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The 2016 GRT is hosted under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

Host

	H.E. Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi Minister of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates
With the Support of
	H. E. Mubarak Rashed Al Mansoori Governor, Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
Confirmed Speakers
	Khaled Mohammed Al-Aboodi Chief Executive Officer, General Manager and Director, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector, Saudi Arabia
	Aisha Mohamed Abdullah Al Abdooli Director of Environmental Awareness and Education, Director of Air Quality, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates
	Dr. Iyad Abumoghli Director and Regional Representative for West Asia, UNEP
	Nader Azar Chief Executive Officer, Amman Stock Exchange, Jordan
	Abdulla Mohammed Al Awar Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre, United Arab Emirates
	Zeti Akhtar Aziz Former Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia, Malaysia
	Butch Bacani Programme Leader, UNEP Finance Inititative, Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative (UN PSI)
	Rosemary Bissett Head of Sustainability Governance and Risk, National Australia Bank, Australia
	Tatiana Bosteels Director Responsibility & Head Responsible Property Investment, Hermes Investment, United Kingdom
	Graham Cooper Consulting Editor, Environmental Finance, United Kingdom
	Jeremy Crane Chief Executive Officer, Yellow Door Energy, United Arab Emirates
	João Consiglio Vice President Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Executive Officers, Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A., Brasil
	Marc Daubrey IMPACTUM CEO & National Coordinator, INDC Ivory Coast, Côte d’Ivoire
	Simon Dettling Expert, Green Finance German International Cooperation (GIZ), Germany
	Françoise d’Estais Head of the Finance Unit Energy, Climate, and Technology Branch Economy Division UN Environment
	H.E. Dr. Nadia Makram Ebeid Member of the Board of Directors of the Commercial International Bank Former Minister of the Environment, Egypt
	Wissam H. Fattouh Secretary General, Union of Arab Banks Secretary General, World Union of Arab Bankers, Lebanon
	Walid Adel Fawzy Head of Credit & Investment Risk, Commercial International Bank, Egypt
	Elodie Feller Investement Coordinator, UNEP Finance Initiative
	Dr. Ashraf Gamal El Din Chief Executive Officer of Hawkamah, The Institute for Corporate Governance
	Remco Fischer Programme Officer (Climate Change Adaptation), UNEP Finance Initiative
	Louise Gallagher Research Programme Head, Luc Hoffmann Institute, Switzerland
	Stephane Le Gentil Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Energy Services Company, United Arab Emirates
	Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany Executive Director of Brand and Sustainability, Masdar, United Arab Emirates
	Nezha Hayat Chairman, Moroccan Capital Market Authority, Morocco
	Denis Hills Head of Sustainability, Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A., Brazil
	Catherine Howarth Chief Executive, Share Action, United Kingdom
	Masato Ito Associate General Manager, Head of Sustainable Property Promotion Team, Real Estate Advisory Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, Japan
	Timothée Jaulin Associate – Investment Solutions Engineering & Sovereign Advisory, Amundi, France
	Jacki Johnson Group Executive of People, Performance & Reputation, IAG Executive Director of IAG NZ, Australia
	Hussain Khansaheb Director of Green Development, United Arab Emirates Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates
	Sean Kidney Chief Executive Officer, Climate Bonds Initiative, United Kingdom
	Bernd Kohn Chief Executive Africa and  Middle East, Munich Re, Germany
	Richard Kooloos Director of Sustainable Banking, ABN AMRO, Netherlands
	Hülya Kurt Chief Executive Officer, Escarus, Turkey
	Rachel Kyte Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All), Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All
	Steve Lambert Executive General Manager, Capital Financing, National Australia Bank, Australia
	Karsten Löffler Managing Director, Allianz Climate Solutions GmbH (ACS), Germany
	Tirad Al-Mahmoud Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, United Arab Emirates
	Samuel Makome Chief Operating Officer, KCB Bank Group Ltd, Kenya
	Rashid Al Mansoori Chief Executive Officer, Qatar Stock Exchange, Qatar
	Yannik Motz Project Manager Green Finance, GIZ, Germany
	Dr. Patrick Njoroge Governor, Central Bank of Kenya, Kenya
	Ligia Noronha Director, Economy Division, UN Environment
	Saker Nusseibeh Chief Executive Officer, Hermes Investment Management, United Kingdom
	Mohammed Omran Chairman, Egyptian Exchange Chairman, Federation Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS) Professor of Finance, Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Egypt
	David Pitt-Watson Inflection Point Capital Management, Senior Strategic Advisor, United Kingdom
	Julian Poulter Chief Executive Officer, Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP), United Kingdom
	Bilal Rahill International Finance Corporation
	Atiur Rahman Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank Professor of Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
	Fiona Reynolds Managing Director, Principles for Responsible Investment
	Nick Robins Co-director of the UNEP Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System
	Madeleine Ronquest Head of Environmental and Social Risk Management, FirstRand Limited, South Africa
	Najib Saab Secretary General, Arab Forum for Environment and Development, Lebanon
	H.E. Dr. Nasser Saidi Chairman, Clean Energy Business Council, United Arab Emirates
	Gus Schellekens Partner, MENA Clean Energy and Sustainability Services team, Ernst & Young, United Arab Emirates
	Omar Selim Chief Executive Officer, Arabesque, United Kingdom
	Ayman Smadi Director of Transportation and Traffic Management, Greater Amman Municipality, Jordan
	Erik Solheim Executive Director, UN Environment Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
	Richad Soundardjee Group Chief Regional Officer, Societe Generale – Middle East Chief Executive Officer, Societe Generale Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	Piet Sprengers Head of Sustainability, ASN Bank, Netherlands
	Peer Stein Adviser and Global Head of Climate Finance, Financial Institutions Group, International Finance Corporation
	Jane Stevensen Engagement Director to the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures, CDP and CDSB, United Kingdom
	Takejiro Sueyoshi Chief Executive Officer, Green Finance Organization, Japan
	Sun Tao Senior Director, Ant Financial, China
	Mohd Radzuan Tajuddin General Manager & Head, Development Department, Islamic Capital Market, Securities Commission Malaysia, Malaysia
	Dr. Christian Thimann Head of Strategy, Sustainability and Public Affairs, AXA Group, France
	Dr. Lars Thunell Chair, African Risk Capacity Insurance Company Limited (ARC Ltd) Former Chief Executive Officer of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group
	Robert Todd Managing Director, Global Head of Renewables, HSBC, United Kingdom
	Eric Usher Head, UNEP Finance Initiative
	Elisa Vacherand Positive Impact Finance, UNEP Finance Initiative
	Liesel Van Ast  Signatory Relations Manager, UNEP Finance Initiative
	Pierre Venter General Manager of the Human Settlements Cluster, Banking Association of South Africa, South Africa
	Namita Vikas Group President and Country Head, Responsible Banking & Chief Sustainability Officer, YES BANK, India
	Dirk Wagener Coordinator, Resource Efficiency & Sustainable Consumption and Production, UN Environment
	Gerald Walker Chief Executive Officer, Wholesale Banking, UK, Ireland & Middle East, ING Bank, United Kingdom
	Hugh Wheelan Co-founder, Response Global Media Managing Editor, Responsible Investor Managing Editor, ESG Magazine, United Kingdom
	Jon Williams Partner, Sustainability & Climate Change, PwC, UK, United Kingdom
	Yuki Yasui Programme Manager, UNEP Finance Initiative
	Kelly Yu Senior Advisor, International Institute for Sustainable Development, China
	Dr. Obaid Saif Hamad Al Zaabi Chief Executive Officer of the Securities and Commodities Authority, United Arab Emirates
	Simon Zadek Co-director of the UNEP Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System