Resilient infrastructure benefits communities and generated dividends such as reduced future losses and induced economic benefits. The session will foster an ecosystem for scaling up adaptation finance for enhancing climate resilience of infrastructure.

• Mr. Auguste Tano Kouamé, Country Director for India, World Bank
• Mr. Anirban Mukherjee, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group
• Mr. Walter De Simoni, Specialist Leader in Climate Governance, Subnational and Economic Instruments, Institute for Climate and Society, Brazil
• Dr. Deepa Pullanikkatil, Commonwealth National Climate Finance Advisor, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Fiji
• Dr. Sujit Mohanty, Chief of Branch, Intergovernmental Processes, Interagency Cooperation and Partnerships, UNDRR
• Mr. Gaetano Vivo, Deputy Head of Unit, Directorate General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Operations (DG ECHO), European Commission
• Ms. Savina Carluccio, Executive Director, ICSI
• Mr. Ashish Kulkarni, Partner and Associate Director, BCG (Moderator)