December 1st

• 2:00 pm – 3:10 pm: “Tackling Greenwashing and Greenhushing” in Business and philantropy forum, Green Zone, Connect Conference Centre, with Catherine MacGregor, Group CEO at ENGIE.
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• “Green Shipping Challenge: Leading the Global Energy Transition” with Catherine MacGregor, Group CEO at ENGIE.

December 2

• Participation to French Presidency delegation, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu to accompany President Macron and French Minister of Energy Transition Agnès Pannier Runacher event on the Coal Phase out at 11am. Emmanuel Macron invited the Heads of State and Government of the G7 and John Kerry. France Pavilion

December 3

• 11:30 am – 1:00 pm: “Corporate Sustainability Support to Renewable Energy and Climate Adaptation in Developing Countries”– Benelux Pavilion, Blue Zone – Claire Waysand.
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• 2:00 pm – HSH Albert II of Monaco with Minister Nadia Fettah Allaoui from Morocco to visit ENGIE stand with a student delegation from Eco Fiction. Claire Waysand.
• 4:45 pm – 6:15 pm: “MSMEs facing energy transition: innovative solutions in Finance & Technology for value chains” UNFCCC Pavilion, Blue Zone – Julia Maris.

December 4

• 9:30 am – 10:30 am – “Ocean Finance and the Blue Economy: the vision and the ambition”, Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone, together with CMA CGM – Claire Waysand.
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• 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Joint panel with H.H. Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa al Nahyan and Kate Brand, Google global CSO, on Women & Climate Change – Claire Waysand.

December 5

• 11:30 am – 1:00 pm – “French companies respond to the challenge of a carbon-neutral and competitive economy”, France Pavilion, with MEDEF – Julia Maris.
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• 3:30 am: Belgian Hydrogen Council – “The hydrogen ecosystem journey”, in the presence of minister Van der Straeten,Blue Zone – Sebastien Arbola.
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• 4:00 pm – 4:50 pm – “Austrade Panel Event: Australia as a Renewable Energy (RE) Superpower and a green economy partner of choice,” Australia Pavillion, Blue Zone – Rik De Buyserie.
• 4:35 pm – 5:25 pm – “Technology’s crucial role in energy storage : strategies, economics, and stakeholder collaboration”. Green Zone – Wim Allen.

December 6

• 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – “Introducing CEM’s Supercharging Battery Storage Initiative: Priorities and Action Plan”, Blue Zone – Rik De Buyserie.

December 10

• 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Launch of Desalination Centre of Excellence – ENGIE Offices

Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Chairman of ENGIE, will open the first day of the event alongside Paul Desmarais, President of the Power Corporation of Canada. He will also speak at the talk “The Grand moment” with Søren Skou, CEO of Maersk on the theme of “Tackling Growing disruption”.
Latest of the serie of 4 conferences organized annually by the Americas Forum since 1995, the Conference of Paris brings together leaders from the Americas and Europe to discuss the major economic and international issues of our time.

This 2022 edition marks the return to a hybrid format, with panels to be followed live in person and remotely. In parallel, ENGIE dedicate also a Masterclass program to a student audience.

Find the program here

Find the program of the ENGIE interventions

Thursday, December 15

10 :00 – 11:00 am CET / 4:00 – 5:00 am ET
Inaugural plenary session of the conference
Speakers :

• Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Chairman, ENGIE
• Paul Desmarais jr, président, Power Corporation of Canada

2:00 – 2 :30 pm CET / 8 :00 – 8 :30 am ET
Grand moment – Tackling Growing Disruption
Speaker :

• Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Chairman, ENGIE
• Søren Skou, CEO, Maersk

5:00 – 6 :00 pm CET / 11 :00 am – 12 :00pm ET
Tech and Climate
Speakers :

• Biljana Kaitovic, Group Executive Vice President, in charge of IT and Digital, ENGIE
• Vicki Hollub, President and CEO Occidental
• Arnaud Pieton, CEO, Technip Energies
• Stefano Buono, CEO, Newcleo
• François Candelon, CEO, BCG Henderson Institute

Friday, December 16

11 :00 am – 12 :00 pm CET / 5 :00 – 6 :00 am ET
Repositionning Europe in the global power shift
Speakers :

• Claire Waysand, Executive Vice President in charge of Corporate Secretariat, Strategy, Research & Innovation, Communication, ENGIE
• Stéphane Boujnah, Chairman and CEO, Euronext
• Stéphane Israël, Chairman and CEO, Arianespace
• Belén Garijo, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO, Merck
• Jean-Marc Ollagnier, CEO, Accenture Europe

2 :30 – 3 :30 pm CET / 8 :30 – 9 :30 am ET
Mobility Challenges in time crisis
Speakers:

• Cécile Prévieu, Executive Vice President, in charge of Energy Solutions activities, ENGIE
• Marie-Christine Lombard, Chairman and CEO, GEODIS
• Augustin de Romanet, Chairman and CEO, Groupe ADP
• Hiba Farès, CEO, RATP Dev

4:00 – 5:00 pm CET  / 10:00 – 11:00 am ET
Bolstering energy security in a world of transition
Speakers :

• Didier Holleaux, Executive Vice President, ENGIE
• Miguel Stilwell d’Andrade, CEO, EDP
• Markus Krebber, CEO, RWE
• Francesco Starace, CEO, ENEL
• Sébastien Clerc, CEO, Voltalia

Please note

Replays of the event’s highlights will be available on the International Economic Forum of the Americas Youtube channel a few days after the closing date

On the agenda this year:

• Mitigation of climate change: how are countries reducing their emissions?
• Adaptation or how are countries going to adapt to the consequences of global warming
• Financing “loss and damage” so that countries on the front lines of the crisis can cope with the consequences of climate change and the realization of the $100 billion pledge from developed countries to low-income countries to help finance their adaptation
• The Just Transition

ENGIE teams in Sharm El-Cheikh

This year, as a partner of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), ENGIE is there and will speak out at the COP27 during multiples round tables.

Tuesday, November 8 – World Leaders Summit, Second Day:

2:55 – 3:25 am CAT / 1:55 – 2:25 pm CET – French Pavilion

“Facets of climate action in North Africa: a wide range of flagship projects”

Speakers:

Julia Maris, CSR Vice-President ENGIE

Hamid Tawfiki, CEO de CDG Capital

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5:40 – 6:10 pm CAT / 4:40 – 5:10 pm CET – We Mean Business Pavilion

“Accelerating Climate Action Implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean”

Speakers:

Julia Maris, CSR Vice-President ENGIE

Franz Tattenbach Capra, Minister of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica

Shantal Munro-Knight, Senator of Barbados

Fabio Natalucci, Deputy Director, International Monetary Fund

Wednesday, November 9 – Finance Day:

12 am – 1 pm CAT / 11:00 am – 12 :00 pm CET – ICC Pavilion

“Powering Forward to Address Climate Risk, Build Resilience”

Speakers:

Julia Maris, CSR Vice-President ENGIE

Daniel Schmid, Chief Sustainability Officer, SAP SE

Renae Kezar, Vice President, Corporate Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs, Johnson Controls

Michael Lotfy, Senior Vice President Power Products NAM Hub, Power Products Division, Energy Management Business, Schneider Electric

David Bow, Executive Vice President Electrolyzer Solutions, Plug

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7 – 9 pm CAT / 6 – 8 pm CET  – We Mean Business Pavilion

Evening reception: Launch of WBCSD’s ‘Triple A’ rating for accelerating implementation: Ambition, Action and Accountability

Speakers:

Julia Maris, CSR Vice-President ENGIE

Peter Bakker, président et directeur général WBCSD

Thursday, November 10 – Science & Youth Day:

10:30 – 11:30 am CAT / 9:30 – 10:30 am CET – Francophonie Pavilion

ENGIE adaptation journey

Speakers:

Clément Tremblay, Climat Officer ENGIE

ADEME (French Agency on environmental transition)

2 – 3 pm CAT / 1 – 2 pm CET – Egyptian Pavilion

“Linking Diplomacy & Science: The Role of Engineers in Progressing the Paris Agreement”

Moderator: Jaideep Sandhu, CEET Co-Speaker, Chief Technology Officer ENGIE (RGBU)

Speakers:

Jeffrey Sachs, President, SDSN

Tareq Emtairah, Director, UNIDO

Semida Silveira, CEET Co-Speaker, Cornell University

Mercedes Maroto-Valer, CEET Member, UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research

Ali Zerouali, CEET Member, Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen)

3:30 – 4:30 pm CAT / 2:30 – 3:30 pm CET – ICC Pavilion

“Accelerating solutions to Decarbonize“

Speakers:

Clément Tremblay, Climate Officer ENGIE

Alistair Phillips-Davies, Chief Executive, SSE plc

Andrea Fuder, Chief Purchasing Officer, Volvo Group

Louis Roy, President & CEO, Optel Group

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Friday, November 11  – Decarbonization Day:

12 pm – 1 pm CAT / 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CET –  United Nations, Climate change global innovation – Hub Pavilion (Blue Zone)

“Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET) Statement Release”

Speakers:

Jaideep Sandhu, CEET Co-Speaker / ENGIE (RGBU)

Massamba Thioye, Project Executive / UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub

Jeffrey Sachs, President and Co-Chair / SDSN

Gerd Müller, Director, UNIDO (Rana Ghoneim as alternate)

Semida Silveira, CEET Co-Speaker, Cornell University

Mercedes Maroto-Valer, Director, UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre

Jessica Trancik, Professor, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Chukwuemeka Diji, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Deputy Vice Chancellor, Kampala International University

Luisa Barros, Director, Clean Energy Latin America

Carlo Papa, Managing Director, ENEL Foundation (Video Message)

Tuesday, November 15 – Energy & ACE (Action for Climate Empowerment) Day:

11:30 am – 12:30 pm CAT / 10:30 – 11:30 am CET – ICC Pavilion

Biogaz to decarbonize industries

Speakers:

Daxita Rajcoomar, CSR Officer AMEA ENGIE

Bertrand Piccard, Fondation Solar Impulse

Pascal Chalvon, Chief Sustainability and Government Affairs Solvay

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2:00 – 2:40 CAT / 1 – 1:40 pm CET – World Economic Forum, Online

“the journey from Coal to Clean”

Speakers :

Charlotte Roule, Group Chief Strategy Officer, ENGIE

Fabio Cataudella, Head of Power Plants Repurposing, Enel

Joana Freitas, Executive Member, EDP – Energias de Portugal

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Wednesday 16 November – Biodiversity Day:

1:30-2:30pm EET / 8:30-9:30am CLST / 6:30am-7:30am ET – The Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA)

Climate Ambition Takes Flight: Companies & Airlines at the Forefront of SAF

Speakers:

Kim Carnahan, Head of SABA Secretariat and Senior Director, Net Zero Fuels, ENGIE Impact

Director, Global Climate, EDF

Manager, Climate-Aligned Industries, RMI

Adam Klauber, VP Sustainability & ESG, World Energy

Bas Sudmeijer, Managing Director & Partner, BCG

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