Roundtable 2: GreenTech Business Delegations and the Road to COP29

H.E. Khazar Ibrahim, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States of America

Marisa Lago, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce

Moderated by Khush Choksy, Senior Vice President, International Member Services, Middle East, Turkiye and CIS

20-25 min of remarks from U.S. and Azerbaijan officials, followed by 35-40 min plenary discussion between GreenTech members and sustainability executives proposing interventions and COP29 priorities.

The Republic of Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to the United States Khazir Ibrahim will preview the activities and engagement opportunities leading up to the Bonn meetings and announcing the COP29 Presidency Action Plan. The U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce and International Trade Marisa Lago will speak to the government’s engagement with U.S. companies on the energy transition and green technology solutions as part of the broader national sustainability agenda.

Afterward, industry leaders from our UAE, Brazil, and Türkiye GreenTech Business Delegations will open the plenary discussion with the roundtable participants by identifying successful interventions and aligning on climate and sustainability priorities for the international business community to bring to COP29.

For the past several years, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, alongside its members from many key industries, have led GreenTech Business Delegations around the globe in support of the business community’s engagement at the annual UNFCCC Conference of the Parties. The missions have resulted in a number of investments and productive convenings between business leaders and local energy, environment, and trade ministers on how industry and government can collaborate to advance climate and other clean technology solutions nationally and globally.