Climate Infrastructure Forum

High-level roundtable | 4-5 March 2019 | Barcelona

Video & Documents Keynotes Agenda Advisory Committee Speakers

Shaping the future of infrastructure

Challenging investment environments in developing countries have resulted in a multi-trillion annual shortfall that is needed to finance sustainable infrastructure.

The boundaries of what is sustainable infrastructure are unclear. This can jeopardize investment decisions, potentially resulting in missed opportunities and stranded assets.

The Climate Infrastructure Forum will bring together a curated group of policy, business, finance, and civil society leaders to build actionable solutions around the sustainable infrastructure imperative – with the aim of accelerating investment and making it consistent with the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda.

Event Highlights

50+ Participants

A curated pool of policy, business, finance, and civil society leaders.

Investment De-risking

De-risking strategies to unlock infrastructure investments.

5 Sectors

Electricity, transport, water, buildings, and digital infrastructure.

Metrics

Developing standardized metric tools.

Actionable Solutions

Identifying and sharing actionable solutions and tools.

Networking

Creating a transformative community of practice.

Keynote Conference

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News

Christiana Figueres Confirmed
as Keynote Speaker

We are delighted to announce the participation of Ms. Christiana Figueres, Convenor of Mission 2020 and former Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change, as a Keynote Speaker at the Climate Infrastructure Forum 2019.

Kirsten Snow Spalding Confirmed
as Keynote Speaker

We are delighted to announce the participation of Ms. Kirsten Snow Spalding, Investor Network Director of Ceres, as a Keynote Speaker at the Climate Infrastructure Forum 2019.

Takahiro Tsuda Confirmed
as Keynote Speaker

We are delighted to announce the participation of Mr. Takahiro Tsuda, Director for Development Policy Coordination at the Ministry of Finance, Japan G20 Presidency, as a Keynote Speaker at the Climate Infrastructure Forum 2019.

James Grabert Confirmed
as Keynote Speaker

We are delighted to announce the participation of Mr. James Grabert, Director Sustainable Development Mechanisms, UN Climate Change, as a Keynote Speaker at the Climate Infrastructure Forum 2019.

Luigi Carafa confirmed
as Moderator

We are delighted to announce that Dr Luigi Carafa, Executive Director of the Climate Infrastructure Partnership, is the moderator of the inaugural keynote debate of the Climate Infrastructure Forum 2019.

Agenda

Monday, March 4th
Opening remarks
11:30 - 12:00
Keynote Conference: Infrastructure Systems, Climate Change and Sustainable Development
12:00 - 13:30
Executive lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Leadership Roundtable:
Shaping the Future of Infrastructure
15:00 - 18:00
Tour of Sant Pau Landmark
18:00 - 19:00

Tuesday, March 5th
Session I - Metrics for Sustainable Infrastructure: Defining the Boundaries, Unlocking Institutional Investment
10:00 - 13:00
Executive lunch
13:00 - 14:30
Session II - Derisking Strategies: Transforming the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030 into investment
14:30 - 16:30
Session III - Cities: Unlocking urban infrastructure investment
16:30 - 18:00
Closing remarks
18:00 - 18:30

Documents & Videos

Youtube video

Keynote Conference

Youtube video

Leadership Roundtable

Advisory Committee

Amal-Lee Amin

Chief Climate Division
Inter-American Development Bank

Cesar Carreño

Senior Officer, Low Carbon Cities
Carbonn Center, ICLEI World Secretariat

Stephen Hammer

Advisor, Global Partnerships and Strategy,
Climate Change Group
World Bank

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Sebastián Kind

Undersecretary of Renewable Energies
Ministry of Finance, Argentina

Julie Perkins

GWOPA Program Manager
UN Habitat

Marc Ribó

Business Development Manager
Abertis

Flavia Rosembuj

Global Lead for Climate Business
International Finance Corporation

Speakers & Delegates

Maximiliano Morrone

National Director for the Promotion of Renewable Energy, Secretary of Energy, Argentina

Frederic Ximeno

Comissioner for Ecology,
Barcelona City Council

Sylvain Nachef

International Business Development Director, Bouygues Energies & Services

James Alexander

Director, City Finance Programme,
C40 Cities

Kate Hampton

CEO, Children's Investment Fund Foundation

Mafalda Duarte

Head, Climate Investment Funds

Jose Andreu

Lead Operations Officer, Climate Investment Funds

Francisco Benedito

CEO, ClimateTrade

Silvia Charpentier

Board Member,
Central Bank of Costa Rica

Matthew Jordan-Tank

Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Policy and Project Preparation (SI3P), Sustainable Infrastructure Group, EBRD

Christopher Hurst

Director General, Projects Directorate, European Investment Bank

Jose Luis Muñoz

Director General, EIT Climate KIC Spain

Marco van der Ree

Director Business Development, EIT Climate-KIC

Neil Walmsley

International Business Development & Partnerships Lead, EIT Climate-KIC

José Lluch

Business Development, EIT Climate-KIC

Claudio Memoli

E-Industries Strategy, Enel X

Carlo Papa

Director, ENEL Foundation

Audrey Quehen

Senior Manager External Relations, ENGIE

Gebru Endalew

Former Chair LDCs, Ethiopia

Yvon Slingenberg

Director for International, Mainstreaming and Policy Coordination, DG Climate Action, European Commission

Antonio Burgueño

Director of Quality and CSR,
FCC Construcción

David Garcia Nuñez

Director of Communication,
FCC Construcción

Arnau Queralt

Director Advisory Council for Sustainable Development, Generalitat de Catalunya

Isidre Sala

Director General for Multilateral and European Affairs, Generalitat de Catalunya

Tony Clamp

Deputy Director, Private Sector Facility, Green Climate Fund

Jonathan Pershing

Program Director of Environment, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Stephanie Maier

Director, Responsible Investment, HSBC Global Asset Management

Ivan Corbacho Morales

Advisor, IDB Invest

Ricardo Gonzalez

Investment Officer, Blended Finance, IFC

Stephanie Pfeifer

CEO, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change

Pia Heidenmark Cook

Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA

Karol Gobczynski

Head of Climate and Energy, IKEA

Maria Tapia

Lead Climate Change Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank

Mustapha Bakkoury

President & CEO, Masen

Ali Zerouali

Head of Institutional Relations, Masen

Stephanie Goodrid-Lawson

Executive Director, McKinney Family Foundation

Sasja Beslik

Head of Group Sustainable Finance, Nordea Bank

Anthony Cox

Deputy Director, Environment Directorate, OECD

Robert Metzke

Head of Sustainability, Philips

John Tidmarsh

Chief Investment Officer,
R20 Regions of Climate Action

Michael Northrop

Program Director, Sustainable Development,
Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Isabel Garro

Special Adviser High Commissioner for the Agenda 2030, Spain

Francisco Heras

Adaptation Unit Spanish Climate Change Office, Ministry for Ecological Transition, Spain

Francisco Doblas-Reyes

Earth Sciences Department Director, Supercomputing Center BSC

James Grabert

Director, Sustainable Development Mechanisms, UN Climate Change

Patricia Purcell

Head of Parnterships, UN Global Compact

Joan Clos

Former Executive Director,
UN Habitat

Marco Attisani

CEO, Watly

Laura Canas da Costa

Senior Advisor Sustainable Finance, WWF Switzerland

David Pistoni

CEO, Zeleros Hyperloop

Venue

The Roundtable took place at the Climate Infrastructure Partnership's headquarters, the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site, a UNESCO World Heritage Landmark, in the framework of the collaboration agreement between the Sant Pau Foundation and the Diputació de Barcelona.

Visit Sant Pau's official photo stream here. Photo credits: Sant Pau Foundation.