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Vincent Bieri, Speaker, Verbier Summit

"CLOSING THE TRILLION $ FINANCE GAP" 
FOR OUR CLIMATE x NATURE x BIODIVERSITY

The VERBIER SUMMIT is the global sustainability and finance forum in the Swiss Alps. We aim to close the finance and tech gap for our climate x nature x biodiversity crises, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We do this by bringing global Leaders, Executives, Startups, and Investors, together in the most beautiful and best mountain ski resort in the world, VERBIER, to accelerate these solutions at speed and scale.

SPEAKERS 2024

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VERBIER SUMMIT NEWS

AUDIENCE IN 2024

JOIN MORE THAN 250 COMPANIES IN 2024!

Here are some of the companies we have invited to the Verbier Summit 2024

Earth Plus Google Howden Carbon Trust Tikehau Capital Climada Technologies Systemiq Capital Pale Blue Dot Marble Ring Capital Dirt Bloom Labs Eco Age Imperative Capital WMO Qaribo Natural Asset Milkywire International Sustainability Standards Board Raiffeisen Bank International Copernicus Capitals Coalition TFND Science Based Targets Network Global Commons Alliance WWF WBCSD Bezos Earth Fund Global Environment Facility Synergy Capital Sie Capital Lloyds Banking Group Standard Chartered Cambridge University FNZ Group Pollination Swiss Banking Association Pictet Swiss Info MSCI Swiss Asset Management Association EmSurge Founder Vice-Chair Sustainable Finance Integrity Global Partners TNW Schindler Group Fair Carbon European Central Bank Tropical Rainforest Alliance SHE We Don't Have Time Specsavers IAPB Sixt Positive Luxury Sainsbury's Pyrpose Mastercard Bloomberg NEF Bloomberg NEF EBRD Innovate4Nature Wyss Academy for Nature Holcim PiLife DRAX Athletico RePlanet World Economic Forum SEED French Government UK Government Invest Conservation Net Zero DownCarbon Sustainable Ventures Green People Clime8 Ventures CleanTech Alps Emerald VC Green Fintech Network Pelt8 EU Startups GreenTech Alliance 7percent Carbonaires Venture Lab We Do Solar Oceans 1000 CarbonX ClimateHack Paris Venture Lab ClimateHack Canopey Boson Energy Systemiq Capital Axle Energy Fuel Ventures Engame Capital Better Ventures Octopus Ventures World Fund VC Symbiotic Projects One Ventures Pale Blue Dot Nucleus Capital Partech Extentia Voima Ventures Borski Fund Cipher News Innovate 4 Nature Planet A Ventures Isometric Neustark Supercritical Emblem Brilliant Planet Future Positive Capital Mission Zero Technologies Deep Science Ventures BreakThrough Ventures Tikehau Capital

THEMES 2024

Some of this year's themes are to "Close the Climate, Nature & Tech Finance Gap":

  • Sustainability & Finance: Unlocking finance to meet the Paris Agreement and SDGs
  • Philanthropy & Impact: Philanthropy and Impact for sustainability 
  • Climate & Nature Tech: Leveraging tech for nature and climate 
  • Carbon & Biodiversity Markets: The future of carbon and biodiversity markets 
  • Ecosystem & Nature-Based Solutions: How can we scale up the best solutions globally?
  • Energy, Industry & Commodity: How do we transition these sectors to being climate and nature positive? 
  • Circular Economy: What and how do various sectors do to implement a circular economic system?

PROGRAMME 2024

TWO STAGES: SUMMIT STAGE x STARTUP STAGE

The Verbier Summit consists of 2 parallel tracks. The SUMMIT STAGE (High-Level Plenary Sessions) in the main Plenary room, and the STARTUP STAGE (Pitches, panels, and meetings) in the Auditorium for the best Climate/Nature Tech, Green Fintech startups and investors in the industry.

SUMMIT STAGE

SUMMIT STAGE PROGRAMME


8.30-9.30: Arrivals: Coffees & Croissants

Welcome from Michael Mathres, Founder, Verbier Summit

Morning Master of Ceremony - Silvia Savini-Elborne

 

9.30-10.00: Welcome speeches - (Science & Finance) Gianpaolo Balsamo Director, World Meteorological Organisation - Rahim Daya, CEO, Barclays Private Bank


10.00-10.45: Panel 1 - Sustainable Finance - Kali Taylor Managing Director, Sustainable Finance Geneva - Mariem Mhadhbi CEO Valuecometrics - Heather Buchanan CEO Bankers for NetZero - Damian Payiatakis Head of Sustainable & Impact Investing Barclays - Dr Diego Balverde Economist, European Central Bank


10.45-11.00:Coffee Break & Networking


11.00-11.45: Panel 2 - Climate/Nature Finance & Tech - Gerrit Sindermann CEO Green FinTech Network - Patricia Kroondijk Director of Strategy & Business Development  - Arend Kulenkampff Director, Sovereign Debt Nature Finance - Maite Pina Head of Climate Finance Lendable - Florian Kemmerich Managing Director Palladium Group


11.45-12.30: Panel 3 - Philanthropy & Impact - Francois Botha MD Simple - Jostein Urne MD Oslo Family Office - Naava Mashiah CEO Me Links - Kostis Tselenis MD Swiss Impact Office - Bastien Varoutsikos Archaeologist, Aliph Foundation


12.30-14.00: Lunch & Networking


Afternoon Master of Ceremony - Andrea Gori CEO ILLUMINEM

14.00-14.10 Speech - Kevin Conrad - Executive Director, Coalition for Rainforest Nations

14.10-14.45: Panel 4 - Carbon & Biodiversity Markets - Alistair Purdie Biodiversity Analyst, Bloomberg NEF -  Jessica Smith Lead Nature UNEP FI - Anna von der Schulenburg CEO, Permutation - Ben Schulz, Founding Partner, Carbon Removal Partners


14.45-15.30: Panel 5 - Circular Economy - Nic Gorini General Partner Spin Ventures - Sarah Harbarth CEO Kuori - Santu Boethius Co-FounderImpact Hub Geneva & Lausanne - Katka Letzing CEO Kickstart Innovation - Roni Gamzon CEO Biofluff


15.30-15.45: Coffee Break & Networking


15.45-16.30: Panel 6 - Energy, Industry & Commodities - Olena Isaieva Director Industry Baringa - Loïc d'Assier Managing Director Bullfrog Capital - Dweep Chanana Managing Director Anchor Group - Navin Rauniar Ex-Partner Tata CS - Julie Noller Head of Carbon SOCAR


16.30-17.15: Panel 7 - Ecosystems & Nature-Based Solutions - Alistair Purdie Biodiversity Analyst, Bloomberg NEF - Barbara Dubach CEO Innovate4Nature - Jan Pachner Secretary-General One Ocean Foundation - Nicole Quijano-Evans Head of Department United Nations - Salomé Mormentyn Polar Initiative Coordinator Prince Albert II Monaco Foundation - Thomas Elliott, CEO, Restor


17.15-17.30: Conclusion speeches - (Leadership & Actions)

Vincent Bieri, Unicorn, Speech - "Sustainable leadership: learnings from the mountains”

Jean-Damien Marie, Global Head Investments, Barclays Private Bank


17.30-18.00:Networking & Departures

STARTUP STAGE

STARTUP STAGE PROGRAMME


10.00 – 10:45 Sustainable Mountains

UNICORN SPEECH - Vincent Bieri "We built a unicorn. You can also do it.”

Moderator Opening: Ingrid Beutler, Sustainable Mountain Alliance


11.00 – 11:45 Green Fintechs

Moderator Opening: Gwen Jettain, Green Fintech Network

Matchmaking


11:45 – 12:30 Big Data for Climate and Sustainability

Moderator Opening: Steffen Ehrhardt, SICTIC

Matchmaking


14:00 – 14:45 Circular Economy

Moderator Opening: Katka Letzing, Kickstart Innovation

Matchmaking


14:45 – 15:30 Decarbonization

Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) and Mobility Moderator Opening: Leila Toplic, Carbonfuture

Matchmaking


15:45 – 16:30 Nature Tech & Metrics

Moderator Opening: Philipp Staudacher, Innovate4Nature

Matchmaking


16:30 – 17:15 Energy Transition (until 17:30)

Moderator Opening: Jürg Stuker, Kickstart Innovation

Matchmaking

VENUE - W HOTEL VERBIER

The Verbier Summit will take place in VERBIER: the world's best ski resort in 2022 at the W Verbier Hotel named the World's Best Mountain Hotel in 2023. An exclusive 5-star hotel at 1,600m to awaken your senses with an unforgettable stay and taste experience. With its extraordinary panoramas The 123 rooms and suites, each with fireplace, Signature W bed and private balcony are perfect for an intimate escape after an exhilarating day outside. Our luxury ski hotel offers a wide range of culinary options, including the bistronomicBo, the Eat-Hola Tapas Bar and the best mixology at W Living Room.

WHY NOW?

2023 was the Hottest Year on Record, our oceans are heating up unsustainably, and the UN IPCC science report says that we only have 4 years left to peak our global climate emissions. According to the Paris Agreement we need to get to Net-Zero emissions by 2050 to reach our 1.5c target. With more than $9tn per year needed to reach that goal, and $130 trillion committed to this transition at the recent COP28, we are entering a New Sustainable Future. But how will we unlock, implement and catalyse this net-zero and nature positive economic transition? We aim to leverage the collective and creative power of business, finance, and tech to make this happen.

A NEW SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

AUDIENCE

The Verbier Summit is aimed at C-level suites, business, finance, and tech executives, entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and experts connected to sustainability, impact, ESG, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate, biodiversity, and nature.


In particular, in carbon/nature-intensive sectors such as capital markets, commodities, food, agriculture, consumer goods, energy, transportation, buildings, materials, and lifestyle.

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MICHAEL MATHRES, Chief Marketing Officer, ITMO Ltd.

20-year veteran in finding and developing business and finance solutions to our climate and nature crisis and the SDGs. Currently Chief Marketing Officer of ITMO Ltd www.itmo.com - Focused on bridging the carbon/biodiversity, and capital markets trillion-dollar gap. Most recently Founding Team of Mootral www.mootral.com initiated and developed a new multi-million carbon credit market for livestock methane emissions. Co-Founder of the World Climate Summit www.wclimate.com. The largest business and finance conference of the UNFCCC COP since 2009. In 2007, created the world's largest investor network for climate and carbon projects. Certified Impact Investment Analyst, Certified Investment Manager (University of Geneva), Master Certificate in Renewable Energy Management & Finance, Certified Green Bonds expert, and Certified Vegan Health Coach. BA in Economics from Hamilton College. Cambodian and Ukrainian heritage. Passionate about skiing, modern art, and music.