EVENT ADVISORY: FP Climate Summit: Advancing the Global Dialogue on Climate Action
Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, and more scheduled to give remarks during the two-day virtual summit.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—While the coronavirus has shifted the world’s attention to responding to the global health emergency, the climate crisis remains a very real and urgent threat to our planet. With a renewed sense of urgency around environmental action, U.S. President Joe Biden will host 40 world leaders for the Leaders Summit on Climate. On the heels of this critical gathering, Foreign Policy will continue the conversation around viable solutions to climate change by convening top government officials, industry leaders, and issue experts for a two-day virtual summit.
FP’s inaugural Climate Summit will feature solution-focused discussions with heads of state, local government leaders worldwide, private sector experts, and more. With over 20 speakers scheduled to appear, this important summit will feature notable world leaders such as:
Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir
President of Colombia Iván Duque Márquez
Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi
U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry
President of COP26 Alok Sharma
Plus many more
Those from the media interested in participating in this summit are encouraged to register here. For interview requests with Foreign Policy writers, please contact Bryan Flynn at bryan.flynn@foreignpolicy.com.
What: FP Climate Summit 2021
When: Tuesday and Wednesday, April 27-28 | 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST
Who: Full list of speakers includes:
- Katrín Jakobsdóttir: Prime Minister, Iceland
- Iván Duque Márquez: President, Colombia
- Toshimitsu Motegi: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Japan
- John Kerry: U.S. Climate Envoy
- Alok Sharma: President, COP 26 – the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference
- Florika Fink-Hooijer: Director-General, Environment Department of the European Commission
- Anne-Marie Trevelyan: U.K. Minister of State, Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy
- Keiichi Ono: Ambassador for Global Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
- Chris Murphy: U.S. Senator, Connecticut
- Sheldon Whitehouse: U.S. Senator, Rhode Island
- Kathy Castor: U.S. Representative, Florida
- Garret Graves: U.S. Representative, Louisiana
- Fatih Birol: Executive Director, International Energy Agency
- Claudia López: Mayor, Bogotá
- Horacio Rodríguez Larreta: Mayor, Buenos Aires
- Giuseppe Sala: Mayor, Milan
- Sverre Alvik: Energy Transition Research Program in DNV GL
- Helima Croft: Managing Director and the Head of Global Commodity Strategy and the Middle East and North
- Africa Research, RBC Capital Markets
- Laurie Fitzmaurice: Executive Director at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA
- Maria Korsnick: CEO, NEI
- Brian Menell: CEO, TechMet
- Reena Ninan: Television Journalist
- Abhilasha Purwar: Founder and CEO, Blue Sky Analytics
- Cynthia Quarterman: Distinguished Fellow, Global Energy Center at the Atlantic Council
- Janet Ranganathan: Vice President for Research, Data, and Innovation, World Resources Institute
- Michael Rubio: General Manager, ESG and Sustainability at Chevron
- Topher White: Founder and CEO of Rainforest Connection
- Fiona Wild: Vice President of Sustainability and Climate Change, BP
Where: Virtual login details will be provided on registration.
Register Here