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Finnish Climate Summit

We all need to do more to keep the world within the limits set in the Paris Agreement. Finland as a nation can and needs to show climate leadership.

June 13, 2018 at 9:00 am - 2:15 pm
By invitation only, Finlandia Hall, Mannerheimintie 13 E, 00100 Helsinki

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The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, together with the Finnish Climate Change Panel and Finnish Institute for International Affairs organised the Finnish Climate Summit in Helsinki on Wednesday 13 June from 9:00 – 14:15. This high-level event gathered international speakers and Finnish influencers to discuss how we can move further and faster in tackling the climate crisis. The Summit was opened by the President of Finland, H.E. Sauli Niinistö.

The Finnish Climate Summit has been recognised by the UNFCCC as a part of the Talanoa process.

The event provided a platform for companies, local government, investors and others to announce new climate commitments and actions.

Sitra compensated the CO2-emissions of the flights of our international speakers.

The recording of the opening plenary session can be found here.

Programme

9.00	Registration and morning coffee

Everyone, together

9.40	The doors are closed
9.45	Welcome to the Finnish Climate Summit President Mikko Kosonen, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra
	Opening words President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö President’s speech can be found here
	Keynote speech President of the French Constitutional Council Laurent Fabius
	Keynote speech Director General Kristin Skogen Lund, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
	Panel discussion Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner, Finland Chief Negotiator for Climate Change Outi Honkatukia, Ministry of Environment, Finland Member of the European Parliament Miapetra Kumpula-Natri Chairman of the Board Jorma Ollila (see CLC’s initiative here) Panel discussion is moderated by Veera Heinonen and Oras Tynkkynen, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra
	Closing words
11.45	Session closes
	Session is moderated by Veera Heinonen, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra

11.45 Climate friendly lunch

Parallel sessions

Climate action means business

	Please notice this session is in Finnish.
12.45	Opening words
	Keynote speech Chairman of the Board Pertti Korhonen, Business Finland
	Panel discussion Country General Manager Mirva Antila, Oy IBM Finland Ab Chairman of the Board Pertti Korhonen, Business Finland CEO Pekka Ojanpää, Lassila & Tikanoja Senior Vice President Risto Penttinen, Fortum
	Closing words
14.15	Session closes
	Session is moderated by Development Director Kaisa Hernberg, Climate Leadership Coalition

Financing climate action

12.45	Opening words
	Keynote speech Deputy Governor Olli Rehn, The Bank of Finland His speech can be found here.
	Keynote speech Chief Executive Catherine Howarth, ShareAction See AODP’s best practice guide
	Panel discussion Hugues Delafon, Sustainable Banking, Crédit Agricole Chief Investment Officer Hanna Hiidenpalo, Elo Chief Executive Catherine Howarth, ShareAction Chief Investment Officer Mikko Mursula, Ilmarinen Senior Advisor Mats Olausson, SEB
	Closing words
14.15	Session closes
	Session is moderated by Project Director Janne Peljo, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra

Local action for a global commitment

	Please notice this session is in Finnish.
12.45	Opening words
	Keynote speech Minister of the Interior Kai Mykkänen, Finland
	Panel discussion Mayor Minna Arve, City of Turku Mayor Kimmo Jarva, City of Lappeenranta Deputy Mayor Anni Sinnemäki, City of Helsinki CEO Leena Vuotovesi, Micropolis The panelist will be challenged to climate actions by Director Jyri Seppälä, Finnish Environment Institute Founder JP Virtanen, Avanto Ventures
	Closing words
14.15	Session closes
	Session is moderated by CDO Eetu Helminen, Smart & Clean Foundation