9:00-9:15 AM - Welcome and Opening Remarks

Sandra Nichols Thiam, Environmental Law Institute (ELI)
Michael Mehling, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of Strathclyde Law School
Ivano Alogna, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)

9:15-9:40 AM - Opening Keynote Address

Michael Gerrard, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia University

9:40-11:00 AM - Session 1: State of Play and Emerging Trends in Corporate Climate Litigation Across the Americas

Ivano Alogna, BIICL (Moderator)
United States: Jarryd Page, ELI
Canada: Hassan Ahmad, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (online)
Brazil: Danielle de Andrade Moreira, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro and JUMA

11:00-11:30 AM - Tea/Coffee Break

11:30 AM-1:00 PM - Session 2: Key Legal Issues in Corporate Climate Litigation Across the Americas

Francesco Sindico, University of Strathclyde Law School and Climate Change Law Specialist Group, WCEL-IUCN (Moderator)
Barnali Choudhury, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Kristine Perry, ELI
Gabriel Wedy, Federal Judge, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

1:00-2:00 PM - Lunch

2:00-3:30 PM - Session 3: Procedural Challenges in Corporate Climate Litigation Across the Americas

3:30-4:00 PM - Tea/Coffee Break

4:00-5:30 PM - Session 4: Key Takeaways and Future Directions for Corporate Climate Litigation Across the Americas

Kristine Perry, ELI (Moderator)
Maria Antonia Tigre, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia University
Randall Abate, The George Washington University Law School
Rosalía Ibarra Sarlat, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (online)
Maria Juliana Pedraza, Interamerican Institute on Justice and Sustainability

*Please note that this programme is subject to change.

United States

American Regional Summit & U.S. National Conference