Time: November 14 2025, 11:00–12:15 UTC-3

Location: Business Pavilion (PV-C87/88), COP30 Blue Zone

The steel sector plays a vital role in advancing global climate policy through the transition to near zero steel. The event brings together leading industry voices to accelerate international alignment on standards, investment, and innovation. It aims to demonstrate how industrial transformation can drive climate ambition, economic resilience, and global cooperation and how the steel sector can contribute meaningfully to the COP process.

Spekaers for this event include

• Henna Hakkarainen, Executive Director, Tiina and Antti Herlin Foundation
• Kati ter Horst, CEO, Outokumpu
• Gustavo Pimenta, CEO, Vale
• Martin Pei, senior Advisor, SSAB
• Louisa Orre, Chief Business Development Officer, Stegra
• Philippe Varin, Chair, ICC
• Simon Sharpe, MD, S-Curve Economics
• Jean-Marie Paugam, Deputy Director General, WTO
• Tuuli Kaskinen, CEO, CLC (moderator)
• Henrik Tegnér, EVP, AFRY (moderator)

The event is hosted together with We Mean Business Coalition and Demos Helsinki.