Economic trends and shifts will have a significant impact on the environmental sector, and the transition to a net zero economy will also have profound implications on businesses and investments.

This webinar will explore the interplay between the economy and the environment and will discuss how sustainability and resilience can be achieved in turbulent times. The presentation will focus on the transition to a low-carbon society and how global policy makers and businesses can lead change, whilst also managing and navigating risks and benefiting from opportunities.

This webinar has been organised as part of the IES's Future of ES23 horizon scanning & foresight project. 

Our speaker

Dimitri Zenghelis is Special Advisor to the Bennett Institute at the University of Cambridge and a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics. He headed the Stern Review Team at the Office of Climate Change, London, and was a lead author on the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, commissioned by the then Chancellor Gordon Brown. Previously he was Head of Economic Forecasting at HM Treasury. He was also Senior Economic Advisor to Cisco's long-term innovation group and an Associate Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House. He advises governments, financial institutions and international organisations, including the UN, World Bank and regional development banks, the Mayor of London and the UK Committee on Climate Change among others.