Agenda
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Discover the event’s sessions
Nordic Climate Dialogues 2025, hosted in Helsinki, Finland, at Hanaholmen Cultural Centre on 1 October, brings together Nordic actors in the nexus of climate and development – high-level government representatives, financiers, strategic partners, think tanks, research institutions, and NGOs. Together with other Nordic actors, we explore ways to mobilise financing at speed and scale, bring solutions to the table, and implement them.
Key topics include how Nordic countries and institutions can collaborate more effectively to mobilise climate finance, tangible ways to involve the private sector in adaptation in a meaningful way, and opportunities for collaboration in innovative finance, such as blended finance and concessional finance.
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Programme
Nordic Climate Dialogues 2025 – Catalysing finance for climate action
Besides the virtual session, the event is for invited guests. Please contact us for more information.
GMT+3 time zone
09:30-10:00 Registration and welcome
Master of Ceremonies: Peter Nyman
Accelerating Nordic ambition to mobilise climate action (broadcasted)
- Welcome remarks from Satu Santala, Managing Director at Nordic Development Fund (NDF) and Gunvor Kronman, CEO of Hanaholmen Cultural Centre
- Anders Adlercreutz, Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Education, Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland
- Petteri Taalas, Director General at Finnish Meteorological Institute
- Claver Gatete, Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Panel discussion: Nordic cooperation as a global force for climate action
- Måns Nilsson, Executive Director at Stockholm Environment Institute
- Gunn Jorid Roset, Director General of The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
- Gjermund Grimsby, Chief Advisor Climate Change at KLP - Norway's largest pension company
- Moderator: Satu Santala, Managing Director at Nordic Development Fund (NDF)
11:35-11:50 Coffee break
Bridging the gap: Catalysing action towards adaptation initiatives
- Mikko Ollikainen, Head of the Adaptation Fund
Panel discussion: A pathway to resilience – tangible ways to meaningfully involve the private sector in adaptation
- Ulrika Modéer, Secretary General of the Swedish Red Cross
- Catherine Cax, Managing Director, Investments at Soros Economic Development Fund
- Jesper Hilsted Andersen, Chief Counsellor for Development Finance at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
- Moderator: Hans Olav Ibrekk, Special Envoy for Climate and Security from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
12:45-14:00 Lunch & networking
Opportunities for collaboration in innovative finance
- Magnus Billing, Senior Advisor to The Centre for Development Finance Studies
- Robin Ivory, Manager, Market Insights at Convergence
Panel discussion: How can the Nordic countries and institutions collaborate more effectively to mobilise climate finance?
- Kristiina Karjanlahti, Chief Strategy Officer at Finnfund
- Felix Adahi Bikpo, Chair of the Board at African Guarantee Fund
- Malena Rosman, Director, Portfolio Origination & Management at Nordic Development Fund (NDF)
- Moderator: Robin Ivory, Manager, Market Insights at Convergence
15:10-15:30
Coffee break
What do we do next?
A session filled with pitching, discussion, active participation, and outcome wrap-ups to generate tangible outcomes, and conclude with a summary and next steps
17:00-19:00 Reception and networking
Canapés and beverages will be served
*The schedule will be finalised closer to the event. Small schedule changes are possible.
