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Teneo has signed on to handle communications and corporate strategy support for COP29, the United Nations climate conference set for Baku, Azerbaijan from Nov. 11-Nov. 22.
The seven-month contract with COP29 Azerbaijan Operations Company calls for a monthly retainer of $475K, plus expenses.
For the months of May and June, Teneo is to receive fees of $1.425M and $950K, respectively, “on an exceptional basis."
Teneo will have a team of 10 to 12 professionals, rotating in and out of Baku on three-week assignments to ensure that five to six executives are continually on the ground.
Geoff Morrell, president of Teneo’s global strategy & communications practice, is a member of the Azerbaijan team. He was executive VP-communications & advocacy for British Petroleum, serving in London and DC.
Teneo personnel in New York, Washington, London, Brussels, and Hong Kong will support the COP29 effort.
The contract’s scope of work includes narrative development, content development, issues management, press relations, and media training.
Teneo worked the COP28 session that was held in Dubai last December.
It received $1.6M for providing three months of communications counsel to Masdar, the renewable energy unit of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office has enlisted Checkmate Government Relations for strategic counsel under a six-month pact worth $300K.
Danny O’Brien, who was Fox Corp. executive VP and head of government relations, has signed on to represent the Embassy of Qatar.
The London office of Burson Group has retained Finn Partners’ New York office to strengthen the visibility of Ras Al Khaimah, which is one of the United Arab Emirates.
Hogan Lovells has expanded its relationship with Ukraine to reflect the implementation of the 50/50 US-Ukrainian partnership to develop its critical minerals.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has agreed to provide government relations and PA services to the Kingdom of Morocco.
