14th Annual Responsible Investor USA 2022 | Responsible Investor | 5 December 2022 | Convene, 117 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036, USA

This is the 14th annual conference focusing on sustainable business and finance issues in North America. This year, we are back in person in New York to discuss sustainable finance developments and industry best practices.

Gain insights from those leading the sustainable finance drive in the US on topical ESG themes including regulation, human rights, biodiversity, net zero, and more.

Join over 400 top-level corporates and investment professionals for two days of networking at the must-attend event to learn, share, and debate ESG opportunities and challenges.

2022 Speakers

Julie Abrams
Senior Director, Investment Origination, NatureVest, The Nature Conservancy

Rick Alexander
CEO, The Shareholder Commons

Faheen Allibhoy
Head of J.P. Morgan’s Development Finance Institution (DFI), J. P. Morgan

Shelley Alpern
Director of Corporate Engagement, Rhia Ventures

Florian Berg
Research Scientist, MIT Sloan School of Management

David Bennell
Strategic Partner, Brimstone Consulting Group

Sarah Bryner
Director of Research and Strategy, OpenSecrets

Tony Campos
Head of Sustainable Investment (Americas), FTSE Russell, An LSEG Business

Christa Clapp
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, CICERO Shades of Green

Lisa Cox
Director, Christian Brothers Investment Services (CBIS)

Bob Dannhauser
Senior Advisor, Shift Project

Colleen Davis
State Treasurer, State of Delaware

Sofía De La Parra
ESG Analyst, FAIRR Initiative

Anita Dorett
Director - Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, Investor Alliance for Human Rights

Margaret Dorn
Senior Director / Head of ESG Indices (North America), S&P DJI

Hugo Dubourg
Co-Head of ESG Research – EMEA Equity, J. P. Morgan Bank

Jessie Duncan
Program Officer, The Tipping Point Fund

Robert Eccles
Professor, Saïd Business School - University of Oxford

Lisa Eichler
Managing Director Climate & ESG Solutions, Ortec Finance

Paul Ellis
Host, Sustainable Finance Podcast

Lucy Fitzgeorge-Parker
Editor, Responsible Investor

Bennett Freeman
Associate Fellow and Former Senior Vice President / Chatham House, Calvert Investments

Ivan Frishberg
Chief Sustainability Officer, Amalgamated Bank

Danielle Fugere
President & Chief Counsel, As You Sow

Sonia Gibbs
Board Member / Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Finance, ICVCM / Institute of International Finance

Julia Giguere-Morello
Executive Director and Head of Americas Core ESG and Climate Research, MSCI

Carlos Portugal Gouvêa
Associate Professor / Visiting Professor, University of Sao Paulo Law School / Harvard Law School

Pedro Guazo
Representative of the Secretary-General for the investment of assets, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund

Dean Hand
Chief Research Officer, The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)

Lydia Harvey
Executive Director, ESG Specialist, J.P. Morgan Chase

Jean-Xavier Hecker
Co-Head of ESG Research – EMEA, J.P. Morgan

Hana Heineken
Senior Attorney, Climate Financial Strategies, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)

Dr. Richard Hewson
Director – Climate, Nature & Resilience Practice, Verisk Maplecroft

Andrew Howell
Director of Investor Influence, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

Mike Ilardi
Director of Business Development at The Climate Service, now a part of S&P Global

Matthew Illian
Director of Responsible Investing, United Church Funds

Carly Jacobs
Senior Specialist, Stewardship, UNPRI

Dave Jones
Director, Climate Risk Initiative, UC Berkeley School of Law's Center for Law, Energy & the Environment

Sam Jones
President and Co-Founder, Heartland Initiative

Annie Chor Joyce
Managing Director / Head of ESG US, Amundi US

Mirtha Kastrapeli
Sector Head for Consumer in Corporate Ratings, ISS ESG

Diana Kearney
Senior Legal and Shareholder Advocacy Advisor, Oxfam America

Cary Krosinsky
Co-Founder, Sustainable Finance Institute

Caroline Laberge
Director Sustainable Investing, CDPQ

Keri Larkin
Founding Member, Greater Share

Martina Macpherson
Head of ESG Product Management, SIX Group

Shahnawaz Malik
Head of ESG / CFA, Long-Term Stock Exchange, CFA

Patience Marime-Ball
Founder & CEO, Women of the World Endowment

Aeisha Mastagni
Portfolio Manager, Sustainable Investment & Stewardship Strategies, CalSTRS

Bertrand de Mazieres
Director General for Finance, European Investment Bank

Gianna McCarthy
Director of Corporate Governance, New York State Office of the Comptroller

Michelle McCulloch
Head of ESG Ratings Americas, Sustainable Fitch

Ryan McQueeney
Analyst, Sustainable Investment Stewardship, Wespath Benefits and Investments

Mona Naqvi
Global Head of Capital Markets Strategy, S&P Global Sustainable1

Grish Narula
Head of Climate Transition Finance, ICE

Andrew Neidhardt
Assistant Counsel, Office of the New York State Comptroller

Cristian Norambuena
Director, Private Equity, Tikehau Capital

Patrick O’Connell
EMIA's Chair of Private Sector Programs, Emerging Markets Investors Alliance

Isedua Oribhabor
Business and Human Rights Lead, Access Now

Marcus Painter, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Finance, Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business, Saint Louis University

Eric Pedersen
Head of Responsible Investments, Nordea

Nicholas Pfaff
Deputy CEO and Head of Sustainable Finance, International Capital Market Association

Curtis Ravenel
Founding Member / Senior Advisor, FSB TCFD Secretariat / Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)

Tobias Read
State Treasurer, State of Oregon

Lindsay Ross
Product Specialist, Moody’s

Steven Rothstein
Managing Director, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets

Rob Schuwerk
Executive Director, North America, Carbon Tracker

Elizabeth Seeger
Managing Director - Sustainable Investing, KKR

Fran Seegull
Executive Director, U.S. Impact Investing Alliance

Ruth Shaber MD
President & Founder, Tara Health Foundation

Bruce Simpson
Senior Advisor ESG

Jérôme Tagger
CEO, Preventable Surprises

Julie Tanner
Managing Director - Socially Responsible Investing, Christian Brothers Investment Services (CBIS)

Marlene Timberlake D’Adamo
Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, CalPERS

Bella Tonkonogy
Director, Climate Policy Initiative

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

Paul Verney
Senior Reporter, Responsible Investor

Bhavika Vyas
Managing Director, Stepstone

Heidi Welsh
Founding Executive Director, Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2)

Franca Wolf
Senior Analyst, Corporate Risk Analytics, Verisk Maplecroft

Josh Zinner
Chief Executive Officer, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility

2022 Sponsors

LEAD SPONSOR:
• J.P. Morgan

GOLD SPONSOR:
• Amundi Asset Management

SILVER SPONSORS:
• ICE
• ISS ESG
• MOODY'S
• MSCI
• Persefoni
• S&P Global
• SIX
• Sustainable Fitch

BRONZE SPONSORS;
• FTSE Russell
• Ortec Finance
• Nordea Asset Management
• Verisk Maplecroft