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The Peace Bench, a public installation symbolizing dialogue as a powerful tool for peace, is designed by Snøhetta and built by Vestre with renewable aluminum from Hydro. Commissioned by the Nobel Peace Center, the bench's shape invites people to gather and converse, rooted in the belief that lasting solutions begin with listening. (Photo: Bjørnar Øvrebø)
Join us for a day of impactful dialogue during Climate Week NYC 2025
You are warmly invited to join Hydro at The Place for Dialogue on Tuesday, September 23, in NYC. The place where voices, ranging from industry leaders, decision makers, sustainability advocates, peace makers and community representatives, come together in conversation to discuss globally important issues and challenges. Through fostering dialogue, we explore topics that include the role of circularity in a just and resilient future, the power of dialogue for progress, and beyond carbon strategies on the road to COP30. Discover how what can be good for industry can be good for the future.
Event headlines:
- Real Business: The new resource reality - Securing critical minerals for a just and resilient future. A discussion with leaders on the role of critical minerals and recycling in the climate agenda. In partnership with the Nobel Peace Center.
- The power of dialogue in a polarized world: A conversation with David Beasley, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate on behalf of WFP, and peacebuilder Ilwad Elman on tackling global challenges. In partnership with the Nobel Peace Center.
- On the path to COP30: Climate and beyond.
- Decarbonization strategies: Decarbonization pathways from the Amazon.
- COP30 in the Amazon: Beyond carbon strategies.
- Implementing strategies in Amazon territory: Practical cases of socio-environmental project implementation in the Amazon.
- In dialogue with nature: Keynote with Snøhetta co-founder Craig Dykers on the role of architecture in shaping environmental and social sustainability.
- Redefining material use through circularity: A pop-up exhibition celebrating Hydro CIRCAL 100R, the world's first industrial-scale aluminum made entirely from recycled post-consumer scrap.
- Amazon photographic exhibition: A celebration of local traditions in the Amazon.
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Program Tuesday September 23
Main stage:
09:00AM - 10:15 AM - Real Business: The new resource reality - Securing critical minerals for a just and resilient future
Hosted by Hydro and the Nobel Peace Center, this event will convene a diverse group of leaders from government, industry and academia, and civil society to discuss the importance of critical minerals and recycling in the climate agenda.Panelists will examine the geopolitical landscape surrounding critical minerals, and the crucial need to align business practices and policies with principles of justice and human rights.This will set the backdrop for the domestic case for building a resilient circular economy and the strategic importance of recycling, exploring how to create a robust and sustainable critical minerals ecosystem within the U.S.
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM - The power of dialogue in a polarized world
In partnership with the Nobel Peace Center, this session will be a rich conversation on the transformative power of dialogue in tackling complex global challenges. Hear from David Beasley, former Executive Director of the World Food Programme, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2020, and Ilwad Elman, a social entrepreneur, peacebuilder and director of the Elman Peace Center for an inspirational session.
01:00 PM – 01:30 PM - On the path to COP30: Climate and beyond
Presenting the Brazilian vision for integrating sustainable development with conservation, highlighting the region’s pivotal role in shaping solutions that address both environmental preservation and inclusive growth, contextualizing the unique significance of hosting COP30 in the Amazon for global climate discussions.
01:30 PM – 03:30 PM - Decarbonization strategies
Focusing on industrial transformation from the Amazon, this session will present concrete strategies for industrial decarbonization, highlight how the region can lead the global energy transition, and connect public policy with on-the-ground corporate implementation. The discussion will showcase successful case studies from carbon-intensive sectors offering actionable pathways toward a low-carbon future.
03:00 PM – 04:30 PM - COP30 in the Amazon: Beyond carbon strategies
On the road to COP30 in the Amazon, this high-level discussion will explore strategies for decarbonization and move beyond carbon to address integrated socio-environmental challenges. The session will amplify voices of traditional communities and Amazonian youth, showcase holistic approaches to corporate sustainability, and connect social justice with bold climate action.
Side events:
11:00 PM – 12:00 PM - Implementing strategies in Amazon territory
This session will showcase practical cases of socio-environmental project implementation in the Amazon, giving prominence to local community voices. It demonstrates replicable models of sustainable development, connects traditional knowledge with innovative social solutions, and highlights pathways from strategy to real impact on the ground.
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM - Snøhetta: In dialogue with nature
Snøhetta keynote on the role of architecture in shaping environmental and social sustainability. A lecture with Craig Dykers, founding partner of the global renowned architecture firm Snøhetta. Dykers will talk about the practice’s approach to sustainable design and bold forms of innovation in architecture, landscape architecture, and interior architecture, sharing how Snøhetta’s methodology and principles on climate adaptation, circular design, and social equity inform a transdiscplinary and deeply collaborative design process.
10:00 AM - 16:30 PM - Redefining material use through circularity
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Amazon photographic exhibition
A celebration of local traditions in the Amazon. The photo exhibition is a result of a workshop with Indigenous peoples from the Amazon, providing a lens to approach cultural preservation and a legacy that both honors and celebrates local traditions.
What to Expect
- Inspiring keynote lectures and panel discussions with Nobel laureates, industry leaders, and sustainability advocates
- Interactive exhibitions on innovation, recycling, and climate solutions
- A collective meeting place for networking, knowledge-sharing, community-building and action
- Light food and refreshments will be served throughout the day
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Speakers
Confirmed panelists include:
Real Business: The new resource reality - Securing critical minerals for a just and resilient future
- Owen Gaffney, Co-founder of the Exponential Roadmap Initiative and co-leader of the Earth4All initiative
- Missy Owens, Director Global Sustainability Policy, General Motors
- Rohitesh “Ro” Dhawan, President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)
- Gracelin Baskaran, Director of Critical Minerals Security at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
- Lisa Epifani, Head of Policy, ClearPath
- Joe Quinn, Executive Director, Center for Strategic Industrial Materials, (SAFE)
- Christina Baworowsky, SVP Policy and Advocacy at Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES)
- Fredrika Klarén, Head of Sustainability, Polestar
- Hanne Simensen, EVP Hydro Aluminium Metal
- Henrik Syse, Philosopher and Research Professor at PRIO and former Vice Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
Real Dialogue: The power of dialogue in a polarized world
- David Beasley, former Governor of South Carolina, Former Executive Director of the World Food Programme, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2020
- Ilwad Elman, Social Entrepreneur, Peacebuilder and Chief Operating Officer of the Elman Peace and Human Rights Center
- Kjersti Fløgstad, Director of the Nobel Peace Center
- Henrik Syse, Philosopher and Research Professor at PRIO and former Vice Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
On the path to COP30: Climate and beyond
- Helder Barbalho, Governor of Pará, Brazil, and key leader on Amazon sustainable development and climate policy
Decarbonization strategies
- Helder Barbalho, Governor of Pará, Brazil, and key leader on Amazon sustainable development and climate policy
- Raul Jungmann, CEO of IBRAM, Executive, Public Manager and Consultant.
- Anderson Baranov, Executive at Hydro Brazil
COP30 in the Amazon: Beyond carbon strategies
- André Guimarães, Executive Director of the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM)
- Akinobu Hashimoto, General Manager, New Metals & Aluminium Div., Mitsui & Co.,Ltd
- Karla Braga, youth leaders representing Amazonian youth
- Thais Esteves, Principal at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and co-leader of the Climate & Sustainability and Social Impact practices for Latin America
- Ângela Pinhati, Chief Sustainable Officer of Natura
- Eduardo Figueiredo, Senior vice-president of Sustainability and Social Impact at Hydro Brazil
Implementing strategies in the Amazon territory
- Raphael Guimarães, Centro de Empreendedorismo da Amazônia (CEA)
- Valmir Ortega, Founder and President of Belterra Agroforestry, recognized leader in community-based agroforestry
Snøhetta: In dialogue with nature
- Craig Dykers, Architect and co-founder of Snøhetta
Redefining material use through circularity
- Lars Beller Fjetland, Art Director and Designer