The CDP Turkey 12th Climate Change Virtual Conference and Award Ceremony on April 19

CDP, the world’s biggest environmental reporting platform, of which Sabancı University Corporate Governance Forum has been the partner in Turkey since 2010, will hold the 12th Climate Change Virtual Conference and Award Ceremony on Tuesday, April 19.

Garanti BBVA is the main sponsor of the conference during which CDP Turkey’s work in the past year will be presented. The conference will start with the opening speeches of Ebru Dildar Edin, Executive Vice President of Garanti BBVA, and Paul Dickinson, Co-Founder and Executive Chair of CDP.

Gonzalo Muñoz, High Level Climate Action Champion for the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) will be the main speaker of the event. Following the presentations about CDP Turkey’s 2021 results, a panel entitled “The End of Uncertainty in Public Policies and the New Business Normal” will be held. The conference will end after CDP Award Ceremony and closing speeches.

The CDP Turkey 12th Climate Change Virtual Conference and Award Ceremony Program

15:00 – 15:15 Opening Speeches

                                Ebru Dildar Edin, Executive Vice President, Garanti BBVA

                                Paul Dickinson, Co-Founder and Executive Chair, CDP

15:15 – 15:30  Keynote Speaker

Gonzalo Muñoz, High Level Climate Action Champions for the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) in Chile

15:30 – 15.45 Interpretation of CDP Climate Change and Water Report 2021

Prof. Dr. Melsa Ararat, CDP Turkey Director

15.45 – 16:00 CDP Climate Change and Water Report 2021 Results

İdil Zeynep Dağdemir, CDP Projects Manager, Sabancı University Corporate Governance Forum

16:00 – 17:00 Panel: The End of Uncertainty in Public Policies and the New Business Normal

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Volkan Ş. Ediger, Director of the Center for Energy and Sustainable Development, Kadir Has University

  • Sonya Bhonsle, Global Head of Value Chains & Regional Director, CDP
  • Harry Boyd-Carpenter, Managing Director, Climate Strategies, EBRD 
  • Seray İmer, Sustainable Finance Manager, Garanti BBVA
  • Cevdet Alemdar, Chair of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change Roundtable, Board Member, TÜSİAD

17:00– 17:15 CDP Turkey 2021 Award Ceremony

17:15 – 17:20 Closing Speech

Dr. Ata Can Bertay, Director, Sabancı University Corporate Governance Forum