Exponential Climate Action Summit
To beat climate change, we need decisive and exponential action. In the Exponential Climate Action Summits, we bring together the foremost thinkers and doers in climate action to discuss what innovations and policies exist that can bring the change required in order to halve emissions by 2030 in the Race To Zero
Time: Thu 2020-09-24 09.00 - 13.00
Location: Online
Welcome to join the Exponential Climate Action Summit
Race to Zero through digitalization
Arranged by Ericsson, Exponential Roadmap Initiative, and the social media platform We don´t have time.
Program
9.00 a.m. - Introduction
Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, host, We Don’t Have Time, and Nick Nutall, We Don't Have Time, are joined by Johan Falk, Exponential Roadmap Initiative to open the show.
Opening Keynote
by Christiana Figueres, Founding Partner at Global Optimism and Former Executive Secretary of UNFCCC.
9.35 a.m. - Exponential Ambitions
Keynote - Businesses halving emissions
by Nigel Topping, High Level Climate Action Champion of the United Kingdom.
Panel discussion:
- Majda Dabaghi, Director, Inclusive & Green Growth, International Chamber of Commerce
- María Fernanda Garza, Vice Chair, ICC and CEO, Orestia
- Mats Pellbäck Scharp, Head of Sustainability, Ericsson
- Nigel Topping, High Level Climate Action Champion of the United Kingdom
Keynote - Cities and Regions halving emissions
with Helen Clarkson, CEO, The Climate Group
Q&A -NGOs working for halving emissions
with Marie-Claire Graf, Climate Advocate and Focal Point of YOUNGO
Keynote and Q&A
with Niklas Heuveldop, President and CEO, Ericsson North America
10.45 a.m. - Energy
Keynote - Energy enabled by digitalization
by Adnan Amin, former Director General of IRENA
Panel discussion:
- Dorothée D'Herde, Head of Sustainable Business, Vodafone Group
- Jonas Eklind, CEO, Azelio
- Dale Vince, Founder, Ecotricity and Chairman, Forest Green Rovers
- Adnan Amin, former Director General of IRENA
11.20 a.m. - Transport
Keynote - Transport enabled by digitalization
by Johan Rockström, Director for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Panel discussion:
- Henrik Henriksson, President and CEO, Scania
- Bertrand Piccard, Explorer, medical doctor and global influencer, Solar Impulse
- Robert Falck, CEO & Founder, Einride
- Johan Rockström, Director for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
12.00 p.m. - Industry
Keynote - Industry enabled by digitalization
by Andreas Ahrens, Head of Climate, Inter IKEA Group
Panel discussion:
- Jennifer Artley, Americas President, BT Group
- Edda Aradóttir, CEO, Carbfix
- Todd Brady, Director of Global Public Affairs and Sustainability, Intel Corporation
- Andreas Ahrens, Head of Climate, Inter IKEA Group
12.30 p.m. - Concluding remarks and special guests
Special guests:
- Ingmar Rentzhog, Founder, We Don't Have Time
- Susanne Wallner, Business Strategist, Mariestad Municipality
- Mattias Goldmann, Chief Sustainability Officer, Sweco
- Simon Holmström, Member of parliament, Ålands lagting