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15TH & 16TH SEPTEMBER 2021 | AMBA MARBLE ARCH HOTEL | LONDON
15TH & 16TH SEPTEMBER 2021 | AMBA MARBLE ARCH HOTEL | LONDON
The pandemic has served as the first real proof-point for sustainability, underlining the fact that ESG investing does not in fact come at a cost, but rather can future-proof investments. We have seen mounting government and social pressure on asset owners, pushing them to consider how ESG factors may progressively impact financial return.
Growing numbers are examining how best to use the latest metrics, standards, and data to integrate ESG across all their portfolios. The need to develop a coherent strategy that will allow them to create market beating returns for stakeholders means the industry must find a universal dialogue around the objectives they are seeking to meet.
The peer-led agenda developed for the Institutional ESG Investment Summit will bring together the community of senior investment officers, ESG and responsible investing experts from pension plans, insurers, foundations and endowment funds to deliver both strategic insights and tactical guidance on how to accelerate ESG integration plans, scale ground-breaking sustainable and social products, access verified data, and refine engagement strategy.
RESERVE YOUR FREE PLACE AT THE 2021 SUMMIT
Network with like-minded portfolio and investment managers, pension managers and trustees and middle and back-office investment operation professionals.
Come away from this specialist gathering with fresh ideas, having explored the impact that environmental, social and governance factors are currently and will increasingly have on institutional asset owners investment portfolios and the third-party managers who serve them.
Receive a free copy of the annual Environmental, Social & Governance Investing, Europe 2021 Report featuring further industry perspectives and ideas.
Have your chance to raise questions with our expert speakers through live audience Q&A, and learn more about your peers aspirations and challenges through live polling sessions.
We examine and challenge the practical steps investment leaders of pension plans, insurers, and other institutional asset owners can take to boost returns and manage risk, through the appropriate use of ESG investment philosophy.
ESG Analyst
Head of Sustainable Investment
Head of Sustainable Investment
Head of ESG
Senior ESG Investment Expert
Chair and Non-Executive Director
Senior Environmental Advisor
Head of Energy Transition Funds
Chief Investment Officer
Senior ESG Economist
Trustee
Director of Business Applications
Associate, Reporting
Chief Risk Officer
Lead ESG Analyst – Sovereign Sustainability
Chief Executive Officer
Environmental, Social, Governance Analyst
Associate Director, Senior Environmental Advisor
Commerce Commissioner
Assistant Professor, Business Continuity and Organisational Resilience
Managing Director of EMEA Global Risk Solutions Team
Sustainable Finance Manager
Responsible Investing Officer
Digital Transformation Influencer
Head of Nephila Labs and Chairman
ESG Analyst
Head of Sustainable Investment
Head of Sustainable Investment
Head of ESG
Senior ESG Investment Expert
Chair and Non-Executive Director
Senior Environmental Advisor
Head of Energy Transition Funds
Chief Investment Officer
Senior ESG Economist
Trustee
Director of Business Applications
Associate, Reporting
Chief Risk Officer
Lead ESG Analyst – Sovereign Sustainability
Chief Executive Officer
Environmental, Social, Governance Analyst
Associate Director, Senior Environmental Advisor
Commerce Commissioner
Assistant Professor, Business Continuity and Organisational Resilience
Managing Director of EMEA Global Risk Solutions Team
Sustainable Finance Manager
Responsible Investing Officer
Digital Transformation Influencer
Head of Nephila Labs and Chairman
DAY ONE - WEDNESDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER 2021
Welcome Breakfast and Networking
Chairman’s Opening Address
Noel Hillmann
CEO
Clear Path Analysis
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Assessing Sovereign Climate related Opportunities and Risk (ASCOR)
Victoria Barron
Head of Sustainable Investment
BT Pension Scheme Management
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: To what extent should there be further alignment between policy makers and investment leaders in the formation of ESG focussed regulations?
Lindsey Matthews
Chief Risk Officer
Universities Superannuation Scheme
Sally Bridgeland
Chair and Non-Executive Director
Multiple UK Pension Schemes
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Evaluating Orpéa through the ESG looking glass – Lessons learned and future outlook
Sébastien Thévoux-Chabuel
Head of ESG
Comgest
Morning Refreshments & Networking
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Case Study: A pension fund journey to net zero
Marcus Hooper
Director of Business Applications
BNY Mellon
Fraser Priestley
Managing Director of EMEA Global Risk Solutions Team
BNY Mellon
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: How can investors effectively face the need for more transparency into funds ESG reporting policies demanded by LP's?
Katie Zolnierz
Environmental, Social, Governance Analyst
DSAM Partners
Kroum Sourov
Lead ESG Analyst – Sovereign Sustainability
Candriam
Lunch
AUDIENCE POLLING SESSION: Is ESG expertise / knowledge for the few? Should risk officers have ESG knowledge regardless of their role?
Sarita Gosrani
Senior ESG Investment Expert
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Developing your governance structures and effectiveness as an engaged investor
Lindsey Matthews
Chief Risk Officer
Universities Superannuation Scheme
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: What does the EU action plan on sustainable finance and the Green Deal mean for ESG investment risk and reporting?
Eimear Palmer
Responsible Investing Officer
ICG
Will Wilson
ESG Analyst
Apex Group
Afternoon Refreshments & Networking
FIRESIDE CHAT: A new frontier for renewables - Low-carbon transportation
Raphaël Lance
Head of Energy Transition Funds
Mirova
SPECIAL GUEST KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Laying out the environmental timeline for climate change: Are investors already lagging in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss and what can they do about it?
Julia Manning
Associate Director, Senior Environmental Advisor
EBRD
Robert Adamczyk
Senior Environmental Advisor
EBRD
Evening Drinks & Networking
Following the first da of packed content and learning opportunities, the audience will have the opportunity to relax to an evening drinks reception complete with a drink of wine, beer, mocktails, and soft drinks along with a selection of canapes and musical entertainment.
DAY TWO - THURSDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 2021
Welcome Breakfast and Networking
Chairman’s Welcoming Remarks
Noel Hillmann
CEO
Clear Path Analysis
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: What does successful ESG engagement look like in the process of value creation for both asset allocators and investment recipients?
Markus Zimmer
Senior ESG Economist
Allianz
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Governance structures: Ensuring senior management is collectively responsible for the integration of sustainability
Dr Zeynep Hizir
Digital Transformation Influencer
Sindhu Krishna
Head of Sustainable Investment
Phoenix Group
Mark Hedges
Trustee
Nationwide Pension Fund
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: How to ensure sustainability risks are considered when establishing, implementing, and maintaining effective reporting both internally and amongst third parties
Michael Eakins
Chief Investment Officer
Phoenix Group
Sindhu Krishna
Head of Sustainable Investment
Phoenix Group
Morning Refreshments & Networking
Talking Table Workshops (20 minute rotation)
Natixis Workshop
Impact vs. ESG vs. SRI - how do they differ?
Aberdeen Standard Asset Management Workshop
Topic TBC
Union Investment Workshop
Green transition shaping the future
Workshop Host TBC
Topic TBC
Lunch
Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Chaired by Natixis Investment Managers
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Exploring effective approaches to scenario analysis to forecast opportunities across asset classes
Luis Torres-Farrell
Associate, Reporting
Redington
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Integrating climate investment goals with business risk objectives: An investable alternative option for asset allocation plans
Barney Schauble
Head of Nephila Labs and Chairman
Nephila Climate
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: How to effectively address the lack of transparency and inconsistency across managers and issuers in private debt ESG indices and ratings
Filippa Strandanger
Sustainable Finance Manager
KPMG Sweden
Afternoon Refreshments & Networking
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: ESG Opportunities within Insurance-Linked Securities' asset class
Kirill Savrassov
Chief Executive Officer
Phoenix CRetro
SPECIAL ADDRESS KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Case Study of a carbon free society: How can European based investors integrate carbon neutrality into their portfolios?
James Leiman
Commerce Commissioner
North Dakota
END OF CONFERENCE
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