DAY TWO: 14 July 2021
Event opens
Welcome from edie
Introduction from conference chair
Speaker
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Richard Howitt
Strategic advisor on corporate responsibility and former CEO - IIRC
Speed networking – connect with attendees in our roulette-style speed networking session
TRANSITIONING TO THE NET-ZERO ECONOMY
Keynote: Harnessing global capital markets and the international financial architecture to drive the transition to Net-Zero
Speaker
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Steve Waygood
Chief responsible investment officer - Aviva Investors
Q&A
Panel: Engagement vs. Divestment: How to structure a win-win engagement strategy?
- Discussing proactive approaches to engage and promote positive change
- What are the costs of divestment, and benefits and risks of negative screening?
- A new wave of B2B sustainability collaboration – what are the challenges and opportunities of the investor and corporate sides?
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How is the engagement changing to meet the imperatives of sustainability finance?
Speakers
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Jennifer Anderson
Managing director, Co-Head of sustainable investment and ESG - Lazard Asset Management -
Nina Roth
Director, responsible investment - BMO Global Asset Management -
Leon Kamhi
Head of responsibility - Federated Hermes International
Q&A
Take a break
EU Taxonomy: Better understanding and application to drive real impact
- What are the expected benefits?
- How does taxonomy sit within the wider policy landscape?
- Exploring the key steps to assess alignment of your activities
- What are the next steps?
Speaker
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Thibaud Lemercier
Managing Consultant, Sustainable Finance and Climate Policy - ICF
Q&A
Getting ahead of the curve: What is next and how can we integrate the lessons of sustainable finance into mainstream investing?
Speaker
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James Alexander
Chief executive - UKSIF
Q&A
Virtual booth tour – discover innovative solutions by walking our virtual exhibition floor
Take a break
Panel: Empowering Green Finance through Fintech and the Big Data
- Exploring current trends and demand drivers around green financial products
- How are technologies changing our perception of data and helping us to ensure reliability?
- Why financial industry should adopt a technology-driven approach to ESG?
- What makes a good green product in a post-COVID climate?
Speakers
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Sam Tripuraneni
Director and lead sustainable product strategies for EMEA - BlackRock -
Tim Mohin
Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer - Persefoni
Q&A
WORKSHOP
- Virtual Workshop: Building the momentum: ESG as the “new normal” for modern finance
- Dos and don’ts of the effective integration of ESG standards into your investment process
- What are the best risk assessment tools available today, and how do you effectively integrate them to facilitate long-term sustainable growth?
- How are ESG parameters are being integrated with main-stream investment process?
Speaker
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Dom Grocott
Senior ESG Manager - Rio ESG
Conclusions and learnings from the workshop and jam board
Speaker
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Luke Nicholls
Content director - edie