Under the High Patronage of The Private Office of
His Highness Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Saeed Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan
CLIMATE SUMMIT 2025
3 & 4 June, 2025 in Dubai
12 - 19 June, 2025 in Nice
Proudly presented by
G.P.I. Global Partners Investments Limited
In merger with the Climate Institute
Extension of the ESG Summit 2024 Dubai & Cannes 14 - 18 May, 2024
Read & download the full proceedings of the Climate Summit 2025 by clicking on the cover of the Climate Summit Global Report 2025.
This timeless publication of the contributions of outstanding authors on climate and sustainability sets the trend and the road ahead from the UNOC to COP30.
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THE ROAD TO COP30
Official Hosting Partner
The Climate Summit 2025 is building on the success of the ESG Summit 2024 on the 14th to the 18th of May in Dubai and extending the UAE's sustainability global dialogue beyond COP28, and in Cannes during the 77th Film Festival bridging ESG Investing to sustainable cinema and fashion.
The Climate Summit 2025 anticipated from the 3rd & 4th of June, 2025 in Dubai and the 12th to the 20th of June in Nice along the side of the United Nations Ocean Conference will be focusing on the Ocean and the Climate Crisis with themes and projects tackling ocean preservation, coral reef sanctuaries across the globe,, the amazonian forests, the blue economy, as well as the financial and business aspects of sustainability and carbon emissions.
The Climate Summit 2025 will serve as the platform for startups and SMEs to connect with investors, VCs and funds to explore projects, R&D centres and universities to access resources and IPs, governments and NGOs to stay updated and ensure compliance as well as promote their programmes and find suppliers, and corporates to access solutions.
Diamond Enabler and Gala Dinner Sponsor
Diamond Enabler
Gold Enabler and & Executive Lunches Sponsor
Gold Enabler and Art & Culture Soiree' Sponsor
Bronze Enabler and Breakfasts Sponsor
Coffee Breaks and Networking Sponsor
MEDIA PARTNERS
NEWS & PRESS
Agenda
Climate Crisis
Carbon Credits
Blue Economy
Blue Carbon Markets
Ocean Energy
Environmental Services: ESG Investing Framework
Environmental Markets
Ocean Preservation
Amazonian Deforestation
Art & Culture Partners
OEIRAS BLUETECH OCEAN FORUM 2025
21 - 23 July
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Meet the Team and Partners
The Climate Summit's 2025 Speakers and Participants lineup
Chairman of the Climate Summit 2025
Gustavo Antonio Montero
Chairman at Carter Capital, Oceanographer, Former Head/CEO of Standard Chartered Switzerland, Former Board member at Banque Cramer, Former Planning Director of the Rio Summit / Brundtland Commission (First COP), Co-Author of "Our Common Future";the foundational book on sustainability by the UN
Keynote Speaker
Ana Denise Lima Barber
CEO of B International Partners FZE, MENA Region's Delegate for the Lusophone Countries Business Confederation, and Micronesia, Former Commissioner General of Cape Verde to the UAE Expo 2020 Dubai, Former Chairwoman of Cabo Verde Trade Invest
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Adam Fenech
Provost, Academic Affairs, Canadian University in Dubai.
Dr. Fenech shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his work with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Prince Edward Island) for his positive impact on the preservation of the environment.
Panelist
Dr. Khulood Khansaheb
Assistant Professor, School of Management, and Incubator Manager, Canadian University in Dubai.
Keynote Speaker
Nasir Khattak
Vice President of the Climate Institute, CEO at Microtron Technologies Inc.
Keynote Speaker
Michele Fetting
Vice Chair and Chief Communication Officer of the Climate Institute, Senior Consultant, Schultz & Williams.
Keynote Speaker
Rashid Iqbal
Director of Finance at the Climate Institute - Washington DC (UN Mandated), CICE Climate Institute Carbon Exchange Executive Team Partner
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Slobodan Petrovic
Director, Emerging Technologies, Climate Institute
Keynote Speaker
Clémence Kopeikin
Chief Impact Officer, TheFactor-Y (Now FyrstGen). A passionate public health specialist with over 10 years of experience providing leadership to humanitarian projects and development initiatives in reproductive rights/gender based violence in countries including Honduras, Senegal, Ukraine, Syria, and Mozambique. Throughout her career, she managed teams in complex environments, supported large-scale humanitarian operations during transitions and post-emergency recovery, and contributed to strategic planning, capacity building, and growth.
Keynote Speaker
Philipp Assmus
Founder and CEO, TheFactor-Y (Now FyrstGen), With extensive experience navigating the highs and lows of both hired and entrepreneurial positions, Philipp has developed the ability to conceptualize and execute a program addressing global challenges on multiple fronts.
Keynote Speaker
Mme. Marlene Murphy
GU-PH Ambassador | Sp Envoy GU Ministry - Global Economic, Finance & Business Affairs; THE GLOBAL UNION • GU-GHCF & its Permanent Mission to the global Safety of Nations and their People · Zurich, Switzerland.
President, Philippines Partnership Circle. Vice President, Mored Investments. Founding CEO, The Artepreneurs. Former Executive at the Central Bank of the UAE, American Express and British American Tobacco. Former Director at the Philippine Business Council.
Climate Summit Host
Ahmed Refaie
CEO and Global CIO at G.P.I. Global Partners Investments Limited. Host of the ESG Summit, JV Ops Lead, UAE Financial Markets Association
Presenting Speaker
Mauricio Marques
Group CEO of Yacoob Labs; Portugal Blue Digital Hub Partner; Project of Forum Oceano Consortium.
Keynote Speaker
Patrizia Marin
President, Marco Polo Experience Magazine, and Marco Polo Experience Services (Strategy & Consulting). Former advisor to the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers for Communication, Former Head of Communications for the Venice Port Authority; Media Relations Consultant for Aeroporti di Roma; International PR advisor for Atlantia while Vice-President at FBC. Contract Professor in Leadership and International Relations at the IULM University of Milan.
Keynote Speaker
Nikka Lorak
International Techno DJ and Music Producer.
Passionate about charities that work with education for less privileged children.
Keynote Speaker
Rui Correia
CEO, ACI FMA Financial Markets Association
Keynote Speaker
Barbara Bedike
Programmes Manager, Dubai Cares Foundation.
Keynote Speaker & Presenter
Baiba Broka
Governing Council "Ad-Honorem" Member, UNIDROIT; The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, Italy, President of the Latvian Biathlon Federation. Former Minister of Justice of Latvia, and Board Member of the Freeport of Riga, Air Navigation Service Provider, Latvia
Panelist
Ahmet Cinar
CEO, CINAR Hali; Fine Rugs.
Producer of the world most luxurious artistry carpets.
Winners of the U.S. Magnificient Carpet Award 3 years in a row.
Bearers of the First In History Artistry Carpets Fashion Show with the Fashion Factor.
Presenter
Sam Evan
Founder and CEO, Verde Whisper; Tokenising the reforestation of the amazonian forests.
Moderator
Dr. Mazdak Rafaty
Member of the Board of Advisors, Foundation Combat Climate Change, Former Chair of the AHK Startup Desk by the German - Emirati Joint Council for Industry and Commerce
Keynote Speaker
Samar Kattan
Director, DAR for Peace and Prosperity
Samar Kattan is an architect and civil society activist specializing in peacebuilding. She has been engaged in civil work since 2011, facilitating dialogue sessions and training in mediation and conflict resolution in Geneva, Turkey, and Syria. She has also led development projects focused on youth and women’s empowerment and gender equality.
Under her direction, Dar for Peace and Prosperity has launched "Nawa", an agroecology and organic farming initiative. The project, developed in collaboration with French experts, aims to produce organic seeds, promoting sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practices.
Moderator
Geraldine Dunoyer Montero
Art Curator, and Director of Galas at Cannes Film Festival. Director of Comm at Carter Capital
Panelist
Bruno De Champris
Award Winning Film Director. Director of Major Seventh The Movie.
Founded nearly 40 years ago, the Climate Institute is one of the world’s first organizations dedicated to climate change, helping to elevate the issue to the global stage by fostering collaboration, driving innovation, and advancing solutions.
The Climate Institute played a leadership role in creating the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Its founder John Topping Jr. was recognized for his contributions to the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to the IPCC for its groundbreaking work on climate.
The Climate Institute is a respected, nonpartisan voice on climate change issues with the following priorities:
Emerging Technologies
The Climate Institute has a groundbreaking platform to identify, develop and implement emerging technology solutions in developing countries. This energy transition will support a technological leap from existing fossil fuel-based infrastructure to spark growth and prosperity. The program works to decarbonize the economies of developing countries through renewable energy generation, advanced energy storage, energy efficiency, and transitioning to a range of advanced technology applications. Priority projects include:
Ocean Energy
The Climate Institute serves as Secretariat for the Global Ocean Energy Alliance (GLOEA), and accelerates the development of ocean energy technologies through partnerships that mobilize technical, human and financial resources. GLOEA was developed to help UN-recognized Small Island Developing States (SIDS) capitalize on one of the largest renewable energy sources in the world and develop a pipeline of ocean energy projects to serve islands, cities and coastal nations.
Center of Excellence
The Emerging Technologies Program’s Center of Excellence (CoE) works to identify technologies, perform evaluations, and implement solutions in developing nations with a range of stakeholders. The Center will encompass knowledge, expertise and resources in the field of renewable energy engineering and help connect energy solutions to developing countries in Africa, Central and South America, and Asia. It will strive to improve economies in the developing world and raise quality of life in its most vulnerable areas.
Global Ocean Energy Alliance
The Global Ocean Energy Alliance (GLOEA) was developed to help Small Island Developing States (SIDS) capitalize on one of the largest renewable energy sources in the world: Ocean Energy. GLOEA is working to create an ocean energy industry, which can support adaptation efforts and build SIDS’S climate resilience, while at the same time addressing the major challenge replacing fossil fuel energy in the coming decade.
Oceans represent an unlimited source of baseload electricity for the Blue Green Economy. Ocean energy represents the most available, and likely the largest potential source of renewable energy in SIDS. The GLOEA is a proposed mechanism that can help fill the gap in ocean energy knowledge, help foster climate resilient economies in SIDS, support the global deployment of ocean energy technologies and, provide the leadership for high priority ocean energy development in SIDS and coastal LDCs
Global Panorama Project
This is a global initiative to explore how arts and culture can promote climate action, including preservation of cultural history, language and arts that are most threatened on the front lines of climate change.
The Climate Institute shares timely, science-based information on global climate change to build understanding, foster collaboration, and inspire action. The Climate Institute has a long history with the U.S. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) to create science-based educational experiences. Current priorities include:
Climate Oracle
Climate Institute is leading an effort to develop a fully-immersive experience to build awareness of climate change and inspire action. The team is exploring how AI and advanced technology can bring climate scenarios to life, including hurricanes, forest fires and coral reef bleaching and regeneration. This technology platform would be scalable from classrooms tools, to VR to permanent exhibits.
Carbon Markets
The Climate Institute is developing a unique niche in the emerging carbon markets. Its history, credibility and expertise position the organization well to enhance the efficiency, transparency, and scalability of carbon markets across the entire value chain—from project development to credit verification, trading, and reporting. As carbon markets continue to grow, integrity and authenticity is critical, along with ensuring emission reductions are real, measurable and permanent. Current priorities include:
Peruvian Amazon
Last year, the Climate Institute released a groundbreaking report: Assessment of Carbon Concessions in Permanent Production Forests in Peru. It examined the context and performance of forest concessions in Permanent Production Forests in Peru, and found scaling up use of carbon concessions could displace timber in the domestic and export markets, and generate more long-term revenue for communities. There is immense opportunity to envision a different model of use of the Amazon basin, centered on its character, assets and potential while delivering on human welfare needs, climate, biodiversity and food goals.
Decarbonization
Global decarbonization efforts also have implications for the carbon market. Climate Institute conducts research to support decarbonization and electrification of economies by quickly shifting power generation to renewable resources. The team is documenting the financial and economic costs and benefits linked to the displacement of fossil fuel use. This is considered through the electrification of all economic activities using renewable energy resources. Two Climate Institute published reports on these efforts include: Chile: Roadmap to an electricity-driven, fossil fuel-free, prosperous economy by 2050; and The-Opportunity, cost and benefits-of the coupled decarbonization of the power and transport sectors in Latin America.
SDGs Enabler Participant
Research, Reports, and Reviews:
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Global Trends and Developments in Carbon Pricing
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Climate Change Analysis in the Investment Process
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Net Zero: A Framework for Investors
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ESG Investment Outcomes, Performance Evaluation, and Attribution
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ESG and Responsible Institutional Investing Around the World: A Critical Review
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Mainstreaming Sustainable Investing
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Islamic Finance: Ethics, Concepts, Practice
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Environmental Markets: A New Asset Class
Verde Whisper Tokenizing The Amazon For A Greener Future ($1mil Raise)
Introducing
BlueCC
Blue Carbon markets trading, transparency, and traceability.
Yacooba Labs' Web3 Carbon Credits Platform and their consortium of the Portugal Blue Digital Hub part of Forum Oceano (a Web3 digital biobank on blockchain deploying AI for governments and SMEs for digitalisation and decarbonisation). Co-financed by the Portuguese Government and the European Union.
Blue Economy Digital Innovation Hub to promote the digital and environmental transition, stimulate entrepreneurship, the development of new solutions based on Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Big Data solutions, support the testing and demonstration of new solutions, promote the attraction of foreign investment, promote training in digital skills.
The Coral Collective
The Coral Collective by Project Zero; a conservation strategy developed and deployed by CORDAP The Coral Research and Development Accelerator Programme, The Global Fund for Coral Reefs, and the ICRI International Coral Reefs Initiative with projects tackling coral reef sanctuaries across island nations, gulfs, the mediterranean, and Micronesia.
We Thrive With Coral
The Coral Collective Partners
Project Zero
Partners
Climate Summit 2025 Web3 & AI Partner
The Green Block is an initiative by Crypto Oasis and Inacta Ventures to create an Ecosystem for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) related Blockchain projects and platforms.
This is the first Global initiative in commitment to the UAE’s COP28 initiative.
The Green Block is going to be an Ecosystem that aims to foster a sustainable future by bringing together stakeholders to develop and implement solutions for corporate governance, environmental sustainability, and social responsibility. The Green Block concentrates on promoting, leading, and connecting the industry to align with the goals of the UAE for COP28 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for the World.
Climate Summit 2025 Supporting Partners
