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Registration and networking
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Welcome address: Why are we here?
BusinessGreen editor‑in‑chief James Murray sets the scene for the inaugural Climate Resilience Forum.
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Opening Keynote: How bad could it get?
One of the UK’s leading climate scientists/risk experts provides an overview of the climate impacts and risks currently faced by the UK
business community and how those risks are expected to intensify over the coming years.
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Panel discussion: What are we facing? How to map climate risks
Leading experts discuss how to identify and map the climate-related risks companies are facing, including physical risks, transition risks,
and cascading risks, all of which are ramping up pressure on companies to enhance their climate resilience.
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Case study: How to respond? Climate risk management in action
A top business provides insights into how they effectively mapped climate risks, complied with sustainability disclosure rules, and
harnessed the resulting information to enhance their climate resilience
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Networking Break
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Research Insights: Where are we at?
The current state of play for climate resilience:
An overview of the evolving climate resilience market, including exclusive research on public and business perception of climate risks and climate adaptation priorities
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Panel discussion: What next?
How to develop an effective climate resilience strategy:
Leading experts offer their insights on how to translate climate risk assessment into robust resilience strategies, which build a compelling business case for investment in climate resilience measures and complement on-going decarbonisation efforts.
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In conversation with: What does good look like?
Building the business case for climate resilience:
A one-on-one interview that explores the common pitfalls faced by climate resilience strategies and asks how businesses can avoid
them while maximising the benefits that should flow from effective climate resilience investments.
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Closing keynote: What does the future hold?
A leading policymaker/climate risk expert reflects on how climate risks are likely to evolve in the coming years and how businesses can
enhance their resilience and competitive advantage by responding to those risks as soon as possible
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Closing remarks and call to action: What are the next steps?
How to push climate resilience up the agenda.
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Networking Reception
BusinessGreen sets out how the Climate Resilience Forum aims to expand in support of evolving corporate
climate resilience efforts