This in-person event is the culmination of a series of discussions, connecting energy transition, climate finance, and resilient cities. Panelists will provide firsthand reflections from COP31 on how global commitments can become investment, innovation, and policy.
Hosted by the Istanbul, Rio, and Athens Centers, in collaboration with the Climate School, to bring conversations and outcomes from around the world back to the Columbia campus.
Moderator
İpek Cem Taha, Founding Director of Columbia Global Center Istanbul
Speakers
Alexis Abramson, Dean, Columbia Climate School; Professor of Climate, Columbia University.
Erman Ilıcak, Co-Chair, Climate-Resilient Cities Working Group, COP31 Business Forum
Mareva Grabowski–Mitsotakis, Climate, Earth and Society Distinguished Fellow, Columbia Climate School
Gernot Wagner, Climate Economist | Columbia Business School, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Faculty Director of the Climate Knowledge Initiative at Columbia Business School.
Andrew J. Kruczkiewicz, Senior Staff Associate II, National Center for Disaster Preparedness; Senior Researcher, International Research Institute for Climate and Society; Faculty Lecturer, Columbia Climate School