laser-focused on investment in sustainability
CC FORUM
in Sustainable Development

Dubai
Whilst the current geopolitical conflicts coupled with the energy and food crises in the wake of Covid19 pandemic are considered to be critical threats jeopardising corporations and industries, nothing can be regarded as a more existential one than climate change.
More than ever the global situation has highlighted the interconnectedness and interdependence of the modern world. An understanding has emerged that it is no longer possible to continue to do “business as usual” and that a new breed of entrepreneurs, more environmentally and socially responsible, should be fostered in order to preserve our planet as we know it today.
We as a generation have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rethink the world’s existing paradigm.
Investors are becoming increasingly aware of how their impact can affect the world around them and are eager to invest in the ways that reflect their concern and respect for environment, for human dignity and for responsible corporate behaviour.
The mission of CC Forum – an investment conference which is 100% dedicated to investment in sustainability – is convening the top business leaders, policy makers and public figures and defining the course of action we should collectively take to confront the existential challenges we are all facing today including climate change, fossil-fuel-based economies, overpopulation and poverty to name but a few. Therefore, in accordance with Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations, its topics centre around investing in Environment, Renewable Energies, Emerging Technologies, Healthcare, Education, Social Inclusion and Philanthropy connecting the brightest startups to the savviest of investors.
CC Forum’s previous editions were inter alia held in London in October 2019 with a written royal greeting from the late HM Queen Elizabeth II, in Monaco in September 2020 under the High Patronage and with the participation of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and in the Kingdom of Bahrain under the auspices of HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince & Prime Minister in March 2022.
The goal of the 9th edition of Climate Change Forum in the Dubai during COP28, is exploring the prospects, challenges and business opportunities of investment in sustainable development as the world is entering its next stage of development.














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3 days
of top content and intense networking
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100+ speakers
hand-picked visionaries, world thought leaders and global transformers
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300+ attendees
entrepreneurs, executives, investors, policy makers and experts
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100+ Investors Hub
private and institutional investors, family offices and VC firms participating in the Investors' Hub
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5 awards
CC Forum's 2021 Awards for Achievements in Sustainability
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50+ exhibitors
Companies representing sustainability projects including clean energy, alternative fuels, emerging technologies, social impact finance, fintech etc
CC FORUM kicks off in:
Speakers & Guests of Honour
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HRH Sheikh Tahnoon bin Saeed bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan
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H.E. Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri
Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the UAE
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H.E. Bola Tinubu
President of Nigeria
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Surangel S. Whipps, Jr., the 10th President of the Republic of Palau, is focused on resilient and sustainable economic growth for Palau. His visionary approach emphasizes a balance between fostering the economy and environmental protection. With a commitment to "A Kot a Rechad er Belau" (Palauan People First), he envisions a prosperous Pacific through shared resources. President Whipps champions a united front for Pacific nations, advocating for collective action against climate change. A two-term senator and CEO of Surangel and Sons Company, he blends policy expertise with over 30 years of business leadership. A family-oriented, God-centered leader, Whipps leads Palau into a sustainable and vibrant future.
H.E. Surangel Whipps
President of Republic of Palau
Surangel S. Whipps, Jr., the 10th President of the Republic of Palau, is focused on resilient and sustainable economic growth for Palau. His visionary approach emphasizes a balance between fostering the economy and environmental protection. With a commitment to "A Kot a Rechad er Belau" (Palauan People First), he envisions a prosperous Pacific through shared resources. President Whipps champions a united front for Pacific nations, advocating for collective action against climate change. A two-term senator and CEO of Surangel and Sons Company, he blends policy expertise with over 30 years of business leadership. A family-oriented, God-centered leader, Whipps leads Palau into a sustainable and vibrant future. -
H.E. Jewel Howard Taylor
Vice-President of Liberia
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HRH Prince Abdullah Bin Sultan Al Saud
Green Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
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HIRH Prince Sandor Habsburg-Lothringen
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Maher Al Kaabi, a visionary leader and a seasoned banker with over 30 years of experience in the Banking, IT industry and Family Business. He has extensive expertise in Board Membership, Islamic Banking, Wholesales & Consumer Banking, Risk Management, Finance, Operation & Technology, Sales & Distribution and Business Development. Serves on board of several startup companies, a Chairman of Board of Governance of a Star International School and co-founder of Blink. Currently, he is an advisor to the Group Chairman of Al Serkal Group of Companies and serves as an Independent Board Member. His expertise lies in devising impact and commercial strategies, working with government leaders and private sectors. Works extensively with various ministries in future technologies, circular economy, and sustainability of family businesses by training NextGen on Venture Studio Module. On the advisory board of UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and other entities. He is on the Advisory Board of: - UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment - Middle East Energy - MENA Power Projects He has worked at Citigroup for over 14 years where he has assumed various senior roles both locally and internationally. Post that he worked as the Chief Risk Officer at Dubai Bank. And then as Group Head of Islamic Banking at Emirates NBD and also served as Group Head Chief Operating Officer for Group Wholesale Banking. He is currently pursuing his doctorate in the field of AI driven sustainability.
Maher Al Kaabi
Al Serkal Group
Independent Board MemberMaher Al Kaabi, a visionary leader and a seasoned banker with over 30 years of experience in the Banking, IT industry and Family Business. He has extensive expertise in Board Membership, Islamic Banking, Wholesales & Consumer Banking, Risk Management, Finance, Operation & Technology, Sales & Distribution and Business Development. Serves on board of several startup companies, a Chairman of Board of Governance of a Star International School and co-founder of Blink. Currently, he is an advisor to the Group Chairman of Al Serkal Group of Companies and serves as an Independent Board Member. His expertise lies in devising impact and commercial strategies, working with government leaders and private sectors. Works extensively with various ministries in future technologies, circular economy, and sustainability of family businesses by training NextGen on Venture Studio Module. On the advisory board of UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and other entities. He is on the Advisory Board of: - UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment - Middle East Energy - MENA Power Projects He has worked at Citigroup for over 14 years where he has assumed various senior roles both locally and internationally. Post that he worked as the Chief Risk Officer at Dubai Bank. And then as Group Head of Islamic Banking at Emirates NBD and also served as Group Head Chief Operating Officer for Group Wholesale Banking. He is currently pursuing his doctorate in the field of AI driven sustainability. -
Lord Jonathan Marland of Odstock
Chairman of Commonwealth Investment Committee
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HRH Queen Diambi Kabatusuila of Congo
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Sir James Caan
Hamilton Bradshaw Private Equity
CEO
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Gunter Pauli has made a difference as entrepreneur and investor. He coined the term zero emissions in 1988 and built the first factory in 1992. He has been key in the industrialization of green detergents, bioplastics, stone paper and mushroom farming. His books are translated in +60 languages. His concept of The Blue Economy was adopted by the Inited Nations in 2009. Today more than two dozen governments have a Minister for the Blue Economy. He is the owner of the experimental ship Porrima that holds the world record sailing with solar and which is now the model for the industrialization of zero emissions maritime transport
Gunter Pauli
Entrepreneur
Paedagogue
AuthorGunter Pauli has made a difference as entrepreneur and investor. He coined the term zero emissions in 1988 and built the first factory in 1992. He has been key in the industrialization of green detergents, bioplastics, stone paper and mushroom farming. His books are translated in +60 languages. His concept of The Blue Economy was adopted by the Inited Nations in 2009. Today more than two dozen governments have a Minister for the Blue Economy. He is the owner of the experimental ship Porrima that holds the world record sailing with solar and which is now the model for the industrialization of zero emissions maritime transport -
Fiona Banister
Global Impact Strategist
CEO, ESG, Sustainability Decarbonized.org
Chair/CEO
Mission
Dear Friends,
May I have the honour of welcoming each and every one of you to CC Forum’s upcoming 2022 editions “Investment in Sustainable Development”.
Here we seek to fulfill multivarious missions.
CC Forum has been conceived as the world’s leading platform where governments present their innovative new strategies; where inspirational scientists relay to the world their revolutionary discoveries; where large corporations and small companies alike make global announcements, and where the brightest startups connect to the savviest of investors.
CC Forum is, simultaneously, considered a place where the world’s most formidable thought leaders are granted a unique opportunity to express their very opinions – even when they are highly controversial, and even when they are the polar opposites to what have become standard norms. We, at the CC Forum firmly believe that it is only via public discussions, debates and brainstorming that some of the most complex issues society is facing today can be resolved. It is where iron sharpens iron. Hence a vast range of topics covered, stretching from Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Waste Management to Impact Investment, Social Inclusion and Philanthropy with the emphasis on how emerging technologies can help humanity resolve the existential issues we are all facing today. CC Forum thus facilitates change by virtue of its elite and foremost thinkers in the sphere where high technology crosses finance.
Here is the paradox that has mesmerized and engaged me, my friends. Mankind has organically chosen to go down the avenue of technological progress, which, in my firm belief, is largely why we are now facing existential environmental problems. Yet it is inevitably a veritable fact that technologies again are called upon today to resolve these self-begotten issues in order to achieve the catharsis we collectively strive for humanity to survive and prosper. We have, thus, come full circle. So, dear esteemed thought leaders, the ultimate mission of this, our CC Forum is to contribute to cracking down on the fundamental issues of human development, point blank.
NOW, my friends, is the time to act. We do not have much time to spare.
Max Studennikoff
Chairman & Founder
CC Forum
Agenda
Habtoor Palace
Al Habtoor City - Sheikh Zayed Rd
9.00 am – 10.00 am |
Welcoming coffee
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10.00 am – 10.05 am |
Opening Remarks
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![]() Gustavo Montero Event Chair Carter Capital Founder ![]() Sabinije von Gaffke Event Co-Chair Impactfulness Ventures Founder ![]() Max Studennikoff CC Forum Chairman & Founder |
10.05 am – 10.10 am |
Keynote
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![]() H.E. Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the UAE |
10.10 am – 10.40 am |
Panel Discussion:
How Should Governments and Private Capital Unite their Efforts to Confront the Climate Change Crisis? |
![]() H.E. Surangel Whipps President of Republic of Palau ![]() H.E. Jewel Howard Taylor Vice-President of ![]() Dr. Salisy Dahiru National Council of Climate Change of Nigeria Director General ![]() Gunter Pauli Entrepreneur Paedagogue Author ![]() Fiona Banister Global Impact Strategist CEO, ESG, Sustainability Decarbonized.org Chair/CEO ![]() Farzam Kamalabadi Future Trends Group Chairman & President Moderated by Gustavo Montero Event Chair Carter Capital Founder |
10.40 am – 10.50 am |
Keynote
Game-Changing Investing in the Future of Blue Economy |
![]() Gunter Pauli Entrepreneur Paedagogue Author |
10.50 am – 11.00 am |
Greeting
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![]() HRH Sheikh Tahnoon |
11.00 am – 11.30 am |
Panel Discussion:
The New Multi-Trillion Climate Finance: What Is It and How to Capitalise on It? |
![]() Zulfiquar Ghadiyali Private Office of HH Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Saeed Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan Executive Director Royal Arab Holding Group Managing Director ![]() Walter Fonseca Phimpact Investments Chairman ![]() Pearce Clune True Global Ventures Founding and General Partner ![]() Sunny Trinh DevvStream CEO and Co-Founder ![]() Prakash Somosundram AYA Founder and Visionary Moderated by Enzo di Taranto CIRCLE X Host & Climate Finance Strategist |
11.30 am – 11.40 am |
Keynote
Catalyzing Global Climate Solutions |
![]() Fiona Banister Global Impact Strategist CEO, ESG, Sustainability Decarbonized.org Chair/CEO |
11.40 am – 11.45 am |
Keynote
Empowering Communities: The Future of Climate Finance |
![]() Prakash Somosundram AYA Founder and Visionary |
11.45 am – 12.10 pm |
Coffee Break
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12.10 pm – 12.40 pm |
Panel Discussion:
Investment in Ocean Preservation: How Do We Confront the Plastic Emergency? |
![]() Gunter Pauli Entrepreneur Paedagogue Author ![]() Dr Karen Sumser-Lupson African Maritime Safety Security Agency Commissioner ![]() Gustavo Montero Event Chair Carter Capital Founder ![]() H.E. Adegboyega Oyetola Minister of Marine and Blue Economy of Nigeria Moderated by Jessica Cheam Eco-Business Founder & Managing Director
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12.40 pm – 12.50 pm |
Keynote
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![]() HRH Queen Diambi Kabatusuila of Congo Environmental Activist |
12.50 pm – 12.55 pm |
Keynote
Financing Global Decarbonization Technologies through Carbon Credits |
![]() Sunny Trinh DevvStream CEO and Co-Founder |
12.55 pm – 1.25 pm |
Panel Discussion:
Saving the “Lungs of the Planet”: What Are the Investment-Based Solutions? |
![]() Thierry Klemenjuk Amazonia Fund Alliance Founder & President ![]() HRH Queen Diambi Kabatusuila of Congo Environmental Activist ![]() Gunter Pauli Entrepreneur Paedagogue Author ![]() Fiona Banister Global Impact Strategist CEO, ESG, Sustainability Decarbonized.org Chair/CEO Moderated by Sabinije von Gaffke Event Co-Chair Impactfulness Ventures Founder |
1.25 pm – 2.55 pm |
Lunch Break
(reserved for VIP Delegate Pass holders only) |
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2.55 pm – 3.25 pm |
Panel Discussion:
Women’s Empowerment: How Do We Enable Gender Equality? |
![]() HRH Queen Diambi Kabatusuila of Congo Environmental Activist ![]() Ingrid Orozco Women Empowerment Initiative President ![]() Fiona Banister Global Impact Strategist CEO, ESG, Sustainability Decarbonized.org Chair/CEO ![]() Oni Aningo Global Group Media Executive Director and Creator of Rising Woman Series on NBC
![]() Dr Jean Shahdadpuri Nikai Group of Companies Managing Director
Moderated by Olga Fleming FDI & PPI Strategist Angel Investor |
3.25 pm – 3.35 pm |
Keynote
The Launch of Revolutionary World Impact Centre |
![]() Ben Banerjee Impact Investment Solutions Co-Founder |
3.35 pm – 3.40 pm |
Keynote
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![]() Dr. Hojat Askari Global Doctors and Nurses Network President |
3.40 pm – 4.10 pm |
Panel Discussion:
Investment in Sustainable Africa: Prospects, Challenges and Business Opportunities |
![]() H.E. Jewel Howard Taylor Vice-President of Liberia ![]() Maher Al Kaabi Al Serkal Group Independent Board Member ![]() Farzam Kamalabadi Future Trends Group Chairman & President ![]() HRH Queen Diambi Kabatusuila of Congo Environmental Activist Moderated by Michelle Chivunga Global Policy House Founder & CEO AfCFTA Digital Trade Expert Senior Government Advisor |
4.10 pm – 4.15 pm |
Keynote
Cambial Meristematic Cells: the New Era of Medicine and Agriculture |
![]() Khing Jow Ng Grace Generation Group Vice-President of Research |
4.15 pm – 4.20 pm |
Keynote
Terminating Plastic Pollution with Plant-Based Plastic |
![]() Alex Mond Terramer, Inc. President & CEO |
4.20 pm – 4.25 pm |
Keynote
Futuristic and Eco: De Martigny’s Water Cities versus Environmental Impact |
![]() Countess Ambassadolis Founder |
4.25 pm – 4.50 pm |
Panel Discussion:
Investing in Sustainability Startups: What Are the Recipes of Success? |
![]() David Moylan Fair Green Fund Founder ![]() Vijay Tirathrai MENA Managing Director ![]() Walter Fonseca Phimpact Investments Chairman ![]() Piers Dunhill Dunhill Ventures Chairman Moderated by Max Studennikoff CC Forum Chairman & Founder |
4.50 pm – 5.00 pm |
Keynote
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![]() H.E. Jewel Howard Taylor Vice-President of |
5.00 pm – 5.05 pm |
Closing Remarks
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![]() Gustavo Montero Event Chair Carter Capital Founder ![]() Sabinije von Gaffke Event Co-Chair Impactfulness Ventures Founder |
5.05 pm – 5.55 pm |
Business Speed Dating Session
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![]() Walter Fonseca Phimpact Investments Chairman ![]() Pearce Clune True Global Ventures Founding and General Partner ![]() Zulfiquar Ghadiyali Private Office of HH Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Saeed Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan Executive Director Royal Arab Holding Group Managing Director ![]() Vijay Tirathrai MENA Managing Director ![]() Andreas Deutschmann Avalon Securities Managing Director ![]() Fiona Banister Global Impact Strategist CEO, ESG, Sustainability Decarbonized.org Chair/CEO ![]() David Moylan Fair Green Fund Founder ![]() Piers Dunhill Dunhill Ventures Chairman ![]() Prakash Somosundram AYA Founder and Visionary ![]() Nadeem Hyatt Mainbridge Group Partner & Director |
7.00 pm – 8.00 pm |
Photocall &
Green Carpet Reception |
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8.00 pm – 12.00 am |
Gala Dinner & Awards Giving Ceremony
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![]() H.E. Bola Tinubu President of Nigeria
![]() H.E. Surangel Whipps President of Republic of Palau ![]() H.E. Jewel Howard Taylor Vice-President of ![]() Naomi Campbell Philathropist ![]() Barry Rassin Rotary Foundation Chairman of the Board of Trustees ![]() Gunter Pauli Entrepreneur Paedagogue Author ![]() Dipendra Gurung MIoD Gurung Family Conglomerate President Angel Investor Philanthropist ![]() Lambert Liesenberg Silva Terra Founder & CEO ![]() Richard Kollert 15 y.o. violin prodigy
![]() Emily Thorner MoonRising Founder & CEO Opera Singer “Ultra-Soprano” ![]() Saleh Alamri Saudi Poet
![]() Jessica Cheam Eco-Business Founder & Managing Director
![]() David Casselman Ecoflix Founder & CEO
![]() Dr. Ash Pachauri POP Movement Director & Co-Founder ![]() Enzo di Taranto CIRCLE X Host & Climate Finance Strategist ![]() Sabinije von Gaffke Event Co-Chair Impactfulness Ventures Founder |
Grand Hyatt
Riyadh Street, Sheikh Rashid Road
10.30 am – 11.00 am |
Coffee
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11.00 am – 11.05 am |
Opening Remarks
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![]() Enzo di Taranto CIRCLE X Host & Climate Finance Strategist ![]() Sabinije von Gaffke Event Co-Chair Impactfulness Ventures Founder |
11.05 am – 11.55 am |
Eco-Mastermind
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11.55 am – 12.05 pm |
Keynote
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12.05 pm – 12.10 pm |
Keynote
Global Catalyst: Raising the Frequency of Humanity |
![]() Emily Thorner MoonRising Founder & CEO Opera Singer “Ultra-Soprano” |
12.10 pm – 12.15 pm |
Keynote
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12.15 pm – 12.20 pm |
Keynote
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12.20 pm – 12.50 pm |
Workshop
How Can Emerging Technologies Help Resolve Sustainability Issues? |
![]() HIRH Prince Sandor ![]() Walter Fonseca Phimpact Investments Chairman ![]() Vijay Tirathrai MENA Managing Director ![]() Dr Jean Shahdadpuri Nikai Group of Companies Managing Director
Moderated by Max Studennikoff CC Forum Chairman & Founder |
12.50 pm – 1.10 pm |
Coffee Break
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1.10 pm – 2.50 pm |
Screenings & Discussions of Shorts of Eco Documentaries |
Wasted Produced by Jessica Cheam Eco-Business Founder & Managing Director
It Is Up To Us Produced by David Casselman Ecoflix Founder & CEO
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2.50 pm – 3.00 pm |
Closing Remarks
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![]() Enzo di Taranto CIRCLE X Host & Climate Finance Strategist
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3.30 pm – 00.00 pm |
VIP Immersion in Nature & Networking Gathering in the Desert Camp
(reserved for VIP Delegate Pass holders only) |
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