Pension Bridge ESG Summit 2022 | Pension Bridge | 22 February 2022 | Virtual

Join over 300 attendees and discover the strategies you need to make smart, effective, and confident ESG decisions.

Some are just starting out on their journey, some need additional direction, and some want to understand the future of ESG - no matter the stage you’re in, you’ll uncover the tactics you need.

Predictions estimate global ESG assets will top $53trn by 2025

Consumers are demanding responsibility when investing. It’s critical to understand how to meet their needs. Hear from those who were successful, what pitfalls they avoided and the challenges they overcame.

2022 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Michelle Davidson
Partner, Co-Head Advisory Americas, Aksia LLC

Alison Loat
Managing Director, Sustainable Investing and Innovation, OPTrust

Susan Oh
CFA, Director, ESG Research, Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System

Shannon O'Leary
Chief Investment Officer, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

Bhakti Mirchandani
Director of Responsible Investing, Trinity Church Wall Street

ALLOCATOR AND CONSULTANT SPEAKERS:

Leslie Lenzo
Chief Investment Officer, Advocate Aurora Health

Heidi Poon
Managing Director of Private Equity, Aksia

Alison Schneider
Vice President, Responsible Investment, Alberta Investment Management Corporation

Emlyn Ade Palmer
Partner, Head of ESG Investing, Albourne Partners

Meredith Jones
Partner & Head of Emerging Manager Research, Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting

Tyler Blickhan
Associate Director of Investments, Ascension Investment Management

Kathleen McGrath
Vice President, Senior Research Analyst, Global Equity Research, Asset Consulting Group

Thomas Shingler
Senior Vice President, ESG Practice Leader, Callan LLC

Julia Jaskolska
Lead, ESG & Co-Investments, CalPERS Private Equity

Travis Antoniono
Climate Strategy - Investment Manager, CalPERS

Christopher Rowe
Managing Director, Investments, The Church Pension Fund

Susanne Gealy
Senior Director, CommonSpirit Health

Amy Borrus
Executive Director, Council of Institutional Investors

Michael Hill
Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Energies Group, Americas Head of New York Office, CPPIB America, Inc.

Michael McCauley
Senior Officer, Investment Programs & Governance, Florida State Board of Administration

Jacqueline Rantanen
Managing Director, Hamilton Lane

Tara Mason
Senior Manager, Enterprise Investments, Health Care Service Corporation

Rekha Vaitla
Director, Portfolio and Risk Analytics, Illinois State Treasurer

Ellen Chen
ESG Risk Officer and Investment Officer I, Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System

Jonathan Grabel
Chief Investment Officer, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association

Mike Fang
Senior Portfolio Manager, Maryland State Retirement and Pension System

Dadong Yan
Portfolio Manager, MassMutual

Sarah Bernstein
Managing Principal, Consultant, Meketa Investment Group

Amy Hsiang
Managing Principal, Director of Public Markets Manager Research, Meketa Investment Group

Oliver Fadly
Director of Private Debt, NEPC

Dulari Pancholi
Principal, Director of Credit and Multi Asset, NEPC

Sondra Vitols
Director of Investments, New York Presbyterian Hospital

Anna Totdahl
Investment Officer, ESG & Sustainability, Oregon State Treasury

Joe Cullen
Chief Investment Officer, Penn State University

Akobe Sandy
Impact Investment Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Leola Ross
Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Head of ESG, Seattle City Employees Retirement System

Maria Long
Director, Research & Content, Standards Board for Alternative Investments

Thomas Hester
Managing Director, StepStone Group

Suzanne Tavill
Partner, Head of Responsible Investing, StepStone Group

Bhavika Vyas
Managing Director, StepStone Group

Ben Schuman
Portfolio Manager, Texas Employees’ Retirement System

Dhaval Patel
Director of Investments, Tides

Andrew Greene
Managing Director, Investments, TTC Pension Plan

Eileen Neill
Managing Director and Senior Consultant, Verus

Katie Grawe
Portfolio Manager, Virginia Retirement System

Cian Desmond
Vice President, Wilshire Associates

Daniel Ingram
ESG Lead, Senior Vice President, Wilshire Associates

HEADLINE SPONSOR SPEAKERS:

Daniel Leger
Managing Director, MGG Investment Group

Julie Moret
Global Head of Sustainable Investing and Stewardship, Northern Trust Asset Management

MANAGER SPEAKERS:

James Rich
Senior Portfolio Manager, Aegon Asset Management

Chris McKnett
Co-Head of Sustainable Investing, Allspring Global Investments

Annie Chor Joyce
Head of ESG, Amundi US

Allison Binns
Head of ESG & Sustainable Investing Strategy, Angelo Gordon

Andrew Karsh
General Partner, Bay Bridge Ventures

Ramon Esteruelas
Senior Investment Specialist – Global & Thematic Equities, BNP Paribas Asset Management

Berenice Lasfargues
ESG Specialist/SDG Lead, BNP Paribas Asset Management

Isela Rosales
Managing Director of ESG and Sustainability, Bridge Investment Group

Beth Williamson
Vice President, Head of Sustainable Equity Team Research, Calamos Investments

Emily Chew
Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Calvert Research and Management

John Farley
Vice President and Responsible Investment Strategy Specialist, Calvert

Michael Hoverman
Managing Director, CIM Group

Dimitry Dayen
Director, Senior Research Analyst for Renewables/Utilities, ClearBridge Investments

Chris Hillsdon
Director, Senior Portfolio Analyst, ClearBridge Investments

Ethan Levine
Managing Director, Commonfund

Courtney Birnbaum
Director of Sustainability, Corbin Capital Partners

Laurent De Greef
Senior Vice President & Head of Portfolio Strategy, The D.E. Shaw Group

Rikke Nielsen
Partner, EQT Partners

Greg Smithies
Partner, Fifth Wall

Tony Campos
Head of Sustainable Investments, FTSE Russell

Lisa Beauvilain
Head of Sustainability & ESG, Executive Director, Impax Asset Management

Ian Simm
Founder & CEO, Impax Asset Management

Victoria May
US Responsible Investment Lead and Co-head of Relationship Management, Insight Investment

Kelly Hagg
Global Head of Product Strategy & ESG Dist, Janus Henderson Investors

Juan Lois
Solutions & Product Innovation, North America Strategist, JP Morgan Asset Management

Meera Pandit
Global Market Strategist, JP Morgan Asset Management

Laina Draeger
Senior Portfolio Manager, Director of Portfolio Strategy and Responsible Investing, Los Angeles Capital Management

Brian Funk
Head of Credit Research, MetLife Investment Management

Barney Schauble
Head of Nephila Labs and Chairman of Nephila Climate, Nephila

Michael Bonte-Friedheim
Founding Partner and CEO, NextEnergy Capital

Marc-Olivier Buffle
Head of Product Specialists and Research, Pictet Asset Management

Steve Freedman
Head of Research and Sustainability for Thematic Equities, Pictet Asset Management

Lazaro Tiant
Investment Director – Sustainability, Schroders

Amy DeAngelo
Head of Human Resources, SLC Management

Pablo Berrutti
Senior Investment Specialist, Stewart Investors

Vivian Guo
Co-Head of ESG, Templeton Global Macro

Terry Heymann
Chief Financial Officer, World Gold Council

2022 Sponsors and Partners

HEADLINE SPONSORS:
• MGG Investment Group
• Northern Trust Asset Management

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Allspring
• Angelo Gordon
• BNP Paribas Asset Management
• Bridge Investment Group
• Calvert
• CIM
• ClearBridge
• Commonfund
• Corbin
• EQT
• Fifth Wall
• FTSE Russell
• IMPAX Asset Management
• Insight Investment
• Janus Henderson Investors
• J.P Morgan Asset Management
• Los Angeles Capital
• Metlife Investment Management
• Nephila
• NextEnergy Capital
• Pictet
• Schroders Capital
• SLC Management
• Stewart Investors
• Stone Harbor Investment Partner
• Franklin Templeton
• World Gold Council

GOLD SPONSORS:
• 400 Capital Management
• Amundi Asset Management
• Aviva Investors
• Baillie Gifford
• Federated Hermes
• Five States
• Goldman Sachs
• Grove Street
• Natixis
• Nomura
• PineBridge Investments
• Principal
• Robeco
• Voya

PARTNERS:
• CAIA Association
• Savvy Investor