November 29, 2023
COP28 WOMEN AND
CLIMATE GALA
Women and Climate hosted leaders from across the globe, convening at COP28, for a special gala dinner.
Our hosts were 3 incredible members of our Women and Climate community: Michelle Li, Founder and Global City Lead at Women and Climate; Sarabeth Brockley, Women and Climate Advisor and Carbon Strategy at Nasdaq; Erin Grover, Women and Climate Advisor and Advisor at Growth Tribe
Welcome: Michelle Li, Founder WAC
Opening Remarks: Annemarie Hou, Executive Director at United Nations Office for Partnerships
Featured Panel - Impact at COP28: Emilie McGlone, Sweta Chakraborty, PhD
Featured Panel - Women of Carbon: Sarabeth Brockley, Anna Lerner Nesbitt, Genevieve Leveille
Featured Speaker - Kiara Kaur: The youngest TEDx and WAC speaker
Featured Panel - Women of the UAE: Courtney Fieldman, Kaoutar Makrache, Claudia Pinto, Carly Dubery
“From our Gala Dinner to our Green Zone panel and WhatsApp group, many of us were able to meet in-person for the first time. It was truly heartwarming to see us come together to support each other to accelerate climate action.” - Michelle Li, Founder WAC
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GENDER AND CLIMATE SMART INVESTING: THE KEY TO ADVANCING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
Women and Climate had the opportunity to convene women experts on the topic of climate financing at COP28 in the Green Zone at COP28.
Panelists Sarabeth Brockley, Head of Carbon Strategy Nasdaq & WAC Advisor; Chrsitine Amour-Levine, CEO & Founder - Investors for Climate & Her Planet Earth; Nisaa Jetha, Global Impact Strategist - Impact for SDGs; Marta Krupinksa, CEO and Co-Founder - CUR8 covered valley's of death, to funding initiatives in the global south. Our experts also weighed in on challenges on investing in climate solutions through the lens of their own experience.
Rolling Stone Op-ed
During COP28, Melissa Jun Rowley published an oped on Rolling Stone, highlighting 16 women who are taking climate action across sectors.
Women in Finance | December 4th, 2023
SDG YOUTH COUNCIL X
MUBADALA MAJLIS
Michelle Li, Founder of WAC, joined a panel of inspiring women for a conversation on empowering Women in Finance.
Shahd Alkaabi, SDG Youth Council; Wafa Al Ali, Executive Director, Debt Capital Markets, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB); Dr Lamees Al Qaisi, General Manager, Sheikha Khawla Foundation Khawla Art and Culture; Michelle Li, Founder WAC; Meera Al Suwaidi Director, Head of Value Creation, Mubadala
COP28 Media
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