Pension Bridge ESG Summit 2023 | With Intelligence | 28 February 2023 | The Beverly Hilton, 9876 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, USA

Returning in person this February, the Pension Bridge ESG Summit will bring together ESG leaders from across the United States, Canada, and the globe, for a day and a half of in-depth discussion, peer-to-peer collaboration, and exclusive networking.

2023 Speakers

ALLOCATOR AND CONSULTANT SPEAKERS:

Joe Aguilar
Chief Investment Officer, Illinois State Treasurer

Lucy Berrington
Client Relationship Manager, Albourne Partners

Christine Chang
Investment Officer, Hawaii Employees' Retirement System

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

Brendan Cooper
Director -- Real Estate, Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Cian Desmond
Vice President, Portfolio Manager - Alternative Investments, Wilshire

Michael Frerichs
State Treasurer; Trustee, Illinois State Treasurer’s Office; Illinois State Board of Investment

Marc Gauthier
University Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer, Concordia University

Lauren Gellhaus
Vice President, Wilshire

Anabel Giron
Director of Investments, The California Wellness Foundation

Pedro Guazo
Chief Executive Officer, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund

Daniel Ingram
Partner, Head of Responsible Investing, Aon

Scott Kalb
Founder and Director, Responsible Asset Allocator Initiative

Brendan Lane Larson
Co-Founder, Climatologist, Physical Meteorologist, AbsoluteClimo

Tamara Larsen
Executive Director, Mission-Aligned Investing, Agility

Michel Léveillée
Director, Sustainability, CDPQ

Joshua Linder
Senior Credit Analyst & Sustainable Finance Lead, APG Asset Management

Mika Malone
Managing Principal, Consultant, Meketa Investment Group

Eileen Neill
Managing Director, Senior Consultants, Verus Investments

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

Trent Sparrow
Manager, Impact Investments, Wespath Benefits and Investments

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

Carmen Velasquez
Director, Responsible Investment, Alberta Investment Management Corp

Bhavika Vyas
Managing Director, StepStone

Natalie Walker
Partner, StepStone

Laura Wirick
Principal Investment Consultant, Meketa

Wendy Walker
Managing Director, Endowments & Foundations, Cambridge Associates

Mark Wood
Senior Vice President, Member of the ESG Committee, Callan

Dadong Yan
Head of Alternative Investment Solutions, MassMutual

Paul Yett
Managing Director, Hamilton Lane

Dave Young
Treasurer, Colorado State Treasurer

Scott Zdrazil
Principal Investment Officer, Los Angeles County Employees' Retirement Association

MANAGER SPEAKERS:

Delal Ali
Senior Advisor & Head of US, Fiera Capital

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

Courtney Birnbaum
Director of Sustainability, Corbin Capital Partners

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

Tony Campos
Head of Sustainable Investments, FTSE Russell

Annie Chor Joyce
Head of ESG, Amundi US

Daniel Connell
Director, Commonfund Capital

John A. Cook, CIM
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Team Co-Lead, Mackenzie Greenchip Team

Charlie Donovan
Senior Economic Advisor, Impax Asset Management

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

Lori Keith
PM and Director of Research, Parnassus Investments

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

Daniel Leger
Managing Director, MGG Investment Group

Philipp Meyer-Brauns
Vice President, D.E. Shaw & Co

Mazyar Mortazavi
President & CEO, TAS

Carletta Ooton
Head of ESG - Private Equity and Operating Partner, Apollo Global Management

Kenneth Robertson
Head of Client Portfolio Management Sustainable Investing, Robeco

Regan Smith
Managing Director, Manulife Investment Management

Grace Su
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Clearbridge Investments

Jake Walko
Director of ESG Investing & Global Investment Stewardship, Thornburg Investment Management

2023 Sponsors and Partners

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Amundi
• Angelo Gordon
• Apollo
• BNP Paribas
• CF Private Equity
• ClearBridge Investments
• Corbin Capital Partners
• Fiera Capital
• FTSE Russell
• Impax Asset Management
• LA Capital Management
• Mackenzie Investments
• Manulife Investment Management
• MGG Investment Group
• Parnassus Investments
• Pictet Asset Management
• Robeco
• TAS
• The D.E. Shaw Group
• Thornburg Investment Management
• Vontobel Asset Management

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Aligned Climate Capital
• Allspring Global Investments
• Barings
• Brown Advisory
• Centerbridge Partners
• Crestline Investors
• DWS Xtrackers
• EnTrust Global
• FCP
• Hannon Armstrong
• Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation
• Lombard Odier Investment Managers
• Natixis Investment Managers
• Ninety One
• Nomura Asset Management
• Onex
• Palladium Equity Partners
• RBC Global Asset Management
• Voya Investment Management
• ZG Tech
• J.P. Morgan

CONFERENCE PARTNERS:
• CAIA Association
• NAIC
• Savvy Investor