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UNEP FI Global Roundtable 2026 – Speakers

23-25 June 2026 | London, United Kingdom and Online

Inger Andersen
Executive Director, UN Environment Programme

Mary Creagh
Minister for Nature, United Kingdom

Frank Elderson
Member of the Executive Board and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board, European Central Bank (ECB)

Rachel Kyte
UK Special Representative for Climate

Sabine Mauderer
First Deputy Govenor, Deutsche Bundesbank and Chair, Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)

Sanda Ojiambo
Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer, United Nations Global Compact

Simon Stiell
Executive Secretary, The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Sim Tshabalala
Chief Executive Officer, Standard Bank Group

Stientje van Veldhoven
Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth, The Netherlands

Samed Ağırbaş
COP31 High-Level Champion

Priscilla Sims Brown
President and CEO, Amalgamated Bank

Henry Fernandez
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MSCI

Rémy Rioux
Chair, Finance in Common Summit

Mary Schapiro
Vice Chair, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero

Jim Skea
Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Günther Thallinger
Board Member, Allianz SE

Lord Adair Turner
Chair, Energy Transition Commission

Pierre Bardoux
Director of the UN Global Fund for Coral Reefs, United Nations Capital Development Fund

Shargiil Bashir
Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Vice President, First Abu Dhabi Bank

Subhra Bhattacharjee
Director General, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

Manuel Brunner
Senior Manager, Sustainable Material Innovation and Investment, Minderoo Foundation

Shaun Carazzo
Global Financial Services Climate Change & Sustainability Leader, EY

Lara de Mesa
Global Head of Sustainability​, Santander and Co-Chair, Global Steering Committee at UNEP FI

Ambroise Fayolle
Vice President, European Investment Bank

Erika Gupta
Global Head of Sustainability, Siemens Financial Services

Liz Henderson
Global Head of Climate Risk Advisory, Aon and PSI Board Member

Robin Hodess
Chief Executive Officer, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

Philip Lopokoiyit
CEO, ICEA LION Group

Richard Mattison
Head of Sustainability and Climate, MSCI

Hacina Py
Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Societe Generale

Tim Reid
Chief Executive Officer, UK Export Finance and Chair, Net-Zero Export Credit Agencies Alliance

Lucia Silva
Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Generali Group – Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. and Co-Chair, Global Steering Committee at UNEP FI

Lauren Smart
Global Head of Sustainable Finance, Bloomberg

Rhian-Mari Thomas
Chief Executive Officer, Green Finance Institute

Brahim Benjelloun- Touimi
Managing Director & Board Member, Bank of Africa; Chairman, Casablanca Stock Exchange

Eric Usher
Head, UNEP Finance Initiative

Vijay Bains
Chief Sustainability Officer and Group Head ESG, Emirates NBD Bank

Koushik Chatterjee
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, Member of the Board, Tata Steel Group

Vanessa Doger de Spéville
Head of Sustainability, Reputation, and Engagement, Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB)

Jürgen Esser
Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Danone

Michele Gonzalez-Mendia
Chief of Sustainable Finance & Partnerships, FSC Investment and Partnerships

Devan Pillay
Global Segment President, Heavy Industries Industrial Automation, Schneider Electric

Klaus Reisinger
Managing Partner (Austria), ClimatePartner

Saori Takahashi
Manager, Sustainability Planning Department, Corporate Planning Division, The Norinchukin Bank

Gido van Graas
Managing Director and Global Sector Head of Energy & Natural Resources, First Abu Dhabi Bank

Thomas Viegas
Nature Strategy Lead, Aviva

Gloria Zvaravanhu
Managing Director, Old Mutual Insurance Company and PSI Board Member (Africa & Middle East)

Antoni Ballabriga
Global Head of Sustainability Intelligence & Advocacy, BBVA

Tamsin Ballard
Director of Climate and Environment, PRI

Pedro Fernandes
Senior Partner, Itaú Unibanco

Kristy Graham
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Sustainable Finance Institute

Dyogo Oliveira
Director-President, Brazilian Insurance Confederation (CNseg)

Claudia Prates
Sustainability Director, CNseg

Eduard Folch Rue
Chief Executive Officer, Allianz Brasil

Cacá Takahashi
Director, ANBIMA and Chairman, BlackRock Brasil Gestora de Investimentos

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