Business Pavilion programme at COP30

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As one of the world’s most read platforms on sustainability, illuminem is proud to spotlight the key events shaping environmental sustainability and social responsibility, with a special focus on all the happenings at COP30. Drawing on insights from our network of 1,500+ Thought Leaders, we’re excited to present our insiders’ guides to the unmissable events in COP30 and its pavilions, the go-to resource for delegates at the defining climate summit of the year.

For the first time, we’re unveiling the full schedule of events at the Business Pavilion. True to our style, ⭐ spotlights our recommended events.

Website: https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/cop-business-pavilion/cop30-events-listing/#page-5
Location: Business Pavilion, Blue Zone Belém, Brazil
Dates: Monday, November 10 – Friday, November 21, 2025

Monday, November 10
• 09:00–10:00 | Business pavilion opening: coffee and breakfast
• 10:30–11:30 | The role of business in delivering NDCs
• 12:00–13:00 | Unlocking exponential tipping points: the path to systemic change
• 13:15–14:15 | Brazil’s COP30 catalyst: corporate climate policy & action
• 14:30–16:00 | Delivering adaptation: scaling investment from plans to project
• 18:30–20:00 | Women leading on climate at COP30
• 18:30–20:00 | Electrification for all: subnational action, private investment, global change

Tuesday, November 11
• 09:00–10:00 | Delivering nature-safe renewable energy at scale and speed
• 10:30–11:30 | Delivering NDCs and CTAPs: charting the corporate climate course to COP31
• 12:00–13:00 | Brazil of solutions
• 15:00–16:00 | COP30: America’s climate leadership in action
• 16:30–18:00 | Business pavilion launch reception
• 18:30–19:30 | Forest finance: opportunities for the private sector to advance climate, food and biodiversity

Wednesday, November 12
• 09:00–10:00 | Trends in corporate energy transition in India
• 10:30–11:30 | Every electron counts: meeting rising energy needs with clean, reliable power
• 11:45–12:45 | The electric era is here: clean electrification as the pathway to an affordable transition
• 13:00–14:30 | From innovation to scale in nature finance
• 15:00–16:00 | Financing the foundations: unlocking capital for industrial decarbonisation
• 16:30–17:30 | Jobs. security. growth: COP30 reception
• 18:00–23:00 | Frontline leaders: the role of women in climate resilience

Thursday, November 13
• 09:00–10:00 | Financing resilience: investor perspectives on the next wave of climate financing
• 10:30–11:30 | Electricity network expansion: conditions to enable supply chain growth
• 13:00–14:00 | COP30 plan to accelerate solutions: advancing incentives to transition away from fossil fuels
• 14:00–15:00 | Food systems and security of supply
• 15:00–16:30 | Executive roundtable: capturing growth in the green economy

Friday, November 14
• 09:30–10:30 | Forging global cooperation: regional pathways to near-zero emission steel
• 11:00–12:15 | Doubling down on oil and gas methane emissions reduction
• 14:30–15:30 | WBCSD transport & mobility investment dialogue
• 15:00–16:00 | Powered by renewables: zero-emission freight corridors
• 16:00–17:00 | The role of corporate data in unlocking investable NDCs
• 17:30–19:30 | Implementing NDCs worldwide: national experiences and the private sector role

Saturday, November 15
• 09:00–10:00 | Modernising the grid to facilitate electrification
• 09:15–10:45 | Mobilising business action for a successful energy transition
• 12:00–13:00 | Build clean now to create stronger, resilient economies
• 13:30–14:30 | The future of carbon markets
• 16:30–17:30 | SMEs at risk, SMEs as solution

Monday, November 17
• 12:00–13:00 | Brazil’s sustainable finance turning point: implementing the national taxonomy
• 13:30–14:30 | Empowering utility innovation through enhanced regulatory frameworks
• 15:00–16:30 | Innovation for net zero
• 17:00–18:00 | Business coalitions: a social innovation from the Brazilian private sector

Tuesday, November 18
• 10:30–11:30 | Mobilising public and private funding for NDCs and NAPs
• 13:15–14:45 | Showcase of highlighted results & solutions: aligning corporate action with national goals

Wednesday, November 19
• 11:00–12:00 | Showcase of highlighted results & solutions: “Aligning corporate action with national climate goals”
• 17:00–18:30 | Fiscal solutions to transitioning away from fossil fuels