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Matthew Spencer

Global Director Climate and Nature

IDH

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Day 1

Tuesday 3rd November 2026

Time

Session title

Session type

09:00 - 09:45

Climate, market and geopolitical turmoil: How leading businesses are adapting sourcing strategies

Plenary

09:45 - 10:30

A strategy for climate competitiveness: Reframing ‘sustainability’ as risk mitigation, resilience and security of supply

Plenary

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee and Speed Networking

11:00 - 11:45

Nature and biodiversity risk: What the latest data means for supply chains and production

Plenary

11:45 - 12:30

Financing nature protection: The opportunities in blended finance to bridge the intention-action gap

Plenary

12:30 - 13:30

13:30 - 14:15

14:15 - 15:00

15:00 - 15:30

15:30 - 16:15

16:15 - 17:00

Day 2

Wednesday 4th November 2026

Time

Session title

Session type

09:00 - 09:30

Policy alignment: How linking business strategy to national climate roadmaps can accelerate the shift to net zero

Plenary

09:30 - 10:15

From policy to procurement: How to embed climate risk into purchasing decisions and supplier relationships

Plenary

10:15 - 10:45

Networking Break

10:45 - 11:15

Financial risk: How to align sustainability and finance to drive real decisions and real resources

Plenary

11:15 - 12:00

Sustainability beyond silos: Can the landscapes approach really catalyze cross- sector collaboration?

Plenary

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:30

Scenario-based sessions and roundtables (2 rounds of 45min)

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