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1 Ambition Innovation Collaboration CARING FOR CLIMATE BUSINESS FORUM 8-9 December 2014 Lima, Peru AGENDA Day 1 8 December 2014, 9:00 17:00, Jockey Club del Perú 9:00-10:30 Opening plenary 9:05 Master of Ceremonies: Mr. Nick Nuttall, Head, Communications and Outreach, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change 9:00-9:05-9:10 9:10-9:30 9:30-10:30 Welcome Remarks Ms. Lila Karbassi, Head, Environment and Climate, UN Global Compact and Head, Caring for Climate Opening Addresses H.E. Mr. Manuel Pulgar- Vidal, Minister of Environment, Peru and COP20/CMP10 President Prof. Jean- Pascal van Ypersele, Vice-Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Mr. Adolfo Heeren, Chief Executive Officer, Cálidda Interactive Panel Discussion: Accelerating Climate Action and Impact Markets around the world are already adapting to climate change impacts and further action from Governments will only accelerate and amplify business innovation, ambition and collaboration towards a low-carbon, high-resilient economy. The panel discussion will highlight key drivers, actions and policy measures on mitigation, adaptation, finance and technology and bold commitments that can be made to achieve greater impact towards a 2 degree Celsius pathway. Introductory Remarks by the Moderator

2 Lord Nicholas Stern, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics Panel Participants Mr. Kunihiko Shimada, Vice-Chair, Technology Executive Committee, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Ms. Joanne Yawitch, Chief Executive Officer, National Business Association South Africa Mr. Charles Anderson, Director, UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative Ms. Margaret Mussoi L. Groff, Chief Financial Officer, Itaipu Binacional Fifteen minutes will be reserved for interactive Q&A session with the audience and wrap-up. 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:30 Vivero Thematic breakout sessions Two parallel break-out sessions for dialogue among business, investors, civil society, the UN and Government representatives. How can Business, Finance, and Policy Interact to Decarbonize the Global Economy? Break-out session lead: UNEP- Fi Break-out session co-lead: PRI, UN Foundation, WBCSD Facilitator: Mr. Jon Williams, Partner, PWC Mr. Rutger de Witt Wijnen, General Counsel, Green Climate Fund Mr. Mats Anderson, CEO, AP4 Ms. Jeanne Ng, Director, Group Environmental Affairs, CLP Group Hong Kong Mr. Mark Burrows, Executive Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Investment Bank, Credit Suisse Ms. Renato De Filippo, Climate Change Manager, ENI How can Businesses Responsibly Shape the Climate Policy Agenda? Break-out session lead: UNFCCC and UN Global Compact Break-out session co-lead: CDP, PRI, The Climate Group, WWF Facilitator: Mr. Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group Mr. Diego de la Torre, CEO, La Viga

3 Mr. Juan Ramón Silva Ferrada, Senior Executive Director Sustainability, Acciona Mr. Eduardo Durand, Ministry of the Environment, Peru Mr. Bill McGrew, Portfolio manager, CalPERS Ms. Mandy Rambharos, Climate Change and Sustainability Manager, Eskom Mr. Jean- Pierre Maugendre, Sustainable Development Deputy Manager, Suez Environnement 12:30-14:15 Lunch & Networking Lunch Panel: The climate has changed in Latin America -A business leadership panel. Convened by the We Mean Business coalition 14:15-15:45 Vivero Thematic breakout sessions Two parallel break-out sessions for dialogue among business, investors, civil society, the UN and Government representatives. How do we Advance the Business Case for Climate Resilience? Break-out session lead: UNEP Break-out session co-lead: WBCSD Facilitator: Mr. Walter Vergara, Senior Fellow, WRI Ms. Anne Olhoff, Head of Programme, Climate Resilient Development, UNEP DTU Partnership Mr. Jens Dinkel, VP Corporate Sustainability - Stakeholder Engagement, Siemens Mr. Bryan Jacob, Climate Protection Director, The Coca-Cola Company Mr. Tosi Mpanu Mpanu, Member of the DRC Climate Task Team and alternate member of the GCF Board Ms. Linda Freiner, Flood Resilience Program Manager, Zurich Insurance Group Mr. Jukka Uosukainen, Director Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) Ms. Francesca Carnesella Figuerola, Corporate Affairs Manager, CAMPOSOL Are you Aligning your Emission Reduction Targets with Climate Science? Break-out session lead: UN Global Compact Break-out session co-lead: CDP, WWF Facilitator: Mr. David Nussbaum, Chief Executive WWF-UK and Chair of WWF Global Climate and Energy Initiative Prof. Joseph Alcamo, Executive Director of Center for Environmental Systems

4 Research at the University of Kassel and Special Science Adviser, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Mr. Nigel Topping, Executive Director, CDP Mr. John Kornerup Bang, Group Sustainability Head of Positioning & Strategic Risk Management Lead, Climate Change, Maersk Ms. Carolina Rouillon, VP Sustainable Development, Sodexo Ms. Denise Lana Molina, South America Sustainability & Access to Energy Senior Manager, Schneider Electric Mr. Michael Meehan, Chief Executive, GRI Mr. Lawrence MacDonald, VP Communications, WRI 15:45-16:15 Coffee Break 16:15-17:00 Closing plenary The Closing Plenary will distil leading climate practices, innovations and collaborations and identify promising business actions and commitments across Forum themes: mitigation, adaptation, finance and technology including key outcomes from the thematic sessions. The session will also provide opportunities for new commitments and partnerships that would bring greater scale and quality to climate action, especially ahead of COP21/CMP11 in December in Paris. Mr. Peter Bakker, Chief Executive Officer, WBCSD Mr. Michael Schwartz, Global Strategic Advisor, SkyPower Mr. Brice Lalonde, Special Advisor UN Global Compact and Representative of the Global Compact Network France Ms. Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change 17:00-19:00 Cocktail Reception

5 AGENDA Day 2: High-Level Meeting on Caring for Climate 9 December 2014, 13:00 15:00 COP Venue, Army General Headquarters 13:00-13:05 Welcome Remarks by Master of Ceremonies Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme 13:05-13:12 Perspectives from the Climate Process H.E. Mr. Manuel Pulgar- Vidal, Minister of Environment, Peru and COP20/CMP10 President 13:12-13:20 Business Forum Highlights Business and investor perspective on the key outcomes from the Business Forum with focus on scaling ambition, innovation and collaboration at the global and local levels. Mr. Mats Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, AP4 Mr. Harry Verhaar, Head of Global Public & Government Affairs, Philips Lighting 13:20-14:30 Interactive Discussion: Business Leadership Criteria on Carbon Pricing Brief remarks by government representative and facilitated interactive discussion on ways to accelerate business leadership on carbon pricing including wider adoption of the Caring for Climate Business Leadership Criteria on Carbon Pricing. Mr. Kishan Kumarsingh, Co-Chair of the Ad-hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action Lead Discussants Ms. Rachel Kyte, Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change, World Bank Group Mr. Jorge Soto, Sustainable Development Director, Braskem 14:30-14:40 New Announcements and Commitments to Action Mr. Luan Jun, Executive Vice President, State Grid Corporation of China Mr. Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Mr. Jose Manuel Entrecanales Domecq, Chief Executive Officer and President, Acciona 14:40-15:00 Closing Remarks Ms. Laurence Tubiana, France s Special Representative for the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP- 21) H.E. Mr. Ban Ki- moon, Secretary-General, United Nations

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