14:00 – 15:30: Plenary Session 1 – Summit Opening (webcast)
Join the opening ceremonies to hear words of welcome from the Chair of the Summit, Gérald Tremblay, Mayor of Montréal, along with local government leaders from around the Globe.

• Introduction and Moderation: Konrad Otto-Zimmermann, ICLEI Secretary General
• Chair: Gérald Tremblay: Mayor of Montréal, Canada; Chairman of the Montréal Summit, and Vice-President of Metropolis
• Performance by the Fine Arts Core Education (FACE) Orchestra
• Gord Steeves: Councillor, Winnipeg, Canada; First Vice-President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
• The Honourable John Godfrey: Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities), Canada [PDF 77 KB]
• Yasushi Otsuki, on behalf of Yorikane Masumoto: Mayor of Kyoto, Japan; Honorary Chair of the World Mayors Council on Climate Change (WMCCC) [PDF 32KB]
• Nathalie Normandeau: Minister of Municipal Affairs and Regions, Province of Québec, Canada
• Amos Masondo: ICLEI President, Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, South Africa (video message) introduced by Councillor Mally Mokoena, Member of the Mayoral Committee, Development Planning, Transportation and Environment.

15:30: Break

16:00 – 18:00: Plenary Session 2 – The Global Perspective (webcast)
What is the current state of climate issues from an international perspective? Hear renowned global stakeholders from a number of different fields present and discuss the latest insights, findings and positions regarding climate change impacts, science and policies.

• Chair: Bärbel Dieckmann: Mayor of Bonn, Germany; Chair of the World Mayors Council on Climate Change (WMCCC)
• Peter Höppe: Head of the GeoRisks Research Department, MunichRe, Munich, Germany [PDF 478KB]
• Paul Epstein: Associate Director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, USA [PDF 718 KB]
• Klaus Töpfer: Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• Sheila Watt-Cloutier: Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC), Iqaluit, Canada
• Nicky Gavron: Vice-Deputy Mayor of London, United Kingdom

20:00 – 22:00: Opening Gala Dinner
At the Châlet du Mont Royal for Summit delegates, hosted by the City of Montréal