June 25, 2026
London and On-Demand
Devex Impact House will be at the center of London Climate Action Week, for a day of live journalism and high-level conversations, convening the financiers deploying climate capital, the multilateral and development leaders shaping the agenda, the civil society actors holding them accountable, the philanthropists backing what others won't, and the private sector innovators building what comes next.
The climate crisis is no longer a future problem. It is a now problem, playing out in government budget negotiations, in the corridors of multilateral development banks, in the cardiac wards filling up during heatwaves, and in the fields of smallholder farmers whose crops no longer survive the season they were planted for.
The geopolitical moment has made it both more urgent and more complicated. The United States has retreated from climate diplomacy, European powers are distracted by their own crises, and ODA is contracting — even as climate shocks intensify and the communities least responsible for the crisis bear the greatest cost.
And yet the solutions are also in motion. New coalitions are forming and new capital is being deployed. Public development banks are retooling while philanthropy reorients toward climate solutions. Nature is being recognized as investible infrastructure, parametric insurance is moving from pilot to practice with a growing body of case studies showing what scaling looks like, and energy transitions are being financed in ways that can drive development, not just decarbonization. And the Global South is no longer waiting — it is demanding, and in many cases delivering, locally led solutions that are rewriting what climate action looks like.
Devex Impact House is where all those stories get told. From making the most of climate finance that will almost certainly fall short of the need, to building food systems that can withstand a warming world, from the promise and peril of AI to the intersection of climate and health. This is the room where the people doing the work come to debate, interrogate, strategize, and push forward the ideas that close the gap between ambition and action. Request your invitation.
Explore all of the sessions and events we hosted at Devex Impact House @ The Capital Summit
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Please note that the agenda is still evolving and subject to change. Check back for updates!
Kate Warren
Executive Vice President & Executive Editor, Devex
Jesse Chase-Lubitz
Global Development Reporter, Climate, Devex
David Ainsworth
Business Editor, Devex
Ayenat Mersie
Global Development Reporter, Devex
Nyamolo Abagi
Director of clean energy access, CLASP
Dr. Amar Inamdar
Managing director, KawiSafi Ventures
Frances Seymour
Senior policy advisor, Woodwell Climate Research Center
Yolande Wright
Vice president of partnerships, GiveDirectly
Interviewed by: Jesse Chase-Lubitz
Global Development Reporter, Climate, Devex
Kara Hurst
Chief sustainability officer, Amazon
Gary White
Chief executive officer and cofounder, Water.org and WaterEquity
Interviewed by: David Ainsworth
Business Editor, Devex
In partnership with Enduring Earth
Zdenka Piskulich
Managing director, Enduring Earth
Interviewed by: Kate Warren
Executive Vice President & Executive Editor, Devex
Garo Batmanian
Director general, Brazilian Forest Service
Jad Daley
President, Terraformation
Interviewed by: Jesse Chase-Lubitz
Global Development Reporter, Climate, Devex
Conor Barry
Senior economist, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Dr. Kevin Kariuki
Vice president for power, energy, climate and green growth, African Development Bank
Interviewed by: Jesse Chase-Lubitz
Global Development Reporter, Climate, Devex
Wade Crowfoot
Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency
Abdihakim Ainte
Director, food security and climate, Office of Somali Prime Minister
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim
President and coordinator, AFPAT — Association des Femmes Peules Autochtones du Tchad
Interviewed by: Ayenat Mersie
Global Development Reporter, Devex
Kate Warren
Executive Vice President & Executive Editor, Devex
David Ainsworth
Business Editor, Devex
Marcene Mitchell
Senior vice president, Climate Change, WWF
Interviewed by: Kate Warren
Executive Vice President & Executive Editor, Devex
Ibrahima Cheikh Diong
Executive director, Fund for responding to Loss and Damage
Tariye Gbadegesin
Chief executive officer, Climate Investment Funds
Sir Danny Alexander
Chief executive officer, HSBC Infrastructure Finance and Sustainability
Interviewed by: Ayenat Mersie
Global Development Reporter, Devex
In partnership with Amref Health Africa
Dr Jackline Kiarie
Director of programs, health systems strengthening, Amref Health Africa
Interviewed by: Kate Warren
Executive Vice President & Executive Editor, Devex
Dr Rita Issa
Climate change and health consultant — partnerships, advocacy and communications, World Health Organization
Dr Modi Mwatsama
Head of capacity and field development, Wellcome
Interviewed by: David Ainsworth
Business Editor, Devex
In partnership with the Nature Conservancy
Waqas Batley
Senior director, Conservation and Climate Finance Policy, The Nature Conservancy
Interviewed by: Kate Warren
Executive Vice President and Executive Editor, Devex
In partnership with the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage
Fireside chat:
Ibrahima Cheikh Diong
Executive director, Fund for responding to Loss and Damage
Selwin Hart
Special adviser to the secretary-general on climate action and just transition, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations
Introduction by: Kate Warren
Executive Vice President and Executive Editor, Devex
Transition remarks:
Ibrahima Cheikh Diong
Executive director, Fund for responding to Loss and Damage
Panel discussion:
Ibrahima Cheikh Diong
Executive director, Fund for responding to Loss and Damage
Tariye Gbadegesin
Chief executive officer, Climate Investment Funds
Dr. Bernadette Arakwiye
Minister of Environment, Republic of Rwanda
Dr. Naveen Rao
Senior vice president of health, The Rockefeller Foundation
Interviewed by: Kate Warren
Executive Vice President and Executive Editor, Devex
Closing reflections:
Ibrahima Cheikh Diong
Executive director, Fund for responding to Loss and Damage
Kate Warren
Executive Vice President and Executive Editor, Devex
Nchimunya Erlank-Hamukoma
Global partnerships lead on powering opportunity, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet
Pops Mensah-Bonsu
British Olympian, former NBA player, and founder of SEED Academy Ghana
Ryan Kohn
Founder, Point One World
Interviewed by: David Ainsworth
Business Editor, Devex
Rachel Kyte
UK special representative for climate, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Interviewed by: Jesse Chase-Lubitz
Global Development Reporter, Climate, Devex
Claudio Castro
Mayor, Municipality of Renca
Justin Sylvester
Director of Just Transition, ClimateWorks
ʻAulani Wilhelm
Chief executive officer, Nia Tero
Interviewed by: Ayenat Mersie
Global Development Reporter, Devex
Stay tuned for more being announced soon!
Director of clean energy access, CLASP
Director, food security and climate, Office of Somali Prime Minister
Chief executive officer, HSBC Infrastructure Finance and Sustainability
Minister of Environment, Republic of Rwanda
Senior director of conservation and climate finance policy, The Nature Conservancy
Senior economist, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Director-general, Brazilian Forest Service
Mayor, Municipality of Renca
Executive director, Fund for responding to Loss and Damage
Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency
President, Terraformation
Global partnerships lead on powering opportunity, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet
Chief executive officer, Climate Investment Funds
Special adviser to the secretary-general on climate action and just transition, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations
Chief sustainability officer, Amazon
Managing director, KawiSafi Ventures
Climate change and health consultant — partnerships, advocacy and communications, World Health Organization
Vice president for power, energy, climate and green growth, African Development Bank
Founder, Point One World
Director of programs, health systems strengthening, Amref Health Africa
UK special representative for climate, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
British Olympian, former NBA player, and founder of SEED Academy Ghana
Head of capacity and field development, Wellcome
President and coordinator, AFPAT — Association des Femmes Peules Autochtones du Tchad
Managing director, Enduring Earth
Senior vice president of health, The Rockefeller Foundation
Senior policy advisor, Woodwell Climate Research Center
Director of Just Transition, ClimateWorks
Chief executive officer and cofounder, Water.org and WaterEquity
Chief executive officer, Nia Tero
Vice president of partnerships, GiveDirectly