Date: Thursday, 30th October from 14:00-15:30
Location: The Entopia Building, 1 Regent Street, Cambridge (hybrid)
Primarily for our colleagues within the University and wider Cambridge sustainability community, we will hear from expert speakers on their expectations for COP, as well as how the University and partners are planning to ‘show up’ both on the ground in Brazil and in shaping wider narratives remotely. More details will be posted here as the agenda takes shape, but this event is highly recommended for students, staff and colleagues in the wider community with an interest in climate and sustainability topics and the multilateral processes that shape them.
Agenda outline:
- Introduction from the chair (Beverley Cornaby, Director of CLG UK)
- Why COP30 is a strategic imperative for Cambridge (Prof. Bhaskar Vira, Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Environmental Sustainability, University of Cambridge)
- Panel discussion - Cambridge's COP30 strategy
- Beverley Cornaby Chair
- Eliot Whittington, Chief Systems Change Officer, CISL
- Stephen Davison, Director of Strategy, Cambridge Zero
- Melissa Leach, Executive Director, Cambridge Conservation Initiative
- Christine Ozden, Global Director, Climate Education, Cambridge University Press & Assessment
- The UK government's priorities for COP30 (Rachel Kyte, UK Special Representative for Climate, UK Government)
- Closing remarks
Find out more about CISL’s plans by visiting our COP30 hub, where our policy briefing outlining key negotiating topics can also be found
Register here
Date:
Thursday, 30 October, 2025 - 14:00 to 15:30
