At COP30 (Belém, Brazil | 10–21 November 2025), AE4RIA – Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Αephoria, in close collaboration with the UNFCCC Global Innovation Hub (UGIH) and the SDSN Global Climate Hub, contributed to high-level dialogues advancing science-based, systems-driven climate action, innovation, digital transformation, and just transitions.
AE4RIA & UGIH COP30 Dialogues
Strategic Global Mobilisation of Investment for Development & Climate
Speakers: Ketan Patel (Chairman, ForceGood – Moderator); Jon Symonds (GSK; Former Chairman, HSBC Bank); Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB & University of Cambridge; Chair, AE4RIA; Chair, UN GSDR); Osvald Bjelland (Origination AS & The Performance Theatre); Jon Miller (CEO, Integrated Media Co.; Former Chairman & CEO, AOL)
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Using Science to Inform Policy: Climate-Resilient Development of the Senegal River Basin
Speakers: Mohamed Abdel Vetal (High Commissioner, OMVS); Niokhor Ndour (Secretary General, OMVS); Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB & University of Cambridge; Chair, AE4RIA; Chair, UN GSDR); Ketan Patel (Chair, Force for Good); Marieke HOOD (Executive Director Impact, GESDA); Warīn K. Flores (KINRAY HUB); Massamba Thioye (UNFCCC)
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Digital Technology as a Driver of the Climate & Sustainability Transition
Speakers: Prof. Yannis Ioannidis (President, ACM; University of Athens – Moderator); Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB & University of Cambridge; Chair, AE4RIA; Chair, UN GSDR); Prof. Andrew A Chien (Univ. of Chicago); Prof. Virginia Dignum (Umeå University); Prof. Jayant Haritsa (Indian Institute of Science)
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Knowledge Economy Transition 2045 (KE2045)
Led by Prof. Malik Dahlan, this session builds directly on his keynote announcement of the KE2045 Initiative at the Pre-COP Conference in Rio.
Speakers: Prof. Malik Dahlan (Honorary Professor, University of St Andrews; Lead, KE2045 Initiative); Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB & University of Cambridge; Chair, AE4RIA; Chair, UN GSDR); Massamba Thioye (UNFCCC); Dr. Simona Anamaria Marinescu (Senior Advisor, UN; Economy Counsel, International Data Center Authority); Mehdi Paryavi (Chairman, International Data Center Authority); Prof. Jim Falk (University of Melbourne; University of Wollongong)
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