Agenda

Welcome Address 

Eric Usher, Head, UNEP Finance Initiative

Opening Remarks 

Speaker:
Valentijn van Nieuwenhuijzen,Chief Investment Officer, NN Investment Partners

Sustainable Investment Spotlight
How to build a coherent response for a sustainable post-COVID-19 recovery

Speaker:
Magnus Billing, CEO, Alecta

Moderator:
Thibaut Ghirardi Senior Manager, Finance ClimAct Project, 2° Investing Initiative

Speakers:
Katharina Lindmeier, Responsible Investment Manager, Nest Corporation
Olivier Rousseau, Executive Director, Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites (FRR)
Peter Sandahl, Head of Sustainability,Nordea  Life & Pension
Guido Giese, Executive Director, Core Equity Research, MSCI
Jean-Jacques Barbéris, Head of Institutional and Corporate Clients Division, Amundi

Moderator:
Dr Helena Wright, Policy Director, FAIRR Initiative

Speakers:
Nicholas Pfaff is a Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Finance, International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
Ivo Luiten, Senior Portfolio Manager, Impact Equity, NNIP
Céline Soubranne, Group Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, AXA Group
Andy Dyson, CEO, International Securities Lending Association (ISLA)
Victor Mallet, Paris Bureau Chief, Financial Times

Speaker:
Adrien Bommelaer, Head of European Large Cap SRI and Impact, La Financière de l’Echiquier (LFDE)
Maxime Alazet, International Institutional Sales Director,  La Financière de l’Echiquier (LFDE)

Speaker:
Marjut Falkstedt, The Secretary General, European Investment Bank

Sustainable Investment Spotlight
Positioning portfolios with the Paris Aligned Benchmark to meet a 1.5° target

Speaker:
Eva Halvarsson, CEO, Andra AP-fonden (AP2)

Climate Leader Insight
Next stage of evolution for environmental investing

Speaker:
Harry Thomas, Portfolio Manager TT International
David Woolfenden, Head of EMEA Sales, TT International

UNEP FI Virtual Panel
Nature & Biodiversity: Exploring opportunities to scale

Moderator:
Jessica Smith, Ecosystems Lead, UNEP FI

Speaker:
Christopher Clubb, Managing Director, Europe, Convergence
Karen Sack, President & CEO, Ocean Unite
Josep Oriol, Managing Partner, Okavango Capital Partners

Climate Leaders Insight
Financing renewable energy in emerging markets:  Examining the urgency, underlying trends, and the benefits to your investment portfolio

Speaker:
Angeles Toledo Rodriguez, Fund Manager, Triodos Investment Management

Virtual Panel
Managing climate-related financial risks and opportunities: forward scenario analysis and strategies for improving resilience post-pandemic

Moderator:
Claire Tutenuit, General Manager, Enterprises pour l’Environment (EpE)

Speakers:
Chris Faint, Head of Department, Climate & Small Mutuals Division, Bank of England
Geraldine Ang, Senior Policy Analyst, Green Finance & Investment, OECD
Andrew Steel, Global Group Head, Sustainable Finance, Fitch Ratings
Burcu Guner, EMEA Stress Testing Practice Leader, Moody’s Analytics

Climate Leader Insight
Closing the Gap: Truly consistent, science-based, forward-looking transition- examining physical  investment risk, data and analytics

Speakers:
Dr. Ron Dembo, Founder and CEO, Riskthinking.ai
Dr Maryam Golnaraghi, Director of Climate Change & Emerging Environmental Risks, The Geneva Association (GA)

Live interview with:
Inge Relph, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Global Choices 

Sustainable Investment Spotlight
Ownership strategies in the low-carbon transition

Speaker:
Carine Smith Ihenacho, Chief Governance & Compliance Officer, Norges Bank Investment Management

Climate Leader Insight
The role of Indices and ETFs in the development of sustainable finance

Speakers:
Fabrice Rahmouni, Head of Indices Department, Euronext
Isabelle Bourcier, Head of Quantitative and Index Management at BNP Paribas Asset Management

Virtual Panel
Will Intelligent ESG and sustainable investing become the new norm and could the pandemic be a turning point? 2021 and beyond: what can asset managers and investors expect, will ESG be embedded into all investment practices?

Moderator:
Karen Shackleton, Director, Pensions for Purpose

Speakers:
Joël Prohin, Head of Investment Management Department, Asset Management Division, Caisse des dépôts
Heike Reichelt, Head of investor relations and sustainable finance, World Bank
Jovita Razauskaite, Green Bond Portfolio Manager, NNIP
Rodolphe Bocquet, Global Head of ESG, Qontigo

Climate Leader Insight
Sustainability in real estate: how data-driven ESG management leads the way to future business resilience 

Speaker:
Jens Müller, CEO, BuildingMinds 
Dr. Jens Hirsch, Domain Expert Sustainability BuildingMinds 

Sustainable Investment Spotlight
The challenges of climate change – investments in innovative green infrastructure is the solution to this generation’s moon landing.

Speaker: 
Torben Möger Pedersen, CEO Pension Danmark

Virtual Panel Debate
Women in sustainable finance- how to make it in the green economy: The sustainable finance journey: are women leading the way?

Moderator:
Maria Van Der Heide, Head of EU Policy, ShareAction

Speakers:
Emilie Béral, Executive Director & Member of the Executive Committee, Vigeo Eiris
Anne Marie Fleurbaaij, Managing Director, Cambridge University Endowment Fund
Angélica Afanador, Associate Director at Guidehouse & Program Manager Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF)

Climate Leader Insight
How is the sovereign market responding to climate change?

Speaker:
Edith Siermann, Head of Fixed Income & Responsible Investing, NNIP

Sustainable Investment Spotlight
Can the EU lead the way to a sustainable recovery post-pandemic? Can growth in Europe be driven by Europe?

Speaker:
Olivier Guersent, Director General, European Commission

Virtual Panel Debate
Next steps in EC Sustainable Finance Strategy and Taxonomy development: How can financial institutions prepare?

Moderator:
Liesel van Ast, Membership and Regional Co-ordination Manager, UNEP FI 

Speaker:
Sven Gentner, Head of Unit, DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Karen Degouve, Head of Sustainable Business Development, Natixis 
Alyssa Heath, Senior Specialist, EU Platform on Sustainable Finance, Principles for Responsible Investment

Climate Leaders Insight
The role of green and sustainable bonds in stimulus and recovery planning

Speakers:
Anna Zubets-Anderson, Vice President & Senior Analyst, Moody’s ESG Solutions
Adriana Cruz Felix, Head of Sustainable Finance Research, V.E, an Affiliate of Moody’s

Virtual Panel
Meeting the UN SDGs in a post COVID recovery: what are the hidden costs of going green? Can Europe pave the way to a sustainable recovery beyond COVID-19 and will a Biden Presidency augment the sustainable investment landscape in Europe and beyond?

Moderator: 
Sachin Vankalas was appointed as General Manager, LuxFLAG

Speakers:
Victor van Hoorn, Executive Director, Eurosif
Sonja Gibbs, Managing Director Sustainable Finance, Institute of International Finance
Torben Möger Pedersen, CEO, Pension Danmark

Climate Leader Insight
Greening an inclusive recovery in times of debt distress: how important is the role of tech and how easy is it to access viable data?

Speakers:
Patrick Wood Uribe, CEO, Util

Sustainable Investment spotlight
How can banks help COVID-19 resilience and recovery?

Speaker:
Marja Nykänen, Deputy Governor, Bank of Finland

Virtual Panel
Banking on sustainability is the financial sector doing enough?

Moderator:
Sunil A. Misser, CEO, AccountAbility

Speakers:
Sylvie Préa, Group Director of Corporate & Social Responsibility, Société Générale
Slavka Eley, Head of Unit Banking Markets, Innovation and Products, European Banking Authority
Elina Kamentizer, Head of Climate Office Operations, European Investment Bank

Virtual Panel
Financial materiality: directing capital for a green recovery

Moderator:
Sundip Jadeja Technical Manager, Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB)

Speakers: 
Tonia Plakhotniuk, Associate Director, Policy AFME
David Carlin, TCFD Programme Lead, UNEP FI
Giel Linthorst , Director of Sustainable Finance, Guidehouse &  Executive Director of the PCAF Secretariat, Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF)

Forum Closing Remarks

Speaker:
Adrie Heinsbroek, Principal Responsible Investment, NN Investment Partners