FT Climate Finance Summit Asia 2018 | Financial Times | 21 November 2018 | Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, 8 Finance St, Central, Hong Kong

Asia occupies a special place in the global fight against climate change, and in the efforts of investors and financiers to mitigate and help adapt to its many potential effects. China’s grand plan for green economic growth is unprecedented anywhere in the world, with the country taking leadership positions in renewable investment, carbon finance, batteries and sustainable transport. India’s ability, meanwhile to wean itself from fossil fuels and on to a low-carbon growth trajectory through proposed multi-trillion pound investments in renewables, infrastructure, green buildings and smart agriculture will be critical to global efforts to reduce carbon emissions. And elsewhere, in developing Asia, the full weight and ingenuity of the world’s capital markets will be needed to find innovative ways to finance the prevention and adaptation to the devastating damage caused by extreme, climate-inflicted extreme weather events to which many countries in Asia are particularly vulnerable. Seizing Asia growing green finance opportunity is good for business, essential for the planet.

The inaugural FT Climate Finance Asia Summit brings together leading Asia companies, investors and financiers to explore the developing trends and emerging opportunities in Asia’s low-carbon transition - from the rise of sustainable investment in Asia to challenges of translating Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs ) into projects and the growth of green bonds as an important new source of finance for companies across the region.

2018 Speakers:

Ma Jun
Director, Centre for Finance and Development, Tsinghua University

Nan Luo
Head of China, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

Karen Tan
Chief Risk Officer, Reinsurance Asia, Swiss Re

Shuen Chan
Co-Founder and Partner, Sustineri

Maureen DeRooij
Chief Executive, Asia Pacific, ABN AMRO Bank

Paula DiPerna
Special Adviser, CDP

Mark Fulton
Founding Partner at Energy Transition Advisors (ETA) and Advisor, Carbon Tracker Initiative

Anita George
Executive Vice-President, Strategic Partnerships- Growth Markets, CDPQ

James Grabert
Director, Sustainable Development Mechanisms Programme. Lead Climate Action, United Nations Climate Change Secretariat ( UNFCCC)

Emma Herd
Chief Executive Officer, Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC)

Mushtaq Kapasi
Chief Representative, Asia Pacific, International Capital Markets Association (ICMA)

Mike Kilburn
Assistant General Manager, Sustainability, Airport Authority Hong Kong

Nadira Lamrad
Assistant Director – Sustainability 7 ESG Advisory, Business Environment Council (BEC)

Arthur Lau
Co-Head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income and Head of Asia ex Japan, Fixed Income, Senior Portfolio Manager, PineBridge Investments

Calvin Lee Kwan
General Manager, Sustainability, Link REIT

Andreas Lunding
Senior Structured Finance Specialist, Green Climate Fund

Fanny Lung
Finance Director, Swire Properties Limited

Neelamani Muthukumar
Group Chief Financial Officer, Olam International

Assaad Razzouk
Chairman and CEO, Sindicatum Renewable Energy

Charlotte Roule
Chief Executive Officer, ENGIE China

C M Shun
Director, Hong Kong Observatory

Shailesh Vikram Singh
Managing Partner, Massive Fund and Founder, GoMassive Accelerator

Alexandra Tracy
Founder and President, Hoi Ping Ventures

Franck Vitté
Managing Director, Blue SG

Henry Wang
International Advisor & Author, Member, Advisory Board of SOAS China Institute, University of London

Pengfei Xie
China Chief Representative, Deputy Regional Director for East Asia, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Zhang Jianyu
Vice President, China, Environment Defence Fund

MODERATORS

Henny Sender
Chief Correspondent, International Finance, Financial Times

Leslie Hook
Environment and Clean Energy Correspondent, Financial Times

2018 Sponsor:

GOLD SPONSOR:
• EY

SILVER SPONSOR:
• ABN AMRO Bank
• S&P Global

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)
• Asia Pacific Urban Energy Association (APUEA)
• Business Environment Council Limited (BEC)
• China SIF
• The Hong Kong Trustees’ Association Limited
• The International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
• Singapore Environment Council (SEC)

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Development Finance
• BE-Sustainable
• Conventus Law
• Eco-Business
• Sun-Connect News
• The Energy Industry Times