Speakers at COP28

Featured Speakers

Photo of Laura Barlow, Group Head of Sustainability, Barclays
Laura Barlow
Photo of Martin Berg, CEO, Climate Asset Management
Martin Berg
Photo of Lord Browne, Ex CEO, BP
Lord Browne
Photo of Alexandre Capelli, Group Environment Deputy Director LVMH
Alexandre Capelli
Photo of Mark Carney, GFANZ / UN, Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance (UN)
Mark Carney
Photo of Jim Coulter, Executive Chairman and Founding Partner, TPG Capital
Jim Coulter
Photo of Manish Dabkara, Chairman & MD, EKI Energy Services Ltd.
Manish Dabkara
Photo of Alicia Eastman, President, Intercontinental Energy
Alicia Eastman
Photo of Riham ElGizy, CEO, Saudi VCM
Riham Elgizy
Photo of Saamir Elshihabi, Principal Lead, Energy Transition, COP28
Saamir Elshihabi
Photo of Anne Finucane, Chair, Rubicon Carbon
Anne Finucane
Photo of Gargee Ghosh, https://mckinsey.box.com/s/vehdut8m5zcv6w3bd6qu47mxlpbgx9fo
Gargee Ghosh
Photo of Sonja Gibbs, Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Finance, IIF
Sonja Gibbs
Photo of Irina Gorbounova, VP M&A and Hd Xcarb, ArcelorMittal
Irina Gorbounova
Photo Julie Greene, Chief Sustainability Officer, Olam Agri
Julie Greene
Photo of Lars Herlitz, Co-founder and Chairman of the Board, Lyten
Lars Herlitz
Photo of Matthew James, President and CEO, Euro Manganese Inc.
Dr. Matthew James
Photo of Rishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor
Photo of Agam Khare, Founder and Group CEO, Absolute Foods
Agam Khare
Photo of Mele Kolo Kyari,GCEO, NNPC Ltd
Mele Kolo Kyari
Photo of Uwe Lauber, CEO, MAN Energy Solutions
Dr. Uwe Lauber
Photo of Tom Linebarger, Former CEO and Chairman, Cummins
Tom Linebarger
Mfikeye Makayi, CEO, KoBold Metals Zambia
Mfikeyi Makayi
Prof. Hervé Morvan, Future Platforms & Global Chief of Hydrogen Technology, Aviation Futures, Rolls Royce
Prof. Hervé Morvan
Photo of Ron O; Hanley, Chairman and CEO, State Street
Ronald O'Hanley
Photo of Satish Pai, MD & CEO, Hindalco
Satish Pai
Photo of Maria Persson Gulda, CTO/CPO, H2 Green Steel
Maria Persson Gulda
Photo of Werner Ponikwar, CEO, ThyssenKrupp Nucera
Werner Ponikwar
Photo of Nasim Pour, Lead - Carbon Removals and Market Innovation, World Economic Forum
Nasim Pour
Photo of Sabrin Rahman, Director, Partnerships, COP28
Sabrin Rahman
Photo of Toby Rice, CEO, EQT
Toby Rice
Photo of Abanti Sankaranarayanan, Chief Group Public Affairs Officer and Member, Group Executive Board, Mahindra
Abanti Sankaranarayanan
Photo of Christian Sewing, CEO, Deutsche Bank
Christian Sewing
Photo of Jai Shroff, Global CEO, UPL Ltd
Jai Shroff
Photo of Sumant Sinha, Founder, ReNew
Sumant Sinha
Photo of Ankur Thadani, Partner, TPG Rise
Ankur Thadani
Photo of Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Global Energy & Climate Innovation Editor, The Economist
Vijay Vaitheeswaran
Photo of Francesco Vanni d'Archirafi, Chairman of the Board, Euroclear
Francesco Vanni d'Archirafi
Photo of Rama Variankaval,MD, Global Head of Corporate Advisory & Sustainable Solutions, JP Morgan Chase
Rama Variankaval
Photo of Darci Vetter, Global head of public policy, PepsiCo
Darci Vetter
Photo of Marteen Wetselaar, CEO, CEPSA
Maarten Wetselaar
Photo of Michael Wironen, Director of Corporate Engagement for Food & Water, The Nature Conservancy
Michael Wironen
Bill Winters
Photo of Samalia Zubairu, President and CEO, Africa Finance Corporation 
Samaila Zubairu

McKinsey Speakers

Vishal Agarwal
Senior PartnerSingapore
Leads our energy and basic-materials work in Southeast Asia with a focus on transformation, digital operations, and Industry 4.0
Christopher Blaufelder
PartnerZurich
Helps banking, financial infrastructure, and fintech clients develop growth and innovation strategies, realize operational improvements, and transition to a net-zero, circular economy
Harry Bowcott
Senior PartnerLondon
Directs our data and analytics work for the Travel, Transport & Logistics practice on a global basis, enhancing our ability to deploy sophisticated analytics in support of cost optimization and growth
Joseba Eceiza
Senior PartnerMadrid
Shapes transformations in the European financial services industry, with a focus on Sustainability topics
Jason Eis
PartnerLondon
Works with global leaders in finance, energy, industry, infrastructure, agriculture, and natural resources on the net-zero transition, the nexus between energy, land, and nature, and the “greening” of financial systems
Nelson Ferreira
Senior PartnerSão Paulo
Advises agriculture and mining companies in Brazil and Latin America, helping executives set strategy, manage supply chains, and drive operational transformation
Rajat Gupta
Senior PartnerMumbai
Leads the Sustainability Practice in Asia; drives large scale, digital-led transformations in the energy and materials sector
Eric Hannon
PartnerFrankfurt
Leader in McKinsey’s advanced industries sustainability work, driving transformations for clients across industry sectors
Bernd Heid
Senior PartnerCologne
Leads the McKinsey Platform for Climate Technologies and work in hydrogen globally; serves clients in the mobility and energy sectors on future of mobility and hydrogen solutions
Joshua Katz
PartnerStamford
Advises companies across the food-and-agriculture value chain on strategy and M&A and works closely with investors and investor-owned companies to identify and execute on food-and-agriculture opportunities globally
Cindy Levy
Senior PartnerLondon
Helps global financial firms on multiyear agendas related to strategy, transactions, organization, and risk governance and culture
Fransje van der Marel
Senior PartnerAmsterdam
Drives sustainable resilient growth at energy, chemicals and industrial companies
Tomas Nauclér
Senior PartnerStockholm
As global leader of McKinsey Sustainability, helps companies and governments develop strategies grounded on a fact-based understanding of the potential impact of climate change
Daniel Pacthod
Senior PartnerNew York
Global coleader of McKinsey Sustainability; helps leading organizations decarbonize, transform their core businesses, hyperscale new climate technologies, and build capabilities to win in the energy transition
Micah Smith
Senior PartnerDallas
Leads our Oil & Gas Practice globally, advising energy-sector companies on topics ranging from digital, lean methodology, procurement, capital productivity, and fleetwide performance transformation
Bob Sternfels
Global Managing PartnerBay Area
Bob serves as the global managing partner of McKinsey & Company
Humayun Tai
Senior PartnerNew York
Leads our Electric Power & Natural Gas Practice globally, serving major utility and energy technology clients across a variety of strategic, organizational, and operational issues

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