Cities are critical to delivering on the Paris Agreement. With COP26 fast approaching, it is critical to explore how cities can lead the transition to a low carbon and climate resilient economy. We will hear from mayors, private sector experts and thought-leaders about the work they are doing to address the gravest challenge we face: the climate emergency.
This year’s EBRD Green Cities annual conference will further explore this theme, focusing on the role cities and the private sector play in accelerating climate action. The two-day virtual event (8-9 June) will feature discussions and exchanges between mayors, Green Cities Officers, and private sector partners from across the EBRD regions.
The EBRD Green Cities Annual Conference 2021 is supported by the Green Climate Fund.
Keynote and welcome
- Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency
- Harry Boyd-Carpenter, Managing Director, Green Economy & Climate Action Group, EBRD
Panellists
- Doncho Barbalov, Deputy Mayor for Finance and Healthcare, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Andria Basilaia, Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi, Georgia
- Ann Cairns, Executive Vice Chair, Mastercard
- Sumiyabazar Dolgorsuren, Governor of the Capital City and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar
- Nisreen Elsaim, Chair of the UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change
- Justyna Glusman, Deputy Mayor of Warsaw - Director and Coordinator for Sustainable Development, Warsaw City hall, Poland
- Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv and Head of Kyiv City State Administration, Ukraine
- Petre Shilegov, Mayor of the City of Skopje, North Macedonia
- Tunç Soyer, Mayor, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality
- Dr Jerry Velasquez, Director, Division of Mitigation and Adaptation, Green Climate Fund
- Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana, Albania
- Mansur Yavaş, Mayor of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, Turkey
Joined by a panel of experts from EBRD
Programme
Day 1 (8 June)
09.00 – 09.20: Welcome and keynote
09.20 – 10.15: Panel discussion: How Cities Can Deliver Climate Action
10.15 – 10.30: Messages from our Green City Mayors
10.30– 12.30: Mayors Roundtables: Conversations with Green City Mayors
Day 2 (09 June)
09.00 – 11.00: Green Cities Officers Network: Smart Solutions [closed session]
Register to attend the opening session
For more information, please contact greencities@ebrd.com
DAY 1 (8 JUNE)
- 09.00 – 09.10: HIGH-LEVEL OPENING
- 09.10 – 10.15: PANEL DISCUSSION: HOW CITIES CAN DELIVER CLIMATE ACTION
- 10.30– 12.30: MAYORS ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS: CONVERSATIONS WITH GREEN CITY MAYORS
DAY 2 (09 JUNE)
- 09.00 – 11.00: GREEN CITIES OFFICERS NETWORK: SMART SOLUTIONS [CLOSED]
