Tuesday, 6 December 2022

Enterprise Climate X Forum

Solving the world’s biggest challenge is a massive business opportunity at The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)

Welcome to Enterprise Climate X Forum.

This unique event is the first in our series of invitation-only, C-suite-level gatherings that allow senior members of the business community to discuss critical issues in key sectors of the economy.

Climate will be the world’s largest and most important industry for decades to come — and is the defining challenge of our generation. It cuts across every industry, from banking and finance to infrastructure, urban planning, real estate, FMCG and beyond.

The Enterprise Climate X Forum, scheduled for 6 December 2022 takes place post COP27 and will give CEOs, investors, bankers, development finance institutions and other key stakeholders the opportunity to talk frankly, openly and under Chatham House rules about climate.

Agenda

08:00

Networking and standing breakfast

Enterprise’s senior editors will welcome attendees with good coffee and fresh pastries, giving all of us the opportunity to see friends and colleagues face-to-face in a relaxed setting.

09:00

Welcome note

Patrick FitzPatrick, Enterprise’s co-founder and editor-in-chief, will get the gathering underway with a brief scene-setter for the day.

09:05

Demystifying two of the biggest opportunities to have come out of COP27: Green hydrogen and NWFE

What is green hydrogen — and what does NWFE really mean? Our panel will go deep into the meaning of the USD 85 bn worth of framework agreements we inked at Sharm El Sheikh and the USD 15 bn NWFE program. We’ll also discuss the signs you should watch for to see if the programs are becoming a reality, what NWFE+ means, and where the opportunities are in both programs for all of our guests.

Participants:

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO, Hydrogen Europe
Khalid Hamza, Director and Head of Egypt, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Khaled Nageib, CEO, Hydrogen Egypt
Moustafa Bassiouny, Partner, Enterprise (Moderator)
Patrick FitzPatrick, Editor-in-Chief and Managing Partner, Enterprise (Moderator)

09:55

Panel discussion: Climate is the biggest business and investment opportunity of our generation — here’s practical advice on how to get in on the ground floor.

Panelists will discuss where the opportunities fall in the adaptation vs. mitigation debate; the hidden climate export opportunity (hint: It’s more than just electrons and H2 molecules); how to build a new business on climate; how leaders of established businesses can improve margins, access finance, and grow their business by putting climate into their business models.

Participants:

Amr Allam, CEO, Hassan Allam Holding
Mohamed Ismail Mansour, Co-founder and CEO, Infinity
Sherif El Kholy, Partner and head of MENA, Actis
Salma El-Saeed, Egypt Editor, Enterprise (Moderator)
Patrick FitzPatrick, Editor-in-Chief and Managing Partner, Enterprise (Moderator)

10:45

Coffee break

11:00

Dive deep into the macro factors shaping how corporates across global emerging markets are dealing with climate change

EFG Hermes Research Managing Director and Head of Strategy Simon Kitchen joins us on stage to talk about how business leaders across global growth markets are coping with climate change — and the macro factors that are both shaping opportunities and constraining room to act. Simon covers markets ranging from Egypt to Vietnam, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and Kenya and regularly speaks with senior management from companies across the full spectrum of industries, from banks to electronics assemblers, garment markets to food producers.

Interviewers:

Hadia Mostafa, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Enterprise
Patrick FitzPatrick, Editor-in-Chief and Managing Partner, Enterprise

11:25

Enterprise Climate X Poll

Audience members will vote live (and anonymously) in the first Enterprise Climate CEO Poll, the results of which will be published the following morning in both Enterprise Climate and EnterpriseAM.

Host:

Karim Nour, Partner, Enterprise

11:40

How do we pay for it all? The climate finance debate.

Where are the opportunities for financial institutions in this massive global realignment through which we’re all living now? How worried should banks be about greenwashing? How important are state subsidies to making green projects bankable? What do rising interest rates mean for people looking to get green projects off the ground?

Participants:

Todd Wilcox, CEO and vice-chair, HSBC Egypt
Tarek El Nahas, Group Head of International Banking, Mashreq Bank
Nader Aboushadi, Group Treasurer, Dar Group
Moustafa Bassiouny, Partner, Enterprise (Moderator)
Patrick FitzPatrick, Editor-in-Chief and Managing Partner, Enterprise (Moderator)

12:30

Coffee Break

12:45

Keynote interview with Leslie Reed, Mission director for Egypt, USAID

Interviewers:

Moustafa Bassiouny, Partner, Enterprise (Moderator)
Patrick FitzPatrick, Editor-in-Chief and Managing Partner, Enterprise (Moderator)
Hadia Mostafa, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Enterprise (Moderator)

13:05

Meet the guys in line to be Egypt’s first climate billionaires

A live interview with Shift EV CEO Aly El Tayeb and Algebra’s Karim Hussein, the venture capitalist who helped put his startup on the map. We’ll talk about everything from building and investing in a green business from first principles to where the opportunities are for would-be founders and why carbon credits could be a hidden superpower to bring down the cost of capital for businesses of all sizes.

Participants:

Aly El Tayeb, CEO and co-founder, ShiftEV
Karim Hussein, managing partner, Algebra Ventures

Interviewers:

Hisham Abdien, Executive Editor and Partner, Enterprise
Patrick FitzPatrick, Editor-in-Chief and Managing Partner, Enterprise

14:00

Event ends

*Agenda is subject to change

Who will be speaking?

Venue

Why Participate?

When we meet, COP27 will be in the rearview mirror and COP28 in the UAE nearly a year away.

Who We Are

We specialize in one thing

Helping corporations tell their stories to the people and markets that matter — and helping them understand the world around them.

We build strategy and products and provide intelligence for companies listed on the Egyptian Exchange, Tadawul, London Stock Exchange, Dubai Financial Market, and Bahrain Bourse.
We also work with select privately held companies that are in financial services, B2B, technical industries and professional services.
Our practice areas include corporate reporting, ESG monitoring, internal dashboards, business development, strategy and branding.

Get Involved

Has your company made a net zero pledge, launched a new green initiative, measured its carbon footprint, taken steps to develop new green products, or made sustainable investments?

We’d love to hear about it.

Contact us

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