CISL's Chief Innovation Officer, James Cole, will speak on a panel at Partnerships for the Future Summit, as part of Climate Week NYC on 22 September 2025.
10:45 - 11:35am - Panel: Resilience in the Built Environment: Scaling Up Energy Efficiency and Urban Retrofitting
Co-hosted by ROCKWOOL
Urban buildings are responsible for a significant portion of energy consumption and emissions. This makes energy-efficient retrofits crucial for climate action, local economies, and wellbeing. While benefits are clear, barriers like funding and limited capacity slow the progress. This panel will offer practical, collaborative strategies to accelerate large-scale, resilient retrofitting with a focus on real-world solutions and socio-economic gains.
Panel discussion:
- Lord Marvin Rees, Member of the British House of Lords and former Mayor of Bristol
- Diep Nguyen-van Houtte, Senior Manager for Climate Business Department, International Finance Corporation
- James Cole, Chief Innovation Officer, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
- Jes Munk Hansen, President & CEO, ROCKWOOL Group
- Moderated by Troels Ranis, Senior Vice President, DI Energy
