and the Role of Data
10:00 – 10:15 h

• Katarin Wagner, Head of Sustainability, HSBC Germany
• Nadine-Lan Hönighaus, Executive Director, econsense

EU Taxonomy and Implications for Business Strategies
10:15  – 10:30 h

• Maya Ormazabal Herrero, Director Enviroment and Human Rights, Telefonica

Workshop on Climate Disclosure & Data Quality
10:30  – 11:45 h

• Daniel Bouzas Luis, Regional Coordinator for Europe, UNEP FI
• Doris Kramer, Director Sustainable Investment, KfW
• Stefan Schnell, Head of Group Reporting & Performance Management, BASF and Member of the EFRAG Project Task Force on European Sustainability Reporting Standards

10 Takeaways for Companies on Disclosure
11.45 – 12.00 h 

Lunch Break
12:00 – 13:30 h

Spotlight on the Global Energy Transition
13:30 – 13:35 h

• Lilly Höhn, Energy & Climate, Federation of German Industries (BDI)

Various Company Pitches on How Solutions contribute to Energy Transition
13:40 – 14:15 h   

• Dieter Vollkommer, Vice President Sustainability, Siemens Energy
• Thomas Cargill, Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, General Motors International

Panel Discussion on Global Energy Transition: Technologies & Global Developments
14:15 – 15:15 h

• Javiera Aldunate, Head of Energy Department, Ministry for Energy in Chile
• Heike Bergmann, Senior Vice President Sales Africa, Voith Hydro
• Zoe Knight, Managing Director & Group Head, Centre of Sustainable Finance, HSBC & Commissioner of the Energy Transitions Commission
• Dr. Stephan Singer, Senior Climate Science and Global Energy Policy Advisor, Climate Action Network
• Michael Sonnerborg, Head of Strategy, RWE Renewables

10 quick Questions on Energy Transition with …
15:15 – 15:30 h

• Kanika Chawla, Programme Manager, UN Energy

Closing
15.30 h