Pre-COP event | November 7, 2025
Bentley Twin Talks & Infrastructure in a Changing World, São Paulo | Expert Discussion
From COP30 to Capital: Data and Standards for Scaling Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
November 7, 2025, 09:00 – 12:00 (BRT)
The Blue Zone | November 10-15, 2025
Bentley in the blue zone at COP30
Expert Discussion
Leveraging Investment for Sustainable Infrastructure through PDBs: How Standards Unlock Public and Private Capital
November 10, 2025, 10:00 – 11:00 (BRT)
This event will focus on standardizing the definition and measurement of sustainable infrastructure to bridge the significant global climate finance gap. A key challenge is the current fragmentation across various sustainability frameworks. The session will explore how adopting common standards and verifiable schemes, like the FAST-Infra Label, can effectively de-risk infrastructure pipelines, making them more attractive to private investors and enabling the scaling of blended finance solutions. Ultimately, the goal is to enhance collaboration, create transparent, standardized data sets, and accelerate the flow of private capital into resilient, high-impact projects globally.
Blue Zone Pavilion: IDFC
Host Organizations: FAST-Infra Group (FIG), Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation (GIB)
Speaker: Amelia Burnett, Digital Financial Strategies Director, Bentley Systems
Event Agenda: https://www.idfc.org/cop30idfc/#agenda
Watch live: https://www.idfc.org/cop30idfc/
Expert Discussion
Powering resilient supply chains through planetary data, finance, and digital climate intelligence
November 10, 2025, 12:00 – 13:30 (BRT)
This event will examine how digital technologies can be operationalized to strengthen Asia–Pacific’s supply chains, which are highly exposed to physical climate hazards. Given the region’s central role in global trade and its acute climate vulnerability, the session will showcase practical use cases of AI, earth observation, and fintech platforms for identifying risks, issuing early warnings, and embedding climate intelligence into key business and government decisions. Ultimately, the goal is to define how Singapore’s financial and technological ecosystems can help protect vulnerable global regions and economies ahead of Brazil’s COP30.
Blue Zone Pavilion: Singapore
Host Organizations: KPMG, AIGCC, Atlantic Council Climate Resilience Center
Speaker: Rodrigo Fernandes, Global Director of Sustainability, Bentley Systems
Event Details and Registration: KPMG at COP30
Expert Discussion
One Water: Building Climate-Resilient Infrastructure through Water and Subsurface Intelligence
November 11, 2025, 11:45 – 12:45 (BRT)
Water resilience is at the core of climate adaptation, yet cities, utilities, and industries continue to face mounting risks from droughts, floods, groundwater depletion, and extreme weather. Building resilience requires an integrated view of the entire urban water cycle—both above and below ground.
This session will explore how digital twins, predictive analytics, and subsurface intelligence can enable governments, utilities, and businesses to make smarter, climate-resilient decisions about water and infrastructure. Thought leaders and practitioners will discuss how geospatial insights, combined with hydrogeological and subsurface modeling, can support adaptation strategies that protect communities, secure water supplies, and reduce climate risks.
Blue Zone Pavilion: Water for Climate
Host Organizations: Bentley Systems
Moderator: Julio Issao, Senior Application Engineer, Bentley Systems
Event agenda: One Water: Building Climate-Resilient Infrastructure through Water, Sanitation and Subsurface Intelligence – Water for Climate Pavilion
Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/live/m0A4c71XsMQ?si=yt1wIC3TqR15hbJA
Expert Discussion
Delivering the energy transition & Unlocking finance and investment
November 11, 2025, 14:00 – 15:00 (BRT)
Bentley Systems and Lucetia Group are hosting a Twin Talks session at Australia’s COP 30 Pavilion. Twin Talks are invite-only fireside conversations between leaders in the infrastructure sector exploring global best practice. Following successful events in London, Melbourne, and New York, the Belém edition will convene Australian investors, policymakers and industry leaders with SE Asian counterparts to discuss how Australian institutional capital, technology and expertise are supporting the clean energy transition in SE Asia. The event will feature a keynote from an Australian superannuation fund and a fireside chat with leaders from the Australian Government, a multilateral development bank, Lucetia and Bentley. Participants will share experiences on mobilising capital, leveraging digital twin technology and building partnerships to accelerate clean energy infrastructure.
Blue Zone Pavilion: Australia
Host Organizations: Bentley Systems, Lucetia Group
Moderator: Rory Linehan, Director, Infrastructure Policy Advancement, Bentley Systems
Speaker: Amelia Burnett, Digital Financial Strategies Director, Bentley Systems
Event agenda: TWINTALKS | Belém 2025 | REGISTER – Transforming Infrastructure Performance
Expert Discussion
GRP and IFC launch Mobilising Business for Resilience at COP30
November 12, 2025, 09:00 – 10:30 (BRT)
As climate impacts intensify, the private sector has a pivotal role in driving adaptation and resilience: safeguarding communities, economies, and the planet. This session marks the official launch of Mobilizing Business for Resilience (MBR), a cross-sector and cross-regional initiative for private sector action driven by business priorities, grounded in science, and aligned with global policy frameworks.
Blue Zone Pavilion: The Peru – Resilience Hub
Host Organizations: Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Speaker: Rodrigo Fernandes, Global Director of Sustainability, Bentley Systems
Event agenda: https://cop-resilience-hub.org/cop30/agenda/
Expert Discussion
Delivering Capital, Standards, and Scale for Climate-Resilient Futures
November 12, 2025, 10:00 – 11:15 (BRT)
With infrastructure responsible for ~79% of global GHGs and ~88% of adaptation costs—and an adaptation finance gap of US$194–366B per year—aligning public and private capital is urgent. This COP30 session convenes policymakers, investors, and project developers to examine practical ways to standardize quality, allocate risk, and build partnerships that accelerate resilient, nature-positive infrastructure. Expect concise case reflections and realistic collaboration pathways—grounded in evidence, mindful of context, and designed to help participants identify where they can most credibly contribute after COP.
Location: Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (DRI)
Host Organizations: FAST-Infra
Speaker: Rory Linehan, Director, Infrastructure Policy Advancement, Bentley Systems
Event Agenda: Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Pavilion
Expert Discussion
Data & Technology for DRI: The use of Earth Observation Information for Disaster Risk Resilience in South Asia
November 13, 2025, 12:00 – 13:15 (BRT)
Earth observation and remote sensing technologies are transforming disaster risk resilience by offering actionable insights for planning, response, and recovery. This session brings together global and regional partners to discuss how advances in EO can strengthen climate adaptation and disaster management strategies in South Asia. By examining emerging trends, applications, and best practices, the session will highlight how data-driven approaches can inform investments, enhance preparedness, and accelerate recovery. Participants will explore opportunities for collaboration, capacity building, and knowledge sharing to ensure that scientific innovations translate into resilient communities and sustainable infrastructure.
Location: Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (DRI)
Host Organizations: Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
Speaker: Rodrigo Fernandes, Global Director of Sustainability, Bentley Systems
Event Agenda: Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Pavilion
Expert Discussion
Accelerating a Resilient and Just Transition with Intelligent Infrastructure
November 13, 2025, 14:15 – 15:30 (BRT)
This session will explore how governments, scientific organizations, and the private sector can embed resilience into infrastructure planning and operation. Panelists will discuss the integration of climate and weather forecasting, digital technologies, and community needs to deliver infrastructure that safeguards lives, protects ecosystems, and empowers future generations. The discussion will also showcase practical applications in Brazil, with perspectives from the Ministry of Cities, global institutions, and industry leaders.
Location: Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (DRI)
Host Organizations: Bentley Systems
Moderator: Louis-Martin Losier, Senior Product Manager, Bentley Systems
Event Agenda: Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Pavilion
Expert Discussion
Climate Justice & Ambitious Corporate Action: A Tale on responsibility (in Portuguese)
November 13, 2025, 14:30 – 15:30 (BRT)
This event aims to discuss the advancement of the mitigation efforts like government policies and science based corporate action as key components of the solution, as pledging for GHG reductions for the next 25 years presents its challenges. We aim for climate security to reduce risk on food and water systems and livelihoods, which can lead to displacements and migration and loss of cultural heritage.
Location: Portugal
Host Organizations: UN Global Compact Portugal
Speaker: Julio Issao, Senior Application Engineer, Bentley Systems
Event Agenda: COP30 2025|Brasil Amazônia
Expert Discussion
Climate Integrity: Protecting Ecosystems, Protecting the Truth (in Portuguese)
November 13, 2025, 15:45 – 16:45 (BRT)
The climate crisis demands science-based solutions and robust public policies, but it faces a growing obstacle: disinformation. False or distorted narratives about climate change, biodiversity, and the energy transition undermine social trust, delay policy decisions, and divert essential investments from climate action. At the same time, the preservation of ecosystems, especially forests, oceans, and areas of high biodiversity—depend on collective mobilization and clear communication.
This conference aims to discuss how information integrity should be seen as an integral part of environmental protection strategies. Experts in climate, biodiversity, academia, technology, and public policy will explore ways to combat disinformation and strengthen public trust, ensuring that investment and governance decisions are supported by transparent and verifiable data.
By uniting ecosystem protection and disinformation protection, the debate will pave the way for an innovative approach that recognizes the interdependence of knowledge, trust, and action. This theme responds to axis VI of the COP30 Action Agenda, which highlights the integrity of information as an essential condition for unlocking mitigation, adaptation, and climate finance solutions, accelerating a just and sustainable transition.
Location: Portugal
Host Organizations: UN Global Compact Portugal
Moderator: Joyce Cruz Di Giovanni, Regional Manager for Civil, Environment, and Energy at Seequent
Event Agenda: COP30 2025|Brasil Amazônia
Expert Discussion
Accelerating Climate Resilience with Geospatial Intelligence: Partnerships for Data-Driven Infrastructure
November 14, 2025, 11:30 – 13:00 (BRT)
This high-level session will explore how cross-sector collaboration and digital technologies—such as geospatial intelligence, AI, and digital twins—can accelerate climate-resilient infrastructure. Panelists will highlight practical examples of ecosystem partnerships that enable cities and communities to design, operate, and maintain infrastructure capable of withstanding climate extremes. The discussion will emphasize how private and public actors can co-innovate to scale systemic solutions.
The event also includes announcement of sustainability cohort of companies on Bentley Ecosystem Catalog.
Blue Zone Pavilion: UN Global Compact Portugal
Host Organizations: Bentley Systems
Moderator: Rodrigo Fernandes, Global Director of Sustainability, Bentley Systems
Pavilion schedule: UN Global Compact at COP30
Expert Discussion
Business in action: Scope 3 emissions and supply chain in light of EU regulations
November 14, 2025, 15:30 – 17:00 (BRT)
The event will provide a platform for sharing best practices, innovative solutions, and strategies for integrating sustainability into the supply chain, fostering a collective movement towards a low-carbon economy. This event will also explore recent EU legislation changes and how they impact businesses tracking Scope 3 emissions.
Blue Zone Pavilion: UN Global Compact Portugal
Host Organizations: UN Global Compact Spain and France
Moderator: Rodrigo Fernandes, Global Director of Sustainability, Bentley Systems
Pavilion schedule: UN Global Compact at COP30
Expert Discussion
Multinational Corporations in Climate Action — From Pledges to Practice
November 15, 2025, 09:30 – 10:30 (BRT)
This session aims to convene global sustainability experts from multinational corporations to discuss how businesses are turning net-zero pledges into measurable actions, with a focus on topics like supply chain decarbonization, regenerative agriculture, renewable energy transition, or AI-driven climate solutions.
Blue Zone Pavilion: Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC)
Host Organizations: GAUC
Speaker: Louis-Martin Losier, Senior Product Manager, Bentley Systems
Expert Discussion
Co-designing Infrastructure with Nature and Communities
November 15, 2025, 09:30 – 10:30 (BRT)
This session brings together engineers, planners, technology specialists and community leaders to explore how a co-designed, nature-positive infrastructure can align climate, biodiversity, and equity goals. Participants will share lived experiences, testing approaches, and reflecting on how to embed standards, digital tools, and community knowledge into decision making, ultimately enhancing the resilience of infrastructure and reducing vulnerability for both people and nature.
Location: The Peru – Resilience Hub
Host Organizations: ICSI, Bentley Systems
Moderator: Rodrigo Fernandes, Global Director of Sustainability, Bentley Systems
Event agenda: https://cop-resilience-hub.org/cop30/agenda/
