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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.
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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.
CEO
Head of Sustainable Investment
Head of ESG Research
Chief Investment Officer
Senior ESG Economist
Group CIO
Head of ESG
Chief Risk Officer
CEO
Head of Sustainable Investment
Head of ESG Research
Chief Investment Officer
Senior ESG Economist
Group CIO
Head of ESG
Chief Risk Officer
Day 1 – 15th September
Breakfast and Networking
Chairman’s Welcoming Remarks
Noel Hillmann, Chief Operating Officer, Clear Path Analysis
Noel Hillmann
CEO
Clear Path Analysis
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: The importance of ESG in politics, business, and society: Evaluating ESG strategies in-line with geopolitical trends
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: To what extent should there be further alignment between policy makers and investment leaders in the formation of ESG focussed regulations?
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Identifying and mitigating sustainability risks through active management: What are the costs and benefits?
Morning Refreshments & Networking
FIRESIDE CHAT: Exposing greenwash deception: How to effectively differentiate the real meaningful ESG investment prospects from the duds
Laurent Clamagirand
Group CIO
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: How emerging markets investors can successfully incorporate ESG into investment decision-making
Lunch
AUDIENCE POLLING SESSION: Are ESG growth stocks continuing to justify their valuations?
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Active management with investee companies: Navigating the ever-present information disadvantage in ESG investing
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Will 2050 be riddled with stranded assets? What should investors be considering now?
Afternoon Refreshments & Networking
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Where does ESG policy and fiduciary duty to maximise returns conflict and how best can investors foster and promote a fairer world?
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?
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 2 - 16th September
Breakfast and Networking
Chairman’s Welcoming Remarks
Noel Hillmann, Chief Operating Officer, Clear Path Analysis
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: Effectively making sure senior management is collectively responsible for the integration of sustainability
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Environmental pollution, shortages of raw material, workforce health and safety incidents, and labour disputes: Developing your governance structures and effectiveness as an engaged investor
Michael Eakins
Chief Investment Officer
Phoenix Group
Morning Refreshments & Networking
Keynote Presentation / Talking Table Workshops
Main Auditorium
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Clearing the murky waters: Differentiating between ESG, SRI, and Impact Investing
Claire Curtin
Head of ESG
Pension Protection Fund
Talking Table Workshops
WORKSHOP TABLE 1 – Round 1
Workshop Leader and topic to be confirmed
Talking Table Workshops
WORKSHOP TABLE 2 – Round 1
Workshop Leader and topic to be confirmed
Roundtable Discussion / Talking Table Workshops
Main Auditorium
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: The challenges and invaluable opportunities that the new wave of shareholder activism presents for investors
Talking Table Workshops
WORKSHOP TABLE 1 – Round 2
Workshop Leader and topic to be confirmed
Talking Table Workshops
WORKSHOP TABLE 1 – Round 2
Workshop Leader and topic to be confirmed
Keynote Presentation / Talking Table Workshops
Main Auditorium
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: ESG and client interaction: developing the strategies and tools to better communicate your ideals
Torben Moger Pedersen
CEO
PensionDanmark
Talking Table Workshops
WORKSHOP TABLE 1 – Round 3
Workshop Leader and topic to be confirmed
Talking Table Workshops
WORKSHOP TABLE 1 – Round 3
Workshop Leader and topic to be confirmed
Lunch
Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Keynote Presentation
Investment Data and Opportunity Analysis
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Speaking with one voice: The need for holistic measurements beyond financial performance alone in ESG data reporting
Alex Hindson
Chief Risk Officer
Sustainability Forum
Asset Allocation and Portfolio Management
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: To what extent can you balance value preservation in private markets with ESG commitments during periods of economic adversity?
Keynote Presentation
Investment Data and Opportunity Analysis
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Exploring effective approaches to scenario analysis to forecast opportunities across asset classes
Asset Allocation and Portfolio Management
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Is it time for fixed income to fully embrace ESG integration and what are the missed opportunities if it continues to lag behind?
Roundtable Discussion
Investment Data and Opportunity Analysis
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: How to effectively address the lack of transparency and inconsistency across managers and issuers in private debt ESG indices and ratings
Asset Allocation and Portfolio Management
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Avoiding ‘herd mentality’ in private markets: What are the ESG related questions investors should be asking?
Afternoon Refreshments & Networking
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Future Approaches to ESG investing
UK to ‘follow suit’ in regulatory reform for ESG: With the promise to match the ambition of Europe, what will be the endgame of Brexit be for ESG?
SPECIAL ADDRESS - GUEST KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: ESG recovery post pandemic: What is the future of ESG in the pursuit of economic revival?
END OF CONFERENCE
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