Opening Keynote with Nigel Topping

The global economy reached a turning point last year with COP28, where major commitments were made to phase down fossil fuels. Now, amid economic and political turbulence, the challenge lies in financing and implementing these commitments. This moment offers an opportunity for policymakers and markets to make bold moves to drive the green transition.

At The Conduit, we believe knowledge sharing is key to overcoming the challenges of financing the transition. As COP16 on Biodiversity and COP29 approach, the Green Economy Forum provides a platform for parallel conversations that amplify these critical discussions.

This invite-only event will gather industry, financial, and sustainability leaders to explore the innovative financial instruments and policies needed to deploy capital and mitigate risk at this critical juncture.

NIGEL TOPPING

Founder, Ambition Loop; UN Climate Change Action Champion, COP26
Nigel Topping

Nigel Topping, CMG was appointed by the UK Prime Minister as UN Climate Change High Level Champion for COP26. In this role Nigel mobilised global private sector and local government to take bold action on climate change, launching the Race To Zero and Race To Resilience campaigns and, with Mark Carney, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero. Nigel is now a global advisor to governments, financial institutions, and private companies on climate and industrial strategy. He is a non-executive director of the UK Infrastructure Bank, and an Honorary Professor of Economics at Exeter University, and was awarded the honour of CMG in Queen Elizabeth’s final honours list in 2022.

In 2024 Nigel founded Ambition Loop with Gonzalo Munoz.