Watch this space for more confirmed speakers.
The 2016 GRT is hosted under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
Host
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H.E. Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi Minister of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates |
With the Support of |
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H. E. Mubarak Rashed Al Mansoori Governor, Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates |
Confirmed Speakers |
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Khaled Mohammed Al-Aboodi Chief Executive Officer, General Manager and Director, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector, Saudi Arabia |
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Aisha Mohamed Abdullah Al Abdooli Director of Environmental Awareness and Education, Director of Air Quality, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates |
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Dr. Iyad Abumoghli Director and Regional Representative for West Asia, UNEP |
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Nader Azar Chief Executive Officer, Amman Stock Exchange, Jordan |
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Abdulla Mohammed Al Awar Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre, United Arab Emirates |
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Zeti Akhtar Aziz Former Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia, Malaysia |
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Butch Bacani Programme Leader, UNEP Finance Inititative, Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative (UN PSI) |
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Rosemary Bissett Head of Sustainability Governance and Risk, National Australia Bank, Australia |
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Tatiana Bosteels Director Responsibility & Head Responsible Property Investment, Hermes Investment, United Kingdom |
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Graham Cooper Consulting Editor, Environmental Finance, United Kingdom |
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Jeremy Crane Chief Executive Officer, Yellow Door Energy, United Arab Emirates |
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João Consiglio Vice President Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Executive Officers, Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A., Brasil |
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Marc Daubrey IMPACTUM CEO & National Coordinator, INDC Ivory Coast, Côte d’Ivoire |
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Simon Dettling Expert, Green Finance German International Cooperation (GIZ), Germany |
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Françoise d’Estais Head of the Finance Unit Energy, Climate, and Technology Branch Economy Division UN Environment |
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H.E. Dr. Nadia Makram Ebeid Member of the Board of Directors of the Commercial International Bank Former Minister of the Environment, Egypt |
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Wissam H. Fattouh Secretary General, Union of Arab Banks Secretary General, World Union of Arab Bankers, Lebanon |
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Walid Adel Fawzy Head of Credit & Investment Risk, Commercial International Bank, Egypt |
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Elodie Feller Investement Coordinator, UNEP Finance Initiative |
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Dr. Ashraf Gamal El Din Chief Executive Officer of Hawkamah, The Institute for Corporate Governance |
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Remco Fischer Programme Officer (Climate Change Adaptation), UNEP Finance Initiative |
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Louise Gallagher Research Programme Head, Luc Hoffmann Institute, Switzerland |
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Stephane Le Gentil Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Energy Services Company, United Arab Emirates |
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Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany Executive Director of Brand and Sustainability, Masdar, United Arab Emirates |
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Nezha Hayat Chairman, Moroccan Capital Market Authority, Morocco |
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Denis Hills Head of Sustainability, Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A., Brazil |
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Catherine Howarth Chief Executive, Share Action, United Kingdom |
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Masato Ito Associate General Manager, Head of Sustainable Property Promotion Team, Real Estate Advisory Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, Japan |
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Timothée Jaulin Associate – Investment Solutions Engineering & Sovereign Advisory, Amundi, France |
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Jacki Johnson Group Executive of People, Performance & Reputation, IAG Executive Director of IAG NZ, Australia |
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Hussain Khansaheb Director of Green Development, United Arab Emirates Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates |
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Sean Kidney Chief Executive Officer, Climate Bonds Initiative, United Kingdom |
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Bernd Kohn Chief Executive Africa and Middle East, Munich Re, Germany |
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Richard Kooloos Director of Sustainable Banking, ABN AMRO, Netherlands |
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Hülya Kurt Chief Executive Officer, Escarus, Turkey |
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Rachel Kyte Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All), Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All |
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Steve Lambert Executive General Manager, Capital Financing, National Australia Bank, Australia |
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Karsten Löffler Managing Director, Allianz Climate Solutions GmbH (ACS), Germany |
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Tirad Al-Mahmoud Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, United Arab Emirates |
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Samuel Makome Chief Operating Officer, KCB Bank Group Ltd, Kenya |
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Rashid Al Mansoori Chief Executive Officer, Qatar Stock Exchange, Qatar |
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Yannik Motz Project Manager Green Finance, GIZ, Germany |
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Dr. Patrick Njoroge Governor, Central Bank of Kenya, Kenya |
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Ligia Noronha Director, Economy Division, UN Environment |
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Saker Nusseibeh Chief Executive Officer, Hermes Investment Management, United Kingdom |
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Mohammed Omran Chairman, Egyptian Exchange Chairman, Federation Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS) Professor of Finance, Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Egypt |
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David Pitt-Watson Inflection Point Capital Management, Senior Strategic Advisor, United Kingdom |
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Julian Poulter Chief Executive Officer, Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP), United Kingdom |
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Bilal Rahill International Finance Corporation |
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Atiur Rahman Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank Professor of Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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Fiona Reynolds Managing Director, Principles for Responsible Investment |
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Nick Robins Co-director of the UNEP Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System |
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Madeleine Ronquest Head of Environmental and Social Risk Management, FirstRand Limited, South Africa |
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Najib Saab Secretary General, Arab Forum for Environment and Development, Lebanon |
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H.E. Dr. Nasser Saidi Chairman, Clean Energy Business Council, United Arab Emirates |
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Gus Schellekens Partner, MENA Clean Energy and Sustainability Services team, Ernst & Young, United Arab Emirates |
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Omar Selim Chief Executive Officer, Arabesque, United Kingdom |
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Ayman Smadi Director of Transportation and Traffic Management, Greater Amman Municipality, Jordan |
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Erik Solheim Executive Director, UN Environment Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations |
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Richad Soundardjee Group Chief Regional Officer, Societe Generale – Middle East Chief Executive Officer, Societe Generale Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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Piet Sprengers Head of Sustainability, ASN Bank, Netherlands |
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Peer Stein Adviser and Global Head of Climate Finance, Financial Institutions Group, International Finance Corporation |
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Jane Stevensen Engagement Director to the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures, CDP and CDSB, United Kingdom |
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Takejiro Sueyoshi Chief Executive Officer, Green Finance Organization, Japan |
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Sun Tao Senior Director, Ant Financial, China |
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Mohd Radzuan Tajuddin General Manager & Head, Development Department, Islamic Capital Market, Securities Commission Malaysia, Malaysia |
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Dr. Christian Thimann Head of Strategy, Sustainability and Public Affairs, AXA Group, France |
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Dr. Lars Thunell Chair, African Risk Capacity Insurance Company Limited (ARC Ltd) Former Chief Executive Officer of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group |
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Robert Todd Managing Director, Global Head of Renewables, HSBC, United Kingdom |
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Eric Usher Head, UNEP Finance Initiative |
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Elisa Vacherand Positive Impact Finance, UNEP Finance Initiative |
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Liesel Van Ast Signatory Relations Manager, UNEP Finance Initiative |
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Pierre Venter General Manager of the Human Settlements Cluster, Banking Association of South Africa, South Africa |
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Namita Vikas Group President and Country Head, Responsible Banking & Chief Sustainability Officer, YES BANK, India |
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Dirk Wagener Coordinator, Resource Efficiency & Sustainable Consumption and Production, UN Environment |
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Gerald Walker Chief Executive Officer, Wholesale Banking, UK, Ireland & Middle East, ING Bank, United Kingdom |
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Hugh Wheelan Co-founder, Response Global Media Managing Editor, Responsible Investor Managing Editor, ESG Magazine, United Kingdom |
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Jon Williams Partner, Sustainability & Climate Change, PwC, UK, United Kingdom |
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Yuki Yasui Programme Manager, UNEP Finance Initiative |
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Kelly Yu Senior Advisor, International Institute for Sustainable Development, China |
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Dr. Obaid Saif Hamad Al Zaabi Chief Executive Officer of the Securities and Commodities Authority, United Arab Emirates |
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Simon Zadek Co-director of the UNEP Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System |