Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago
Building Back Better Together – Canada and Europe, in partnership with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Canada.
In the spirit of globalizing a green recovery, Building Back Better Together explores key insights for how the international community can build back better together post-COVID. The Roundtables bring together Canadian, German and other European experts, policy makers and business leaders to exchange insights from the current crisis and to reflect on climate action post-COVID in order to avoid a longer term catastrophe by sparking a global green recovery.
This virtual series takes place under the banner of Ottawa Climate Talks, initiated by the German Embassy, which have explored climate-related topics since 2015.
IN THIS VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE:
A look at the role of central banks (as the largest asset holders), plus an insider’s view on the role of infrastructure banks and how finance ministries have been able to draft, package and put through green stimulus deals that leverage private sector investment.
Moderator:
Diana Fox Carney
Host:
Ambassador Sabine Sparwasser (Germany)
Panel:
-Henner Asche (Deputy Director of General Markets - Deutsche Bundesbank)
-John Casola (Chief Investment Officer, Canada Infrastructure Bank)
-Sabrina Schulz (Policy Fellow, Das Progressive Zentrum & Head of Berlin Office, KfW)
-Sean Kidney (Chief Executive Officer, Climate Bonds Initiative)
-Jane Ambachtsheer (Global Head of Sustainability, BNP Paribas Asset Management)
Building Back Better Together – Canada and Europe, in partnership with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Canada.
In the spirit of globalizing a green recovery, Building Back Better Together explores key insights for how the international community can build back better together post-COVID. The Roundtables bring together Canadian, German and other European experts, policy makers and business leaders to exchange insights from the current crisis and to reflect on climate action post-COVID in order to avoid a longer term catastrophe by sparking a global green recovery.
This virtual series takes place under the banner of Ottawa Climate Talks, initiated by the German Embassy, which have explored climate-related topics since 2015.
IN THIS VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE:
A look at the role of central banks (as the largest asset holders), plus an insider’s view on the role of infrastructure banks and how finance ministries have been able to draft, package and put through green stimulus deals that leverage private sector investment.
Moderator:
Diana Fox Carney
Host:
Ambassador Sabine Sparwasser (Germany)
Panel:
-Henner Asche (Deputy Director of General Markets - Deutsche Bundesbank)
-John Casola (Chief Investment Officer, Canada Infrastructure Bank)
-Sabrina Schulz (Policy Fellow, Das Progressive Zentrum & Head of Berlin Office, KfW)
-Sean Kidney (Chief Executive Officer, Climate Bonds Initiative)
-Jane Ambachtsheer (Global Head of Sustainability, BNP Paribas Asset Management)
