9:30 - 10:00 OPENING REMARKS

Anabel Gonzalez, Senior Director, Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice, World Bank Group
Kirsti Kauppi, Ambassador of Finland to the United States

10:00 - 11:00 KEYNOTE EXCHANGE

Moderator:
Alexios Pantelias, Global Lead for Green Competitiveness, Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice, World Bank Group

Keynote Speakers:
James Close, Director, Climate Change, World Bank Group
Hakan Bulgurlu, CEO, Arcelik Group
Andrew Steer, President and CEO, World Resources Institute

11:00 - 11:15 Coffee / tea

11:15 - 12:30 SCALING PROVEN LOW-CARBON SOLUTIONS 

GREEN TO SCALE: POTENTIAL OF SCALING UP PROVEN LOW-CARBON SOLUTIONS
Launch of a publication by the Finnish Innovation Fund, Sitra
To achieve full global impact, novel yet proven climate solutions must be applied in suitable countries around the world. This new report demonstrates how scaling up twenty successful low carbon solutions by transferring them to comparable countries could take the world nearly halfway to our climate goal.

Moderator:
Jonathan Coony, Global Lead for Green Competitiveness, Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice, World Bank Group

Presenters:
Mari Pantsar, Director, Resource-wise and carbon-neutral society, Sitra
Oras Tynkkynen, Senior Advisor, Sitra

Discussants: 
Russel Sturm, Head, Clean Energy & Resource Efficiency Group, International Finance Corporation
Carter Brandon, Lead Economist, Environment Global Practice, World Bank Group

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:30 PROMOTING CLIMATE EFFICIENT INDUSTRIES
Industries are responsible for not only a larger share of carbon emissions, but also the potential negative impacts of climate change. Once we understand this dynamic, we can champion policies and industry practices that promote more climate efficient industries.

Moderator:
Ceci Sager, Practice Manager, Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice, World Bank Group

Panelists: 
Rula Madanat, Director, Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization
Gina Hall, Investment Director, Carbon Trust
Nikos Kavakiotis, Head of Sustainability & Energy Management UK / Siemens BuildingTechnologies
Eric Gibbs, Senior Director, CLASP

15:30 - 15:45 Coffee / tea

15:45 - 17:15 SCALING GREEN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
The business opportunities for sectors arising from climate change are immense, and cover both mitigation (such as clean energy) and adaptation (such as water management). This session examines efforts to build climate-friendly industries, particularly how developing countries can be proactively involved.

Moderator: 
Ganesh Rasagam, Practice Manager, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, World Bank Group

Panelists: 
Araceli Fernandez-Pales, Senior Energy Technology Officer, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Obaid Amrane, Board Member, Morocco Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN)
Joanna Lewis, Professor of Science, Technology and International Affairs, Georgetown University
Ruth Potopsingh, Associate Vice President, Sustainable Energy and Innovation Institute

17:15 - 17:30 WRAP-UP AND CLOSING REMARKS

Anita George, Senior Director for the Energy & Extractives Global Practice, World Bank Group
Klaus Tilmes, Director, Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice, World Bank Group

17:30 - Reception