13:00 GMT/ 8:00 ET
Chair’s opening remarks
Ahren Lester, Assistant Editor, Environmental Finance
13:10
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Central banks and green bond engagement strategies
Speakers:
Jean Boissinot, Head of Secretariat, NGFS, Deputy Director, Financial Stability, Banque de France
13:30
Panel: The Path Forward in Sustainable Investing
- How investors from each region approach investing in transition
- What themes they are watching for 2022
- Views on addressing greenwashing and ensuring greater credibility
- How does shareholder action play into their ESG investment strategy?
Moderator:
Susan Thompson, Director, Sustainable Finance & Corporate Transitions, TD Securities
Panellists:
Andy Kochar, Vice President, Portfolio Manager & Head of Global Credit, AGF
David Oelker, Head of ESG Investment, Fixed Income, EMEA, BlackRock
Alessia Falsarone, Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Investing DMFI, PineBridge Investments
14:15
FIRESIDE CHAT: Harnessing debt capital markets to help emerging markets fund conservation and adaptation
Moderator:
Ahren Lester, Assistant Editor, Environmental Finance
Speaker:
Slav Gatchev, Managing Director, Sustainable Debt, The Nature Conservancy
Developing Finance Strategies
14:35
Panel: Reaching the 1.5° Transition financing strategies
- How is transition financing defined?
- How are investors and fund managers approaching transition financing?
- What is the framework and method to build those portfolios?
- What are the frameworks and scientific benchmarks out there to assess transition financing?
- Temperature alignment: how is this developing?
- What are the approaches to assessing and measuring transition?
- Taking a broader approach: how can investors support de-carbonisation across the larger economy and drive change in polluting sectors?
Moderator:
Michael Hurley, Deputy Editor, Environmental Finance
Panellists:
Daniel Kricheff, Partner, Sustainability, Affirmative Investment Management
Gail Counihan, Senior Sustainability Analyst, Franklin Templeton
Mayur Mukati, Associate Director Corporate Solutions, Sustainalytics
15:20
Panel: Asia Focus - Investing in emerging markets
- Is the appetite for emerging markets increasing?
- What are the hurdles holding emerging market green bonds back?
- What are the implications for issuers and investors on the increasing interconnection between social and green bond?
Moderator:
David Walker, Senior Writer, Field Gibson Media
Panellists:
Norbert Ling, ESG portfolio manager, Invesco Fixed Income Asia Pacific
Mushtaq Kapasi, Managing Director, Chief Representative Asia-Pacific, International Capital Market Association - ICMA
Michael Vos, MD, Regional Investment Manager, Asia Pacific, Investment Management, Zurich
16:05
PANEL: ABS: Diversifying for transition
- Structured securities and their place in the market
- ESG integration vs bond labelling
- Challenges and opportunities going forward for these markets
- How is it evaluated?
- ESG European and US differences in approach
Moderator:
Thomas Cox, Senior Writer, Environmental Finance
Panellists:
Emanuele Fanelli, Head of ESG, Fixed Income & Partnerships, Aegon AM
Stephen Liberatore, Head of ESG/ Impact, Global Fixed Income, Nuveen
Lisa Bozzelli, Multifamily Trading Desk, Capital Markets, Fannie Mae
Vlad Olteanu, Portfolio Manager ABS & Mortgages, NNIP
Developing Policy, Regulation and Standards
16:50
Panel: The financial challenges of reaching Net Zero
- What are investors' perspectives post COP 26 on the net zero strategy by 2050?
- How key is collaboration to achieving Net Zero?
- Are green bonds the solution to meeting targets?
- How is the current regulatory landscape effecting the market?
Moderator:
Marina Petroleka, Global Head of ESG Research, Sustainable Fitch
Panellists:
John C.S. Anderson, Global Head Corporate Finance & Infrastructure, Manulife Investment
Management
Joost Slabbekoorn, Senior Responsible Investment and Governance Specialist, APG Asset Management
Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative
17:35
Chair’s closing remarks and end of conference
