ESG Integration Forum Summer 2023 | IR Magazine | 13 July 2023 | Clifford Chance New York, 31 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019, USA

This forum is the perfect opportunity for board members, governance professionals, heads of investor relations and chief sustainability officers to take stock of the trends from this year’s proxy season and prepare for the road ahead.

Investors seem to be getting more specific on ESG issues, but we are also seeing an increase in the number of anti-ESG proposals. Meanwhile, the industry is awaiting the SEC’s climate proposal’s final approval – and content.

The volume and scope of shareholder proposals are on track to repeat last year’s haul, but will we see a return to previous years’ peak support? And how should companies be managing this mix of regulatory pressure and ESG scepticism?

We will bring together the IR, governance and sustainability communities to analyze these questions in detail and discuss the implications for public companies and their ESG efforts. It’s focused on providing actionable insight to respond to increased stakeholder expectations of listed companies.

2022 Past Speakers

Ryan Barr
Managing Partner, Global financial services practice leader, FINN Partners

Dr. Rob Sobhani
CEO, Sparo Corporation and Chairman, The Caspian Group

Kristi Davidson
VP, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Responsibility, Movado Group

Barjouth Aguilar
Head of Global Sustainability Program and Foundation Officer, Flex

Sara Gubins
Senior Vice President, Head of Investor Relations & Treasury, Nielsen

Tensie Whelan
Director, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business

Morgan Bodell
Associate director, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Paul Koppel
Partner, Clifford Chance

Cynthia Curtis
SVP and Corporate Sustainability Officer, Jll

Sudi Setlur
Vice President, ESG & non-profit advisory, Corbin Advisors

Gabrielle Wolf
Director, Innisfree M&A Incorporated

Renee Campbell
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer, Valmont Industries

Chris Fenwick
ESG Program Director, OneTrust

Sandra J. Peters
Senior Head and Sec Investor Advisory Committee Member, CFA Institute

Sarah Jones
Partner, Global Head of Corporate, Clifford Chance

Amanda Cimaglia
Vice President, ESG and Corporate Affairs, The AZEK Company

Anthony Garcia
Director of Responsible Investing, Nuveen

Bruce Kahn
Executive Director, Climate Solutions Specialist, MSCI

Richard Gluckselig
VP, Associate General Counsel, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

U-Jin Lee
Vice President of Business Development, AlphaSense

John Miller
Director, ESG and Sustainability Policy, Cowen

Steve Nickelsburg
Partner, Clifford Chance

Tejal Patel
Corporate Governance Director, SOC Investment Group

Tanya Rakpraja
Managing Director, Corporate Responsibility and Government Relations, Annaly Capital Management

2023 Partners

• Clifford Chance
• Alliance Advisors
• Broadridge
• Corbin
• Okapi Partners
• G&A
• Niri The Associations for Investor Relations
• Niri Virtual Chapter