​The Heat is On: Climate Intelligence as a Business Advantage

​Although there is plenty of climate data available, this does not necessarily translate into business-strategic decisions.

​The current El Niño cycle –projected to be among the most intense on record– was signaled months in advance by climate models, yet most organizations across critical infrastructure, agriculture and forestry, insurance and finance cannot act on those signals.

​AGENDA

​13:00 - 13:20 Registration & Light Lunch

​13:20 - 13:25 Welcome - Clara Holgado, Senior Trade Adviser for UK & Ireland - Catalonia Trade & Investment

​13:25 - 13:30   Welcome and setting the scene - Laia Romero, Managing Director - Lobelia Earth

13:30 - 13:45 Pioneer Case: Brazil +2°C - Marcelo Furtado, Head of Sustainability, Itaúsa

​Brazil +2°C maps what a 2°C warmer world looks like for Brazil's economy, sector by sector and municipality by municipality, turning climate science into decision-ready intelligence.

​13:45 - 14:25 Beyond the Forecast, Climate Risk in Practice

​Senior executives, from critical infrastructure, food security, agriculture, forestry and finance, engage in an honest conversation about what physical climate risk looks like on the ground.

• ​Moderator: Elvira Lefting, Co-founder - Finance in Motion

• ​Panelist: Caio Zanardo, Director of Sustainability, HSE, Quality of Life and Facilities - Suzano

• ​Panelist: Stefano Vitali, European & APAC Head of Sustainable Finance - RBC Capital Markets

• ​Panelist: Karina Whalley, Head of Public Sector - AXA Climate

​14:25 - 14:40 Beyond the Forecast: Driving Decisions in the Current El Niño Cycle - Laia Romero, Lobelia Earth

​El Niño is not a future risk, it is an unfolding reality, and the data is already specific enough to inform decisions. This presentation cuts through the noise to show what the current cycle means in practice for critical infrastructure, agriculture and finance.

​14:40 - 15:10 The Executive Board Meets El Niño: A Crisis Scenario for a Climate-Exposed Business

​Interactive session, participants step into the boardroom of a climate-exposed company facing the operational and financial pressures of a Super El Niño. Guided by a moderator, the group works through real decisions, testing assumptions, identifying blind spots and leaving with a sharper sense of what critical climate intelligence looks like.

• ​Moderator: Bianca Conde, Strategic Advisory - Lobelia Earth

​15:10 - 15:40 Informed, Prepared, Ahead: The Future Belongs to the Climate-Ready
Climate resilience is not a cost centre, it is a competitive advantage and increasingly a prerequisite for commercial survival. This closing session brings a global perspective on why treating climate intelligence as a core strategic asset is not just good practice, but the foundation of credible, profitable and future-proof business.

• ​Moderator: Justin Mundy, Chairman of SLM Partners, Co-Founder MPS Global, Senior Advisor to NatureFinance

• ​Panelist: Gizem Cubukcu, Director at Lion's Head Global Partners

• ​Sam Brown, Senior Program Manager, Innovative Finance at NatureFinance

​15:40 - 15:50 Closing Remarks - Laia Romero, Lobelia Earth

​This is an event designed for depth rather than reach. It is intended for senior professionals who are already dealing with physical climate risk in their work. Registration via Luma constitutes an expression of interest. Attendance will be confirmed by the organisers by email.

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​About Lobelia

​Lobelia is a climate intelligence company that translates complex climate and nature science into practical, decision-ready information for businesses, investors and policymakers. ILobelia’s work sits at the intersection of climate data, risk assessment, and real-world application — turning what the models know into what organisations can act on.

​Lobelia’s flagship collaboration with Instituto Itaúsa, Brazil +2°C, is a live example of this mission: an open-data platform that maps climate and nature risks at high resolution across Brazil, by municipality and economic sector, already in use by investors and decision-makers across the country.

​About ACCIÓ

​ACCIÓ – CATALONIA TRADE & INVESTMENT is the public agency of the Government of Catalonia that supports the growth of Catalan companies by promoting innovation, international expansion, and business strategy. We provide support for R&D projects, green and technological transformation, as well as internationalisation processes and the establishment of subsidiaries abroad. With a team of 500 professionals and 40 offices worldwide, ACCIÓ is also responsible for attracting foreign investment to Catalonia and supporting companies in their global expansion.