Sir Laurie Bristow, President of Hughes Hall and Emily Farnworth, Director of the Centre for Climate Engagement at Hughes Hall will discuss the geo-political dimensions of climate change. They will reflect on some of the twists and turns that have played out in recent history and provide a view on where some of the biggest risks and opportunities may emerge. The discussion will centre around the question of how the profound challenges to the Rules Based International Order will impact the global race against climate change and whether the role of business leaders will help or hinder climate action alongside the dramatic political shifts across the global economy.
Join us for this engaging conversation followed by Q&A and reception.
This event is held on 24 September 6-8pm EDT at Baker & McKenzie LLP, 452 Fifth Avenue, New York , with a registration fee of £65
SPEAKERS
Sir Laurie Bristow KCMG
Sir Laurie Bristow (1983) is President of Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge. He joined Hughes Hall in October 2022 after three decades in the United Kingdom’s diplomatic service.
He joined the diplomatic service in 1990, as the Cold War ended and change swept across Europe. His first posting was to Romania in the spring of 1992. Laurie served as Ambassador to Afghanistan during the fall of the Republic to the Taliban in 2021. He was the UK’s ambassador to Russia from 2016 to 2020, and ambassador to Azerbaijan from 2004 to 2007, when the major offshore oil and gas infrastructure and pipelines were built. Senior roles in London included Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Director for National Security, and COP26 Regional Ambassador for China, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.
Laurie’s interests include Russia and a broad range of national and international security issues.
Emily Farnworth
Emily Farnworth is the Director of the Centre for Climate Engagement and a Fellow at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge. She has over 25 years of experience working with businesses, governments and non-profit organisations to support the transition to a low-carbon economy and has worked across multi-stakeholder groups and within specific industry sectors to collaborate on solutions to tackle climate change. She was previously the Head of Climate Initiatives at the World Economic Forum where she was involved in setting up the Climate Governance Initiative (now hosted at the Centre for Climate Engagement), the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, the Mission Possible Partnership and the Natural Climate Solutions Alliance. Previously she worked in environmental consultancy firms including ERM and URS, non-profit organisation The Climate Group and ran her own social enterprise focused on climate action research and campaigning. She continues to stay engaged in a range of organisations working to accelerate climate action. She is a board member of Chapter Zero, a member of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition Advisory Group, a member of the University of Cambridge Sustainability Committee and a Cambridge Zero Fellow. Emily holds a Master’s in Environmental Science, Management and Law from Brunel University London.
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