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Stage of Impact

September 23 at The Chrysler Building during Climate Week NYC 2025.

Together with key partners 7Ridge, The Banker Financial Times, Adapteo, ClimateView, and IMAGINE, we build a program where ideas, action, and innovation collide.

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10:05am - 10:25am
FIRESIDE CHAT

From Access to Resilience: Shaping the Future of Digital Finance

Speaker:

  • Helena Leurent, Director General, Consumers International

  • Moderator: Anita Hawser, Europe Editor, The Banker (Financial Times)

10:25am - 10:55am
PANEL

Resilience as the Foundation of Inclusive Digital Finance

Speakers:

  • Sophie Sirtaine, CEO, CGAP, World Bank

  • Payal Dalal, EVP, Global Programs, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

  • Helena Leurent, Director General, Consumers International

  • Mathias Wikström, Yale World Fellow and Co-Founder of Doconomy

  • Moderator: Anita Hawser, Europe Editor, The Banker (Financial Times)

11:00am - 11:50am
PANEL

Scaling Climate Impact: RethinkAction Solutions Meet ClimateView’s Open-Source Transition Framework

Speakers:

  • Pourya Salehi, Head of Urban Research, Innovation, and Development, ICLEI

  • Tomer Shalit, Co-Founder and Chief Architect Officer, ClimateView

  • Dr. Ivan Ramoz Diez, Project Coordinator, CARTIF

  • Dr. Tommaso Brazzini, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Valladolid

  • Liz Cormack, Officer of Urban Research, Innovation, and Development, ICLEI

  • David Corbett, Strategic Partner Manager, ClimateView

  • Moderator: Benjamin Jance IV, Director of Climate Innovation, Research, and Impact at the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM)

1:05pm - 1:50pm
FIRESIDE CHAT

AI for Impact: From Hype to Real Systems Change

Speakers:

  • Vilas Dhar, President, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

  • Moderator: Javad Mushtaq, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, WE& Capital / ImpactLab

2:00pm - 2:45pm
PANEL

The Role of Credit Unions in the Transition to a Prosperous and Sustainable Future

Speakers:

  • Mira Ness, CEO, New York University Federal Credit Union

  • Eric Usher, Head of United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative

  • Yma Gordon, FVP, Global Impact & Inclusion, UN Federal Credit Union

  • Dr Emma Heikensten, Senior Advisor, Doconomy Impact Council

  • Moderator: Anita Hawser, Europe Editor, The Banker (Financial Times)

3:00pm - 3:50pm
Panel

Building Resilient Societies: The Role of Flexible Infrastructure, Circular Investments, and Bold Innovation

Speakers:

  • Johanna Persson, President & CEO, Adapteo Group

  • Annachiara Torciano, Head of Sustainability and Communication Slättö

  • Andreas Follér, Chief Sustainability Officer, Traton | Scania

  • Ilana Judah, Associate Principal | Americas Climate and Sustainability Leader, ARUP

  • Moderator: Anita Hawser, Europe Editor, The Banker (Financial Times)

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Future of Leadership Challenge

Speakers:

  • Valerie Keller, CEO & Co-Founder, IMAGINE

  • Helen Mets, President & CEO, Ahlstrom

  • Madge Thomas, President of the American Express Foundation & Head of Corporate Sustainability at American Express

  • Bertrand Badre, Founder & CEO, Blue Like an Orange Sustainable Capital 

  • Mathias Wikström, Yale World Fellow and Co-Founder of Doconomy

  • Moderator: Lisa Neuberger, IMAGINE Leader and Director of Partnerships

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