Unlocking Capital for Climate Resilience: From Data to Decisions
London Climate Action Week 2026
Agenda
Full agenda and speakers to be announced
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13:00
Check-in and networking coffee
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14:00
Physical risk & protection gaps: implications for credit and capital
- What are insurance gaps and why do they matter?
- How can we dimension them? Are they getting bigger or smaller?
- What are the transmission channels to credit? Have we seen any impact yet?
- What are public and private issuers doing to address? How do we assess cost/benefit of adaptation investment and challenges/opportunities for financing?
- What are some capital solutions, old and new, to narrow these gaps?
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14:45
Building resilience: innovation in risk management
- How are financial institutions and investors measuring and addressing physical risk and insurance protection gaps?
- Will insurance gaps grow as risks rise or are insurance gaps an opportunity for insurers?
- What are some innovations in risk management strategies and transfer mechanisms?
- What is the role of regulations in ensuring risk is priced in and supporting solutions?
- Is there a need for public-private partnerships?
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15:30
Networking break
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IN-FOCUS TRACKS
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16:00
From credit exposures to financing solutions: spotlight on transition, water and natural capital risks
Suggested for sustainable finance investors, intermediaries and portfolio managers
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16:00
Integrating physical risk analytics for decisioning: case studies & discussions
Suggested for risk management leaders in banking, insurance, corporates, and asset management
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17:00
Reception
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Rebecca is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer in Moody’s Sustainable Finance group, where she leads thought leadership on the impact of environmental, social and governance factors on credit and capital markets. In her role, Rebecca is responsible for the coordination and execution of the Sustainable Finance group’s thematic research program and market outreach activities. She also serves as a visible subject matter expert to internal and external stakeholders and supports outreach and engagement with strategic partners.
Prior to joining the ESG team, Rebecca was a member of the Strategy and Research team at MIS, where she led cross-sector research and analytics on the credit implications of key macroeconomic and policy developments in North America. Rebecca first joined Moody’s in 2011 as an associate analyst in the Sovereign Risk Group.
She holds a dual Master’s Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University (SIPA), in New York, and Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po), in Paris, as well as a BA in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania.
Ben is Managing Director, Advisory Services, Insurance Solutions. Ben has held a variety of positions over the best part of two decades at Moody’s , cutting his teeth in the consulting team, and helping to build products and services for the ILS market. More recently, Ben led a team exploring new market opportunities for Moody’s and helping clients deploy risk insights in exciting new ways. Ben holds a Masters of Engineering from University of Bristol.
Lucia Lopez is the Global Head of Credit in Moody’s Ratings Sustainable Finance group.
In her role, Lucia manages a global team of talented analysts responsible for developing and implementing initiatives to transparently integrate the impact of environmental, social, and governance considerations into credit ratings, analytics, research and outreach. This includes building data platforms, tools, and insights to assess the credit impact of these considerations in Moody’s Ratings rated universe.
The team also produces thematic research that continue to cement Moody's Ratings' thought leadership in Sustainable Finance and lead related outreach efforts with regulators, investors, and other market participants.
Lucia frequently represents the firm as a speaker through conversations with investors, policymakers and other market participants around the world.
Lucia brings multi-disciplinary expertise through past positions as a senior credit officer and senior underwriter in leading investment banks.
Before moving to the Sustainable Finance team, Lucia was a lead analyst in the EMEA Corporate Finance Group since 2018.
Prior to Moody’s, Lucia held several roles over 15 years at a number of banks including Deutsche Bank and Barclays, specializing in leverage finance, commodities and natural resources.
Lucia holds a Masters in European Law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Zoe is a VP/Senior Credit Officer in Moody’s Sub-Sovereign Group and holds lead analytical responsibility for ratings on a portfolio of local authorities, housing associations and other government-related issuers in the UK.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Zoe worked as an Associate Director at Arup in London, undertaking a range of economic and financial consultancy projects with public and private sector organisations in the UK and internationally
.Zoe holds a BA (Hons) in History from the University of Birmingham, an MPA in Public Economics and Policy from the London School of Economics and is an Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Alan is a catastrophe risk and exposure management leader with 22 years’ experience influencing how extreme risk is understood, governed, and acted upon. Most of his career has been spent in global (re)insurance, where he was recently an executive director of the International Society of Catastrophe Managers, leading the development of global professional standards in the industry. He joined Moody's in 2025 to focus on physical climate risk analytics supporting banks, investors, and other non-insurance sectors.