Venue
Hilton London Bankside
Hilton London Bankside, 2-8 Great Suffolk St, London SE1 0UG, UK

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Event Date Tue May 23 BST - Wed May 24 BST (over 1 year ago)
In your timezone (EST): Mon May 22 7:00pm - Tue May 23 7:00pm
Location Hilton London Bankside
2-8 Great Suffolk St, London SE1 0UG, UK
Region EMEA
Details

Over two days, we will address the key challenges to progress and explore how the industry needs to evolve to make sure the energy and enthusiasm that have been fuelling the ESG momentum does not slow down as global priorities shift.
• Tackling greenwashing in the industry
• Update on climate disclosure regulations in Europe and beyond
• Managing ESG data and rating risk
• Innovation in sustainable financing tools
• The ESG governance and the evolving role of the CSO
• Achieving global sustainability goals in highly fragmented markets

Why Attend:
• Explore 2 days of binge-worthy content presented by 50+ industry leaders
• Build relationships with some of the biggest names in sustainable finance and business
• Discuss issues that are most crucial to your business and tailor your learning by selecting relevant sessions form the multi-stream agenda

Speakers

2023 Speakers

Elizabeth Maruma Mrema
Co-Chair, TNFD, Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations

Mairead McGuinness
Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union, European Commission

Dominika Lasota
Climate Justice Activist

Sue Lloyd
Vice-Chair, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

Eva Halvarsson
CEO, Second Swedish National Pension Fund (AP2)

Simon Pilcher
CEO, USS Investment Management

Soraya Benchikh
President, Europe, Diageo

David Atkin
CEO, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

Sacha Sadan
Director, Environment Social & Governance, Financial Conduct Authority

Alison Taylor
Clinical Associate Professor, New York University Stern School of Business, Executive Director, Ethical Systems

Jonathon Counsell
Group Head of Sustainability, International Airlines Group (IAG)

Ewan Andrew
President, Global Supply Chain & Procurement and Chief Sustainability Officer, Diageo

Grant Reid
Chair, Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) Agribusiness Task Force, Former CEO, Mars Incorporated

Buks Akinseye
Deputy Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Manager, Ingka

Helle Bank Jørgensen
CEO and Founder, Competent Boards

Tamsin Ballard
Director, Climate & Environment, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

Nicolette Bartlett
Chief Impact Officer, CDP

Claudine Blamey
Group Sustainability Director, Aviva

Harry Boyd-Carpenter
Managing Director, Climate Strategy and Delivery, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Harry Bowcott
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

Ian Burger
Chair of the Board, International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN)

Rob Cameron
Global Head of Public Affairs and ESG Engagement, Nestlé

Emma Cox
Global Climate Leader, PwC

Eric de Montgolfier
CEO, Invest Europe

Rachel Delacour
CEO & Co-Founder, Sweep

Nelson Derry
Global Head of Culture, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Aesop

Christine Diamente
Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), Managing Director, Business Transformation

Isabel Ebert
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Business Ethics, University St Gallen

Alex Edmans
Professor of Finance, London Business School

Desiree Fixler
Chair of the Board, VentureESG

Guy Grainger
Global Head of Sustainability & ESG Services, JLL

Andy Griffiths
Head of Sustainable Procurement, Diageo

James Hooton
Managing Director, Green Finance Institute

Eugenia Jackson
Global Head of ESG, PGIM

Will Jackson-Moore
Global Sustainability Leader, PwC

Antoine Rostand
President & Co-founder, Kayrros

Mark Kenber
Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity (VCMI)

Dana Kupova
Head of Green Economy Transition Products, Financial Institutions Group, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Cindy Levy
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

Adam Matthews
Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Church of England Pensions Board

Tina Mavraki
Managing Director, Ingenios

Caroline May
Co-Head of ESG, Norton Rose Fulbright

Susannah McLaren
Head of Responsible Sourcing & Sustainability, Cobalt Institute

Emmet McNamee
Head of Progression and Innovation, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

Cameron McLain
Co-founder and Managing Partner, Giant Ventures

Maria Mendiluce
CEO, We Mean Business Coalition

David Milligan
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

Wilhelm Mohn
Global Head of Corporate Governance, Norges Bank Investment Management

Marcos Neto
Director, Sustainable Finance Hub, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Luba Nikulina
Chief Strategy Officer, IFM Investors

Fabrizio Palmucci
Senior Advisor, Climate Bonds Initiative

Lena Patel
Chief External Affairs Officer, Responsible Business Initiative for Justice

Alexander Pepper
Emeritus Professor of Management Practice in the Department Management, The London School of Economics and Political Science

Stephanie Pfeifer
CEO, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)

Garrett Quinn
Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Smurfit Kappa Group

Bertrand Rocher
Co-Head of Fixed Income, Mirova

Tony Rooke
Executive Director and Head of Transition Planning, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)

Robin Smale
Senior Expert, McKinsey & Company

Robert Spencer
Global Head of ESG Advisory, AECOM

Anna Stanley-Radière
Director for Climate Transparency, WBCSD

Holly Stebbing
Commercial Litigation Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

Pavan Sukhdev
Founder & CEO, GIST Impact

Alison Taylor
Chief Sustainability Officer, Archer Daniels Midland Company

Jeffrey Whitford
Vice President, Sustainability and Social Business Innovation, Life Science, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Michelle You
CEO and Co-Founder, Supercritical

Simon Zadek
Executive Director, NatureFinance

MODERATORS:

Simon Mundy
Moral Money Editor, Financial Times

Silvia Pavoni
Founding Editor, Sustainable Views, Financial Times

Gillian Tett
Chair Editorial Board, US Editor-at-large, Financial Times

Jonathan Guthrie
Head of Lex, Financial Times

Patrick Temple-West
Governance Reporter, Financial Times

Kenza Bryan
Moral Money Reporter, Financial Times

Sarah Murray
Contributor, Financial Times

Emiliya Mychasuk
Climate Editor, FT

Daniel Thomas
Chief UK Business Correspondent, Financial Times

Andrew Hill
Senior Business Writer, Financial Times

Sponsors & Partners

2023 Sponsors

CO-PRESENTED BY:
• Moral Money Newsletter

GLOBAL STRATEGIC PARTNER:
• Diageo

GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE PARTNER:
• McKinsey & Company

STRATEGIC PARTNER:
• PwC

LEAD SPONSORS:
• IFM Investors
• NIKKEI
• Norton Rose Fulbright

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:
• Mirova
• PGIM

IN COLLABORATION WITH:
• Sustainable Views Newsletter

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• Invest Europe
• We Mean Business Coalition
• Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose
• ESG Today
• AACSB
• The Responsible Business Initiative for Justice