The World Business Summit on Climate Change will bring together approximately 800-1,000 leaders from business, government, and civil society. Participants will be decision-makers and influencers, including CEOs, heads of state, government ministers, leading thinkers, advocates, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs.

Confirmed participants include:

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General,
United Nations

Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark
His Royal Highness the Prince Consort of Denmark

Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister, Denmark
Al Gore, Nobel Laureate and former Vice President, United States
Connie Hedegaard, Minister for Climate and Energy, Denmark
Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, Canada
Gareth Thomas, MP, Minister for Trade, Development, and Consumer Affairs, United Kingdom
Jacqueline Cramer, Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning, The Netherlands
Yvo de Boer, Executive-Secretary, UNFCCC, Germany
José Manuel Barroso, President, European Commission, Belgium
Rajendra K. Pachauri, Nobel Laureate and Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Zhenhua Xie, Vice Minister, National Development and Reform Commission, China
Michael Martin, Chief Negotiator and Ambassador for Climate Change, Environment Canada, Canada
Jane Davidson, Minister for Environment, Sustainability, and Housing, Welsh Assembly, Wales
Cate Blanchett, Co-Artistic Director and CEO, Sydney Theatre Company, Australia

Abyd Karmali, Managing Director, Merrill Lynch, United Kingdom
Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya
Adam Werbach, CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi S, United States
Alain Quinet, CFO, Caisse des Dépôts, France
Alan Shaw, Dr./President and CEF, Codexis, United States
Alan Yau Tak Kwok, Director, Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd., Hongkong SAR
Aman Jain, President, AIESEC International, The Netherlands
Anders Eldrup, President and CEO, DONG Energy, Denmark
Andrei Marcu, CC and Emissions Trading Advisor, Bennett Jones LLP, Canada
Andrew Brandler, CEO, CLP Holdings Limited, Hong Kong
Anna Nilsson, Head of Sustainability Analysis, Swedbank Robur, Sweden
Anthony Gordon, Managing Director, Och-Ziff, United States
Arne Cartridge, Executive Vice President, Yara Inernational, Norway
Aron Cramer, President and CEO, Business for Social Responsibility, United States
Axel Vassen, Vice President, LANXESS, Germany
Barbara Stocking, CEO, Oxfam, United Kingdom
Belmiro de Azevedo, President and CEO, Sonae Capital, Portugal
Bernardo Gradin, CEO, Braskem S.A., Brazil
Birgit Nørgaard, CEO, Grontmij | Carl Bro, Denmark
Björn Stigson, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Switzerland
Bruno Weymuller, TOTAL, France
Caio Koch-Weser, Vice Chairman, Deutsche Bank Group, United Kingdom
Carl-Henric Svanberg, CEO, Ericsson, Sweden
Carsten Bjerg, CEO, Grundfos, Denmark
Chenguy Fu, CEO, CNOOC, China
Chiaki Ito, Vice Chairman, Fujitsu Ltd., Japan
Chris Tuppen, Chief Sustainability Officer, BT plc, United Kingdom
Christian Rynning-Tønnesen, President and CEO, Norske Skog, Norway
Christine Bosse, CEO, TrygVesta, Denmark
Christoph Frie, Secretary General, World Energy Council, United Kingdom
Claude Nahon, Senior Vice President, EDF, France
Conrad van Oostrom, CEO, OVG Real Estate, The Netherlands
Daniel M. Kammen, Professor, University of California, Berkeley, United States
David Blood, Managing Partner, Generation Investment Management, United Kingdom
Ditlev Engel, CEO, Vestas Wind Systems, Denmark
Dominic Waughray, Senior Director, World Economic Forum, Switzerland
Drew Bennett, Co-President, Energy Crossroads, United States
Dr. Achim Georg Deja, President, TIMA International GmbH, Germany
Dr. Helmut Fluhrer, CEO, Meteo System AG, Switzerland
Dr. Mohamed Reda, Chairman, Allied Soft, Egypt
Dr. Rudolf Schwob, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Switzerland
Dr. Youssef Nassef, Manager, UNFCCC Germany, Germany
Edwin Aalders, Director, IETA, Switzerland
Eelco van Heel, CEO, Rockwool International, Denmark
Elisabeth Grieg, Chair, Grieg Shipping Group, Norway
Enrico Bombardieri, Executive Director, MBD Energy Limited, Australia
Erik Rasmussen, CEO, Monday Morning, Denmark
Ernest Moniz, Professor and Head of Energy Initiatives, MIT, United States
Faith Taylor, Vice President, Wyndham Worldwide, United States
Flemming Jensen, CEO, SAS Scandinavian Airlines Denmark, Denmark
Frank Appel, CEO, Deutsche Post, Germany
Frederic Hauge, President, Bellona Foundation, Norway
Gabriele Sartori, Manager, Greenhouse and Energy, Thiess pty. Ltd., Australia
Georg Kell, Executive Director, U.N. Global Compact, United States
Gerd Leipold, Executive Director, Greenpeace International, The Netherlands
Giovanni Bisignani, Director General and CEO, IATA, Switzerland
Girish Paranjpe, Jt-CEO, Wipro Technologies, India
Graeme Sweeney, Executive Vice President, Royal Dutch Shell, United Kingdom
Gupta Deepanjali, Executive Director, Indian Youth Climate Network, India
H. Harish Hande, MAnaging Director, SELCO Solar Light Pvt. Ltd., India
Hanne Inger Bjurstrøm, Chief Climate Negotiator, Ministry of the Environment, Norway
Hans Duus Jørgensen, Director, Dansk Energi, Denmark
Hans Peter Svendler, Executive Director, Realdania, Denmark
Helge Israelsen, CEO, Post Danmark, Denmark
Helmut Herdt, Managing Director, Städische Werke Magdeburg Gmbh, Germany
Helmy Abouleish, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Sekem Group, Egypt
Henrik O. Madsen, CEO, DNV, Norway
Henry Derwent, President and CEO, IETA, Switzerland
Herbert-Michael Zapf, CEO, International Post Corporation, Belgium
Ian Christmas, Director General, World Steel Association, Belgium
Ian Marchant, CEO, Scottish and Southern Energy, United Kingdom
Idar Kreutzer, CEO, Storebrand, Norway
Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo, United States
Jacob Maroga, CEO, Eskom, South Africa
Jack Whelan, COO, Environment Business Australia, Australia
Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO, Acumen Fund, United States
James Cameron, Vice Chairman, Climate Change Capital, United Kingdom
James Croyle, CEO, SCS Energy, United States
James E. Rogers, President and CEO, Duke Energy, United States
James Leape, Director General, WWF International, Switzerland
Jamshyd Godrej, Vice President, WWF International, India
Jan Ernst De Groot, Managing Director, KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines, The Netherlands
Jan Mattsson, Executive Director, UNOPS, Denmark
Jarmo Honkamaa, Deputy CEO and EVP, Renewable Fuel, Neste Oil Corporation, Finland
Jeanette Fangel Løgstrup, Director of Corporate Communications, Codan Forsikring A/S, Denmark
Jennifer Morgan, Director, Global Climate Change, E3G, United Kingdom
Jens Ulltveit-Moe, CEO, Umoe A/S, Norway
Jeremy Hobbs, Executive Director, Oxfam International, United Kingdom
Johny Sjam, President and Director, PT Indosat, Indonesia
Joseph Chow, Executive Vice President, State Street Corporation, United States
Jørgen Buhl Rasmussen, President and CEO, Carlaberg Group, Denmark
Jørgen Mads Clausen, Chairman, Danfoss, Denmark
Jørgen Møller-Rasmussen, CEO, DHL Group, Denmark
Jørgen Rosted, Director, FORA, Denmark
Jørgen Tang-Jensen, CEO, VELUX A/S, Denmark
Kenneth Bengtsson, CEO and President, ICA AB, Sweden
Kim Brangstrup, CEO, Nordenergie Renewables A/S, Denmark
Kim Carstensen, Leader, WWF International, Denmark
Kjell Forsén, President and CEO, Vaisala Oyj, Finland
Lars Bonde, Member of the Group Executive, TrygVesta, Denmark
Lars Josefsson, President and CEO, Vattenfall, Sweden
Lars Mørch, Senior Executive Vice President, Danske Bank, Denmark
Lars Pehrson, CEO, Merkur Cooperative Bank, Denmark
Lars Rebien Sørensen, CEO, Novo Nordisk A/S, Denmark
Lars Thunell, CEO, International Finance Corporation, United States
Laurent Corbier, VP Sustainable Development, AREVA, France
Leif Jensen, CEO, VKR Holding, Denmark
Li Xiaolin, Chairwoman and CEO, China Power International, China
Lise Kingo, Executive Vice President and Chief of Staffs, Novo Nordisk, Denmark
Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick CBE; KPMG, United Kingdom
Lord Michael Jay, Advisory Board Member, Globe International, United Kingdom
Luigi Lazzareschi, CEO, Sofidel SPA, Italy
Luiz Fuchs, President, Embraer Aviation Europe, France
Mads Øvlisen, Professor, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Malini Mehra, Founder and CEO, Centre for Social Markets, India
Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio di Balsorano, Chairman, Silversea Cruises, Monaco
Marcos Domakoski, CEO, MDD Papeis, Brazil
Marcos Sawaya Jank, President, Sugar Cane Industry Association, Brazil
Martin Sorrell, Group CEO, WPP, United Kigdom
Masamitsu Sakurai, Chairman, Keizai Doyukai, Japan
Mats Forsberg, CEO, Bring Citymail Sweden AB, Sweden
Mats Jansson, CEO, SAS Group, Sweden
Max von Bismarck, Director and Head of Investors, World Economic Forum USA, United States
Michael Izza, CEO, The Institute of Chartered Accountants, United Kingdom
Michael Buckley, President & CEO EMEA, CNBC, United Kingdom
Mikael Lilius, President and CEO, Fortum Corporation, Finland
Mikael Stamming, Director, Öresundskomiteen, Denmark
Moses Tsang, Chairman and Managing Partner, Ajia Partners, Hong Kong
Nadia Khattab, Environment Manager, Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company, Egypt
Neil Petchers, President and CEO, NORESCO, United States
Nick Main, Chairman, Deloitte, New Zealand
Niels B. Christiansen, CEO, Danfoss, Denmark
Niels Due Jensen, Chairman, Grundfos, Denmark
Nils Smedegaard Andersen, Partner and Group CEO, A.P. Moller – Maersk, Denmark
Nicolai Peitersen, CEO, Ethical Economy, United Kingdom
Patricia Roboostoff-Splinter, Managing Director, VantagePoint Venture Partners, United States
Patrick Kron, President and CEO, Alstom Group, France
Paul Dickinson, CEO, Carbon Disclosure Project, United Kingdom
Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever, The Netherlands
Peder Michael Pruzan-Jorgensen, Managing Director, Europe, BSR - Business for Social Responsibility, France
Peder Tuborgh, CEO, Arla Foods, Denmark
Peter Armstrong, Managing Director, OneWorld, United Kingdom
Peter Blom, CEO, Triodos Bank N.V., The Netherlands
Peter Forstmoser, Chairman, Swiss Re, Switzerland
Peter Head, Director for Planning and Integrated Urbanism, Arup, United Kingdom
Philip Strong, CEO, Reflex Marine Ltd, United Kingdom
Philippe Joubert, President, Alstom Power, France
Pierre Ducret, Managing Director, Banking Services, Caisse des dépots, France
Prasad Menon, Managing Director, TATA Power, India
Robert Morrison, Chairman, CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, Hong Kong SAR
Robert Purves, Chairman, Environment Business Australia, Australia
Ron Banks, Director, Business DEvelopment, AlphaQ, Switzerland
Samir Brikho, CEO, AMEC plc, United Kingdom
Samuel A. DiPiazza Jr., CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers, United States
Sean O'Driscoll, Chief Executive, Glen Dimplex Group, United Kingdom
Shai Agassi, CEO, Better Place, United States
Shumeet Banerji, CEO, Booz & Company, United Kingdom
Simon Thomas, CEO, Trucost, United Kingdom
Simon Zadek, Chief Executive, Accountability, United Kingdom
Sir Crispin Tickell, Professor, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Sir David King, Professor, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Sir Gordon Wu, Chairman, Hopewell Holdings Limited, Hong Kong
Song Lisong, GM, HSE, China National Offshore Oil Company, China
Steen Riisgaard, CEO, Novozymes, Denmark
Stefan Denig, Vice President, Siemens, Germany
Stephane Racine, President, Evolution Consortium, Canada
Stephen Kelly, Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister of Environment, Canada
Steve Howard, CEO, The Climate Group, London
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO, MASDAR, United Arab Emirates
Svein Richard Brandtzæg, CEO, Hydro ASA, Norway
Sylvie Giscaro, Director, Europe, Carbon Disclosure Project, United Kingdom
Thierry Lombard, Partner, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie, Switzerland
Thomas Streiff, CEO, The Sustainability Forum Zürich, Switzerland
Tim Flannery, Chairman, Copenhagen Climate Council, Australia
Timothy Wirth, President, United Nations Foundation, United States
Tom Knutzen, CEO, Danisco, Denmark
Tony Hayward, CEO, BP, United Kingdom
Tony Manwaring, Chief Executive, Tomorrow's Company, United Kingdom
Tormod André Schei, Corp. Vice President, Statkraft AS, Norway
Tracy Wolstencroft, Global Head, Center for Environmental Markets, Goldman Sachs, United States
Ueze Elias Zahran, President, Copagaz Distribuidora de Gás Ltda, Brazil
Vivienne Cox, CEO, BP Alternative Energy International Ltd., United Kingdom
William A. Swope, Vice President and General Manager of Corporate Sustainability, Intel Corporation, United States
William Kelly, CEO, NetJets Transportes Aéreos, Portugal
Yoichi Funabashi, Editor-in Chief, The Asahi Shimbun, Japan
Zhang Yue, CEO, Broad Air Conditioning, China
Zhengmao Li, Executive Vice President, China Mobile Communications Corporation, China
Zhengrong Shi, Chairman, Suntech Power, China

Who can participate

Attendance at the World Business Summit on Climate Change is by invitation only. Business participation at the Summit is restricted to top executives of companies affiliated with the partners in this initiative, i.e. CEOs and other C-level officers, board members or presidents of country or regional subsidiaries. Top executives may be accompanied to the Summit by a senior-level colleague.

All other stakeholder groups, including leaders of global civil society organizations and select business associations, scientists, and other leading thinkers, representatives of governments, United Nations agencies, and international institutions as well as the media will be invited by the organizing committee directly. However, the organizing committee is open to adding to the list of invitees and will actively solicit recommendations from leading thinkers and influencers.

Registration will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis. Invitees are urged to register as early as possible.

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