Speakers
- Gino Van Begin, Secretary General, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
- Annika Strandhäll, Minister for Climate and the Environment, Government of Sweden (video message)
- Sharon Gill, Lead, Circular Economy in Cities, UNEP
- Rogier van den Berg, Acting Global Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
- Aloke Barnwal, Senior Climate Change Specialist and Coordinator of Sustainable Cities Program, Global Environment Facility (GEF)(virtual)
- Rodrigo Perpetuo, Regional Director, ICLEI South America Secretariat
- Khunal Khemnar, Additional Municipal Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation, India
- Abigail Binay, Mayor, Makati City, Philippines; Global Executive Committee Member, Innovative Finance Portfolio; Regional Executive Committee Member, Southeast Asia; Global Covenant of Mayors Board Member, representing Southeast Asia; CCFLA City Ambassador (video message)
- Matthew Baldwin, Mission Manager, Deputy Director-General of DG MOVE, European Commission
- Minna Arve, Mayor, City of Turku, Finland; Vice-President, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
- Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of UNDRR (virtual)
- Susanne Pedersen, Director, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre
- Eszter Mogyorósy, Head of Innovative Finance, ICLEI World Secretariat
- Jonas Michanek, Center Manager, UNOPS S3i Innovation Centre Sweden
- Anna Williams, Solutions Lead, Google Environmental Insights Explorer
- Frank Cownie, Mayor, City of Des Moines, USA; President, ICLEI – Local Governments for
Sustainability
- Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, Mayor, City of Malmö, Sweden; First Vice President, ICLEI –
Local Governments for Sustainability
Session overview
15:30-15:35 CEST | Welcome and introduction
15:35-15-38 CEST | Video message
Annika Strandhäll, Minister for Climate and the Environment, Government of Sweden (video message)
15:38-16:28 CEST | Delivering sustainable transformation
Fireside Chat: Inspiring transformation with UrbanShift
Facilitator: Sharon Gill, Lead, Circular Economy in Cities, UNEP
- Rogier van den Berg, Acting Global Director, World Resources Institute (WRI)
- Aloke Barnwal, Senior Climate Change Specialist and Coordinator, Global Environment Facility (GEF) (virtual)
- Rodrigo Perpetuo, Regional Director, ICLEI South America Secretariat
- Khunal Khemnar, Additional Municipal Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation, India
Leadership Dialogue: Financing transformation to climate-neutral cities in Europe and globally
Facilitator: Gino Van Begin, Secretary General, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
- Abigail Binay, Mayor, Makati City, Philippines; ICLEI Global Executive Committee Member and Innovative Finance Portfolio; ICLEI Regional Executive Committee Member, Southeast Asia; Global Covenant of Mayors Board Member, representing Southeast Asia; CCFLA City Ambassador (video message)
- Matthew Baldwin, EU Cities Mission, Mission Manager, Deputy Director-General of DG MOVE, European Commission
- Minna Arve, Mayor, City of Turku, Finland; Vice-President, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
- Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of UNDRR (virtual)
- Susanne Pedersen, Director, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre
16:28-16:40 CEST | Taking action forward
Moderator: Gino Van Begin, Secretary General, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
- Launch of TAP 2022 annual call for projects: Eszter Mogyorósy, Head of Innovative Finance, ICLEI World Secretariat
- Launch of UNOPS S3i Innovation Centre in Malmö: Jonas Michanek, Center Manager, UNOPS S3i Innovation Centre Sweden
- Special announcement of ICLEI Action Fund: Anna Williams, Solutions Lead, Google Environmental Insights Explorer
16:40-16:50 CEST | Our vision for our sustainable future
16:50-16:55 CEST | Closing remarks
- Frank Cownie, Mayor, City of Des Moines, USA; President, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
- Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, Mayor, City of Malmö, Sweden; First Vice President, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability