An evening of thought-provoking conversation, potential new partnerships and the opportunity to meet with members of our Climate Change Working Group. This quarterly event brings together members and stakeholders to engage on the pre-COP29 agenda and the broader climate efforts being undertaken by UK organisations across the globe. We are delighted to welcome Kate Lonsdale as our keynote speaker.
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Registration for this event is now closed. Meetings slides and recordings for select events are available to Members. Event recordings require an access code.
An evening of thought-provoking conversation, potential new partnerships and the opportunity to meet with members of our Climate Change Working Group.
This quarterly event brings together members and stakeholders to engage on the pre-COP29 agenda and the broader climate efforts being undertaken by UK organisations across the globe. Every BEI Climate Change Networking Evening features a keynote speech where we dive into the scale of challenges that are facing governments, institutions and business as the world battles with the climate crisis. After the keynote speech, we host networking drinks in our Members Room where attendees have the opportunity to engage with members of the BEI Climate Change Working Group and key stakeholders representing HMG, the diplomatic community, international financial institutions, multi-lateral agencies and funding bodies.
Our keynote speaker this time will be Kate Lonsdale, Director at Climate Sense. For the last 26 years Kate has focused on organisational adaptation to a changing climate, spanning civil society, academia and government policy and working within organisations that bridge various different sectors. Her approach to Climate Adaptation combines a deep grounding in research with frontline experience of implementation. This has seen her manage Climate Adaptation strategies and implementation in emerging and developed economies and across multiple industries including: civil society, academia and government policy and within organisations that aim to create a bridge between these different sectors.
Kate holds a PhD in Water Management and a Postgrad diploma in Facilitating Organisational Change. Between 2019 and 2023, Kate was Champion of the UK Climate Resilience Programme - a strategic priority funded research programme of over 60 projects. From 2023 to 2025 Kate will be seconded part time to DEFRA, supporting the development of monitoring, evaluation and learning for the 5-year National Adaptation Planning (NAP) and Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) cycle.
