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Opening Plenary: Realigning Economy and Conservation - Towards a Systemic Change in Economics and Finance

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Join us as we outline the challenges to achieving a sustainable global economy, and discuss how to achieve these changes.
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What is needed from the various participants in the global economic system to achieve a sustainable global economy? How can we attain these changes? Panelists at the opening plenary will outline the challenges from the perspectives of these participants, representing development banks, major commodity companies, finance sector, youth, indigenous people, philanthropic sector, government, and civil society.

Session agenda

Moderator

Mrs Marianne HAAHR

Executive Director ,
Green Digital Finance Alliance
Denmark


11:00 - 12:30

Speaker

Dr Bruno OBERLE

Director General,
IUCN
Switzerland

Opening
11:00 - 11:15

Prof. Partha DASGUPTA

Emeritus Professor of Economics,
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom

Conversation with Sir Partha Dasgupta
11:00 - 11:15

Panelist

Mr Antoine SIRE

HEAD OF COMPANY ENGAGEMENT BNP PARIBAS GROUP,
BNP PARIBAS
France

Policy Dialogue 1 Achieving transformational changes requires key change agents who can make a difference.
11:00 - 12:30

Dr Baomiavotse Vahinala RAHARINIRINA

Ministre,
Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable
Madagascar


11:00 - 12:30

Mr Elliott HARRIS

Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development/Chief Economist,
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United States of America

Policy Dialogue 1: plans and actions to achieve a sustainable economy
11:00 - 12:30

Jennifer MORRIS

Chief Executive Officer,
The Nature Conservancy
United States of America


11:00 - 12:30

Prof. Kevin Chika URAMA

SENIOR DIRECTOR,
African Development Institute, African Development Bank Group
Côte d'Ivoire

Policy Dialogue 2 Perspectives of national governments, public finance institutions, indigenous people, and youth
11:00 - 12:30

Mrs Magali ANDERSON

Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer,
Holcim
Switzerland

Policy Dialogue 1: Achieving transformational changes requires key change agents who can make a difference. We have invited them to explain their plans and actions to achieve a sustainable economy.
11:00 - 12:30

Mr Preston HARDISON

Policy Analyst,
Tebtebba
United States of America

Policy Dialogue 2 Perspectives of national governments, public finance institutions, indigenous people, and youth
11:00 - 12:30

Mr Raffaello CERVIGNI

Lead Environmental Economist,
The World Bank
Italy

Policy Dialogue 2 Are the proposed changes enough? What changes are needed from the perspectives of national governments, public finance institutions, indigenous people, and youth?
11:00 - 12:30

Ms Robyn SEETAL

Founder and Principal Consultant ,
IkTaar Sustainability
Canada


11:00 - 12:00

Mr Yannick GLEMAREC

Executive Director,
Green Climate Fund
Korea (RK)

Policy Dialogue 1 Achieving transformational changes requires key change agents who can make a difference. We have invited them to explain their plans and actions to achieve a sustainable economy
11:00 - 12:30

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