IIGCC Summit 2026
BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP and online
About this Event
Join us for our third IIGCC Summit on Monday 22 June 2026, sponsored by S&P Global, and kickstart your London Climate Action Week with IIGCC.
Investors are operating in a time of heightened geopolitical turbulence, with policy uncertainty, energy security concerns and threats to global supply chains. So much has happened already in 2026 – at the Summit, we will seek to make sense of what this means for investors through the lens of mitigating climate-related risks and supporting the transition towards a climate resilient future.
Join us as we explore key issues and topics including the ‘age of implementation’, how systems stewardship can support the transition across the economy, and the latest innovation and emerging trends.
Curated to be both practical and informative, the morning programme will feature workshops comprising five individual sessions, each repeated twice, exclusively for IIGCC members on the following topics:
- Financing nature – Policy strategies to support investment in nature markets
- Breaking down barriers to sector decarbonisation
- Physical risk data: an ocean of information, a desert of knowledge
- The investment case for a just transition in EMDEs
- Agentic AI deep dive: Enabling applications for investor climate goals (sponsored by S&P Global)
After lunch, the plenary will feature:
- Opening remarks from IIGCC’s CEO Stephanie Pfeifer
- A keynote from Dr. Sarah B. Kapnick, Managing Director, Global Head of Climate Advisory Commercial & Investment Bank, J.P. Morgan. Dr Kapnick will address the ‘age of rupture’ that investors are operating in, with geopolitical fragmentation, energy security concerns and global trade tensions.
- A fireside chat between Sir Jim Skea, IPCC Chair for the Seventh Assessment Cycle & Former Professor of Sustainable Energy, Imperial College London, and IIGCC’s CEO. Sir Skea will share his perspective on the status of the global net zero transition, the importance of strong long-term investment signals from government and the how the IPCC Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) will shape the next wave of global climate policies and targets.
- A panel discussion on aligning government policy with private investment on adaptation and resilience, with speakers including Irene Heemskerk, Head of the Climate Change Centre at the European Central Bank and Professor Swenja Surminski, Member of UK Climate Change Committee and Adaptation Committee.
Expect lively debate and thought-provoking conversations on important topics for investors.
Join us at the IIGCC Summit as we set the scene for what’s likely to be the biggest London Climate Action Week yet. This year’s Summit will also mark a special moment for IIGCC, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Join us to celebrate this milestone, with more to be unveiled on the day!
Who can attend – please note:
In-person
Part 1 – Morning workshops are for IIGCC members only.
Part 2 – Lunch, plenary & drinks reception’ is open to IIGCC members and others by invite only.
Online
Online attendance of the plenary (13:25 – 17:00) is available to IIGCC members, IIGCC network partners, investment industry professionals and relevant service providers only.
Who attends and why it matters
Last year’s IIGCC Summit was our largest event to date, attended by more than 450 people from across the climate and investing landscape (in person and online). Al Gore, former US Vice President, delivered the keynote and highlighted the critical role investors can play in the transition.
IIGCC (Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change)
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) was founded in 2001. 25 years on, we are the leading European investor membership organisation focused on climate change and its impacts for institutional investors. We have approximately 400 members across 20+ countries, representing more than €50 trillion in assets.
IIGCC’s mission is to bring the investment community together to navigate the risks and opportunities of the transition and support progress towards a net zero and climate resilient future.
We work closely with investors to provide guidance, frameworks, tools and support, and help them to respond to challenges and integrate management of climate-related financial risks and opportunities into their investment processes. Our work covers a range of important topics, including net zero, adaptation and resilience, emerging markets and developing economies, and nature.
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