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Women and girls, particularly those facing intersecting inequalities, are disproportionately impacted by climate change, but they are also critical leaders at all levels of climate action, from local communities to global forums. Building on the UN Women convened Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice and the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan, this event will bring together Ministers, civil society, business leaders and activists, and will drive progress through the announcement of new and strengthened commitments. This event will showcase some of the best and brightest examples of gender equality in climate action, sending a message that the time for gender-responsive implementation is now.

Driving industry ambition and action to deliver net-zero by 2050 and build climate resilience Host: • John Revess, Director Net Zero Transformation, SECTION 1: Systems transformation to achieve a net-zero, resilient future 11:30-11:35 Systems transformation in industry to achieve a net-zero and resilient future Format: Welcome. Speaker: John Revess, Director Net Zero Transformation, WBCSD 11:35-11:45 Format: Opening keynote. Speakers: Peter Bakker, President and CEO, WBCSD Gonzalo Muñoz, High Level Climate Action Champion Agustina Besada, Co-Founder, Plastify 11:45-12:15Pathways for industry transition to net-zero and critical actions to keep 1.5C alive Format: Panel discussion. The session will bring together a diverse set of stakeholders to highlight critical actions needed by each actor to transform industry. Building on the MPGCA Climate Action Pathway for Industry, the session will seek to amplify the various milestones ahead and what is required by each stakeholder group to make the future we want a reality through a just transition. Representatives from key stakeholder groups will also bring messages and practical examples of bold commitment and actions to reduce emissions, drive innovation and accelerate the transition. Moderator: Claire O’Neill, Managing Director, Climate & Energy, WBCSD Speakers: Sanda Ojiambo, ED & CEO, UN Global Compact Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, ITUC Mr. Antoine Frérot, CEO, Veolia Salvador Achondo, Co-Founder, 2bakSECTION 2: Critical themes to accelerate industry transition 12:15-12:45 The role of Circular Economy for impactful and sustainable Industry Transformation Format: Panel discussion. The circular economy contributes to decoupling growth from resource extraction and addresses climate issues by reducing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to 39% by 2032 (Circularity Gap Report). Additionally, as 90% of biodiversity loss is due to the extraction and processing of materials, fuels and food, a circular economy will also mitigate biodiversity loss. To achieve a circular economy, companies will need to collaborate along their value chains to develop new business models and move away from the linear model to a circular one. This session will explore the impact of the circular economy on key industrial sectors of the economy, taking the example of the built environment as a critical demand-side system that makes up 40% of global resource use and 40% of global GHG emissions. Moderator: Dame Jo da Silva, Global Director of Sustainable Development, ARUP Speakers: Benoît Bazin, CEO, Saint-Gobain Andreas Berger, CEO, Corporate Solutions, Swiss Re Carolina Carrera, CMO, Mercado Circular Ulrich Scharf, CEO, SkillLab SECTION 3: Industry Leadership to 1.5°C and Net-Zero 12:45-13:15 Turbocharging industry decarbonisation of the “need-to-abate” sectors through public-private partnerships Format: Panel discussion. This session will: Demonstrate progress in key industrial sectors and explore further action/collaboration required. Showcase the commitments, C-level collaborations, and roadmaps in MPP focus areas (cement, chemicals). Bring government senior voices to showcase commitments to the demand side, buying and investing in new technologies and incentivizing green procurement. Highlight the systemic change and economic orchestration necessary decarbonize “need-to-abate” industries through a lens of ambition, concrete plans and roadmaps, transparency and clear evaluation metrics, and adequate funding. Moderator: Anthony Hobley, Co-Executive Director, Mission Possible Partnership, and Executive Fellow, World Economic Forum Speakers: David Livingston, Senior Advisor, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, US State Department speaker Dr Markus Steilemann, CEO, Covestro Fernando A. Gonzalez, CEO, Cemex Faustine Delasalle, Co-Executive Director at Mission Possible Partnership and Executive Fellow at the World Economic Forum 13:15-13:35 Amplifying ambitious signals from consumer sectors to net-zero Format: Short keynote introductions followed by campaign videos. This session will feature a series of videos from emerging campaigns such as the Race to Zero Breakthrough Campaigns as well as WBCSD SOS1.5 Net Zero Action Platform. The videos will be introduced by high level representatives who will amplify the aims and objectives of the respective campaigns. Speakers: Retail Campaign video: Karol Gobczynski, Head of Climate and Energy, Ingka Group (IKEA) Consumer Campaign video: Thomas Lingard, Global Climate and Environment Director, Unilever SOS1.5 Video SECTION 4: Closing 13:35-14:05 Leveraging the role of finance, technology and policy to drive industry transformation Format: Panel discussion. The session will highlight the role of key enablers such as finance, technology, and ambitious policy to help accelerate systems transformation. 5 It will explore how leading industries are critical finance levers as well as new technology innovations to drive the change needed. Key representatives will also outline the key policy levers needed to support and drive more ambition and action from industry to transform. Moderator Shari Friedman, Managing Director, Climate and Sustainability, Eurasia Group Speakers: Hervé Duteil – Head of Sustainability, BNP Paribas Americas Alistair Dormer, Chief Environment Officer and Executive Vice President, Hitachi Ltd. Marina Grossi, President, CEBDS Sriya Sundaresan Co-CEO, Transition Zero Sharon Ikeazor, Minister of State for Environment, Federal Republic of Nigeria (pending final confirmation) 14:05 -14:15 Closing Remarks Format: 1-2-1 conversation. Speakers: Agustina Besada, Unplastify Argentina Maria Mendiluce, CEO, We Mean Business Coalition

Effective climate adaptation requires a paradigm shift that harnesses the full potential of science and innovation. Science needs to be more action-oriented and user-centred; action needs to be evidence-driven and fuelled by innovation; investment needs to be scaled up. We need Results-Oriented Adaptation Research (ROAR). To realise this systemic shift, climate adaptation researchers, practitioners, community-based organisations, and action and research funders from across the globe have formulated the Adaptation Research for Impact Principles as guiding tenets for all stakeholders engaged in climate adaptation, and co-developed the Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA), an innovative initiative that co-creates adaptation solutions with those on the frontline of risk and catalyses investment in support of results-oriented adaptation research.