Under the auspices of The Ministry of Environment of Egypt, host of COP 27
SOLUTIONS EVENTS
BEFORE & DURING COP 27
SCALING SOLUTIONS FOR
A NEW ECONOMIC MAINSTREAM
The invitation
Join us to scale solutions for climate change and a new economic mainstream that integrates business success and economic development with the regeneration of people, societies and nature.
The UN’s Paris Climate Treaty became a force in part because policy makers partnered with future-oriented economy leaders. Also this year, COP needs a bold and inspiring economic presence to advance concrete solutions.
Therefore, we convene senior leaders from business, agriculture, finance and investment to collaborate with experts and policy makers to meet our urgent challenges and opportunities.
Solutions events before & during COP27 in Egypt
Learn more about this series of events below
CO-CONVENORS
The Future Economy Forum’s co-convenors reflect the rich diversity
of its program contributors and their concrete solutions
Helmy Abouleish
CEO of Egypt’s Sekem, which literally turned a desert into an oasis of regenerative farming, climate-neutral business, integral education and culture.
Walter Link
CEO, Future Economy Forum and NOW Partners who as co-owner of Euro-Asian industrial group B.Grimm, co-founded the first sustainable business alliances in the Americas and Europe.
Marcello Palazzi
Serial business entrepreneur, co-founder of Europe’s B Corp movement, B for Good Leaders and NOW Partners
Shiva Dustdar
Director and EIBI head at the European Investment Bank, the EU Bank on Climate and Development. Ex-JP Morgan Emerging Market investment banker.
Marilou van Golstein-Browers
Triodos Investment Management, pioneer in ESG, Impact, Values Banking, Micro-Finance and business innovation.
Hunter Lovins
Entrepreneur, rancher, corporate advisor, MBA program founder & faculty, co-author of Natural Capitalism and 15 other future economy books
Pedro Paulo Diniz
Ex-partner of Pão de Açúcar Brazil’s major retail chain, pioneered large scale organic farming of major crops and animals under the Toca and Rizoma Agro brands.
Fabio Sakamoto
Co-founder, Rizoma Agro, leader in Brazil’s next generation, large scale regenerative agriculture, empowered by research, technology and financial engineering.
Laura Santucci
Chief of staff of New York’s mayor, the Obama White House political operations and the UN World Food Program.
Helio Mattar
Founded Instituto Akatu after being General Electric Brazil’s CEO and Secretary of Production in the highly respected Cardoso government.
Pape Samb
Leads social entrepreneurship network Ashoka Africa and co-founded Impact!Africa to finance and otherwise empower youth and women entrepreneurs across Africa.
Christian von Reventlow
Deutsche Telecom’s ex-Chief Product & Innovation Officer and international CEO and board member of various other companies.
Karen Mapusua
President of IFOAM, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements with 800 affiliates in 117 countries.
Jeroo Billimoria
Co-founded Catalyst 2030 with thousands of social entrepreneurs to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne
UN advisor and president of Sarvodaya supporting thousands of villages across Sri Lanka with socio-economic development, education, health and emergency services
Channa da Silva
Chair of Sarvodaya’s microfinance bank for rural economic development, former head of Sri Lanka’s foreign investment office and Colombo’s stock exchange.
Merijn Dols
Danone’s Global Director of Open Innovation and Circular Economy, is an expert in regenerative agriculture, food systems and the future economy.
Kirstin Engwig
Leads WIN, a global network of women leaders in business and beyond who demonstrate the positive impact of true diversity and female leadership qualities.
Robert Metzke
Royal Philips’ Global Head of ESG and Strategy, ex-Chief of Staff Innovation & Strategy. WEF’s Global Future Council. Digital Health Multistakeholder Coalition with UN.
Volkert Engelsmann
CEO of Eosta, a global organic produce enterprise, using advanced sustainability practices, true cost accounting and source transparency.
Peter Blom
Co-founder & fmr CEO, Triodos Bank, Europe's leading sustainability bank; Founder & fmr Chair, Global Alliance for Banking & Values. Current Member of Supervisory Board, Dutch Central Bank & Exec Com member, Club of Rome
Riccardo Bellini
CEO of global fashion brand Chloe, a purpose-driven, certified Benefit Corp, that leads the industry by example towards social and environmental responsibility.
Gonzalo Muñoz Abogabir
First private sector COP High Level Climate Action Champion, co-founder of TriCiclos company and Sistema B business alliance.
REGENERATIVE LEADERSHIP RETREAT
NOV 2-4, 2022 | SEKEM, EGYPT
At Sekem, one of the world’s most inspiring sustainable development communities that excels in activities ranging from regenerative agriculture and international business to education and human development.
By invitation. Please click below for more info and to register.
FUTURE ECONOMY SOLUTIONS SUMMIT
NOV 5-6, 2022 | CAIRO, EGYPT
Future of Business & Economy
The Summit focuses on solutions along the entire value chain that integrate business success and economic development with the regeneration of people, societies and nature. This Regenerative Value Creation is already the success recipe of many participating companies. And if we work together to scale these solutions, it can become the DNA of a new economic mainstream.
The Future of Agriculture
Farmers from all continents demonstrate that regenerative agriculture is more productive than conventional farming. It is a key to solving hunger and the global climate crisis. It regenerates biodiversity, soil, water, health and the incomes of farmers and their communities and thus reduces forced migration. If ever there was a silver bullet, this is it.
The Real ESG Investment and Finance
Integrates financial success with positive impact. It needs better measurements and auditing to resolve green washing. Following the development of regulations, profit and risk assessments and values-based investments it increasingly becomes a key to accessing capital markets. And it is a crucial to scaling this new mainstream of business and economy.
These developments will be considered from 5 interaction lenses:
- Market Trends and Future Scenarios.
- Concrete Cases in Business, Agriculture and Finance.
- People: Talent, Leadership, Culture and Education
- Science, High Tech and Broad Tech solutions.
- Rules of the game: Measurement, Public Policies and Laws.
Inspiring Locations in Nature and Culture
To inspire learning and deep dialogs, innovative co-creation and relationships that lead to concrete action, we meet at Sekem’s Heliopolis University, with 3000 students the Middle East’s largest sustainable development campus. And we dine under the stars at the Pyramids, the Nile and in Cairo’s ancient Citadel, ancient centers of power, science and spirituality.
*An optional pre-summit excursion to the pyramids on November 4th is offered to summit participants who would like to join this extraordinary experience in the lead up to the Summit.
By invitation. Please RSVP now to secure your space in this unique Solutions Summit.
COP27 SOLUTIONS DIALOGUES
NOV 8-17, 2022 | SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT
Solutions Dialogues in Sharm el-Sheikh
In addition to co-leading blue and green zone events, The Future Economy Forum and Sekem will host evening presentations & dialogues to advance solutions. Our guests will enjoy Arabian music and organic cuisine in the large garden of an ocean villa. By invitation.
Ongoing Action Initiatives beyond Egypt
This Event Series will advance the long-term Action Initiatives, which are at the core of the Future Economy Forum’s and Sekem’s ongoing work.
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
EVENT PARTNERS
Our partners include the Egyptian government under the auspices of which these events and COP 27 are organized, the Cairo Stock Exchange, the German – Arab Chamber of Industry and the American – Arab Chamber of Commerce, the Egyptian Jr. business association, the U.N. Global Compact, and a growing number of companies, business alliances, civil society organizations and other institutions from around the world.
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