Top Tier Impact at COP29

November 15, 2024 | Baku, Azerbaijan

The race to bridge the climate finance gap and strengthen resilience against rising natural hazards is heating up.

Top Tier Impact has a longstanding commitment towards driving action and mobilizing capital for sustainable and inclusive solutions. During COP29 in Baku, TTI is hosting an exclusive panel that focuses on adaptation and resilience finance.

Adaptation and resilience finance, which should be accelerating to catch up with rising natural hazard impacts, continues to fall short despite clarity on adaptation measures needed, the benefits they provide, and clarity on where they are needed.

COP29 Flagship Event | Climate Finance: Adaptation & Resilience

Date: November 15, 2024
Time: 17:00 - 22:00
Venue: Innovation and Digital Development Agency
City: Baku

Top Tier Impact, SABAH.HUB and Avestu are excited to be working on this flagship event that will be one of the highlights of COP29 🚀

This event was made possible by the kind support of Water Garden Farms and partners Artemis Growth Partners, Kidron Capital, EcoNetix and Hydreatio.

As the main Friday night event of COP29, we are bringing together the key movers and shakers amongst the COP29 attendees across industries for one of the only cross-sector events during COP29. 

This event will explore cutting-edge solutions necessary to bridge the climate finance gap, alongside investment opportunities and novel financing policy mechanisms, and the role of cross-regional collaboration to help innovate our way out of the climate crisis.

Agenda:

🤝 17.00 - 17.30 Networking

💬 17.30 - 17.50 Opening Remarks

📝 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”

To mobilise finance for adaptation and resilience — and help investors, commercial banks, and other financial institutions consider these themes in financial decision-making — the investment potential needs to be understood and recognised. This panel identifies investment opportunities, current landscape and trends in climate finance, as well as challenges and opportunities for closing the climate finance gap.

Moderator:

  • Humberto Juarez Rocha, Carbon and Biodiversity Editor at Dow Jones OPIS

Speakers:

  • 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”

Climate change does not respect geographic borders, but the required solutions to tackle it necessitate a cross-border approach. This panel covers the importance of a regional approach to shared challenges and how greater collaboration around innovation can help us solve this crisis. Topics will include multi-stakeholder approaches, ESG metrics, intergovernmental regionalization vs. globalization and much more.

Moderator:

  • Abbas Kazmi, Co-Founding Partner at SABAH.fund and BlackWood Ventures

Speakers:

  • Eva Kazanskaia, CEO, Vanguard Ventures & Managing Partner at Renewables

  • 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”

Moderator:

  • Kostis Tselenis, Managing Partner at Swiss Impact Office

Speakers:

  • Christoph Schwager, CEO and Co-Founder at Hydreatio

  • Dennis Levine, CEO and Founder at Water Garden Farms

  • Dr. Paul Nimmerfall, Co-Founder at EcoNetix

  • William Muecke, Co-Founding Managing Member at Artemis Growth Partners

  • Paul Buysens, Co-CEO at Incofin Investments Please

💬 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 & Canapés

How To Get Involved 🤝

Meet and connect with some of the most important and interesting individuals, entities, government figures, and experts in the sustainability and tech ecosystems worldwide—all in a relaxed and enjoyable setting in the heart of Baku!

Road to COP29

As we gear up for COP29, Top Tier Impact is hosting a series of online and in-person "Road to COP29" sessions, designed to engage leaders and drive meaningful conversations around climate.

🌱Assessing progress and the future of global climate dialogue

The private pre-conference roundtable "On the road to COP29: Assessing progress and the future of global climate finance" was organized on the sidelines of the Atlantic Council’s Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy on Wednesday, October 9th, 2024.

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.

Co-organizers:

Top Tier Impact is the global ecosystem of investors, entrepreneurs and professionals who are focused on solving the critical issues of our time. Our mission at Top Tier Impact is to accelerate the global adoption of impact and sustainability across all activities. Top Tier Impact Network is our global members-only community of 600+ leaders in impact and sustainability across more than 45 countries.

SABAH.HUB is a thriving hub located in Azerbaijan, aimed at growing startups and entrepreneurs. Their goal is to coach, invest and connect startup ecosystem players.

Avestu Capital is the venture arm of start-up strategy think tank Avestu Institute and focuses on matching start-ups and investors during Seed Stage & Series A and B.

Water Garden Farms pioneers next-generation organic agriculture, combining AgTech innovation, smart logistics, and customer-focused strategies to grow and scale organic produce.

2einvest - Effective Energy Invest GmbH is a women-led company specializing in sustainable infrastructure. They connect responsible investors with innovative developers and entrepreneurs in areas like energy, agriculture, water, and waste across both mature and emerging markets.

Artemis Growth Partners is a team of investors and advisors bringing ESG and impact investing principles to the global cannabis industry since 2015. With over $400 million in assets under management, they invest across the cannabis supply chain, including branded products, distribution, services, and R&D platforms.

Kidron Capital Assets LP is the first VC fund focused on women’s health with a presence in Israel, led by two female GPs. Investing across the U.S., Europe, and Israel, the fund backs early-stage companies developing medical devices, diagnostics, services, therapeutics, and digital health to improve women’s lives.

Econetix - We are dedicated to enhancing transparency in the carbon market and providing high-quality carbon credits.

Hydreatio - We create water solutions that are a true win/win/win for our clients. We show them how to improve their water-intensive operations and decrease their annual expenses, while simultaneously decreasing their eco-footprint.

Content Partner:

Atlantic Council Turkey Programs Center works to foster dialogue and strengthen transatlantic ties with Turkey and its neighbouring region. Through research, events, and high-level forums, it addresses key issues in areas like bilateral relations, energy, the economy, business, migration, and security.

Partners:

illuminem is a leading platform for sustainability information and data. It enables users to track and compare any company’s ESG performance, access insights from over 1,500 sustainability experts, and stay updated with AI-curated industry news.

OPIS, a Dow Jones Company supports the global energy community with reliable market news, data, analysis, forecasts, and consulting. Energy, chemicals, and environmental commodity professionals rely on OPIS's expertise to make key business decisions throughout the energy transition.

Sente Ventures invests globally in seed-stage deep-tech startups that are focused on urban industrial problems, minimizing environmental impact while accelerating a just and meaningful transition to cleaner technologies for a better future together.

The Purest Solutions prioritizes developing solution-driven products that cater to the preferences and needs of their consumers. The Purest Solutions’ formulations are grounded in scientific research, analysis, and clinical trials.

We Don’t Have Time is the largest media platform focused on climate solutions. People worldwide use it to review businesses, politicians, and leaders—supporting climate actions and highlighting those falling behind. Businesses can partner with the platform to engage with the community and amplify their climate progress.