How can we align energy and climate systems to drive competitiveness?

Nature Is Infrastructure

June 23, 2026
11:30–12:30 (Asia/Shanghai time zone)

About this session

Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation are not only environmental concerns but also economic ones, affecting agricultural output, water security and supply chain stability. Nature-positive models could unlock significant business value. How can leaders integrate natural capital into economic strategy and treat ecosystem protection as a foundation of long-term...
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Speakers

EB
Ester Baiget
President and Chief Executive Officer
Novonesis
AF
Andrew Forrest
Executive Chairman and Founder
Fortescue
AH
André Hoffmann
Vice-Chairman, Roche Holding; Co-Chair, World Economic Forum
Roche
DJ
Dany Qian Jing
Global Vice-President
JinkoSolar
VV
Vijay Vythianathan Vaitheeswaran
Philip D. Reed Chair in Science and Technology, Senior Fellow, and Director of Energy Security and Climate Change
Council on Foreign Relations

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