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10:30-10:33 Welcome by the Master of Ceremony Master of ceremony: Cristina Gamboa, CEO, World Green Building Council 10:33-10:52 Opening panel: Scene setter and anchor in Race to Zero, Race to Resilience and Human Settlements Pathway Moderated by: Master of ceremony - Cristina Gamboa, CEO, World Green Building Council Speakers: Ekrem Imamoglu, Mayor of Istanbul, Turkey Romeu Zema, Governor of Minas Gerais, Brazil Elizabeth Chege, Chair of Africa Regional Network at World Green Building Council 10:52-11:42 Panel discussion 1: Creating a fairer future: Cities and regions enable the just transition to 1.5-degree living Interventions to focus on circular economy, building resilience, and fostering just transition in critical sectors. Moderated by: David Miller, Managing Director of International Diplomacy, C40 Speakers: William Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh, USA, ICLEI USA board member Minna Arve, Mayor of Turku, Finland, ICLEI Vice President David Ige, Governor, State of Hawai’i, USA Claudio Castro, Mayor of Renca, Chile Abdellatif Mazouz, President of the Casablanca Settat Region, Morocco Pamela Escobar Vargas, C40 Global Youth and Mayors Forum 11:42-12:57 Fireside chat 1: Anticipating challenges for an equitable and resilient future Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, United Kingdom Manisha Gulati, Senior Advisor, Coalition for Urban Transitions 11:57-12:52 Panel discussion 2: Leading collaborative action in the Built Environment Focus on the contribution of the BE as a critical and necessary solution to climate action. Showcasing action-based, collaborative solutions from business leaders to demonstrate ambition in line with the HS Built Environment pathway. Moderated by: Roland Hunziker, Director of Cities and Built Environment, WBCSD 3 Speakers: Diane Hoskins, Co-CEO Gensler Lena Hok, Senior VP Sustainability Skanska (TBC) Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Ltd Andreas Berger, CEO Corporate Solutions SwissRE Ayaan Adam, CEO Africa Finance Corporation Capital Maria Ascension Baz Lorenzo, SACYR 12:52-13:07 Fireside chat 2: Regional governments accelerate the global Race to Zero and Race to Resilience Moderated by: Nigel Topping, COP26 High-level Climate Action Champion Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister, Scotland, United Kingdom Aaditya Thackeray, Cabinet Minister of Environment & Climate Change, State of Maharashtra, India 13:07-13:15 Concluding remarks by the High-Level Climate Champion & event wrap-up