Summit Programme & Agenda
March 21-23, 2027 • Radisson Blu Dhaka
Full Event Schedule
All sessions scheduled in Asia/Dhaka time (GMT+6)
Registration and arrival
On-site registration, badge collection, welcome refreshments, marketplace preview and guest reception.
Seating and opening protocol
Guests take their seats, safety announcement, master of ceremonies introduces the programme.
Opening plenary
Welcome and context setting, conference address by Friendship founder Runa Khan, remarks by special guests, address by the Guest of Honour, inaugural speech by...
Side event 1: Locally led adaptation and finance reaching communities
Panel plus community voices and audience discussion.
Side event 2: Defining climate finance and connecting it with development finance
Evidence session and moderated discussion.
Side event 3: Adaptation finance gaps and practical delivery models
Case studies and solution exchange.
Side event 4: Loss and damage finance and locally grounded evidence
Policy and practice dialogue.
Lunch and networking
Buffet lunch, bilateral meetings, media interviews and marketplace viewing.
Climate finance marketplace
Interactive exhibits, posters, finance clinics, partner booths, community solutions, technology demonstrations and curated networking.
Day closing plenary
Rapporteur highlights from parallel sessions and the Ignite Stage, marketplace insights, audience reflections, key messages and preview of Day 2.
Networking and departures
Optional bilateral meetings and partner-hosted engagements, subject to confirmation.