09:30
15'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Welcome Ceremony
Thursday 05.09
Main Stage
09:30-09:45
In the opening ceremony of the Greentech Festival 2024, we will launch discussions off with deep insights into the future of sustainable business and global policy. To build a better world we need brave voices calling for change and leaders willing to take risks in order to correct the collision course we are heading on. ‘Business as usual’ is dead and in our brave new world, sustainability must become synonymous with good business. The market, customers and investors have clearly show that they will reward those who stand behind inclusive, sustainable and ethical values so let’s start the conversation, unafraid to take on the challenges before us.
SPEAKERS
Mary Robinson Former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Chair of The Elders
Nico Rosberg
Sustainability & VC Entrepreneur, Co-Founder
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Dale Rickert
Global Head of Product
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09:45
30'
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Opening Panel: Leading in a changing world – turning crisis into opportunity
Thursday 05.09
Main Stage
09:45-10:15
Climate change may be humanity’s first truly global existential threat. Success in meeting the challenges will require us to put behind our differences and unite in creating a world that is safe for all. Yet the irony is, as the effets of climate change mount, shortages grow, tensions rise, migration increases and war, conflict, and geopolitcal breakdown draw ever nearer. So in this pressure cooker situation, how do we find a common basis for collaboration? What’s the role of international institutions and NGOs, and what is the role of boarder policies and security when systems start to break down?
SPEAKERS
Livia Paggi
Managing Director
J.S.Held
Sally Uren
Chief Executive
Forum for the Future
10:15
15'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Green Startup Slam
Thursday 05.09
Main Stage
10:15-10:30
On stage in London, we will be inviting outstanding startups to make their pitch to our audience of VCs, corporate leaders and decision-makers. Don’t miss this opportunity to reach our combined live and digital followers as you make your impact in 2024.
SPEAKERS
Larry Kotch
CEO & Co-Founder
Flybox
Nico Rosberg
Sustainability & VC Entrepreneur, Co-Founder
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10:30
30'
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Vibrant and Sustainable communities
Thursday 05.09
Main Stage
10:30-11:00
Achieving sustainability in business requires strong, trust-based communities. Done right, becoming community-centric will win loyal customers, attract the best partners and employees, and supercharge your marketing potential. In a world where consumers care, community is the new brand and values are bottom line. But how do we get started and how can we appraise success along the journey?
SPEAKERS
Noella Coursaris Musunka
Founder
Malaika
Pierre-Yves Paslier
Co-founder & Co-CEO
Notpla
Sarah Bel
Senior External Relations
UNDP
Richard Templer
Professor
Imperial College London
Andini Makosinski
Host, Writer, Inventor
Makotronics Enterprises Incorporated
11:00
30'
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Panel: Leveraging Collaboration for Sustainable Success
Thursday 05.09
Main Stage
11:00-11:30
We are in the middle of a sustainability revolution, and everybody from hi-tech to car tyre companies are scrambling to realign product, brand and employee image around sustainable principals. Technology, sensor systems and IoT have incredible roles to play in creating the kinds of transparency and immediate feedback that will attract customers, investors and the best employees. But technology alone is never enough, and for lasting change we need to talk about trust and culture. Where do we start, how do we measure progress and what does success feel like in a technology-driven sustainability revolution?
SPEAKERS
Carmel McConnell Director World Wide Technology
Amanda Jobbins
CMO at Vodafone Business
Vodafone Business
11:40
35'
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Energy for Tomorrow
Thursday 05.09
Main Stage
11:40-12:15
The energy market has tipped and is rewarding those who pivoted early to efficient use and renewable sources. Many see the current transition as just the beginning with the steady march of energy storage and the fast approach of H2 set to disrupt the industry further. Where will the energy market be in the next 5 to 10 years and where should we be investing thought, effort and capital?
SPEAKERS
Enass Abo-Hamed
CO-founder and CEO
H2GO Power
12:20
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
AI: Game Changer or Costing us the Earth?
Thursday 05.09
Main Stage
12:20-12:50
Has it all just become too easy?: write me a text, explain NFTs, create a logo for my new company. Yet as soon as those AI servers start whirring into action, they take an unmeasured toll on our environment. Far from genius, neuroscientists have calculated that solving problems with AI is 1000x less energy efficient than the human mind. Predictions are that AI use will cause the IT sector to double its emissions by 2030, eclipsing both the shipping and airline industries. Whether it’s green servers, efficient models or regulation, a solution must be found to the growing problem of AI-based climate damage.
SPEAKERS
Erin Beilharz
Head of ESG for IT
Lufthansa Group
Romi Sumaria
Head of Business Development & Partnerships
Terra Quantum AG
Nicole Scott
Global TV Producer & Technology Journalist
Globalive Media
13:00
1h 00'
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Networking Lunch Break & Green Investors Crunch
Thursday 05.09
Main Stage
13:00-14:00
14:00
20'
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Green Startup Slam
Thursday 05.09
Main Stage
14:00-14:20
On stage in London, we will be inviting outstanding startups to make their pitch to our audience of VCs, corporate leaders and decision-makers. Don’t miss this opportunity to reach our combined live and digital followers as you make your impact in 2024.
SPEAKERS
Christopher Engman
Author and Founder: Megadeals. Large Deals in Sustainability Tech
Megadeals
14:20
10'
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Keynote: How to build a successful sustainable startup
Thursday 05.09
Main Stage
14:20-14:30
SPEAKERS
Christopher Engman
Author and Founder: Megadeals. Large Deals in Sustainability Tech
Megadeals
14:30
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Financing Change
Thursday 05.09
Main Stage
14:30-15:00
“Money makes the world go around” and now more than ever the powerful mechanisms of green finance need to be activated in the fight against climate change. But what can you do, on a personal level, as an investor, as business leaders and as a business community to have lasting impact? What is the current state of play in finance markets, what certainties can business bet on and what’s the role of green bonds and other incentives in shaping better practice?
SPEAKERS
Harvey Knight
Founder and CEO
Sustainable Times
Tony Burdon
CEO
Make My Money Matter
15:00
45'
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GTF Live: Sustainable Motor Sports: A Race we Cannot Afford to Lose
Thursday 05.09
Main Stage
15:00-15:45
SPEAKERS
Nico Rosberg
Sustainability & VC Entrepreneur, Co-Founder
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Julia Pallé
Sustainability Director
Formula E
Roger Atkins
Founder
Electric Vehicles Outlook Ltd
15:45
30'
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GTF Live: Green Future Dialogues
Thursday 05.09
Main Stage
15:45-16:15
16:15
30'
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Closing Panel: Will taxing the rich help save the planet?
Thursday 05.09
Main Stage
16:15-16:45
It’s a simple idea at the core of EU environmental policy: those responsible for environmental damage should bear the financial burden. But what challenge lies in compelling high-income individuals to bear the price for their carbon footprint? What’s the role of taxes, regulations and incentives in changing the dynamics of the wealth-carbon debate without destabilising the system or creating further division.
SPEAKERS
Andy Mayer
COO & Energy Analyst
Institute of Economic Affairs
Michael Sheren
Member Climate Governance Community of Experts
World Economic Forum