8:00am to 10:00am

LinkedIn x GitHub Breakfast Discussion:

Uniting human skills, technology and AI to unlock sustainable transformation 

Building on LinkedIn’s leading work on the green skills agenda and GitHub’s experience putting technology to work for climate action through its community of developers, this insights-driven conversation will bring together senior leaders including CSOs, CTOs and CHROs, from across industries and sectors, to explore shared challenges and opportunities related to sustainable transformation in business and society. 

Who should attend: CSOs, CTOs and CHROs

6:30pm to 8:00pm

The Undercurrent: A kyu, Kite Insights & SYPartners cocktail reception  

Climate and sustainability have moved down the global agenda for now, but they aren't going away. How can we ensure we are ready for what is ahead? Now is the time to have courageous conversations: to reconcile ambition with pragmatism, growth with responsibility, and short-term demands with long-term opportunities.
Join kyu, Kite Insights, and SYPartners for an evening of connection, cocktails, and candid dialogue to kick off Climate Week — ensuring today’s efforts set the stage for deeper organizational and sector-wide transformation ahead.

Who should attend: Corporate sustainability leaders and practitioners 

5:30pm to 7:00pm

Debate: AI will do Nature's work 

Hosted by EY, curated by DEBATABLE.  

Many would argue that AI's extreme resource-intensity is directly opposed to the needs of Nature. But in the face of ecosystem collapse, extreme weather events and struggling carbon sinks, could AI yet lend a vital helping hand? Have we reached a point where only an intervention by AI can provide much-needed resilience, or are we chasing a tech fallacy?  

Who should attend: Corporate, policy and sustainability leaders, especially at the intersection of climate and technology 

By invite only: Private sponsored sessions alongside The New York Times Climate Forward 

Sessions will cover circularity and sustainability in the food and consumer product industries, health and economic impacts from air pollution, and the drivers of conflict from food insecurity, including climate.  

Who should attend: High-level civil society leaders, business executives, policy leaders and climate experts

12:00pm to 12:50pm

Inaugural debate at The Hub Live: 'The 21st-century leader is disobedient

Curated by DEBATABLE. by Kite Insights 

We live in an age of cascading crises, and at the heart of it all lies a crisis of leadership. With geopolitical tensions running high between our global superpowers, exacerbated by the compounding impacts of multiple wars, we are witnessing not just political polarization, isolationism and a surge in populism, but also the shrinking horizons of corporate and political leaders governed by risk, market pressures, election cycles and other short-term, or short-sighted, priorities.

As the climate emergency escalates, do we need leaders who have the courage to do what's difficult, and necessary? Are our systems so broken, and is bravery so lacking among our leaders, that we have no choice, now, but to follow those who disobey and disrupt? Or has our current political leadership been weaving a cautionary tale about the slippery slope of a lawless legacy; one that empowers the reckless, attracts the power-hungry, and erodes accountability altogether?

Join a lively, enlightening debate session, curated by DEBATABLE. by Kite Insights. Hear speakers argue the motion, have a say in the outcome and cast your vote for the winning argument.  

Who should attend: Leaders and changemakers from all sectors

Hub Live pass required for access to this session.