The Climate Resilience Innovation Forum USA

2nd - 3rd December 2026

New York City, USA

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Diana Farmer

Head of North America & Market Insights

Science Based Targets initiative

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Day 1 - Balancing mitigation and adaptation

Time
Session title
Session type
08:45 - 09:15
Reality check: Are 2030 targets already out of reach? 
Rabobank | Nestlé
Plenary
09:15 - 09:40
From supply chain risk to landscape resilience: What does transformation look like at scale? 
PepsiCo | IDH
Plenary
09:40 - 10:20
A strategy for climate competitiveness: Reframing Scope 3 as a driver of risk mitigation, resilience and commercial advantage 
Tate & Lyle | Cisco | Michelin
Plenary
10:20 - 11:00
Networking Break
11:00 - 12:30
From risk to resilience: How are companies embedding climate adaptation into wider business strategy? 
Gitterman Asset Management & Perigon Wealth Management | Mars | Colgate-Palmolive | Meta
Plenary
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 14:15
Breakout Round 1 
14:15 - 15:00
Breakout Round 2 
15:00 - 15:30
Networking
15:30 - 16:15
Breakout Round 3 
16:15 - 17:00
Carbon accounting under pressure: Can SBTi and GHG protocol keep up with net zero claims? 
Science Based Targets initiative | International Paper
Plenary
17:00 - 18:00
Networking Drinks
Day 2 - Finance, accountability, and ROI

Time
Session title
Session type
09:00 - 09:45
Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act: How mandatory disclosure is driving climate action from California to New York 
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts | Ropes & Gray LLP
Plenary
09:45 - 10:30
Product carbon footprinting: How business can turn data into commercial advantage 
Plenary
10:30 - 11:00
Break
11:00 - 11:45
Unlikely allies: How internal finance teams can drive real climate decisions, resources and investment 
Novolex | Apparel Impact Institute
Plenary
11:45 - 12:30
Financing adaptation and resilience: The role of public-private finance and blended capital 
BNP Paribas | Wells Fargo | HSBC | Danone
Plenary
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Roundtable Sessions 
13:30 - 15:00
b) SBTi Version 2.0 Q&A: What does it mean for corporate targets and implementation? 
Science Based Targets initiative
Roundtable

Previous speaker:

Jeff Gitterman

Gitterman Asset Management & Perigon Wealth Management

Next speaker:

Katie Anderson

Environmental Defense Fund

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Hannah Oborne

Senior Project Manager

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Anita Thomson

Chief Partnerships Officer

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