BBVA's Agenda at COP31
9 November | 12h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
From Water Risk to Competitive Advantage: Starting the Water Transformation Journey
Panelists
- Yago Lorenzo (Veolia)
- Mayka Adrio (BBVA)
- Juan de Rueda (CocaCola EuroPacfic Partners)
- Barbara Urdillo (Grupo Roca)
Moderator
- Marielle Canter Weikel (Conservation International)
9 November | 12h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Private meeting | BBVA Pavilion
Launching a Coalition to Scale Climate-Resilient Agriculture through Blended Finance
In-person event only
9 November | 13h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main stage | BBVA Pavilion
Accelerating Next Gen of Sustainable Agriculture
Panelists
- Rodrigo Ponce (Bold)
- Samuel Daniel Lup Haruta (NAX)
- Tanzer Bilgen (DOKTAR)
Moderator
- Juan Pedro Gazzotti (BBVA Argentina)
9 November | 14h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main stage | BBVA Pavilion
Growing Together: Strategic Partnerships Shaping the Future of Agriculture
Panelists
- Natalia Iglesias (Delso)
- Ricardo José Lozano Picón (ICC Colombia Commission on Environment and Energy)
- Alber Guillo Muñoz (Minsait)
- Beth Burks (S&P)
- Bernhard Mauritz Stormyr (Yara)
Moderator
- Jaime Marín (BBVA)
9 November | 15h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main stage | BBVA Pavilion
Financing Nature-Positive Food Systems: From Climate Policy to Investment Pipelines
Panelists
- Jill Khoury (BBVA)
- Godefroy Grosjean (CGIAR)
- Nicholas Towle (DSM-Firmenich)
- Andrea Bellota Mejía (Minam Perú)
- Jan Poser (Nature Bonds Initiative)
- Silvia Gaya (UNICEF)
Moderator
- Álvaro Puyo (BBVA Colombia)
9 November | 16h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main stage | BBVA Pavilion
How Can Private Capital Finance Water Resilience
Panelists
- José Luis Blasco (Acciona / Acciona Energía)
- Peter Boonman (Blue Bond Accelerator)
- Matt Kaczmarek (GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS (GIP) - Black Rock)
- Ozgur Altun (ICMA)
Moderator
- Thibaud Escalon (BBVA)
9 November | 17h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main stage | BBVA Pavilion
Financing Regenerative Agriculture: Building Resilient Food Systems Across the Value Chain
Panelists
- Gabriela Burian (Bayer)
- Sandrine Chiron (Cargill)
- Ayşe Ayşin Işıkgece (Former Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye)
- Jim Stride (Pepsi)
- Yann Wyss (Nestlé)
Moderator
- Canan Ozsoy (Garanti BBVA)
10 November | 17:30h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Green zone | BBVA Pavilion
Massive Electrification: Towards 35% Electrified Demand by 2035
10 November | 09h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Atlantic Council Event
10 November | 10h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Sustainable Mobility and Logistics: Driving the Green Transition
Panelists:
- Cemal Onaran (Garanti BBVA)
- Zeynep Nuhoğlu (TIRSAN TREYLER SANAYİ VE TİCARET A.Ş.)
10 November | 11h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Togg & Garanti BBVA: Turkey's Domestic EV Story at COP31
10 November | 10:30h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Greenzone Hub
Setting up the CCUS value chain at scale
Panelists:
- Torbjørg Klara Heskestad (Equinor)
- Isabela Morbach (CCS Brasil)
- Tomás García (BBVA)
Moderator:
- Tim Dixon (IEAGHG)
10 November | 11h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: UN Pavilion | Blue Zone
From Clean Power to an Electrified Economy
Panelists:
- Javier Rodríguez Soler (BBVA)
- Luiza Demôro (BloombergNEF)
- Esther Finidori (Schneider Electric)
- Sam Peacock (SSE)
Moderator:
- Wendy Woods (BCG)
10 November | 11h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Private meeting | BBVA Pavilion
Investing in decarbonization of Hard-to-Abate Industries Under Competitive Pressures
In-person event only
10 November | 11:30h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Green Zone HUB
Next-Generation Fuels: How to Scale Up
Panelists:
- Felipe Franco (Air France KLM)
- Tatsuro Watanabe (MOL GROUP)
- Fernanda Diniz (Petrobas)
- Antonio López (Repsol)
Moderator:
- Dorian de Kermadec (BBVA)
10 November | 12h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Private meeting | BBVA Pavilion
Financing Türkiye’s Next Power-Sector Investment Cycle: Renewables, Storage and Grid Readiness
In-person event only
10 November | 12h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main stage | BBVA Pavilion
Investing in the Energy Transition: Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness
Panelists:
- Isabel Chatterton (ADB)
- İrem Barzilay (Garanti BBVA)
- Javier Bernal (Nvidia)
- Frederico Caruncho (UNO)
10 November | 13h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main stage | BBVA Pavilion
Using AI to Accelerate Climate action
Panelists
- Adolfo Uriarte (Basque Government)
- Zeynep Güven (Microsoft)
- Josh Parker (Nvidia)
- Helen Burdett (WEF)
Moderator
- Luis Fuente (BBVA)
10 November | 13:45h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Green Zone HUB
From First Plant to Asset Class: Financing the Cleantech Ecosystem at Scale
Panelists:
- Ricardo Naya (CEMEX)
- Eric Slawter (Decarbonization Partners (Blackrock/ Temasek))
- Eric Trusiewicz (Rondo Energy)
- Sir Jonathan Taylor (Green Finance Institute)
Moderator:
- Susana de Pablo (BBVA)
10 November | 14h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main stage | BBVA Pavilion
Responsible Mining of Critical Metals: the Only Way Forward
Panelists
- Jonathan Dunn (AngloAmerican)
- Rodrigo Lauria (Vale)
- Fabiola Sifuentes (Antamina)
- Mehmet Yılmaz (TMD)
- Egi Suarga (WRI)
- Nat Burke (WWF-Australia)
- Marielle Canter Weikel (Conservation International)
Moderator
- Tomás García (BBVA)
10 November | 14h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Private meeting | BBVA Pavilion
Unlocking green hydrogen demand: lessons learned
In-person event only
10 November | 15h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main stage | BBVA Pavilion
Low-Emission Vehicle Finance and Overcoming
Panelists
- Ford Otosan
- Otomotiv Distribütörleri ve Mobilite Derneği
- Otomotiv Yetkili Satıcıları Derneği
- Togg
10 November | 15h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Private meeting | BBVA Pavilion
Creating New Supplies of Critical Raw Materials for a Resilient Energy Transition
In-person event only
10 November | 16h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main stage | BBVA Pavilion
The Heat Beneath Our Feet: Geothermal Energy and the Path to Energy Autonomy
Panelists
- Cannur Bozkurt (IGNIS H2 Energy)
- Drew Nelson (Project Inner Space)
- Beatriz Yordi (European Commission)
- Francisco de Borja Saez-Montagut Revemga (BBVA)
Moderator
- Mark Dyson (Rocky Mountain Inst.)
10 November | 16h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Private meeting | BBVA Pavilion
Policy Framework for the Next Phase of Electrification
In-person event only
11 November | 13h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: UN Pavilion | Blue Zone
From Billions to $1.3 Trillion
Panelists:
- Onur Genç (CEO BBVA)
- H.E. Majid Al Suwaidi (CEO Alterra)
- Sir Nicholas Stern (London School of Economics; Co-Chair, Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance)
- Paschal Donohoe (Managing Director, The World Bank)
- Saker Nusseibeh (CEO, Federated Hermes International)
Moderator:
- Mary Schapiro (Co-Chair, GFANZ)
12 November | 09:30h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Panel | Blue Zone
Caring for Climate
12 November | 15:30h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Roundtable | Blue Zone
The Resilience Premium: Investing in the New Strategic Economy
12 November | 09:30h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Roundtable | BBVA Pavilion
COP31 negotiations briefing session to PRB/PSI/PRI and NZAOA (UN to use the space)
13 November | 09h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Roundtable | BBVA Pavilion
Garanti Portföy - TSPB Etkinliği
13 November | 09:15h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main stage | BBVA Pavilion
SMEs’ Green Transition: Decarbonization, Financing, and Competitiveness
13 November | 10h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Panel | Blue Zone
Türkiye Pavillion - Financing Türkiye's Green Transition
13 November | 10h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Startupzone Hub
From Idea to Real-World Application | Technology Perspective
13 November | 10h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Private meeting | BBVA Pavilion
Mobilizing 1.3T & Unlocking Institutional Capital for the Climate Transition
In-person event only
13 November | 10:15h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main stage | BBVA Pavilion
The New Economics of Carbon: Navigating Regulation, Managing Risk and Building Competitiveness
Panelists:
- Veronica Chau (BCG)
- Erdem & Erdem
- Çağrı Yıldız (Garanti BBVA)
13 November | 11h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main stage | BBVA Pavilion
How Can We Shape the Future of Sustainable Payments for the Next Generation?
Panelists:
- Ceren Acer Kezik (Garanti BBVA)
- Onur Faydacı (Mastercard)
13 November | 11:15h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Private meeting | BBVA Pavilion
Scaling Transition Finance: Banks and Investors Financing the Real Economy Transition
In-person event only
13 November | 11:30h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Green Zone HUB
Financing Climate Action through Labelled Bonds
Panelists:
- Anne Scott (Aegon UK)
- Will Farrell (Federated Hermes)
- Cathrine De Coninck Lopez (HSBC AM)
- Grover Burthey (PIMCO)
- Mahmut Kayacık (Turkish Sovereign Wealth Fund)
Moderator:
- Michael Ridley (BBVA)
13 November | 11:30h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Private meeting | BBVA Pavilion
Scaling Transition Finance: Banks and Investors Financing the Real Economy Transition
In-person event only
13 November | 12h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
From CBAM Exposure to Carbon Hedging: A Turkish First-Mover Case Study
Panelists:
- Seda Güler Mert (Garanti BBVA)
- Sinem Edige
- Mehmet Ali Ceylan (MEDCEM MADENCİLİK VE YAPI MALZEMELERİ SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ)
13 November | 12:30h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Green Zone HUB
Building Resilient Businesses: Sustainability Across the Real Economy
13 November | 13h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Private meeting | BBVA Pavilion
Valuation of Climate-Related Risk
In-person event only
13 November | 13:45h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Green Zone HUB
Valuation of Climate-Related Risk
13 November | 14h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Private meeting | BBVA Pavilion
Inclusive Climate Resilience: Insurance Solutions for Health, Youth, and Communities
In-person event only
13 November | 14h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Women in Climate
Panelists:
- Patricia Espinosa (EU Platform in sustainable finance)
- Sandra Ojiambo
- María Mendiluce (We Mean Business Coalition)
Moderator:
- Fiamma Pérez Prada (BBVA)
13 November | 15h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Green Zone HUB
Use, Recover, Reuse: Garanti BBVA's Circular Technology Model
Panelists:
- Burak Ali Göçer (Garanti BBVA)
- Ceren Acer Kezik
- Avni Dilber (Ticaret Bakanlığı)
13 November | 15h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
From Climate Projects to Investable Pipelines With a deal spotlight
Panelists:
- Luciana Costa (BNDES)
- Hilen Gabriela Meirovich (IDB Invest)
- Yasser Ibrahim (MIGA)
13 November | 15h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Private meeting | BBVA Pavilion
Article 6: Catalyst for Global Carbon Markets and Climate Diplomacy?
In-person event only
13 November | 16h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Bridging Markets, Powering Futures: Navigating the China - Türkiye Trade Corridor
Panelists:
- Arda Özlü (ENTEK)
- Wu Kai (Goldwin)
- Sarah Yu (BBVA Asia)
- Seda Guler Mert (Garanti BBVA)
Moderator:
- Jingwei Jia (BBVA Asia)
13 November | 17h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Carbon Markets in Mexico and Latin America
Panelists:
- Ministry of environment (Peru)
- Mexico Government
- Ministry of environment (Colombia)
Moderator:
- Paola Del Rio Villegas
13 November | 17h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Roundtable - Panel | BBVA Pavilion
Water as Financial Risk: Integrating Physical Water Risk into Credit Decisions
14 November | 09h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Financing the Green Generation: Education, Skills & Opportunity for an Inclusive Transition
Panelists
- Andreas Schleicher (OECD)
- Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi (UNESCO)
- Paolo Marchi (UNICEF Türkiye)
Moderator
- Lidia del Pozo (BBVA)
14 November | 10h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
From Sustainability to Financial Value: The Evolving Role of Audit in TSRS
Moderator
- Luis de la Fuente (BBVA)
- Ece Sevin (EY)
- Osman Bahri Turgut (Garanti BBVA)
- Veronika Pountcheva (ISSB)
14 November | 11h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Better Jobs in a changing climate, from worker protection to workforce resilience
Panelists
- Rishabh Kumar Dhir (International Labour Organization)
- Remco Fisher (UNEP FI)
- Ozgur Altun (ICMA)
14 November | 13h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Preparing the Next Generation for the Future
Panelists:
- Canan Özsoy (Garanti BBVA)
- Lize Karaboğa (KIVILCIM Grup)
- Koç Okulları (Ece Kahraman Çakar)
14 November | 13h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Roundtable | BBVA Pavilion
The Climate Generation at Work: Young Entrepreneurs Building the Transition
Panelists
- Solveig Zophoniasdottir (Climate KIC)
- Mehmet Ertan Uygun (Getmobil)
- Ali Karabey (Founding Partner)
Moderator
- Cenk Nazlı (Garanti BBVA)
14 November | 14h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Gençleri Geleceğe Hazırlamak
14 November | 14h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Opening Doors: Generation Future
Panelists:
- Ebru Firuzbay (Garanti BBVA)
- Fatih Uysal (Kariyer.net)
14 November | 15h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Private meeting | BBVA Pavilion
CHRO Roundtable: Youth & AI
In-person event only
14 November | 15h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
The Care Economy: Building Resilient Societies for Türkiye
Panelists:
- Suna Hanöz Penney (AÇEV)
- Erdem Yasar (EBRD)
- Wessel van den Berg (Equimondo (Melinda Gates Foundation))
- İrem / Emir (Garanti BBVA)
- Hikmet Gümüser (KİPAŞ MENSUCAT İŞLETMELERİ A.Ş.)
14 November | 16h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
ERTA Transition Finance Report Launch
16 November | 10h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Breaking the Mold: Circular Pathways to Cement Decarbonization
Panelists
- Erhan Çalışkan (Açansa)
Moderator
- Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA)
16 November | 10h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Roundtable | BBVA Pavilion
Book Launch - Rafael Doménech, Head of BBVA Research
16 November | 10h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | Startupzone Hub
From Potential to Economic Value
Panelists:
- Umutcan Duman (Evreka)
- Selin Öz (Garanti BBVA)
- Mehru Öztürk (GİRVAK)
- Çağla Gül Şenkardeş (Üniversite / Teknopark(
16 November | 11h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Carbon Pricing in Türkiye
16 November | 11h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Blue Zone
Skills for the Green Transition: Building Workforce Readiness for Climate Action
16 November | 11:15h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Greenzone Hub
Resilient cities: Turkiye physical risk hotspots
Panelists:
- Antonio Blanco (Sustainability Risk Head)
- Idil Gursel (EBRD)
- Ebrunur Yildiz (Limak)
- Dr. Ceyhun Eren (Allianz Turkey)
- Selim Selimata (Garanti BBVA)
Moderator:
- Sinem Ercag (BBVA)
16 November | 13h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
How Managing Vulnerability Defines Tomorrow's Market Leaders
Panelists:
- Liz Henderson (Aon)
- Valentin Alfaya (Ferrovial)
- Ebrunur Kapucu Yıldız (LİMAK HOLDİNG A.Ş.)
- Emmanuel Normant (Saint-Gobain)
- Erika Harms (Iberostar)
- Valeria Ramundo Orlando (Equilibrium Climate Capital)
Moderator:
- Elvira Calvo (BBVA)
16 November | 14h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Fiba Holding ESG Journey & Sustainable Finance Fireside Chat
Panelists:
- Yasemin Sıralı (FİBA HOLDİNG A.Ş.)
16 November | 14h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Panel | BBVA Pavilion
Reshaping Fashion Supply Chains: Circularity, Resilience and Transformation
In-person event only
16 November | 15h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Private meeting | BBVA Pavilion
Aligning Adaptation Finance with EU Frameworks and National Resilience Strategies The gap between the National Adaptation plans and execution (how to get there)
In-person event only
16 November | 17h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Private meeting | BBVA Pavilion
El Niño Outlook: Preparing Financial Systems for Climate-Driven Physical Risks
In-person event only
17 November | 10h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Nature positive finance and biodiversity risk
Panelists
- Carolina De Azevedo (Emerald Nature Growth Fund)
- Mathiew Maurin (Iceberg data Lab)
- Claudia Godfrey (Profonanpe)
- UNEPFI
17 November | 11h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Blue Breath: A Blue Carbon Model for Nature Finance
Panelists:
- Prof. Dr. Ergun Taşkın (Celal Bayar Üniversitesi)
- İrem Barzilay (Garanti BBVA)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cem Dalyan (İstanbul Üniversitesi)
- Şadan Kaptanoğlu (TURMEPA)
17 November | 12h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Structuring Finance for Supply Chains
17 November | 13h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Can Türkiye Become the Mediterranean's Agrifood Innovation Hub?
Panelists
- İrfan Donat (BloombergHT)
- Adem İleri (Garanti BBVA)
- KURSAT KARABORK (OMNİA NİŞASTA SANAYİ VE TİCARET A.Ş.)
- Aylin Çağlayan Özcan (Turkish Government)
17 November | 14h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Financing Climate-Resilient Tourism in Türkiye
Panelists:
- İLKER ORGUN (BHM Otelcilik Anonim Şirketi)
- BEHİYE KARA (CARYA TURİZM YATIRIMLARI A.Ş.)
- Cemal Onaran (Garanti BBVA)
- Nihat Tümkaya (ÖZYER TURİZM SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ)
17 November | 15h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Greenzone Hub
The Cost of Memory
17 November | 15h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Financing Türkiye’s Blue Economy: Building a Bankable Pipeline for Blue Bonds
Panelists:
- SERRA TUKEL (ARKAS HOLDİNG A.Ş.)
- Emir Kozikoğlu (Garanti BBVA)
- TAYFUN DENİZER (POLİTEK İNŞAAT AMBALAJ GIDA VE SU ÜRÜNLERİ SANAYİ VE TİCARET A.Ş.)
17 November | 15h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Private meeting | BBVA Pavilion
Türkiye Zero-Waste Outlook: Policy, Finance and Scalable Business Models
In-person event only
17 November | 16h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Scaling High-Integrity Nature-Based Solutions
Participantes
- Amy Kessler (Climate Action Reserve)
- Claudio Albert Schneider (Conservation International)
- ERM
- Andres Huby (Mercuria Trading)
17 November | 17h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
The Next Era of Competitiveness: Sustainability, Innovation and Resilience
Panelists:
- Deniz Yaşar (Garanti BBVA)
- Ayça Çelik (Kimteks Tekstil)
18 November | 10h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Adil Geçiş, Güvenli Yaşam: İş Dünyasının Ev İçi Şiddetle Mücadelede Rolü
18 November | 10h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Private meeting | BBVA Pavilion
Human Rights & Just Transition Workshop with Minerva BHR
In-person event only
18 November | 11h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Beyond the Gap: Financing Women in Business from Leadership to Employment
Panelists
- Hulya Tomak (Blueit)
- Carmen Vera (EIB)
- Selma Akdoğan (KAGİDER)
Moderator
- Selin Öz (Garanti Team)
18 November | 12h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Scaling Affordable & Sustainable Housing through Public-Private Partnerships
Panelists
- Emre Ilıcal (Altensis)
- Natalie Rothwell (Habitat for Humanity)
- Bruno Sauer (GBCe (Green Building Council Spain))
- Bernhard Barth (UN-Habitat)
- Nekane Martínez Pérez (BBVA)
Moderator
- Rafael Doménech Vilariño (BBVA Research)
18 November | 16h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Building Resilience in Rural Communities
Panelists
- Stela Izquierdo (Empresas Magicas)
- Gabriela Eguidazu (FMBBVA)
- Emrah Özdemir (Municipality Türkiye)
- Silke Campos (Save the Children)
- Indigenous representative (Save the Children)
Moderator
- Silvia Jimenez
19 November | 12h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Empowering SMEs with 360 Sustainability Tools
Panelists
- Cristina Ordoñez Jara (Arteche)
- Caspar Mould (EcoVadis)
- Pamela Jouven (SME Climate HUB)
- Özlem Ünlüer (Arçelik AS)
Moderator
- Carla Morcillo (BBVA)
19 November | 13h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Financing the Real Economy: Can Sustainable Sukuk and Leasing Close the Climate Investment Gap?
Panelists:
- Erhan Aslanoğlu (Bilgi Üniversitesi)
- Alper Kırık (Garanti BBVA)
19 November | 13:45h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Greenzone Hub
From Climate Commitments to Real-World Transformation
Panelists:
- Emir Kozikoğlu (Garanti BBVA)
- MURAT ILBAK (İlbak Holding Anonim Şirketi)
- HALIT GUMUSER (KİPAŞ MENSUCAT İŞLETMELERİ A.Ş.)
19 November | 13:45h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Greenzone Hub
From Climate Commitments to Real-World Transformation
19 November | 14h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
Fiba Holding & Kuzeydoğa Derneği – Biodiversity Panel
Panelists:
- Yasemin Sıralı (FİBA HOLDİNG A.Ş.)
- Ayberk Koçyiğit (Garanti BBVA)
- Çağan Şekercioğlu(Kuzeydoğa Derneği)
19 November | 15h. (Türkiye time)
Venue: Main Stage | BBVA Pavilion
New Horizons in Twin Transformation
Panelists:
- Emir Kozikoğlu (Garanti BBVA)
- Onur Ünlü (TÜRKONFED)
1. Financing electrification and sustainable infrastructure at scale
Infrastructure is where climate ambition takes shape and becomes tangible: cleaner energy systems, modern grids, storage, transportation, efficient buildings, water management and resilient cities. The COP31 Presidency has placed electrification at the heart of the agenda, with the aim of increasing electricity’s share of final energy demand to 35 percent, up from 20 percent today.
Reaching this target will require massive investment in grids, clean energy, storage, electric mobility and industrial electrification, especially in emerging markets, where financial barriers remain high. In this context, banks play a critical role by turning these needs into bankable projects through financing, advisory services and risk management.
2. Making cleantech bankable
The next phase of the transition depends not only on deploying mature solutions, but also on making cleantech commercially viable. COP31 has made sustainable industrialization and clean energy key priorities, advancing technologies such as storage, hydrogen, alternative fuels, geothermal energy, carbon capture and circular industrial processes to decarbonize sectors with the highest emissions.
Banks can accelerate this process by helping to bridge the gap between innovation and investment. To do so, they structure financing, share risks, connect clients with public and private capital and support first-of-a-kind projects until they can be replicated at scale.
3. Supporting sustainability across value chains
Climate action increasingly depends on value chains. Companies cannot reach their transition targets without involving suppliers, clients and industrial partners. Aligned with COP31 priorities, this vision aims to promote more transparent, resilient and circular value chains that lower emissions and waste, strengthen SMEs and create new investment opportunities.
Banks can accelerate this process by combining financing and sustainable information, advisory services and solutions for companies and their ecosystems. The goal is not only to finance anchor companies but also to extend sustainability across their network of suppliers and clients.
4. Promoting resilience, conservation and regeneration of natural capital
The Paris Agreement not only aims to reduce emissions, but also to strengthen resilience to the impacts of climate change, which are already affecting ecosystems, communities, companies and infrastructure. However, adaptation financing remains insufficient. UNEP estimates that developing countries will need between $310 billion and $365 billion per year until 2035, compared with the $26 billion mobilized in 2023.
Banks play a critical role in this context by financing adaptation and integrating the analysis of physical risks, water management, biodiversity, agriculture and other nature-based solutions to strengthen territorial resilience.
5. Boosting sustainability for all
This transition will not last unless it is inclusive. To achieve this, it must support households, SMEs, women entrepreneurs, rural communities, migrants, workers and regions exposed to transition and physical risks. The IPCC notes that equity, inclusion and a just transition are vital to achieving more ambitious mitigation and adaptation targets.
In this context, banks face the challenge of making sustainability accessible and bankable for more people and small businesses. This means offering financial and non-financial solutions that support the transition of SMEs, women-led businesses, rural communities and other key groups.
6. Contributing to a sustainable financial system
Climate action requires a financial system capable of mobilizing capital at a greater scale, with better instruments and in the markets where the financing is needed most. At COP29, countries agreed to triple climate finance for developing countries to $300 billion per year by 2035, while calling on all actors to mobilize $1.3 trillion per year from public and private sources. This makes finance one of the central implementation challenges of the Paris Agreement. It also fits COP31’s approach to financing design, investable project portfolios and practical delivery mechanisms.
Banks can accelerate the transition through transition finance, blended finance, sustainable bonds, risk-sharing structures and support for their clients’ transition plans. They can also help foster a new financial architecture, especially in emerging economies.
Sustainability is a key strategic priority for BBVA, which views the energy transition as an opportunity to move forward and grow. For this reason, it supports its clients and offers advisory and financing services with the aim of contributing to the decarbonization of the economy and generating new business opportunities.
