Responsible Asset Owners Global Symposium 2021 | Responsible Asset Owners Global | 5 October 2021 | Virtual

RAO Global events are the single biggest opportunity for Fund Owners and Asset Managers to connect & share their insights and wisdom about both the challenges and opportunities of Responsible Investing in a post COVID world.

This is the MUST ATTEND event of the year for the global financial community. gathering together a high profile audience of ESG experts and leading issuers, investors and intermediaries in the market for networking, deal-making and high level discussion on the key developments.

RAO Global events bring together key Leaders and decision makers from across the Asset community. Fund Owners, Asset Managers, Consultants & Advisors.

The discussions are relevant, the outcomes critical:
• Where are the opportunities in a world post Covid?
• Can we learn to live with this disease but still deliver thriving investment strategies?
• Who are the thought leaders ahead of the curve?
• Who are the right Asset Managers for Fund Owners to rely on?

Who should attend?
The senior management of all asset managers and investment firms, including: Heads of Compliance, Legal, Tax, Regulatory Change, Regulatory Development, Regulatory Strategy, Stewardship, Responsible Investment; Chief Executive Officers, Chief Operating Officers, Executive Directors and Managing Directors with responsibility for regulatory strategy, the advisory community, regulatory and tax specialists from law firms, accountants and consultancies.

2021 Speakers

Terry Heymann
CFO, World Gold Council

Vicky Saporta
Executive Director, Prudential Policy, Bank of England

Saker Nusseibeh, CBE
CEO, Federated Hermes International

Sarah Gordon
CEO, Impact Investing Institute

Esther An
Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Ltd

Eila Kreivi
Director & Capital Markets Head, EIB

Richard Curtis
Film Director & Co Founder, Make My Money Matter

Denise Le Gal
Chair, Brunel Pension Partnership

Michael Kelly
Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer, OMERS

Ken Hunnisett
Project Director for Triple Point Heat Networks, TriplePoint

Antony Marsden
Head of Governance & Responsible Investment, Janus Henderson Investors

Chris Perceval
Head of Business Development EMEA, S&P Sustainable1

Uday Khemka
Vice Chairman, Sun Group

Baroness Helena Morrissey
Baroness, AJ Bell

Sir Jon Thompson
CEO, Financial Reporting Council

Teni Ekundare
Head of Investor Outreach, FAIRR

Konstantinos Sergakis
Professor of Capital Markets Law, University of Glasgow

Georgia Stewart
Co-Founder, Tumelo

Bob Parker
Chairman, ICMA Asset Management & Investors Council

Jessica Taylor
Global Head of ESG Client Engagement, S & P Global

Laurie Spengler
Founder & CEO, Courageous Capital Advisors, LLC

Mark Campanale
Founder & Executive Chair, Carbon Tracker

Elena Manola-Bonthond
CIO, CERN Pension Fund

Charlotte Gardes
Former Head of Unit, French Treasury

David Russell
Head of Responsible Investment, USS Investment Management Limited

Michael Marshall
Head of Sustainability, RPMI Railpen

Dr Victoria Barbary
Director of Strategy & Communications, IFSWF

Anne Simpson
Managing Investment Director, CalPERS

Steve Waygood
Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Aviva Investors

Baroness Nicky Morgan
Baroness, House of Lords

Morten Nilsson
Chief Executive Officer, BTPS

David Thompson
CIO, Zurich Insurance

Egon Vavrek
Director, Global Emerging Markets Equities, APG Asset Management

Sonja Laud
Chief Investment Officer, Legal & General Investment Management

Anthony Raymond
Director of Legal Services, The Pension Regulator

Bev Shah
Founder and CEO, City Hive

Andrew Wilde
Global Chair of Financial Services, Edelman

Jeff Houston
Head of Pensions, Local Government Association

Adrienne Lawler
Founder & CEO, RAO Global.org

Tapiwa Sikipa
Senior Portfolio Manager, The World Bank

Rick Lacaille
Executive Vice President & Snr Advisor, State Street Global Advisors

Edward Bonham-Carter
Dir Stewardship & Corporate Responsibility, Jupiter Asset Management

Dr Nancy Doyle
Founder, Genius Within CIC

Bill Kelly
CEO, CAIA Association

Tony Langham
Chief Executive, Lansons PR

Prof Paul Watchman
Climate Change & ESG Law, European Bank

Beverly Chandler
Managing editor, ETF Express

Erik Vynckier
interim Chief Executive, Foresters Friendly Society

2021 Sponsors and Partners

LEAD SPONSORS:
• World Gold Council
• Convergence

PARTNERS:
• S&P Global
• FAIRR
• CAIA Association
• Janus Henderson
• Triple Point
• ICMA
• CFA Institute
• Aviva Investors