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Section 1

SPECIAL GUEST WHITE PAPER: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY’S MOVE INTO RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT

  • Confirmed: Rachel Kyte, Vice President and Head of Sustainable Development Network, World Bank Group

Section 2

DOES IT PAY TO BE RESPONSIBLE?

Roundtable debate: Do solid environmental, social and corporate governance
measures increase shareholder value? Where is the proof?

Moderator:

  • Confirmed: Tim Currell, Investment Principal, Aon Hewitt

Panellists:

  • Confirmed: Niclas During, Investment Manager for Economic, Social and Governance Risk Management, CDC Group
  • Confirmed: David Russell, Co-Head Responsible Investing, Universities Superannuation Scheme
  • Confirmed: Rob Lake, Director of Strategic Development, UN PRI

 

White Paper: Everything you always wanted to know about ESG investing but were afraid to ask

  • Confirmed: Wolfgang Pinner, Head of Responsible Investments, Erste Asset Management

Section 3

SPECIAL CASE STUDY: IN DEPTH; EXAMINING THE LINK BETWEEN ESG AND PROFITABILITY

  • Confirmed: Niclas During, Investment Manager for Economic, Social and Governance Risk Management, CDC Group plc.

Section 4

EXAMENING ESG PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Roundtable debate: What ESG codes and standards should asset owners sign up to, and should pressure be taken off asset managers to deliver on a quarterly basis?

Moderator:

  • Confirmed: Elizabeth Keach, Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Panellists:

  • Confirmed: Donald MacDonald, Trustee, BT Pension Scheme
  • Confirmed: Aled Jones, Independent ESG Investment Expert

White paper: Is ESG a means for managing risk in frontier markets?

  • Confirmed: Matthew Kiernan, Author, Investing in a Sustainable World

Section 5

SPECIAL CASE STUDY: VIETNAM IN FOCUS; ESG ON THE GROUND

  • Confirmed: Dominic Scriven, Chief Executive Officer, Dragon Capital

Section 6

EXPLORING THE MYRIAD OF SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENTS

Roundtable debate: Comparing the myriad of socially and environmentally responsible investment funds

Moderator:

  • Confirmed: Noel Hillman, Managing Director, Clear Path Analysis

Panellists:

  • Confirmed: Wolfgang Pinner, Head of Responsible Investments, Erste Asset Management
  • Confirmed: Penny Shepherd, Chief EO, UKSIF
  • Confirmed: Ebba Schmidt, Responsible Investment Manager, Pension Protection Fund
  • Confirmed: Jeanett Bergan, Head of Responsible Investments, KLP Kapitalforvaltning

 

White Paper:

  • Confirmed: Paul Todd, Head of Investment Policy, National Employment Savings Trust

 

White Paper: Socially and environmentally responsible bonds

  • Confirmed: Sean Kidney, Co-founder and Chair, Climate Bonds Initiative