May Events Blog: From Portugal to Singapore to Japan

Explore our May schedule of events and see where our representatives will be making an impact around the world. If you'd like to connect with someone from our team during these engagements, please contact us at info@climatebonds.net. 
 
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This month’s speakers & participants:  

• Sean Kidney, CEO and Co-founder 
• Ina Hoxha, Chief Investment Officer & Deputy CEO 
• Anna Creed, Director of Thought Leadership 
• David Schaub-Jones, Head of Resilience 
• Neha Kumar, Head, South Asia 
• Yumiko Watanabe, Head of Japan Programme 
• Wenhong Xie, Head of China Programme 
• Leonardo Gava, Brazil Country Manager 
• Lily Burge, Policy Manager  
• Rawson Gonsalves, Deputy Head - India Programme 
   

Where you’ll find us: 
 

4 May | Virtual 

Ukraine Advisory on Housing Finance Second Meeting | 14:30–18:00 (CEST)  
Representative: Sean Kidney 
 

6 May | New Delhi, India  

Climate Change Adaptation: Building Resilient Economies | 09:00–18:00 (IST)  
Representative: Neha Kumar (Speaker) 
*By invitation only, organised by CSEP & IMF 
 

7 May | Florence, Italy 

EU-China Finance for Resilience Conference 2026 - Investing in a Climate-Resilient Future | 08:30–15:00 (CEST) 
Representative: Sean Kidney (Speaker) 
*Co-hosted by European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA) and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) of the People's Republic of China  
 

7 May | New Delhi, India 

High-level roundtable on Mobilizing Finance for India’s Clean Industrial Transition | 14:00–18:00 (IST)  
Representative: Neha Kumar (Speaker) 
*By invitation only, organised by Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA) & BCG  
 

7 May | London, UK 

Policy consultation on aligning finance with climate goals in UK, OECD working group session | 14:00–16:00 (BST)  
Representative: Lily Burge  
*By invitation only  
 

12 May | New Delhi, India 

Session Systems Perspectives in Future Energy Planning | 12:00–14:00 (IST)  
Representative: Neha Kumar (Speaker) 
*Organised by NITI Aayog 
 

13 May | Hybrid  

From Innovation to Scale: Advancing Sovereign Sustainability-Linked Financing | 09:00 (CEST) 
Representative: Ina Hoxha  
 

14-15 May | Lisbon, Portugal  

The Tagus Roundtable 2026: Mobilizing Climate Finance into Emergent Markets 
Representative: Ina Hoxha  
 

15 May | Tokyo, Japan  

GX Hub Kick-off & Roundtable 
Representative: Sean Kidney 
 

19-22 May | Ecosperity Week - 'Powered by Innovation, Driven with Intent', Singapore 
 

• 19 May   

 
Ecosperity Conference Main Plenary | 08:45–12:45 (SGT)  
Representative: Sean Kidney 
 
DBS and Temasek Resilience Event | 14:00–15:30 (SGT)  
Representative: Sean Kidney  
 
Signing ceremony between DBS and Climate Bonds | 14:00 (SGT)  
Representative: Sean Kidney  
 
Fireside exchange on policy and regulatory enablers for scaling adaptation and resilience investments | 14:30–15:30 (SGT)  
Representative: Sean Kidney  
 
Financing a Just Transition in Asia: From Early Signals to Capital Allocation | 14:00–15:30 (SGT)  
Representative: Sean Kidney 
*Hosted by AIGCC, Amundi and Climate Bonds Initiative  
 
Accelerating Transition and Climate Adaptation Finance in Asia: Mobilising Capital through Credible Guidance, Policy Support and Blended Finance | 16:00–17:30 (SGT)  
Representative: Sean Kidney (Speaker)  
*Hosted by AIIB, Amundi and Climate Bonds Initiative  
 

• 20 May   

 
FAST Conference Main Plenary | 08:45–12:45 (SGT)  
Representative: Sean Kidney  
 

• 21 May   

 
GCBC Event - "Mobilising Private Capital through Country Platforms" | 08:45–12:45 (SGT)  
Representative: Sean Kidney 
*Co-hosted by Global Capacity Building Coalition (GCBC) and GFANZ APAC Network 
 

• 22 May   
   

IFC, The First Wave: Asia Blue Economy Leadership Exchange | 09:00–13:00 (SGT)  
 
- Panel (09:55-10:10 SGT): The Next Wave: Market Players Reshaping Blue Finance in Asia-Pacific' 'To Blue or Not to Blue? Scaling through Capital Markets and Thematic Bonds’ 
Representative: Sean Kidney (Speaker)  
 
GFANZ APAC Summit 2026 Plenary | 09:00–11:45 (SGT)  
Representative: Sean Kidney 
 

21-22 May | London, UK 

Systemic Investing Meets Institutional Capital 
Representative: Ina Hoxha 
*By invitation only, organised by The TransCap Initiative   
 

21-22 May | Madrid, Spain 

13th Meeting of the Roundtable on Financing Water 
Representative: David Schaub-Jones  
 

26 May | Mumbai, India 

India Credit Conference 2026 | 09:00–17:00 (IST)  
Representative: Rawson Gonsalves  
*Organised by Moodys  
 

26 May | Brussels, Belgium

Sustainable Finance & Defence: Building a Shared Approach to Resilience | 13:30–17:00 (CEST)  
Representative: Lily Burge (Speaker)  
*By invitation only, co-hosted by RUSI and Climate Bonds, contact policy@climatebonds.net for further information 
 

26 May | Paris, France  

BNP Paribas Sustainability Expert Forum - 'Delivering Value' | 15:00–18:45 (CESP) 
Representative: Sean Kidney (Speaker) 
 

27-29 May | London, UK 

58th ICMA Annual General Meeting and Conference 
Representatives: Lily Burge and Anna Creed 
 

28 May | Virtual 

Mobilising Finance for Methane Abatement: Insights from Regional Research | 11:00–12:30 (BST) 
Representatives: Sean Kidney (Moderator), Lily Burge, Wenhong Xie, Leonardo Gava, Yumiko Watanabe (Speakers)   
*Co-hosted by Climate Policy Initiative and Climate Bonds Initiative 
 

29 May | Virtual  

Central Banking and Banking Supervision (CBBS) Webinar - Developments in green bonds and the work of Climate Bonds | 11:00–12:30 (CEST) 
Representative: Sean Kidney (Speaker) 
*Funded by the ECB and delivered by the Florence School of Banking and Finance, European University Institute 

More events to come in June. 

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'Till next time,   
Climate Bonds.