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SUMMARY:Virtual Event: Building Strategic Intelligence Series - SDG #8\, #9
DESCRIPTION:Building Strategic Intelligence is a series of interactive virtual sessions where experts and innovators associated with the World Economic Forum’s Strategic Intelligence platform share their insights on some of the most pressing global issues. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe World Economic Forum (WEF) is organizing a stream of virtual interactive sessions under the title ‘Building Strategic Intelligence Series’ that will take place online between 20 April and 31 December 2021. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Series will host experts and innovators associated with the WEF’s Strategic Intelligence platform that will share their insights on some of the most pressing global issues. It aims to provide innovative tools and illuminate the interlinked forces shaping the world. The platform covers more than 270 diverse topics aimed at: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProviding briefings on important global issues and trends with leading experts including curators of the Forum’s Transformation Maps.\n\n\n\nShowcasing features on Strategic Intelligence and demonstrates how it can be used for decision-making and foresight.\n\n\n\nFeaturing interactive community sessions and workshops with the Forum’s New Champions\, Technology Pioneers\, Global Innovators\, Expert Network\, and Enterprise level Digital Members.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore information about the Series can be found here\, as well as options for digital membership here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTweets by wef\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatt BirdMatt Bird is the Founder\, CEO\, and Editor-in-Chief of ESG News. He brings 25 years of experience in corporate strategy\, media\, fintech\, and communications\, including 15 years specializing in news and journalism. Matt was recognized by the United Nations as #3 of the “Top 10 Most Influential Media Executives for Impact” in 2015 during the launch of the UN SDGs.\nHe has advised the Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative (SSEI)\, UNCTAD\, and the UN\, and hosts event coverage at the World Economic Forum\, ADFW\, Climate Week NYC\, EU Parliament\, COP\, the Vatican\, NASDAQ\, NYSE\, and more. Matt is a founding board member of the Humanity 2.0 Foundation\, a Vatican-based NGO focused on identifying and removing impediments to human flourishing.\nHe previously rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell in honor of his partnership with NASDAQ OMX to launch the world’s first retail investor targeting and newswire monitoring platform with the NASDAQ Financial Services Group. Matt launched ESG News in 2021\, leading coverage of more than 10\,000 news stories as of 2026—and truly loves what he does. \nesgnews.com
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/building-strategic-intelligence-series/
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SUMMARY:Forum COP26 Live
DESCRIPTION:The United Kingdom is hosting the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow (1- 12 November 2021) and will convene governments\, businesses\, and civil society\, and the public to accelerate global action to tackle the climate crisis. \n\n\n\nAs the international organization for public-private cooperation\, the World Economic Forum will drive a range of physical and virtual engagements in and around COP26 to help progress climate action. The Forum COP26 Live programme aims to showcase the crucial role of public-private cooperation in achieving a sustainable future for people\, prosperity\, and the planet. \n\n\n\nThe Forum COP26 Live Programme is a key milestone for the Climate Action Platform\, which is focused on raising business ambition on climate\, advancing climate action by transforming key industries and financial markets\, whilst mobilizing all segments of society into climate action. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatt BirdMatt Bird is the Founder\, CEO\, and Editor-in-Chief of ESG News. He brings 25 years of experience in corporate strategy\, media\, fintech\, and communications\, including 15 years specializing in news and journalism. Matt was recognized by the United Nations as #3 of the “Top 10 Most Influential Media Executives for Impact” in 2015 during the launch of the UN SDGs.\nHe has advised the Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative (SSEI)\, UNCTAD\, and the UN\, and hosts event coverage at the World Economic Forum\, ADFW\, Climate Week NYC\, EU Parliament\, COP\, the Vatican\, NASDAQ\, NYSE\, and more. Matt is a founding board member of the Humanity 2.0 Foundation\, a Vatican-based NGO focused on identifying and removing impediments to human flourishing.\nHe previously rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell in honor of his partnership with NASDAQ OMX to launch the world’s first retail investor targeting and newswire monitoring platform with the NASDAQ Financial Services Group. Matt launched ESG News in 2021\, leading coverage of more than 10\,000 news stories as of 2026—and truly loves what he does. \nesgnews.com
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/forum-cop26-live/
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SUMMARY:FUTURE ENERGY SERIES: AFRICA 2021
DESCRIPTION:Future Energy Series: Africa (FESA) is the deal-making and project origination platform of choice for the continent’s most influential low-carbon energy stakeholders. FESA takes an Africa-centric approach to the energy transition\, which prioritises sustainable development and solving the continental power deficit. Throughout\, attendees will take advantage of carefully curated 1-2-1 meetings between stakeholders\, investors and technology providers to ensure deals are made and project advanced. \n\n\n\nOn the agenda are thematic outlooks\, investment-ready project showcases\, technical showcases\, as well as in-depth national showcases from select African governments who will highlight the best of their country’s future energy portfolio. All content is focused on deal-making to allow investors\, developers and operators to access new investment opportunities and originate projects across Africa. \n\n\n\nFESA will host a carefully reviewed group of energy leaders from the finance community\, government\, academia and the private sector who are critical to FIDs being made and new projects breaking ground. What sets the event apart is its joined-up approach which not only looks at the future of Africa’s green economies\, but the here and now – creating an engine room for project origination and sustainable development. \n\n\n\nHis Excellency Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika\, Former President of Malawi\, is the Chairperson of Future Energy Series: Africa and its associated Advisory Board. He brings his decades of experience in academia\, policymaking and politics to the role\, ensuring a powerful B2G dialogue is maintained. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatt BirdMatt Bird is the Founder\, CEO\, and Editor-in-Chief of ESG News. He brings 25 years of experience in corporate strategy\, media\, fintech\, and communications\, including 15 years specializing in news and journalism. Matt was recognized by the United Nations as #3 of the “Top 10 Most Influential Media Executives for Impact” in 2015 during the launch of the UN SDGs.\nHe has advised the Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative (SSEI)\, UNCTAD\, and the UN\, and hosts event coverage at the World Economic Forum\, ADFW\, Climate Week NYC\, EU Parliament\, COP\, the Vatican\, NASDAQ\, NYSE\, and more. Matt is a founding board member of the Humanity 2.0 Foundation\, a Vatican-based NGO focused on identifying and removing impediments to human flourishing.\nHe previously rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell in honor of his partnership with NASDAQ OMX to launch the world’s first retail investor targeting and newswire monitoring platform with the NASDAQ Financial Services Group. Matt launched ESG News in 2021\, leading coverage of more than 10\,000 news stories as of 2026—and truly loves what he does. \nesgnews.com
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/future-energy-series-africa-2021/
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SUMMARY:RI Asia 2021
DESCRIPTION:How Asia is responding to the global ESG regulatory shift\, and plotting its path\n\n\n\nFrom key ASEAN countries to their neighbouring big economies such as China and India\, governments and regulators across Asia are accelerating the market infrastructure for green and sustainable finance. \n\n\n\nMalaysia and Singapore are responding to global green taxonomy debates by rolling out a series of policies aimed at encouraging both issuers and investors to integrate sustainability factors into their decision-making. \n\n\n\nSouth Korea\, Taiwan and India are drawing up roadmaps towards the mandatory reporting of sustainability-related information. \n\n\n\nChina\, an early adopter of green finance along with Hong Kong\, is now expanding its influence within the global central bank body\, the Network for Greening the Financial System\, and the G20’s sustainable finance study group. \n\n\n\nAnd ASEAN countries are collaborating on setting their own ESG standards and country/regional green taxonomies. \n\n\n\nThe global surge of net-zero CO2 emission commitments by countries\, corporates and investors will be key\, unavoidable factors for economic growth across the region for decades to come. \n\n\n\nLocal and foreign investors welcome Asia’s green/sustainability transition. However\, they are concerned with limited ESG-related information and high social and governance risks. On the flip side is the question mark over how sustainability can foster economic growth across Asia. \n\n\n\nMany questions need to be answered for companies and investors to confidently navigate this rapid change. \n\n\n\nThis autumn\, Responsible Investor\, the market-leading independent media specialised in ESG and sustainable finance\, will facilitate those high-level discussions critical to advance Asia’s future economy. \n\n\n\nAt RI Asia 2021\, institutional investors\, regulators\, business leaders and other key players in ASEAN and East Asian countries will share their vision\, plans and best practice. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatt BirdMatt Bird is the Founder\, CEO\, and Editor-in-Chief of ESG News. He brings 25 years of experience in corporate strategy\, media\, fintech\, and communications\, including 15 years specializing in news and journalism. Matt was recognized by the United Nations as #3 of the “Top 10 Most Influential Media Executives for Impact” in 2015 during the launch of the UN SDGs.\nHe has advised the Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative (SSEI)\, UNCTAD\, and the UN\, and hosts event coverage at the World Economic Forum\, ADFW\, Climate Week NYC\, EU Parliament\, COP\, the Vatican\, NASDAQ\, NYSE\, and more. Matt is a founding board member of the Humanity 2.0 Foundation\, a Vatican-based NGO focused on identifying and removing impediments to human flourishing.\nHe previously rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell in honor of his partnership with NASDAQ OMX to launch the world’s first retail investor targeting and newswire monitoring platform with the NASDAQ Financial Services Group. Matt launched ESG News in 2021\, leading coverage of more than 10\,000 news stories as of 2026—and truly loves what he does. \nesgnews.com
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/ri-asia-2021/
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SUMMARY:The Great Narrative
DESCRIPTION:The World Economic Forum and the Government of the United Arab Emirates will host the Great Narrative meeting in Dubai on 11-12 November 2021. \n\n\n\nThe Great Narrative meeting is a linchpin of the Great Narrative initiative\, a collaborative effort of the world’s leading thinkers to fashion longer-term perspectives and co-create a narrative that can help guide the creation of a more resilient\, inclusive and sustainable vision for our collective future. \n\n\n\nTop thinkers from a variety of geographies and disciplines – including futurists\, scientists and philosophers – will contribute fresh ideas for the future. Their reflections will be shared in a forthcoming book\, The Great Narrative\, expected for publication in January 2022. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatt BirdMatt Bird is the Founder\, CEO\, and Editor-in-Chief of ESG News. He brings 25 years of experience in corporate strategy\, media\, fintech\, and communications\, including 15 years specializing in news and journalism. Matt was recognized by the United Nations as #3 of the “Top 10 Most Influential Media Executives for Impact” in 2015 during the launch of the UN SDGs.\nHe has advised the Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative (SSEI)\, UNCTAD\, and the UN\, and hosts event coverage at the World Economic Forum\, ADFW\, Climate Week NYC\, EU Parliament\, COP\, the Vatican\, NASDAQ\, NYSE\, and more. Matt is a founding board member of the Humanity 2.0 Foundation\, a Vatican-based NGO focused on identifying and removing impediments to human flourishing.\nHe previously rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell in honor of his partnership with NASDAQ OMX to launch the world’s first retail investor targeting and newswire monitoring platform with the NASDAQ Financial Services Group. Matt launched ESG News in 2021\, leading coverage of more than 10\,000 news stories as of 2026—and truly loves what he does. \nesgnews.com
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/the-great-narrative/
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