High-level speakers announced for Climate Week NYC 2025

June 18, 2025 1 min read

18 June 2025, London – With three months to go until Climate Week NYC (September 21-29) returns to New York, the first set of high-level speakers from across the public and private sectors have been announced today.

These climate leaders will take to the stage to discuss some of the most pressing challenges of our time: how do we achieve a cleaner, more secure future for all? How can we unleash the full force of renewables? And what remarkable progress is already underway? 

  • H.E. Dr. William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya
  • Prof. Patrick Verkooijen, President and CEO, Global Center on Adaptation
  • Sabine Mauderer, First Deputy Governor, Deutsche Bundesbank
  • Dr. Beverly Wright, Founder and Executive Director, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice
  • Hon. Ralph Regenvanu, Minister of Climate Change, Republic of Vanuatu
  • Hyoeun Jenny Kim, CEO, Global Industry Decarbonization Hub, ClimateWorks Foundation
  • Stuart Haselden, CEO, Arc'teryx 

Together, we can Power On. 

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