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IIGCC Summit 2025

Showcasing investor action towards financing the transition in a changing world.
IIGCC Summit 2025

Date and time

Monday, 23 June 2025 09:00 BST

About this event

Join us for our second IIGCC Summit on Monday 23 June 2025, sponsored by Clarity AI and Morningstar, and featuring a special virtual keynote from Al Gore, former US Vice President and a founding partner of Generation Investment Management. 

Kickstart your London Climate Action Week with IIGCC. The Summit will showcase investor action towards financing the transition in a changing world. Come and join us as we dissect key issues and topics including capital mobilisation to support the transition, adaptation and resilience, and deforestation.  

Curated to be practical and informative, the morning will see 10 workshops exclusively for IIGCC members, including an in-depth focus on emerging markets, sponsored by Ninety One, and another on the potential of AI.  

After lunch, the afternoon will feature panel discussions on building the case for adaptation and resilience, as well as a deep dive on capital mobilisation to support the transition. This will be followed by a special virtual keynote from Al Gore, before we end the day with a drinks reception with all guests welcome. 

Expect to hear new developments, including the next iteration of the Physical Climate Risk Assessment Methodology (PCRAM) and the Climate Resilience Investment Framework (CRIF).   

Join us at the IIGCC Summit as we set the scene for what’s likely to be the biggest London Climate Action Week yet.  

Who can attend

Please note:

  • Workshops are for IIGCC members only. 
  • The plenary session is open to IIGCC members,  IIGCC network partners, investment industry professionals and relevant service providers only.  

Location

In-person: BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP 

Online: Zoom. Details will be shared nearer the event.

Event agenda

Part 1 – Workshops IIGCC members only
09:00 - 09:35
Arrivals and Registrations

A light breakfast will be on offer

09:45 – 10:00
Welcome
10:10 - 10:55
Workshops
  1. Resilience in action: Investor case studies and the Physical Climate Risk Assessment Methodology 2.0

    A practical workshop showcasing new investor case studies of the Physical Climate Risk Assessment Methodology (PCRAM) in action. We will outline the appraisal process for decision-making and set out how PCRAM aligns with the Climate Resilience Investment Framework.
     
  2. Climate solutions in action: From concept to implementation     

    An interactive workshop where participants will learn about concrete steps they can consider to scale investment in climate solutions and shape upcoming guidance for real assets. Starting with the updated climate solutions NZIF supplementary guidance, the session will move from concept to implementation. 

    Attendees can choose from one of two breakout sessions: 

    • Real estate climate solution guidance 
    • Infrastructure climate solution guidance (with a focus on grids) 

  3.  Financing the Emerging Market transition and supporting a just transition– sponsored by Ninety One 

    A joint IIGCC-Ninety One workshop focusing on practical examples of implementing Net Zero Investment Framework recommendations in an Emerging Markets context. 

  4. Integrating deforestation into climate plans

    This interactive workshop will outline and seek member feedback on IIGCC’s latest Net Zero Investment Framework deforestation supplementary guidance. A key objective of the guidance is to give investors a way to integrate deforestation into existing climate plans. 

  5. Leveraging AI to support climate goals: Current trends and where next?

    This exploratory and interactive workshop will explore the latest conversations about AI and how it could be harnessed by investors to support their climate goals.        
11:05 – 11:25
Break
11:35 - 12:20
Workshops
  1. Resilience in action: Investor case studies and the Physical Climate Risk Assessment Methodology 2.0

    A practical workshop showcasing new investor case studies of the Physical Climate Risk Assessment Methodology (PCRAM) in action. We will outline the appraisal process for decision-making and set out how PCRAM aligns with the Climate Resilience Investment Framework.
     
  2. Climate solutions in action: From concept to implementation     

    An interactive workshop where participants will learn about concrete steps they can consider to scale investment in climate solutions and shape upcoming guidance for real assets. Starting with the updated climate solutions NZIF supplementary guidance, the session will move from concept to implementation. 

    Attendees can choose from one of two breakout sessions: 

    • Real estate climate solution guidance 
    • Infrastructure climate solution guidance (with a focus on grids) 

  3.  Financing the Emerging Market transition and supporting a just transition– sponsored by Ninety One 

    A joint IIGCC-Ninety One workshop focusing on practical examples of implementing Net Zero Investment Framework recommendations in an Emerging Markets context. 

  4. Integrating deforestation into climate plans

    This interactive workshop will outline and seek member feedback on IIGCC’s latest Net Zero Investment Framework deforestation supplementary guidance. A key objective of the guidance is to give investors a way to integrate deforestation into existing climate plans. 

  5. Leveraging AI to support climate goals: Current trends and where next?

    This exploratory and interactive workshop will explore the latest conversations about AI and how it could be harnessed by investors to support their climate goals.        
Part 2 - Lunch and plenary
Open to approved non IIGCC members
12:30 – 13:15
Lunch
13:25-13:35
Welcome

Speaker

  • Stephanie Pfeifer - CEO, IIGCC
13:35-13:45
Opening remarks
13:45– 14:20
Panel: Building the case for adaptation & resilience investment

Drawing on different investor experiences and perspectives, this panel will help make the case for adaptation and resilience investment – an often overlooked or misunderstood topic. 

Speakers

  • TBC
  • Moderator: Mahesh Roy - Investor Strategies Programme Director, IIGCC
14:20-14:50
Break
15:00-15:45
Panel: Capital mobilisation to support the transition: What, why, how?

A ‘big picture’ panel seeking perspectives from different types of investors on what capital mobilisation to support the transition looks like, why it matters, and how to put words into action. 

Speakers

  • TBC
  • Moderator: Peter Taylor - Corporate Programme Director, IIGCC
16:00 – 16:45
Al Gore - virtual keynote and Q&A
16:45 – 17:00
Closing remarks
17:00-18:00
Drinks reception

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Event speakers

Al Gore

Former Vice President
Former Vice President Al Gore is the founder and chairman of The Climate Reality Project, a nonprofit devoted to solving the climate crisis, a founding partner and chairman of

Stephanie Pfeifer

CEO, IIGCC
Stephanie has led IIGCC since 2005 and overseen its expansion into a European-focused investor group. She sits on the Steering Committees for Climate Action 100+, the Net Zero Asset

Mahesh Roy

Investor Strategies Programme Director, IIGCC
Mahesh leads the investor strategies team at IIGCC. He is also the UNFCCC's Marrakech Partnership focal point for finance, linking non-state actors in finance with parties to the

Peter Taylor

Corporate Programme Director, IIGCC
Peter leads our corporate team, supporting investor engagements with companies through initiatives including Climate Action 100+, the Net Zero Engagement Initiative and Nature

Al Gore

Former Vice President

Former Vice President Al Gore is the founder and chairman of The Climate Reality Project, a nonprofit devoted to solving the climate crisis, a founding partner and chairman of Generation Investment Management, and a co-founder of Climate TRACE. He is also a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a member of the World Economic Forum’s board of trustees, and a past member of the board of directors at Apple.

Gore was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, 1978, 1980, and 1982 and to the U.S. Senate in 1984 and 1990. He was inaugurated as the 45th vice president of the United States on January 20, 1993, and served eight years.

He is the author of the #1 New York Times best-sellers An Inconvenient Truth and The Assault on Reason and the NYT best-sellers Earth in the BalanceOur Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate CrisisThe Future: Six Drivers of Global Change, and most recently, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.

He is the subject of the documentary movie “An Inconvenient Truth,” which won two Oscars in 2006 — and a second documentary in 2017, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.” In 2007, Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, for “informing the world of the dangers posed by climate change.” Gore is a native Tennessean who currently resides on his farm in Carthage, Tennessee.

 

Stephanie Pfeifer

CEO, IIGCC

Stephanie has led IIGCC since 2005 and overseen its expansion into a European-focused investor group. She sits on the Steering Committees for Climate Action 100+, the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative and the Investor Agenda, as well as the Executive Committee for the Paris Aligned Asset Owners.

Prior to her role at IIGCC, Stephanie worked in investment banking for over seven years, including as a senior economist at Morgan Grenfell and a VP at Deutsche Bank in London. She holds an MSc with distinction in Environmental Studies, a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and an MA in Economics from Exeter University. Stephanie received an OBE for her services to climate finance in Her Majesty the Queen's Jubilee Birthday Honours List in 2022.

Mahesh Roy

Investor Strategies Programme Director, IIGCC

Mahesh leads the investor strategies team at IIGCC. He is also the UNFCCC's Marrakech Partnership focal point for finance, linking non-state actors in finance with parties to the convention. Prior to joining IIGCC in 2022 he led the capital markets team at CDP, following an 18-year career in banking and finance, predominantly at Macquarie Group where he led specialist teams in financial services and healthcare. He holds an MBA, Energy from Cranfield University.

Peter Taylor

Corporate Programme Director, IIGCC

Peter leads our corporate team, supporting investor engagements with companies through initiatives including Climate Action 100+, the Net Zero Engagement Initiative and Nature Action 100. He previously worked as a senior portfolio manager and Head of Corporate Governance at Aberdeen Asset Management in Singapore, London and São Paolo. Peter began his career at the International Finance Corporation and more recently has advised European development finance institutions on climate governance. He holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and an MA from John Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.

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