CFWI Agenda
Each year, CFWI brings together global and local leaders, innovators, and policymakers shaping the future of sustainable finance. Our speakers share practical insights, bold ideas, and real examples of how finance can drive positive change across economies and communities.
Monday 14 September 2026
Electrification You Can Bank On Plenary session
The opening Banking and Finance Day focuses on the financing solutions that can accelerate electrification: closing the deal-flow gap, mobilising private capital, and strengthening the pipeline of bankable projects.
Geopolitics & Sustainable Finance: What’s Next?
Senior leaders explore how geopolitical shifts, changing development finance priorities and evolving global markets are reshaping the sustainable finance agenda.
Financing NDCs: Ireland’s role
A roundtable examining how public and private finance can help deliver countries’ climate commitments under the Paris Agreement.
Climate Finance Week Ireland Annual Dinner
Bringing together senior leaders from finance, government, business and international organisations to mark the opening of Climate Finance Week Ireland.
Tuesday 15 September 2026
Climate Carnival (Ballintubbert House & Gardens, County Laois)
A unique gathering bringing together leaders, innovators and changemakers for inspiring conversations, creative experiences and bold ideas on climate, nature and community.
PRI Forum – Building Investor Readiness: Navigating Policy, Nature and Climate Risk & Opportunities
Discussions will centre around three interconnected areas: policy developments as they shape the environment in which investors operate; understanding nature-related dependencies, risks and opportunities; and building resilience in the context of physical climate risks.
Please contact Pooja Fricke at PRI (pooja.fricke@unpri.org) for further information and registration.
Leadership for Europe’s Green Transition
An executive forum for non-executive directors exploring leadership, governance and strategic oversight in Europe’s transition to a sustainable economy.
100 Women in Finance
Bringing together leaders from across financial services to advance diversity, leadership and the future of sustainable finance.
Film Screening – Forever is Now
Providing unprecedented and independent “fly on the wall” access to former Minister Eamon Ryan’s final 18 months in government as he pursues Europe’s most ambitious climate plans, advocating for renewable energy and climate justice.
Wednesday 16 September 2026
Climate Carnival (Ballintubbert House & Gardens, County Laois)
A unique gathering bringing together leaders, innovators and changemakers for inspiring conversations, creative experiences and bold ideas on climate, nature and community.
International Association of Insurance Supervisors – Climate Risk Steering Group Meeting
Insurance supervisors meet to advance international collaboration on climate-related financial risks.
Nature Restoration Investment Architecture Programme – Consultation III
The third stakeholder consultation on developing an investment framework to mobilise private capital for nature restoration.
Europe and the Nature Finance Agenda
A C-suite discussion on Europe’s emerging nature finance agenda and the policy, regulatory and market developments shaping investment.
Nature as an Investable Asset Class
Exploring how policy, markets and innovation can unlock investment at scale in nature restoration and biodiversity.
Insurance for a Resilient Future: CFWI Leadership Dinner
Bringing together international leaders from insurance, regulation and sustainable finance ahead of the UN Global Sustainable Insurance Summit.
Decarbonisation and Nature in the Built Environment: The Role of Finance and Disclosure
Hosted by the CDP Ireland Network and the Irish Green Building Council, this session explores how finance and disclosure are advancing decarbonisation and nature-positive outcomes in the built environment, featuring CDP CEO Sherry Madera alongside voices from Climate Bonds Initiative, IGBC and Cairn Homes.
Thursday 17 September 2026
UNEP FI Global Sustainable Insurance Summit
Global leaders examine how insurance can strengthen resilience, support the transition and help close the protection gap.
CFA Ireland – Financial Literacy
Exploring how greater financial literacy can empower individuals, strengthen financial resilience and support better long-term financial decision-making.