The Digital Economist x Fintech Meetup: Rewriting the Climate Contract in the Age of Agentic AI
As we move from the generative AI wave of 2024 into the agentic AI era of 2025, the conversation is no longer about efficiency gains—it’s about autonomous, verifiable systems delivering real-world impact. Nowhere is this shift more urgent than in climate finance.
This evening convening, hosted by The Digital Economist in collaboration with FinTech Meetup, brings together global leaders at the intersection of AI, blockchain, policy, and enterprise finance to explore how technology can anchor a just and enforceable climate contract.
Grounded in the ICJ’s landmark ruling on climate obligations, the UN Summit of the Future 2025 agenda, and the insights from Healing a Broken World, the program will advance two urgent fronts:
Deploying agentic AI to ensure climate capital flows with integrity, accountability, and speed.
Building commons-based infrastructure—from tokenized finance to SHE-metrics—that embeds equity and enforceability into the global economic system.
Through high-level plenaries, a hands-on policy council, and an intimate networking reception, participants will leave with actionable pathways, partnership opportunities, and a shared vision for aligning finance, technology, and governance in service of people and the planet.
AGENDA
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Guest check in
5:30 PM – 6:15 PM | Plenary 1
Agentic AI for Climate Finance: From Forecasts to Field Impact
A focused dialogue on how agentic AI systems are moving beyond generative efficiency to autonomous, verifiable action in climate and finance—shaping risk models, capital allocation, and policy compliance in real time.
Host: Navroop Sahdev
Panelists: Shyam Nagarajan, Claudia Romo Edelman and Rafal Libera
Framed against the UN Summit of the Future 2025 push for actionable digital governance, the discussion will spotlight:
AI-enabled monitoring of climate commitments under the ICJ’s climate ruling.
Enterprise-scale deployment of AI for green bond integrity and climate loan assessments.
FinTech’s role in scaling trustworthy agentic AI systems globally.
6:15 PM – 7:00 PM | Plenary 2
The Commons as Capital: Building Digital Infrastructure for a Just Climate Economy
Exploring how blockchain, AI, and digital public goods can serve as the backbone of a climate-aligned financial system.
Host: Sanjib Kalita
Panelists: Stefania Di Bartolomeo, Rob Ginsburg and Manas Talukdar
Key threads:
Tokenized climate finance mechanisms for Global South priorities.
Governance models that embed transparency, inclusion, and enforceability.
How SHE-metrics and agentic AI converge to create a shared accountability framework for enterprises, investors, and states.
Lessons from Healing a Broken World and what’s next for systemic transformation.
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Executive Workshop (parallel session)
ROI of Ethical AI: Profit, Principles, and Planetary Resilience
As businesses step into the era of agentic AI, the challenge is no longer simply about mitigating risks—it is about unlocking tangible value by embedding ethics at the core of AI adoption. This executive workshop reframes AI ethics as a driver of ROI, where financial gains intersect with brand reputation, stakeholder trust, and long-term capability building.
Through dynamic discussions and case examples, participants will explore how aligning AI investments with climate-positive outcomes not only secures sustainable business advantage but also advances a just and enforceable climate contract.
Host: Jose Carvalho
Facilitators: Marisa Zalabak, Bill Lesieur, Shannon Kennedy and Imen Ameur
Key threads:
The dimensions of ROI in AI ethics—from profit and performance to trust and transformation.
How AI-enabled climate strategies can build both enterprise value and systemic fairness.
Tools and mindsets for executives to lead AI-powered transformations rooted in human-centered values.
This session equips decision-makers with actionable pathways to ensure that the pursuit of profit is inseparable from fostering planetary resilience and economic equity.
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Reception
FinTech Meetup x The Digital Economist Reception
An intimate networking reception to deepen alliances, explore joint initiatives, and surface enterprise opportunities sparked by the day’s conversations. Copies of Healing a Broken World will be available for participants.
Hosts: Sanjib Kalita and Navroop Sahdev