Speakers
Voices of the Workshop
Researchers, practitioners, and industry leaders sharing evidence, cases, and strategies for building climate resilience in finance and beyond.
Turning Threats into Opportunities — a one-day workshop for finance,management accountants and risk managers.
Thank you to all speakers, participants, and partners who made this workshop a success. Resources from the day are now available in the E-Library.
Finance professionals, decision makers, risk managers, C-Suite and Board members today face a landscape shaped by physical climate risks, regulatory transitions, and deep systemic uncertainty. Yet within these threats lie real opportunities for organisations willing to rethink their positioning.
This CIMA workshop brought together leading researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to explore the Climate Resilience Toolkit — a practical framework for navigating climate risk before, during, and after disruption strikes.
Through live research, interactive tools, and focused group discussions, participants left with actionable strategies and access to a growing professional community.
Browse the E-Library →Firms directly affected by physical & transition risks.
Organisations turning climate into competitive advantage.
The majority of firms — unsure what to do. Live Q&A and Mentimeter survey will capture where you stand.
A full-day programme that blended keynote speakers, research, interactive sessions, practitioner case studies, and focused group discussions — followed by canapés, drinks, and networking.
Light breakfast — pastries, coffee & tea. Delegates arrive, register, and connect before the opening session.
ArrivalRodrigo Souza & Matteo Molinari — Research Leaders
OpeningPositioning — RAG: Climate Threats/Opportunities are not about Risk Events, but Positioning.
Connect with fellow participants, speakers, and researchers over lunch.
NetworkingThree interconnected dimensions of organisational climate resilience.
Challenges & Opportunities of Integrated Ecosystemic Solutions.
Colin Mayger — Parasol Lost Report
ResearchThank you for participating! (Canapes and Drinks)
ClosingTwo interactive tools were used during the workshop to capture real-time insights and enable collaborative ideation — bringing every participant's voice directly into the research happening in the room.
You can explore each tool below.
Live surveys & real-time audience feedback
Mentimeter lets participants respond to live survey questions during the session. Results appear instantly on screen, capturing where the room stands — including the Amber Light survey on climate uncertainty.
Open Mentimeter →Collaborative ideation & digital whiteboard
Mural is used for the collaborative "How to Build Resilience Before, During & After" session. Participants add ideas, cases, and questions to a shared digital board — creating a live, collective output from the room.
Open Mural →Researchers, practitioners, and industry leaders sharing evidence, cases, and strategies for building climate resilience in finance and beyond.
This workshop is part of a broader CIMA-backed research initiative exploring how finance professionals can move beyond reactive risk management toward proactive climate resilience strategy.
The research is hosted at the University of Roehampton and brings together chartered finance professionals, academics, policymakers, and practitioners to co-produce the Climate Resilience Toolkit.
Workshop outputs — including focus group data, live survey results, and participant contributions — feed directly into the CIMA Research Report and community publications.
Brain: Sensemaking, Leadership and Board-level awareness.
Body: Capability building, CRO roles, and cross-function collaboration.
Family(of Families): Fostering resilience across supply chains and ecosystems.
