Fireside Chat with David Capelli on the UN Fund on Loss and Damage
Join entrepreneurship@UBC and David Capelli on Tuesday, May 28 to learn about the UN's response to major climate change events. At the UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27) in Egypt, an agreement was reached to create a fund that will help less developed and developing countries offset the losses and damage from natural disasters caused by climate change.
Capelli, who was 1 of 15 globally selected to represent the official UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Civil Society groups in the Plenary Room at the first UN Fund for Loss and Damage Board meeting in Abu Dhabi, will debrief the weeks-long negotiations, findings, and potential for small-scale ventures to make a positive impact.
Hosted by Dr. Shannon Bard, Climate Venture Studio Lead & Entrepreneur in Residence, entrepreneurship@UBC.
This event is best suited to members of our venture community, companies and community members interested in learning more about the UN's response to major climate change events.
About the Speaker:
David Capelli is Co-Founder and Head of Global Partnerships at #SmartCohort. #SmartCohort NGO started in Montreal in 2016 and is a multilateral organization that focuses on equitable digital and climate governance and finance. They assist with smart and disaster-resilient research, policy, planning and diplomacy.
Before becoming a United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Solutions (SDSN) Local Pathways Fellow, Capelli served as Chairman of the first Millennial Policy Board for a County in the United States. Capelli is a World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Shaper and Global Climate Action Summit Delegate and represents YOUNGO, the official Youth Constituency of the UNFCCC at several UN high-level meetings, including the first Board Meeting on the Fund for Loss and Damage.
Capelli is a second-generation Afghan-American, where he serves on his Grandmother's Foundation Board Foundation for Educational Development of Afghans (FEDAA) where every Afghan is educated to inspire, thrive and unite.
Location
This event will be hosted in-person in the Graham Lee Innovation Centre at 6163 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6T 2A1. The GLIC is located on the lower level of the Robert H Lee Alumni Centre.
About entrepreneurship@UBC
entrepreneurship@UBC provides UBC students, researchers, faculty members, alumni and staff with the resources, networks, and funding they need to succeed. As one of the world’s top 40 research universities with 80,000 students, faculty and staff and over $730 million in annual research funding, UBC has long been a catalyst for innovation. Part of the Innovation UBC network, entrepreneurship@UBC supports UBC ventures and entrepreneurs to generate social and economic impacts in B.C. and around the world.
To date, entrepreneurship@UBC has worked with over 700 ventures who have raised more than $1.83 billion in funding, generated more than $739 million in revenue and hired more than 1800 employees, stimulating the economic and social landscape of B.C. while building anchor companies that have global impact.
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