The Hub Live

An introduction to The Hub Live

The Hub Live has consistently provided a platform for doers, drivers and trailblazers of climate action where they share, collaborate, and inspire the change that is needed to overcome the hurdles in our path. In 2024, we’re putting inspiring businesses and governments that are driving the momentum front and center. We’re pushing the transition into the mainstream of business and government - convincing hesitant companies and governments to start taking action by inspiring them, and showing what can be achieved. 

The Hub Live, on September 23-24, will convene three flagship sessions during which global leaders will delve deep into the action and innovation that are needed to speed up climate action, ignite progress and accelerate action. 

In-person attendance is invite-only, but will be livestreamed for all. Virtual registration is available now. 

Flagship sessions

The flagship sessions and dozens of breakouts, side events and roundtables of The Hub Live will be captured in four streams:  

• The New Industrial Revolution - We are going through a shift that the world has not seen since the start of the 20th century. The shift of the fossil fuel-based society to a green economy, with Artificial Intelligence thrown into the mix as well, will drive a seismic change, not just in corporate energy use, business models and the skills needed, but also in the way we build, live and learn.   
• The Energy and Transport Transition - The global energy system and transportation are among the biggest global emitters, and the corporate sector is playing a key role in the push towards the decarbonization of these interrelated systems. But with every curb in the road new challenges appear, and it’s vital we see them coming so we can prepare for them through a smarter, integrated, net zero transport-energy nexus. 
• Nature, Food Systems and Health - The power of nature to reduce emissions and restore health to our food systems must be scaled to reserve the grim reality of global warming. The nexus between climate and health are inextricably linked, with climate change recognized as the largest public health crisis of our time where success is measured not only by carbon emission reduction but the impact it has on human lives.
• Leadership and Green Growth - To speed up the transition, we need to finance solutions and technologies at scale – but funders can be hesitant to finance solutions that aren’t scalable yet. To break that deadlock, we’ll be looking at the finance that exists, new models, ways of collaboration between governments and the private sector, and the importance of the transition being fair and just.

Watch all The Hub Live Sessions from Climate Week NYC 2023 on demand here. 

Featured speakers 

• Ambroise Fayolle, Vice President, European Investment Bank
• Ana Toni, National Secretary of Climate Change of Brazil
• Christiana Figueres, Founding Partner, Global Optimism
• Ginger Zee, Chief Meteorologist and Chief Climate Correspondent, ABC News
• Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington
• Jennifer Morgan, State Secretary and Special Envoy for International Climate Action, Federal Foreign Office Germany
• Jorge Moreira da Silva, Executive Director and Under-Secretary General, UNOPS 
• Kate Brandt, Chief Sustainability Officer, Google
• Makhtar Diop, Managing Director, IFC
• Melissa Schoeb, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Nokia
• Nigar Arpadarai, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion, COP29
• Pedro Pizarro, President and CEO, Edison International
• The Honourable Ryan Pinder, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs for the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
• Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, Greater London Authority 
• Sherry Madera, CEO, CDP
• Tim Lenton, Chair in Climate Change and Earth System Science, University of Exeter
• Tzeporah Berman, Chair, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
• Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown

Agenda

Day 1 - September 23, 2024

Flagship Session One: It's Time for a new era of climate leadership and ambition

9:00 AM - 10:35 AM

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Flagship Session Two: It’s Time to deliver on climate finance and power sustainable growth

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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The New Industrial Revolution 

• Delivering COP's energy efficiency pledge
• Greener buildings - shining a spotlight on steel, concrete and energy efficiency
• Building green digital infrastructure in the AI era
• The politics of climate – how will the green transition play out in the age of geopolitics? - Hosted by Outokumpu  

The Energy and Transport Transition  

• Time to triple – what will hold back the renewables vow?
• Just bumps in the road? How can leadership in EVs smooth the transition to clean transport?
• Funding, innovation, and implementation - scaling corporate decarbonization - Hosted by ENGIE Impact
• Scoping out CO2 emissions - collaborative approaches to reduce the comprehensive carbon footprint - Hosted by Hitachi, Ltd.

Nature, Food Systems and Health  

• The power of policy – how to put sustainable food on the public plate 
• Tackling the 2030 methane challenge - accelerating action for governments and businesses
• Heatwaves and Health - community-based health resilience in a warming world - Hosted by Johnson & Johnson
• Powering the future: collaborating for America’s energy transition - Hosted by Deloitte

Leadership and Green Growth 

• Capital for change - tackling accessibility in climate funding  
• Two years in - how are we collaborating to deliver on the promise of the Inflation Reduction Act? - Hosted by Oliver Wyman
• Sustaining momentum - ensuring long-term impact of climate legislation
• How do we scale and accelerate the net zero transition? The crucial role of international standards - Hosted by British Standards Institution 

Day 2 - Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Flagship Session Three: It’s Time to unleash the power of innovation and technology to achieve net zero

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

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The New Industrial Revolution 

• Strengthening sustainable futures - The Inflation Reduction Act and its impact on Latino communities  
• Low emission steel supply chains - prospects and progress   

The Energy and Transport Transition  

• Grid development – the hidden priority for charging infrastructure in an energy transition
• 24/7 carbon-free electricity - what, why and how?
• It's time to unite for 'Mission 2025' - Hosted by Groundswell  
• RE100 Members Forum and Awards     

Nature, Food Systems and Health  

• Accelerating action in the race against global boiling 
• Climate and Health: The new narrative
• Comunicando Clima: Climate Storytelling and Messaging for Latino Audiences 

Leadership and Green Growth

• Driving an inclusive green transition - closing the climate girls’ gap - Hosted by UNICEF
• A concrete path to ConcreteZero - Mobilizing capital and accelerating innovation
• 50 Shades of Green LIVE: The Innovation Episode