Climate & Biodiversity programs

Thursday - September 15, 2022 | 2 min read | By competent-boards-staff

Climate & Biodiversity Programs

Professional development for board members, business leaders, investors, and those who advise them.

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Understand emerging climate risks and opportunities and how
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Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin

UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP27

Frances Edmonds

Head of Sustainable Impact HP Canada

Peter Schlosser

Vice President and Vice Provost, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University

Maja Groff

International Lawyer, The Hague; Convenor of the Climate Governance Commission

Charmian Love

Charmian Love, Co-Founder of B Lab UK And Global Director of Advocacy at Natura & Co.

Bertrand Millot

Head of Sustainability, CDPQ

Pat Gallardo Dwyer

Founder and Director, The Purpose Business

Erin Meezan

Chief Sustainability Officer, JLL

Curtis Ravenel

Senior Advisor to the Co-Chair & Vice Chair, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)

Pia Heidenmark Cook

Senior Advisory, Teneo; NED for multiple Boards; Member of the Senior Advisory Boards, Boards Impact Forum