PEI Responsible Investment Forum 2020 - New York | Private Equity International | 4 March 2020 | Convene, 730 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10017, USA

The Responsible Investment Forum returns to New York for its fourth year to bring together the most sophisticated LPs, GPs and associations to discuss why, when, and how your firm should be implementing an effective ESG strategy.

ESG issues are at the heart of all PEI’s editorial coverage, with our reporters consistently following and scrutinizing the ways in which managers in the US are adopting responsible investment practices and what LPs are looking for as they consider investing in private equity. PEI, partnering with the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), continues to prove itself as a thought-leader in this area, and is at the forefront of covering the growth of ESG in North American private equity.

Highlights from last year’s Forum included:
• Bridging the LP-GP divide on ESG
• ESG reporting and metrics for success
• Focusing on diversity at the fund level and portfolio level
• Placing climate risk at the top of your agenda
• Human capital as a driving force for value
• ESG and the American Frontier
• The ESG and impact investing dynamic
• Engaging the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a strategic assessment tool
• Value creation with ESG
• LP expectations and focus in ESG due diligence

2020 Speakers

Dr. Philipp Aeby
CEO, Reprisk

Tom Amis
Head of the EQ Controlled Environment Team, Equilibrium

Ada Arevalo
Vice President of Fund Management, Avanath

Ashley E. Armstrong
Sustainability Consultant, Bridge House Advisors

Stephen Bianca
Director of Compliance, Alpine Investors

Adam Black
Head of ESG & Sustainability, Coller Capital

Greg Bowes
Co-Founder and Managing Principal, Albright Capital

Stephanie Campbell
General Partner, The Artemis Fund

Michael Cappucci
Senior Vice President for Compliance and Sustainable Investing, Harvard Management Company (HMC)

Nick Cleary
Partner, Vantage Infrastructure

Jeff Cohen
CAIA, Institutional Product Strategist, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board

Lee Coker
ESG Officer, Oak Hill Capital Funds

Sarah Corrigan
Principal Consultant, ERM

Alifia Doriwala
Managing Director and Partner, RockCreek

Alison Fenton-Willock
SVP and Global Head of ESG, Blackstone

Sophie Flak
CSR and Digital Director, Eurazeo

Chris Fowle
Head of Americas , Principles for Responsible Investment

Brian Good
Senior Managing Director and Co-head of Tradable Credit, THL Credit

Bryn Gostin
Senior Director, Head of Product Development & Strategy, Capital Dynamics

Adam Heltzer
Head of ESG and Sustainability, APS Advisory

Mike Hinkley
Vice President, Malk Partners

John Hodges
Managing Director, Infrastructure and Finance, BSR

Alison Humphrey
Director of Environmental Social Governance, TPG

Tony Jace
CEO, CPI

Matt Jameson
CFA, Managing Director, BlueMountain Capital Management

Alan Kao
Principal, Ramboll

Susan R. Kemball-Cook, Ph.D
Principal, Ramboll

Inna Khidekel
Partner, Capital Markets, Bridge Investment Group

Emily S. Kreps
Head of Investor Initiatives, CDP North America

Scott Li
Managing Director, CRG

Samuel J. Lissner
Vice President, Ridgewood Infrastructure

Beth Lowery
Managing Director for Sustainability and ESG, TPG

Isobel Markham
Senior Editor, Private Equity Group, Americas, PEI

Ken Mehlman
Member and Global Head of Public Affairs, KKR

Ryan Miller
Partner, Malk Partners

Dan A. Mistler
ESG Specialist, Bridge House Advisors

Anna Murray
Vice President, Sustainable Investing, BentallGreenOak

Jeff Pentland
Managing Director, Northleaf Capital Partners

Sanaz K. Raczynski
Managing Director, Head of Sustainability, Nuveen

Leela Ramnath
Director of ESG, Warburg Pincus

Adam Reinmann
Managing Director, CEO of Wendel North America, Wendel

Jay Rose
Managing Partner, Co-Founder and acting CCO, Amulet Capital Partners

David Russell
Head of Responsible Investment, USS Investment Management Ltd

Elizabeth Seeger
Director, Sustainable Investing, KKR, Elizabeth Seeger (Washington, D.C.)

Jennifer Signori
Senior Vice President, ESG and Impact Investing, Neuberger Berman

Andrew Siwo
Director of Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions, New York State Common Retirement Fund

Megan Starr
Principal and Head of Impact, The Carlyle Group

Suzanne Tavill
Global Head of Responsible Investing; Managing Director, StepStone Group

Michael Underhill
Chief Investment Officer, Capital Innovations, LLC

2020 Sponsors

CO-HOST:
• PRI

FOUNDING ESG SPONSOR:
• Malk Partners

LEAD SPONSOR:
• Ramboll

SPONSORS:
• Anthesis
• Bridge House Advisors
• ERM
• KKR
• Paine Schwartz Partners
• RepRisk
• Ridgewood Infrastructure
• RPS
• TPG

SUPPORTING ASSOCIATIONS:
• American Investment Council
• CAIA Association
• CDP
• CVCA
• Family Office Networks
• GRESB
• LAVCA
• National Venture Capital Association
• Pewin