Join us for three inspiring, high-impact days dedicated to global climate finance.

Sustainability Conference | Day 1

by World Federation of Exchanges - last seats available

Join senior leaders from exchanges, regulators, investors and issuers to examine how capital markets can practically deliver the sustainability transition — at scale and across regions.

Discover the Programme and Speakers below:

3 June | Global Markets, Nature and Transition

9:00 – 9:30  | Ring the Bell

9:30 – 9:40 | Opening remarks
– Julie Becker, CEO, Luxembourg Stock Exchange
– Nandini Sukumar, CEO, WFE

9:40 – 9:55 | Session 1 | Keynote Speech
– Helena Viñes Fiestas, Commissioner, Spanish Financial Markets Authority (CNMV) & Chair, EU Platform on Sustainable Finance

9:55 – 10:55 | Session 2 | Financing the Transition: Building dynamic markets for a changing world
This session examines how transition finance is being operationalised and what makes transition credible, investable, and scalable.

Speakers include:

• Ed Knight, Executive Vice Chairman, Nasdaq
• Valdene Reddy, Group CEO, Johannesburg Stock Exchange
• Yuval Laster, Head of the Finance, Investment and Global Relations Division, OECD
• Alban de Faÿ, Head of Fixed Income SRI Processes, Amundi & Vice-Chair ICMA Principles

10:55 – 11:25 | Coffee break

11:25 – 12:30 | Session 3 | Sustainability in Flux: Regional Realities, Global Consequences
This session examines how unevenly evolving sustainability policies are influencing and reflect real market behaviour, corporate and financial strategies, regional competitiveness, and long term capital flows.

Speakers include:

• John McKenzie, CEO, TMX Group & Chair, WFE
• Shiva Dustdar, Director Group Relations with Luxembourg, EIB
• Sacha Sadan, Director of Sustainable Finance, FCA
• Fiona Watson, Vice President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
• Vidarsha Dharmasena, Head of Sustainability, DFCC Bank

12:30 – 13:45 | Lunch break

13:45 – 14:45 | Session 4 | From Compliance to Competitiveness: Using Sustainability Reporting and Transition Plans Strategically
This session examines how sustainability insights drive internal alignment, guide transformation, and help organisations create and protect long-term value in capital markets.

Speakers include:

• Joseph Portelli, Executive Chairman, Malta Stock Exchange
• Valentin Jahn, Senior Policy Fellow and Deputy Director for Research and Operations, TPI Global Climate Transition Centre
• Dr. Güzhan Gülay, Executive Vice President, Borsa Istanbul
• Rahel Haque, Sustainable Finance Advisory, Funds & Sponsors Lead, NatWest

14:45 – 15:45 | Session 5 | Nature in Capital Markets: Strategic Imperatives for a Nature-Positive Economy
This session explores nature as a systemic financial risk and investment opportunity. Panellists will discuss emerging disclosure frameworks, data and credibility challenges for a nature-positive outcome.

Speakers include:

• Sophie de Coninck, Director, United Nations Climate Change
• Sébastien Duquet, Head of DFIs & Sovereign Business, Mirova
• Aaron Morales Apodaca, Director of Sustainable Finance Data & Solutions, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)

15:45 – 16:00 | Session 6 | Closing Keynote
Jennifer de Nijs, Director for the Development of the Finance Center, Luxembourg Ministry of Finance & President, Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative (LSFI)

Established in 1961, the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) is the global industry association for exchanges and clearing houses. Headquartered in London, it represents over 250 market infrastructure providers, including standalone CCPs that are not part of exchange groups. WFE exchanges, together with other exchanges feeding into our database, are home to over 49,054 listed companies, and the market capitalisation of these entities is $116.58 trillion. Around $155 trillion (EOB) in trading annually passes through WFE members (at end 2024).

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) is the gateway to access international investors. With 51,000+ listed securities, including 48,000 debt instruments, from 1,700 issuers in 100 countries, LuxSE is the world’s leading exchange for the listing of international debt securities. In 2016, LuxSE established the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX) the world’s first and still leading platform dedicated entirely to sustainable securities. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, LGX now encompasses more than 2,400 sustainable bonds, representing a total value of EUR 1.3 trillion from 340+ issuers in 60 countries.

*Flexible registration options are available: half‑day, full‑day or full two‑day attendance.”

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Leveraging Finance for Locally‑led Restoration

by Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Food and Agriculture Organization and KfW Development Bank

Climate finance commitments are increasing rapidly, yet capital is not reaching small-scale producers and enterprises in restoration landscapes, where climate mitigation and adaptation impacts are both most needed and can be delivered at scale. The challenge is not a lack of capital or projects, but persistent structural barriers related to pipeline development, financial intermediation, and risk‑sharing mechanisms. Drawing on operational experience from FAO‑implemented projects and partner funds across regions, this session brings together practitioners, investors, and financial institutions to explore what it takes in practice to move from commitments to deployment, and how financial instruments and blended finance structures must evolve to deliver investable and scalable restoration outcomes.

Global Landscape

by Global Landscapes Forum

Session 1 — AI for Climate and Nature Finance
This session highlights how AI is improving sustainable finance by addressing data gaps, reducing due‑diligence costs, and strengthening credibility through better analysis, verification, and risk screening. It also explores how emerging AI‑enabled infrastructure—such as Rio Changemakers—can surface high‑integrity, community‑led projects and better connect them with investors.

Session 2 — From Pipeline to Investment
This session examines how AI and digital tools can help overcome visibility and pipeline challenges that prevent Global South initiatives from accessing climate and nature finance. It brings together government and local project leaders to identify practical tools and partnerships needed to accelerate capital flows to credible, locally led solutions.

Blue Finance in action: From ocean protection to investable opportunities

by LuxFLAG

The transition towards a sustainable ocean economy requires scalable financing solutions capable of supporting projects that protect marine ecosystems while fostering economic development. Blue finance instruments such as blended finance structures, impact funds and thematic bonds are increasingly used to mobilise capital towards ocean-related initiatives.

This panel will present practical examples of blue finance in action, highlighting how partnerships between public institutions, development finance actors and private investors can transform ocean protection challenges into investable opportunities. Panelists will discuss key success factors for structuring bankable projects and scaling financing solutions supporting both climate and biodiversity objectives.

Confirmed speakers:

• Isabelle Delas, Chief Executive Officer, LuxFLAG (moderator)
• Jan Raes, Lead Finance and Plastics, UNEP FI One Ocean Finance Lead
• Yabanex Batista, UNCDF Global Nature Lead and Deputy Director of the UN Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR)
• Franck Jesus, Senior Department Climate Advisor – Blue Economy Coordinator, Innovation & Competitiveness Department (INCO), EIB.

Opening Ceremony Luxembourg ICF Days 2026

Private event by the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity

At the official high-level Opening Ceremony of the Luxembourg International Climate Finance Days 2026, we gather distinguished global climate finance leaders and partners in the heart of Luxembourg to mark the launch of three inspiring, high-impact days dedicated to mobilising global climate finance.
An evening to connect, inspire, and set the pace for the days ahead.

In the presence of:

• Gilles Roth, Minister of Finance
• Serge Wilmes, Minister of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity
• Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner
• Nadia Calviño, President of the European Investment Bank

Celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Luxembourg Green Exchange

The Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX) was created by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) in 2016 to mobilise capital for sustainable development across the world. Since then, LGX has grown exponentially in terms of scope, reach and impact, and helped put Luxembourg on the map in the field of sustainable finance. As a UN-awarded, Luxembourg success story that has contributed to advancing climate finance globally for a decade, the 10-year anniversary of LGX will be celebrated at the official Opening Ceremony of Luxembourg ICF Days 2026.

Partnering for High‑Impact Climate Finance

by European Investment Bank Group

After the opening session with Ambroise Fayolle, EIB Vice-President in charge amongst others of Climate and Development, and Gilles Roth, Minister of Finance of Luxembourg, the participants can join the discussion on “Mobilising climate and nature finance at scale” with representatives from EIB, the Green Climate Fund, the Green Global Growth Institute and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg.

The event moves then to a discussion on how to strenghten green finance through advisory services, showcasing tools and best practices that support financial institutions and project promoters in designing, assessing and implementing high-quality green investments.

The last session will focus on scaling adaptation finance with high impact solution and on concrete solutions to close the adaptation finance gap, highlighting the Luxembourg-EIB Climate Finance Platform and the City Climate Finance Gap Fund.

A networking lunch will close the EIB session – with an opportunity for formal exchange around the pressing challenge of financing climate action at city level. Participants will reflect on practical ways to bridge the climate finance gap for cities through partnerships, dedicated funds and innovative mechanisms.

Speakers:

• Ambroise Fayolle, EIB Vice-President
• Serge Wilmes, Minister of Environment, Climate and Biodiversity of Luxembourg
• Jean-Luc Crucke, Minister of Mobility and Climate of Belgium
• Andres Sutt, Minister of Energy and Environment of Estonia
• Charlotte Lehmann, Managing Director of Mirova

Sustainability Conference 2026 | Day 2

by World Federation of Exchanges

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) will host the World Federation of Exchanges’ (WFE) Sustainability Conference 2026 on 3 and 4 June in Luxembourg.
Discussions will focus on practical implementation and market-level insights. Sessions will explore accessing transition finance, the value of green and transition equity designations through case studies, and the expansion of sustainability beyond climate.
Technical discussions include an academic session, turning sustainability and gender-related data into market decisions, and designing proportionate frameworks for SMEs and emerging markets. The day will conclude with a panel on the future architecture of carbon markets.

Discover the Programme and Speakers below:

4 June | Frameworks, Assurance & Market Architecture

9:30 – 9:35 | Opening remarks
Nandini Sukumar, CEO, WFE

9:35 – 10:05 | Session 7 | Sustainability Under the Microscope: The Role of Assurance
This fireside chat examines how assurance standards, independence and emerging frameworks are becoming central to building trust.
– Nandini Sukumar, CEO, WFE
– Amarjeet Singh, Board Member, Securities and Exchange Board of India & International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants

10:05– 11:20 | Session 8 | Accessing Transition Finance: Why it matters and how to reap the benefits

Following short scene setting presentations, the panel will focus on how issuers access capital in practice, how investors interpret transition signals, and where debt and equity approaches succeed or fail.

“WFE’s Issuer Guide on Accessing Transition Finance”
by Victoria Powell, Senior Manager, Sustainability, WFE

“The evolving role of green equity designations in signalling credibility to capital markets”
by Christa Clapp, Global Head of Sustainable Finance Market Analytics, S&P Global Ratings

“WFE’s Transition Equity Principles”
by Rona Nairn, Manager, Sustainability, WFE

Panel discussion with:

• Richard Metcalfe, Head of Regulatory Affairs, WFE
• Christa Clapp, Global Head of Sustainable Finance Market Analytics, S&P Global Ratings
• Martina Macpherson, Lead, Financial Markets, The Value Balancing Alliance
• Mark Keller, Director, AI & Sustainable Markets Advisory, UBS Investment Bank

11:20 – 11:45 | Coffee break

11:45 – 12:40 | Session 9 | Beyond Climate: Expanding the Sustainability Frontier

This session explores the next wave of sustainability themes, including biodiversity, social, gender and just transition finance, and examines what is likely to attract long-term capital at scale.

Scene-setting presentation by Laetitia Hamon, COO and Member of the Executive Committee, Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Speakers include:

• Loshni Naidoo, Chief Sustainability Officer, Johannesburg Stock Exchange
• Laetitia Hamon, COO and Member of the Executive Committee, Luxembourg Stock Exchange
• Ferruccio Santetti, Chief of Staff and Director, Strategy, Sustainable Finance and Global Initiatives, GGGI
• Roman Godau, Senior Manager, Public Affairs, Novartis

12:40 – 14:00 | Lunch break

14:00 – 14:30 | Session 10 | When Does Climate Risk Get Priced? Policy Clarity and Environmental Trading Sensitivity
During this presentation, the author of this academic paper will explore why markets respond inconsistently to identical environmental information, focusing on how policy clarity and ambiguity shape the pricing of climate transition risk.

Presented by:

• Dr Maryam Alhalboni, Lecturer in Finance, University of York
• Roland Bellegarde, Senior Advisor to the CEO, Saudi Tadawul Group

14:30 – 15:40 | Session 11 | Scaling Sustainability Without Fragmentation: Designing Proportionate Global Frameworks

This session examines framework design, proportionality, and market use, combining issuer reality with regulatory and infrastructure perspectives.

• Ariane Bourassa, Corporate Sustainability Lead, TMX Group
• Aobakwe Aupa Monyatsi, CEO, Botswana Stock Exchange
• Elisa Bevilacqua, Senior Sustainability Technical Manager, EFRAG
• Shaneera Rasqué, Head of Sustainability, CSSF
• Daniel Sonnenburg, Chief Sustainability Officer, Deutsche Börse Group

15:40 – 16:35 | Session 12 | The Future Architecture of Carbon Markets: Integrity, Interoperability and Scale
This session examines how carbon market infrastructures are developing globally, and how interoperability, transparency and exchange-led frameworks can support internationally credible carbon markets.

Speakers:

• Kendal Vroman, Chief Transformation Officer, CME Group
• Gordon Bennett, Managing Director, Utility Markets, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
• Adrian Ip, Independent Chairman, Carbonfuture & Chief Strategy Officer, Aquis Exchange
• Ana Buchaim, Chief Sustainability Officer, B3

Please do not hesitate to contact events@world-exchanges.org should you have any questions.

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Advancing Climate Finance

by Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative

Bridging Frameworks: EU Sustainable
Finance Regulatory Priorities and
Taxonomy Interoperability

This session will include a presentation and a panel discussion to explore the European Union’s Sustainable Finance Platform priorities, with a focus on the EU policy agenda and the work of the EU Sustainable Finance Platform. It will examine recent developments in EU taxonomy and its role in guiding capital towards sustainable activities. The panel discussion will further address challenges and opportunities around the EU and global taxonomy implementation and international interoperability.

Speakers:
• Helena Viñes Fiestas, Commissioner at the Spanish Financial Markets Authority (CNMV) and chair of the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance
• Daniel Bouzas Luis, Regional Lead, Europe at UNEP FI
• Eugene Wong, Chief Executive Officer at Sustainable Finance Institute Asia

Carbon Credits and Markets: From Fragmentation to Coordination

A forward-looking discussion on the current state of carbon markets and carbon credits, highlighting critical challenges, market trends, and the importance of collaboration. Experts
will also discuss the role of strategic alliances and partnerships in shaping market integrity and scaling impact both mandatory and voluntary carbon credits.

Speakers:

• Fenella Aouane, Managing Director, Head of Carbon Finance Department at GGGI
• Jan-Willem van de Ven, Head of Policy at Green Climate Fund

Networking Reception

by Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative

The event will gather high-level representatives from national governments and international institutions, C-suite financial professionals, climate and sustainable finance experts, and key
stakeholders from Luxembourg’s financial centre. The evening will open with welcome remarks by Luxembourg Minister for the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity – H.E. Serge Wilmes – and Luxembourg Minister of Finance – H.E. Gilles Roth – followed by an inspiring intervention from a leading financial sector representative focused on the urgent need to close the climate finance gap and mobilise private capital at scale. The reception will provide an
informal setting to encourage meaningful exchanges and strengthen partnerships. The evening will include a standing dinner in a cocktail-style networking format.

Speakers:

• Gilles Roth, Minister of Finance
• Serge Wilmes, Minister of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity
• Sylvia Wisniwski, CEO at Finance in Motion

High-Level Dialogue on Climate Nexus Finance: Aligning Financial Systems for Climate, Nature and Resilience Infrastructure

by Global Green Growth Institute

This high-level dialogue will convene senior representatives from the Government of Luxembourg, CEOs of leading financial institutions, and government officials from GGGI Member States supported by the Global Trust Fund (GTF).

The session will focus on the growing urgency of integrating nature-positive and resilience considerations into financial systems and investment decisions, recognizing that climate action, nature protection, and economic resilience must be addressed together rather than separately. Discussions will explore how financial instruments and broader financial system reforms can mobilize investment for resilient infrastructure and nature-based solutions, while strengthening biodiversity, climate adaptation, and long-term economic resilience, particularly in emerging markets and developing economies.

Participants will discuss emerging challenges and opportunities in mobilizing capital for resilience, as well as the role of capital markets in closing the financing gap. The roundtable aims to facilitate strategic dialogue among policymakers, financial sector leaders, and multilateral partners, and to identify practical, high-level recommendations for accelerating resilient and sustainable infrastructure financing across emerging markets. The discussion will also highlight the role of GTF in financing innovative transactions and the practical next steps to bring them into mainstream financial markets.

Speakers:

• Laetitia Hamon, Chief Operating Officer & Executive  Committee Member, Luxembourg Stock Exchange
• Eva Mayerhofer, Senior Head of Unit and Lead for Biodiversity and Environment, European Investment Bank
• Barbara Oldani, Lead, Sustainable Sovereign Debt Hub
• Ferruccio Santetti, Chief of Staff, Director of Strategy and Sustainable Finance, GGGI

The Frontlines of Finance: Financing a Just Transition from Africa to Southeast Asia

by Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity

This session will explore innovative financing mechanisms and climate resilience strategies, through shared perspectives from Southeast Asia and Africa. By gathering insights from diverse regions the discussion will focus on defining the pillars of a just and inclusive transition. The exchange aims to outline a global financial architecture capable of addressing the urgent needs of the world’s most climate-vulnerable territories.

The Financial expertise to support the Tropical Forest Forever Facility - TFFF

by Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity

This session provides a deep dive into the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), a groundbreaking initiative designed to mobilize large-scale capital for the preservation of the world’s most vital forest ecosystems. Participants will explore the strategic link between the TFFF and the Tropical Forest Investment Fund (TFIF), examining how their synergy bridges the gap between high-level investment and tangible conservation outcomes.

Closing Luxembourg ICF Days 2026

by Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity

High-Level Closing Session Luxembourg ICF Days 2026 – Walking Lunch