The Conduit @ COP28

As mentioned last week, The Conduit is eagerly anticipating COP28, both from our homes in London and Oslo, and in the midst of the action in Dubai. Our community of leaders and changemakers will be convening throughout the week to connect and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. You can catch us in three key locations:

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·?????? 4th-8th December: Conduit Lounge in the Innovation Zone, Madinat Jumeirah - The Climate Action Innovation Zone will be a centre of gravity for cross-sector collaboration at COP28, bringing together thousands of leaders and practitioners from business, finance, cities, regions and countries to drive climate action at speed and scale. The Conduit Lounge is an exclusive space for Conduit members and climate leaders to relax, work and connect – with complimentary coffee, comfortable seating, workstations and meeting spaces. Conduit members, pre-register here for The Conduit Lounge.

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Find The Conduit on the Innovation Zone’s Climate Action Stage:

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All timings in GULF STANDARD TIME (GST)

-??8th December, 3:30-4:15pm: Green Horizons: Innovators navigating supply chains under SDG13, Climate Action - Join The Conduit and UAE-based payments platform Hubpay for a panel discussing the challenges and opportunities businesses face in navigating complex cross-border supply chains. Topics covered will include the environmental impact of global trade, the effects of climate change on supply chains, plus mitigation and adaptation solutions being championed by the private sector. We will be joined by Kevin Kilty , CEO and Founder of Hubpay; Gaurav Sinha, Investor, The Giving Movement; Catherine Bottrill , CEO and Co-Founder of Pilio and Veronica Giraldo , CPO of The Producers Trust. Register here for the Innovation Zone.

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·?????? 30th November - 12th December: COP28 Green Zone, Expo City – The Conduit will be at the heart of the conversation in the official COP28 Green Zone, where our partners Extreme Hangout and Kite Insights will be curating engaging panel discussions and convenings. Register here for the Green Zone.

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·?????? 4th-6th December: Changemakers Hub at ICD Brookfield Place – In partnership with VCA, The Conduit will bring its signature solutions-focused programming to the Changemakers Hub at ICD Brookfield Place. With a programme of panels, roundtables and networking events, the event aims to promote connection, knowledge sharing, and drive tangible outcomes. Pre-register here for the Changemakers Hub.

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?Session themes in the Changemakers Hub include:

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-????????? 5th December, 10:30am – 11:30pm: The Role of Storytelling in Investing.? Moderated by Kristina Kloberdanz , Chief Sustainability Officer at Macquarie Asset Management, we are joined by Gary White , CEO and Co-Founder of water.org, who have provided water and sanitation to over 60 million people through impact financing, and 'Tokunboh Ishmael, CFA , Co-Founder and MD of Alitheia Capital, one of the first pioneers of impact investing in Africa.

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-????????? 5th December, 5:00pm – 6:00pm: Value Chain Transformation: Biodiversity and Nature Based Solutions. With Barry Parkin , Chief Sustainability Officer at Mars; Dorothy Shaver , Global Food Sustainability Director at Unilever; Sally Smith , Chief Sustainability Officer at Upfield and Eleanor Besley-Gould , Managing Partner at Xynteo.

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-????????? 6th December, 10:30am – 11:30am: Planetary Guardians: A Roadmap Back to Safety. With Jean Oelwang , Co-Founder and CEO of Virgin Unite; Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim , President of the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad and UN SDG Advocate; Ralph Chami , Co-Founder of Blue Green Future and Rebalance Earth.

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-????????? 6th December, 5:30 – 6:30pm: Redesigning the Fashion Landscape

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We are so excited to see you all there, as the world comes together to activate real solutions to the climate crisis. If you’re planning on joining us, register at the links above and check out our dedicated COP28 page!