São Paulo, side event, 07 November,  9 am to 12 pm BRT

• Title: From COP to Capital: Data and Standards for Scaling Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
• Subtitle: How tech and standards can accelerate project preparation and unlock finance at scale
• Date and time: 07.11.2025, 9 am to 12 pm BRT
• Venue: The New Zealand Consulate (Avenida Paulista, 2421 - Edifício Bela Paulista – 12th floor – São Paulo/SP)
• Format: Panel and Networking
• Organised by : Bentley Systems, FAST-Infra Group, and Pezco Economics
• Expression of interest form
• Description:
  
  • Bentley Systems, FAST-Infra, and Pezco Economics are pleased to bring the global event series Twin Talks and Infrastructure in a Changing World to São Paulo in the lead-up to COP30.
  • At COP29, the Baku to Belém Roadmap called for actors across the system to work together to scale financial flows to US$1.3tn annually by 2035 from public and private sources. The Roadmap process mandated the COP29 and COP30 Presidencies to explore how to scale finance to US$1.3tn, with an emphasis on grants, concessional and non-debt-creating instruments. They will report back by COP30.
  • After recent events gathering thousands of infrastructure leaders in cities such as Davos, Cape Town, Berlin, Shanghai, Washington DC, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Montreal, and New York City, Twin Talks & Infrastructure in Changing World São Paulo will convene the financial sector, policymakers, infrastructure developers, and leaders. The goal is to assess how technology and standards align with the ambitions of the Baku to Belem Roadmap and support the scaling of sustainable, resilient infrastructure project development and investment worldwide, while also establishing new commitments for the future.
  • Speakers
    
    • Lori Kerr: CEO, FinDev Canada
    • Roger Cruz: Business Development Director, FAST-Infra Label
    • Amelia Burnett: Digital Financial Strategies Director, Bentley Systems
    • Christopher Marks: Managing Director, MUFG
    • Vikram Widge: Senior Advisor, Climate Policy Initiative
    • Natalia Moudrak: Managing Director, Climate Risk Advisory, AON
    • Rory Linehan:  Director, Infrastructure Policy Advancement, Bentley Systems
    • Gabriel Fiuza: CEO, Pezco
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‍Belem, COP30, 10 November, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am BRT 

• Title: Leveraging Investment for Sustainable Infrastructure through PDBs: How Standards Unlock Public and Private Capital
• Date and time: 10.11.2025, from 10 am to 11 am BRT
• Venue: IDFC Pavilion, COP30 Blue Zone, Belém‍
• Organised by: FAST-Infra, GIB Foundation‍
• Format: Panel
• Objectives:
  
  • De-risking infrastructure pipelines through standards.
  • Explore how common standards reduce uncertainty and risk, making infrastructure pipelines more attractive to private investors.
  • Demonstrate how public development finance institutions can leverage blended finance structures to mobilise private capital.
  • Defining sustainable infrastructure
  • Clarify what constitutes sustainable infrastructure in today’s finance landscape.
  • Explain why standardisation is essential to ensure credibility, comparability, and investor confidence.
  • Showcasing the role of meta-standards and labels
  • Provide a common language across projects, portfolios, and stakeholders.
  • Bridge global frameworks (e.g., SDGs, Paris Agreement, G20 Principles) with local implementation needs.
  • Support mobilisation of private capital into credible, labelled projects, while enhancing liquidity in infrastructure markets.
  • Highlight the role of IDFC members in aligning national pipelines with global standards.
  • Share institutional and country-level perspectives on how standards enable both public and blended finance solutions.

Belem, COP30, 12 November, from 2:15 pm to 3:30 pm BRT 

• Title: Delivering Capital, Standards, and Scale for Climate-Resilient Futures
• Date and time: 12 November, 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm BRT
• Venue: Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (DRI) Pavilion, COP30 Blue Zone, Belém
• Organised by: FAST-Infra Group, Bentley Systems, GIB foundation‍
• Format: Keynote, roundtable, and Q&A

• Description:
  
  • Session Overview:  
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    COP30 will be a decisive moment for translating climate commitments into tangible, measurable progress. As the culmination of GIB’s Infrastructure in a Changing World (ICW) global event series, our COP30 presence will integrate insights from Davos, London Climate Action Week, New York Climate Week and Paris InfraWeek, bringing evidence of progress, capital commitments, and benefits of a harmonized market framework for sustainable infrastructure. 
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    In the face of escalating climate risks and biodiversity loss, sustainable infrastructure is both a solution and a development imperative. Yet, the sector remains hampered by fragmented standards, insufficient capital flows, and a slow pace of change of practices. GIB’s role as Secretariat of the FAST-Infra Label, FAST-Infra Group’s flagship initiative, positions us to address these barriers head-on.
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  • Objectives  
    
    • Amplify the role of standardization – Demonstrate how harmonized sustainability standards, through the FAST-Infra Label, build investor confidence, enable comparability across markets, and unlock capital flows into resilient and sustainable infrastructure. 
    • Mobilize private capital at scale – Showcase tangible progress on financing resilient infrastructure, highlighting innovative investment mechanisms and evidence of capital deployed, while rallying institutional investors and financial leaders to commit further resources. 
    • Convene decision-makers for concrete outcomes – Leverage GIB’s global convening power to bring together ministers, MDBs, investors, and project developers, creating actionable agreements, partnerships, and pathways that accelerate the mainstreaming of sustainable infrastructure.
  • Speakers:
    
    • Opening remarks David White: Director - Advocacy and Communications, CDRI
    • Moderation: Roger Cruz: Business Development Director (FAST-Infra)
      
      • Anthony Hobley: Deputy Chair, Climate, Risk & Resilience, Howden Group
      • Amelia Burnett: Advocate for advancing sustainable, resilient, and inclusive infrastructure, Bentley System
      • Marco Serena: Chief Sustainable Impact Officer, PIDG
      • Vimal Mahendru, Vice President and Special Envoy for the UN SDGs

Belem, COP30, 12 November, from 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm BRT

• Title: Standards for Climate Resilience: Interoperability, Practice, and Action
• Date and time: 12.11.2025, from 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm BRT
• Venue: Standards Pavilion
• Organized by: FAST-Infra, ISEAL, IEC
• Format: workshop
• Description:
  
  • This closed-door working session, held under Chatham House Rule, will convene leading sustainability standards and certification systems to exchange insights on best practices for integrating climate resilience into standards frameworks and reaching global uptake. The discussion aims to identify opportunities for deeper collaboration, interoperability, and mutual recognition—advancing a more coherent global approach to sustainability and resilient investment.”
• Registration, express interest: email hilda.liswani@gib-foundation.org
• Partners: ISEAL, FAST-Infra, IEC
• Opening remarks: Joshua Wickam ISEAL
• Speaker: Roger Cruz, FAST-Infra
• Speaker: IEC rep

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Belem, COP30, 19 November, from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm BRT 

• Title: Building Quality, Bankable and Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Projects
• Date and time: 19.11.2025, from 3 pm to 4 pm BRT
• Vanue: Building and Cooling Pavilion, International Code Council, PV-C82, COP30 Blue Zone, Belèm
• Organized by: FAST-Infra Group, GIB Foundation, Regions4
• Format: Panel 
• Description:
  
  • This session will explore how countries and financiers can accelerate the flow of capital toward high-quality, climate-resilient, and just transition infrastructure. Drawing on results from the Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation (GIB)’s FAST-Infra Label and new Climate Resilient Infrastructure Guidelines, the discussion will feature examples of bankable projects that integrate resilience, social equity, and environmental performance. The session will inform the Finance and Resilience thematic priorities of the COP30 Presidential Agenda by addressing the persistent gap between sustainable project preparation and investment readiness. Target audiences include national project preparation facilities, multilateral banks, climate funds, and subnational governments seeking to mainstream quality and resilience criteria into infrastructure pipelines.