Climate and Business Forum (ClimB): Leadership Amidst Global Crises

Hosted on the eve of COP28, the 2nd edition of IGF's ClimB Forum in the Middle East is poised to delve into the dynamic convergence of climate leadership, innovative policy strategies, and the promotion of sustainable economic growth.

Can the world truly reconcile economic growth with sustainability? Can technology provide the answer for impact at scale? Join IGF for an afternoon of stimulating dialogue and debate, with voices from around MENA to tackle this and other big questions around climate change.

Greening the Game – The Private Sector's NetZero Revolution

Vivek Aswani, Chief Commercial Officer, RIMM Sustainability and Business Development

Panel Discussion: Where Does Oil Come into It? The Role of Fossil Fuels in a Low-Carbon World

Fazil Abdul Rahiman, Group Vice President – Sustainability and Climate Change, TAQA; Mamta Verma IAS, Principal Secretary, Energy and Petrochemicals, Government of Gujarat, India

Fireside Chat: Leadership in a Time of Global Crises

Baroness Patricia Scotland, Secretary-General, Commonwealth of Nations

In Conversation: Capital Transition – Accelerating Funding for Sustainable Impact

Kate Hampton, CEO, The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, UK; Sanjeev Gupta, Executive Director - Financial Services, Africa Finance Corporation, Nigeria; Deepali Khanna, Vice President, the Rockefeller Foundation, US

Panel Discussion: Cracking the Climate Code

Scene Setter: Nakul Zaveri, Partner and Co-Head of Climate Investment Strategy, LeapFrog Investments; Gagan Agrawal, Co-Founder, Planet Electric; Kaustubh Padakannaya, Co-founder, Pyse, India; Jagmohan Gaarg, Co-Founder & Director, Accacia India

Ministerial Interaction: Lessons from LiFE

Bhupender Yadav, Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Government of India

Launch of Paper On - Climate Change and Health: Exploring the Global South's Leadership

Dr Naveen Rao. Senior Vice President, Health Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation