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...

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. As the international organization for public-private cooperation, the World Economic Forum will drive a range of physical and...

Delivering Across a Decade of Public-Private Partnerships  Organised by World Climate Foundation, World Climate Summit - The Investment COP 2021 ​is recognized as one of the most important official side events of COP26. It is the leading forum for business and investment-driven solutions to climate change, acknowledging the essential importance of collaboration and the “bottom-up”...

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...

How Asia is responding to the global ESG regulatory shift, and plotting its path From 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. Malaysia and Singapore are responding to global green taxonomy debates by rolling...

Transforming Corporate Finance to Regenerative Finance through ESG Innovation Focused on the practical/operational aspects ESG innovation and integration, sessions will include risk assessment and mitigation, science-based targets, internal decisioning systems, integrated external reporting, investor relations, and interface with institutional investors. VISION: Transforming traditional finance to regenerative finance by shifting to balanced, multi-stakeholder business, financing and investing...

The longest-running private equity forum focused on bringing together fund managers, institutional investors, and expert advisors to discuss ESG issues across alternative asset classes will return to London on 9-10 November, co-hosted with the PRI. The key theme for this year will be climate change, the route to net-zero, and the rise of impact investing. Hear from the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance...

Register today to hear from leading industry voices at this virtual conference, to be held on Tuesday, November 9, at 2:00 p.m. GMT.This year’s event, hosted in collaboration with AFME, includes sessions on key topics such as: What is going to drive the development of sustainable securitization markets?How are ESG factors incorporated into securitization credit...

With the unprecedented adoption of digital technologies, cybersecurity has become a key priority among private and public sector leaders. Cybersecurity failures pose a substantial risk to public safety and it is imperative that the global community comes together to build a path towards a secure digital future to ensure that society can continue benefit from...

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. The 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...

Reducing our carbon emissions to net zero may be our biggest challenge yet.As COP26 asks countries to come forward with ambitious net zero targets, we provide a forum for the private sector to dig into the practical considerations of accelerating net zero business strategies and mobilizing net zero capital allocation. Join us in Glasgow for a...

In the wake of the pandemic, responsible investment is gaining momentum with private markets investors as social inequities and climate action bring ESG principles into the light. With the momentum comes a multitude of initiatives, disclosure and reporting rules. The increased emphasis on ESG presents challenges and opportunities for GPs, and for newer and smaller...