Top Tier Impact during the WEF

Davos, Switzerland | January 2025

Leveraging the Intelligent Age for Real Action.

As in the past three years during Davos, Top Tier Impact is uniting asset allocators, family offices, corporates and innovators to drive more investments into a sustainable future.

We are convening in a spectacular venue overlooking the village of Davos.

As our Davos events get heavily oversubscribed, we recommend requesting an RSVP as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

TTI Climate & Nature Investing Panels

Date: January 21st, 2025
Time: 09:00 - 11.30

Agenda

🎤 09.00 - 09.10 Opening Remarks

💰 09.10 - 09.50 Climate Finance & Investments Panel

Moderator:

Ilkay Demirdag, Head of Global Events at Top Tier Impact

Speakers:

Elena Stark, Head of Impact & ESG at AENU
Markus Stierli, Head of ESG Strategy at Vontobel Asset Management
Philipp Mueller, CEO at BlueOrchard Finance
Torborg Chetkovich, Incoming Operating Partner North Haven Infrastructure Partners managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners

🌱 09.50 - 10.30 Nature Investments Panel

Moderator:

Alessa Berg, Founder and CEO of Top Tier Impact

Speakers:

Emma Toovey, Chief Ecology Officer at Environment Bank
Jessica Smith, Nature Lead at UNEP
Wincel Kaufmann, Ex-Global Sustainable Investing Leader at Blackrock
Tillem Burlace, Regional Lead, 1t.org Africa/Europe at World Economic Forum

🌍 10.30 - 10.40 Voice of the Earth Performance

Performer:

Ryan Whitewolf, Founder of the Voice of the Earth

🤝 10.40 - 11.30 Networking Breakfast

TTI Energy Transition & AI Investing Panels

Date: January 21st, 2025
Time: 12.00 - 14.30

Agenda

🎤 12.00 - 12.10 Opening Remarks

⚡ 12.10 - 12.50 Energy Transition Panel

Moderator:

Jennifer Turliuk, Practice Leader, Climate and Energy AI at Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship

Speakers:

Agnes Lucia Neher, Head of Responsible Investments at Baloise Asset Management
Carolina de Azevedo, Head of Impact and ESG at Emerald VC
Marc Moser, Head of Impact at Lightrock
Nathalie Moral, CEO at Clima Now

🤖 12.50 - 13.30 Intelligent Age & AI Panel

Moderator:

Mike Butcher, Editor at Large at TechCrunch

Speakers:

Guillem Martínez Roura, AI and Robotics Programme Officer at International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Jonathan C. Cohen, Founder, CEO & CIO at Robocap Asset Management
Dr. Karthik Mukkavilli, Group Head of AI & Principal Scientist at Mercuria
Dr. Monica Lopez, Co-Founder & CEO at Cognitive Insights for Artificial Intelligence

🎥 13.30 - 13.50 Road to Utopia Documentary

🤝 13.50 - 14.30 Networking Lunch

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Climate & Nature Morning Panels

Energy Transition & AI Afternoon Panels

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Speakers at TTI Davos 2025 include

Philipp Mueller

CEO at BlueOrchard Finance
Dr. Agnes Neher

Head of Responsible Investments at Baloise Asset Management
Jessica Smith

Nature Lead at UNEP
Torborg Chetkovich

Operating Partner North Haven Infrastructure Partners managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners
Dr. Karthik Mukkavilli

Group Head of AI & Principal Scientist at Mercuria
Marc Moser

Head of Impact at Lightrock
Elena Stark

Head of Impact & ESG at AENU
Markus Stierli

Head of ESG Strategy at Vontobel Asset Management
Carolina de Azevedo

Head of Impact and ESG at Emerald VC
Nathalie Moral

CEO at Clima Now
Emma Toovey

Chief Ecology Officer at Environment Bank
Mike Butcher

Moderator: Editor at Large at TechCrunch
Dr. Monica Lopez

Co-Founder & CEO at Cognitive Insights for Artificial Intelligence
Jennifer Turliuk

Moderator: Practice Leader, Climate and Energy AI at Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
Jonathan C. Cohen

Founder, CEO & CIO at Robocap Asset Management
Guillem Martínez Roura

AI and Robotics Programme Officer at International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Tillem Burlace

Regional Lead, 1t.org Africa/Europe at World Economic Forum

Speakers and attendees at TTI Davos have included

Lucy Thomas

Head of Sustainable Investing at UBS
Dr. James Gifford

Head of Sustainable & Impact Advisory at Credit Suisse
Kurt Björklund

Executive Chairman of Permira
Eric Usher

Head of Finance Initiative at UNEP
George Coelho

Co-Founder & Partner at Astanor
En Lee

Managing Director, Head of Sustainable and Impact Investments Asia at LGT Private Banking
Milena Nikolova

Partner at Aera VC
Begüm Doğan Faralyalı

Chairperson at Doğan Holding
Dr. Bryan Scheler

Head of Impact Investing at BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt
Dr. Christian De Prati

Board Member at Sterling Strategic Value
Vivian Claire Liew

CEO at Climate Smart Investments
Serhat Cicekoglu

Co-Founder of Sente Ventures
Derek Brooks

Principal at 2150
Michael Birkin

Founder of Kyu Collective
Tarkan Ozballar

CEO at EnerGreen
Maureen N. Dunne

Author of The Neurodiversity Edge

Key themes

Energy Transition

Technology is transforming energy systems toward a net-zero future. This theme focuses on scaling clean energy solutions, exploring innovative financing models, and ensuring equitable access to energy while reshaping energy production, distribution, and consumption.
Intelligent Age & AI

AI plays a crucial role in addressing global challenges and optimizing resource allocation. Discussions will focus on its potential to revolutionize decision-making, foster inclusivity, and ensure ethical AI deployment to drive resilience and sustainable growth in industries worldwide.
Climate Finance

We will explore strategies to bridge the climate finance gap, focusing on how blockchain can increase transparency and trust in funding mechanisms. AI will also be examined for its role in transforming climate risk assessments and creating more investable, impactful climate solutions.
Nature Investing

Nature-based solutions are increasingly integrated into resilient investment strategies. This theme highlights the growing economic value of ecosystem services and how AI and blockchain can scale conservation efforts, improving transparency and driving greater funding for nature protection.