COP31 Business Forum to convene global leaders in New York

Global business leaders will convene in New York for the COP31 Business Forum New York Dialogue, a high-level meeting co-hosted by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and Bloomberg. The event, held at Bloomberg Headquarters, aims to define concrete steps for the green transition and address the climate crisis.

Key speakers include TOBB President and COP31 Business Forum Chair Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, Bloomberg founder and UN Special Representative Michael R. Bloomberg, and Murat Kurum, the Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and COP31 President. Minister Kurum is expected to present the details of the ‘COP31 Action Agenda’ to the international business community for the first time.

The forum is expected to host over 300 senior executives. Strategic panels will feature prominent figures such as Ali Koç of Koç Holding, International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol, International Finance Corporation General Manager Makhtar Diop, and International Chamber of Commerce Secretary General John Denton. Discussions will focus on industrial decarbonization, financing mechanisms, and energy security.

Additionally, the forum’s Advisory Board and seven working groups consisting of over 700 members will meet to develop recommendations for the upcoming COP31 Business and Investment Summit in Antalya, Turkey.