II BBVA Sustainability Forum
Description
BBVA brings together government officials and presidents and CEOs of major global companies who will discuss climate action and financing for sustainable growth. The event can be viewed at this website.
Programme
4:30pm Institutional Opening
Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, President of the Government of Spain.
Carlos Torres Vila, BBVA Chair.
4:50pm. Investment and Financing for a Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Recovery and Growth
Nicholas Stern, Chairman of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics. Online speech.
5pm Sustainability at BBVA: Lessons and Challenges
Javier Rodríguez Soler, BBVA Global Head of Sustainability.
5:15pm Panel 1. How Large Corporations are Addressing Sustainability as a Business Opportunity
Hotel Sector: Sabina Fluxà, Vice President & CEO of the Iberostar Group.
Aviation Sector: Carolina Martinoli, People, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Director at IAG.
Steel Industry: José Manuel Arias, Chair of ArcerlorMittal Spain.
Moderator: Luisa Gómez Bravo, BBVA Global Head of Corporate & Investment Banking.
6:05pm. Panel 2. Benchmark Sustainability Practices of Companies and Institutions in Spain
Textile Sector: Toni Ruiz Tubau, CEO Mango.
Energy Sector: Rosa García, Chair of Exolum.
Food Sector: Food Sector: José Manuel García Bejines, General Manager of Entrepinares.
Moderator: Peio Belausteguigoitia, Head of BBVA España.
6:55pm. Fireside chat (Pre-recorded)
Carlos Torres Vila, BBVA Chair.
Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock.
7:25pm Closing
Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, Third Vice-President of the Government and Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge.