Date & Location:Â November 15, 2024, Baku
Link: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDXnqlsAdLa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Agenda:
 17.00 – 17.30 Networking
 17.30 – 17.50 Opening Remarks
Ilkay Demirdag, Head of Global Events, Top Tier Impact
Alessa Berg, Founder & CEO, Top Tier Impact
Abbas Kazmi, Co-Founding Partner at SABAH.fund
 17.50 – 18.00 Keynote Speaker
Inara Valiyeva, Chairperson at the Innovation and Digital Development Agency
 18.00 – 18.40 Panel: “Climate Finance & Investment Opportunities”
We had over 150 influential attendees at our landmark event during hashtag, which catalyzed cross-sector partnerships to address the widening climate finance gap and drive global action.
 The panel discussion on “Climate Finance & Investment Opportunities” was moderated by Humberto J. Rocha, Carbon and Biodiversity Editor at OPIS, A Dow Jones Company, featuring:
Ana Lucia Lind, CEO and Co-Founder at Swiss Financial Engineering AG
Avinash Persaud, Special Advisor on Climate Change to the President of the Inter-American Development Bank
Carlotta Saporito, Head of Impact Investing at J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Gianpiero Nacci, Director, Sustainable Business and Infrastructure at EBRD
Serhat Cicekoglu, Founder at Sente Ventures
 18.40 – 19.20 Panel: “Regional Cooperation to Innovate Our Way out of the Climate Crisis”
 The panel on “Cross-Regional Cooperation to Innovate Our Way out of the Climate Crisis” was moderated by Abbas Kazmi, Co-Founding Partner at SABAH.fund featuring:
Eva KAZANSKAIA, CEO, Vanguard Ventures
Gary Soleiman, Global Partnerships and Climate Tech Innovation Diplomacy Lead at Start-Up Nation Central
Hajar Khamlichi, North Africa Director at Pooled Fund on International Energy
Femi Akinrebiyo, Global Manager, Manufacturing Investment & Trade Supplier Finance at IFC – International Finance Corporation
19.20 – 19.40 Panel: “Water in the Balance: Alternative Climate Finance Approaches to Address the Water Scarcity Challenge”
 The panel on “Water in the Balance: Alternative Climate Finance Approaches to Address the Water Scarcity Challenge” was moderated by Kostis A. Tselenis, Managing Partner at Swiss Impact Office Office, featuring:
Christoph Schwager, CEO and Co-Founder at Hydreatio
Dennis Levine, CEO and Founder at Water Garden Farms
Paul Nimmerfall, Co-Founder at EcoNetix
Will Muecke, Co-Founding Managing Member at Artemis Growth Partners
Paul Buysens, Co-CEO at Incofin Investment Management
 19.40 – 20.00  Impact Makers – Meet the Pioneers
Speakers:
Anastasia Kuskova, CEO and Co-Founder at Sirius
Basima Abdulrahman, CEO and Founder at KESK
Hazal Evliyaoglu, CMO, CDO and Co-Founder at The Purest Solutions
Helmy Abouleish, CEO at Sekem
Ingmar Rentzhog, CEO and Founder at We Do Not Have Time
Michael Kakande, Chairperson and Founder at Resilient40
Ramil Azmammadov, CEO and Founder at Dr.Agro
Dr. Sebastian Groh, CEO and Founder at SOLshare
Sheela Patel, Founder and Director at SPARC
 20.00 Closing Remarks
 20.00 – 22.00 Networking Drinks & CanapĂ©s
COP29 has become known as the “Finance COP.” The session focussed on the challenges and opportunities for closing the climate finance gap and what should be done to further bolster cooperation and deliver on goals with selected family offices, energy companies, asset managers, NGOs, and diplomats.
