26 June 2026 | Imperial College London, 170 Queen’s Gate, South Kensington
Countries do not need another abstract conversation about ambition. They need credible pathways, investable propositions, stronger public institutions and practical partnerships that can move from plans to implementation.
During London Climate Action Week, Climate Compatible Growth, Imperial College London and Sustainable Energy for All will convene a compact, senior group of country leaders, finance institutions, philanthropic funders, and investors. They will be joined by delivery partners, technology experts, Turkish COP31 Action Agenda representatives and public-good tool providers for From Data-to-Deal.
This is a working session, convening for those focused on one central question:
How can national plans, NDCs and transition pathways be converted more quickly into financeable propositions and real delivery?
The event will bring together country partners, development and commercial finance, the incoming COP31 Presidency, SEforALL, The World Bank, AFDB, IRENA, WRI, Lloyds Bank, AI and digital public-good experts, implementation partners and funders to explore the next wave of practical tools, partnerships and mechanisms that can help governments move from evidence to investment.
Session 1 – Finance – Scaling the Vision from Data to Deal
Session Purpose
This opening substantive session asks what does it take for an NDC, pathway or energy transition plan to become a financeable proposition. We aim to connect country demand, development-bank experience, implementation support and the COP31 Presidency’s new financial mechanism—the Climate Implementation Bridge (CIB). This will be a high-level panel with an interactive style. Contributions from panellists are encouraged to have a strategic but concrete tone.
Damilola Ogunbiyi, (left) CEO of SEforALL and Co-Chair of UN-Energy. Formerly head of Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency and Lagos State Electricity Board will introduce the event and Ngozi Beckley-Lines (right) from SEforALL (Country Manager, Sierra Leone) will Chair the first session
Demetrios Papathanasiou, (left) The World Bank (Global Director Energy and Extractives; Imperial Alumnus) will be part of the panel as will Abdurrahim Durmuş, (right) Türkiye Ministry of Environment; COP31 Presidency (Head of the Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Policies Department)
Moeketsi Thobela, (left) African Development Bank (Chief Renewable Energy Investment Specialist) is another member of the panel, along with Clarissa Lehne, (right) NDC Partnership (Partner Engagement Manager) WRI. Vivien Foster, International Partnerships Lead for Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) and Principal Research Fellow at Imperial-CEP will complete this panel.
SESSION 2 – The Security-Mobility Nexus – Decarbonising Growth
Aruna Sivakumar, Director of Urban Systems Lab and Professor, Centre for Transport Engineering and Modelling Imperial College London, will Chair this session,
Jeremy Woods, (left) Global Calculator team; Imperial College London (Director of the Centre for Environmental Policy Department) and Felipe Ramirez Buitrago, (right) RIDE Programme; WRI (Director of Urban Mobility) will join the panel.
Session 3: The Digital Frontier – Public Goods and Data-to-Deal
Onesmus Mwabonje, Imperial College London will Chair this session
Nataliya Tkachenko, (left) Lloyds Bank (Responsible AI Mobilisation Lead); SAGES Project and Hannah Luscombe, (right) CCG (Consultant, FinTRAC/MINFin Tool Expert) will be on the panel.
Brian Dean, (left) SEforALL (Director, Energy Transition) and Anke Schoenlau, (right) IRENA (Programme Officer, Offshore Wind and Climate Action) complete this panel
Participants will hear about:
A discussion on what makes an NDC, transition pathway or national plan financeable, and how country demand, MDB experience, private capital and philanthropic support can be better aligned.
An opportunity to understand an emerging mechanism designed to support implementation and accelerate finance uptake from planning to projects.
A practical introduction to a new framework supporting the responsible uptake of AI into government planning, helping countries strengthen decision-making, maintain national ownership and move more effectively from data to deal.
A showcase of existing and emerging tools that can support governments, funders and investors working with governments to improve investment readiness, project preparation and delivery.
A frank discussion with country partners on the practical barriers that remain: data, institutions, capacity, project preparation, finance, political timing and delivery support. This will be a curated, high-level convening designed to build useful relationships, not simply exchange views. The aim is to leave with clearer routes to finance, stronger links between planning and delivery, and a practical follow-up pipeline of country opportunities, tool deployment needs, finance-sector engagement and potential funder conversations.
Space is limited. Participation will be by selection to ensure the right mix of country leadership, finance, philanthropy, technical expertise and delivery partners.
THE EVENT WILL RUN FROM 0900-18.00. Refreshments will be provided.
Please register your interest, both for the full event and for individual sessions by Monday 22 June. Selections will be made on Tuesay 23 June.
We encourage early registration, as places are limited and demand is expected to be high.
