innovationforresilience.org

Agenda

26 February 2026

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Registration

Participant arrival and check in

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Opening Plenary: Why Innovation Matters for Resilience

Welcome by Climate Collective Foundation, keynote address, plenary reflections from ecosystem leaders, and select announcements related to resilience initiatives

Climate Redesign Awards

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Chief Guest Address

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Opening Remarks by Google

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Mosambi Matchmaking Algorithm

Curated networking to enable targeted connections across the ecosystem

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Parallel Panels – Track 1

AI in Action for Climate Resilience

Examining how AI is being operationalised across sectors to strengthen climate risk assessment, preparedness, and decision-making

Session Partner

Disaster Risk Management: From Response to Preparedness

From Reaction to Readiness: Integrating Early Warning Systems, Data-Driven Planning, and Resilience-Linked Insurance for Proactive Risk Reduction

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Networking Lunch

Informal networking & follow-up conversations

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Roundtable

Himalayan Resilience – Boardroom Dialogue

Closed-door discussion on region-specific resilience challenges and pathways for collaboration in the Himalayan context

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Parallel Sessions

To be disclosed soon

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Panel Discussion

From Climate Risk to Market Opportunity – Building Resilient Agriculture & Water Systems

Is resilience a profit engine — or just insurance against failure?

Session Partner

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Roundtable

Scaling Private Investment in Climate Adaptation & Resilience in India

Why Adaptation Finance Now?

Session Partner

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Roundtable

Shared Rails for a Shared Planet

Creating an open digital rail for trusted, low-cost climate and sustainability data exchange.

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